-Formula 1 - Season 2012 -

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Caterham has 'big potential' - Pic
Charles Pic believes Caterham has the potential to progress when he joins the team next season and is hoping the money he brings will help with car development.

Positive feedback for Pirelli's 2013 development tyres
Pirelli is happy with how its 2013 development tyres performed during Friday practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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any f1 rule changes for the 2013 season?. i remember reading about this but didn't get a clear idea of what the new changes , if any, are.

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Button just edges out Vettel in final practice
Jenson Button beat Sebastian Vettel to the fastest time of the final practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix by just 0.057s, while Vettel's championship rival Fernando Alonso finished down the order in eighth.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#808080'>Brazilian GP</font>
<font color='#ff8c00'>Practice Session 3</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#4b0082'>Pos  Driver                Team                  Time         Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m13.188s            22
 2.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m13.245s  + 0.057   21
 3.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m13.385s  + 0.197   25
 4.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      1m13.389s  + 0.201   17
 5.  Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault         1m13.420s  + 0.232   24
 6.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes  1m13.486s  + 0.298   21
 7.  Nico Hulkenberg       Force India-Mercedes  1m13.602s  + 0.414   22
 8.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m13.691s  + 0.503   15
 9.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault      1m13.700s  + 0.512   20
10.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m13.712s  + 0.524   17
11.  Bruno Senna           Williams-Renault      1m13.948s  + 0.760   20
12.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m14.126s  + 0.938   25
13.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari        1m14.190s  + 1.002   26
14.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari        1m14.192s  + 1.004   21
15.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes              1m14.347s  + 1.159   24
16.  Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m14.687s  + 1.499   21
17.  Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m14.972s  + 1.784   19
18.  Vitaly Petrov         Caterham-Renault      1m15.159s  + 1.971   22
19.  Heikki Kovalainen     Caterham-Renault      1m15.707s  + 2.519   21
20.  Timo Glock            Marussia-Cosworth     1m15.763s  + 2.575   23
21.  Charles Pic           Marussia-Cosworth     1m16.059s  + 2.871   21
22.  Pedro de la Rosa      HRT-Cosworth          1m16.198s  + 3.010   15
23.  Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth          1m16.793s  + 3.605   18
24.  Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault         no time               3

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Hamilton leads McLaren front row, Vettel fourth and Alonso eighth
Lewis Hamilton took pole position as part of a McLaren front-row lockout at the Brazilian Grand Prix as championship contenders Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso only managed fourth and eighth respectively.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#808080'>Brazilian GP</font>
<font color='#ff8c00'>Qualifying Session
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#4b0082'>Pos  Driver                Team                 Time           Gap   </font>
 1.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     1m12.458s
 2.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes     1m12.513s   + 0.055
 3.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault     1m12.581s   + 0.123
 4.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault     1m12.760s   + 0.302
 5.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari              1m12.987s   + 0.529
 6.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault     1m13.174s   + 0.716
 7.  Nico Hulkenberg       Force India-Mercedes 1m13.206s   + 0.748
 8.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari              1m13.253s   + 0.795
 9.  Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault        1m13.298s   + 0.840
10.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes             1m13.489s   + 1.031
<font color='#4b0082'>Q2 cut-off time: 1m14.048s                                   Gap **</font>
11.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes 1m14.121s   + 0.912
12.  Bruno Senna           Williams-Renault     1m14.219s   + 1.010
13.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari       1m14.234s   + 1.025
14.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes             1m14.334s   + 1.125
15.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari       1m14.380s   + 1.171
16.  Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m14.574s   + 1.365
17.  Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m14.619s   + 1.410
<font color='#4b0082'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m16.744s                                    Gap *</font>
18.  Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault        1m16.967s   + 1.892
19.  Vitaly Petrov         Caterham-Renault     1m17.073s   + 1.998
20.  Heikki Kovalainen     Caterham-Renault     1m17.086s   + 2.011
21.  Timo Glock            Marussia-Cosworth    1m17.508s   + 2.433
22.  Charles Pic           Marussia-Cosworth    1m18.104s   + 3.029
23.  Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth         1m19.576s   + 4.501
24.  Pedro de la Rosa      HRT-Cosworth         1m19.699s   + 4.624
<font color='#008000'>107% time: 1m20.330s</font>  <font color='#800080'>
* Gap to quickest in Q1  ** Gap to quickest in Q2</font>

Alonso eyes 'chaotic race' to help chances
Fernando Alonso says he needs "some chaotic race" to help his championship challenge after qualifying eighth for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Grosjean under investigation after 'disaster'
Romain Grosjean is under investigation from stewards after a clash in qualifying saw him knocked out at the first phase - admitting afterwards that the session had been nothing short of a disaster.

