Иргиз искала обои для рабочего стола... Иргиз увлеклась...

Фотки Формула 1. Весят много, поэтому без особого любопытства лучше не заглядывать, хоть и матрешка...

Айртон и Михаэль. Эпические фотки!

"С машиной, юноша, надо работать вот так..."


"Да ты вообще рулить умеешь???.."

Айртон и Фрэнк. Еще до Формулы 1...

Фрэнк еще не в инвалидном кресле, Айртон еще только думает о Формуле 1...

В юности... С ним было очень интересно!

В юности... С ним было очень интересно!

Тесты NSX)) Невероятное ощущение присутствия...

Тесты NSX)) Невероятное ощущение присутствия...

@темы: формула 1, любимое, michael schumacher, ayrton senna, mclaren

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Вчера настолько надоела моя обыденность, что я решила сменить все - и дизайн дневника, и свои привычки. В нашем парке, оказывается, столько всего хорошего даже зимой... Ледоход еще не начался, Белая вся в тумане, ветер, но до чего же хорошо гулять хотя бы в парке!..
Встретила там свою третью первую учительницу (ну да, у меня их три было, и три школы тоже, вот такая жизнь), у нее дети-внуки, уже давно на пенсии, но совершенно не изменилась, и, что более приятно - узнала меня! Прошло больше 20 лет, как я впервые с ней встретилась... То ли моя физиономия не поддается старению (что явно из области фантастики), то ли память у учителей очень хорошая))
Я хочу туда. В лохматые девяностые, в детство. Читать Мурзилку за 1989 год, идти в школу в первый класс, обниматься с учебником русского языка с цифрой один - да, я еще в первом классе знала, кем стану, вот так)) - и просто быть счастливой... Nostalgie...

@темы: дневник, мысли вслух

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28.03.2012 в 07:37

Пишет  alter-sweet-ego:

Котики!

WWF нужна ВАША ОДЕЖДА И МОТОЦИКЛ ваша подпись...

....для того, чтобы был принят закон о защите морей.

Нужны минимум 100 тысяч голосов для достижения нашей общей цели - сохранения морей от жадности нефтяных компаний, от угроз их поспешных и непродуманных действий, которые неминуемо приведут к экологической катастрофе.

Если 100 000 подписей будут собраны,то директор WWF России Игорь Честин обещал прыгнуть в Баренцево море в апреле и проплыть 10 метров, генеральный
директор компании «Ив Роше Россия» Бруно Лепру пробежит марафон в Час Земли, Антон Комолов и Ольга Шелест пообещали стать редакторами «зеленого» выпуска газеты “Metro” и раздавать газеты в метрополитене, с тем же условием выступила и актриса Любовь Толкалина, пообещав станцевать босиком прямо на
снегу.

Оставить свою подпись можно очень быстро - перейти на сайт с петицией, ввести своё ФИО, электронку и капчу, получить на электронку письмо с активационной ссылкой и перейти по ней:33

Оставить свою подпись можно тут!

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Февраль! И никаких гвоздей...

Февраль настал внизапна в марте. Только вышла с работы - сразу залепило глаза снегом. Видимость - нулевая, всю охоту замело.
Надо отпинать себя и героическими усилиями вытащить себя за волосы сегодня на репетицию, ибо если я не приду, никто не позаботится о расписании, а не будет расписания - начнутся разброд и шатания, и все будут отговариваться "А вот Лена не обновила расписание..." Все фигня, я сама на это подвизалась, но в такую погоду хороший хозяин собаку на улицу не выгонит. Сам попрется.
В такую погодку только крестражи искать, или скоростные раллийные участки проходить, или биатлонные круги наматывать. Насчет последнего правда не уверена, вдруг там все по умному, в непогоду все дома сидят, телевизор смотрят. В общем в славном уездном городе У - февраль, с чем я всех и поздравляю.

@темы: всякая всячина, дневник, мысли вслух, я работаю в хору...

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Бразильцы называют это Saudade - светлая грусть, печаль, тоска по кому-то или по чему-то. Сегодня вечер понедельника, и у меня такая вот saudade...


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@темы: дневник, мысли вслух

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За что я люблю Формулу Один

Попов орет, конечно, но это прекрасно!..

@темы: формула 1, jenson button

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Race - selected team and driver quotes

Red Bull
Mark Webber (4th)
“It was busy with a lot of calls going on at the re-start and with the tyres. My stint on the intermediates after the red flag was tricky and I didn’t have much confidence. When I went onto the dry tyres, I felt much more confident, but it was a little bit too late then. You’ve got to take your hat off to Fernando and Perez today, there were some good calls made at the front. It was a mixed-up race and it was good to get some points. There were some great strengths to take from this weekend. The team has been working really hard, so thanks to them. We know there will be more opportunities in the future.”

Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal
“An action packed race with the rain coming down on the grid at the start. Before the race was red flagged, both guys had a reasonable starts. After the re-start we made the right call to change onto the intermediates with Mark and then a lap later with Sebastian. For Mark, the advantage of being the first car into the pit lane is that you get a clear run into your box, but the disadvantage on that occasion was that half the grid followed him in behind and we couldn’t release him until we had a clear space. After the stop Sebastian made a good move on Rosberg and set about trying to close the gap to Hamilton ahead. His race was going well. As the track dried, we went onto the slicks pretty early with Mark and a lap later with Seb. We had lost all radio contact with Sebastian, which meant we could only speak with him via the pit board. After his stop he came up to the HRT who hit him and caused a puncture. The incident caused damage to the rear brake duct, which went into thermal runaway, so we wanted to stop the car before the end from a safety point of view. Seb didn’t hear us on the radio and continued. Thankfully his car got to the end without failing, but the incident cost Sebastian at least a fourth place finish today. For Mark, after his final stop his pace on the slicks was good and he started to catch Lewis in the last third of the race. He finished in fourth position after what was a very eventful race.”

Cyril Dumont, Renault track support to Red Bull
“Unfortunately for us, today is a race to forget. There is already a lot of gambling when you have these conditions and if you add the issues we had – which was no radio communication with Seb for most of the race and with Mark for parts of it – then it made it even more difficult. The race was going okay until Seb had the incident with HRT which caused a problem with the left hand wheel. For Mark fourth place was not too bad, but we would have preferred for him to have been on the podium. We have two weeks away from racing now and will be pushing to get back to where we need to be.”

Lotus
Kimi Raikkonen, (5th)
“It was a bit difficult today. It was my first time on the wet weather Pirellis and I didn’t know how the intermediate or wet tyres would react - I had only completed one installation lap on them before. I just tried to stay on the road and push as much as I felt comfortable with. When I changed to the dry tyres it took a couple of laps to get heat into them, and my visor was pretty dirty so seeing the dry line was difficult. Once I found my way I could push much harder. It was difficult to have another mixed weather weekend. The conditions changed a lot today so it was always a case of adapting and looking for grip. Overall, we seemed to have a pretty strong package again this weekend, so I’m relatively happy. A fifth today was okay, but we’re always looking for better results.”

