Formula 1 2011

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Formula 1 2011

Teams + Drivers

Red Bull: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber
McLaren: Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button
Ferrari: Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
Mercedes: Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg
Renault: Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov
Williams: Rubens Barrichello and Paston Maldonado
Force India: TBA and TBA
Sauber: Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez
Toro Rosso: TBA and TBA
Lotus: Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovallainen
Hispania: TBA and TBA
Virgin: Timo Glock and Jerome D'Ambrosio

Hulkenberg, Senna, Sutil, Di Resta, Alguersuari and Heidfeld I imagine will be contenders to fill the remaining six places but reckon Toro Rosso will go with someone from their Young Driver Programme

Rule Changes

The 107% rule has returned for qualifying. If the fastest time in Q1 is 1:40:00 then any time slower than 1:47:00 is outside the limit.
Team Orders return
KERS returns.

Calendar:

Bahrain - 13 March (On the original and better circuit)
Australia - 27 March
Malaysia - 10 April
China - 17 April (subject to homologation of the circuit)
Turkey - 8 May
Spain - 22 May
Monaco - 29 May
Canada - 12 June
Europe - 26 June
Britain - 10 July
Germany - 24 July
Hungary - 31 July
Belgium - 28 August
Italy - 11 September
Singapore - 25 September
Japan - 9 October
Korea - 16 October
India - 30 October (New, subject to homologation of the circuit)
Abu Dhabi - 13 November
Brazil - 27 November

Test Dates:

Circuit de Valencia 1 - 3 February
Jerez 10 - 13 February
Circuit de Catalunya 18 - 21 February
Bahrain 3 - 6 March

Production Changes

Martin Brundle will now be the main commentator with David Coulthard alongside him after the BBC dispensed with Jonathan Legard.
 

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They got rid of Legard? LOL! I hope that also means they are doing away with the rather unneccessary pre-race grid walk, which more often than not only serves to irritate those drivers who are trying to focus on the race ahead.

As for the teams, it is pretty much as you were in 2010 for the main teams. Almost as static as some of the races then!
 

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How long before Salford's first anti-button post ?
 

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Sweepy said:
They got rid of Legard? LOL! I hope that also means they are doing away with the rather unneccessary pre-race grid walk, which more often than not only serves to irritate those drivers who are trying to focus on the race ahead.

As for the teams, it is pretty much as you were in 2010 for the main teams. Almost as static as some of the races then!
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Brundle is still doing the grid walk.
 

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Sweepy said:
They got rid of Legard? LOL! I hope that also means they are doing away with the rather unneccessary pre-race grid walk, which more often than not only serves to irritate those drivers who are trying to focus on the race ahead.

As for the teams, it is pretty much as you were in 2010 for the main teams. Almost as static as some of the races then!
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Think your in the minority about wanting the gridwalk to go. Not convinced it's a good idea getting rid of Legard, thought he was quite good, whilst Brundle is probably the best sports commenter around: very knowledgeable and sharp, but probably better in his current role. That said if it happens I'm sure DC and Brundle will do a good job.
 

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Brundle should stop the grid walk so he'd be free to air an unbiased view on the drivers without the fear of a grid interview refusal. Will make for a better commentary.
 

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Teams + Drivers

Red Bull: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber
McLaren: Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button
Ferrari: Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
Mercedes: Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg
Renault: Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov
Williams: Rubens Barrichello and Paston Maldonado
Force India: Adrian Sutil and Paul Di Resta
Sauber: Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez
Toro Rosso: Sebastian Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari
Lotus: Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovallainen
Hispania: Narain Karthikeyan and TBA
Virgin: Timo Glock and Jerome D'Ambrosio

Circuit de Valencia 1 - 3 February
Vettel (Day 1), Alonso (Day 2) and Kubica (Day 3) set the fastest times.

However, Robert Kubica has suffered "serious injuries" while taking part in a rally in Italy, an official news agency has reported. According to reports, the 26-year-old Pole crashed into a wall and was air-lifted to a nearby hospital. Should Kubica be unfit to race at the start of the season Bruno Senna is first in line to stand-in for the Pole, and I imagine Senna will take on the next few test sessions.
 

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Salford Bee said:

However, Robert Kubica has suffered "serious injuries" while taking part in a rally in Italy, an official news agency has reported. According to reports, the 26-year-old Pole crashed into a wall and was air-lifted to a nearby hospital.
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When was that?
 

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To that sort of damage in a modern day rally car it must have ben a big crash.

Lets hope he makes a speedy recovery.

Don't know why there wasn't a clause in his contract stopping him driving in other disciplines.
 

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Kubica is undergoing surgery to save his right hand.
 

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Salford Bee said:
Kubica is undergoing surgery to save his right hand.
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Most drivers can go through a whole career without a 'serious' accident, but Kubica's had two and he's still so young (Montreal 2007 if your wondering was the other)
 

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He's had three. The third was on the road in 2003 and he needed metal plates which complicate this procedure. If he'd had that crash in Montreal in 1997 he'd have been dead IMHO.
 

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Renault boss Eric Boullier says Kubica will miss at least the first two months of season
 

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Salford Bee said:
Renault boss Eric Boullier says Kubica will miss at least the first two months of season
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And the rest!!! Broken hands/ wrists take AGES to heal up properly.
 

