2011 FORMULA1 INDIAN GRAND PRIX
• INDIA, 28TH – 30th OCTOBER 2011 •
• BRUNO: “India will have a completely different culture from anything I’ve seen before” • • Vitaly: “Racing THERE will be a refreshing challenge” • • Eric Boullier: “India is a country that loves its sport” • • James Allison: “I’m sure it will prove to be a popular track” •
Q&A: Bruno Senna
Lotus Renault GP • Race Driver • Car 9
“India will have a completely different culture from anything I’ve seen before” After two below par races, the Brazilian is eager to see his name on the points board once again
It was a trying weekend for you in Korea – what was your judgment? In all honesty, it was a weekend riddled with problems. On Friday, our running was limited and we had some issues with the balance and aerodynamics of the car. On the Saturday I also endured a tough time, as I wasn’t able to pick myself up in qualifying and, as a result, left myself in P15 on the grid. As for the race, I think the car was better than where it finished. I had a poor start again, which dampened my expectations but I still gave it my all and managed to recover a few positions to finish in 13th. Unfortunately I didn’t have the performance necessary to overtake a few more cars and my tyres were pretty beaten up by the end.
A relatively unknown track in Korea to a completely unknown one in India – what are your thoughts leading into this race? India will be a complete voyage into the unknown, as no one has ever raced there before. We do not yet know how the car is likely to perform, though looking at the track layout it should suit us quite well, and we can
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expect to be up amongst the mix in the top 10, although we need to remain careful at this stage. From the maps I have seen, it looks to be a fast, flowing track that suits my style of driving so I am looking forward to racing there. It will be a test of who learns fastest. I think that whichever teams can extract the maximum from their cars in the short period of time that we are there will benefit most.
Are you excited to go to India?
Yes, very excited indeed. It’s a country that loves its sport, and we have seen new sports events take place there recently; I remember the Commonwealth Games was there last year. I’ve no doubt it will be an interesting Grand Prix, with a completely different culture from anything I have seen before and I think Karun Chandhok is going to show me around – it’s always
good to have a local as your guide so I’m enthusiastic to get out there.
What must Bruno Senna take from the last three races to ensure he’s a happy man come the end of the season? Ha ha, well some of my best races were in Abu Dhabi and Brazil last year so there’s no reason why I shouldn’t enjoy similar fortunes this time around, especially because I am in a competitive car that knows how to score points. The aim is to keep learning, keep improving, and to arrive in India with a much clearer head after the frustration of my weekend in Korea. I loved the experience of being in the points in Monza, and that’s something I want to repeat. I have three races left to do that.
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Q&A: Vitaly Petrov
Lotus Renault GP • Race Driver • Car 10
“Racing in India will be a refreshing challenge” With a five PLACE penalty ON THE GRID IN India, Vitaly accepts he has his work cut out but will do all he can to redeem himself Looking at your early exit from the Korean Grand Prix, how would you evaluate your performance? Over the course of the weekend we did a fantastic job; the whole team worked very hard. We got into Q3 comfortably and showed stronger pace than some of the teams we are fighting against. We were closer to Mercedes and I was fighting with Nico (Rosberg) and Michael (Schumacher). It was a pity the race ended the way it did. My first stint showed good pace. We had a good battle, but this time it was me who took Michael out of the race – normally it is him that takes me out! I apologised to him, and concluded that that’s racing.
How did your incident with Michael come about?
I was fighting with Fernando (Alonso) on the straight. I used DRS to pass him, then he switched on his DRS and KERS, and passed me on the left hand side. This meant I was then on the right hand side which was a little dirty.
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I braked 15 metres earlier than normal, but because it was dirtier and I was travelling nearly 20 kph faster due to the slipstream, I was unable to stop the car. Not only could I not stop the car, I couldn’t move to the left as Fernando was there and I was going to hit him. It was a pity, but on the plus side we were battling for high end places. We were disappointed about the weekend but there were some positives to be taken away.
What are your thoughts heading to the Indian GP?
It will be quite challenging for the teams and drivers because it is a new track where no-one has raced before. That was the same story in Korea two years ago so I know it’s quite a tricky scenario. I have prepared in many ways and racing in India will be a refreshing challenge. As a new circuit, it is a level playing field for everyone.
How much do you enjoy the adventure of going to a circuit which has never been raced on before? It is a good challenge for drivers as you never know what to expect. Sometimes the car will be very good straight out of the box, sometimes not, so it’s difficult to know what will happen until you complete your first laps. When I saw the layout of the circuit I said it would be quite difficult, but for the last two races we have shown good performance even if we didn’t always achieve the results we were capable of.
How will you prepare for this race?
We will arrive a little earlier than we would for a circuit we already know. Regrettably, I am starting with a five position penalty on the grid, due to the incident with Michael in Korea, so I will have to be right at the top of my game.
