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CONTENTS / MAY 2015
WorldMags.net FIRST SECTOR: THE REGULARS
RACING
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IGNITION REMEMBERING A VERY DIFFERENT SPANISH GP PARADES THE VERY BEST FORMULA 1 PHOTOGRAPHY F1 INSIDER NEWS, OPINION AND ANALYSIS INSIDE TECH THE SCIENCE BEHIND PARC FERMÉ PETER WINDSOR HOW NEW ENGINES HIGHLIGHT TALENT DAMON HILL WHY F1 IS SUCH A HUMAN SPORT DIETER RENCKEN DOES FOM SEEK EU INTERVENTION? NOW THAT WAS A CAR THE SHADOW DN7 SUBSCRIBE AND GET FREE BOLLÉ SUNGLASSES
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SECOND SECTOR: THE FEATURES
ALEX WURZ
BIG-TIME BOTTAS
The new chairman
Williams’ rising star has bags of talent and is endorsed by Mika Häkkinen. Find out why he’s a champion in the making…
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Our selection of milestone moments that reveal the true greatness of future world champion, Valtteri Bottas
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DAN’S THE MAN
Despite an underperforming car and the pressures of his home race, nothing can stop Daniel Ricciardo smiling
of the GPDA on his vision for F1
98 MONTJUÏC PARK The old-style circuit that was too fast, too
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff on intra-team rivalries, changing his name and having a wife in the same business 70
GO FIGURE
A numerical view of the stats and facts behind Pirelli tyres
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BOTTAS He’s racking up the podiums – could this be the year of his first win?
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THE SECRET LIFE OF THE SUPER SUB
Reserve drivers have a tough job – sitting out the season, and getting their chance to race only when disaster strikes 78
CATERHAM: GOING, GOING… GONE
When all attempts to save the team failed, the contents of their HQ were put up for auction. F1 Racing pays a final visit 84
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MEET STEPHEN FITZPATRICK
We catch up with the entrepreneurial energy boss to learn what he’s got planned for his newly acquired Manor F1 team
RICCIARDO Red Bull’s rising star is as optimistic as ever back in Melbourne
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LUNCH WITH ALEX WURZ
The endurance racer, driver coach, team advisor and head of the GPDA explains how he keeps all those plates spinning
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The four-time champion on his new lease of life with Ferrari 98
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MONTJUÏC PARK REMEMBERED
Fast, thrilling and ultimately treacherous, the former venue of the Spanish GP was the archetypal old-school F1 circuit
TOTO WOLFF The head of Mercedes Motorsport answers your questions
THIRD SECTOR: FINISHING STRAIGHT
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MONTJUÏC PARK This former F1 track was light on safety, heavy on speed
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MALAYSIAN GP DEBRIEF FERRARI’S FIRST WIN SINCE 2013 CHINESE GP DEBRIEF A HAMILTON/ROSBERG ONE-TWO SPANISH GP PREVIEW RETURN TO A TESTING VENUE INBOX READERS SHARE THEIR OPINIONS MURRAY WALKER F1’S NEVER SHORT ON SURPRISES
DAN RICCIARDO times with the Renault power unit, he’s staying positive
WorldMags.net 96 IN CONVERSATION WITH SEB VETTEL Ferrari’s newest race winner on his future in scarlet
62 TOTO WOLFF He knows who he’s tipping for the title – but he’s not telling
40 VALTTERI BOTTAS A star in the making and the driver just about everyone is calling a future world champion
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Red Bull in flex Daniil Kvyat kicks up the sparks on Friday in China. Look closely, and there’s real magic on his left-rear tyre: the sidewall is flexing. It’s a standing wave, a near-impossibleto-capture state caused by heat- and air-pressure differences when the contact patch leaves the ground at speed Where Shanghai, China When 2.49pm, Friday 10 April 2015 Photographer Steven Tee/LAT Details Canon EOS-1DX, 600mm lens, 1/1000th at F9
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Black magic Wisps of steam rise from a Pirelli tyre during practice in China, a timely demonstration of how managing heat is so integral to unlocking their performance. Tyres are often dismissed as ‘black and round’, but this is a reminder that there is beauty and magic in every aspect of a F1 machine Where Shanghai, China When 11.34am, Friday 10 April 2015 Photographer Vladimir Rys Details Canon EOS-1DX, 200mm lens, 1/200th at F20
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Fine in China He may have driven too slowly for Nico Rosberg’s liking in the race, but Lewis Hamilton was just too fast for his team-mate in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. The world champion thrilled the Chinese fans by securing his third straight pole position – his fifth at the Shanghai circuit Where Shanghai, China When 3.05pm, Saturday 11 April 2015 Photographer Lorenzo Bellanca Details Canon EOS-1DX, 24mm lens, 1/25th at F22
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THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX
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Q9 Who has led the higher number
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claimed his second and final
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have won a world championship
Formula 1 win at the 1979 Spanish
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Grand Prix.
have hosted a world championship
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Pastor Maldonado?