James Allison, Lotus technical director
“What we would give for a normal race! We had to fight back from a grid penalty for changing the gearbox on Kimi’s car. We also had two drivers learning Pirelli’s wet tyres for the first time today. This made for a difficult time here at Sepang. Our pace at the end of the race on dry tyres looks extremely promising from the perspective of both degradation and pace. Give us a normal race, with two clean getaways from the good qualifying positions of which we have shown we are capable, and I think we’ll be able to collect a good reward.”

Eric Boullier, Lotus team principal
“Today’s result is a bit frustrating. Whilst it’s good to have a car finish in the top five after starting from tenth in conditions which were very tricky, we can’t help thinking that we could have achieved more from this race. Obviously, it’s disappointing for Romain, as it’s another DNF for him in the early laps of the race. He had never driven in the rain with these intermediate tyres so we have to take that into account. He had a very good start off the line, but the contact with Michael ruined his race. At the restart, we recovered well from our position and on the plus side, the car looked strong again. Kimi had a flawless race. He was very consistent in all conditions and his best lap shows what could have been without his grid penalty. I’m sure when we have a ‘standard’ weekend - without bad weather, penalty or interruption - we will do very well”

Ricardo Penteado, Renault track support to Lotus
“Another points scoring finish for Kimi here. Again it was a shame for Romain but over the course of the weekend we confirmed the pace seen in Australia of the Lotus-Renault package. The changeable weather made it very difficult to manage fuel consumption. We burned a lot of fuel at the second start, which allowed us to be lighter towards the final laps. This played out well as Kimi set the fastest lap of the race on lap 53. Overall the engine has worked perfectly and we’re now looking forward to China, which presents a very different challenge.”

Williams
Bruno Senna (6th)
“I am really excited about the result today. I’m so happy that I have scored points for the team after a very tough race. It’s on days like to today that you can show what you can do in difficult conditions. I knew we had to attack after the restart, so it was very satisfying to push hard, not make any mistakes and to make my way up through the field. I’m so happy for everyone in the team.”

Mark Gillan, Williams chief operations engineer
“It was a real rollercoaster of a race and the whole team are delighted to get our first points of the season. Bruno drove very well finishing in sixth, having been last at the restart. Unfortunately we had to retire Pastor with an engine problem with only a few laps left whilst he was running in tenth.”

Laurent Debout, Renault track support to Williams
“Our feelings are obviously very mixed. It’s very satisfying to score the first points for the new Williams-Renault package with Bruno’s sixth position, but very frustrating to lose a potential double points finish due to an engine failure on Pastor’s car. We are still looking into the problem but apologies to the team and we’ll look to make amends in China. There’s a long gap between now and then so we have time to fully investigate.”

Mercedes
Michael Schumacher (10th)
“From where I started the race, it's a real shame to grab just one point at the end today, and of course I would have wished for a better finish for our team after their hard work. However I was touched at the back soon after the start and the car spun which really decided my afternoon. During the first part of the race, I just tried to stay on track as you couldn't see anything, and it was the right decision to halt the race. After the re-start, the pace wasn't that far off but it was the same for a lot of teams so there was no way to gain positions. It's clear from today that there is still a lot of work for us to do to take our pace from qualifying into the race, and I am sure the guys are already thinking very hard about finding a solution. But this will not be done from one race to another, it will take some time, and we need to give it that time. Still it is a fact that we have improved, so I can fly home now being sure about this and looking forward to fighting in the races to come.”

Ross Brawn, Mercedes team principal
“It's a very disappointing end to what had been such a positive weekend here in Malaysia. Clearly we have a conundrum with this car that we have to unravel. After such an encouraging qualifying session, and indeed the fuel runs that we did on Friday, we struggled to get the tyres to work properly in the race today. There were little windows when we seemed to get them working and other times where we fell out of them completely. I don't believe that we are abusing the tyres, just not using them properly, and it's a problem that we have to solve if we are going to move forward with the car. It is especially disappointing after the potential we have shown, however I am confident that we have enough strength and the right people to unravel the problem. We will be getting our heads down back at the factory next week and doing just that.”

Norbert Haug, vice-president, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport
“From P3 Michael did not have the best start but was still in a top five slot when he was spun around during the first lap and passed the start and finish line in P16. After the restart, things did not go any better and we never really could cope with the wet conditions and the drying out track on which nobody has had the opportunity to test before the race. Other teams could obviously handle these mixed conditions better and all credit to them. Both Ferrari and Sauber did a great job today so congratulations to those teams, Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez. We obviously did not have the set-up to make the best out of these tricky conditions today. We brought Nico in and put him on slicks which was a calculated risk that finally did not pay off. Our car has got speed and we will continue to work hard to generate this speed in the race as well as in qualifying.”

Pirelli
Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director
“This race had echoes of Canada last year, which was also suspended due to rain. Once more, that created an intriguing set of circumstances and some stand-out performances, such as Alonso and Perez at the front, who were the class of the field. After the re-start, it was important for the drivers to look after the intermediates - which showed great versatility in very mixed conditions - in order to keep them within their operating temperature range. The top two finishers adopted a completely different tyre strategy, with Alonso on the medium tyre and Perez on the hard tyre in the final stint, which shows how our decision to close up the performance gaps between the compounds has led to even closer racing. We’d also like to congratulate Bruno Senna, who scores his best-ever grand prix result in sixth.”

@темы: формула 1, kimi raikkonen, michael schumacher, mercedes, bruno senna, сезон 2012, гран-при Малайзии

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FIA post-race press conference - Malaysia

Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA
Drivers: 1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 2 - Sergio Perez (Sauber); 3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren).

Q: Fernando, Congratulations on a victory that you probably didn’t expect at the start of the week but what about in the latter stages as the young Mexican was catching you?
Fernando Alonso: Yeah definitely, a big surprise today with the win. We were not competitive in Australia, we were not competitive here and our goal for this first race is to score as many points as possible. But today we did 25 so it’s an unbelievable result, so great job from the team and trackside I think we maximised the potential we have in our hands at the moment. Good qualifying yesterday going into Q3 and then today keeping calm in some extreme conditions I think, at the beginning with the Inters with a lot of water and then switching to the Inters and then switching to the dry tyres in the perfect moment with perfect pit stops. Congratulations to the team because I think they deserve this victory. It’s a tough time for us at the moment but this Sunday we will remember.

