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herohimbowhore · 21 days

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On This Day in F1: April 5

Present: Japan Day 1

History: 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix

I'm going to be honest, the time zone differences from Australia to China are screwing with my perception of when things are happening (and my sleep schedule). Especially since FP1 happened on Thursday night (before midnight) for me and FP3 will be on Friday night. So I've been all over the place since the Australian GP.

But in Japan on April 5th, 2024, FP1 and FP2 occurred. There wasn't much to talk about in FP1 except for Logan Sargeant crashing toward the latter half of the session and Will Buxton revealing that there were other teams that only had two chassis for the weekend. Alpine has confirmed that they are one of those teams.

(Sidenote: the plural of chassis is chassis but it's pronounced with a "z" at the end. So the singular is pronounced like "CHASS-ee" and the plural is pronounced like "CHASS-eez." The more you know, I guess.)

FP2 had even less to talk about. It was raining and more than half of the drivers didn't set a lap time. Briefly, Yuki Tsunoda was at the top of the timing charts with Daniel Ricciardo in second. But then Oscar Piastri set a faster lap with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finishing out the top 3.

2024 marks 10 years since Jules Bianchi crashed during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix and lost his life due to the injuries from his crash. In honor of Jules, Charles - Jules' godson - has a special helmet in Jules' colors and with his number 17 on it.

We tend to talk about Jules in relation to his crash, Charles, Daniel, or any other drivers he was friends with. While they are a piece of his story and he is a piece of their stories, we should also remember Jules for himself - for the things he did and loved. He scored his first points in Monaco and that was the first GP he'd attended as a child, he liked dark chocolate, the first meal he cooked wasn't good, his hero was Michael Schumacher because he was winning, etc.

Looking back to another rain-filled day, the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix took place on April 5th.

Malaysia was the second race of the historic 2009 season - which does go to show how early we start the season now in comparison to the previous seasons.

It should have been 56 laps of racing, but due to torrential rain, drivers were only able to complete 31 classified laps. This did not meet the 75% minimum distance completed for full points to be awarded. Therefore, half points were awarded to drivers. The race had been stopped on lap 33 and was not later resumed due to the darkness. Lap 31 was the penultimate full lap and was the one used to determine classifications per sporting regulations.

Half points are very rarely awarded. Malaysia 2009 was the fifth time in F1 history that it had happened (the 4th time had been the 1991 Australian GP). And it didn't happen again until the 2021 Belgian GP.

Jenson Button, driving for Brawn GP, was declared the winner of the Grand Prix as he started the race on pole position and was the race leader for lap 31.

Nick Heidfeld driving for BMW Sauber finished second and Timo Glock driving for Toyota finished third. Heidfeld was the first driver with a KERS-equipped car to take a podium position.

Since Jenson had won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix as well, Brawn GP became the first team since Alfa Romeo in 1950 to win the first two World Championship Grands Prix of the season.

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Previous: Mar. 24 - 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

Next: Apr. 6 - Japan Day 2

On This Day in F1 Masterlist

#on this day in f1 #formula 1 #f1 #williams racing #japanese gp 2024 #malaysian gp 2009 #jenson button #brawn gp #charles leclerc #jules bianchi

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diabolus1exmachina · 2 years

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Ferrari LaFerrari 'Signal Green' (for six years it was owned by Jay Kay. For sale in 2019).

Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show as a replacement for the Enzo, the Ferrari LaFerrari was a technological tour de force that took the world by storm. Maranello's first production model to be equipped with a hybrid power unit, the sixth-generation hypercar was the fastest and most powerful road-going Ferrari ever. It was, and remains, one of the greatest achievements in the marque's 75-year history.