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Spanish Grand Prix?
Grand Prix to be held at the Circuit
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de Catalunya in 1991?
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Dean Stoneman
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Finding the stars of tomorrow, today Dean Stoneman is a 24-year-old from Southampton, who will race for DAMS, with Red Bull backing, in this year’s Formula Renault 3.5 Championship.
Who is he? A HGV-licence holding, title-winning former powerboat racer who has recently been signed by Red Bull’s young driver programme after working his way up the junior single-seater ladder – for a second time.
What’s he been doing recently? Stoneman was on the cusp of F1 at the end of 2010, after winning the now-defunct FIA Formula 2 Championship. That earned him a test with Williams, and helped him secure a top drive in Formula Renault 3.5 for 2011. But in January that year he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and forced to stop racing to focus on his treatment. While recuperating, Stoneman switched to powerboat racing, winning the 2012 P1 Superstock UK title. He returned to
Red Bull blame the Renault power unit
the circuits in 2013, winning races in the Porsche Carrera
for their poor performance. Below, they
Cup GB, before a late call-up to contest the final round of
are passed by junior team Toro Rosso
the 2013 GP3 Series in Abu Dhabi. He took a podium in the second race, which secured him a full-time 2014 GP3 drive.
How good is he? Good enough to impress Red Bull’s talent spotters. He took five wins and finished second to Alex Lynn in GP3, despite an enforced late-season team switch after Manor Marussia collapsed. His performance against Lynn impressed Red Bull, who snapped him up to their young driver squad, placing him with DAMS in Formula Renault 3.5 for 2015.
Will we see him in F1? Stoneman has got where he is due to his skill and resilience. And Red Bull backing will surely open doors in the future.
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PASSNOTES Your essential F1 briefing #14 Sprinklers Name Sprinklers
Former Sauber driver thought to have been paid £11.5m by troubled team’s backers to drop his case
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We’ve got one of these in our office. When I catch him in the act I’ll… The issue at hand is not an inconvenience in your office conveniences, but part of a package of ‘blue-sky ideas’ to ‘improve the show’, discussed during a crunch meeting of team bosses called by Bernie Ecclestone. I see. So what functions have sprinklers to play in the ongoing health of our favourite sport? Wet races can often be exciting and unpredictable. So why not host a grand prix in artificially wet conditions? Surely what makes wet races so exciting is the unpredictability? If the teams know what’s coming, they’ll soon get their heads around it. Quite so. Any other great ideas? Some events should take ‘Grand Slam’ status and at every race ten points should be awarded for pole and ten for the win, but the polesitter would start 12th. The rest of the grid would be random. Ye Gods! Have they been at the gin again? That’s almost as crazy as getting drivers to pick their grid number out of a bowl. They used to do that in the British Touring Car Championship until one driver ‘fessed up to peeping and drawing pole position for himself. I’m not sure I’ll survive this lunacy. How about a separate women-only F1 support series, to run on grand prix mornings? Welcome to the 20th century, Bernie. Trouble is, everyone else is in the 21st. What about women competing on equal terms? Michèle Mouton, head of the FIA’s Women and Motor Sport Commission (and former World Rally Championship event winner), agrees: “We have to promote the fact that motorsport is open to all, with the same prospects and potential to succeed.” We’ll kick that idea into the long grass, then. Don’t trip over the hose if you go looking for it. Do say: My Team-Mate Drew Pole Position And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt. Don’t say: Get the kettle on, luv.
