F1 2012 season.

[jasond567]

Can not wait for the season to get under way, I think i have watched the 2011 Canadian grand prix 5 times, best race I have seen!!!

 

[Galvatron]

Day 2 and schumi sets the pace in what is last years car...should be a good bench mark for the other teams to compare the new machinery.

Morning Times...

1.	Michael Schumacer	Mercedes W02	1:18.561	53
2.	Mark Webber	Red Bull RB8	1:19.184	58
3.	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7	1:19.587	41
4.	Jules Bianchi	Force India VJM05	1:20.221	46
5.	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus E20	1:20.239	27
6.	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27	1:20.688	27
7.	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012	1:21.060	38
8.	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34	1:21.197	61
9.	Sergio Perez	Sauber C31	1:21.289	35
10.	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01	1:21.518	78
11.	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F111	1:23.468	23

 

[Galvatron]

Some driver changes for day 3 of testing....here's this mornings times with Rosberg keeping last years Merc still on top.

	Driver	Car	Time	Laps
1.	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes W02	1:17.613	59
2.	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20	1:18.419	53
3.	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27	1:19.464	38
4.	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7	1:19.734	41
5.	Sergio Perez	Sauber C31	1:19.770	31
6.	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull RB8	1:20.154	28
7.	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012	1:20.412	25
8.	Bruno Senna	Williams FW34	1:21.293	51
9.	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham CT01	1:23.505	40

 

[Galvatron]

After months of speculation Trulli is dropped for Petrov....kinda sad as i feel he had plenty more to give,better than most if not all of the pay drivers.

Jarno Trulli has taken the time to thank all at Caterham despite Friday's decision to replace him possibly signaling the end of his F1 career.Trulli, who claimed his one and only grand prix victory at the 2004 Monaco race with Renault, raced for Jordan, Renault and Toyota before making the move over to Tony Fernandes's fledgling F1 team.
Together with Heikki Kovalainen, the Italian ensured that Caterham, previously known as Lotus Racing and Team Lotus, ended each season as the best of the newcomers.
However, in recent months rumours suggested that his place at the team was no longer secure despite being confirmed as a 2012 Caterham driver.
And on Friday the announcement that he was being dropped in favour of Vitaly Petrov finally came.
Trulli, though, insists there are no hard feelings.
"I want to take this chance to thank Tony, Kamarudin, SM Nasarudin, Riad, Mike and everyone in the team for the two seasons we had together," he said.
"From zero we built up and established a solid F1 team. I'm really proud to have been part of it.
"I understand the decision the team has made and I want to wish to the whole team the very best of luck for the season ahead."

 

[Joey]

Buzzin for the new F1 season, cant wait

 

[TGLucario475]

Rather sad to see Trulli without a drive but I'm sure he'll be still around to help out and maybe back towards the end of the season.

 

[Siphorous]

I read an interesting comment about the Red Bull air duct.

If Adrian Newey is not telling a fib - then in rain races, Sebastian and Mark will have some very wet feet.

 

[TGLucario475]

Wet feet or not, if they win then they can prove they're the master of the weathers.

 

[Siphorous]

People that have impressed me driving in the rain/wet:

Ayrton Senna
Jensen Button (last years Canadian GP - need I say more)
Jean Alesi - he didn't do much but damn, he could drive in the wet on slicks like almost no one else.

 

[Galvatron]

Adrian Sutil would always impress me in the wet...for about 3 laps and then he would remind me of his real talent by cocking it up large style:24::24::24:

 

[TGLucario475]

I think Marcus Winklehock should get another chance at racing. He lead a race for the first time at his first attempt, in the wet, and was on the right tyres at the right time to take the lead!

 

[Galvatron]

I think Marcus Winklehock should get another chance at racing. He lead a race for the first time at his first attempt, in the wet, and was on the right tyres at the right time to take the lead!

Your right on that for sure.... if my memory serves me well he was pushed to the side at spyker to make way for Sakon Yamamoto and his bag of money....Yamamoto is as useful as a paper bag hat in a down pour.

 

[TGLucario475]

Your right on that for sure.... if my memory serves me well he was pushed to the side at spyker to make way for Sakon Yamamoto and his bag of money....Yamamoto is as useful as a paper bag hat in a down pour.

I can still remember that European Grand Prix of 2007, especially the rained-out first few laps. Cars sliding off, one playing tag with a tractor, Hamilton getting back into the race and not scoring points and then Marcus Winklehock taking the lead from Raikkonen.

 

[Galvatron]

I can still remember that European Grand Prix of 2007, especially the rained-out first few laps. Cars sliding off, one playing tag with a tractor, Hamilton getting back into the race and not scoring points and then Marcus Winklehock taking the lead from Raikkonen.

Playing tag with the tractor was the Toro Rosso's....not sure if it was Scott speed or Tonio Luizzi that gave it a light kiss...funny race.

 

[TGLucario475]

Playing tag with the tractor was the Toro Rosso's....not sure if it was Scott speed or Tonio Luizzi that gave it a light kiss...funny race.

T'was Luizzi. Shame the race wasn't red flagged and finished there, Winklehock would of had the win and a 100% winning success as well as the highest average points per race!

 

[Siphorous]

An excellent start to the 2012 calendar.

I felt sorry for

Spoiler

Pastor Maldonado

. I was so hopeful of a good result there too - and it looked likely for so long.

 

[TGLucario475]

I felt sorry for Schumacher who was looking forward to getting a few points and even challenge for a podium place. Even more sorry about Mally and his last-lap crash. D: