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WP:F1 Newsletter (September 2012)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 9 · September 3, 2012 – October 1, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Sas1998 (talk · contribs) (September 3) Eff Won (talk · contribs) (September 8) Badger80 (talk · contribs) (Sepetember 17) KHarber (talk · contribs) (September 22) New recipients – Badger80 (talk · contribs) (September 22) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 2 3 1 6 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 6 36 44 98 184 Start 15 101 185 692 993 Stub 18 130 1,540 1,688 List 1 7 18 4 30 Category 522 522 Disambig 8 8 File 2 2 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 176 176 NA 40 40 Assessed 49 201 437 2,389 871 0 3,947 Unassessed 1 1 1 3 Total 49 202 437 2,390 871 1 3,950 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix for McLaren and then retired from the lead of the Singapore Grand Prix, before creating the off-track news story of the year by signing for the Mercedes team for 2013. New images 2012
Article of the month – 2012 Singapore Grand Prix The 2012 Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race that took place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore on 23 September 2012 as the fourteenth round of the 2012 season. The race was the thirteenth time that a Singapore Grand Prix has been held, and the fifth time it was a round of the Formula One World Championship. Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole. Sebastian Vettel won the race, his second of the season, after Hamilton's gearbox failed early in the race. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 194 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 165 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 149 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 142 5th Mark Webber Red Bull 132 6th Jenson Button McLaren 119 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 93 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 82 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber 66 10th Felipe Massa Ferrari 51 11th Paul di Resta Force India 44 12th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 43 13th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 35 14th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 31 15th Pastor Maldonado Williams 29 16th Bruno Senna Williams 25 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 8 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 6 19th Timo Glock Marussia 0 20th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 21st Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 22nd Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus 0 23rd Charles Pic Marussia 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 25th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 297 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 261 3rd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 245 4th Lotus F1 Team E20 231 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 136 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 101 7th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 75 8th Williams F1 Team FW34 54 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 14 10th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 11th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Italian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:19:41.221 2nd Sergio Pérez Sauber 4.356 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 20.863 4th Felipe Massa Ferrari 29.667 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 30.881 6th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 31.259 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 33.550 8th Paul di Resta Force India 41.057 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 43.898 10th Bruno Senna Williams 48.144 Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg 1:27.239, on lap 53 Italian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:24.010 Jenson Button McLaren 1:24.133 Row two Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.247 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:24.540 Row three Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:24.802 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.833 Row four Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:24.855 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:25.109 Row five Paul di Resta Force India 1:24.304* Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.678 * Di Resta originally qualified fourth, but was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Gearbox penalty for Di Resta at Force India Friday Practice 1 – Schumacher starts well at Monza Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton ahead as McLaren edge Ferrari Saturday Practice – Hamilton by a thousandth Qualifying – McLaren lock out front row with Hamilton pole Race – Hamilton supreme at Monza, as Perez shines again
Singapore Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 2:00:26.144 2nd Jenson Button McLaren 8.959 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 15.227 4th Paul di Resta Force India 19.063 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 34.784 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 35.759 7th Romain Grosjean Lotus 36.698 8th Felipe Massa Ferrari 42.829 9th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 45.820 10th Sergio Pérez Sauber 50.619† Fastest Lap: Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) 1:51.033, on lap 52 Singapore Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:46.362 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:46.804 Row two Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:46.905 Jenson Button McLaren 1:46.939 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:47.216 Paul di Resta Force India 1:47.241 Row four Mark Webber Red Bull 1:47.475 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:47.788 Row five Michael Schumacher Mercedes No time* Nico Rosberg Mercedes No time* Race reduced from 61 laps to 59 laps due to the two-hour time limit. * Both Mercedes cars failed to record a flying lap time during Q3. Thus, they were ranked in car number order. † Mark Webber (10th, 47.175) was given a 20-second time penalty post-race for "gaining an advantage by going off the track" when passing Kamui Kobayashi. Webber loses point after post-race penalty Friday Practice 1 – Vettel off to a flyer in Singapore Friday Practice 2 – Vettel dominates day one in Singapore Saturday Practice – Vettel makes it three from three Qualifying – Hamilton blasts to Singapore pole Race – Resurgent Vettel wins action-packed Singapore round