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THE DRIVER’S WIFE
It’s the end of an era
Statement on behalf of Adriana Oliveira dos Santos: Ms Oliveira wishes to state that with great regret and immediate effect, she will no longer be sharing her wisdom in F1 Racing. After a period of intense work, Ms Oliveira is suffering from exhaustion. She is receiving the best medical care in her native Brazil and her team of doctors have prescribed complete rest. Ms Oliveira is concerned that her many millions of fans worldwide might feel confused and abandoned as a result of her sudden absence and she would like to express her profound regret for any suffering she has caused and reassure them of her eternal adoration. As soon as her health improves, Ms Oliveira will be releasing a book of poetry to convey the full spectrum of her devotion (Available in bookshops and on Kindle, Kobo and iBooks from August 2015). Ms Oliveira would like to take this opportunity to affirm that she is passionately committed to her husband and their bond is as strong as ever. Any and all speculation surrounding her marriage is unfounded, hurtful and not helpful to her healing process. The couple request privacy at this time and will make no further comment. Ms Oliveira would also like to state that recently published paparazzi photos of her on the beach at her healing retreat violated her privacy, and the stress has set her recovery back by weeks. She was not ‘cavorting’ but undergoing an intense, if unconventional, physiotherapy session, and the photos showed her therapist and not an international football star as claimed. Ms Oliveira begs you to continue to read F1 Racing, but sympathises that without her sprinkling of glamour, it will be an altogether more ascetic experience. I have been instructed by Ms Oliveira to send you besos. You can follow Adriana’s day-by-day recovery on Twitter and Instagram. Keep an eye out for the full story to be released on Netflix: Adriana – My Body, Your Body.
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Ferrari close to re-signing impressive Räikkönen The Scuderia have dropped their pursuit of Valtteri Bottas due to 2007 world champion Kimi Räikkönen’s improved performance
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DRIVERS GET EXTRA ENGINE F1 drivers will be permitted to use five, rather than four, engines this season before being penalised. Manufacturers have agreed to the compromise deal, yet to be rubber-stamped by the FIA, after several manufacturers struggled with early season reliability issues. MERHI’S FUTURE Roberto Merhi could remain at Manor Marussia for the full 2015 season after impressing the team in early races. The Spaniard signed a late deal for the “opening races” of 2015, and claimed a solid finish on his race debut in Malaysia. He will most likely need to find further funding to keep his seat.
FORCE INDIA UPGRADE DELAYED Force India won’t launch a ‘B-spec’ of their 2015 chassis at least until the Austrian GP in late June. The team’s 2015 car was delayed after switching to Toyota’s windtunnel in Cologne, and deputy team principal Bob Fernley had been aiming to launch “ a significant upgrade” at Monaco in May.
BELGIAN GP
CANADIAN GP
AUSTRIAN GP
Off the calendar: 2003, 2006
Off the calendar: 2008
Off the calendar: 1988-1996
Spa was axed from the 2003
Montréal fell off the calendar
and 2004-2013
calendar due to a planned
after circuit officials failed
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Belgian ban on tobacco
to reach a financial deal with
post-1987 due to safety
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advertising, but returned in
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concerns, but returned in 1997
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2004 when the country
much wrangling, the popular
as the shortened A1 Ring. It
the F1 calendar for a further three years, after
postponed the law. The race
event returned for 2009, and has
was dropped again in 2004
circuit chiefs signed a deal that extends its
also skipped 2006 due to
remained on the schedule since.
due to tobacco advertising
hosting rights until the end of 2017. The venue
financial issues with investors.
issues. Red Bull later bought
has been on the calendar since 1999.
Spa returned in 2007, following
it and revamped the facilities,
substantial upgrade work.
prompting F1 to return in 2014.
