-Formula 1 - Season 2012 -

[genius83]

Hamilton edges Alonso by 0.001s in FP3
Lewis Hamilton topped the third and final practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, edging out Fernando Alonso by the slimmest of margins ahead of the afternoon's qualifying session.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#808080'>Italian GP</font><font color='#ff8c00'>
Practice Session 3
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#4b0082'>Pos  Driver              Car                   Time         Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Lewis Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes      1m24.578s            18
 2.  Fernando Alonso     Ferrari               1m24.579s  + 0.001s  15
 3.  Paul di Resta       Force India-Mercedes  1m24.849s  + 0.271s  20
 4.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari               1m24.909s  + 0.331s  16
 5.  Jenson Button       McLaren-Mercedes      1m24.994s  + 0.416s  17
 6.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes              1m25.036s  + 0.458s  22
 7.  Sergio Perez        Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.160s  + 0.582s  23
 8.  Kimi Raikkonen      Lotus-Renault         1m25.255s  + 0.677s  19
 9.  Nico Hulkenberg     Force India-Mercedes  1m25.289s  + 0.711s  20
10.  Pastor Maldonado    Williams-Renault      1m25.383s  + 0.805s  18
11.  Mark Webber         Red Bull-Renault      1m25.389s  + 0.811s  21
12.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull-Renault      1m25.406s  + 0.828s  17
13.  Bruno Senna         Williams-Renault      1m25.461s  + 0.883s  21
14.  Michael Schumacher  Mercedes              1m25.563s  + 0.985s  23
15.  Kamui Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.689s  + 1.111s  22
16.  Daniel Ricciardo    Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m25.706s  + 1.128s  16
17.  Jerome d'Ambrosio   Lotus-Renault         1m25.973s  + 1.395s  20
18.  Jean-Eric Vergne    Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m26.003s  + 1.425s  19
19.  Heikki Kovalainen   Caterham-Renault      1m26.657s  + 2.079s  18
20.  Vitaly Petrov       Caterham-Renault      1m27.267s  + 2.689s  16
21.  Charles Pic         Marussia-Cosworth     1m27.454s  + 2.876s  20
22.  Timo Glock          Marussia-Cosworth     1m27.728s  + 3.150s  19
23.  Narain Karthikeyan  HRT-Cosworth          1m28.035s  + 3.457s  23
24.  Pedro de la Rosa    HRT-Cosworth          1m28.384s  + 3.806s  17

Pirelli predicts one-stop Italian GP
Pirelli is expecting most drivers to adopt a one-stop strategy at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after both compounds looked resilient in Friday practice.

F1 must cut costs to keep full grid - Todt
FIA president Jean Todt says it is vital Formula One cuts cost in order to keep all the teams in the sport.

Five-place grid penalty for di Resta after gearbox change
Paul di Resta will face a five-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies for the Italian Grand Prix after his team was forced to change his car's gearbox on Saturday.

Maldonado keen 'to get out of this moment'
Williams' Pastor Maldonado admits that he needs to stop gathering penalties and start accumulating points over the remaining eight races of the 2012 F1 season.

[genius83]

Hamilton leads McLaren front row lockout at Monza
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button locked out an all-McLaren front row as Fernando Alonso's challenge for pole position at Ferrari's home Italian Grand Prix fell apart in Q3.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#808080'>Italian GP</font>
<font color='#ff8c00'>Qualifying Session
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#4b0082'>Pos  Driver              Car                   Time       Gap</font>
 1.  Lewis Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes      1m24.010s
 2.  Jenson Button       McLaren-Mercedes      1m24.133s  + 0.123s
 3.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari               1m24.247s  + 0.237s
 4.  Paul di Resta       Force India-Mercedes  1m24.304s  + 0.294s***
 5.  Michael Schumacher  Mercedes              1m24.540s  + 0.530s
 6.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull-Renault      1m24.802s  + 0.792s
 7.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes              1m24.833s  + 0.823s
 8.  Kimi Raikkonen      Lotus-Renault         1m24.855s  + 0.845s
 9.  Kamui Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.109s  + 1.099s
10.  Fernando Alonso     Ferrari               1m25.678s  + 1.668s
<font color='#4b0082'>Q2 cut-off time: 1m24.742s                                Gap *</font>
11.  Mark Webber         Red Bull-Renault      1m24.809s  + 0.567s
12.  Pastor Maldonado    Williams-Renault      1m24.820s  + 0.578s****
13.  Sergio Perez        Sauber-Ferrari        1m24.901s  + 0.659s
14.  Bruno Senna         Williams-Renault      1m25.042s  + 0.800s
15.  Daniel Ricciardo    Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m25.312s  + 1.070s
16.  Jerome d'Ambrosio   Lotus-Renault         1m25.408s  + 1.166s
17.  Jean-Eric Vergne    Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m25.441s  + 1.199s
<font color='#4b0082'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m25.834s                                Gap **</font>
18.  Heikki Kovalainen   Caterham-Renault      1m26.382s  + 2.207s
19.  Vitaly Petrov       Caterham-Renault      1m26.887s  + 2.712s
20.  Timo Glock          Marussia-Cosworth     1m27.039s  + 2.864s
21.  Charles Pic         Marussia-Cosworth     1m27.073s  + 2.898s
22.  Narain Karthikeyan  HRT-Cosworth          1m27.441s  + 3.266s
23.  Pedro de la Rosa    HRT-Cosworth          1m27.629s  + 3.454s
24.  Nico Hulkenberg     Force India-Mercedes
<font color='#008000'>107 per cent time: 1m30.076s</font>
<font color='#800080'>* Gap to fastest in Q2  ** Gap to fastest in Q3  
*** Will take five-place penalty  **** Will take 10-place penalty</font>

