2012 British Grand Prix team-by-team lap times and speed comparison

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

A team-by-team look into the lap times, maximum speeds at three individual sectors and highest speeds attained through the speed trap by all the drivers/teams at the 2012 British Grand Prix.2012 British Grand Prix maximum speeds and speed trapThe circuit characteristics of Silverstone requires Med/High downforce setup, with a top speed of 311kph with DRS activated and 301kph without.The data

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British GP: Maldonado and Kobayashi receive fines

Monday, July 9, 2012

Maldonado says "Hi" to Perez in his usual style!Williams’ Pastor Maldonado and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi both picked up post-race fines from the British Grand Prix stewards thanks to driving indiscretions during Sunday’s Silverstone race.Maldonado was adjudged to have caused his collision with Sergio Perez, which led to the Sauber driver’s retirement, and due to the seriousness of the incident

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2012 British Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stop times

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Here is a look into the tyre strategies and the pit stop times for the 2012 British Grand Prix. The race was a dry one, unlike most of the sessions this weekend. Teams were provided with the Pirelli soft option tyres (PZero Yellow) and the hard prime tyres (PZero Silver) for the dry running.Tyre strategies:As we can see from the details below, all the drivers used new sets of fresh rubber. Only

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after British GP

World Drivers' Championship Grands Prix Pos Driver Points AU MA CH BA ES MO CA EU GB GE HU BE IT SI JP KO IN AB US BR 1 Fernando Alonso 129 10 25 2 6 18 15 10 25 18 2 Mark Webber 116 12 12 12 12 - 25 6 12

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Webber wins sunny British Grand Prix to deny Alonso a second successive victory

Mark Webber claimed the ninth win of his career today when he swept to a dramatic and perfectly-judged victory in an incident-filled British Grand Prix.In a race run in welcome, if rare, dry conditions, the 35-year-old Australian steered his Red Bull through 52 laps of complex tactical and strategic racing to overtake pole sitter Fernando Alonso of Ferrari close home.It was Webber's second win

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2012 British Grand Prix Qualifying Pictures

Fernando Alonso starts the British Grand Prix from pole position. The pole was Ferrari's first since Alonso started the Singapore Grand Prix from the top slot on the grid in September 2010, 31 races ago. Last year's pole sitter, Mark Webber qualified third and 7-times World Champion Michael Schumacher starts from third position.Here are a few pictures of the wet qualifying session for the 2012

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Alonso on pole in a wet British Grand Prix qualifying

Saturday, July 7, 2012

No rain (or snow!) can dampen the spirits of the British when it comes to motorsport. The grandstands were jam packed as were the streets leading to the circuit. Even though the session was red-flagged for more than an hour, the fans found ways to entertain themselves by roaring and cheering to the "Mexican wave" choreographed by the engineers and mechanics in the pit lane.Fernando Alonso also

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British Grand Prix: Friday Rain soaked Practice Pictures

Friday, July 6, 2012

Lewis Hamilton posted fastest time of day one at Silverstone, but wet weather was the real talking point. Here are some pictures from Friday Practice session. For more pictures, head out to our Facebook page here.

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British GP: Hamilton fastest at the end of today's practice

With fans braving the elements and huddling under umbrellas around the circuit, 2008 world champion Hamilton set the pace with a largely meaningless time of one minute 56.345 seconds after lunch.Frenchman Romain Grosjean had been fastest for Lotus in the morning session with 1:56.552.Waterlogged campsites led to monster tailbacks outside the circuit as organisers struggled to get vehicles parked

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De Villota family overwhelmed by the "expression of love and support" (Update)

Hope your recovery is a quick one. Our thoughts are with you. Get well soonThe sister of Maria De Villota has revealed her family have been overwhelmed by the "expression of love and support" in the wake of an accident this week that robbed the Marussia test driver of sight in her right eye.The Marussia team yesterday [July 5] began the business of attempting to focus on this weekend's British

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'Dark Knight Rises': Batmobile at the British Grand Prix (Pictures)

Thursday, July 5, 2012

The Lotus Formula 1 Team announced a partnership with 'The Dark Knight Rises' at this weekend's British Grand Prix.The E20 Lotus F1 car, the garage and racing suits worn by drivers will all be adorned in the logo of the film, according to the team's official website.Most excitingly of all, the iconic Tumbler Batmobile (Bat-Pod) will be presented on the circuit by Lotus F1 Team drivers Kimi

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British Grand Prix: Technical feature, Facts and Figures

The FIA Formula One World Championship heads to Silverstone this weekend.Technical FeatureWith such high speed challenges as the Maggotts-Becketts complex, Copse and the Hangar Straight contrasting with the slower corners such as the new loop and Luffield turns, the British track remains one of the great Grand Prix circuits.Pastor Maldonado’s Renault Sport F1 engine engineer at the Williams F1

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Vettel and Webber unveil Red Bull's Wings for Life charity livery (Pictures)

Red Bull Racing drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber unveiled their Wings for Life cars on Thursday [July 5] ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Both will drive their specially-branded RB8s, which each feature more than 25,000 photos that have been sent in by fans, throughout the race weekend.Organised for Wings for Life, the charity that is striving to find a cure for spinal cord

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Official medical update on De Villota: Loses right eye

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

In a shocking incident, Marussia F1 test driver Maria de Villota was seriously injured in a crash while testing the car yesterday [July 3]. She had an accident in the team’s MR01 race car at Duxford Airfield where she was testing the car for the first time.“The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team’s support truck.“Maria has been

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Enter the contest: Pepe Jeans (with your Butt) takes you to F1 (+Video)

Pepe Jeans, official team partner of the Red Bull Racing Team and its two drivers: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, has recently launched a contest on Facebook encouraging users to upload a picture of their butt wearing Pepe Jeans. They can win Red Bull Racing caps and Pepe Jeans both signed by Vettel and Webber just for participating and a ticket for two to their nearest F1 grand prix if they

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News, developments and other stories ahead of the 2012 British Grand Prix

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

After an amazing race at Valencia, Formula One now heads to the historic Silverstone circuit for the 2012 British Grand Prix this weekend. Silverstone hosted the first official Formula One championship race back in 1950 and has been, barring a few circumstances, a firm fixture on the calendar ever since.Heading the drivers’ championship is Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) who made up a place post

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Pirelli announces tyre choices up to the British Grand Prix

Monday, May 21, 2012

For the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the teams will use the P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft tyres. At the Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia, the teams will have the P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft at their disposal. Finally, for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July, Pirelli will bring the P Zero Silver hard and P Zero Yellow soft.Montreal’s street circuit is

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Red Bull's Wings for Life charity will feature your photo on the RB8 (Video)

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Faces for Charity is the charitable initiative launched by the Formula 1 world champion team Red Bull Racing to raise money for research against diseases of the spinal cord.Wings for Life, founded by Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz and two-time motocross world champion Heinz Kinigadner, offers its fans to lend their support and upload their photos to the website dedicated. (Details below)The

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2012 Formula 1 British Grand Prix

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Details Race Date: 8-Jul-12 Number of Laps: 52 Circuit Length: 5.891 km Race Distance: 306.227 km Lap Record: 1:30.874 - F Alonso (2010) The 2010 British Grand Prix saw a new circuit configuration being used, using the brand new "Arena" layout. The circuit underwent a major reconfiguration, with the addition of the "Arena" loop bypassing the old

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