-Formula 1 - Season 2011

[NashTrooper]

ferrari ko josh agaya hai, shukar, redbull dominance end hone ko hai, but there is only one man on the field who can change race result and he is LEWIS HAMILTON.

Such a difficult job for him!!

[genius83]

Webber tops second Friday German Grand Prix practice
Mark Webber was quickest for Red Bull in the second Friday practice session for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.

<font color='Navy'>[U]German GP Practice Session 2[/U]</font>
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Pos  Driver                Team                   Time               Laps</font>
 1.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault       1m31.711s            34
 2.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari                1m31.879s  + 0.168   38
 3.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault       1m32.084s  + 0.373   28
 4.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari                1m32.354s  + 0.643   36
 5.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes               1m32.411s  + 0.700   31
 6.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes               1m32.557s  + 0.846   32
 7.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes       1m32.724s  + 1.013   28
 8.  Nick Heidfeld         Renault                1m33.098s  + 1.387   17
 9.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault                1m33.138s  + 1.427   22
10.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes   1m33.211s  + 1.500   34
11.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes       1m33.225s  + 1.514   17
12.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes   1m33.299s  + 1.588   34
13.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari         1m34.113s  + 2.402   34
14.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth      1m34.344s  + 2.633   34
15.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m34.487s  + 2.776   37
16.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari         1m34.491s  + 2.780   35
17.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth      1m34.996s  + 3.285   35
18.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault          1m35.753s  + 4.042   42
19.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth        1m36.940s  + 5.229   32
20.  Karun Chandhok        Lotus-Renault          1m37.248s  + 5.537   33
21.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth        1m37.313s  + 5.602   33
22.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth           1m38.145s  + 6.434   31
23.  Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth           1m40.737s  + 9.026    5
24.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari     No time               3

Mercedes wants on-track performance to do the talking
Mercedes GP thinks there is little point is talking up the potential of its new car upgrades - because the only thing that matters is delivering a performance step on track.

Kobayashi says he has changed approach to lead Sauber
Kamui Kobayashi says he has had to change his approach at Sauber this year because of his position as team leader.

[genius83]

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[genius83]

Sebastian Vettel wary of Ferrari threat in the German Grand Prix
World champion Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari will be very strong in this weekend's German Grand Prix judging from its practice form.

Karun Chandhok happy with practice progress in Germany
Karun Chandhok declared himself happy with his progress during practice for his first racing weekend since last year.

Jaime Alguersuari expects tough qualifying
Jaime Alguersuari is bracing himself for another qualifying struggle in Germany, but is confident Toro Rosso has the pace to score points on race day at the Nurburgring.

Renault to decide on new exhaust system tonight
Nick Heidfeld says Renault will decide on Friday night whether he continues using the new exhaust system introduced in Germany.

Hamilton says McLaren a second behind Red Bull over a single lap
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have admitted they are unlikely to be able to challenge Red Bull and Ferrari in qualifying for the German Grand Prix.

Chandhok confident of closing the gap to team-mate Kovalainen
Karun Chandhok is confident of closing the 1.5-second gap to Lotus team-mate Heikki Kovalainen before qualifying after his first full day of driving for the team.

Alonso urges Ferrari to start taking risks to catch Red Bull
Fernando Alonso has urged his Ferrari team to be prepared to risk everything in trying to win races if it is going to have any chance of hunting down Sebastian Vettel in the world championship.

Pirelli predicts last-minute pitstops in the German Grand Prix
Formula 1 fans could be treated to a German Grand Prix that is decided in the closing stages, with Pirelli believing that drivers could opt to make last-minute changes to the medium compound tyres.

[Iamhulk]

Such a difficult job for him!!

on LEWIS i trust.

[Iamhulk]

Such a difficult job for him!!

on LEWIS i trust and believe.

[NashTrooper]

on LEWIS i trust.

on LEWIS i trust and believe.

Hmmm keep trusting but still seems as bad luck...

[m_waqas]

^ haha .. Lolz..

@Nash,
you are risking your life ..

