Felipe Massa to leave Ferrari as Kimi Raikkonen waits in wings By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer
Felipe Massa has revealed he will leave Ferrari at the end of the season, amid reports that Kimi Raikkonen is to return to the team.
The Brazilian confirmed the end of his eight-year spell at the Italian outfit on Twitter , saying: "From 2014 I will no longer be driving for Ferrari."
Raikkonen's deal is said to have been completed on Monday and could be announced imminently.
Sebastian Vettel sent to the back of the Abu Dhabi grid for fuel infringement
By Pete Gill. Last Updated: November 3, 2012 9:06pm
Sebastian Vettel has been demoted to the back of the grid for the Abu Dhabi GP after being stripped of his qualifying times.
The reigning World Champion, who holds a thirteen points lead in this year's championship, has been penalised for breaking article 6.6.2 of the Technical Regulations after stopping his Red Bull on the Yas Marina track at the end of Saturday's qualifying hour.
Vettel's RB8 was subsequently found to have an insufficient quantity of fuel for post-qualifying scrutineering, triggering a swingeing punishment and a dramatic twist in the title race.
Although title rival Fernando Alonso will only begin Sunday's race from sixth position, the prospect of Vettel starting 24th has handed the Spaniard - and his under-fire Ferrari team - an unexpected reprieve as they strive to overcome his points deficit and the seemingly-inexorable momentum that the World Champion had built up with four consecutive victories.
Red Bull have since confirmed they intend to start Vettel from the pitlane, with the team expected to make a series of tweaks to his car in order to give their driver the best possible chance of overtaking around one of the narrowest circuits on the calendar.
Ted's Notebook - Qualifying Abu Dhabi
"If he manages to get into the points tomorrow then that would be a great achievement," acknowledged Red Bull boss Christian Horner as the team faced up to the scale of their setback. "We'll attack the race, and I'm sure Sebastian will demonstrate to everybody why he's a great racing driver.
"But it's a fair decision. The rules dictate a litre of fuel has to be provided without removal of bodywork or manipulating the car.
"We've no doubt the fuel is in the cell according to what Renault have told us. They are convinced the rest of the fuel is in the tank, but you can't dismantle the cell to give a sample.
"We need to get into the fuel cell to understand what happened. It's a frustrating scenario."
In a ruling delivered more than four hours after the session had ended, the stewards declared:
'The stewards received a report from the Race Director that car 1 failed to return to the pits under its own power as required under Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations.
'The Stewards heard from the driver and team representatives and studied telemetry evidence that showed the reason why the car was stopped.
'The stewards accepted the explanation and considered the incident as being a case of force majeure.
'However a report was received from the Technical Delegate that showed during post-qualifying scrutineering an insufficient quantity of fuel for sampling purposes.
'The Stewards determine that this is a breach of Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations and the Competitor is accordingly excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session.
'The Competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid.'
What the F1 Technical Regulations say
'Article 6.6.2: Competitors must ensure that a one litre sample of fuel may be taken from the car at any time during the Event. Except in cases of force majeure (accepted as such by the stewards of the meeting), if a sample of fuel is required after a practice session the car concerned must have first been driven back to the pits under its own power.'
OFFICIAL: Kimi Raikkonen signs with Red Bull Racing for 2012 by PitRoadBox
After all public rumors, Kimi Raikkonen has finally made his point by coming to NASCAR. He is signed with Red Bull Racing to replace Kasey Kahne for 2012.
Raikkonen, who is currently competing in the WRC, said he wanted to do this because "NASCAR is totally interesting in my opinion because I remember Juan Pablo Montoya's move to NASCAR and I have been following him a lot."
Kasey Kahne expressed his opinion on Raikkonen coming to NASCAR: "Obviously, Kimi is from Finland and since the Finns don't know much about NASCAR, he will introduce NASCAR to the entire country of Finland. He is an amazing World Champion who can do anything he wants to win and become good at."
Brian Vickers and Scott Speed have different opinions, however. "I am very comfortable about Kimi Raikkonen coming to NASCAR because he is such a great advisor to any driver out there", said Vickers. Scott Speed said, "I can't wait for Kimi to come over because he is such a great World Champion and a perfect teammate."
After all, Kimi said that in 2009 when he was going to leave F1, he said that he could race in NASCAR if he wanted to. But this is about to change in 2012.
