Posted on 11/02/2012 3:07:13 PM PDT by Chode
2012 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
Provisional Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 55 Winner 4 25
2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 55 +0.8 secs 6 18
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 55 +4.1 secs 24 15
4 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 55 +7.7 secs 5 12
5 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 55 +13.0 secs 3 10
6 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 55 +20.0 secs 15 8
7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 55 +22.8 secs 8 6
8 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 55 +23.5 secs 14 4
9 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 55 +24.1 secs 12 2
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 55 +27.4 secs 16 1
11 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 55 +28.0 secs 13
12 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 55 +34.9 secs 17
13 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 55 +47.7 secs 18
14 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 55 +56.4 secs 21
15 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 55 +56.7 secs 11
16 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 55 +64.5 secs 20
17 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 55 +71.7 secs 22
Ret 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 41 +14 Laps 19
Ret 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 37 Accident 9
Ret 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 37 Accident 2
Ret 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 19 +36 Laps 1
Ret 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 7 Accident 23
Ret 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 7 Accident 7
Ret 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 0 Accident 10
yes it was and Seb drove a great race! but it was Kimi's day, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... I know What I'm Doing." ya gotta love it!
the after race in the drivers lounge said it all, Kimi and Seb talking, joking, back slapping each other and Nando all by himself
Texas will be one hell of a race
That was hilarious!! I about fell out of my chair when I heard Kimi say that, LOL! He just doesn’t seem all that “mirthful” in interviews, I just chalk that up to being focused. Still, it was very funny!
the interview on the podium with DC was tooo funny also, "Yeah I caught SH!T last time for not Smiling Enough!" and Seb saying "fukced up" and DC telling the audience that English is his second language so you'll have to excuse him was priceless...
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13935.html
NBC Sports will broadcast the 2013 F1 season. That's channel 220 on my DirecTV.
i shudder to think of their coverage...
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