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[junaid1]

My prediction for today Qualifying .

1. S. Vettel
2. F. Alonso
3. M. Webber
4. L. Hamilton
5. F. Massa
6. K. Raikkonen
7. J. Button
8 R. Grosjean
9. N. Rosberg
10. M. Schumacher

 

[Che Guevara]

My prediction for today Qualifying .

1. S. Vettel
2. F. Alonso
3. M. Webber
4. L. Hamilton
5. F. Massa
6. K. Raikkonen
7. J. Button
8 R. Grosjean
9. N. Rosberg
10. M. Schumacher

I agree with all except F. Massa and expecting one force india Driver in top 10 list,may be Nico...

 

[Che Guevara]

Parthiva Sureshwaren

 

[Che Guevara]

fp3

1) Vettel 2) Button 3) Webber 4) Hamilton 5) Raikkonen 6) Senna 7) Alonso 8) Hulkenberg 9) Schumacher 10) Grosjean

 

[Jango]

Well this was strange. The two Red Bulls, then two McLarens, then two Ferraris.

This could be interesting!!!

 

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Amazing to see the rise of F1 in India: Hamilton

Amazed to see the rapid rise of Formula One in India, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton said the F1 race here could become one of the best of the year given the country's potential.

“It is amazing to see the rise of India in Formula One. From a driver (Narain Karthikeyan), to a team and then a Grand Prix in a matter of a few years shows the potential of the country,” the 2008 F1 champion said.

“I am amazed at the development and rise of Formula One in India in a matter of a few years. India will become a major destination on the F1 calendar in the coming years,” he said.

Inspired by the vibrant colours of India, Hamilton will be sporting a specially designed helmet during the Indian GP.

“I try and play with the design of my helmet in a few races around the year. Be it the first race of the season, or Monaco, Silverstone or the season-ending Brazil GP. Indian GP is a very special race for me and hence I have designed a special helmet.

“It has the 'Holi' effect with different colours like the beautiful and colourful festival in India and also has a special message in Hindi meaning Believe in yourself enough and anything is possible.”

Hamilton felt that Narain Karthikeyan's move to Force India would do wonders as he is presently driving a slower car in HRT.

The Brit said the Indian driver has not been able to drive a competitive car until now due to which he has not secured any good results.
“Not all drivers get fast cars. But, if Karthikeyan were to get to race for Force India, just I drive for a British team, it can work wonders and do great for both the driver and the car.”

Hamilton is disappointed at how the season has panned out for the Working-based Mclaren outfit so far.

Amazing to see the rise of F1 in India: Hamilton - Indian Express

 

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[Phoenix89]

Sebastian Vettel leads Indian Grand Prix after 25th laps...

 

[Che Guevara]

Vettel wins again....congrat to him..

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Last Year....2011

This Year.....2012

Indian GP: Sebastian Vettel wins ahead of Alonso to extend lead

By Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Noida


Sebastian Vettel dominated the Indian Grand Prix to take a fourth win in a row and extend his championship lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
The Red Bull driver is 13 points clear of the Spaniard, who was second ahead of Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber.
The Australian was holding off Alonso when he suffered a Kers power-boost problem and the Ferrari swept by.
Lewis Hamilton closed on Webber but had to settle for fourth ahead of McLaren team-mate Jenson Button.
Indian GP top 10
1 Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull 1:31:10.744

2 Fernando Alonso - Ferrari +00:09.437

3 Mark Webber - Red Bull +00:13.217

4 Lewis Hamilton - McLaren +00:13.909

5 Jenson Button - McLaren +00:26.266

6 Felipe Massa - Ferrari +00:44.674

7 Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus +00:45.227

8 Nico Hulkenberg - Force India +00:54.998

9 Romain Grosjean - Lotus +00:56.103

10 Bruno Senna - Williams +01:14.975

Vettel is a strong favourite for the title, with Red Bull in imperious form and 75 points available in the remaining races.
The German equalled the legendary Ayrton Senna's record of leading every lap of a race for three consecutive grands prix, set for McLaren in 1989. And Vettel won in India for the second straight year after dominating here in 2011.
"It has been an incredible two years for us here to get pole on Saturday and win the race on Sunday," said Vettel. "It's a very special grand prix, I really like the flow of this circuit. Sector one is a bit slow with long straights, but sector two and three is very nice."
Ferrari's Felipe Massa took sixth, closely followed throughout the race by Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen, who is now almost completely out of the title race, 67 points behind Vettel in third place overall.
Webber, in fourth place in the championship and 70 points adrift of Vettel, retains a mathematical chance but the championship battle is now effectively a fight between Vettel and Alonso.
On current form, it is hard to see how the Spaniard has any realistic chance of closing the gap and preventing Vettel and Red Bull making it three championships in a row.
"It's not easy at the moment to fight the Red Bull but we will never give up," Alonso said. "We lost points but this was more or less the plan this weekend; we were not fast enough to compete with them. We lost the minimum points and better races will come."
Indian GP facts
Track temperature: 31C
Air temperature: 29C
Ave wind speed: 3.2 metres per second
Humidity: 30%
Fastest lap: J Button (lap 60): 1 min 28.203 secs
Fastest Speeds:
Sector 1: F Alonso 258kph (160mph)
Sector 2 : F Alonso 244kph (152mph)
Sector 3 : K Raikkonen 224kph (139mph)
Speed Trap: J-E Vergne 322kph (200mph)
Vettel has now led every single lap of the last three races, after a series of technical upgrades to the Red Bull moved it onto a separate level from any other car.
Here at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, to the south-east of Delhi, Vettel aggressively fended off a challenge from Webber off the start line and controlled the race from there.
After a measured first 20 laps, during which he extended his lead over Webber to five seconds, the world champion suddenly cut loose with a series of laps 0.7 seconds faster than anyone else.
At this time, Alonso was beginning to close on Webber and threaten the Australian's second place.
The Spaniard moved up from fifth on the grid to third by lap four after some impressive racing between himself, Hamilton and Button on the opening lap.
They went three abreast into Turn Four on the opening lap, after Alonso had taken advantage of the duelling McLarens to close on them.
Hamilton and Button tried to go into Turn Four either side of the Ferrari and while Button hung on to third place, Alonso managed to stay ahead of Hamilton.
The Ferrari then passed Button on the fourth lap. Webber inched clear of Alonso to move second by lap 16 before the Ferrari driver began to come back at him.
Alonso made his sole pit stop on lap 29, a lap before Webber and was right on the Red Bull's tail when it emerged from its stop.
Webber began to suffer Kers problems from about lap 20 but he held Alonso off for the next 25 laps. But then he lost time behind two backmarkers and that put Alonso on to his tail. With no Kers, Webber was unable to defend and the Ferrari swept by into second place, grabbing an extra three points that could be crucial at the end of the season.
Vettel then appeared to hit some trouble, with the underside of his car - the area called the 'tea tray' under the drivers legs - starting to spark as it dragged on the ground.
Alonso was urged by his team to put pressure on him, but Vettel was able to stay in control until the end.
Webber was then left to fend off an attack from Hamilton, which he managed to do.


BBC Sport - Indian GP: Sebastian Vettel wins ahead of Alonso to extend lead

 

[jaunty]

How was the attendance today? last year it was 95,000.

Edit: OK it was above 50,000 this year which is good imo.

JPSI gets thumbs up from F1 supremo - The Times of India