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WPF1 Newsletter (October)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 10 · October 1, 2012 – November 5, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – MTracey1 (talk · contribs) (October 3) Cybervoron (talk · contribs) (October 16) New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 2 3 1 6 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 6 36 44 98 184 Start 15 102 185 701 1,003 Stub 18 130 1,548 1,696 List 1 7 18 4 30 Category 524 524 Disambig 8 8 File 2 2 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 179 179 NA 41 41 Assessed 49 202 437 2,406 877 0 3,971 Unassessed 2 2 Total 49 202 437 2,406 877 2 3,973 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Featured List Candidates – List of red-flagged Formula One races Current Good Article Nominees – Jenson Button Deletions – Velociudad Speedcity
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korea International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. A dramatic start to the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix saw Romain Grosjean (Lotus) knock Mark Webber (Red Bull) into a spin. Further back, Bruno Senna (Williams) hit Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) as the pack was broken up, whilst championship contender Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) sustained a race-ending puncture in a separate incident. New images 1991 2012
Article of the month – List of red-flagged Formula One races, current Featured List Candidate Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. A red flag is shown when there has been an accident or the track conditions are poor enough to warrant the race being stopped. The flags are displayed by the marshals at various points around the circuit. Following a red flag being shown, the exit of the pit lane is closed and cars must proceed to the starting grid slowly, without overtaking. From 2005, a ten-minute warning is given before the race is resumed behind the safety car, which leads the field for a lap before it returns to the pit lane. Previously, the race was restarted in race order from the penultimate lap before the red flag was shown. If a race is unable to be resumed, "the results will be taken at the end of the penultimate lap before the lap during which the signal to suspend the race was given." If 75 per cent of the race distance has not been completed and the race cannot be resumed, half points are awarded. No points are awarded if the race cannot be restarted and less than two laps have been completed. Since the first World Championship Grand Prix in 1950, red flags have been shown in sixty-three races. Twenty-six were restarted on the first lap. Thirteen races, nine stopped because of rain and four due to accidents involving drivers, were not restarted. Three races were stopped due to incidents that resulted in fatalities: The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix was stopped on lap twenty-nine and not restarted after Rolf Stommelen's car crashed into a spectator area, killing five people. The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix was halted on the first lap after Riccardo Paletti was killed when his car collided with the back of Didier Pironi's Ferrari. The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was red-flagged on lap five following the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna, in which his car crashed into a wall at the Tamburello curve. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 255 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 245 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 198 4th Mark Webber Red Bull 167 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 165 6th Jenson Button McLaren 153 7th Felipe Massa Ferrari 95 8th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 93 9th Romain Grosjean Lotus 90 10th Sergio Pérez Sauber 66 11th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 58 12th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 49 13th Paul di Resta Force India 46 14th Pastor Maldonado Williams 43 15th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 43 16th Bruno Senna Williams 30 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 12 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 10 19th Timo Glock Marussia 0 20th Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 21st Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 22nd Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus 0 23rd Charles Pic Marussia 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 25th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 422 2nd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 340 3rd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 318 4th Lotus F1 Team E20 288 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 136 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 124 7th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 95 8th Williams F1 Team FW34 73 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 22 10th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 11th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Japanese Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:28:56.242 2nd Felipe Massa Ferrari 20.639 3rd Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 24.538 4th Jenson Button McLaren 25.098 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 46.490 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 50.424 7th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 51.159 8th Pastor Maldonado Williams 52.364 9th Mark Webber Red Bull 54.675 10th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:06.919 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:35.774, on lap 52 Japanese Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:30.839 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:31.090 Row two Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:31.700 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:31.898 Row three Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:32.022 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.114 Row four Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:32.208 Jenson Button McLaren 1:31.290* Row five Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32.327 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.293 (Q2)† * Button originally qualified third, but was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Button to take Suzuka gearbox penalty † Nico Hülkenberg (10th, no time set) was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Nico Hulkenberg gets gearbox penalty Friday Practice 1 – McLaren set the Suzuka standard Friday Practice 2 – Webber moves ahead in Japan Saturday Practice – Vettel heads Red Bull one-two Qualifying – Vettel claims fourth successive Suzuka pole Race – Vettel wins at Suzuka to slash Alonso's title advantage