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It will probably be closer to half but after his major shunt in Canada he only missed one race (links below), the week after in USA. A certain Sebastian Vettel replaced him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1j48CPf2P4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZqBbLyp6oo

It's between Senna and Grosjean. Senna in the black and gold Lotus will evoke memories of yesteryear.

Lotus_97T.jpg
 
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Senna in the rain. What a master.

The European GP at Donnington he was in a league of his own.
 

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Bahrain could be cancelled due to unrest there. The belief is it is impractical to move it elsewhere. The most practical place would be Abu Dhabi.
 

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Salford Bee said:
Bahrain could be cancelled due to lack of interest there. The belief is it is impractical to move it elsewhere. The most practical place would be Abu Dhabi.
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Changed for you. ;)

That said last thing on their mind must be a motor race at the moment.
 

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Sweepy said:
Changed for you. ;)

That said last thing on their mind must be a motor race at the moment.
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...........................but looking on the bright side, there could be plenty of 'sleeping policemen'..........................:someyoulosesmilie:
 

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dizzy thinking of this and going round & round & round in cricles, this nis one sport that needs to be scrapped!!! offers nothing other than rich life styles to those within the buisness!
 

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Southern Bee said:
I'm not too bothered about that, its such a boring race usually.
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Agreed. Money talks though.

Australia - 27 March
Malaysia - 10 April
China - 17 April
Turkey - 8 May
Spain - 22 May
Monaco - 29 May
Canada - 12 June
Europe - 26 June
Britain - 10 July
Germany - 24 July
Hungary - 31 July
Belgium - 28 August
Italy - 11 September
Singapore - 25 September
Japan - 9 October
Korea - 16 October
India - 30 October (New, subject to homologation of the circuit)
Abu Dhabi - 13 November
Bahrain - 20 November
Brazil - 27 November/4 December

The spaces in italics are the only real possible changes.
 

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Salford Bee said:
Bahrain could be cancelled due to unrest there. The belief is it is impractical to move it elsewhere. The most practical place would be Abu Dhabi.
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The most impractical place would be Libya.
 

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stoney04 said:
dizzy thinking of this and going round & round & round in cricles, this nis one sport that needs to be scrapped!!! offers nothing other than rich life styles to those within the buisness!
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Do you realise how much money my business makes from F1 teams :sorted:
 

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First practice is tonight. Think Vettel will win. Doubt Hispania will qualify
 

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Unsure how the McLarens are going to perform.
 

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FarnhamBee said:
How about everyone's favourite Englishman, Button?

:fishing:
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Could be a bit of a dark horse as the new degradable tyres will suit his driving style and technical thinking very well.
 

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Karun Chandhok has put the Team Lotus car into the wall after 30 seconds of free practice
 

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Salford Bee said:
Karun Chandhok has put the Team Lotus car into the wall after 30 seconds of free practice
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What a star theat boy is, he is good entertainment if nothing else.

Looking forward to Sunday morning. :sorted:
 

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SmiffyBee said:
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To play simply click on the link below and register for free.

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Once registered you can create your own entry and pick the drivers you want to represent your entry in the Fantasy League table!!!

Once you have created your entry
Join Personal League from the menu and enter the following details:-

League Name : Wing Nuts
League Number : 914
League Password : Not Required
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20 in the league so far.....
 

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JBN said:
What a star theat boy is, he is good entertainment if nothing else.

Looking forward to Sunday morning. :sorted:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9435588.stm

Certainly made a fantastic start. No times set by Hispania. They will be lucky to qualify. If this was qualifying both the Virgins would be out as well. Can't read too much into Friday Practice. Plenty of cars have been fastest on a Friday and then Red Bull have gone and got pole comfortably. A glorified tyre test.
 

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Vettel on pole. No surprise. Only surprise is it was by 0.8 seconds. Both Hispanias fail to qualify. They are not good enough. To be around two-three seconds outside the 107% marker is nowhere near good enough.

Liuzzi 109%
Karthikeyan 110%

Until Hispania can post some respectable times then they shouldn't be allowed to take part. Disappointed the young teams are still a second off the pace.
 

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McLaren sure had everyone fooled. Either that or they have made huge leaps forward in the past couple of weeks. :sorted:
 

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The rear wing doesn't seem to be working. Button given penalty for cutting chicane. Vettel leading by six from Hamilton.
 

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I think the wing counted for two or three passes. Hamilton could be in trouble because the McLaren floor broke during the race. DC did a good job as commentator. Vettel took a comfortable win from Hamilton. Petrov in a surprise third - well done to him on first podium. Result of the day was Sergio Perez finishing seventh and taking ONE stop compared to two or three for everyone else.
 

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Millionaires driving round a one way system. Very, very dull race.
 

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Certainly wasn't a classic but nowhere near as bad as Bahrain last year.
 

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It was a clear penalty, same with Barrichello's one for causing a collision. My champagne moment was seeing Petrov get his first podium and Perez looking like he had got his first points but the two Saubers have been disqualified for rear wing irregularities. :(
 

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I wish, with the exception of Monaco, that street circuits would be outlawed.

Typical Ferrari putting the new team orders to good use. Probably knew Button had cut that corner illegally and couldn't wait to stick Alonso in front of Massa.

How did the new driver (Perez) manage just one pit stop? Incredible performance.

Is Rubens Barrichello the new Eddie Irvine? What a nutter!
 
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