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Yeh, I am there in Feb next year. I hope they don't mind throwing on their "F1 drivers are in town "outfits on for me

Hopefuly they like the DTM and come out to the round in Sept! otherwise happy to spend a day or 2 exploring the beach for them ( or other like them! )

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Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m40.890s 22

2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m40.973s + 0.083 21

3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m40.984s + 0.094 19

4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.994s + 0.104 19

5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m41.065s + 0.175 26

6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m41.105s + 0.215 15

7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m41.117s + 0.227 22

8. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m41.158s + 0.268 18

9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m41.182s + 0.292 21

10. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m41.620s + 0.730 21

11. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m41.784s + 0.894 15

12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.838s + 0.948 19

13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.861s + 0.971 16

14. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m42.109s + 1.219 20

15. Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes 1m42.175s + 1.285 21

16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m42.299s + 1.409 24

17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m42.442s + 1.552 26

18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m42.758s + 1.868 26

19. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m42.777s + 1.887 28

20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m43.209s + 2.319 19

21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m44.173s + 3.283 18

22. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m44.996s + 4.106 15

23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m45.120s + 4.230 23

24. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m45.338s + 4.448 7

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100558

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Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.334 33

2. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m39.465s + 0.131 32

3. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.595s + 0.261 20

4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m39.601s + 0.267 27

5. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m39.644s + 0.310 34

6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m39.700s + 0.366 32

7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.733s + 0.399 34

8. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m39.868s + 0.534 33

9. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m39.901s + 0.567 30

10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m39.926s + 0.592 32

11. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m39.945s + 0.611 34

12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.990s + 0.656 33

13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m40.075s + 0.741 29

14. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.147s + 0.813 25

15. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.244s + 0.910 35

16. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.511s + 1.177 29

17. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m40.963s + 1.629 20

18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.121s + 1.787 32

19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m41.197s + 1.863 38

20. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.263s + 1.929 29

21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.424s + 3.090 21

22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.958s + 3.624 30

23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m44.201s + 4.867 33

24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m44.260s + 4.926 12

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100569

Formula 1 teams are considering a ban on tyre warmers for 2013

Formula 1 teams are considering a ban on tyre warmers from as early as next year as part of a package of cost-saving measures.

With the FIA and teams currently involved in a consultation period to frame new regulations aimed at keeping finances in check, sources have revealed that one proposal being given serious thought is to outlaw tyre blankets.

Such a move, which was also considered a few years ago before being dropped because of safety concerns, would save teams money in both equipment expenditure and in freight costs.

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery told AUTOSPORT that his company would be happy to produce tyres that would work well without pre-heating, but said it would need some advance warning.

"It needs planning and you have to do it well, so it is something that if they want to do they have to do it very quickly," he explained.

"What we have found in the past, when we have tried to discuss it, is that the drivers have tended to be worried about such a move, as they feel that it can create a safety issue. From our point of view, yes we can do it but we need time to do it - because it changes completely the compounds that you use."

Hembery believes that because of the time constraints - as well as the limitations imposed by it not having access to a 2012 car for private testing – it could be better for F1 if such a ban was imposed over two seasons.

For 2013, he suggests, it could be possible to ban tyre warmers on wet tyres before a full-on ban on heating slicks for the following campaign.

"There might be some midway of being able to get rid of them on the wet tyres because, by the time you get down the pit straight and it is raining, you have lost your temperature anyway. So possibly we could get halfway there quickly and progress to something different for 2014."

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/100613

Jenson Button leads the way in final practice for the European Grand Prix

Jenson Button showed that his recent qualifying struggles could be behind him by topping Saturday morning practice for the European Grand Prix.

The McLaren driver knocked Lotus driver Romain Grosjean off top spot by just under a tenth of a second during the flurry of soft tyre qualifying simulations in the final minutes of the session.

This suggests that he will be in the mix for pole position, although Sebastian Vettel, who ended the morning an unobtrusive 13th, justified his status as the man to beat by setting the fastest times of all in the first and second sectors before aborting his only flier on softs late on.

After a quiet opening 10 minutes of the session, first Grosjean and then team-mate Kimi Raikkonen topped the timesheets, although it was Red Bull driver Vettel who set the best time of the medium-shod runs, posting a 1m38.434s just after the halfway point of the one-hour session.

During the medium runs, there were few major incidents, although Pedro de la Rosa did spin his HRT after losing it under braking for the final corner.

Grosjean was the first to bolt on the soft tyres after half an hour, jumping to the top of the times. His lap was good enough for second overall, with Raikkonen, who took advantage of an uncongested circuit to complete his qualifying simulation with 10 minutes to go, proving that Lotus will be strong this afternoon by lapping just a tenth slower.

Force India pairing Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta carried their impressive Friday form over by setting the fourth and fifth fastest times ahead of Sauber driver Sergio Perez.

Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher was seventh fastest ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, while Pastor Maldonado, who showed strong pace relative to the rest on mediums, completed the top 10.

Several big names were in unfamiliar territory in the bottom half of the timesheets. Fernando Alonso ended up 12th after a big lock up at Turn 12 during his soft tyre run that forced him to take to the run-off area, with Vettel one place behind him with a time set on mediums.

Nico Rosberg was down in 15th, but it was Red Bull driver Mark Webber who endured the worst session. He completed just four laps before a technical problem brought his morning to a close, meaning that he didn't get the chance to run on soft tyres in preparation for qualifying.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.562 17

2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m38.655s + 0.093 18

3. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m38.759s + 0.197 18

4. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m38.819s + 0.257 17

5. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m38.892s + 0.330 17

6. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.084s + 0.522 20

7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m39.141s + 0.579 15

8. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.178s + 0.616 17

9. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m39.318s + 0.756 15

10. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m39.357s + 0.795 18

11. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.358s + 0.796 19

12. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.395s + 0.833 15

13. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.434s + 0.872 13

14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m39.543s + 0.981 13

15. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m39.946s + 1.384 20

16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.037s + 1.475 17

17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.134s + 1.572 20

18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m40.681s + 2.119 15

19. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m41.282s + 2.720 4

20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m41.931s + 3.369 15

21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m42.758s + 4.196 14

22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.815s + 4.253 16

23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m42.943s + 4.381 14

24. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.124s + 4.562 16

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100617

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