Q: I’m sure Sergio it’s a Sunday that you’ll remember for the rest of your life as well. A phenomenal effort from yourself and the team but do you think this was a win that could have been yours?
Sergio Perez: I think so, I definitely think so. I mean, I was catching Fernando toward the end of the race, I knew I had to get him soon because all the sectors with the high speed I was losing already my front tyres with a lot of degradation going behind Fernando, so it wasn’t easy. Then I ran wide in the quick corner, I touched a kerb and I went to the dirty side. It was completely wet and that was the end of the win, probably. It was very difficult obviously to get Fernando but I think today the win was possible. I have to say the team has done an incredible job. They called me always on the right time, especially the first pit stop we did, it was really at the right moment. Unfortunately Fernando pitted one lap earlier than us, towards the end of the race when the track was already dry and he opened some gap there, and even then we managed to get him, the pace was fantastic, I was really quick. I have to say many thanks to the team, they have done a great job and I’m very happy for them.

Q: Lewis, turning to you, a crazy race, so much going on but the upshot was from pole you finished third for the second week running. Can you be happy with that? Can you be satisfied today?
Lewis Hamilton: I think we can be satisfied, definitely. First of all congratulations to Fernando and also to Sergio who both drove fantastically well. It was very tough to catch them. Yeah, of course we would have liked to have more points this weekend but yeah, I guess I can’t really complain. I’m on the podium for second week in a row so I’m pretty happy. I feel pretty fortunate that I was able to stay out of trouble with the conditions changing constantly. I think we did a great job.

Q: Fernando, what does this do to a Ferrari team? So many questions asked about the performance of the car in Australia, does this give fresh motivation and can we see it again in the near future?
FA: I think it changes nothing, to be honest. We are in a position that we don’t want, to be fighting to go into Q3 and then fighting to score some points. We want to fight for pole positions, for victories, so definitely in the first two races of the Championship that we find ourselves off the pace. As I said before, the goal was not to lose many points with the leaders. I think we did a job in the trackside, as I said, and we didn’t lose maybe any point to the leaders, so this is the positive news about these first two races but coming to China, Bahrain, Barcelona, there is a lot of stuff coming to improve the car and this is the real job we have to do. I know the team is putting in a lot of effort. We trust each other a lot in the team, we are very united at the moment and this win will make us very happy today and maybe the next two days in the factory but it doesn’t change our determination to improve the car and to keep winning.

Q: Fernando you’ve got quite a history at this circuit. It’s quite a good track for you. You’ve won twice before and had all sorts of milestones here.
FA: Yeah, I heard on the radio now that it’s the third victory for me with three different cars and three different teams, so it’s good to keep winning at circuits you love to race. As I said on Thursday here, it’s a fantastic circuit, very technical and with a lot of type of corners and very difficult conditions as we had today. So to win third time here with three different cars is good news, but obviously the most important thing, as we’ve said many times, is championship points and to get some consistency over the 20 races, not making too many mistakes, not making too many DNFs. Today, was one of the races that easily you can make a DNF because the conditions were quite difficult. So we stay calm, we try to do the best job we can and I think the team did, again, a fantastic job, not only preparing the race but the weekend in general, on Friday testing some new parts, in qualifying doing our maximum and then in the race a perfect start, perfect pit stops, at the right time. So we cannot ask any more of today’s race. Now back home we have some work to do ahead, because we need to recover a couple of tenths to be more competitive and also fight for victory on a dry, sunny day and not only these conditions.

Q: As you say, the pit stop timing was crucial today. That was what got you ahead of Lewis in the first pit stop after the stoppage.
FA: Yeah, I think it was perfect. We started with inters, which I think was the main choice for everyone. We switched to extreme tyres because the aquaplaning was very bad and we overtook Vettel in that pit stop because we anticipated (it by) one lap. Then as you said, we came with Lewis, to change for inters after the restart. I think I came in behind Lewis but I exited in front, so it was just the pit stop itself that was quicker. Maybe Lewis had some kind of problems. I was making positions little by little with perfect calls from the team, so this victory is definitely for them.

Q: Was the dry tyre choice at the end the correct one?
FA: Yeah. We were not sure about the Medium or the Hard tyre. We put the Medium on because it was the majority put the Medium on. We were leading the race, you don’t need to invent anything, you just to copy what they are doing and with that maybe it’s enough. We put on the Medium. With the consistency we were comfortable but obviously not quick enough compared to Sergio, he was putting a lot of pressure. Once before the dry tyres so at the end of the stint with the Inters and then with the Inters. They were quicker than us, no doubt about that but we were lucky enough to maintain the position in the last laps.

Q: Sergio, so close, so close! Is that what you’re thinking?
SP: Really! I think the win today was really possible. Obviously the team did very good work to call me in at the right times. We lost one lap just at the end to Fernando on the dry tyres, so we lost about two seconds, and then my pit stop didn’t go so well with the clutch. And then I managed to catch him, lap by lap. Towards the end I had some understeer into a left-hand corner, the quick one, and I ran wide enough to go into the wet and then I just lost control of the car and went straight and lost the fight for the victory. But even though, I think it’s been a great effort for the team. They called me at the right times. The conditions were very difficult to keep the car on the track and they have been incredible. They were quite focused as well, so they always called me at the right time, which was crucial here and obviously we had a great pace. In my second stint, when we changed to intermediates, we changed a bit late and Fernando was already with warm tyres, so it took me some laps to warm up tyres and at that point it was very difficult to get Fernando, but towards the end of the stint I was very close to him. So again he pitted and he pulled away, he pitted on the right lap and it took me a few laps to catch him. When I caught him I knew it would have to be quick to overtake him because I was having a lot of degradation in my front tyres, especially going behind him. So I went looking for the way to get him and then I just ran a bit wide and touched the wet kerb - I was lucky not to go off. In the end, second it’s a great result for the team. Many points and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season. It’s only the second race of the season and hopefully we can keep improving our car to fight the big guys.

Q: You were on the hard tyres for the last stint. That was perfect for you?
SP: Yeah it was OK - quite OK.

Q: You mentioned the pit stop. Was there a problem there?
SP: Yeah I had a problem with two pit stops with the clutch. Something was wrong with the clutch and we lost some time there. But anyway, the team has done a fantastic job.

Q: Lewis, again, the pit timing was when you lost out to Fernando but were there other problems today?
LH: No. It was a pretty straightforward day. The guys next door (to me here) did a fantastic job. Fernando and Sergio did a fantastic job, so congratulations to them. We just weren’t very quick today. We were a little bit unfortunate with the calls. I think we didn’t make the right calls at the right time and lost a bit of ground there. We lost quite a lot of time through a couple of the pit stops. I don’t know what problems we had but I seemed to be sitting there for quite some time. Otherwise I was just trying to hunt them down but they were both massively quick.

