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p3 Times 01 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.159 25 laps 02 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.197 0.038 21 laps 03 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:15.209 0.050 20 laps 04 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:15.210 0.051 20 laps 05 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:15.445 0.286 18 laps 06 Jenson Button McLaren 1:15.471 0.312 19 laps 07 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:15.734 0.575 19 laps 08 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:15.893 0.734 23 laps 09 Sergio Perez Sauber 1:16.110 0.951 14 laps 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:16.219 1.060 19 laps 11 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:16.226 1.067 20 laps 12 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:16.301 1.142 21 laps 13 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:16.311 1.152 19 laps 14 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:16.479 1.320 20 laps 15 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:17.027 1.868 20 laps 16 Bruno Senna Williams 1:17.055 1.896 26 laps 17 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:17.276 2.117 25 laps 18 Paul di Resta Force India 1:17.390 2.231 19 laps 19 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:17.404 2.245 22 laps 20 Timo Glock Marussia 1:18.259 3.100 18 laps 21 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:18.488 3.329 22 laps 22 Charles Pic Marussia 1:19.099 3.940 17 laps 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:19.147 3.988 19 laps 24 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:19.151 3.992 19 laps

Pirelli in new push for qualifying tyres to solve Q3 issues Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery is pushing for formal discussions about a revision to the Q3 tyre rules at the next meeting of the Formula 1 commission. Amid fresh concerns about teams electing to not run in final qualifying so that they save tyres, Hembery is eager for more talks about the idea of specific qualifying tyres. "We need to get all 12 teams together and I will certainly ask to put it on the table at the next F1 Commission meeting," he said when asked about the situation regarding Q3-specific tyres. "Bernie [Ecclestone] is keen on it. He does not feel [cars sitting out Q3] is good for TV and we have been on record saying that. But, equally, we appreciate the teams' point of view. And it was unanimous when we last spoke to them that they felt the tactical intrigue created by not running and having fresh tyres was something that was good for the sport. Where the real solution in that lies I don't know. "We will offer what is needed and that can be anything from an extra set for those in Q3 to make them run, through to full qualifying for everybody. We are open to whatever solution the sport feels is best, but we feel running cars in Q3 is important." Despite Pirelli's push, and Ecclestone's support of the idea, teams are not keen on the idea of changing the current Q3 rules, under which drivers must start races with the same tyres that they set their fastest qualifying time with. However, some team principals have suggested that the ultimate decider should be the fans at home. Mercedes boss Ross Brawn said: "There are two sides to every coin and is the show spoilt by the fact that some of the cars at the back of Q3 don't run? I'm not sure it is. I think everyone's focused on what the guys fighting for pole are doing. But if there was genuine proof that the fans want 10 cars running all the time in Q3 then we'd accept some extra tyres." http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99877 Pirelli to the rescue!

wtf is with maldonado?

there's a little x somewhere in the add, find it and click it.

i keep thinking. when's p3 starting? (looks on f1.com).

http://www.frequency.com/topic/heikki+kovalainen

where's the new f1?

^ lol.

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p1 Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m16.265s 22 2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.630s + 0.365 17 3. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.711s + 0.446 19 4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m16.747s + 0.482 12 5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m16.760s + 0.495 20 6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.843s + 0.578 19 7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m17.038s + 0.773 21 8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m17.190s + 0.925 13 9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m17.222s + 0.957 14 10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m17.261s + 0.996 18 11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m17.413s + 1.148 14 12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m17.631s + 1.366 18 13. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m18.106s + 1.841 14 14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.209s + 1.944 25 15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.252s + 1.987 28 16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m18.302s + 2.037 16 17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m18.617s + 2.352 20 18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m19.039s + 2.774 20 19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m19.341s + 3.076 16 20. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m20.838s + 4.573 26 21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.895s + 4.630 18 22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m21.638s + 5.373 9 23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m22.423s + 6.158 15 24. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1 p2 Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.746s 14 2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.138s + 0.392 17 3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.602s + 0.856 19 4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m16.661s + 0.915 21 5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m16.820s + 1.074 18 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m17.021s + 1.275 13 7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m17.148s + 1.402 21 8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m17.153s + 1.407 20 9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m17.293s + 1.547 9 10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m17.303s + 1.557 19 11. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m17.375s + 1.629 17 12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m17.395s + 1.649 19 13. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m17.655s + 1.909 18 14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m17.800s + 2.054 23 15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m18.251s + 2.505 22 16. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m18.440s + 2.694 23 17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.522s + 2.776 20 18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.808s + 3.062 24 19. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m19.267s + 3.521 23 20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m19.309s + 3.563 27 21. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m20.029s + 4.283 13 22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.240s + 4.494 19 23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m20.631s + 4.885 12 24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m20.886s + 5.140 10