“for the last two races we have shown good performance even if we didn’t always achieve the results we were capable of”
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Eric Boullier
Team Principal and Managing Director
“Taking F1 to India is a positive step for both the sport and the country. I’m thoroughly looking forward to taking thE team racing there”
A wORD WITH THE BOSS With regular updates from Bernie, Eric is convinced that India will not disappoint after its instatement on the F1 calendar
Disappointment in Korea – how would you summarise the weekend? I had mixed feelings coming away from Korea. If I look at the weekend as a whole, we showed good pace but did not capitalise on it. It was disappointing for Bruno not to qualify higher than he did and the result was a tough race. Vitaly had a healthy grid position and was looking good until his mistake cost him on lap 15. If he had carried on as he did during the first stint of the race – when he was on soft tyres – then we could have expected him to finish at least eighth or maybe seventh. Unfortunately it was not to be, but we’ll now look ahead to competing at an exciting venue – the Buddh International Circuit.
Next stop India – what was your reaction when you first heard the country was going to host a Formula 1 race? With an Indian Formula 1 team and an Indian driver – in Karun Chandhok – in the sport, a race was always the next logical step. It is a big country;
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a promising, powerful nation that is at the forefront of a lot of global activity. India is also a country that loves its sport. It is definitely a good thing to have a Formula 1 race in a new, emerging world economy, and for this sport to consider itself global it is important to bring the show to new territories. Taking F1 to India is a positive step for both the sport and the country. I’m thoroughly looking forward to taking the team racing there.
What have you heard about the Buddh International Circuit itself?
We, the team principals, have been updated regularly about the facilities by Bernie himself. It is always difficult to judge by pictures alone, but it appears to be a very promising facility with a strong, suitable infrastructure and I’m sure we will have a great event there. I, for one, am excited about it as it will be deviating from the F1 norm, and I’ve little doubt it will be a great experience all round. Let’s hope we can take a good result from the weekend too.
Three races remain – how hard is it for the team to keep its focus on this season only? There will be increasing temptation to start looking to next season, and to contemplate what exciting times might lie ahead. However, we have to maintain focus and look at the here and now. We won’t allow ourselves an ounce of complacency going into these final three races. We must ensure we have a good car to take with us to India, Abu Dhabi and Brazil; our pace has been satisfactory recently, we have some performance now but we must translate this performance into points. We will be disciplined in achieving that.
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James Allison
Technical Director
“ I’m sure it will prove to be a popular track”
“Although much preparatory work has been done, there will remain several areas where the team can only really react once we start running in anger”
After the frustration of a ‘nil points’ outing in Korea, James looks to Formula 1’s next exciting instalment – the Buddh International Circuit
Although the results did not come, the pace in Korea looked good – is there cause for optimism?’ The pace was good in Korea. Part of this is as a result of track-specific characteristics. In Korea, most cars suffered from understeer in the race. This appeared to affect us somewhat less. However, we have continued to modify and improve the car and we hope to put up a respectable showing in the remaining races.
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How much simulation can we do for a new track? What can we do in advance and what can only be learnt upon arrival at the site? There are lots of tasks that can be well simulated prior to arriving at a brand new circuit. Conventional lap simulation can give us a good idea of items such as: optimal gear ratio selection, which rear wing to fit, what springs and rideheights to fit, fuel consumption, cooling levels, DRS effectiveness etc. Although much preparatory work has been done, there will remain several areas where the team can only really react once we start running in anger. For example: grip level of the tarmac, effect of track bumpiness on the optimal suspension setup, tyre degradation etc. To give you an example, a 3% variation in the asphalt grip would lead to a one second difference on the lap time.
Are there elements of the circuit layout which resemble tracks we already visit on the calendar? The track is a conventional downforce circuit with a decent array of cornering speeds and a sensible length main straight. At one level all tracks are sort of the same, with similar straights and corners. However, the real character of a track only really unfolds once you start to run on it. This track looks like it offers a range of challenges to the drivers and I am sure it will prove to be popular.
How should the final three races suit our car?
We are a little concerned by Abu Dhabi as it shares many of the features of the other three tracks where we have not fared well this year. However, both in Abu Dhabi and at the other two remaining circuits of the year, the team will do their utmost to extract the maximum available performance from the R31.
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India
TECH TALK
RENAULT SPORT F1 The engine Like Korea, India requires a mix of good top speed down the long pit straight and engine responsiveness and driveability through the twistier back section. Simulations have shown around 60% of the track will be taken at full throttle, making it a medium effort track for the RS27.
TURNs 7 – 13
The sweeping corners of turns 7-13 are quite long, and rely on good downforce and balance from the car; these are quite satisfying turns for the drivers.