Q: So, there are positives to be taken from today?
LH: Oh yeah. I feel very fortunate, with the weather conditions and the way the track was today that I managed to finish in third today. It’s good points and good points for the team and yeah I just have to look forward to the next one.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Paolo Ianieri - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Fernando, if they had told you after the first two races, with the car you have, that you would come home as the leader of the championship, what would you have thought. And also do you think, considering the car you have, that this is one of the best victories of your career?
FA: I don’t know. I think after Barcelona if someone tell us you are becoming the leader of the championship after two races you don’t have a clear answer. Maybe it's possible, maybe not. In Australia we were not competitive, here not competitive, especially in qualifying. Then in the race it seems we pick up the pace a little bit and there is no secrets. I think there is no secret. We are not having the easiest start to the championship with some problems in the car and some lack of pace but we are working on that, working day and night. I think Ferrari (has) proved over 60 years what they are able to do. In a way it’s not a surprise but as I said in the press conference, this win changes nothing in the approach in the next coming weeks. In the next coming races we need to have a very aggressive approach in terms of the development of the car. We need to bring updates to every race because we are a little bit too far behind or more than what we want or what we expect.
Yeah, we start with inters, then we fit extremes, red flag, inters again, dry tyres, nearly night now. I remember the victory in Korea in 2010, it was also some kind of extreme conditions, as we had today. Every time there is a red flag there is stressful moments on the grid. It’s very difficult to keep the concentration, to keep focus. We had other problems in the car. We lost telemetry, so I had to read the fuel every lap when we crossed the start-finish line. So there were a lot of things to do inside the car to keep under control the KERS etc. I was the only one knowing the charge. Without telemetry it’s quite difficult for them. I think it was quite demanding but very happy obviously.

Q: (Adrian Rodriguez Huber - Agencia EFE) Fernando, yesterday you pointed that there were only four people happier than you and now there’s none. How important is this victory in terms of the psychological aspect - for you, the team and the fans?
FA: Obviously yesterday, and the days before, as I said before, we are not in the position we wanted, we are not quick enough but it was not a dramatic situation as some voices outside he team said. We just clarified that in Australia we finished fifth and there were only four guys happier than us. Now that we are leading the championship we should be quite proud of the job but as I said we need to work. From a psychology point of view, the win will make more motivation to the guys in Maranello. They don’t need motivation because they work for Ferrari and they need to do the maximum for this red car and they know that, but after one win they will go tomorrow at eight o’clock to work with a smile and that maybe will give us some ideas.

Q: (Frederic Ferret - L’Equipe) Sergio, what were you thinking of; each lap, you were doing fastest lap?
SP: Yes, I was thinking of Fernando, waiting for him, as soon as possible, getting closer and closer. I was keeping my head down, also I had to save some tyres, trying not to degrade them a lot, because it was so easy in those conditions, especially towards the end of the stint on inters. I knew it was crucial to have good tyres towards the end of the stint, so I was catching him with quite good tyres but then he pitted and he pitted on the right lap. Again, I had to catch him again and I was catching him big time and then I just ran a little bit wide, I was obviously on the limit, trying to catch him and I touched the wet side of the kerb and I went straight on.

Q: (Livio Oricchio - O Estado de Sao Paulo) Lewis, when the track became dry, the gap was not so big to first and second and we thought that in those conditions McLaren could be very very fast and maybe you could fight with them. Then suddenly you weren’t catching them. What exactly happened in race conditions?
LH: They were just very quick, equally as quick as me if not quicker. I was losing quite a lot of time in the mid sector. I’m not really sure exactly where I was losing the time and why but I had the option tyre on, I was pushing as hard as I could in the conditions. I probably could have gone from extremes to inters and inters to slicks - on both the stops I probably could have come in a lap earlier. These two probably did a better job there. In one of the pit stops I lost a good four or five seconds, just sitting there with some problem with the front right. After that I was trying to catch them, but we had 15 laps or something like that so I had to alter the car for the tyres as best as I could. I was being chased by the guys behind, so a little bit of lack of pace today from me, but I’m still fortunate to be here.

Q: (Kate Walker - GirlRacer) Sergio, that was absolutely wonderful to watch, really exciting. Shortly before you went off, we heard the team on the radio telling you not to throw away any points. Was that a distracting call?
SP: No, not at all. Obviously the team was worried. Obviously for us, second place means a lot so they were quite worried, I was going quite fast in difficult conditions. To keep the car on the track during the early stages of the race was quite a challenge, so we did quite well so it was a long race for the team, and I fully understand them. But no, it was not a distraction at all. I think they wanted the points as much as I did. I wanted the win because I saw it was possible. Unfortunately it didn’t happen, but I’m still very happy and very proud of this second place.

Q: (Naoise Holohan - ManipeF1) Checo, there’s a lot of speculation at the moment that you might become Fernando’s teammate later this year. Did you have a chat with Stefano about it when you were on the podium?
SP: No, no, I only congratulated him. As a team they did a great job. And for me, my full commitment is with my team, with Sauber F1 team. It’s only the second race of the season and there’s still a long way to go so we have to keep improving, especially because we are a small team, so for us, it’s getting closer to development, the others can improve more so it’s important we remain focused. Obviously it’s only rumours but no, I will stay with Sauber for the whole season.

Q: (Andrea Cremonesi - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Sergio, you said before that you were struggling with the front tyres; at the end, was it the wrong decision to go for the hard and not the medium in the last stint?
SP: No, I think it was the right call. The degradation was not so bad, so I think it was the right call for us. Obviously I didn’t have any new option tyres. The option wasn’t working so well for us.

Q: (Manuel Franco - Diario AS) Fernando, is this your best victory?
FA: I don’t know. I think every victory tastes different. I think the conditions were more difficult than in some other victories. As I said, only at Korea do I remember these type of conditions, especially at the beginning when we had inters, the visibility was zero behind Webber and there was a crash in turn four between Grosjean and Michael and I think I passed just one centimetre from Michael’s front wing. There were many factors in the race, especially in the first ten laps, which could put you out of the race very easily. I had two or three big moments in turn three and under braking for turn one. You arrive at 280 or 290 kilometers per hour with aquaplaning for 20 meters on the inters and then the car recovers thanks to God, so there were big moments throughout the race, so when you get a victory, it tastes better, for sure, but it’s difficult. I’m very happy.

Q: (Ian Parkes - Press Association) Lewis, last week you were seriously annoyed with third place. You bemoaned the fact that you’d gone backwards, as you put it. Why is third different this weekend when you’ve declared yourself satisfied?
LH: I wouldn’t say I was happy with third - I can never be happy with going backwards, but it’s really just due to the conditions. Those two guys in front did a better job and today was just really trying to keep the car on the track and bring home some points and I did. The goal is always to try and be on the podium and stay consistent and so far I’m doing that, but of course I would like to be a little bit higher up so I’m going to try and focus on my race pace for the next race and see if I can convert a good position to a better result.

