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| Jenson Button, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta, Nico Hulkenberg, Nico rosberg, Felipe Massa, Pastor Maldonado, Bruno Senna, Kamui Kobayashi, Mark Webber, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo, Jean-Eric Vergne, Heikki Kovalainen, Vitaly Petrov, Pedro de La Rosa, Narain Karthikeyan, Timo Glock, Charles Pic |
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| Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber |
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| Sebastian Vettel, Bruno Senna |
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| Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Nico Hulkenberg, Felipe Massa, Kimi Räikkönen |
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| Pit Stop Sebastian Vettel |
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| Pit Stop: Red Bull, Ferrari, Mclaren, Mercedes |
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| Mark Webber, Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Sebastian Vettel |
Inacreditável corrida para terminar a temporada e decidir o título!!!!
A corrida foi emocionante do início ao fim, cada equipe tentado fazer o seu melhor para obter o melhor resultado. A chuva foi um fator determinante para o andamento da corrida, pois uma hora ela parava e pouco tempo depois continuava. Com isso, o ponto chave foi saber quanto tempo permanecer na pista antes do pit stop e qual tipo de pneu colocar.
Jenson Button mostrou mais uma vez que em condições adversas sabe usar muito bem as informações a seu favor. Poderia ter levado a corrida mais fácil se não fosse o primeiro safety car, mas no final conseguiu recuperar. Lewis Hamilton estava fazendo uma boa corrida, motivado pela última prova correndo na Mclaren, mas um toque com o Hulkenberg tirou suas chances de vitória; o tirou da prova. Pelas condições da prova, o Nico Hulkenberg mais uma vez mostrou seu talento, conseguiu liderar boa parte da prova com um ritmo bom de prova, mas o toque com o Hamilton e a punição por causa disso tirou suas chances de vitória e acabou terminando em 5°.
A luta pelo mundial de pilotos entre Alonso e Vettel foi constante. Logo no início da prova Vettel foi tocado, e por sorte, mesmo rodando com o carro conseguiu continuar na prova. Alonso fez uma ótima largada e evoluiu de posição até terminar em 2°. Já o Vettel teve que fazer uma corrida de recuperação, com o carro danificado pelo toque, com problema no rádio com a equipe e ainda fez um pit stop a mais, por uma errada escolha de pneus. Porém conseguiu ser agressivo ganhando posições até chegar na posição que bastaria para faturar o título.
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| Fernando Alonso, Tim Goss, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa |
Jenson Button - GBR
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| Jenson Button |
Yeah it did. It was one of the toughest races I’ve had. It was very
tricky. It was on that point many times when you think Inters is the
right tyre. I kept asking the team “what’s going to happen with the
weather: it’s supposed to be light showers?” Well OK, we’ll see how we
go but it was so, so difficult. You’re locking up tyres here and there
but you’ve just got to push to the limit. You have to wait for the team
to give you the information about all the other people on Inters so it’s
not just about driving the car at that point. Y’know, you need every
single piece of information that’s out there to know that you’re doing
the right thing. But it was a really good race. Obviously things were
made more difficult with the first safety car. Lost 40 seconds, the race
was between me and Nico [Hulkenberg] then. It was made a lot more
difficult. And then when the safety car came in I grained the
front-right tyre. I really struggled but when that went away it was
good. The two guys in front obviously had a coming together, which
helped things but in that sort of race you never really know what the
outcome is going to be. We still had a lot more rain coming. We still
had to make the right call on the pit stop again, which I think we did,
and then we just tried to hold the gap really to the Ferraris, which was
about 20 seconds, which was difficult in itself, because there was so
much water out there for Inters. But really happy with the end result.
We started the year so strong and we’ve ended it so strong. Just a few
areas that we need to improve in the middle of the season. It’s sad that
Lewis isn’t here to enjoy his last race with the team but it’s racing
and these things happen. I’d like to bid him farewell. We’ve had a good
time together over the last three years and I think we’ve proved that on
the first ten laps of the race with how close our fighting was. I hope
he has a good career in his next team. Lastly, I’d like to
congratulation Sebastian on his third title in a row. He’s very, very
impressive so congratulations to him and also Red Bull for clinching the
constructors’ at the previous race.
Fernando Alonso - ESP
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| Fernando Alonso |
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| Fernando Alonso |
Yes, it was good I think. It was more or less what we wanted. Mixed
conditions and very, very difficult race. It was one of the most
difficult races we ever drove, I think with the conditions out there and
you feel that you are with the wrong tyre every lap but you ask the
team and everyone is in the same position so you need to keep fighting.