[MoizIrfan]

Oh no why did alonso helped massa for p3. the strategy backfired and alonso couldn't deliver when it was required. i guess he was over confident about his performance. really sad.
Despite p3 for massa, he will finish around 5th.
lets see how much alonso will charge tomorrow.
alonso, vettel and raikkoneon will be fighting for 3rd 4th and 5th. it will be an exciting battle to watch.

[MoizIrfan]

It had looked like Alonso would challenge the McLarens but when it came to Q3 he spent his first run offering Massa a slipstream tow, but a suspected rear anti-roll bar issue prevented him improving on his last lap

Can anyone explain this statement i didn't get it??

[genius83]

Hamilton tempers joy at pole
Lewis Hamilton played down his pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, saying it was achieved with "a half decent lap" at Monza.

@MoizIrfan
Alonso suffers a broken Anti Roll Bar on his final lap in Q3 which prevent him from going any faster then what he did on his first lap when he gives Massa the tow.

[UncleKracker]

It was broken before his final lap, in-fact it was broken at the start of Q3, which is why he couldn't even put in a banker lap.

[h=2](@alo_oficial)[/h] Posted Saturday 8th September 2012 from Twitlonger

Year 2006, we arrived at Monza leaders, broken car in q3, penalties, start 10th, stop in the 1st chicane, engine problem, a marshal take me into the paddock on the bike. We won championship ...

Year 2012, we arrived at Monza leaders, q3 car broken , start 10th , engine problem on Friday at the 1st chicane, same marshal brings me to the paddock in the bike. Hopefully it will be a good year at the end .. ))!

Will lightning strike twice:)

[genius83]

Alonso reveals mechanical failure
Fernando Alonso revealed that something broke in the rear of his suspension of his Ferrari which prevented him from setting a competitive time in Q3 at Monza.

Massa has 'huge opportunity' for victory - Montezemolo
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes Felipe Massa has a "huge opportunity" to win the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, which he says would help the Brazilian's future.

Tow didn't help Massa in Q3
Felipe Massa admitted that a clean lap without worrying about the tow at Monza was the key to his third position in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

Button expecting tough race despite lockout
Jenson Button still expects a tough race in the Italian Grand Prix despite McLaren locking out the front row in qualifying.

Vettel doesn't expect to challenge for victory
Sebastian Vettel doesn't expect to challenge for victory in the Italian Grand Prix after admitting sixth place in qualifying was a bonus for Red Bull.

'Today's pace was not a big surprise' - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen says it was no great surprise to qualify seventh on the grid for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, although his team had been aiming for sixth.

It'll be tough to challenge McLaren - Schumacher
Michael Schumacher is expecting McLaren to be just out of reach during the Italian Grand Prix as he prepares to line up fourth on the grid for Sunday's race.

Mercedes' improvement due to circuit - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg says Mercedes improved performance at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend is entirely circuit specific with the W03 working well on Monza's long straights and in its tight chicanes.

Red Bull needs to improve - Webber
Mark Webber says Red Bull needs to improve the RB8's pace in qualifying because it is hurting its race chances.

Di Resta bouyed by pace despite penalty frustrationPaul di Resta was buoyed by his pace in practice for the Italian Grand Prix, but admitted he was frustrated to start from ninth on the grid in Sunday's race after a gearbox penalty.

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[genius83]