Q: (Paolo Ianieri - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Fernando, yesterday you said that your goal was to stay in front of Sauber, yesterday in qualifying. Would you have expected to be in front of him, to fight for victory? Is Sauber a big surprise to you?
FA: Obviously, yesterday ninth and tenth for me and for Sergio - neither of us probably ever thought we would fight for victory but we said yesterday… here the weather conditions are quite changeable so with the rain coming, everything changed and now we’ve found good pace in the car and good pace in wet conditions and it was a good fight. I think Sauber is doing a fantastic job this year. We saw in winter testing they made very good progress, they showed good potential in Australia, they showed super potential here, today, with a very good drive from Sergio. I think it’s the tendency of this year. There is no big domination as we maybe had last year or the last two years and everything remains more open, so we need to take advantage of this.

Q: (Michael Schmidt - Auto, Motor und Sport) Fernando, how difficult was the call to slick tyres, because at that time, some drivers in the midfield had some very fast laps on slick tyres, but on the other hand some teams were reporting that there might be more showers, so any decision could have been the wrong one?
FA: Yes, it was a very difficult decision because, as I said before, we just wanted to do the same as other people behind us. It was not the time for us to take risks because we were leading the race so it was difficult conditions because as you said, the track was ready for dry tyres, they were doing quick times but the forecast said rain in the next five minutes, so if you put on dry tyres and then it rains you lose everything. I think Button or someone close to us or Vettel put on dries so it was time to make the decision so we pitted and then once Lewis and Sergio pitted as well, we were happy because if the rain came at that moment we were all in the same condition again. We only had doubts for one lap.

Q: (Ian Parkes - Press Association) Fernando, Sergio has already talked about the possibility of driving for Ferrari and says he’s committed to Sauber this season. But given that he’s a member of the Ferrari Young Driver academy, do you see him talented enough to make the step up sometime soon?
FA: At the moment, as Sergio said, he is concentrated on Sauber, which is the obligation on the contract side. Ferrari’s Driver Academy is doing a great job with young talents and I think if Sergio is in the Academy it’s because Ferrari saw big talent in this guy. Today, the victory was not possible, but I think a win will come sooner rather than later for Sergio. At the moment, with Felipe, we are a very strong team, a very united team and I don’t see any possibility not to race alongside Felipe, because I think we are a strong team. I think Felipe had some problems in the race in Australia but here, changing a couple of things in the car, he was competitive. Yesterday he was P12 and when it was red flagged he was already eighth, so I think with a normal race and hopefully when the car improves, Felipe and I need to be on the podium together. That’s the goal for the remainder of the season.

Q: (Adrian Huber - Agencia EFE) Sergio, you told me in an interview in Melbourne that you expected to be fighting for podiums, hopefully sooner rather than later, but did you expect it to be one week after that interview?
SP: Not really. I knew that the car had the potential to fight in these kind of conditions because we were not so far off, so in this type of condition, maybe the driver can make a little bit more difference and if you get the right conditions and you make the right calls then you can be up there fighting as we were today. The victory was quite close, but I think all in all, it’s a great day for me.

Q: Sergio, as we know in motor racing, catching somebody is one thing, getting past them is another. Did you have a plan?
SP: Yes, I was just starting to plan because I knew Fernando was struggling, especially with the rears and I was struggling with the fronts and I was getting quite close to him in the fast section, but then I had a lot of understeer and the fronts were already degrading. I was just thinking where I was going to save some KERS and then I just touched the kerb and ran wide and it was over.

@темы: формула 1, сезон 2012, гран-при Малайзии, ferrari, mclaren

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Гран-при Малайзии 2012: Гонка

Четырнадцатый гран-при Малайзии извода 2012 года оказался невероятным по всем статьям. Главный сюрприз, конечно, устроила погода, которая пролилась тропическим ливнем на автодром Сепанг. Это смешало абсолютно все карты гонщикам как и команд-грандов, так и удивляющих все больше и больше новичков. Можно сказать, что в стартовые предположения о расстановке сил этот этап внес очень много сумятицы.
Во-первых, МакЛарен. Команда провалила гран-при можно сказать по всем статьям: поул Хэмильтона увенчался всего лишь бронзовой кастрюлей за третье место, а вторая позиция Дженсона на старте закончилась далеко не в очковой зоне. Дженсон, кстати, оказался молодцом: боролся, сражался, плавал, и если бы не некоторые особо активные восточные гонщики, мог бы побороться и за победу. Но, видимо, не судьба... Льюиса вообще всю гонку не было видно, так он незаметным и доехал до третьего места.
Мерседес расстроил от слова совсем. Михаэль откровенно засиделся на старте, и я даже не могу предположить, что послужило тому причиной. Гонщики плыли весь первый круг, ибо выбор промежуточной резины оказался в итоге ошибочным, но Шумахер явно стартовал чуть позже остальных и в итоге угодил в развеселую компанию с Грожаном, Феттелем и Райкконеном. Феттель, как истинный беби-Шуми, не стал наступать на пятки гранду, Кими как обычно все проспал, а вот Грожан зацепил Михаэля колесом, от чего Мерседес успешно так развернулся. Хорошо, хоть болид никаких повреждений не получил, но из-за этой карусели третье место Михаэля превратилось в тринадцатое, уже без каких-либо шансов на подиум... Шумахер конечно есть Шумахер, его настрой за двадцать лет совсем не изменился, и он привез-таки команде одно с трудом заработанное очко за десятое место, но гонка была безнадежно проиграна Мерседесами, и теперь им надо провести серьезную работу над ошибками.
На 8 круге Льюис сообщил команде, что он уже не едет, а плывет, и через пару минут гонку остановили. Алексей Попов долго распространялся про командные шатры над машинами на стартовой решетке, сравнил Шумахера и Росберга с M&M's, посетовал, что нет в Малайзии голубей... - в общем, мастерски тянул время. Слава Богу, меньше, чем через час гонку возобновили, в начале за пейскаром, потом как положено. И тут начались главные сюрпризы: скандалы, интриги, расследования... ээээ... в смысле обгоны, вылеты и сенсации.
После пит-стопа Хэмильтона в лидеры внезапно вышел Фернандо Алонсо, да так им и остался до самого финиша. Андреа Стелла от 28 победы испанца расплакался как ребенок, особенно учитывая, что накануне гран-при им всем была большая выволочка от Луки ди Монтедземоло. Правда Фелипе финишировал только 15м, и, что ни говори, а тучи над бразильцем сгущаются серьезные. Конечно, эта трасса всегда мало подходила Феррари, но когда твой напарник выигрывает гонку, а ты финишируешь в хвосте... это, мягко говоря, плохо. Впрочем, я не хочу винить Фелипе. Ему сейчас и самому трудно, он и сам все прекрасно понимает, но бывают в жизни обстоятельства, когда не все зависит от нас. Вот только если Феррари попросит его из команды, это будет очень грустно, ведь именно Скудерия и вырастила его в практически чемпиона 2008 года...
Кими Райкконен перед гонкой всех угостил мороженым, а в самой гонке показал просто отличную скорость, и хоть и приехал пятым, как и стартовал, но зато порадовал болельщиков между делом лучшим кругом на 53 круге дистанции. Возвращение финнского чемпиона проходит просто на ура, в отличие, к сожалению, от кое-кого семикратного. Но... судьба играет человеком, она лукавая всегда... Из Рэд Буллов хорош был только Марк Веббер (опять же), которому вновь не хватило до подиума совсем немного, но зато он второй раз переиграл Феттеля. У немцев сегодня не самый лучший был день, явно...
Но настоящим сюрпризом для меня стали Серхио Перес и Бруно Сенна. Серхио - потому что едва не выиграл гонку, ему не хватило совсем чуть-чуть до Фернандо Алонсо, не вылети он на последних кругах слишком далеко в травку, а Бруно потому что наконец-то вспомнил, как надо ездить, и что фамилию дяди позорить не стоит. Этого дядю, кстати, сегодня вспоминал и Алексей Попов, и его коллега из Москвы, когда прерывалась связь, и я бы не сказала, что это было особо к месту. Да, Бруно выступает на Вильямсе Рено, как и Айртон в лохматом 94м, и параллели вроде как напрашиваются сами собой, но отчего-то от таких сравнений мне не по себе. А может быть, и не только мне... Тем не менее Бруно отыграл 10 позиций к финишу, красиво прошел Баттона, Феттеля и Шумахера и стал одним из тех приятных нюансов, которыми изобиловала сегодня гонка. Посмотрим, что будет через три недели, будет ли это тенденцией, или же это была просто случайность.
В итоге, после второго этапа общая картина чемпионата не ясна от слова совсем. На сегодняшний момент первым в чемпионате стал Фернандо Алонсо, Феррари порадовала победой и обозначила свое место среди лидеров, Мерседес провалил вторую гонку, что уже становится тенденцией, в МакЛарене - разброд и шатания, маленькие команды изобилуют сюрпризами... Ждем Китая, который хоть и будет аж через три недели, но возможно прояснит, что же вообще происходит сейчас в этом самом увлекательном чемпионате за последние лет пять точно. Ждем в Шанхае непредсказуемой погоды, любопытной квалификации и внезапной, как сегодня, гонки, а также Алексея Попова с его неизменным "Здравствуйте, друзья!.."

