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TBWG · « **Reply #135 on:** September 22, 2012, 03:23:51 AM »

Red Bull Gangham Style

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TBWG · « **Reply #136 on:** September 22, 2012, 06:22:13 PM »

Singapore GP: Sebastian Vettel fastest again in final practice
By Simon Strang    Saturday, September 22nd 2012,

Sebastian Vettel maintained his advantage over the field in Singapore, setting the fastest time again in an eventful final free practice session on the Marina Bay circuit.

The German, who was quickest in both Friday sessions - having won from pole here last year – ended the hour more than three tenths faster than Lewis Hamilton's McLaren.

Fernando Alonso was third fastest ahead of the continually impressive Nico Hulkenberg. Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa were next up.

Paul di Resta was seventh in the second Force India ahead of Nico Rosberg, Bruno Senna and Michael Schumacher.

Initially it was the McLarens that had the pace in the 60-minute session, while the teams were still using prime tyres with first Hamilton, and then Button setting an early pace in the low 1m50s.

Then halfway through the session, with Red Bull's Webber having given a hint of the RB8's pace by splitting the two McLarens, Vettel went out and was seven tenths up on Hamilton when he was forced to back off for the yellows in sector three.

Those yellows were out for Timo Glock's stricken Marussia, the German having stamped on the brakes and dipped the clutch after his throttle stuck open.

The obstacle cleared, Vettel got straight back on it and became the first man to dip below the 1m50s barrier with a 1m49.614s.

Alonso, having up to this point completed merely an install lap, then went second quickest joining Vettel in the 49s.

Two thirds of the way through and Senna became the first man to try the supersofts, his flying lap putting him momentarily second on the board.

With just over ten minutes to go, teams then began thinking about their qualifying session simulation fliers, and it was just then that Webber replicated Sergio Perez's earlier error and clouted the Armco under the tunnel at the entry left-hander.

Both the Sauber - which spent most of the session in the pits - and the Red Bull needed attention as Webber also picked up a puncture.

With the last of the final yellow flags gone, Vettel emerged from the pits, having previously scattered photographers on the pitlane entry and seemingly suffering some KERS issues.

This time the German pulled out a stunning time of 1m47.947s, and that was that. No one got near it. Hamilton was closest, 0.325s behind the world champion.

But if anyone else had thoughts of a crack at Vettel's time, Vitaly Petrov denied them all by smacking the outside barrier at the penultimate corner in his Caterham, bringing out the red flags.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m47.947 15
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m48.272s + 0.325 15
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m48.623s + 0.676 11
4. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m48.859s + 0.912 16
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m48.865s + 0.918 17
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m49.458s + 1.511 13
7. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m49.684s + 1.737 15
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m49.699s + 1.752 16
9. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m49.715s + 1.768 14
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m49.981s + 2.034 14
11. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m50.110s + 2.163 12
12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m50.524s + 2.577 10
13. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m50.664s + 2.717 16
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m50.777s + 2.830 15
15. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m50.840s + 2.893 15
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m51.012s + 3.065 15
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m51.059s + 3.112 17
18. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m51.272s + 3.325 10
19. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m52.290s + 4.343 16
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m53.781s + 5.834 12
21. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m54.326s + 6.379 14
22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m54.421s + 6.474 14
23. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m54.630s + 6.683 9
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m54.875s + 6.928 14

All Timing Unofficial


Singapore renews contract to 2017
by Joe Saward

The Singapore government has announced that the race will continue until at least 2017. The government said that it has looked at the costs of benefits and decided to continue the race. The conclusion was that F1 has been good for Singapore, helping to become seen as a vibrant global city. The government says that it is also thinks Singapore has been good for F1. The government says that it hopes to reduce the amount of money that it spends of the race, by optimising infrastructure.

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TBWG · « **Reply #137 on:** September 22, 2012, 09:26:33 PM »

Singapore GP: Lewis Hamilton beats Maldonado to pole at Marina Bay
By Simon Strang    Saturday, September 22nd 2012,

Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with a brilliant lap of 1m46.362s, ahead of Williams driver Pastor Maldonado.

It was the 24th pole of the McLaren driver's Formula 1 career, and the third in four races, as he put down the rising challenge of Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, who had set the pace throughout the weekend until qualifying.

It wasn't all plain sailing for the Briton, who brushed the wall on his quick lap - though apparently without damage.

But it won't be the world champion Vettel that starts the grand prix at Marina Bay on the front row, as perhaps was expected, but Spanish Grand Prix winner Maldonado, who delivered a stunning (and surprising) lap to go second fastest ahead of Vettel.