Korean Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36:28.651 2nd Mark Webber Red Bull 8.231 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 13.944 4th Felipe Massa Ferrari 20.168 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 36.739 6th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 45.301 7th Romain Grosjean Lotus 54.812 8th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:09.589 9th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:11.787 10th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:19.692 Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:42.037, on lap 54 Korean Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Mark Webber Red Bull 1:37.242 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:37.316 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:37.469 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.534 Row three Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:37.625 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:37.884 Row four Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:37.934 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:38.266 Row five Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.361 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.513 Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton leads Alonso at Yeongam Friday Practice 2 – Red Bull take control in Korea Saturday Practice – Vettel stays ahead at Yeongam Qualifying – Webber bests Vettel to take Yeongam pole Race – Vettel storms into title lead with Korean win
Indian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:31:10.744 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 9.437 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull 13.217 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 13.909 5th Jenson Button McLaren 26.266 6th Felipe Massa Ferrari 44.674 7th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 45.227 8th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 54.998 9th Romain Grosjean Lotus 56.103 10th Bruno Senna Williams 1:14.975 Fastest Lap: Jenson Button 1:28.203, on lap 60 Indian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.283 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.327 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:25.544 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.659 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.773 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.857 Row four Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:26.236 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:26.360 Row five Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:26.713 Nico Rosberg Mercedes No time* * Rosberg did not complete a flying lap during the third part of qualifying. Friday Practice 1 – Vettel takes charge for Red Bull in India Friday Practice 2 – Red Bull dominate in New Delhi Saturday Practice – Vettel top as battle intensifies Qualifying – Vettel edges Webber for Red Bull lockout Race – Vettel wins in New Delhi as Alonso limits the damage
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:45:58.667 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 0.852 3rd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 4.163 4th Jenson Button McLaren 7.787 5th Pastor Maldonado Williams 13.007 6th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 20.076 7th Felipe Massa Ferrari 22.896 8th Bruno Senna Williams 23.542 9th Paul di Resta Force India 24.160 10th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 27.463 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:43.964, on lap 54 Abu Dhabi Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:40.630 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:40.978 Row two Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:41.226* Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:41.260 Row three Jenson Button McLaren 1:41.290 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:41.582 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:41.603 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:41.723 Row five Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:41.778 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:42.019 (Q2) * Sebastian Vettel (1:41.073) was disqualified from the qualifying session, and sent to the back of the grid after stewards deemed he did not have enough fuel in his car, following the session; Vettel had stopped on track following his qualifying lap. Vettel sent to back of the grid for fuel infringement Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton heads McLaren one-two in Abu Dhabi Friday Practice 2 – Vettel edges Hamilton at Yas Marina Saturday Practice – McLaren back on top as Vettel hits trouble Qualifying – Hamilton dwarves the rest to clinch Abu Dhabi pole Race – Raikkonen wins for Lotus in Abu Dhabi thriller

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WPF1 Newsletter (November)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 11 · November 5, 2012 – December 3, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Jahn1234567890 (talk · contribs) (November 9) TheEnd35000vr (talk · contribs) (November 18) New recipients – TheEnd35000vr (talk · contribs) (November 18) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 2 4 1 7 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 19 27 40 49 135 C 7 36 44 97 184 Start 15 102 185 720 1,022 Stub 18 131 1,549 1,698 List 1 6 18 4 29 Category 526 526 Disambig 8 8 File 2 2 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 20 20 Template 180 180 NA 42 42 Assessed 50 202 438 2,425 881 0 3,996 Unassessed 3 3 Total 50 202 438 2,425 881 3 3,999 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Current Good Article Nominees – 2012 Formula One season
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, Elf Masters (fr) Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korea International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Formula One returned to the United States for the first time since 2007 with a race held at the brand-new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. New images 2012 File:Kimi Räikkönen at the USA GP.jpg