INDIA A set-up guide
TURNs 13 – 14
1. ENGINE
The circuit incorporates a number of decent straights and an assortment of corner types, meaning strong top-end power allied with responsive and smooth power delivery are required.
Turns 13-14 require good change of direction from the car. Here, the car needs to be stiff to ensure a receptive response.
2. BRAKES
There are significant braking demands at turns one, four and five but overall it does not appear to be a hard circuit for brakes. There is certainly a long straight for the brakes to cool before turn 4, and they will not be unduly stressed heading into turn 1.
TURN 3
3. SUSPENSION
With a new circuit the exact kerb location and severity are not known, nor are the bumps of the track. This makes it difficult to predict spring and anti-roll bar rates. As a result, the first days at the circuit are crucial for data collection. The circuit will be visually inspected, and then extra data logging is used on the car on Friday.
TURN 16
Turn 16 is another wider section of track, aimed at promoting overtaking.
Turn 3 is extra wide to promote overtaking. It is also one of the slowest corners leading on to the longest straight, so overtaking opportunities should be evident going into the corner, and then on the following straight.
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TURNS 8 – 9
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Turns 8-9 should require a quick change of direction from the car. How the kerbs can be tackled won’t be known until the team’s arrival at the track.
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4. REAR WING
Downforce level simulations show that the Buddh International Circuit is comparable to a Suzuka or Barcelona level of downforce; similar to that used in Korea which is a couple of steps away from maximum load.
5. TYRES
Pirelli are taking their hard and soft tyres which appears to be a rightly conservative choice for what is a new circuit. The ambient weather predictions are around 36ºC so, with very hot track temperatures, we will be on the lookout for blistering.
6. FRONT WING
Front wing downforce needs to be sufficient to eradicate understeer, particularly for the turn 10 to 11 high speed corners where it would lose a lot of lap time.
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TURN 4
Turn 4 at the end of the longest straight is another corner which is wide in order to assist with overtaking. It’s also the heaviest braking point on the circuit – another aspect which should assist with passing.
The longest straight should see the highest speeds – predicted to be around 320 kph.
Track surface analysis from Pirelli shows a surface around middle ground for roughness – neither very smooth nor very abrasive. Analysis of the surface and bumps will take place once the team arrives at the track.
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INDIAN GRAND PRIX THE REST OF THE NEWS
PASTURES NEW
Bringing a sport such as Formula 1 to a new territory presents a number of challenges. Last year the F1 bandwagon arrived in Korea for the first time, this year India makes its debut on the calendar. We caught up with three very different parts of the LRGP jigsaw to see how they have planned for the first ever Indian Grand Prix…..
Race Engineers Ayao Komatsu, Race Engineer for Vitaly: “For India, we will carry out the majority of our pre-event work as usual. We have a circuit map and generate a basic racing line through it. We then run our normal simulation package to estimate downforce level, gear ratio and brake cooling requirement etc. We observe the circuit characteristics and compare them against other tracks to estimate what aspect of handling might be the biggest limitation (e.g. braking, traction, LS/MS/ HS balance etc). We try to estimate how tyres are going to behave for a given track layout. We also have data from Pirelli which we are using in our preparation work. Then, once we have received data from the first practice session, the factory will run various simulations again to review and improve any pre-event work. Finally, we manage to get a good idea of how bumpy the track is (including kerb riding), which might not have been possible prior to the race weekend.”
Simon Rennie, Race Engineer for Bruno: “Planning for racing at a new circuit starts months in advance of the first practice session. After obtaining drawings of the new circuit and calculating a driving line, we simulate the R31 completing laps to get an idea of the specific demands that the circuit will put on the car. With this
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information, we can pick out characteristics of the circuit that will allow us to set the car up appropriately. For example, the Buddh International Circuit has a significant number of medium to high speed corners and quick changes of direction so we will bias the initial car set-up accordingly. There are many videos and photographs available online that we study to add a sense of reality to our general understanding of the track. With the work that is carried out in the factory we have a good idea of the components and car configuration we will need to make the R31 competitive in India and although we don’t expect any big surprises we carry equipment to cover all eventualities!”
Gemma Hawtin: “For the team, going to India is an exciting but unknown experience. I first went out last November for a recce, and saw the site of the track and looked around numerous hotel options. It was a trip organised by our travel company, and over the course of two days I was able to view 25 different hotels, so I saw the full range of what was on offer. In selecting a hotel, I had to weigh up a number of factors: the distance from the track, the number of rooms, facilities, how many restaurants it had. Fortunately, we managed to come upon a reasonablypriced and suitable hotel. In terms of flights, given the Commonwealth connection between Britain and India, there were a multitude of options so we had no problem deciding how to get the team members out there at the right time. For instance, as it’s the first time for the team at the circuit in India, the engineers, will fly out a day earlier than usual so they can become accustomed to the track, and the caterers will fly out earlier to find suppliers.
with Geoff Simmonds
Heading to a new circuit for the first time is something of a voyage into the unknown and here, Lotus Renault GP Race Team Co-ordinator Geoff Simmonds gives his insights into easing the team’s passage to the country of curry, cricket, gin and... well, now motorsport.