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CCB team McLaren take a larger share of Formula 1 revenue, at the expense of struggling mid-gridders
“An investigation that found F1’s structure in breach would force CCBs to waive premiums”
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Now that was a car No. 38 The Shadow DN7
Built for a V8, but using a heavy V12, the DN7 was a compromise too far
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SHADOW DN7 TECH SPEC Chassis Suspension
Aluminium monocoque Independent via wishbones (rear) and rocker arms (front), coil springs
Engine
Matra V12
Engine capacity 2,993cc Power output
500bhp @ 11,800rpm (est)
Gearbox
5-speed manual
Weight
612kg
Wheelbase
2,667mm
Tyres
Goodyear
Notable drivers
Jean Pierre Jarier, Tom Pryce (test only)
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Big-time If there’s one F1 driver knocking on the door of the big time right now, it’s Williams ace Valtteri Bottas. More than just another flying Finn, those close to him reckon he’s a world champion-in-waiting. We’ve got the gen… WORDS JAMES ROBERTS PICTURES GLENN DUNBAR/LAT
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PHOTOS: ANDY HONE/LAT; ALASTAIR STALEY/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT
When: 8 June 2013
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What: Second place, 2014 British GP Where: Silverstone, Northants, UK When: 6 July 2014
First podium finish What: Third place in the 2014 Austrian GP Where: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria When: 22 June 2014
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Setting his maiden fastest lap What: Third place and fastest lap in the 2014 Russian GP Where: Sochi Autodrom, Russia When: 12 October 2014
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With the pressure of an expectant home crowd, a new role as Red Bull team leader and a troublesome RB11, Daniel Ricciardo demonstrated grace under pressure in Melbourne
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The team struggle to overcome issues with Ricciardo’s ICE in the Red Bull garage in Melbourne
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GO FIGURE We take a statistical look at Pirelli, whose tyres have been winning grands prix since 1950
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TO HAVE BUT NOT TO HOLD The secret life of the super sub With few spaces on the F1 grid, a phalanx of talented racing drivers mill around the paddock waiting for their chance to shine. But when a rare opportunity does come along, how do they make the most of it? WORDS MATT YOUSON PORTRAIT STEVEN TEE/LAT
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Best finish fourth
ALEX WURZ (three races, Benetton Subbing forGerhard Berger (sinus) 1999
Best finishthird
STÉPHANE SARRAZIN (one race, Minardi) Subbing forLuca Badoer (injured wrist) Best finishDNF
MIKA SALO (three races, BAR; six races, Ferrari) Subbing forRicardo Zonta (injured) Michael Schumacher (broken leg) Best finish second 2000
LUCIANO BURTI (one race, Jaguar) Subbing for Eddie Irvine (ill)
2001
Best finish 11th
RICARDO ZONTA (one race, Jordan)*** Subbing for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (injured) Best finish seventh
TOMÁŠ ENGE (three races, Prost) Subbing for Luciano Burti (injured) Best finish:12th 2003
ZSOLT BAUMGARTNER (two races, Jordan) Subbing forRalph Firman (injured) Best finish 11th
MARC GENÉ (one race, Williams) Subbing for Ralf Schumacher (concussion) Best finishfifth
MARC GENÉ (two races, Williams) Subbing for Ralf Schumacher (injured) Best finish10th
ANTONIO PIZZONIA (four races, Williams) Subbing for Ralf Schmuacher (injured) Best finishseventh
ANTHONY DAVIDSON (one race, BAR) Subbing forTakuma Sato Best finishDNF
PEDRO DE LA ROSA (one race, McLaren) Subbing forJuan Pablo Montoya (injured) Best finishfifth
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KAMUI KOBAYASHI (two races, Toyota) Subbing forTimo Glock (injured) 2011
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2013
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2015
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CATERHAM’S FIVE YEARS IN F1
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2015 Principal investor in the Manor Marussia F1 team 2014 Chief executive officer of OVO Energy 2008 Managing director and founder of OVO Energy 2006 Vice president of JP Morgan 2003 Vice president of Société Générale 1997 Associate sale leader of Southwestern Company 1995 Studies business and finance at the University of Edinburgh
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As an advisor to Williams, Wurz helped Pastor Maldonado (top) to the team’s first win in eight years in Spain 2012 (centre). He’s pictured with the trophy, then director Toto Wolff, and tester Susie Wolff (bottom)
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“Frank Williams called and said they had come to a decision. I said: ‘Frank, I’m in a supermarket buying parsnips’”
Wurz joined Williams in 2006 as a tester and became a race driver in 2007, helping them to fourth place in the championship
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A limited edition Christopher Ward C7 Italian Racing Red Chronometer watch worth £500 The Christopher Ward C7 Italian Racing Red Chronometer pays tribute to the motorsport heritage of Italy. It’s the fastest selling timepiece the firm has ever produced, and it features supremely accurate, thermo-compensated ETA 251.233 COSC certified chronograph movement, as well as a ‘Toro Bravo’ silicon strap.
Christopher Ward Founded on a boat on the River Thames in 2004, the Christopher Ward luxury watch company aims to put premiumgrade watches within the reach of everyone. All of Christopher Ward’s watches are hand-made in Biel/Bienne in Switzerland to exacting requirements, and the firm aims to keep down pricing by refusing to use celebrity endorsements.