Jenson Button was fourth fastest ahead of points' leader Fernando Alonso and Paul di Resta in the rapid Force India. Mark Webber was seventh fastest for the moment, but that may change as the Australian is under investigation for allegedly impeding Timo Glock during Q1.

Romain Grosjean, with what might have constituted the scruffiest lap of the season, was eighth fastest ahead of the two Mercedes of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, who both declined to set a laptime in Q3.

Grosjean, having set the fastest time of all in Q1, also tapped the wall with the rear of the car at Turn 14 at the beginning of Q2. The Lotus driver bounced back from his shunt though to go fourth fastest in Q2, behind Hamilton, Vettel and Webber.

He wasn't the only one in the wall in that session. Bruno Senna hit the retainers at the penultimate corner, the same place he'd brushed in Q1, but this time he damaged his suspension and, unlike the Frenchman, would take no further part.

It was the third time the Brazilian had been in the barrier over the weekend - and he starts Sunday's race 17th.

Joining Senna on the Q2 fail list, but obviously starting ahead of him, were Nico Hulkenberg, Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa, Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.

Hulkenberg, Raikkonen and Massa in particular might have expected to progress further, but late laps from the Mercedes duo put paid to their hopes.

With speculation surrounding Vitaly Petrov's future at Caterham, he put in a tremendous effort in Q1. For most of it he looked like he might outqualify Toro Rosso's Vergne and Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi on merit to move into the second session.

But both of those drivers would eventually move ahead of the Russian, who lines up 20th for the race ahead of his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, as the Toro Rossos injected some super-soft pace at the crucial moment (Ricciardo was seventh fastest overall in Q1!).

Kobayashi however was the star scalp dropped early as he was already in the pits when the Toro Rossos fired up the afterburners. The Japanese, let us not forget, was on the front row at Spa.

Also worth mentioning was the fact that Narain Karthikeyan outqualified HRT team-mate Pedro de la Rosa for the second time in a row, and by nearly a second, as the pair occupied the last row of the grid.

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m46.362s
2. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m46.804s + 0.442
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m46.905s + 0.543
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m46.939s + 0.577
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m47.216s + 0.854
6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m47.241s + 0.879
7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m47.475s + 1.113
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m47.788s + 1.426
9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes no time
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes no time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m47.943s
11. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m47.975s + 1.310
12. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m48.261s + 1.596
13. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m48.344s + 1.679
14. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m48.505s + 1.840
15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m48.774s + 2.109
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m48.849s + 2.184
17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault no time
Q1 cut-off time: 1m49.809s
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m49.933s + 2.245
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m50.846s + 3.158
20. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m51.137s + 3.449
21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m51.370s + 3.682
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m51.762s + 4.074
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m52.372s + 4.684
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m53.355s + 5.667
107% time: 1m55.226s


Pic nicked
by Joe Saward

Charles Pic has been given an innovative punishment by the FIA Stewards in Singapore, after the unusual "crime" of overtaking under a red flag. The Stewards responded with a 20-second time penalty to be added at the end of the race on Sunday and he and his engineer have to perform one day of "Community Service" for the FIA Action for Road Safety campaign, at the behest of FIA President Jean Todt.

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TBWG · « **Reply #138 on:** September 23, 2012, 06:07:19 PM »

Singapore GP: Williams driver Bruno Senna to start 22nd after five-place gearbox penalty
By Jonathan Noble

Bruno Senna has been given a five-place grid penalty for the Singapore Grand Prix after having a new gearbox fitted before the race.

Senna crashed in Q2 at the Marina Bay circuit. The impact with the wall damaged the gearbox enough for it to need to be replaced.

Williams changed it on Saturday night and the FIA confirmed that the replacement is a breach of the technical regulations that requires gearboxes to last five races.

Senna will now start 22nd, having originally qualified 17th.

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TBWG · « **Reply #139 on:** September 23, 2012, 10:23:03 PM »

Singapore GP: Sebastian Vettel wins again as Lewis Hamilton retires
By Matt Beer    Sunday, September 23rd 2012,

Vettel wins as Hamilton retiresSebastian Vettel finally scored the second victory of his latest Formula 1 title defence in the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Red Bull driver benefited from Lewis Hamilton's McLaren suffering a gearbox failure while holding a narrow lead.

Jenson Button claimed second in the other McLaren, with Fernando Alonso's third place maintaining the Ferrari driver's world championship cushion.

Front-row starter Pastor Maldonado had to retire with hydraulic failure having battled with Alonso for the final podium spot.

Hamilton and Vettel ran in close company prior to the McLaren's problem, although the Briton seemed under control.