Compared to contemporaries such as the Porsche 959 and Bugatti EB110, the first Ferrari hypercars had been conservative designs. For all their astonishing pace, the 288 GTO and F40 had lacked headline innovation, focusing instead on a back-to-basics ethos of minimal weight and colossal power. With the subsequent F50, the Prancing Horse had abandoned the traditional spaceframe in favor of a more futuristic carbon fiber tub, but there was little else to whet the appetite of techno freaks. Its successor, the Enzo, upped the technological ante. The first Ferrari hypercar to feature an automated paddle-change transmission and active aerodynamics, it represented a radical leap compared to the outgoing F50. The Enzo was an up-to-the-minute interpretation of what a flagship sports car should be all about. And then along came the game changer.

Based around a carbon fiber monocoque designed by F1 technical director Rory Byrne, the Type F150 LaFerrari adopted an enhanced version of KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System), which had been used in Grands Prix since 2009. Like any other hybrid set-up, KERS employed electric motors in addition to a traditional petrol engine. With an electric motor delivering maximum torque from zero rpm, the benefits included noticeably stronger acceleration. Kimi Räikkönen had emphatically proven this in Formula 1 when his KERS-equipped Ferrari stormed past Giancarlo Fisichella to win the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix—Fisichella attributing Räikkönen's win to the hybrid system.

Dubbed HY-KERS, the production version in the LaFerrari mated a 120-kilowatt motor to a 6,262 cc 65-degree V-12 to deliver quite extraordinary results. Delivering a combined 950 horsepower and 715 lb ft of torque through a seven-speed dual-clutch Getrag transmission, the car could accelerate from 0-100 km/h in a mere 2.9 seconds. The manufacturer claimed that 0-300 km/h could be dispatched in 15 seconds, while top speed was an astonishing 350 km/h. Even more startling, however, was the car’s pace around the Fiorano test track, where it was said to lap more than five seconds quicker than the Enzo. Such pace was in no small part down to the brilliance of the hybrid set-up. With HY-KERS taking care of low-down torque, the engine could be tuned for maximum power at high revs without the car becoming a temperamental prima donna. As a result, Ferrari engineers were able to produce an engine that was more potent than the Scuderia’s last V-12 single-seater, in a car able to cope with city traffic.

To ensure the thundering performance was accessible, electronic traction control was integrated with the hybrid system, and there was a third-generation electronic differential. The double-wishbone front- and multilink rear suspension was equipped with active damping, while the Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes measured a huge 398 mm at the front and 380 mm at the rear. The Pirelli P-Zero front tyres were an equally vast 265/30 R19, but were nonetheless dwarfed by the 345/30 R20 rears.

Drawing from the Grand Prix team’s expertise in computational fluid dynamics, the composite body continued the high-tech theme. Produced in-house alongside the Scuderia’s F1 racers, it was as aerodynamically efficient as it was beautiful. The vast scallops on each flank served to extract air from around the front wheels, increasing the downforce created by the active front diffuser, as well as channelling air to the rear-mounted radiators. A guide vane in the underbody automatically reduced flow to the front radiator to reduce drag, while dynamic air intakes on the haunches boosted ram effect for an additional 5 horsepower at speed. At the rear, a computer-controlled spoiler optimised drag and downforce, while dynamic diffuser flaps helped “suck” the car onto the road. This electronic gadgetry added up to 360 kilograms of downforce when cornering at 200 km/h, reducing it to 90 kilograms in a straight line at the same speed.

Remarkably, the carbon fibre monocoque boasted a 27 per cent improvement in torsional stiffness compared to the Enzo, yet was some 20 per cent lighter. In spite of the HY-KERS with its eight 15-cell battery modules, the LaFerrari was no larger than its predecessor, while the centre of gravity was lowered by 35 mm—providing further improvements to balance and stability. Visually, the whole was tied together into a tautly styled berlinetta that combined hints of classic racing icons such as the 330 P4 and 312 P with exciting flourishes from the modern Formula 1 era. In creating the LaFerrari body, form very much followed function, yet never has the application of science looked quite so stunning.

#Ferrari LaFerrari #'Signal Green'#Jay Kay #Geneva International Motor Show #Porsche 959 #Bugatti EB110 #288 GTO #F40 #F50 #Enzo #KERS #Räikkönen

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joalpo · 1 year

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Making MIND MY MIND from CinéTé Filmproduktie on Vimeo.