Caterham shrugs off Heikki Kovalainen's engine blow-up in Monaco Grand Prix practice Caterham's technical director Mark Smith downplayed the significance of Heikki Kovalainen's engine failure during first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Finn's session came to a halt some five minutes from the end when his Renault power unit blew up spectacularly while driving through the tunnel. Smith said, however, that the engine was due to be replaced for Saturday and, with the problem happening at the end of the session, Kovalainen did not lose any track time. "Even though Heikki's FP1 was cut short by the engine failure it was at the end of the session and we did not lose any track time as the session was red-flagged," said Smith. "The new engine he ran in FP2 was due to go on his car tomorrow anyway, it had covered more than 2,000kms, so it really was not a big problem for us to see his morning session end that spectacularly!" Kovalainen, 21st quickest in the afternoon, was pleased with the updates introduced by his team this weekend. "This morning's session went pretty well," he said. "We tried a new suspension part early on that felt pretty good, and then we ran through a normal FP1 session on the primes until the engine let go as I was entering the tunnel towards the end of the session. "As soon as I engaged neutral the rear axle locked up and that brought FP1 to a slightly early end." http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99810

kovalainen.

it's over......... car go boom.

they're pre practice now.

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn is confident Michael Schumacher will make it onto the podium this year, saying the team are to blame for some of his poor displays. Fresh questions have been raised over the seven-time World Champion's future in the sport following his third DNF of the season in Spain a fortnight ago. The 43-year-old slammed into the back of Bruno Senna and then called the Brazilian an "idiot" over the team radio, but the stewards found that he was the guilty party and slapped him with a five-race grid penalty for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. It has been the story of his season though as he has picked up just two points from the first five races which is in stark contrast to team-mate Nico Rosberg who has 41 points behind his name following a race win in China. Schumacher, though, still has the backing of his team boss as Brawn feels they haven't exactly helped the German's cause. "Much has been said and written after his accident in Spain, but we should not forget that WE - the team - have let him down in three of the five races by not delivering the best job possible," he told Bild. "We must do better. I saw Michael's real driving quality in the first race. Therefore, I believe that we will still se Michael on the podium this year." Schumacher's three-year contract with the Brackley squad runs out at the end of the season and Brawn says "when the time comes, we will sit down together and talk about Michael's future". http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/7772882/-Merc-Have-Let-Schumi-Down- ..........

Mercedes says Paul di Resta could replace Michael Schumacher in 2013, if the seven-time champion quits Paul di Resta is a contender for a Mercedes seat if Michael Schumacher does not continue in Formula 1 next year, team CEO Nick Fry has confirmed. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Fry insisted that no decision had been taken on Schumacher's future but said the Force India driver is an obvious candidate. "Paul's on our radar," Fry said. "He has done a fantastic job, he's a nice guy, he's a great team player and he would be one of the drivers undoubtedly that, if Michael were to decide he didn't want to continue, we would look at. "We haven't reached that time in our thinking yet, but we have all got a lot of admiration for Paul." Former McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner di Resta has a long-term association with Mercedes. He won the F3 Euro Series title in 2006 with Mercedes and went on to win the DTM with the marque in 2010. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99742 to early to say ''roy was right''?

this should explain it. http://www.cocojams.com/content/text-analysis-green-sally

Despite rumours that he could be axed this season, Ferrari insist they could yet retain Felipe Massa for next year's Championship. Massa, who last won a grand prix back in 2008 at his home race in Brazil, has struggled in recent seasons. After a massively disappointing campaign in 2011, in which he failed to reach the podium, even the Brazilian acknowledged he needed a flying start to this season. However, the opposite has happened. Massa has bagged just two points in five grands prix compared to the 61 - and one race victory - that his team-mate Fernando Alonso has achieved. This has led to rumours that he could be replaced some time this season. Massa, though, recently came out claiming that he has the full support of all at Ferrari and it looks as if that is the case as spokesman Luca Colajanni says the 31-year-old could even stick around next season. "Felipe has the full confidence of the team, starting with our president," Colajanni told Brazil's O Estado newspaper. "We have not decided who will be our driver in 2013 but Felipe has not been discarded." As for speculation that the injury Massa suffered during qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian GP has slowed him down, Colajanni says there is no proof of this. "We have no evidence that makes up think that Felipe has slowed down because of the accident. Zero," he said. This was a sentiment backed up by F1 doctor Gary Hartstein who acknowledges that while "such an experience changes you, you can't say that it is why Felipe has not won." http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/7766983/-Massa-In-Line-For-2013-Ferrari-Drive- .................wtf? some kind of pick me up? or maybe they're not watching the races?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9K_Gow-6ZU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RHC0NOeOTE&feature=related

indycar yes. f1 no. there's no f1 shown on foxtel.

Williams working to determine cause of fire, FIA says 31 people treated in total It is so far confirmed only nine members were from F1 teams but other team personnel were understood to be involved. Caterham said four of its members had been taken to the medical centre for examination, while another Force India mechanic had also suffered from smoke inhalation and was under observation. Formula 1's ruling body, the FIA, said a total of 31 people were seen by medical staff from the circuit. Seven had been transferred to local hospitals. http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/99605 no one seriously hurt that we know of terry. nice to see people form other teams helping them.