@темы: felipe massa, формула 1, kimi raikkonen, michael schumacher, mercedes, jenson button, алексей попов, сезон 2012, гран-при Малайзии, ferrari, mclaren

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В последнее время я просто суперактивный Формула-Один флудер. Что делать, если я чем-то увлекаюсь, или если наступает период новой волны увлечения, - меня не заткнуть)) Сейчас к тому же весна, первая моя нормальная, счастливая весна за последние лет шесть точно, так что извиняйте. Когда-нибудь я обязательно напишу здесь что-нибудь интересное, я обещаю.
Сегодня суббота. Я провалялась весь день в постели, посмотрела квалификацию гран-при Малайзии, а сейчас страдаю фигней, вспоминая прошлое...


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FIA post-qualifying press conference - Malaysia.

Drivers: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 2 - Jenson Button (McLaren), 3 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)

Q: Lewis, a first pole for you and McLaren here in Malaysia but a continuation of the team’s fine start to the season today.
Lewis Hamilton: Yeah, it’s been a good weekend so far. I think it’s been a tough day to be honest with the changeable weather conditions and the temperatures climbing. Made some set up changes to the car, nonetheless we still managed to do some good times but obviously got these guys pushing very hard behind but the guys in the factory are doing a fantastic job.

Q: How aware are you that everyone is pushing so hard behind you and how much pressure does that put on you going into a qualifying session?
LH: I think everyone’s under the same amount of pressure. We all put a huge amount of pressure on ourselves and obviously a lot of partners and sponsors are relying on us as well, so it’s very intense and probably the most exciting part of the weekend but it’s something, at least speaking for myself, that I really enjoy.

Q: Jenson, for you the wait for a first McLaren pole continues but less than a tenth of a second between you and Lewis just shows how competitive it is at the top.
Jenson Button: Yeah, I think it was a little bit more than that but qualifying has been pretty good to me the last two races so I can’t complain too much. I think it’s good for us as a team to be on the front row again. It’s always nice when your engineer keys-up and you can here all the mechanics in the background cheering because of a one-two. You obviously want it the other way around though but Lewis did a great lap at the start of Q3 and we edged closer but couldn’t quite get there.

Q: And you didn’t do too badly from second last week. There’s a long run down to Turn One, it could be quite an explosive start.
JB: I think it’ll be an exciting start and not just for us two on the front row but the Mercedes is renowned, especially Michael, for getting good starts so it’s going to be a fun Turn One I think.

Q: Let’s turn to you Michael. It’s been a long time since we saw you in the top three for qualifying. Is this a welcome return or could this have been pole and even better today?
Michael Schumacher: No, I mean this was the maximum that was available. We managed to work the car very well over the whole weekend, we obviously showed potential in Australia, not so much in the race, so focus was obviously to try to find the best compromise and I guess we have achieved this. We’re third here, a very tight business if you look who is behind us, and how close everything is going, we can be more than happy about what we have achieved and look forward now for tomorrow.

Q: Is there a concern about the race given what happened in Australia last week?
MS: I guess all of us have concerns because those temperatures are pretty new to us. We have had some preparation yesterday but I guess we have done a decent job. We have learned quite a lesson in Australia, we have reacted, the boys in the factory, and all the team have done a really superb job. I’m more than happy about the progress and how we understand the car and I look forward for tomorrow.

Q: Finally to you Lewis, you’re in the best place possible to start tomorrow’s race. But there’ll be different strategies, it’s going to be hot, it’s going to be a race of attrition out there – how do you view what’s going to happen?
LH: I don’t know if it’s definitely the best place to start here, it’s a long haul down to Turn One, but no, I think there are going to be interesting strategies tomorrow and the key is looking after your tyres. So hopefully we’ll have a car in a much better position for the race tomorrow, so excited for that.

Q: Lewis, a phenomenal first lap in Q3. Tell us about it, as I think there was a lock-up at the first corner. It was phenomenal, substantially quicker.
LH: Yeah, I think the first lap was quite good. I think I lost a bit of time in the last corner but the first corner was fine. I think I had a small oversteer moment but it didn’t cost me any time. Then the rest of the lap seemed to come together quite well. I pushed probably a little too much in the last corner and went a bit wide, but fortunately I was able to minimise the amount I lost.

Q: And is it all about tyre management tomorrow in he race itself?
LH: It is. It’s positioning and it’s definitely tyre management. This is a very tricky circuit because of the track temperatures and obviously the humidity outside. It’s going to be tough tomorrow but we juts have to make sure we prepare ourselves in the best way we can.