Shortlisted for the 92th Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Mind My Mind has come a very long way. The first idea originates from 2009, and production started back in 2013.

This making-of includes an in-depth interview with writer/director Floor Adams about the ideas behind the film, early artwork, shot progressions, behind-the-scenes footage of voice actors and foley recordings, and a selection of Floor's personal videos of key moments that happened during the production.

Join us on this trip of 10 years of work that went into the creation of Mind My Mind!

(Note: if you haven't seen the film yet, it is still safe to watch this video - there are no spoilers.)

Shortlisted for the 92th Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

In Dutch and Belgian theaters now! ---> popup.film/mind-my-mind

WINNER Best Animated Film + Audience Choice Award at Salute Your Shorts Film Festival 2019 GRAND PRIZE WINNER at Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2019 NOMINEE for Best International Short at Tribeca Film Festival 2019 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at Anima Brussels 2019 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 2019 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2019 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER at Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019 JURY'S SPECIAL MENTION Animated Encounters Grand Prix 2019 WINNER Best Animated Short at Ridgefield Independent Film Festival 2019 WINNER Best Animation at Kerry Film Festival 2019 WINNER Best Animation at San Jose International Short Film Festival 2019 WINNER Best Animation at Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival 2019 WINNER Best Animated Short Award (24-50 minutes) at CINANIMA 2019 WINNER Audience Award Short Film at St Cloud Film Fest 2019 WINNER Best Animated Short + The Pat Hansen Award for Best Screenplay at Fargo Film Festival 2020 WINNER Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film at Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2020 WINNER Best Film + Audience Award at Tenerife Shorts Festival 2020 WINNER Prix du Meilleur Film d’Animation at Festival International du Film d'Aubagne Music & Cinema 2020 (FR) WINNER Audience Award Best Animated Short at Spokane International Film Festival 2020 WINNER Best Animated Film at ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival 2020 WINNER Best Comedy at Animayo International Film Festival 2020

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diomedesbrokeit · 2 years

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Seb’s F1 records

In preparation for Seb’s birthday this Sunday on the 3rd July, here is a short post detailing all the records that German F1 driver Sebastian Vettel holds.

Big shoutout to Wikipedia which I used for all of this

(This is a condensed version of post I'm writing detailing Seb’s records - I would post it for his birthday but realistically I cannot pump it out for then so this post was created)

(ALSOOO if I was wrong about a record please do say as I did the research for this during the preseason testing 2022. This would also beg the question why the fuck it took me this long to post the shortened version but anyways. But in 2022, the record holders might have changed hands but I have not kept up with that lmao)

Record Holder for

Most wins in a season - 13 in 2013 (shared with Michael Schumacher)

Most pole positions in a season - 15 in 2011

Most laps led in a season - 739 in 2011

Most consecutive wins - 9 from 2013 Belgian Grand Prix to 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix

Most consecutive grand slams - 2 with 2013 Singapore Grand Prix and 2013 Korean Grand Prix (shared with Alberto Ascari (1952) and Jim Clark (1963))

Most wins from pole position in a season - 9 in 2011 (shared with Nigel Mansell (1992)) [the power of the number 5 despite the fact that Seb had number 1 that season and he only took it from 2014 onwards]

Youngest Grand Prix pole position winner - 21 years and 72 days [2008 Italian Grand Prix 13th September 2008]

Youngest driver to score a double (pole and race win) - 21 years and 73 days [2008 Italian Grand Prix 14th September 2008]

Youngest driver to score a hat-trick (pole position, race win and fastest lap) - 21 years and 353 days [2009 British Grand Prix 21st June 2009]

Youngest F1 World Champion - 23 years and 134 days 2010 season [clinched title at final race Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 14th November 2010]

Youngest F1 Double World Champion - 24 years and 99 days 2011 season [clinched at the 15th race out of 19 Japan Grand Prix on 9th October 2011]