Third-placed Button fell away at first, before regaining some ground as he got better tyre longevity than those ahead.

Vettel made his first pitstop two laps earlier than Hamilton, and though this initially looked costly as he dropped into time-consuming traffic, once he was in clear air his pace on fresh rubber was sufficient to make up all the time lost and keep him between the McLarens.

That position became the race lead on lap 22, when Hamilton's car ground to a halt with a gearbox failure.

Button then kept Vettel honest to the finish, without it ever looking like the Red Bull's lead was in jeopardy. By the end, Vettel had edged away into a very secure lead.

Vettel stayed cool through two mid-race safety car periods: the first for Narain Karthikeyan sliding his HRT into the barrels at the tunnel entrance, and the second when Michael Schumacher ploughed into Jean-Eric Vergne on the restart lap.

Those cautions resolved the third-place battle. When Maldonado, who had fallen from second to fourth at the start, pitted for a second time under the first safety car, he rejoined 10th while Alonso stayed out and moved up to third. That decision probably secured the place for Ferrari even before Williams ordered Maldonado to retire with a hydraulic problem before the green.

Paul di Resta kept the frontrunners in sight throughout to score an excellent fourth for Force India, outpacing fifth-placed Mercedes man Nico Rosberg.

Lotus salvaged sixth and seventh with Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean on its least competitive weekend of 2012 so far.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa picked up a puncture on lap one, yet fought back impressively to secure eighth. On the way, he overtook Bruno Senna with an incredible move that saw him bounce off the Williams and the wall before arriving at Turn 13 sideways but in front.

The safety car timing hurt Mark Webber's strategy, and the best he could manage was to battle through to 10th, right on Daniel Ricciardo's tail.

Among other incidents, Nico Hulkenberg clashed with both Saubers on consecutive laps late on, with Sergio Perez the only one involved to get away without having to pit for repairs.

Also notable was Timo Glock's 12th place, which moved Marussia ahead of Caterham in the constructors' standings.

PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS

The Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore;
61 laps; 309.316km;
Weather: Clear.

Classified:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2h00:26.144
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 8.959
3. Alonso Ferrari + 15.227
4. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 19.063
5. Rosberg Mercedes + 34.759
6. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 35.700
7. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 36.600
8. Massa Ferrari + 42.800
9. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 45.800
10. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 47.100
11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 50.600
12. Glock Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
13. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
14. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
15. Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap (*)
16. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
17. De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth + 1 lap
18. Senna Williams-Renault + 2 laps
19. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 2 laps

Fastest lap: Hulkenberg, 1:51.033

(*) Pending 20-second penalty

Not classified/retirements:

Driver Team On lap
Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 38
Schumacher Mercedes 38
Maldonado Williams-Renault 36
Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 30
Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 22

World Championship standings, round 14:

Drivers: Constructors:
1. Alonso 194 1. Red Bull-Renault 298
2. Vettel 165 2. McLaren-Mercedes 261
3. Raikkonen 149 3. Ferrari 245
4. Hamilton 142 4. Lotus-Renault 231
5. Webber 133 5. Mercedes 136
6. Button 119 6. Sauber-Ferrari 100
7. Rosberg 93 7. Force India-Mercedes 75
8. Grosjean 82 8. Williams-Renault 54
9. Perez 65 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 14
10. Massa 51
11. Di Resta 44
12. Schumacher 43
13. Kobayashi 35
14. Hulkenberg 31
15. Maldonado 29
16. Senna 25
17. Vergne 8
18. Ricciardo 6

All timing unofficial

Singapore GP: Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button called to stewards over safety car incident
By Pablo Elizalde    Sunday, September 23rd 2012,

Sebastian Vettel leads Jenson Button in SingaporeSebastian Vettel and Jenson Button have been summoned to see the stewards of the Singapore Grand Prix over an incident during a safety car period.

McLaren driver Button nearly made contact with Vettel as the Red Bull driver swerved and braked to warm up his tyres before the first restart.

"Sebastian accelerated and braked for the right hand and I didn't expect that," said Button after the race.

"There was such a speed difference. I locked up and just missed his car - which would have been embarrassing."

The duo has been called to see the stewards over the incident.

Vettel won the race from Button to take his second victory of the season.

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TBWG · « **Reply #140 on:** September 23, 2012, 11:58:29 PM »

Singapore GP: Michael Schumacher gets 10-place Japan penalty for Jean-Eric Vergne clash
By Pablo Elizalde Sunday, September 23rd 2012

Michael Schumacher will lose 10 places on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix following his crash with Jean-Eric Vergne in Singapore.