Q: This is your first time on pole position here. You’ve actually finished all your Malaysian Grand Prix, which has go to be a good omen for you. Your thoughts on tackling it tomorrow, as it is one of the toughest Grand Prix of the year?
LH: It is, definitely. It’s a very long haul down to turn one. Just in the conditions, you never know what’s going to happen, the changeable conditions. I hope it stays dry. But these tyres are having a seriously hard time around here, especially under 150 kilos of fuel. It’s going to be interesting. I don’t know how it’s going to go but I’ll do everything I can to make sure we’re as competitive as possible.

Q: Jenson, quite a last gasp to get on the front row there.
JB: Well, actually, it’s quite normal in the end of Q3 to put in your fastest lap, so I think it was the way for most of us, though obviously not for Lewis. I was pretty happy with the lap. I think with the heat it is very difficult to get a good lap out of the car as the car is moving around a lot but I was pretty happy but obviously not as happy as the guy sitting alongside me.

Q: But this is a circuit you really enjoy. Do you still enjoy it, in spite of the heat?
JB: I think we all do. This is a fast, flowing circuit and a circuit that is tough in many ways: for the car, for the tyres and for us as well sitting in the cockpit as well. It’s a long, hot afternoon tomorrow. But I’m looking forward to it. I think we have a good race car. Difficult to know how good but I think our long-run pace yesterday showed some reasonable consistency. So, we have to hope for that tomorrow

Q: You were a winner here in 2009. Has your lady come up with any good omens for tomorrow?
JB: No, but I think as a team we have a lot of confidence at the moment in what we’re doing. I don’t think we’ve too overconfident. I think we have to be very good with everything. The pace has to be there, the consistency, the pit stops need to be key, because these guys are very quick – Mercedes – and also the Renaults and Red Bulls. Their pace seems to be better in race trim than in qualifying, so it’s going to be a busy afternoon for the strategy guys and the engineers and obviously for us out on circuit.

Q: Michael, a three time winner here in the past, and so close to the front row today. What would that have meant to you?
MS: Naturally, you would rather be further forward than I am, but quite honestly, from where we have come, I think it’s quite an achievement to be third, so I have no regrets, just feeling good about it, particularly knowing that we have chosen a car that should work much better in the race. I would rather be compromised for qualifying; that’s a situation which I hope will pay back tomorrow.

Q: And of course a home race for Petronas as well.
MS: Absolutely, we would like to do well for a very important partner and supporter of ours, because we definitely take a performance advantage from Petronas delivering as our partner and we are very keen to pay them back for that.

Q: In third place, you’re obviously knocking on the door of the front row, knocking on the door of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. Is that going to come soon?
MS: We’ll take it as it comes, honestly. I think it’s quite an achievement if you appreciate who is behind us; who would have thought that last year? That’s the way I want to see it, not that we still have maybe to cover up a little bit in front. We are reasonably close, we are not miles away as we have been last year basically, so it’s up to us now to have a good development programme, work methodically and focused and then let’s see what the season brings us.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Frederic Ferret - L’Equipe) To all of you, are you surprised that Red Bull is longer any good in qualifying?
LH: It’s quite clear that last year they had a huge advantage with the blown diffuser and they don’t have that now. Everyone’s a lot more equal.
JB: Well, they’re not bad, they’re fourth and fifth on the grid so it’s not terrible. We definitely had an advantage today, it was a lot smaller than in Melbourne and we did a very good job today. If they’ve got everything out of the car, yes, we’re two tenths quicker than him. It’s small, it’s not the advantage that we’ve seen over the last couple of years. And the race is a very different thing, I think they proved that in the last race. Obviously Sebastian got a bit lucky with the safety car but still, their pace was good in the race so we expect that again.
MS: It’s a tight business and Red Bull, as Jenson mentioned, looks a bit stronger in race conditions rather than in qualifying conditions, because it’s all very close together, it’s not so surprising. It’s surprising that there are quite a few other teams close around, like us. I wouldn’t have expected to be that close, glad I am here as well as in Australia because those are two completely different tracks and that is obviously a good indication for the rest of the season.

Q: (Marco Degl’Innocenti - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Michael, you said you were surprised because some other teams are closer but one team is a little less close now. Are you surprised at Ferrari?
MS: I think we all expected – or we still can expect - Ferrari to be back up there on top. It’s obvious that they’re not at the moment. I guess they understand their reasons but whenever you have a reason, it will take time to fix and it’s just a matter of giving them this time, but I have no doubt that sooner or later they will be back up there.

Q: (Michael Schmidt - Auto, Motor und Sport) Lewis and Jenson, Sebastian Vettel qualified on a hard tyre today, can that be an advantage?
JB: I don’t think so. I think the tyres are pretty close in terms of lap time. They obviously see a positive in it, otherwise they wouldn’t have done it, so somebody obviously thinks there is a reason for doing it, and thinks that it’s an advantage. But you’ve still got to run the option tyre and who is to say that it’s slower or the degradation’s worse? It’s difficult to know, really.

@темы: формула 1, сезон 2012, гран-при Малайзии

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24.03.2012 в 00:09

Пишет  red sapphire:

13.03.2012 в 03:14

Пишет  HeatherHills:

12.03.2012 в 18:24

Пишет  mademoiselle Linny:

Мы уже пережили конец света и даже не заметили!

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Я саопщиство F1slash не очень люблю, но иногда там кое-что попадается.
Например вот это:

@темы: формула 1, alain prost

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Гран-при Малайзии 2012: Квалификация