Article of the month – 2012 Formula One season, current Good Article nominee The 2012 Formula One season was the 63rd season of the Formula One World Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) — the governing body of motorsport — as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The season was contested over twenty rounds, which started in Australia on 18 March and ended in Brazil on 25 November. The 2012 season saw the return of the United States Grand Prix, which was held at the Circuit of the Americas, a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas. After being cancelled in 2011 due to civil protests, the Bahrain Grand Prix also returned to the calendar. The early season was tumultuous, with seven different drivers winning the first seven races of the championship; a record for the series. It was not until the European Grand Prix in June that a driver, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, won his second race of the year, and with it, emerged as a championship contender. Alonso maintained his hold on the championship lead for the next seven races, taking his third win in Germany and finishing on the podium in the United Kingdom, Italy and Singapore. However, costly first-lap retirements in Belgium and Japan allowed his rivals to catch up, and defending World Champion Sebastian Vettel — like Alonso, a two-time winner — took the lead in the sixteenth race of the season. Vettel, too, encountered difficulties throughout the season; contact with a backmarker left him to finish outside the points in Malaysia, while alternator failures at the European and Italian Grands Prix cost him valuable points and exclusion from qualifying in Abu Dhabi led him to start from the pit lane. Vettel entered the final race of the season with a thirteen-point lead over Alonso. Alonso needed a podium finish to stand any chance of becoming World Drivers' Champion, but in a race of attrition that finished under the safety car, Vettel finished in sixth place, scoring enough points to win his third consecutive championship, becoming the third driver to do so. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull Racing secured their third consecutive title when Sebastian Vettel finished second at the United States Grand Prix. In addition to seeing seven drivers win the first seven races, the 2012 season broke several records. The calendar for the season included twenty races, breaking the previous record of nineteen, which was first set in 2005. Six current or former World Drivers' Champions — Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Michael Schumacher — started the season, breaking the record of five established in 1970. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 281 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 278 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 207 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 190 5th Jenson Button McLaren 188 6th Mark Webber Red Bull 179 7th Felipe Massa Ferrari 122 8th Romain Grosjean Lotus 96 9th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 93 10th Sergio Pérez Sauber 66 11th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 63 12th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 60 13th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 49 14th Paul di Resta Force India 46 15th Pastor Maldonado Williams 45 16th Bruno Senna Williams 31 17th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 16 18th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 10 19th Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 20th Timo Glock Marussia 0 21st Charles Pic Marussia 0 22nd Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 23rd Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 25th Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB8 460 2nd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 400 3rd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 378 4th Lotus F1 Team E20 303 5th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 142 6th Sauber F1 Team C31 126 7th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 109 8th Williams F1 Team FW34 76 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 26 10th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 11th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
United States Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35:55.269 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0.675 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 39.229 4th Felipe Massa Ferrari 46.013 5th Jenson Button McLaren 56.432 6th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:04.425 7th Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:10.313 8th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:13.792 9th Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:14.525 10th Bruno Senna Williams 1:15.133 Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:39.347, on lap 56 United States Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:35.657 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.766 Row two Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.174 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:36.708 Row three Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:36.794 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:37.141* Row four Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.300 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:36.587† Row five Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:37.842 Bruno Senna Williams 1:37.604 (Q2) * Felipe Massa (7th, 1:36.937; 6th after Grosjean penalty) was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Late Massa grid penalty promotes Alonso † Grosjean was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Gearbox penalty for Grosjean Friday Practice 1 – Vettel fastest on US return Friday Practice 2 – Vettel the clear leader in Austin Saturday Practice – Vettel still riding high for Red Bull in Austin Qualifying – Vettel pushed all the way for Austin pole Race – Hamilton king of America as title fight rages on Red Bull: Third constructors' title a "proud moment"