The Visa process for India was the biggest difficulty, mainly because you need to apply in the country in which you live. Some of our staff live abroad so it has been tricky at times to get all our ducks lined up. That said, where there’s a will there’s a way and we managed to get it all organised on time. Any new challenges are character building, and it keeps our travel team on our toes. It will be good to hear how the guys get on in India, and whether we keep the same format for 2012.
Drivers
Travel Office Manager
Passage to India
Vitaly: ““Like Korea last year, the Buddh International Circuit is a blank card in terms of what we all know about it. Yes, we have seen pictures, talked to people and heard about the nature of the track but nothing can properly prepare you for what lies ahead. Next year we are going to have our simulator, which will help us get ready for these tracks. It’s clear it is going to be an interesting track, with some very high speed corners.
Bruno: “I’m excited about India. I’ve looked at some of the simulations with the team, which has been a great help. I’ve also had a good look at some maps of the layout to get a real feel for the track. Normally I would look at a video of the track to get me in the zone for the race, but for India my options are limited. It’s a step into the unknown, but something to get excited about.”
What are your initial considerations when planning for a new track? There are a number of things to consider, and in many respects we are helped by it being a Hermann Tilke circuit. Tilke is very experienced at designing Formula 1 circuits and we are experienced at going to new facilities he has designed, so that takes a large element of the unknown away; we know the track has been well designed with a good infrastructure. We’ve seen the pictures and everything looks very impressive. With a new circuit we’re not worried about things like electricity provision which can be more of a concern with the more established tracks. However, one area in the planning which was a slight curve ball was when we were told ‘English plugs’ for India. They are English plugs, just the standard ones from pre-1962 with three round pins… That’s why we check all the details in advance so there should be no surprises when we get there.
Away from the track, what other aspects do you need to consider?
The aspects which are more difficult to control are those outside the circuit such as transportation and travelling. Delhi can be very trying in this regard – a journey which takes half an hour one day
can take two and a half hours the next. A key thing is to find a time of the day when the traffic is at its lightest so it doesn’t impact too much with everyone having to make a very early start. Equally, we don’t want to leave at a time where we end up spending too much time sat in traffic. Freight is another area where you have to be on the ball. There is more paperwork with India than we have experienced with other countries and we expect that sending back items to the factory will take longer than usual, so we’ve accounted for that in all our planning. The worst thing which could happen is ‘Delhi Belly’. To counter this everyone has hand sanitizers, and we hope that not too many people get ill. We have an additional crew of people just in case we do suffer. We all know the problems we could face and if people do get ill we have reactionary measures in place.
When do the team head out to India? The first people to go out are actually our caterers. An army marches on its stomach so it’s important that we have a good supply of food. There is a lot they can do in advance, such as looking on the internet to find some high quality food suppliers. They will check
everything is in place and also look for any new suppliers where required. I went straight from Korea to India with my advance scout hat on in order to understand everything and check over what would be required. It’s the first time I went to India and visiting new places is a very rewarding aspect of the job. I wouldn’t normally have planned to go to India and be left to my own devices, but I love seeing new countries. I went to the circuit on the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of the week prior to the race and I travelled there at different times to evaluate the traffic. As it’s a new circuit there aren’t many hotels immediately by the track so we are staying around 60 km away. Our set-up crew will arrive earlier than they would for an established race. The first of the set-up crew, (which includes two of our team) fly out on Saturday and then three others arrive at the circuit on Sunday, level the sea freight and do another recce to check if there’s anything that has been missed. The main set-up crew arrive on Sunday and we all get stuck in the following day. The mechanics will be at the circuit on Tuesday as usual and will have a reasonably big build to do after the Korean GP.
