Formula 1 2012

It should be. I dont think the financial benefit is worth it.
 
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Williams have signed Susie Wolff (nee Stoddart) as a development driver. As well as sampling the team’s FW34, Wolff will attend several 2012 Grands Prix while also contesting her seventh season of DTM.

“Susie is a talented, successful and highly professional racing driver who competes in one of the world’s most fiercely-contested racing series,” explained team principal Frank Williams. “Susie will join Williams as a development driver, in which capacity she will assist us with the development of our simulator and other technical challenges.
 
Bernie doesnt run the FIA though
 
P1 in Shanghai about to start...
 
Lotus' protest of the Mercedes rear wing has been dismissed by the FIA.
 
The FIA is the governing body of motor sport and therefore of Formula One. As such, it sets the season’s calendars following the proposal of the Commercial Rights Holder (CRH) in accordance with the local national authorities in all matters relating to safety.

Within that context, the FIA ensures that any event forming part of an FIA World Championship is organised in compliance with the FIA Statutes and the relevant Sporting and Technical Regulations and that the safety of the public, officials, drivers and teams is secured at all times during an event.

The FIA must make rational decisions based on the information provided to us by the Bahraini authorities and by the Commercial Rights Holder. In addition we have endeavoured to assess the ongoing situation in Bahrain.

President Jean Todt led a fact-finding mission to the Kingdom in November 2011, meeting a large number of decision-makers and opinion formers, including elected Shia members of parliament, the president of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, ambassadors from the European Union countries, the Crown Prince, the Interior Minister and many members of the business community.

All expressed their wish for the Grand Prix to go ahead in 2012, and since then, the FIA has kept in close touch with all these stakeholders. Away from the public eye, the FIA has received regular security briefings from the most senior diplomatic officials based in the Kingdom as well as from other independent experts.

The 2012 calendar, as presented by the CRH, was ratified by the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in September 2011. Since then no request from the F1 Commission or the CRH has been made to the WMSC to either postpone or cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Based on the current information the FIA has at this stage, it is satisfied that all the proper security measures are in place for the running of a Formula One World Championship event in Bahrain.

Therefore, the FIA confirms that the 2012 Gulf Air F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain will go ahead as scheduled.

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End of P1.

1) Lewis Hamilton - 1:38.146
2) Nico Rosberg - 1:38.116
3) Michael Schumacher - 1:38.316
4) Sergio Perez - 1:38.584
5) Kamui Kobayashi - 1:38.911
6) Mark Webber - 1:38.977
7) Sebastian Vettel - 1:39.198
8) Jenson Button - 1:39.199
9) Daniel Ricciardo - 1:39.748
10) Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:39.768
 
End of P2.

1) Michael Schumacher - 1:35.973
2) Lewis Hamilton - 1:36.145
3) Sebastian Vettel - 1:36.160
4) Mark Webber - 1:36.433
5) Nico Rosberg - 1:36.617
6) Jenson Button - 1:36.711
7) Kamui Kobayashi - 1:36.956
8) Paul diResta - 1:36.966
9) Nico Hulkenberg - 1:37.191
10) Fernando Alonso - 1:37.316
 
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Who, when, where?
 
1984 - Elio de Angelis in the JPS Lotus and Ayrton Senna in the Toleman.
Monaco?

Who: Elio de Angelis (Lotus), Ayrton Senna (Toleman) :thumbsup:
When: 1984 :thumbsup:
Where: Monaco :thumbsup:

3 for 3!
 
20 minutes to P3 in Shanghai!
 
End of P3.

1) Lewis Hamilton - 1:35.940
2) Jenson Button - 1:36.063
3) Nico Rosberg - 1:36.389
4) Michael Schumacher - 1:36.512
5) Mark Webber - 1:36.635
6) Pastor Maldonado - 1:36.765
7) Sergio Perez - 1:36.781
8) Kamui Kobayashi - 1:36.880
9) Sebastian Vettel - 1:37.039
10) Kimi Raikkonen - 1:37.061

Qualifying at 2:00 PM local time.
 
End of Q1.

Fastest time: Sergio Perez (1:36.198)

Eliminated:
Vergne
Kovalainen
Petrov
Glock
Pic
De La Rosa
Karthikeyan

All cars qualify for race session.
 
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