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Posted on 09/22/2011 4:00:38 PM PDT by Chode
2011 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Venue: Marina Bay
Date: Sunday 25 September
Lap length: 3.148 miles
Race laps: 61
2010 winner: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
First grand prix: 2008
Fri Cloudy 32c
Sat Rain 31c
Sun Rain 30c
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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has targeted a third victory in four years in this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix but concedes that it will be "very hard" to achieve.
Full story: Fernando Alonso's blog
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says his charge Sebastian Vettel has no intention of backing off despite his huge 112-point lead in the drivers' standings and he fully expects the German to push for victory in an attempt to win the title with five races still go.
Full story: the Times (subscription required)
The Red Bull boss also commented on McLaren's Lewis Hamilton's poor run of form, saying he needed to "be at ease with himself and his surroundings" and stop taking out his frustration on the track.
Full story: the Sun
McLaren's Jenson Button has revealed that he will be renting an apartment in Tokyo with his girlfriend Jessica Michibata for the next month to acclimatise to the humid conditions for Singapore as well as the upcoming races in Japan and Korea.
Full story: the Sun
Force India's Paul di Resta says he is prepared to remain patient as he awaits a decision on the team's driver line-up for 2012 which is expected in December. The Scot also says that even if Vettel wins the title in Singapore, he still expects the German and his Red Bull team to go for race wins in the final five races of the season.
(Press Association)
Di Resta's team-mate Adrian Sutil says there is no news on his plans for 2012 and the German denies suggestions that he has visited Williams with a view to landing a seat at the team.
Full story: Adam Cooper's F1 blog
Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen gives his assessment of the weather in Singapore. "Quite cool weather and even some showers around so interesting to see what happens during the weekend," the Finn reports.
Full story: Heikki Kovalainen on Twitter
Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi remains confident in HRT's long-term prospects despite the team parting company with technical director Geoff Willis. Former Brawn deputy technical director Jorg Zander is expected to be confirmed as his successor.
Full story: Autosport
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello says he feels physically better than he was when he was 18 and believes he still has a lot to give to the Williams team. The former Ferrari driver has yet to confirm his place on the grid for 2012 for what would be his 20th season in the sport.
Full story: Reuters
Barrichello has also backed McLaren's decision to recruit outgoing Williams technical supremo Sam Michael as sporting director for next season.
Full story: Autosport
wow! How exciting, watching this thread. Ping me when the go by my seat and stuff.
Alonso was leading until he inexplicibly stopped for rain tires in a dry race. The Schum took out Perez, Sutil, Petrov, DiResta, and Barichello---all on succesive laps. Senna's Renault was impounded by the Terror Police on suspicion of it being an IED.
Vettel takes the WDC and announces an official name-change: Mr. Finger!!!
tooo funny... 
Dry qualifying, spotty rain on race day - Button wins from 4th, followed by Vettel and Alonso.
second practice
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:46.397 | 1:44.931 | 1:44.381 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:47.332 | 1:45.651 | 1:44.732 | 14 |
| 3 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:46.956 | 1:45.472 | 1:44.804 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.014 | 1:46.829 | 1:44.809 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:47.054 | 1:45.779 | 1:44.874 | 13 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.945 | 1:45.955 | 1:45.800 | 14 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:47.688 | 1:46.405 | 1:46.013 | 11 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:48.819 | 1:46.043 | 11 | |
| 9 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:47.952 | 1:47.093 | 14 | |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:48.022 | 1:47.486 | 14 | |
| 11 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:47.717 | 1:47.616 | 13 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:48.061 | 1:48.082 | 14 | |
| 13 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:49.710 | 1:48.270 | 16 | |
| 14 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.753 | 1:48.634 | 11 | |
| 15 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:48.861 | 1:48.662 | 13 | |
| 16 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:49.588 | 1:49.862 | 10 | |
| 17 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:48.054 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:49.835 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:50.948 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:51.012 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:52.154 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:52.363 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:52.404 | 6 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:52.810 | 6 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:53.844 |
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eni
hmm...I think we’ve figured out your preferences
yup, the end...
I wasn’t sure if a race could be as boring as Monza, but this one managed to do it.
I sure hope next season has consistently better racing. Despite all the gee-gaws they added (KERS, DRS), F1 still sometimes falls into a parade formation. There have been great moments this season, but not as many nail-biting moments as a single Rolex Sports Car or ALMS race.
Vettel and Red Bull are just blowing the field away.
true, but it would help if Hamilton dint step on his crank at every possible opportunity...
He definitely has let the red mist get him into trouble this season.
Hoping McClaren or Ferrari step up to compete next season. I did like seeing some of the rookie drivers (Perez, di Resta) making some serious strides this season. Actually the racing from 5-12 or so has been fun to watch all season.
yup... at least the rookies are keeping it interesting
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