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INDIAN GRAND PRIX
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Bruno Senna
Q: 18 P: 12 Q: 6 P: 3 Laps: 57 Laps: 56
Q: 16 P: 12 Q: 9 P: 7 Laps: 56 Laps: 58
Q: NT P: 8 Laps: 65
Q: 16 P: 8 Laps: 77
Q: 9 R: A Laps: 55
Q: 9 P: 10 Laps: 56
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Vitaly Petrov
Q: 6 P: 3 Laps: 58
Q: 8 R: A Laps: 52
Q: 10 P: 9 Laps: 56
Q: 7 P: 8 Laps: 58
Q: 6 P: 11 Laps: 65
Q: 11 R: A Laps: 67
Q: 10 P: 5 Laps: 70
Q: 11 P: 15 Q: 14 P: 12 Q: 9 P: 10 Laps: 56 Laps: 52 Laps: 59
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Sebastian Vettel
Q: 1 P: 1 Laps: 58
Q: 1 P: 1 Laps: 56
Q: 1 P: 2 Laps: 56
Q: 1 P: 1 Laps: 58
Q: 2 P: 1 Laps: 66
Q: 1 P: 1 Laps: 78
Q: 1 P: 2 Laps: 70
Q:1 P:1 f’lap Laps: 57
Q: 2 P: 2 Laps: 52
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Mark Webber
Q: 3 P: 5 Laps: 58
Q: 3 P: 4 f’lap Laps: 56
Q: 18 P: 3 f’lap Laps: 56
Q: 2 P: 2 f’lap Laps: 58
Q: 1 P: 4 Laps: 66
Q: 3 P: 4 f’lap Laps: 78
Q: 4 P: 3 Laps: 70
Q: 2 P: 3 Laps: 57
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Jenson Button
Q: 4 P: 6 Laps: 58
Q: 4 P: 2 Laps: 56
Q: 2 P: 4 Laps: 56
Q: 6 P: 6 Laps: 58
Q: 5 P: 3 Laps: 66
Q: 2 P: 3 Laps: 78
Q: 7 P: 1 f’lap Laps: 70
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Lewis Hamilton
Q: 2 P: 2 Laps: 58
Q: 2 P: 8 Laps: 56
Q: 3 P: 1 Laps: 56
Q: 4 P: 4 Laps: 58
Q: 3 P: 2 f’lap Laps: 66
Q: 9 P: 6 Laps: 78
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Felipe Massa
Q: 8 P: 7 f’lap Laps: 49
Q: 7 P: 5 Laps: 56
Q: 6 P: 6 Laps: 56
Q: 10 P: 11 Q: 8 Laps: 58 R: DNF Laps: 58
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Fernando Alonso
Q: 5 P: 4 Laps: 58
Q: 5 : 6 Laps: 56
Q: 5 P: 7 Laps: 56
Q: 5 P: 3 Laps: 58
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Michael Schumacher
Q: 11 R: D Laps: 19
Q: 11 P: 9 Laps: 56
Q: 14 P: 8 Laps: 56
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Nico Rosberg
Q: 7 R: D Laps: 22
Q: 9 P: 12 Laps: 55
Q: 4 P: 5 Laps: 56
Q: 11 R: A Laps: 9
Q: 14 R: F Laps: 23
Q: 7 P: 13 Laps: 44
Q: 8 R: A Laps: 16
Q:3 P: 4 Laps: 60
Q: 1 P: 2 Laps: 70
Q: 1 P: 1 Laps: 44
Q: 1 P: 1 Laps: 53
Q: 1 P: 1 Laps: 61
Q: 1 P: 3 Laps: 53
Q: 2 P: 1 f’lap Laps: 55
Q: 1 P: 3 Laps: 52
Q: 1 P: 3 Laps: 60
Q: 6 P: 5 Laps: 70
Q: 3 P: 2 f’lap Laps: 44
Q: 5 R: A Laps: 4
Q: 2 P: 3 Laps: 61
Q: 6 P: 4 Laps: 53
Q: 4 P: 3 Laps: 55
Q: 6 P: 6 Laps: 57
Q: 5 R: Wh Laps: 39
Q: 7 R: H Laps: 35
Q: 3 R: 1 Laps: 70
Q: 13 P: 3 Laps: 44
Q: 3 P: 2 Laps: 53
Q: 3 P: 2 f’lap Laps: 61
Q: 2 P: 1 f’lap Laps: 53
Q: 3 P: 4 Laps: 55
Q: 5 R: A Laps: 7
Q: 3 P: 4 Laps: 57
Q: 10 P: 4 Laps: 52
Q:2 P: 1 f’lap Laps: 60
Q: 2 P: 4 Laps: 70
Q: 2 R: A Laps: 12
Q: 2 P: 4 f’lap Laps: 53
Q: 4 P: 5 Laps: 61
Q: 3 P: 5 Laps: 53
Q: 1 P: 2 Laps: 55
Q: 6 R: A Laps: 32
Q: 3 P: 6 Laps: 70
Q: 5 P: 5 Laps: 57