Schumacher, Senna out in Q2
Michael Schumacher and Bruno Senna were both eliminated in the second stage of qualifying for the Brazilian GP.

Grosjean misses out in Q1 after tagging de la Rosa
Romain Grosjean was the big name casualty in first qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, joining the 'usual suspects' on the sidelines, after running into the back of the HRT of Pedro de la Rosa.

Kobayashi seeks to keep F1 dream alive
Kamui Kobayashi says he will do what he can to secure a place on the F1 grid again next season after the news that he will leave Sauber at the end of the current campaign.

Title rivals happy with qualifying
Title rivals Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso declared themselves happy with qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix in the immediate aftermath of the session at Interlagos, with Vettel having the edge over his Ferrari rival ahead of the championship decider.

Hamilton 'grateful' to McLaren for pole
Lewis Hamilton said that he was "grateful" to McLaren for having a quick enough car to take pole position at his final race for the team.

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Alonso will now start the race from P7 as Maldanado gets a 10-place grid penalty for the race tomorrow.

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Vettel doesn't expect Webber's help
Sebastian Vettel says he does not expect to receive any help from Mark Webber during tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Maldonado relegated ten places
Pastor Maldonado has been handed a ten-place grid penalty after receiving his third reprimand of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Button looking forward to racing Hamilton for victory
Jenson Button is looking forward to battling for the win with team-mate Lewis Hamilton at Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix after the McLaren pair locked out the front row.

Webber disappointed with third
Mark Webber said he was "a little bit disappointed" not to qualify on the front row for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

No penalty after Grosjean/de la Rosa clash
The stewards at the Brazilian Grand Prix have decided to take no further action after investigating a collision between Romain Grosjean and Pedro de la Rosa during qualifying.

Hulkenberg reminded of 2010 pole
Nico Hulkenberg admitted that he was reminded of his 2010 pole position when starting qualifying in wet conditions ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Raikkonen struggles with limited set-up time after engine issue
Kimi Raikkonen said his lost practice time on Saturday morning left him guessing with his set-up ahead of qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Schumacher set-up for wet race
Michael Schumacher revealed that he had set his car up for a wet race ahead of qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Domenicali: Alonso deserves the title
Stefano Domenicali insists that Ferrari will give 120 per cent to try and help Fernando Alonso take a title he 'deserves more than any other driver out on track' after the Spaniard qualified eighth for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Massa won't change approach to Sunday's race
Felipe Massa insists there will be no change to his approach at Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, despite starting between the two title contenders on the grid.

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VET's alternator and KERS working fine? Webber ka hi kuin kharab hota hai

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I think MAS would try to overtake VET at start and hold him back

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I think massa will be crashing into vettel on Turn 1. kia khayal hai??

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I think massa will be crashing into vettel on Turn 1. kia khayal hai??

LOL but that would be unfair. Even if ALO wins this way he isn't gonna be a champ in my point of view. Ayways possibilites are endless. F1's site is predicting a wet race, so you never know whats gonna happen.

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Alonso proud regardless of title outcome
Fernando Alonso says he will be proud of Ferrari's 2012 season no matter what happens in today's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Good result will be important for future - Senna
Bruno Senna is hoping a strong performance at his home race in Brazil will help his chances to secure a drive for 2013.

Infiniti to become Red Bull's title sponsor in 2013
Infiniti has signed a four-year deal to become the title sponsor of Red Bull from 2013, meaning the team will officially be known as Infiniti Red Bull Racing.

@zia1288 and MoizIrfan
I don't think Massa will try to do any thing stupid so the only thing that should be considered as a realistic possibility is Massa overtaking Vettel and relability problem for Vettel. Although I am expecting something like Brazil 2008 season finale with Alonso crossing the line as a world champion just seconds later Vettel crosses the line as the real winner by gaining the needed points. Now that would be amazing;).

But if its a wet race then anything is possible, I just hope its a good and clean race especially without any more incidents involving that idiot Grosjean who yesterday has another brain fade moment in qualifying.

Things to look for:
Michal's last Race hope he could replicate Brazil 2006.
Hamilton's last Race for McLaren so he will try everything to leave them on the high.
Kobayashi's most probably last race for Sauber and also in F1 so he should do something good too.
Perez's last race for Sauber and also to assure his new employs that they have not make the wrong decision by choosing him, as his last few races have created some doubts over his selection by them.
Hulkenberg's last race for Force India so he also wanted to leave them on the high.
Senna's last race for Williams (If rumours are true he is not with them next year), in a decent car infront of his home crowd so should perform well.
Pic's last race for Marussia and Heikki and Petrov's last race for Caterham so another exciting battle possible.
HRT's last race so they should atleast finish the race with both cars anything else will be a miracle.

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