The Mercedes driver crashed into the back of the Toro Rosso after losing control of his car under braking following the first safety car period.

Although Schumacher suspected a mechanical failure was the cause of his crash, stewards have handed the German a 10-place grid penalty for the upcoming race at Suzuka.

"I just went straight on the brakes very hard, locked up everything and tried to brake as hard as possible but the accident wasn't avoidable any more," Schumacher said.

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TBWG · « **Reply #141 on:** September 24, 2012, 05:30:27 PM »

Mark Webber has lost the point scored in the Singapore Grand Prix after he was handed a 20-second penalty.

The Australian was deemed to have gone off track to overtake Sauber rival Kamui Kobayashi, and was therefore given a post-race drive-through penalty.

"Car #2 left the track and gained an advantage when he rejoined", said the stewards.

The penalty has dropped Webber from 10th to 11th position, elevating Sergio Perez to the point-scoring places.

Shumi tries to mount a Torro Rosso

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TBWG · « **Reply #142 on:** September 26, 2012, 07:29:17 PM »

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TBWG · « **Reply #143 on:** September 28, 2012, 03:32:50 PM »

Lewis Hamilton to leave McLaren for Mercedes
By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer

Lewis Hamilton is to leave McLaren after signing to race for Mercedes from next season.

The move, predicted by BBC Sport earlier this month, will be announced on Friday and will have huge repercussions throughout Formula 1.

It has forced Michael Schumacher out of Mercedes but it it is not clear whether the German legend will go back into retirement or look for another team.

Sauber driver Sergio Perez has signed as Hamilton's replacement at McLaren.

Hamilton's decision is a huge blow to McLaren, who will now have to do without the speed and inspirational talent of a man they have nurtured since he was 13 years old.
Hamilton's career

Makes his debut in 2007 at the Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, qualifying fourth and finishing third
Wins the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix after finishing on the podium in each of his first five races
In 2008 signs a lucrative five-year contract to race for McLaren until the end of the 2012 season
The same year he becomes, at the time, F1's youngest world champion
A disappointing 2009 sees him finish fifth with only two wins
Still searching for his second World Championship title after finishing fourth and fifth in 2010 and 2011 respectively
Signs to race for Mercedes from the 2013 season

And it is a correspondingly massive coup for Mercedes, who have struggled since returning to the sport as a team owner in 2010 by buying the then world champion Brawn team.

Hamilton has been offered unequivocal number one status and will be partnered by German Nico Rosberg.

Although Hamilton's salary at Mercedes will be larger than the one he was offered by McLaren, and he has more opportunity to earn money through personal sponsorships and endorsements, sources close to the 27-year-old insist he has switched teams with a view to long-term performance.

McLaren have the fastest car this season, while Mercedes have slipped backwards after a promising start to the year.

But Mercedes have sold the move to Hamilton on the basis that they are preparing for a huge push in 2014, when new chassis and engine rules are introduced.

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn, who masterminded Ferrari's years of domination in the early 2000s, has been instrumental in persuading Hamilton the move is the right decision for his future.
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Hamilton, whose failure to win more than one world title so far in his career rankles with him, is banking on Brawn being able to conjure a similar period of domination at Mercedes.

Schumacher's future is uncertain. Sauber team boss Peter Sauber said a week ago that he would offer the seven-time champion a drive if he became available.

But despite the Swiss team's strong performances this season, that would be seen as a significant comedown for a man who was expected to win on his return.

Instead, Schumacher's comeback after three years in retirement has been a huge disappointment - he has scored only one podium finish in three years.

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TBWG · « **Reply #144 on:** September 28, 2012, 04:03:25 PM »

Lewis and Mercedes
by Joe Saward

If, as is being reported, it is confirmed that Lewis Hamilton has moved from McLaren to Mercedes, it will be a leap of great faith in the German-owned operation, but may be a decision that the British youngster will one day regret.

With the exception of Ferrari - which is in any case a very different case - most manufacturer teams do not do well in F1 and the team that Hamilton joins failed to win consistently during its time as the Honda team. As an independent team it came up with a clever gizmo that helped Jenson Button win the title in 2009 but since then it has been pretty average.

The one exception to that is probably Renault in the 2005-2006 period, although that was in many ways a manufacturer team in name only and its demise was caused by team members so desperate not to lose the Renault link that they resorted to cheating to achieve their goal - which was, of course, a complete disaster.

There are plenty of other examples of factory teams that failed to deliver, because the demands are simply different and the F1 environment seems to work best for manufacturers when they are engine suppliers only. If Mercedes decide to blitz F1 with money, as they did in the 1950s then perhaps they will be impossible to beat, but can the firm afford such excess?