How to enter For a chance to win one of four limited edition C7 Italian Racing Red Chronometer watches, visit F1Racing.co.uk/competition and answer the following question:
Where are Christopher Ward’s watches made? A Biel/Bienne B Geneva C Berkshire Terms and conditions: 1. To enter, visit www.f1racing.co.uk. 2. Competition closes at 11.59pm on Sunday 17 May 2015. 3. This competition is only open to UK residents aged 18 or over. 4. No cash alternative. 5. Prizes are nontransferable. 6. Only one entry per person 7. Winners will be selected at random. 8. The competition is to win one of four Christopher Ward limited edition C7 Italian Racing Red Chronometer watches 9. For full terms and conditions visit F1Racing.co.uk/competition. The Promoter: Haymarket Media Group, Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 9BE, UK
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Too fast. Too furious It’s 40 years since Formula 1 last raced at the original Barcelona home of the Spanish Grand Prix. F1 Racing paid a visit to Montjuïc Park to remember a circuit with a troubled past WORDS ANTHONY ROWLINSON PICTURES STEVEN TEE/LAT; LAT ARCHIVE; SUTTON IMAGES
Jochen Rindt’s Lotus 49B, following a 110mph collision with a guardrail caused by a suspension failure
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“Montjuïc Park was an archetypal old-school F1 circuit: organic, safety-lite and fast, fast, fast. But it was also ‘technical’”
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A potted history of Montjuïc Park Originally used for agriculture, the
construction of the Palau Nacional
Olympics in Berlin, but this was
stadium held athletics events and
naturally wooded slopes of Montjuïc
(National Palace), Olympic stadium,
cancelled due to the start of the
the opening and closing ceremonies,
were cleared at the end of the 19th
the Font Màgica illuminated
Spanish Civil War. The stadium then
with an Olympic ring of other venues
century to make way for parkland.
fountains and the grand staircase
became home to Barcelona’s ‘other’
surrounding it.
On the east sits Montjuïc Castle,
from the foot of the hills.
football team, RCD Espanyol, who
dating back to 1640.
The stadium was built to stage
The park was selected to host a World Fair in 1929, which prompted 1975
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The top of the park can be reached by a funicular railway and gondola lift, and it is still used regularly for amateur cycling events.
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Malaysian Grand Prix stats WorldMags.net The lowdown on everything you need to know from the weekend at Sepang THE GRID
THE RACE FASTEST LAP
1. HAMILTON MERCEDES 1min 49.834secs Q3 2. VETTEL FERRARI 1min 49.908secs Q3
4. RICCIARDO RED BULL 1min 51.541secs Q3 5. KVYAT RED BULL 1min 51.951secs Q3 6. VERSTAPPEN TORO ROSSO 1min 51.981secs Q3 7. MASSA WILLIAMS 1min 52.473secs Q3 8. BOTTAS WILLIAMS 1min 53.179secs Q3 9. ERICSSON SAUBER 1min 53.261secs Q3 10. GROSJEAN* LOTUS 1min 52.981secs Q3
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3rd
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
1h41m 05.793s +8.569s +12.310s
4th
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
+53.822s
5th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
+70.409s
6th
Felipe Massa Williams
+73.586s
7th
Max Verstappen Toro Rosso
+97.762s
8th
Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso
9th
Daniil Kvyat Red Bull
+1 lap
10th
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
+1 lap
11th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
+1 lap
12th
Felipe Nasr Sauber
+1 lap
+1 lap
16. NASR SAUBER 1min 41.308secs Q1 17. BUTTON MCLAREN 1min 41.636secs Q1 18. ALONSO MCLAREN 1min 41.746secs Q1
* Two-place penalty for failing to leave pitlane in correct order **Outside 107% time of 1min 46.217 secs but permitted to start ***Permitted to start
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DRIVERS’ STANDINGS
Sergio Pérez Force India
+1 lap
1st
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
43pts
Nico Hülkenberg Force India
+1 lap
2nd