There was a lot of risk every lap to crash and have an accident and
finish the race there. So we could not afford this for sure because we
needed a podium finish to have any chance, so it was a very delicate
situation but we managed very well and again we starting in eighth or
seven or something like that and we finished in the podium one more
time. As usual in the last couple of races. So this can only be achieved
with perfection from the team, with good strategies, with good start,
with good pace in the car. And today we mixed all again and it was very
fine. Obviously you are not in control of what your rivals do. And I
think we need a second place and Sebastian eighth or something like
that, which we know that is a very strange combination of results
because to be out of the first eight positions for Red Bull in this race
is not so easy, so we were hoping a little miracle, as we were hoping
for all through the year, I think from the start to the end it was a
dream and we had this little present to fight for the championship until
the last race. So we enjoyed the race, we did our job and the dream
continued until today. And this was… thank you for the team to have a
perfect season.
Felipe Massa - BRA
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| Felipe Massa |
Yeah, I think it was so emotional. Not just the podium, I mean what’s
happened all through the year, y’know? I think everything came together
in the same moment. And I didn’t know what to say, didn’t know what to
think, I mean I just couldn’t even breathe. It was very emotional. The
race was good, we made some mistakes on the strategy but you never know.
It was raining, stopping, raining, stopping and you never know what to
expect. And I choose also together, to try that strategy but then after
we saw, I saw myself again in 11th and just was quite aggressive
overtaking cars and I think from there on the race was incredible. It
was very good. And for sure with… together with this problem on the
strategy, I mean the race I suppose should be different. Suppose even to
fight for the victory maybe, y’know? Under normal circumstance. I think
all together the first part of the season, which was a disaster and
then after that was completely different; doing what I like, doing what I
know, the performance I know and I think when we put everything
together it just collapsed.
| 2012 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| DRIVERS | PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION |
| Ps | Driver |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Pts |
| 1 | Sebastien Vettel
DEU | 18
2 | 0
11 | 10
5 | 25
1 | 8
6 | 12
4 | 12
4 | 0
M | 15
3 | 10
5 | 12
4 | 18
2 | 0
22 | 25
1 | 25
1 | 25
1 | 25
1 | 15
3 | 18
2 | 8
6 | 281 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso
ESP | 10
5 | 25
1 | 2
9 | 6
7 | 18
2 | 15
3 | 10
5 | 25
1 | 18
2 | 25
1 | 10
5 | 0
A | 15
3 | 15
3 | 0
A | 15
3 | 18
2 | 18
2 | 15
3 | 18
2 | 278 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen
FIN | 6
7 | 10
5 | 0
14 | 18
2 | 15
3 | 2
9 | 4
8 | 18
2 | 10
5 | 15
3 | 18
2 | 15
3 | 10
5 | 8
6 | 8
6 | 10
5 | 6
7 | 25
1 | 8
6 | 1
10 | 207 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton
GBR | 15
3 | 15
3 | 15
3 | 4
8 | 4
8 | 10
5 | 25
1 | 0
19 | 4
8 | 0
M | 25
1 | 0
A | 25
1 | 0
M | 10
5 | 1
10 | 12
4 | 0
M | 25
1 | 0
M | 190 |
| 5 | Jenson Button
GBR | 25
1 | 0
14 | 18
2 | 0
18 | 2
9 | 0
16 | 0
16 | 4
8 | 1
10 | 18
2 | 8
6 | 25
1 | 0
M | 18
2 | 12