Только что завершившаяся квалификация гран-при Малайзии 2012 года подтвердила расстановку сил, обозначенную еще в Австралии: МакЛарен снова быстрее всех (опять Льюис, ога), за ними - Мерседес (и опять Михаэль Шумахер, что просто более, чем приятно), Рэд Булл и все остальные. Эпоха доминирования Рэд Булла похоже уже все-таки прошла, причем у МакЛарена кажется даже не было никаких проблем, в том числе и с таким пресловутым здесь износом резины. Льюис ошибался несколько раз и на свободных заездов, и в квалификации, но даже ошибка на быстром круге не помешала ему завоевать 21 поул. Дженсон показал второе время, и довольно улыбался перед журналистами. Впрочем, этот парень, кажется, улыбается всегда.
Михаэль Шумахер радует все больше и больше. Второй раз опередил Росберга, второй раз очень высокая квалификационная позиция, причем, как правильно заметил Попов, по влажности и жаре в 43 года - это дорогого стоит. Ну собственно, сомнений в Михаэле Шумахере не было никогда. Он - очень интересное явление. В этот раз он проиграл Хэмильтону конечно почти 2 десятые секунды, зато квалифицировался почти вровень с Дженсоном и порадовал не только своих болельщиков, но похоже даже Алексея Попова. Даром что сегодня с утра на третьей сессии свободных заездов быстрее был Нико Росберг.
Рэд Булл. Чемпион потихоньку складывает свои полномочия, ибо фора в две гонки - а скорее всего и завтрашний гран-при выиграют МакЛарены - это уже многовато. Марк Веббер опять опередил Феттеля, возможно случайно, а возможно и нет, ибо закалка у старшего поколения гонщиков все же лучше нынешних молодых игроков в плейстейшн. Ничего личного, но ощущения такие ощущения... Себастьян может, конечно, огрызнуться в гонке, в любом случае смотреть на борьбу впереди в кои-то веки интересно. Если команде удастся не расстроиться - и не отвлекаться на требования дисквалификации Мерседеса, - они еще могут чем-нибудь удивить. К слову сказать, Феттель был сегодня быстр, просто результаты первой десятки очень плотные.
Кими, Кими, КИМИ!!! Никогда раньше не думала, что смогу когда-нибудь болеть за этого пилота, ан вот поди ж ты, попляши. Райкконен показал абсолютно одинаковое время с Марком Веббером, если верить официальному сайту Формулы один, квалифицировался пятым на средненьком Лотусе, и единственное, что расстраивает - это то, что за особую активность механиков команды, изъявивших желание поковыряться в коробке передач болида под номером девять, финна оштрафовали на 5 позиций... Так что стартует он завтра десятым, но, учитывая его умение нажать на педаль газа и засыпать до финиша, можно предположить много интересного. Роман Грожан, опередивший Росберга, будет стартовать шестым, и вот это уже не случайность... Если Мерседесы будут бороться с МакЛареном, а Рэд Булл - с Лотусом, нас ждет очередной сенсационный сезон, потому что если от Мерседесов, от Росса Брауна и от Шумахера мы и так чего-то особенного ждали, то Лотус приятно удивил, ибо если уж возрождать легендарное имя, то хотя бы прилично, чем гонщики этой команды сегодня и занялись вплотную, и даже ночной пожар в моторхоуме им не помешал.
Фернандо Алонсо только девятый, и это уже - показатель. Феррари в полном ауте, и даже разбор полетов на ковре у Луки ди Монтедземоло похоже не помог. Команда сдает свои позиции с 2008 года, наката победных сезонов 2000-2004 хватило на хорошую борбу на пять последующих сезонов, а теперь уже все. И дело тут не только в несчастном Фелипе Массе, которого уже чуть ли не хотят отчислить из команды за неуспеваемость: Фернандо тоже не показывает ничего вразумительного. Может быть что-то получится в гонке, но Скудерии снова надо искать гениальную команду типа Тодт-Браун-Берн и английско-немецко-французско-латиноамериканскую машину для своей итальянской машины а-ля Михаэль Шумахер. Алонсо преемником Шумахера в этом смысле не стал, потому что все-таки нацелен на личное, а не на командное. Ферарри же - Семья - простите, дон Корлионе, - и подход там нужен чуточку другой...
Бруно Сенна опять проиграл Пастору Мальдонадо, который - опять же - наломал сегодня немало дров своей горячностью. Не уверена, что его машина не сильно пострадала от сегодняшних утренних приключений, но если завтра Пастор не организует на старте завал, все будет неплохо. Бруно же... я даже не знаю, что сказать. Его не видно и не заметно. А хотелось бы другого... Может, завтра тринадцатая позиция ему в этом поможет вопреки суеверию...
В заключение скажу, что Попов опять умудрился достать Петровым и подпоритить картину весьма приличных сегодняшних комментариев, а Рэд Буллу не удалось доказать нелегальность крыла Мерседеса. FIA признала все узлы машин Росса Брауна соответствующими правилам, и остальным командам придется копировать все их ноу-хау. Что называется - "йес!", потому что не хочется скандалов в этом сезоне, ну просто от слова совсем.
Завтра стартует гонка тринадцатого гран-при Малайзии, мы вновь надеемся, что с нами будет Алексей Попов, да будет благословенно горло его, 56 кругов борьбы и непредсказуемый победитель. Праздник на Формульной улице продолжается!

@темы: felipe massa, формула 1, любимое, kimi raikkonen, michael schumacher, mercedes, jenson button, bruno senna, ferrari, mclaren

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Анекдотеги

Осторожно! Формула 1!

Сто лет назад, когда 19 белых гонялись за одним черным называлось ку-клуц-клан. Сейчас это называется формула-1

Вечер перед ГП Великобритании. Боксы. За столом Жан Тодт и Росс Браун, в руках игральные кости.

- Ну, как играем сегодня? У кого меньше или у кого больше?

- Давай, у кого меньше. У кого больше – во Франции раз было…

Бросают кости, у Тодта выпадает 6, у Брауна - 2. Росс кричит в открытую дверь соседнего помещения:

- Михаэль, завтра в гонке у тебя будет два пит-стопа!

Голос Михаэля оттуда:

- Бл#, да вы издеваетесь, что ли?!!

Росс:

- Ладно-ладно! Скажи еще спасибо, что не шесть!..

…Понедельник, утро. Заголовки газет: "Гениальная тактика Росса Брауна опять приносит победу "Феррари"!"

Получают зарплату пилоты Феррари. Михаэль увидел сколько у Рубенса и вскрикнул: "За что тебе столько? А на какие бабки я буду механиков МакЛарена целый уик-энд спаивать?

Стоит Трулли ночью у дороги, голосует, останавливается такси, там Прост за рулем.

Трулли:

- О, привет, ты че тут делаешь?

- Да так, подрабатываю... Садись, подвезу!

Трулли:

- Слушай, а можно я тоже порулю?

- ???

- А у меня руль есть!

Трулли достает из портфеля руль и начинает его вертеть синхронно с Простом. Рядом в правом ряду едет машина, из нее смотрит совершенно обалдевший Шумахер. Еще бы, едут двое, и оба крутят рули.

Вдруг Трулли резко крутит свой руль вправо, Шумахер шарахается вправо и налетает на столб. Прост:

- Ты че делаешь?

- Да со мной вчера так же подшутили, один руль и остался...

Устроили грандиозный банкет для болельщиков Ф-1. Строгий швейцар при входе отсеивает посторонних.

Подходит первая группа болельщиков.

- С какого года проводятся автогонки Ф-1?

- С 1950.

- Проходите.

Подходит вторая группа болельщиков.

- В скольких Гран-При участвовал М.Шумахер?

- В 250: 91 победа, 154 подиума, 1369 очков, …

- Проходите, шумофилы, не задерживайте!

Подходит третья группа.

- У кого больше титулов, у Проста или у Сенны?

- А кто это?

- (вздыхая) Ну, проходите, фанаты Льюиса Хэмилтона…

После Китая команда Мерседес вынуждена признать, что столкнулась с неожиданной проблемой - недостаточная поворачиваемость Михаэля Шумахера.

Залог успеха McLaren - один пилот быстрый, второй умный.

Празднование годовщины Великой Победы Петров начал с Шумахера, а на следующей гонке, 9-го мая, он готовится разобраться с Росбергом и Феттелем.

@темы: формула 1