2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - LIVE THREAD

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[Chode]

FORMULA 1 Suzuka 2012

Race Date:	07 Oct 2012
First Grand Prix:	1987
Number of Laps:	53
Circuit Length:	5.807 km
Race Distance:	307.471 km
Lap Record:	1:31.540 - K. Raikkonen (2005)
Fri Sunny 25c Sat Coludy 24c Sun Sunny 25c

[Moltke]

Suzuka is a very narrow track. No long straights either (the proverbial Mickey Mouse course). I wonder how much overtaking we’ll see in the race. My first guess would be, little. But with all the artificial doodads on the cars these days...?

[Chode]

2nd Practice...

2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:32.493		34
2	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32.707	0.214	32
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:32.836	0.343	37
4	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.987	0.494	30
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:33.093	0.600	28
6	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:33.107	0.614	35
7	3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.349	0.856	22
8	19	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	1:33.499	1.006	35
9	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:33.614	1.121	32
10	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:33.750	1.257	13
11	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:33.866	1.373	19
12	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:33.903	1.410	36
13	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1:33.983	1.490	33
14	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	1:34.291	1.798	12
15	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1:34.300	1.807	33
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	1:34.863	2.370	32
17	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	1:35.080	2.587	34
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	1:35.711	3.218	41
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	1:35.870	3.377	37
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	1:36.194	3.701	32
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	1:36.636	4.143	28
22	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT-Cosworth	1:37.342	4.849	30
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	1:37.701	5.208	35
24	11	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	No time		2

[Chode]

Amen...

[Chode]

prolly just those damn DRS zones...

[nascarnation]

Is Lew getting a decent transmission this week?

[Chode]

one of these days i'm gonna get a good driving package and try it

[Chode]

yup... it'll be something else this time

[Chode]

2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.608 1:31.501 1:30.839 11
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.951 1:31.950 1:31.090 15
3 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.077 1:31.772 1:31.290 14
4 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:32.042 1:31.886 1:31.700 16
5 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:32.029 1:31.988 1:31.898 20
6 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:32.147 1:32.169 1:32.022 20
7 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.459 1:31.833 1:32.114 17
8 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:32.221 1:31.826 1:32.208 18
9 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.061 1:32.121 1:32.327 17
10 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:32.828 1:32.272 12
11 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.946 1:32.293 12
12 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:32.898 1:32.327 14
13 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.349 1:32.469 10
14 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:32.834 1:32.512 11
15 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.015 1:32.625 16
16 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:33.059 1:32.954 14
17 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:33.370 1:33.368 14
18 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:33.405 8
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:34.657 6
20 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:35.213 8
21 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:35.385 6
22 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:35.429 8
23 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:35.432 8
24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:36.734 6
Q1 107% Time 1:38.471

[Betis70]

In the virtual world, it was my best track. I’m sure in real-life it wouldn’t be.

Nurburgring Nordschleife was my worst. That is one tough track.

[Betis70]

He didn’t look that sharp in 3rd round quali. That time Vettel put up is impressive considering the nearest rival team is almost 1/2 a sec behind him.

In his announcement, Schumi looked like someone ran over his favorite dog.

I was rooting for Kobayashi. Best starting position for a Japanese driver at the GP of Japan—with Button’s 5 place penalty, he’ll be 3rd on the grid.

[Chode]

i guess it's better than a DNF...

[jeffc]

Nurburgring Nordschleife was my worst. That is one tough track.

LOL! It's funny how I like longer as opposed to shorter tracks, but I just do not like the Green Hell. Spa, Gedinne, even Schottenring (!) I like. The Nord' just bores me.

I've got the DVR set to record Suzuka, but it's on SPEED at 1:30 my time. I'll probably stay up at least an hour to watch some of it.

[God luvs America]

HELP!!! PLEASE!!!

did anyone tape today’s Japanese Grand Prix??!!! my freakin machine did not go off and its the first race in five years i did not tape....of course it has to be the ONE race Speed will not replay!!!

i will pay for it or compensate anyone for mailing, taping, etc....i can use VHS or DVD but will take anything at this point if it can be viewed....thanks...

[Chode]

sorry but no... and i missed the race also

[jps098]

I have it on DVR (Dish Network). I am on lap 3 with it paused at the moment, but I can get back with you after watching to make sure it is all there.

[jeffc]

Ahhh, bummer Alonso was taken out on the first turn. Might have been an eventful race. Looks like RB is back on top of their game, though. Vettel ran away with it. Would've liked to have seen a little bit of battle between him and Alonso. But it should make Korea interesting (I hope!).

Congrats to Kobayashi for his first podium, and at his home race! Very cool.

[God luvs America]

please, please do...thanks

[Moltke]

Your quickest -free- option would be to look for a torrent - usually out a few hours after the race.

Since I have a Usenet account, I d/l’ed the race in 720p HD that way (enter “formula1” as a search term at e.g. www.binsearch.info to see what’s available...)

[God luvs America]

thanks- but i am clueless how to download that stuff...

[Moltke]

Well, I’d hate to steer you toward something you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with. But there’s loads of information and tutorials regarding both torrents and Usenet just a few mouseclicks away (Google, wikipedia...).

Neither would make you happy if you have a low-bandwidth internet connection, of course.

You could also try to look for a video stream that might be available from some source via your browser.