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F1: Chinese grand prix 2012.

Ferry_vO

Ferry_vO

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Qualifying results:

PosNoDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Laps
18Nico RosbergMercedes1:36.875 1:35.725 1:35.12111
24Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.763 1:35.902 1:35.62614
37Michael SchumacherMercedes1:36.797 1:35.794 1:35.69113
414Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:36.863 1:35.853 1:35.78413
59Kimi RäikkönenLotus-Renault1:36.850 1:35.921 1:35.89815
63Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.746 1:35.942 1:36.19116
72Mark WebberRed Bull Racing-Renault1:36.682 1:35.700 1:36.29014
815Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:36.198 1:35.831 1:36.52417
95Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:36.292 1:35.982 1:36.62217
1010Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:36.343 1:35.90315
111Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing-Renault1:36.911 1:36.03111
126Felipe MassaFerrari1:36.556 1:36.25514
1318Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:36.528 1:36.28314
1419Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:36.674 1:36.28914
1511Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:36.639 1:36.31714
1612Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:36.921 1:36.74514
1716Daniel RicciardoSTR-Ferrari1:36.933 1:36.95614
1817Jean-Eric VergneSTR-Ferrari1:37.7148
1920Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:38.4639
2021Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:38.6777
2124Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:39.28210
2225Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:39.71710
2322Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:40.4117
2423Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:41.00010
Q1 107% Time1:42.931

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Note - Hamilton qualified second, but drops five grid places as penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
 
Should be another interesting race!

Somethings I'll be watching:

-Rosberg's start
-Hamilton's start
-Vettel's ability to start and race from further back
-Raikkonen's race
-Schumacher's race
 
I'm betting that the Brawns are not as kind to the tyres as the Macs, Renault and 'The Iceman' are an odds on probability of at least a podium or maybe even a win, while MW looks pretty laid back.
And both Saubers in the top 10!
Just for change we get this one at 16:30!!!
:applause:
 
The Mercedes still eats his tires pretty quickly, but if Schumacher can keep up the guys behind him long enough, Rosberg might have a chance on a podium.
Raikkonen and Kobayashi have a good chance too, their cars seem quite easy on the tires. Of course everything has to go through the first few corners without problems..
Hopefully it will be interesting to watch!
 
Watching Rosberg's pole position lap unfold from the onboard camera, David Coulthard remarked that we may just have seen the Perfect F1 Lap.
Nico knew it too, he just parked the car and went off to get weighed.
The race will be interesting for sure, weather may be a big factor too.
Kimi is looking remarkably good, but it's open to any of half a dozen drivers from this grid.
Great stuff.
 
Amazing!!
Romain Grosjean not only made it through the first corner he's still running very well at half distance.
The 'Iceman' is looking better than ever and Rosberg is hanging in there but Button might just spoil his day.
Webber is climbing all over Hamilton and making Vettel look very ordinary!
:applause:
Edit: Great result for Rosberg! Shame that Kimi ran out of rubber. Just saw the trophies........ugly as a hat-full of sphincters. Loved seeing Webber drive around Vettel, especially after his lift off.
All in all, highly entertaining.
 
Domestic commitments forced a recording of the race Aargh sounds like one that needed seeing live!
Alas the Live Timing results have popped up on my computer so I know the outcome...
Great result for Nico Rosberg.
 
Great race for Nico, and what a fight from position 2 to P15! :applause:

Never seen it so close without the help of a safety car, now at least seven teams able to fight for the points.
 
So, since you folks already know that I like Nico.....

-Too bad Schumacher's crew failed him, it would've been interesting to see how he would have faired...
-Kimi is still young - I expect him to improve by season's end
-Hamilton qualfies well but is pipped again by Button
-How about that Grosjean!
-Will Vettel be able to keep himself in-check now that he's not consistently blowing away the field?
--Will Webber's recent success have an effect on Vettel?
 
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