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
40pts
15th
Roberto Merhi Manor
+3 laps
3rd
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
33pts
4th
Felipe Massa Williams
20pts
5th
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
12pts
47 laps – brakes
6th
Felipe Nasr Sauber
10pts
Retirements
Fernando Alonso McLaren
41 laps – turbo
7th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
10pts
21 laps – ERS cooling
8th
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
8pts
3 laps – spin
9th
Nico Hülkenberg Force India
6pts
10th
Max Verstappen Toro Rosso
6pts
11th
Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso
6pts
12th
Marcus Ericsson Sauber
4pts
13th
Daniil Kvyat Red Bull
2pts
14th
Sergio Pérez Force India
1pt
15th
Jenson Button McLaren
0pts
16th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
0pts
17th
Roberto Merhi Manor
0pts
18th
Pastor Maldonado Lotus
0pts
19th
Kevin Magnussen McLaren
0pts
20th
Fernando Alonso McLaren
0pts
21st
Will Stevens Manor
0pts
Marcus Ericsson Sauber
Fuel system
THROUGH SPEED TRAP (QUALIFYING)
Fastest: Felipe
Slowest: Roberto
Massa, 203.06mph
Mehri, 189.46mph
TYRE COMPOUNDS USED CONSTRUCTORS’ STANDINGS
Medium 19. MERHI** MANOR 1min 46.677secs Q1
Sebastian Vettel, 23.996secs (entry to exit)
13th
Will Stevens Manor
15. SAINZ JR TORO ROSSO 1min 43.701secs Q2
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14th
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13. HÜLKENBERG FORCE INDIA 1min 43.023secs Q2
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2nd
Jenson Button McLaren
12. MALDONADO LOTUS 1min 42.198secs Q2
20. STEVENS*** MANOR NO TIME IN Q1
1st
Pastor Maldonado Lotus
11. RÄIKKÖNEN FERRARI 1min 42.173secs Q2
14. PÉREZ FORCE INDIA 1min 43.469secs Q2
Nico Rosberg, lap 43, 1min 42.062secs
THE RESULTS (56 LAPS)
Hard
CLIMATE Sunny
Intermediate Wet
TRACK TEMP
35°C
61°C
1st Mercedes
76pts
9th Lotus
0pts
2nd Ferrari
52pts
10th Manor
0pts
3rd Williams
30pts
4th Sauber
14pts
5th Toro Rosso 12pts 6th Red Bull
11pts
7th Force India
7pts
8th McLaren
0pts
For comprehensive F1 statistics visit www.forix.com
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3. ROSBERG MERCEDES 1min 50.299secs Q3
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Chinese Grand Prix stats WorldMags.net The lowdown on everything you need to know from the weekend at Shanghai THE RACE
THE GRID
FASTEST LAP
1. HAMILTON MERCEDES 1min 35.782secs Q3 2. ROSBERG MERCEDES 1min 35.824secs Q3 Lewis Hamilton, lap 31, 1min 42.208secs
3. VETTEL FERRARI 1min 36.687secs Q3
THE RESULTS (56 LAPS)
5 BOTTAS WILLIAMS 1min 37.143secs Q3 6. RÄIKKÖNEN FERRARI 1min 37.232secs Q3 7. RICCIARDO RED BULL 1min 37.540secs Q3 8. GROSJEAN LOTUS 1min 37.905secs Q3 9. NASR SAUBER 1min 38.067secs Q3 10. ERICSSON SAUBER 1min 38.158secs Q3 11. MALDONADO LOTUS 1min 38.134secs Q2
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Nico Rosberg Mercedes
3rd
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
+2.988s
4th
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
+3.835s
1h39m 42.008s +0.714s
5th
Felipe Massa Williams
+8,544s
6th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
+9.885s
7th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
+19.008s
8th
Felipe Nasr Sauber
+22.625s
9th
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
+32.117s
10th
Marcus Ericsson Sauber
+1 lap
11th
Sergio Pérez Force India
+1 lap
12th
Fernando Alonso McLaren
+1 lap
13th
Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso
14th
Jenson Button McLaren
+1 lap
1st
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
68pts
2nd
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
55pts
15th
Will Stevens Manor
+2 laps
3rd
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
51pts
Roberto Merhi Manor
+2 laps**
4th
Felipe Massa Williams
30pts
17th
Max Verstappen Toro Rosso +4 laps - engine
5th
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
24pts
*Five-second penalty for causing a collision **Five-second penalty for
6th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
18pts
failing to stay above minimum time when following the Safety Car
7th
Felipe Nasr Sauber
14pts