Lewis Hamilton does not know much about racing history and so cannot learn from the mistakes of others. Perhaps he thinks that if it fails he will at least have the consolation of earning loads more money and being a bigger star, thanks to his hustling management that will sell his image here, there and everywhere. That might make him an international celebrity on a bigger scale than he is, but it will not make him a racing legend.

Perhaps Mercedes will pull it off and then Hamilton will look clever, but I fear that this will be a move similar to James Hunt joining Wolf; Emerson Fittipaldi joining Fittipaldi, Jacques Villeneuve moving to BAR or Niki Lauda's ill-fated move to Brabham. History relates that you do not leave a winning team in F1 unless it is to go to another proven winner...

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TBWG · « **Reply #145 on:** September 28, 2012, 06:40:26 PM »

Hi

Jamie Alguersuari has been banging on recently about being back on the grid in 2013.

Bearing in mind this will he, won't he, bull**it with Lewis has been going on for months now, judging by the speed Perez was announced it must have been sorted weeks ago and just needed signatures on the dotted line?

So maybe Jamie will be in a Sauber next season?

However it's not over until the fat lady sings and at the moment she is still only gargling!

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TBWG · « **Reply #146 on:** September 28, 2012, 06:48:33 PM »

'Gangnam Style' sensation Psy to perform at the Korean Grand Prix

'Gangnam Style' sensation Psy is to perform at the Korean Grand Prix, after being announced as an ambassador for the event.

The Korean, whose music video hit has attracted almost 300 million hits on YouTube and has set a world record as the most-liked ever on the video sharing site, will perform after the race on October 14.

His signing is a big coup for the Korean GP organizers, who will be hoping that his presence at the event will help attract a bigger crowd on race day.

Speaking about his plans, Psy said: "I look forward to bringing Gangnam Style to the glamorous world of F1, and welcome everyone to Korea for this great race."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9bZkp7q19f0#!

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TBWG · « **Reply #147 on:** September 28, 2012, 10:00:09 PM »

Schumacher retirement collection suspended

Michael Schumacher’s retirement collection plate has been recalled.

The 7-Times Champion’s card and envelope has been circulating the paddock in recent weeks accumulating loose change and grudging words of thanks amongst the F1 community in anticipation of his exit at the end of 2012.

But recent ambiguous statements regarding the German’s intentions both on and off the track have seen card and envelope withdrawn from circulation and organisers cease emailing each other with links to lederhosen, beer steins and fake Nazi uniforms on Ebay.

Collecting person Stacy Scheisthorn said, “we’re very disappointed in Michael right now. I started this collection in good faith he’d finally free up some space for a driver devoid of grey pubes but now he’s pissing on that faith before crashing into it at high speed.”

Schumacher’s comeback has stuttered ever since the Teutonic tit stepped back into an F1 car for the first time since he promised it was the last time he’d ever step in one again prompting speculation the German would promise to not step into an F1 car again once he’s stepped out of this one for the last time once more.

“At least one person is going to be severely disappointed his 20,000 Lira note was ever put into the envelope,” Stacy continued.

“And I’ve already had two ex-drivers asking if they can take back their half-hearted platitudes until there’s some sort of guarantee the bastard is actually going,”

“I tell you: right now, I’m this close to taking this hostess trolley back to Argos,” she added.

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dimple joe · « **Reply #148 on:** September 30, 2012, 06:01:40 PM »

Not F1 but I thought you petrol heads might like this

TBWG · « **Reply #149 on:** September 30, 2012, 09:52:56 PM »

2013 Formula 1 calendar

17/03    AUS    Grand Prix of Australia
24/03    MYS    Grand Prix of Malaysia
14/04    CHN    Grand Prix of China
21/04    BHR    Grand Prix of Bahrain
12/05    ESP    Grand Prix of Spain (Barcelona)
26/05    MCO    Grand Prix of Monaco
09/06    CAN    Grand Prix of Canada
16/06    USA    Grand Prix of Jersey (New York) *
30/06    GBR    Grand Prix of Great Britain
14/07    DEU    Grand Prix of Germany
28/07    HUN    Grand Prix of Hungary
25/08    BEL    Grand Prix of Belgium
08/09    ITA    Grand Prix of Italy
22/09    SGP    Grand Prix of Singapore
06/10    KOR    Grand Prix of Korea
13/10    JPN    Grand Prix of Japan
27/10    IND    Grand Prix of India
03/11    UAE    Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi
17/11    USA    Grand Prix of USA (Austin)
24/11    BRA    Grand Prix of Brazil

* Doubtful

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