F1 2012 Championship Standings after Brazilian GP

Monday, November 26, 2012

World Drivers' ChampionshipIt was a close battle right to the finish, with Sebastian Vettel spinning on the first lap and dropping to the back of the field. He had to make his way back up the order, as Fernando Alonso wavered on and off the podium. In the end, it was Vettel who takes his third championship in a row.

PositionDriverTeamPointsGap
10Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing281
20Fernando

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2012 Brazilian GP: Button wins, Vettel clinches third Championship Title

Jenson Button emerged from the gloom to take a shining victory at Interlagos while behind him raged a battle royal for the F1 Drivers’ World Championship.



In a dramatic, rain-affected Brazilian Grand Prix, Button took the lead from McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton on lap six after both made a clean start – but Button’s route to victory was far from straightforward, though the

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 11: Side Tracked (Video)

Thursday, November 22, 2012

For the 2012 United States Grand Prix, episode 11 of car-tooned adventure "Tooned" was aired.
The latest episode titled "Side Tracked" features Nyck de Vries, star of the McLaren Young Driver Programme, who also had an appearance in episode 8. Check out the video below.


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F1 2012 Championship Standings after United States GP

Monday, November 19, 2012

World Drivers' Championship
Sebastian Vettel was clearly upset with relinquishing his lead to Lewis Hamilton, but it was three extra points to him that he managed to finish ahead of Fernando Alonso. The battle goes to Brazil, where the driver's title will finally be decided.

PositionDriverTeamPointsGap
10Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing273
20Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari26013
30Kimi

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2012 US GP: Hamilton beats Vettel to win the inaugural race in Austin

(FIA) Lewis Hamilton won a tense rather than spectacular US Grand Prix as Red Bull Racing picked up the Constructors’ Championship.



While Hamilton was the star of the show, Sebastian Vettel took second and Fernando Alonso third, ensuring their battle for the Drivers’ Championship goes down to the wire in Brazil. Vettel, who had been fastest in every session up until today, controlled

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Practice and qualifying ban on free use of DRS in 2013

Friday, November 16, 2012

The use of the moveable rear wing innovation, DRS (Drag Reduction System) will be banned in practice and qualifying in 2013, it has emerged.

The ban follows complaints from the drivers themselves, who argued that the innovation - introduced in 2011, to make overtaking easier during races - had also made driving more dangerous.
"The request to Charlie (Whiting) was practically unanimous,"

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New Formula One documentary to be unveiled in Austin, entitled ‘1’

Saturday, November 10, 2012

(formula1.com) A spectacular new Formula One documentary will be unveiled next Thursday (Nov 15) in Austin during the build-up to the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Entitled ‘1’, the film tells the story of the drivers who raced during the sport’s most dangerous era in the 1960s and ‘70s and those who stood up to improve safety standards.

Using rare archive footage, ‘1’

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New flexi saga questions 'rubber Red Bull' (+Video)

Thursday, November 8, 2012

The seemingly never-ending saga about bendy formula one cars is back in the media spotlight, and as ever championship leader Red Bull is right in the middle.

Multiple videos depicting the front nose of the world champions' 2012 RB8 car have emerged in the wake of last weekend's Abu Dhabi grand prix, showing the extreme tip of the front nose section to be apparently made of some sort of 'rubbery

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 10: Photo Finnish (Video)

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

'Photo Finnish', the 10th episode of the McLaren animation series, 'Tooned' is out. Two-time Formula One World Champion, Mika Hakkinen makes an appearance.
Professor M has invited Hakkinen to promote the new McLaren Go-kart. The 'Flying Finn' is retired and most of his "driving is done on the Golf course". Check out the video below, and see whether Jenson and Lewis can talk him out of retirement.

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Ecclestone names date for possible Magny Cours return in 2013

Kimi Raikkonen of Finland and Ferrari drives during qualifying for the French Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on June 30, 2007 in Nevers, France.

Bernie Ecclestone has named Magny Cours as the likely venue for a 2013 French grand prix.

Quadruple world champion Alain Prost was in Abu Dhabi last weekend for talks with the F1 chief executive about Paul Ricard's race

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after Abu Dhabi GP

Monday, November 5, 2012

World Drivers' ChampionshipSebastian Vettel's gap at the top to Fernando Alonso has closed very slightly, but Vettel managed to do incredible damage control by making up 21 places from the back of the grid. Kimi Raikkonen's win added to his points tally, but not enough to keep him in the championship fight. It's now a full on battle between Vettel and Alonso with two races remaining.

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2012 Abu Dhabi GP: Kimi Raikkonen wins dramatic race from Alonso

Kimi Raikkonen won a dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Fernando Alonso as safety car periods helped Sebastian Vettel to third place in what might prove to be a pivotal evening in the championship.

Raikkonen inherited the lead early on when Lewis Hamilton retired and then managed to withstand late pressure from Alonso to take his first win of his return to Formula One this season. A late

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2012 Abu Dhabi GP: Vettel excluded from qualifying, starts from the pitlane

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Sebastian Vettel has been sent to the back of the grid after stewards excluded him from the results of qualifying. Vettel had stopped on track at the end of the session, having qualified in a provisional third place.The stewards agreed that his actions were acceptable under the rules of force majeure, however the post-session scrutineering report stated that an insufficient amount of fuel

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2012 Abu Dhabi GP: Hamilton takes pole ahead of the Bulls

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Mark Webber, while Sebastian Vettel was excluded from the results after running out of fuel and will start from the back of the grid.

On the opening runs, it was Hamilton who was comfortably quickest, beating second-placed Vettel by almost half a second. Only Webber and Fernando Alonso got within a second of Hamilton's

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