4 | 0
M | 10
5 | 12
4 | 10
5 | 25
1 | 188 |
| 6 | Mark Webber
AUS | 12
4 | 12
4 | 12
4 | 12
4 | 0
11 | 25
1 | 6
7 | 12
4 | 25
1 | 4
8 | 4
8 | 8
6 | 0
20 | 0
11 | 2
9 | 18
2 | 15
3 | 0
A | 0
M | 12
4 | 179 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa
BRA | 0
M | 0
15 | 0
13 | 2
9 | 0
15 | 8
6 | 1
10 | 0
16 | 12
4 | 0
12 | 2
9 | 10
5 | 12
4 | 4
8 | 18
2 | 12
4 | 8
6 | 6
7 | 12
4 | 15
3 | 122 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean
FRA | 0
A | 0
A | 8
6 | 15
3 | 12
4 | 0
A | 18
2 | 0
M | 8
6 | 0
18 | 15
3 | 0
A | | 6
7 | 0
19 | 6
7 | 2
9 | 0
A | 6
7 | 0
A | 96 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg
DEU | 0
12 | 0
13 | 25
1 | 10
5 | 6
7 | 18
2 | 8
6 | 8
6 | 0
15 | 1
10 | 1
10 | 0
11 | 6
7 | 10
5 | 0
A | 0
M | 0
11 | 0
A | 0
13 | 0
15 | 93 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez
MEX | 4
8 | 18
2 | 0
11 | 0
11 | 0
M | 0
11 | 15
3 | 2
9 | 0
M | 8
6 | 0
14 | 0
M | 18
2 | 1
10 | 0
A | 0
11 | 0
M | 0
15 | 0
11 | 0
A | 66 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg
DEU | 0
A | 2
9 | 0
15 | 0
12 | 1
10 | 4
8 | 0
12 | 10
5 | 0
12 | 2
9 | 0
11 | 12
4 | 0
21 | 0
14 | 6
7 | 8
6 | 4
8 | 0
A | 4
8 | 10
5 | 63 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi
JPN | 8
6 | 0
M | 1
10 | 0
13 | 10
5 | 0
M | 2
9 | 0
M | 0
11 | 12
4 | 0
18 | 0
13 | 2
9 | 0
13 | 15
3 | 0
M | 0
14 | 8
6 | 0
14 | 2
9 | 60 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher
DEU | 0
M | 1
10 | 0
M | 1
10 | 0
A | 0
M | 0
M | 15
3 | 6
7 | 6
7 | 0
M | 6
7 | 8
6 | 0
A | 0
11 | 0
13 | 0
22 | 0
11 | 0
16 | 6
7 | 49 |
| 14 | Paul Di Resta
GBR | 1
10 | 6
7 | 0
12 | 8
6 | 0
14 | 6
7 | 0
11 | 6
7 | 0
M | 0
11 | 0
12 | 1
10 | 4
8 | 12
4 | 0
12 | 0
12 | 0
12 | 2
9 | 0
15 | 0
19 | 46 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado
VEN | 0
13 | 0
19 | 4
8 | 0
M | 25
1 | 0
A | 0
13 | 0
12 | 0
16 | 0
15 | 0
13 | 0
M | 0
11 | 0
M | 4
8 | 0
14 | 0
16 | 10
5 | 2
9 | 0
A | 45 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna
BRA | 0
16 | 8
6 | 6
7 | 0
22 | 0
A | 1
10 | 0
17 | 1
10 | 2
9 | 0
17 | 6
7 | 0
12 | 1
10 | 0
18 | 0
14 | 0
15 | 1
10 | 4
8 | 1
10 | 0
A | 31 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne
FRA | 0
11 | 4
8 | 0
16 | 0
14 | 0
12 | 0
12 | 0
15 | 0
M | 0
14 | 0
14 | 0
16 | 4
8 | 0
A | 0
A | 0
13 | 4
8 | 0
15 | 0
12 | 0
A | 4
8 | 16 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo
AUS | 2
9 | 0
12 | 0
17 | 0
15 | 0
13 | 0
M | 0
14 | 0
11 | 0
13 | 0
13 | 0
15 | 2
9 | 0
12 | 2
9 | 1
10 | 2
9 | 0
13 | 1
10 | 0
12 | 0
13 | 10 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov
RUS | 0
M | 0
16 | 0
18 | 0
16 | 0
17 | 0
M | 0
19 | 0
13 | -
DS | 0
16 | 0
19 | 0
14 | 0
15 | 0
19 | 0
17 | 0
16 | 0
17 | 0
16 | 0
17 | 0
11 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock
DEU | 0
14 | 0
17 | 0
19 | 0
19 | 0
18 | 0
14 | 0
M | | 0
18 | 0
22 | 0
21 | 0
15 | 0
17 | 0
12 | 0
16 | 0
18 | 0
20 | 0
14 | 0
19 | 0
16 | 0 |
| 21 | Charles Pic
FRA | 0
15 | 0
20 | 0
20 | 0
M | 0
M | 0
M | 0
20 | 0
15 | 0
19 | 0
20 | 0
20 | 0
16 | 0
16 | 0
16 | 0
M | 0
19 | 0
19 | 0
M | 0
20 | 0
12 | 0 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen
FIN | 0
M | 0
18 | 0
23 | 0
17 | 0
16 | 0
13 | 0
18 | 0
14 | 0
17 | 0
19 | 0
17 | 0
17 | 0
14 | 0
15 | 0
15 | 0
17 | 0
18 | 0
13 | 0
18 | 0
14 | 0 |
| 23 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio
BEL | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0
13 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan
IND | -
DS | 0
22 | 0
22 | 0
21 | 0
M | 0
15 | 0
M | 0
18 | 0
21 | 0
23 | 0
M | 0
A | 0
19 | 0
A | 0
M | 0
20 | 0
21 | 0
A | 0
22 | 0
18 | 0 |
| 25 | Pedro De la Rosa
ESP | -
DS | 0
21 | 0
21 | 0
20 | 0
19 | 0
A | 0
M | 0
17 | 0
20 | 0
21 | 0
22 | 0
18 | 0
18 | 0
17 | 0
18 | 0
M | 0
M | 0
17 | 0
21 | 0
17 | 0 |
KEY: 25
1
NC
M
A
X
W
DS | Points Scored in Race
Position in Race
Not Classified
Retired - Mechanical
Retired - Accident
Excluded
Withdrawn
Did not start |
| NOTE: | The
Sporting Regulations provide that if two or more manufacturers or
drivers have the same number of points (including 0 points), their
positions in the Championship are fixed according to the quality of
their places. Under this system one first place is better than any
number of second places, one second place is better than any number of
third places, and so on. |
Sebastian Vettel - GER
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| Sebastian Vettel |
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| Sebastian Vettel, Adrian Newey, Christian Horner |
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| Sebastian Vettel, Team Red Bull |
Ha, I think at the moment you could prick me and I wouldn’t
notice it! It was an unbelievable afternoon. I think providence couldn’t
have made it more difficult for us than it actually was! If I think
back, the start was not bad but then Mark (Webber) pushed me towards the
left side so I had to brake very early and lost positions, which didn’t
put me in the best position for Turn Four when suddenly I was hit from
behind. I was then unexpectedly facing traffic coming towards me which
was not exactly an ideal position! (smiles) I turned the car around and
noticed that there wasn’t too much damage - the front wing was still
there - and I then realised that it was possible to start the catch-up.
When it got dry it got more difficult, as there was damage on the car
and I couldn’t overtake on the straight. I think in that phase Ferrari
did their best to use Felipe Massa and I think during these laps there
were a lot of obstacles put in our way. But that didn’t distract us and
when the rain set in towards the end we were able to gain again. I think
the pit stop was terribly misplaced - but obviously we were doomed. But
all the time we believed in it, even when the traffic was coming
towards me at the start. I am still overwhelmed and it’s hard to find
the words for what happened today!
Q: You finished the race on the intermediates but it was quite a
surprise when you pitted to change from the softs. How did that spice up
the race?
SV: Ha, that indeed didn’t help our ambitions!
(laughs) We didn’t have too many tyres left and we lacked pace when it
had started to dry. But we knew that it was going to rain so I wanted to
stay out for one lap but had lost the team radio in between. I heard
them but they couldn’t hear me, which also didn’t help when it suddenly
started to rain significantly. I was shouting ‘inter’, ‘inter’ but they
couldn’t hear me and when I came in they were not prepared and had to
get the tyres out of the pits. We’ve had a tough season - tougher than
2010 and 2011 - with a lot of obstacles that we have had to bat to the
side and we did. I was raised in the spirit that lies will catch up with
you and that honesty is the best policy so we didn’t let others with
their actions distract us and it worked! I am overwhelmed and it will
definitely take several days for the whole thing to sink in.