Q: 4 P: 5 Laps: 52
Q: 5 P: 5 Laps: 60
Q: 4 P: 6 f’lap Laps: 70
Q: 4 P: 8 Laps: 44
Q: 6 P: 6 Laps: 53
Q: 6 P: 9 Laps: 60
Q: 4 P: 7 Laps: 53
Q: 5 P: 6 Laps: 55
Q: 4 P: 5 Laps: 65
Q: 4 P: 2 Laps: 78
Q: 2 R: A Laps: 36
Q: 4 P: 2 Laps: 57
Q: 3 P: 1 f’lap Laps: 52
Q: 4 P: 2 Laps: 60
Q: 5 P: 3 Laps: 70
Q: 8 P: 4 Laps: 44
Q: 4 P: 3 Laps: 53
Q: 5 P: 4 Laps: 61
Q: 5 P: 2 Laps: 53
Q: 6 P: 5 Laps: 55
Q: 8 P: 12 Laps: 58
Q: 10 P: 6 Laps: 65
Q: 5 R: F Laps: 32
Q: 8 P: 4 Laps: 70
Q: 8 P: 17 Laps: 56
Q: 13 P: 9 Laps: 52
Q: 10 P: 8 Laps: 59
Q: 9 R: G Laps: 26
Q: 24 P: 5 Laps: 44
Q: 8 P: 5 Laps: 53
Q: 8 R: A Laps: 28
Q: 8 P: 6 Laps: 53
Q: 12 R: A Laps: 15
Q: 3 P: 5 Laps: 58
Q: 7 P: 7 Laps: 65
Q: 7 P: 11 Laps: 76
Q: 6 P: 11 Laps: 70
Q: 7 P: 7 Laps: 57
Q: 9 P:6 Laps: 52
Q: 6 P: 7 Laps: 59
Q: 7 P: 9 Laps: 69
Q: 5 P: 6 Laps: 44
Q: 9 R: A Laps: 0
Q: 7 P: 7 Laps: 60
Q: 23 P: 10 Q: 7 P: 8 Laps: 52 Laps: 55
Q: 15 P: 13 Q: 11 P: 15 Q: 19 P: 17 Q: 12 P: 9 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 64 Laps: 76
Q: 16 P: 9 Laps: 70
Q: 13 P: 12 Q: 15 P: 13 Q: 14 Laps: 56 Laps: 51 R: OL Laps: 16
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Pastor Maldonado
Q: 15 R: Tr Laps: 9
Q: 18 R: E Laps: 8
Q: 17 P: 18 Q: 14 P: 17 Q: 9 P: 15 Laps: 55 Laps: 57 Laps: 65
Q: 8 R: A Laps: 73
Q: 12 R: Sp Laps: 61
Q: 15 P: 18 Q: 7 P: 14 Laps: 56 Laps: 51
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Adrian Sutil
Q: 16 P: 9 Laps: 57
Q: 17 P: 11 Q: 11 P: 15 Q: 12 P: 13 Q: 17 P: 13 Q: 15 P: 7 Laps: 55 Laps: 55 laps: 57 Laps: 65 Laps: 77
Q: 14 R: A Laps: 49
Q: 10 P: 9 Laps: 56
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Paul di Resta
Q: 14 P: 10 Q: 14 P: 10 Q: 8 P: 11 Laps: 57 Laps: 56 Laps: 56
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Sergio Pérez
Q: 13 P: DQ Q: 16 R: A Laps: 23
Q: 12 P: 17 Q: 15 P: 14 Q: 12 P: 9 Laps: 55 Laps: 57 Laps: 65
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Kamui Kobayashi
Q: 9 P: DQ Q: 10 P: 7 Laps: 56
Q: 13 P: 10 Q: 24 P: 10 Q: 14 P: 10 Q: 13 P: 5 Laps: 56 Laps: 58 Laps: 65 Laps: 78
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Sébastien Buemi
Q: 10 P: 8 Laps: 57
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Jaime Alguersuari
Q: 12 P: 11 Q: 13 P: 14 Q: 7 Laps: 57 Laps: 55 R: Wh Laps: 9
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Jarno Trulli
(Karun Chandhok)
Q: 20 P: 13 Q: 20 Laps: 56 R: C Laps: 31
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Heikki Kovalainen
Q: 19 R: WL Laps: 19
Q: 19 P: 15 Q: 19 P: 16 Q: 18 P: 19 Q: 15 Laps: 55 Laps: 55 Laps: 56 R: A Laps: 48
Q: 18 P: 14 Q: 20 Laps: 76 R: Dr Laps: 28
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Daniel Ricciardo
DNQ
Q: 24 R: H Laps: 14
Q: 24 P: 23 Q: 22 P: 21 Q: 21 Laps: 54 Laps: 55 R: G Laps: 28
