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F1 2012: Brazilian GP: Vettel or Alonso?

Ferry_vO

Ferry_vO

Retired SOH Administrator
Slightly wet track in Q1, more rain expected, and more coming tomorrow!

Q1 results:

18: Grosjean
19: Petrov
20: Kovalainen
21: Glock
22: Pic
23: Karthikeyan
24: De La Rosa
 
Q2 results:

11: Di Resta
12: Senna
13: Perez
14: Schumacher
15: Kobayashi
16: Ricciardo
17: Vergne
 
Q3 Results:

1: Hamilton
2: Button
3: Webber
4: Vettel
5: Massa
6: Maldonado
7: Hulkenberg
8: Alonso
9: Raikkonen
10: Rosberg
 
It would be nice to have a different champion this year, but it will be difficult for Alonso as he will have to finish on the podium. If Alonso wins, Vettel will need to finish fifth or lower. If Alonso comes in second, Vettel needs a seventh place, and if Alonso finished third, Vettel only needs an eight place. Then again, we have seen strange things happen in the last race the past few years, even in Brazil...
Remember that wet race where Massa had the title for a few seocnds, until Hamilton passed Glock in the last corner of the very last lap and took the title..?

Full qualifying results:

PosNoDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Laps
14Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.075 1:13.398 1:12.45821
23Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.456 1:13.515 1:12.51320
32Mark WebberRed Bull Racing-Renault1:16.180 1:13.667 1:12.58122
41Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing-Renault1:15.644 1:13.209 1:12.76019
56Felipe MassaFerrari1:16.263 1:14.048 1:12.98725
618Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:16.266 1:13.698 1:13.17424
712Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:15.536 1:13.704 1:13.20623
85Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:16.097 1:13.856 1:13.25325
99Kimi RäikkönenLotus-Renault1:16.432 1:13.698 1:13.29822
108Nico RosbergMercedes1:15.929 1:13.848 1:13.48926
1111Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:15.901 1:14.12118
1219Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:15.333 1:14.21921
1315Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:15.974 1:14.23421
147Michael SchumacherMercedes1:16.005 1:14.33417
1514Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:16.400 1:14.38024
1616Daniel RicciardoSTR-Ferrari1:16.744 1:14.57422
1717Jean-Eric VergneSTR-Ferrari1:16.722 1:14.61923
1810Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:16.9678
1921Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:17.07314
2020Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:17.08614
2124Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:17.50813
2225Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:18.10414
2323Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:19.57613
2422Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:19.69912
Q1 107% Time1:20.330

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Note - Maldonado drops 10 grid spots after missing a call to the weigh bridge and thus receiving his third stewards reprimand of the season
 
It might not happen but Ferrari are odds on favourites to play their "Gearbox Replacement" game on Massa's car.
Asked if he will "help" Vettel the reply from Mark was very brief and rather terse.
I don't care how they do it but I'm really plugging for Alonso this year, and a wet race will throw all the cards into the air. :icon29:
 
What a fantastic race! :jump:

Great drives from Button and Alonso but also from Vettel, recovering from last on the first lap to sixth and take the title.

Results:

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPts
13Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes71Winner225
25Fernando AlonsoFerrari71+2.7 secs718
36Felipe MassaFerrari71+3.6 secs515
42Mark WebberRed Bull Racing-Renault71+4.9 secs312
512Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes71+5.7 secs610
61Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing-Renault71+9.4 secs48
77Michael SchumacherMercedes71+11.9 secs136
817Jean-Eric VergneSTR-Ferrari71+28.6 secs174
914Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari71+31.2 secs142
109Kimi RäikkönenLotus-Renault70+1 Lap81
1121Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault70+1 Lap19
1225Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth70+1 Lap22
1316Daniel RicciardoSTR-Ferrari70+1 Lap15
1420Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault70+1 Lap20
158Nico RosbergMercedes70+1 Lap9
1624Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth70+1 Lap21
1722Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth69+2 Laps24
1823Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth69+2 Laps23
1911Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes68+3 Laps10
Ret4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes54+17 Laps1
Ret10Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault5+66 Laps18
Ret18Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1+70 Laps16
Ret19Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault0+71 Laps11
Ret15Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari0+71 Laps12


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Drivers' championship:

PosDriverNationalityTeamPoints
1 Sebastian VettelGerman Red Bull Racing-Renault281
2 Fernando AlonsoSpanish Ferrari278
3 Kimi RäikkönenFinnish Lotus-Renault207
4 Lewis HamiltonBritish McLaren-Mercedes190
5 Jenson ButtonBritish McLaren-Mercedes188
6 Mark WebberAustralian Red Bull Racing-Renault179
7 Felipe MassaBrazilian Ferrari122
8 Romain GrosjeanFrench Lotus-Renault96
9 Nico RosbergGerman Mercedes93
10 Sergio PerezMexican Sauber-Ferrari66
11 Nico HulkenbergGerman Force India-Mercedes63
12 Kamui KobayashiJapanese Sauber-Ferrari60
13 Michael SchumacherGerman Mercedes49
14 Paul di RestaBritish Force India-Mercedes46
15 Pastor MaldonadoVenezuelan Williams-Renault45
16 Bruno SennaBrazilian Williams-Renault31
17 Jean-Eric VergneFrench STR-Ferrari16
18 Daniel RicciardoAustralian STR-Ferrari10
19 Vitaly PetrovRussian Caterham-Renault0
20 Timo GlockGerman Marussia-Cosworth0
21 Charles PicFrench Marussia-Cosworth0
22 Heikki KovalainenFinnish Caterham-Renault0
23 Jerome D'AmbrosioBelgian Lotus-Renault0
24 Narain KarthikeyanIndian HRT-Cosworth0
25 Pedro de la RosaSpanish HRT-Cosworth0


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Good see Lewis get a standing ovation at McLaren....
That being said, something must not be quite right at McLaren. I say this because prior to Lewis leaving, both Alonso & Raikkonen left too.....

Button is poised to be King at McLaren now - I think he'll mop the floor with Sergio.......

Helluva drive by Vettel today - against some long odds.....& "Kudos" to Alonso for a close second in a clearly inferior car to the Red Bull....
 
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