| CONSTRUCTORS | PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION |
| Ps | Constructor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pts |
| 1 | Red Bull Racing | 30
4
2 | 12
4
11 | 22
5
4 | 37
1
4 | 8
6
11 | 37
4
1 | 18
4
7 | 12
4
M | 40
3
1 | 14
8
5 | 16
8
4 | 26
6
2 | 0
22
20 | 25
1
11 | 27
1
9 | 43
2
1 | 40
3
1 | 15
3
A | 18
2
M | 20
6
4 | 460 |
| 2 | Scuderia Ferrari | 10
M
5 | 25
1
15 | 2
9
13 | 8
9
7 | 18
15
2 | 23
6
3 | 11
10
5 | 25
16
1 | 30
4
2 | 25
1
12 | 12
9
5 | 10
A
5 | 27
4
3 | 19
3
8 | 18
A
2 | 27
3
4 | 26
2
6 | 24
7
2 | 27
3
4 | 33
3
2 | 400 |
| 3 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 40
1
3 | 15
14
3 | 33
3
2 | 4
18
8 | 6
9
8 | 10
16
5 | 25
1
16 | 4
8
19 | 5
8
10 | 18
2
M | 33
1
6 | 25
A
1 | 25
1
M | 18
M
2 | 22
4
5 | 1
10
M | 22
5
4 | 12
4
M | 35
5
1 | 25
M
1 | 378 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 Team | 6
7
A | 10
5
A | 8
14
6 | 33
3
2 | 27
3
4 | 2
9
A | 22
2
8 | 18
M
2 | 18
5
6 | 15
18
3 | 33
3
2 | 15
A
3 | 10
13
5 | 14
6
7 | 8
19
6 | 16
7
5 | 8
7
9 | 25
A
1 | 14
7
6 | 1
A
10 | 303 |
| 5 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 0
M
12 | 1
10
13 | 25
1
M | 11
10
5 | 6
7
A | 18
M
2 | 8
M
6 | 23
6
3 | 6
7
15 | 7
7
10 | 1
M
10 | 6
11
7 | 14
6
7 | 10
5
A | 0
A
11 | 0
13
M | 0
22
11 | 0
A
11 | 0
13
16 | 6
7
15 | 142 |
| 6 | Sauber F1 Team | 12
8
6 | 18
2
M | 1
11
10 | 0
13
11 | 10
M
5 | 0
11
M | 17
9
3 | 2
9
M | 0
M
11 | 20
6
4 | 0
14
18 | 0
M
13 | 20
9
2 | 1
10
13 | 15
A
3 | 0
11
M | 0
M
14 | 8
6
15 | 0
11
14 | 2
9
A | 126 |
| 7 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1
10
A | 8
7
9 | 0
12
15 | 8
12
6 | 1
10
14 | 10
7
8 | 0
11
12 | 16
5
7 | 0
M
12 | 2
11
9 | 0
12
11 | 13
4
10 | 4
8
21 | 12
14
4 | 6
7
12 | 8
12
6 | 4
12
8 | 2
9
A | 4
15
8 | 10
19
5 | 109 |
| 8 | Williams F1 Team | 0
13
16 | 8
6
19 | 10
8
7 | 0
M
22 | 25
A
1 | 1
A
10 | 0
13
17 | 1
10
12 | 2
9
16 | 0
15
17 | 6
7
13 | 0
12
M | 1
10
11 | 0
M
18 | 4
8
14 | 0
15
14 | 1
16
10 | 14
5
8 | 3
10
9 | 0
A
A | 76 |
| 9 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 2
11
9 | 4
8
12 | 0
16
17 | 0
15
14 | 0
13
12 | 0
M
12 | 0
14
15 | 0
11
M | 0
14
13 | 0
13
14 | 0
15
16 | 6
9
8 | 0
A
12 | 2
9
A | 1
13
10 | 6
9
8 | 0
15
13 | 1
10
12 | 0
A
12 | 4
8
13 | 26 |
| 10 | Caterham F1 Team | 0
M
M | 0
16
18 | 0
23
18 | 0
16
17 | 0
17
16 | 0
M
13 | 0
19
18 | 0
14
13 | 0
17
DS | 0
19
16 | 0
19
17 | 0
14
17 | 0
14
15 | 0
15
19 | 0
15
17 | 0
17
16 | 0
18
17 | 0
16
13 | 0
17
18 | 0
11
14 | 0 |
| 11 | Marussia F1 Team | 0
14
15 | 0
17
20 | 0
20
19 | 0
19
M | 0
18
M | 0
M
14 | 0
M
20 | 0
15 | 0
19
18 | 0
22
20 | 0
20
21 | 0
15
16 | 0
16
17 | 0
12
16 | 0
16
M | 0
18
19 | 0
20
19 | 0
M
14 | 0
20
19 | 0
16
12 | 0 |
| 12 | HRT F1 Team | 0
DS
DS | 0
21
22 | 0
21
22 | 0
20
21 | 0
M
19 | 0
A
15 | 0
M
M | 0
17
18 | 0
21
20 | 0
23
21 | 0
M
22 | 0
18
A | 0
18
19 | 0
17
A | 0
M
18 | 0
M
20 | 0
21
M | 0
17
A | 0
22
21 | 0
18
17 | 0 |
 |
| Team Red Bull |
Não mais teremos um hepta campeão na pista.
 |
| Michael Schumacher |
The season 2012 is over!!!
What you most like in this season??
Wich moment is in your mind when you think in this season??
Your favorite race??
Let me know!!!
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