DNQ P: 17 Q: 23 P: 17 Q: 24 P:24 Q: 24 P: 19 Q: 22 P: 19 Q: 22 P: 18 Q: 23 Laps: 74 Laps: 69 Laps: 54 Laps: 49 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 R: M Laps: 13
23
Vitantonio Liuzzi
DNQ
Q: 23 R: RW Laps: 46
Q: 23 P: 22 Q: 22 P: 22 Q: 22 P: 21 DNQ P: 16 Q: 21 P: 13 Q: 22 P: 23 Q: 23 P: 18 Q: 23 Laps: 54 Laps: 53 Laps: 61 Laps: 75 Laps: 69 Laps: 54 Laps: 50 R: E Laps: 37
24
Timo Glock
Q: 21 P: NC Q: 21 P: 16 Q: 22 P: 21 Q: 21 Laps: 54 Laps: 54 Laps: 54 P: DNS
25
Jérôme d’Ambrosio
Q: 22 P: 14 Q: 22 Laps: 54 R: A Laps: 42
Q: 16 P: 9 Laps: 58
Q: 16 P: 12 Q: 14 P: 12 Q: 11 Laps: 65 Laps: 76 R: A Laps: 67 Q: 10 DNS
Q: 17 P: 9 Laps: 59
Q: 18 P: 8 Laps: 70
Q: 18 P: 8 Laps: 56
Q: 9 P: 8 Laps: 60
Q: 11 P: 11 Q: 10 P: 11 Laps: 53 Laps: 55
Q: 10 P: 6 Laps: 61
Q: 12 P: 12 Q: 9 P: 10 Laps: 53 Laps: 55
Q: 15 R: G Laps: 32
Q: 11 P: 10 Q: 17 P: 8 Laps: 60 Laps: 53
Q: 17 P: 16 Laps: 54
Q: 13 P: 11 Q: 12 P: 12 Q: 17 Laps: 69 Laps: 44 R: G Laps: 21
Q: 17 P: 14 Q: 7 P: 13 Laps: 59 Laps: 53
Q: 14 P: 15 Laps: 54
Q: 24 P: 15 Q: 23 P: 8 Laps: 59 Laps: 69
Q: 11 R: A Laps: 11
Q: 18 P: 10 Q: 16 P:12 Q: 16 P: 10 Q: 6 Laps: 52 Laps: 59 Laps: 69 R: A Laps: 0
Q: 19 P: 19 Q: 17 Laps: 55 R: G Laps: 2
Q: 12 R: M Laps: 9
Q: 17 P: 11 Q: 11 P: 8 Laps: 44 Laps: 52
Q: 13 P: 7 Laps: 70
Q: 20 P: 19 Q: 19 P:18 Q: 18 P: 18 Q: 19 P: 13 Q: 19 P: 16 Q: 20 P: 20 Q: 21 Laps: 55 Laps: 57 Laps: 64 Laps: 76 Laps: 69 Laps: 55 R: OL Laps: 10
Q: 20 P: 19 Q: 21 Laps: 63 R: S Laps: 30
Q: 12 P: 13 Q: 11 P: 7 Laps: 59 Laps: 69
Q: 15 P: 7 Laps: 44
Q: 15 P: 11 Q: 10 P: 15 Q: 9 Laps: 59 Laps: 68 R: M Laps: 27
Q: 11 P: 14 Q: 17 P: 10 Q: 15 P: 10 Q: 17 P: 13 Q: 19 Laps: 65 Laps: 77 Laps: 70 Laps: 56 R: A Laps: 25
Q: 17 P: 16 Q: 13 P: 16 Q: 20 Laps: 57 Laps: 64 R: A Laps: 66
Q: 8 P: 14 Laps: 68
Q: 16 P: 10 Q: 14 P: 12 Q: 15 Laps: 52 Laps: 60 R: Wh Laps: 11 Q: 18 P: 7 Laps: 52
Q: 16 R: A Laps: 56
Q: 18 P: 16 Q: 18 Laps: 58 R: WL Laps: 55
Q: 16 P: 15 Q: 20 P: 13 Q: 19 P: 16 Q: 18 P: 18 Q: 19 P: 14 Laps: 43 Laps: 51 Laps: 59 Laps: 53 Laps: 54
Q: 21 P: 20 Q: 22 P: 19 Q: 24 Laps: 65 Laps: 43 R: A Laps: 0
Brazil
13.11.11
Abu Dhabi
30.10.11
27.11.11
The percentage of the lap spent at full throttle In km/h, this is the highest apex speed at T8 In metres, the longest distance on full throttle between T3 and T4
Q: 19 P: 19 Q: 20 P: 17 Laps: 53 Laps: 54
Q: 24 P: 20 Q: 24 P: 23 Q: 23 P: 21 Laps: 57 Laps: 53 Laps: 52
Q: 22 P: 15 Q: 21 P: 21 Q: 20 P: 16 Q: 19 P:17 Q: 20 P: 17 Q: 19 P: 18 Q: 21 P: 15 Q: 21 Laps: 69 Laps: 55 Laps: 50 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 Laps: 43 Laps: 51 R: A Laps: 9
Q: 21 P: 20 Q: 21 P: 18 Laps: 51 Laps: 54
Q: 22 P: 18 Q: 20 P: 21 Q: 22 P: 20 Laps: 59 Laps: 51 Laps: 54
KEY: A accident C clutch D damage DNF did not finish DNQ did not qualify DNS did not start DQ disqualified F fire G gearbox H hyraulics M Mechanical NT no time OL oil leak RW rear wing S suspension Sp spin T transmission WL water leak Wh Wheel