Hamilton wins dramatic Italian GP from Perez
Lewis Hamilton won a compelling Italian Grand Prix in which both Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel retired while Sergio Perez came from 12th on the grid to finish second.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#808080'>Italian GP</font>
<font color='#ff8c00'>Race Results</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#4b0082'>Pos  Driver        Team                       Time</font>
 1.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes           1h19:41.221
 2.  Perez         Sauber-Ferrari             +     4.356
 3.  Alonso        Ferrari                    +    20.594
 4.  Massa         Ferrari                    +    29.667
 5.  Raikkonen     Lotus-Renault              +    30.881
 6.  Schumacher    Mercedes                   +    31.259
 7.  Rosberg       Mercedes                   +    33.550
 8.  Di Resta      Force India-Mercedes       +    41.057
 9.  Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari             +    43.898
11.  Senna         Williams-Renault           +    48.144
12.  Maldonado     Williams-Renault           +    48.682
10.  Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +    50.316
13.  d'Ambrosio    Lotus-Renault              +  1m15.861
14.  Kovalainen    Caterham-Renault           +     1 lap
15.  Petrov        Caterham-Renault           +     1 lap
16.  Pic           Marussia-Cosworth          +     1 lap
17.  Glock         Marussia-Cosworth          +     1 lap
18.  De la Rosa    HRT-Cosworth               +     1 lap
19.  Karthikeyan   HRT-Cosworth               +     1 lap
20.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault           +    2 laps
21.  Hulkenberg    Force India-Mercedes       +    3 laps
22.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault           +    6 laps
<font color='#008000'>Fastest lap: Rosberg, 1:27.239</font>
<font color='#ff8c00'>Not classified/retirements:</font>
<font color='#4b0082'>Driver        Team                           On lap</font>
Button        McLaren-Mercedes                 32
Vergne        Toro Rosso-Ferrari                8

Here is the World Championship Standings after Italian GP:

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#0000ff'>World Championships Standings</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#ff0000'>Drivers:                    Constructors:             </font>
 1.  Alonso       179        1.  Red Bull-Renault          272
 2.  Hamilton     142        2.  McLaren-Mercedes          243
 3.  Raikkonen    141        3.  Ferrari                   226
 4.  Vettel       140        4.  Lotus-Renault             217
 5.  Webber       132        5.  Mercedes                  126
 6.  Button       101        6.  Sauber-Ferrari            100
 7.  Rosberg       83        7.  Force India-Mercedes       63
 8.  Grosjean      76        8.  Williams-Renault           54
 9.  Perez         65        9.  Toro Rosso-Ferrari         12
10.  Massa         47
11.  Schumacher    43
12.  Kobayashi     35
13.  Di Resta      32
14.  Hulkenberg    31
15.  Maldonado     29
16.  Senna         25
17.  Vergne         8
18.  Ricciardo      4

Button wary of Massa and Vettel at Monza
Jenson Button is expecting McLaren to face stiff competition at the Italian Grand Prix, especially from Felipe Massa and Sebastian Vettel.

V6s being introduced too soon - Montezemolo
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes the new 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines for 2014 are being introduced at the wrong time and could result in teams dropping out of Formula One.

D'Ambrosio eyeing first pointJerome d'Ambrosio is confident he can move forward from his 15th place grid position at the Italian Grand Prix and is eyeing his first point in Formula One.

[aref]

Really sad day for RedBulls

Driver of the day: Checo Perez

Cry baby of the day: Fernando Alonso

[genius83]

Monza win 'phenomenal' - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton described his victory at Monza as "phenomenal" as he won the Italian Grand Prix for the first time.

Alonso hails 'absolutely perfect Sunday' for title hopes
Fernando Alonso said it was "an absolutely perfect Sunday" for his championship hopes after finishing third in the Italian Grand Prix.

Final stint was 'maximum attack' for Perez
Sergio Perez said he was on "maximum attack" in the final stint as he climbed up to second place in the Italian Grand Prix.

Result important for my future - MassaFelipe Massa said his fourth place at the Italian Grand Prix was an important result for his future at Ferrari.

[m_waqas]

Really sad day for RedBulls

yeah sad. but it feels good.

Driver of the day: Checo Perez

absolutely. only if he could overtake HAM too. but brilliant drive by him.

Cry baby of the day: Fernando Alonso

hahahahahahaha.. hahahaha. whatever.

[m_waqas]

ahem ahem. i wonder how did it pass PW's censor board test? anyway,. what a HOT ... yeah car. superb.

its a Ferrari 599 FXX EVO (Ferrari 512)

[genius83]

@m_waqas
You quoting that image is even more amazing.

[m_waqas]

hahaha.. what do u mean? do u mean i brought it into notice of PW censor board now? damn.

[aref]

hahaha.. what do u mean? do u mean i brought it into notice of PW censor board now? damn.

I'll let it go. Can't say anything about other moderators.

And yes, he is a cry baby.
The antics he pulled of when he was in McLaren against his rookie team mate were astonishing.

[aref]

MotorTweets | Sebastian Vettel | Formula 1: Vettel Latest Victim of Ridiculous Penalty as Hamilton Secures Win - Bleacher Report

"It's rapidly becoming clear that the best possible way to incur the wrath of the Formula One stewards is to do something to cause Fernando Alonso's pulse rate to rise."

[m_waqas]

I'll let it go. Can't say anything about other moderators.

u a moderator? oh man. i take every bad thing i've said for VET on this forum.

but i will say one thing in VET favor. i m actually very very happy with VET's performance today (DNF). should perform like today's race more often

And yes, he is a cry baby.
The antics he pulled of when he was in McLaren against his rookie team mate were astonishing.

every one is free to think whatever one wants.