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HELLRAZOR:
Time to get this up and running again. its 10 weeks til the warm up in Albert Park so here goes.
the teams line up
Red Bull Renault
1. Sebastien Vettel
2. Mark Webber
McLaren Mercedes
3. Jenson Button
4. Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa
Mercedes
7. Michael Schumacher
8. Nico Rosberg
Lotus Renault
9. Kimi Raikkonen
10. Romain Grosjean
Force India Mercedes
11. Paul di Resta
12. Niko Hulkenberg
Sauber Ferrari
14. Kamui Kobayashi
15. Sergio Perez
Toro Rosso Ferrari
16. Daniel Ricciardo
17. Jean Eric Vergne
Williams Renault
18. Pastor Maldonado
19 Bruno Senna
Caterham Renault
20. Heikki Kovalainen
21. Vitaly Petrov
HRT Cosworth
22. Pedro De La Rosa
23. Narain Karthikeyan
Marussia Cosworth
24. Timo Glock
25. Charles Pic
Just about all the top teams have kept the same line up. De La Rosa, Grosjean and Raikkonen are back in f1. Raikkonen takes the amount of world champions on the grid to 6.
There are two seats left at HRT and Williams. Those who had seats last year but not this year are Adrian Sutil, Nick Heidfeld, Vitaly Petrov, Bruno Senna, Sebastien Buemi (Red Bull Reserve), Jaime Algursauri, Tonio Liuzzi, Narain Karthikeyan, Jerome d'Ambrosio and the most experienced man in f1, Rubens Barrichello.
Other changes you will see are Williams switching from Cosworth to Renault. there is also new team names
for Virgin read Marussia, for the Lotus green car thats down the back of the grid, read Caterham. For Renault (ie the black car that was closer to the front) read Lotus.
There are 20 races scheduled. Bahrain will return in round 4, while the 2nd last race will be in Austin, Texas, USA returning after a 5 year absence.
Round Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Australian Grand Prix Australian GP[72] Albert Park, Melbourne 18 March
2 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix Malaysian GP[73] Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 25 March
3 UBS Chinese Grand Prix Chinese GP[74] Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 15 April
4 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP[75] Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 22 April
5 Gran Premio de España Santander Spanish GP[76] Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 13 May
6 Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco GP[77] Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 27 May
7 Grand Prix du Canada Canadian GP Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 10 June
8 Grand Prix of Europe European GP[78] Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia 24 June
9 Santander British Grand Prix British GP[79] Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 8 July
10 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland German GP[80] Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 22 July
11 Eni Magyar Nagydíj Hungarian GP[81] Hungaroring, Budapest 29 July
12 Shell Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP[82] Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 2 September
13 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Italian GP[83] Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 9 September
14 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Singapore GP[84] Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay 23 September
15 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP[85] Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 7 October
16 Korean Grand Prix Korean GP[86] Korean International Circuit, Yeongam 14 October
17 Airtel Indian Grand Prix Indian GP[87] Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida 28 October
18 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 4 November
19 United States Grand Prix United States GP Circuit of the Americas, Austin[2] 18 November
20 Grande Prêmio do Brasil Brazilian GP Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 25 November
rule changes:
Rule changesThe 2011 season saw teams running "off-throttle blown diffusers", which created downforce by forcing fuel through the engine to produce exhaust gasses and directing it over the diffuser when the driver was not applying the throttle. This concept was originally banned in incremental phases, with increasingly restrictive rules on what teams could and could not do, with a full ban to be applied from the 2011 British Grand Prix onwards. However, the incremental ban was controversial, with several teams applying for and receiving permission to circumvent the total ban. After discussion between the FIA and engine manufacturers, the original regulations were restored, with the full ban delayed until 2012. The regulations in 2012 will govern the design of the exhaust with the teams agreeing to strict constraints on the position of the exhaust tailpipe. This will result in the exhaust exiting the bodywork much higher up than in 2011, and no longer in the vicinity of the diffuser.[102] In October 2011, a clarification to the amended rules was issued, effectively banning "exotic" engine maps;[103] in November, further amendments were introduced, completely banning the practice of blowing exhaust gasses over parts of the car to improve downforce, following a bid by several teams to allow it under certain conditions.[104]
After being banned in 2009, in-season testing will return in 2012, with plans for a test to be held at Mugello on 1 May ahead of the European leg of the 2012 championship.[105] As teams will only be permitted to do fifteen days of testing over the course of the season, the pre-season winter testing schedule has been cut back to accomodate the Mugello test.[106]
At the September 2011 meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council, representatives of the member organisations voted to amend the rules for double-waved yellow flags in all FIA-sanctioned championships. The amendment means that double-waved flags will be shown when a track marshall is working on or beside the circuit.[107]
Technical regulations for 2012 include the reprofiling of the car's nose. The pre-2012 regulations allow the nose to be as high as 62.5 centimetres (24.6 in) above ground, but the revisions to the sporting code lower the maximum allowable height to 55 centimetres (22 in).[108]
Faced with several constructors applying for name changes,[109][110] teams have requested a clearer definition of what constitutes a "constructor".[111] Under the rules set out in the Sixth Concorde Agreement, several teams have been forced to compete under names that do not necessarily reflect their ownership – such as Sauber competing as "BMW Sauber" in 2010, despite BMW withdrawing from the sport at the end of the 2009 season – in order to preserve their status as a current constructor and their claim to a share of the television rights paid to teams that placed in the top ten in the final World Constructors' Championship standings.