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
3.1 55 61 230 995
Number of gear changes per lap
Q: 23 P: NC Q: 23 P: 19 Q: 22 P: 22 Q: 24 P: 19 Laps: 39 Laps: 57 Laps: 51 Laps: 54
Q: 21 P: 20 Q: 23 P: 20 Q: 23 P: 20 Q: 22 P: 15 Q: 24 P: 14 Q: 23 P: 22 Q: 22 P: 17 Q:21 P:18 Q: 24 P: 19 Q: 20 P: 17 Q: 22 Laps: 54 Laps: 56 Laps: 62 Laps: 75 Laps: 69 Laps: 55 Laps: 50 Laps: 57 Laps: 65 Laps: 43 R: G Laps: 1
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This is the highest g-force the drivers experience in the lap at T10/T11 for six seconds
Q: 16 P: 15 Q: 11 P: 7 Laps: 53 Laps: 55
Q: 18 P: 14 Q: 19 P: 14 Q:20 Laps: 43 Laps: 51 R: G Laps: 47
349 222 212 209 196 98 67 60 36
Nick Heidfeld Adrian Sutil Kamui Kobayashi Jaime Alguersuari Paul di Resta Sebastien Buemi Sergio Perez Rubens Barrichello BRUNO SENNA Pastor Maldonado
34 28 27 22 21 15 13 4 2 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Red Bull Racing Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Mercedes GP LOTUS RENAULT GP Force India Sauber F1 Team Scuderia Torro Rosso AT&T Williams Team Lotus HRT F1 Marussia Virgin Racing
INDIA IN NUMBERS
Q: 13 P: 9 Laps: 55
Q: 20 P: 20 Q: 19 Laps: 56 R: OL Laps: 17
Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button Fernando Alonso Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Felipe Massa Nico Rosberg Michael Schumacher VITALY PETROV
558 418 310 127 72 49 40 37 5 0 0 0
POINTS SYSTEM 1ST = 25 2ND = 18 3RD = 15 4TH = 12 5TH = 10 6TH = 8 7TH = 6 8TH = 4 9TH = 2 10TH = 1
Q: 15 P: 13 Q: 14 P: 16 Q: 13 P: 12 Q: 12 P: 13 Q: 13 P: 17 Q: 18 P: 12 Laps: 68 Laps: 43 Laps: 52 Laps: 60 Laps: 53 Laps: 54
Q: 17 P: 12 Q: 16 P: 11 Q: 12 P: 7 Laps: 70 Laps: 56 Laps: 52
Q: 14 P: 16 Q: 8 Laps: 56 R: OL Laps: 23
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Q: 13 P: 14 Q: 17 P: 16 Q: 21 P: 10 Q: 14 P: 11 Q: 13 P: 11 Q: 14 P: 14 Q: 16 Laps: 59 Laps: 68 Laps: 44 Laps: 52 Laps: 60 Laps: 53 R: E Laps: 30
Q: 11 P: 11 Q: 8 P: 6 Laps: 52 Laps: 59
Q: 12 P: 14 Q: 6 P: 15 Laps: 56 Laps: 51
Q: 15 P: 13 Laps: 54
Jaypee Sports International
Q: 13 R: Wh Laps: 44
India
16.10.11
Q: 18 P: 17 Q: 10 P: 9 Laps: 59 Laps: 53
Q: 15 R: H Laps: 22
Q: 9 P: 16 Laps: 53
Korea
09.10.11
Japan
25.09.11
Q: 7 R: A Laps: 0
Q: 17 R: Tr Laps: 48
(Narain Karthikeyan)
Singapore
Q: 12 P: 12 Q: 10 P: 9 Laps: 69 Laps: 44
Rubens Barrichello
Q: 12 P: 13 Q: 9 P: 14 Laps: 55 Laps: 56
11.09.11
Q:15 P:15 Laps: 59
11
(Pedro de la Rosa)
Italy
28.08.11
Belgium
31.07.11
Q: 10 P: 9 Laps: 52
(Nick Heidfeld)
Q: 16 P: 8 Laps: 52
Hungary
24.07.11
Germany
10.07.11
Great Britain
26.06.11
Europe
12.06.11
Canada
29.05.11
Monaco
22.05.11
Spain
08.05.11
Turkey
17.04.11
China
10.04.11
Malaysia
27.03.11
Australia
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