8th
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
11pts
9th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
6pts
49 laps – accident
10th
Nico Hülkenberg Force India
6pts
Daniil Kvyat Red Bull
15 laps – engine
11th
Max Verstappen Toro Rosso
6pts
Nico Hülkenberg Force India
9 laps – gearbox
12th
Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso
6pts
13th
Marcus Ericsson Sauber
5pts
14th
Daniil Kvyat Red Bull
2pts
15th
Sergio Pérez Force India
16th
Fernando Alonso McLaren
0pts
17th
Jenson Button McLaren
0pts
18th
Roberto Merhi Manor
0pts
19th
Will Stevens Manor
0pts
20th
Pastor Maldonado Lotus
0pts
21st
Kevin Magnussen McLaren
0pts
THROUGH SPEED TRAP (QUALIFYING) 14. SAINZ JR TORO ROSSO 1min 38.538secs Q2
15. PÉREZ FORCE INDIA 1min 39.290secs Q2 16. HÜLKENBERG FORCE INDIA 1min 39.216secs Q1
Fastest: Nico
Slowest: Jenson
Rosberg, 207.91mph
Button, 196.79mph
1pt
TYRE COMPOUNDS USED
17. BUTTON MCLAREN 1min 39.276secs Q1
CONSTRUCTORS’ STANDINGS 18. ALONSO MCLAREN 1min 39.280secs Q1
19. STEVENS MANOR 1min 42.091secs Q1
Soft
Medium
CLIMATE 20. MERHI MANOR 1min 42.842secs Q1
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16th
Pastor Maldonado Lotus
13. VERSTAPPEN TORO ROSSO 1min 38.393secs Q2
Sebastian Vettel, 22.444secs (entry to exit)
+1 lap*
Retirements
12. KVYAT RED BULL 1min 38.209secs Q2
FASTEST PITSTOP
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Sunny
Intermediate Wet
TRACK TEMP
20°C
46°C
1st Mercedes 119pts
9th McLaren
0pts
2nd Ferrari
79pts
10th Manor
0pts
3rd Williams
48pts
4th Sauber
19pts
5th Red Bull
13pts
5th Toro Rosso 12pts 7th Force India
7pts
8th Lotus
6pts
For comprehensive F1 statistics visit www.forix.com
PHOTOS: GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; STEVEN TEE/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT
4. MASSA WILLIAMS 1min 36.954secs Q3
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Round 5 / 8-10 May 2015 / Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
SPANISH GP RACE DATA
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Sector 2
4
5 2 1
DRS Detection
6
DRS End
7
8
9
DRS Start
Circuit Name Circuit de
TV TIMETABLE (UK TIME)
Barcelona Catalunya
Friday 8 May
First GP 1991
Practice 1 09.00 10.30
F1 races held 24
Practice 2 13.00 14.30
Circuit length 2.892 miles
Saturday 9 May
Race distance 190.825 miles
Practice 3 10.00 11.00
Direction Clockwise
Qualifying 13.00 14.00
Winners from pole 18
Sunday 10 May Race 13.00
12
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Sector 3
DRS End Sector 1 DRS Start
13 11 10
14
16
15 DRS Detection
RACE NOTES: FAMILIAR TURF WHERE CHANGE IS INEVITABLE
Freed from the pressures of flyaway races, F1 uses the return to the venue for pre-season testing to bring in major upgrades
Tough on tyres Numerous medium and high speed corners combine with the abrasive Tarmac and high temperatures to cause wear and degradation. Qualifying is key The lack of long braking zones makes overtaking very difficult. Qualifying is therefore absolutely vital: 18 out of the 24 races at the track (75 per cent) have been won from pole position. Overtaking challenge The best chance of passing is Turn 1, at the end of the long main straight. The entry to the bend is slightly downhill, but it’s still extremely difficult. Key corner Turn 3: A long, fast right hander is brutally tough
He’s won twice at his home GP, but a
on left hand tyres if a car isn’t balanced properly.
third win is unlikely for Alonso this year
Avoiding understeer through here is vital.
WHAT HAPPENED IN LAST YEAR'S RACE…? Winner Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton seized the lead of the drivers’
Margin of victory 0.636secs
championship with his victory here, but Mercedes
Fastest lap 1m 28.918secs, S Vettel
team-mate Rosberg’s decision to save his faster
Safety Cars 0
medium tyres for the final stint meant he was able
Race leaders 2
to pressure Hamilton right up to the flag. Daniel
Pitstops 48
Ricciardo was a distant third, while Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes 32
charged from 15th on the grid to fourth.
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