5-second penalties handed to nine drivers 27 June 2010
The nine drivers under investigation in Valencia have been handed 5-second time penalties for driving too quickly under Safety Car conditions in the European Grand Prix. This affects six of the ten points scorers, including World Champion Jenson Button who finished third.
Since last year, a timer is displayed on the steering wheel deltas of all competitors at the moment the Safety Car in deployed, meaning no driver can cross the finish line before the timer – which varies in time remaining depending on the part of circuit which the car is at – reaches zero seconds.
The rule avoids drivers – as seen in the past – circulating quickly in order to make up time during Safety Car periods.
The following drivers (with original race finishing positions shown) receive 5-second penalties:
Jenson Button (3rd), Rubens Barrichello (4th), Robert Kubica (5th), Adrian Sutil (6th), Sébastien Buemi (8th), Pedro de la Rosa (10th), Vitaly Petrov (11th), Vitantonio Liuzzi (13th) and Nico Hülkenberg (DNF).
FIA reintroduces 107 percent qualifying rule 23 June 2010
Formula 1 governing body the FIA, following its Geneva meeting on Wednesday, has confirmed the rumour that the 107 percent qualifying regulation will be returning from next season onwards - meaning any driver whose best qualifying lap time is slower than a certain margin will not start the race in question (on safety grounds).
The 107 percent rule was last seen in 2002, the final year in which qualifying consisted of an hour-long session for all cars before the sport adopted a one-lap system between 2003 and 2005. For 2006, the current top ten shootout – which has been tweaked several times since – made its first appearance.
From 2011 onwards, all Q1 lap times must be within 107 percent of the fastest in that phase of qualifying (ie. no slower than the P1 time plus a further 7 percent of it, meaning a 1:30.000 time for P1, for example, would bring in a cut-off of 1:36.300).
Only in extreme circumstances – such as a heavy rain shower during Q1 or a failure to post a quick enough lap – will drivers be granted special dispensation to start by race organisers, who will judge the competitor in question by fastest lap times from practices sessions across the weekend.
Wednesday』s decision could be met with mixed opinions, especially for the new team which will be selected next month.
The FIA has confirmed that Pirelli will take over as the official tyre supplier for Formula One from next season.
Japanese giant Bridgestone is the current supplier, and has been involved in Formula One since 1998 with them taking over as the sole provider in 2007.
Italian company Pirelli will now supply the tyre to all F1 teams from, next season having signed a three-year deal starting from 2011.
"Pirelli has been selected as the single tyre supplier for the FIA Formula One World Championship for a period of three years, commencing in 2011," FIA said in a statement.
Bridgestone have come in for some criticism in recent races for the speed their tyres had deteriorated, although they said they were pulling out of the sport due to financial reasons.
Pirelli won the rights to supply tyre to F1 in the face of competition from British firm Avon and French manufacturer Michelin.
😲😲😲😲😲<br><br>Official: Schumacher returns to replace Massa<br><br>29 July 2009<br><br>In another dramatic twist to the 2009 season, seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher will be replacing the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia. With rumours having circulated since the Brazilian's accident on Saturday, Ferrari confirmed the decision on Wednesday evening. <br><br><br><br>"The most important thing first: thanks God, all news concerning Felipe are positive. I wish him all the best again," Schumacher said on Wednesday evening.<br><br>"I was meeting this afternoon with Stefano Domenicali and Luca di Montezemolo and together we decided that I will prepare myself to take the place of Felipe. Though it is true that the chapter Formula 1 has been closed for me since long and completely, it is also true that for loyalty reasons to the team I cannot ignore that unfortunate situation. But as the competitor I am I also very much look forward to facing this challenge." <br><br>Having retired at the end of the 2006 season, the unexpected return of the German will see him partner his own replacement at Ferrari, 2007 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, until the recovering Massa is able to return to his position. <br><br>Despite having kept fit due to his motor cycle commitment earlier in the year, Schumacher will be involving in a training programme with the team on the lead up to the Valencia race on 23 August. Doubts remain over the condition of Massa, although the Brazilian walked for the first time post-accident in hospital on Wednesday.<br><br>http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/29/official-schumacher-returns-to-replace-massa/<br>簡單來說就是....<br><br>大舒回來了!!<br><br>話說...<br>火腿你想在F1場上跟大舒較量一下的願望終於可以實現了 😆
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