At the meeting for the Formula One Commission in Geneva in November 2011, the use of helium in air guns used to change tyres during pit stops was banned.[112] Despite increasing the rotation speed of the air guns by up to 30%, the use of helium was deemed to be too expensive with little competitive gain.
At the final meeting of the World Motorsports Commission in December 2011, a series of amendments to the sporting regulations were published. Chief among these is the re-introduction of a rule that will allow all lapped traffic under the safety car to be released from the queue before the car returns to pit lane, allowing the drivers to unlap themselves and to ensure a clean re-start.[113]
Drivers will not be permitted to leave the confines of the circuit without a justifiable reason, following a spate of incidents in 2011 when drivers were sighted using access roads around the circuit to shorten their reconnassiance and in-laps in order to preserve their fuel and tyres.[114] Similarly, drivers will not be allowed to return to the normal racing line should they choose a defensive line going into a corner.[115]
Races will have a maximum four-hour time limit to prevent the indefinite suspension of a race. This will stop the theoretical possibility of a race lasting more than eight hours. This rule was introduced in response to the rain-interrupted 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, which set a record for the longest race in Formula One history, at four hours, four minutes and thirty-nine seconds.[115]
Any driver in the pit lane when a race is suspended will be permitted to return to the circuit and take up the position on the grid that they were running in at the time of the suspension.[114]
All cars must now pass their mandatory FIA crash tests before being allowed to take part in pre-season testing.[114] Previously, passing the crash tests was only a requirement prior to the first race of the season. Crash tests for the 2012 season will also be more rigorous than in previous years.[116]
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Other changes
In July 2011, a joint broadcasting deal for Formula One in the United Kingdom was announced between Sky Sports and the BBC. The new arrangement runs from 2012 until 2018 and will see all practice, qualifying sessions and races being broadcast by Sky, with the BBC televising qualifying and the race live from ten selected venues and extended highlights of the remaining ten on a delayed broadcast.[117][118] The announcement was controversial, with early promises that the races would not be interrupted by commercials[119] doing little to quell the highly negative reactions from fans and observers.[120][121] It had previously been believed that the terms of the Concorde Agreement prevented Formula One from being broadcast exclusively on pay-per-view, but the Agreement did not prevent a shared broadcast such as the proposal made by Sky Sports and the BBC.[122] The controversial nature of the broadcast deal led to the House of Commons' Culture, Media and Sport Committee calling Bernie Ecclestone and "senior BBC figures" including director-general Mark Thompson to answer questions over the details of the broadcasting arrangement.[123] In November 2011, Sky announced plans to launch an additional channel, Sky Sports F1, specifically for Formula One coverage.[124]
RacerX34:
At the final meeting of the World Motorsports Commission in December 2011, a series of amendments to the sporting regulations were published. Chief among these is the re-introduction of a rule that will allow all lapped traffic under the safety car to be released from the queue before the car returns to pit lane, allowing the drivers to unlap themselves and to ensure a clean re-start.[113]
Glad to see some sense there.
On another note:
It's sad to see how Williams have fallen.
A bit like a middle aged man they were probably at their pomp in the 90's.
Makes me wonder what would happen to Red Bull if Adrian Newey decided to call it a day.
SMD:
It's a shame that the F1 won't be solely on the BBC but I'm hoping that the regulations will make it more competitive at the top. McLaren showed good pace in the last few races of the season and with Hamilton not being distracted (much) off the track and Button seemingly finding his groove, you've at least got a decent top four of Vettel, Hamilton, Button and Alonso.
Make or break for Massa, the guy was almost a running joke and only his poor performances took the spotlight off Webber being off the pace. Yes, he was the guinea pig of RBR but still, he shouldn't have been so bad in the latter half of the season.
Also it's time for Rosberg to step up because Force India seemed to really get it together in the last few months. Slightly surprised Sutil didn't keep his seat but I guess that's how F1 politics work. Raikkonen should be a laugh ;D Just for historical reasons, I hope Williams sort themselves out.
Hope Senna and Sutil get the last remaining drives, Senna could do with a season long stint because he looked like he had pace in qualifying but just couldn't get to grips with the car over the whole race. And Sutil is better than Jarno fucking Trulli.
HELLRAZOR:
trulli will surely be gone by the end of the year
i think massa will too if he doesnt improve
CornerFlag:
--- Quote from: RacerX34 on January 5, 2012, 02:31:20 PM ---At the final meeting of the World Motorsports Commission in December 2011, a series of amendments to the sporting regulations were published. Chief among these is the re-introduction of a rule that will allow all lapped traffic under the safety car to be released from the queue before the car returns to pit lane, allowing the drivers to unlap themselves and to ensure a clean re-start.[113]
Glad to see some sense there.
On another note:
It's sad to see how Williams have fallen.
A bit like a middle aged man they were probably at their pomp in the 90's.
Makes me wonder what would happen to Red Bull if Adrian Newey decided to call it a day.
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With the un-lapping back in place, if there's multiple circuits of the track under the safety car can those which are two or more laps behind unlap themselves more than once or is it a single lap?
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