[NashTrooper]

^ haha .. Lolz..

@Nash,
you are risking your life ..

Hahaha.... Yeah he is crazy about him... LOVES LEWIS A LOTTT...

[genius83]

Vettel fastest in final practice
Sebastian Vettel set the pace in the final free practice session for the German Grand Prix as Red Bull proved the team to beat ahead of qualifying.

<font face='Courier New'><font size='2'><font color='Navy'>[U]German GP Practice Session 3[/U]</font></font></font><font face='Courier New'>
</font><font color='DarkOrchid'>Pos  Driver                Team                   Time              Laps</font>
 1.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault       1m30.916s           15
 2.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault       1m31.049s  + 0.133  16
 3.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari                1m31.138s  + 0.222  12  
 4.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes       1m31.578s  + 0.662  13
 5.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes       1m31.623s  + 0.707  14 
 6.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes               1m31.694s  + 0.778  19  
 7.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari                1m32.144s  + 1.228  13
 8.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes   1m32.391s  + 1.475  20
 9.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes               1m32.523s  + 1.607  16
10.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth      1m32.751s  + 1.835  18
11.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault                1m32.777s  + 1.861  18
12.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes   1m32.813s  + 1.897  21
13.  Nick Heidfeld         Renault                1m33.072s  + 2.156  18
14.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth      1m33.179s  + 2.263  17
15.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari         1m33.531s  + 2.615  20
16.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari         1m33.671s  + 2.755  20
17.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m33.948s  + 3.032  21
18.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m34.125s  + 3.209  19
19.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault          1m35.385s  + 4.469  13
20.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth        1m36.724s  + 5.808  21
21.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth           1m36.804s  + 5.888  23
22.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth        1m36.894s  + 5.978  23
23.  Karun Chandhok        Lotus-Renault          1m36.959s  + 6.043  18
24.  Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth           1m37.554s  + 6.638  22

Ken Block's test in a Formula 1 car has had to be postponed by Pirelli
Ken Block's planned Formula 1 test has had to be postponed, AUTOSPORT can reveal, because Pirelli cannot find a car big enough for him.

Renault has reverted to forward-facing exhaust for Nick Heidfeld's car
Renault has reverted to using its forward-facing exhaust layout on Nick Heidfeld's car for the remainder of the German Grand Prix weekend, despite some encouraging results from a new rear design in Friday practice.

Vitantonio has incurred a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change
Vitantonio Liuzzi has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the German Grand Prix after his HRT team changed the gearbox on his car.

The Nurburgring's owners are optimistic the track can extend its German GP deal
Nurburgring chiefs are optimistic that they will be able to secure a fresh deal to keep running the German Grand Prix, with its current contract running out after this weekend's race.

[genius83]

Webber beats Hamilton to pole position in the German Grand Prix
Mark Webber claimed his second consecutive pole position by holding off a surprise challenge from Lewis Hamilton in German Grand Prix qualifying.

<font color='Navy'>[U]<font face='Courier New'><font size='2'>German GP Qualifying Session</font></font>[/U]</font>
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Pos  Driver                Team                 Time          Gap</font>
 1.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault     1n30.079s  
 2.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     1n30.134s   + 0.055
 3.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault     1n30.216s   + 0.137
 4.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari              1n30.442s   + 0.363 
 5.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari              1n30.910s   + 0.831  
 6.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes             1n31.263s   + 1.184  
 7.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes     1n31.288s   + 1.209 
 8.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes 1n32.010s   + 1.931  
 9.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault              1n32.187s   + 2.108 
10.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes             1n32.482s   + 2.403 
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Q2 cut-off time: 1m33.180s                                  Gap **</font> 
11.  Nick Heidfeld         Renault              1m32.215s   + 1.217 
12.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes 1m32.560s   + 1.562 
13.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth    1m32.635s   + 1.637 
14.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth    1m33.043s   + 2.045 
15.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari       1m33.176s   + 2.178 
16.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m33.546s   + 2.548 
17.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m33.698s   + 2.700 
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m33.664s                                   Gap *</font> 
18.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari       1m33.786s   + 1.960 
19.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault        1m35.599s   + 3.773 
20.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth      1m36.400s   + 4.574 
21.  Karun Chandhok        Lotus-Renault        1m36.422s   + 4.596 
22.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth      1m36.641s   + 4.815 
23.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth         1m37.011s   + 5.185 
24.  Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth         1m37.036s   + 5.210 
<font color='Purple'>107% time: 1m38.253s
* Gap to quickest in Q1
** Gap to quickest in Q2</font>