Brazilian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Jenson Button McLaren 1:45:22.656 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2.754* 3rd Felipe Massa Ferrari 3.615 4th Mark Webber Red Bull 4.936 5th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 5.708 6th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 9.453 7th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 11.907 8th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 28.653 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 31.250 10th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1 lap Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton 1:18.069, on lap 38 Brazilian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:12.458 Jenson Button McLaren 1:12.513 Row two Mark Webber Red Bull 1:12.581 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:12.760 Row three Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.987 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:13.206† Row four Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:13.253 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:13.298 Row five Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:13.489 Paul di Resta Force India 1:14.121 (Q2) * Race finished under neutralised safety car conditions. † Pastor Maldonado (6th; 1:13.174) was given a ten-place grid penalty for receiving his third reprimand of the season. This was due to missing the weigh-bridge during qualifying. [1] Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton sets Sao Paulo standard Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton stays ahead for McLaren in Brazil Saturday Practice – Button pips Vettel at Interlagos Qualifying – Hamilton on pole for title decider in Brazil Race – Button first, Alonso second, Vettel champion History in the making – Vettel's route to the 2012 title

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The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 12 · December 3, 2012 – December 31, 2012 Previous month's issue
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Article of the month – 2012 Formula One season, current Good Article nominee The 2012 Formula One season was the 63rd season of the Formula One World Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) — the governing body of motorsport — as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The season was contested over twenty rounds, which started in Australia on 18 March and ended in Brazil on 25 November. The 2012 season saw the return of the United States Grand Prix, which was held at the Circuit of the Americas, a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas. After being cancelled in 2011 due to civil protests, the Bahrain Grand Prix also returned to the calendar. The early season was tumultuous, with seven different drivers winning the first seven races of the championship; a record for the series. It was not until the European Grand Prix in June that a driver, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, won his second race of the year, and with it, emerged as a championship contender. Alonso maintained his hold on the championship lead for the next seven races, taking his third win in Germany and finishing on the podium in the United Kingdom, Italy and Singapore. However, costly first-lap retirements in Belgium and Japan allowed his rivals to catch up, and defending World Champion Sebastian Vettel — like Alonso, a two-time winner — took the lead in the sixteenth race of the season. Vettel, too, encountered difficulties throughout the season; contact with a backmarker left him to finish outside the points in Malaysia, while alternator failures at the European and Italian Grands Prix cost him valuable points and exclusion from qualifying in Abu Dhabi led him to start from the pit lane. Vettel entered the final race of the season with a thirteen-point lead over Alonso. Alonso needed a podium finish to stand any chance of becoming World Drivers' Champion, but in a race of attrition that finished under the safety car, Vettel finished in sixth place, scoring enough points to win his third consecutive championship, becoming the third driver to do so. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull Racing secured their third consecutive title when Sebastian Vettel finished second at the United States Grand Prix. In addition to seeing seven drivers win the first seven races, the 2012 season broke several records. The calendar for the season included twenty races, breaking the previous record of nineteen, which was first set in 2005. Six current or former World Drivers' Champions — Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Michael Schumacher — started the season, breaking the record of five established in 1970. (More...)
2013 Teams and Races From 2013 Formula One season 2013 Teams Team Constructor Drivers Car Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB9 Mark Webber Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Fernando Alonso TBA Felipe Massa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren Jenson Button McLaren MP4-28 Sergio Pérez Lotus F1 Lotus Kimi Räikkönen TBA Romain Grosjean Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W04 Nico Rosberg Sauber F1 Team Sauber Nico Hülkenberg Sauber C32 Esteban Gutiérrez Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India TBA Force India VJM06 TBA Williams F1 Team Williams Pastor Maldonado Williams FW35 Valtteri Bottas Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso STR8 Jean-Éric Vergne Caterham F1 Team Caterham Charles Pic TBA TBA Marussia F1 Team Marussia Timo Glock Marussia MR02 Max Chilton 2013 Grands Prix Grand Prix Circuit Last Winner Date Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Jenson Button 17 March Malaysia Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit Fernando Alonso 24 March Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit Nico Rosberg 14 April Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 21 April Gran Premio de España Circuit de Catalunya Pastor Maldonado 12 May Grand Prix de Monaco Circuit de Monaco Mark Webber 26 May Grand Prix du Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Lewis Hamilton 9 June British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit Mark Webber 30 June Großer Preis von Deutschland TBA Fernando Alonso 7 July TBA TBA N/A 21 July Magyar Nagydíj Hungaroring Lewis Hamilton 28 July Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Jenson Button 25 August Gran Premio |d'Italia Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lewis Hamilton 8 September Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit Sebastian Vettel 22 September Korean Grand Prix Korea International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 6 October Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit Sebastian Vettel 13 October Indian Grand Prix Buddh International Circuit Sebastian Vettel 27 October Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit Kimi Räikkönen 3 November United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas Lewis Hamilton 17 November Grande Prêmio do Brasil Autódromo José Carlos Pace Jenson Button 24 November

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