Webber says he was on the limit during final qualifying lap
Mark Webber admitted he was very much on the limit of he could have achieved after securing his second pole in a row in the German Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel not disappointed with third on the grid for home race
Sebastian Vettel insisted he was not disappointed to be starting away from the front row for the first time this season on Sunday, after qualifying third for his home grand prix at the Nurburgring. The world champion instead preferred to highlight his team's strong recovery after revealing he fell into a set-up malaise on Friday.

Hamilton surprised by 'beautiful' qualifying lap in Germany
Lewis Hamilton admits his front-row qualifying performance came as a complete surprise following an unspectacular start to the weekend.

Chandhok pleased with gap to Kovalainen in qualifying in Germany
Karun Chandhok was happy with his performance in qualifying for the German Grand Prix after finishing less than a second behind team-mate Heikki Kovalainen.

Schumacher says expectations not met in qualifying for the German GP
Michael Schumacher said Mercedes failed to meet its expectations during qualifying for the German Grand Prix on Saturday.

Perez says Sauber could not have hoped for much more than 15th
Sergio Perez says his 15th position in qualifying 'almost maximised' the potential of his Sauber.

Jenson Button blames lack of grip for lowly seventh grid slot
Jenson Button admitted to being mystified by his lack of pace in qualifying for the German Grand Prix after the McLaren driver slumped to seventh on the grid - 1.1s off team-mate Lewis Hamilton's pace.

Barrichello expected to struggle in qualifying due to no KERS
Rubens Barrichello admitted he expected a difficult qualifying in Germany after not using his KERS during the session.

Sutil delighted to qualify eighth at home circuit
Adrian Sutil was delighted with a qualifying performance which saw him seal eighth on the grid and beat team-mate Paul di Resta for only the third time this season.

[MoizIrfan]

Hamilton will win this race and will lead right from the start.just my prediction.

[genius83]

Buemi excluded from qualifying over fuel irregularity
Sebastien Buemi has been excluded from qualifying for the German Grand Prix after the FIA discovered an irregularity with the fuel in his Scuderia Toro Rosso car.

Alonso not surprised not to fight for pole position in Germany
Fernando Alonso says he was not surprised not to be able to fight for pole position at the German Grand Prix.

McLaren not giving up on championship hopes yet
Martin Whitmarsh says he never wavered from his belief that McLaren would bounce back from its recent troubles - as he said his outfit kept its belief that the world championship can still be won.

[genius83]

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[m_waqas]

i watched qualifying from half way into Q2 and onwards till end.. HAM was fast :S..

WEB on pole again.. ferraris weren't bad either..

and so many interesting news items.. thanks steve for your efforts..

Hamilton will win this race and will lead right from the start.just my prediction.

i hope not :-# (sorry Hulk)... but i think WEB deserves a win this time..

[Iamhulk]

Hmmm keep trusting but still seems as bad luck...

what did i say, not bad at all p2 for the lewis hamilton.hurrrayyyyyy!!!!!

[Iamhulk]

Hamilton will win this race and will lead right from the start.just my prediction.

INSHALLAH INSHALLAH INSHALLAH. ameen ameen summa ameen.in lewis i trust and believe.

[m_waqas]

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Not sure whether its a good idea or not.. sure it looks good but it shouldn't start a competition that who can design more chic outfits... F1 is already too glossy to have these sort of things effect it :S ...

Hugo Boss overalls for German GP.

Hugo Boss overalls for Europe GP.



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