Youngest F1 Triple World Champion - 25 years and 146 days* 2012 season [clinched at the final race Brazilian Grand Prix on 25th November 2012] *calculated it myself so might be wrong just to let you know

Youngest F1 Quadruple World Champion - 26 years and 117 days* 2013 season [clinched at the 16th race out of 19 Indian Grand Prix on 27th October 2013] *again calculated it myself so may be wrong

Youngest F1 runner-up - 22 years and 121 days 2009 season (1st November 2009)

Shortest time elapsed before getting a penalty - 9 seconds 2006 Turkish Grand Prix (25th August 2006) Literally 9 seconds into his career for speeding in the pit lane

Most point between first and second in the Championship - 155 between Seb (397) and Alonso (242) in 2013

Most laps led in a season - 739 in 2011

Now the next section isn't about records he holds but is more about where he ranks(?) I’m not sure how to put it. Umm let’s say there is a record for fastest time to drop a hot dog onto the track (Disclaimer: this doesn't exist and is solely created for demonstration purposes) he would have the third fastest time.

These following records are structured like that except it’s real and not non-sensical like that.

Stuff to note:

Total race entries - 7th of all time with 287 (at time of writing 1/7/2022) (Note: tbh I don’t think he’ll lose the 7th position any time soon as Lewis Hamilton [6th] has ten more and Felipe Massa [8th] has 15 less and is also not active anymore)

Total race starts - 7th of all time with 286 (at time of writing 1/7/2022 before the Silverstone Grand Prix on the 3rd July) [Note: same as before as Lewis Hamilton [6th] has 11 more and Felipe Massa [8th] has 17 less and is again no longer active)

Now let’s take a short break to hear from our sponsor-- there is no sponsor for this lmao. Anyway, just to define the difference between race entries and race starts. Wikipedia says that a race entry is when a driver takes part in at least one official practice session with intent to take part in the race. In contrast, Wikipedia says that for a driver to have started a race, they would had to have lined up on the grid or at the pit lane exit for the start of the race.

Anyway back to regular programming : )

Most consecutive race starts - 10th of all time with 159 (2007 Hungarian Grand Prix - 2016 Australian Grand Prix)

Most consecutive race entries - 2nd of all time with 280 (2007 Hungarian Grand Prix - 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)

Most races with a single engine manufacturer - 9th of all time with 144 entries and 143 starts (Ferrari - 2007-2008/2015-2020)

Total wins - 3rd of all time with 53 wins/287 entries (18.47%) [Percentage accurate as of 1/7/2022]

Most wins in a season (Again) - Joint 3rd with Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton with 11 wins out of 19 races 2011 (57.89%)

Highest percentage of wins in a season - 4th of all time with 68.42% in 2013 (He won 13 races out of the possible 19)

Also has the 9th highest percentage of wins in season - tied with Lewis Hamilton (2014) with 57.89% [this one is for the 2011 season]

Youngest Grand Prix winner - 2nd of all time at 21 years and 73 days at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix

Most consecutive seasons with at least one win - joint 10th with Jackie Stewart (1968-73) with six seasons 2008-13

Total pole positions - 4th of all time with 57 poles in 287 entries (19.86%)

Percentage pole positions - 19.86% which makes him the 10th of all time

Most consecutive pole positions at the same Grand Prix - Had 4 consecutive pole positions at the Japanese Grand Prix from 2009-2012. This makes him joint 5th with Stirling Moss - British GP 1955-58; Jim Clark - British GP 1962-65 and French GP 1962-65; Ayrton Senna - Australian GP 1988-91, Brazilian GP 1988-91, Italian GP 1988-91, Monaco GP 1988-91 and Belgian GP 1988-91; Michael Schumacher - Malaysian GP 1999-2002 and Lewis Hamilton - Italian GP 2014-2017, Malaysian GP 2014-2017 and British GP 2015-2018.

Highest percentage of poles in a season - 5th of all time with 78.95% and 15 out of 19 races in 2011

Total fastest laps - 5th of all time with 38 in 286 starts 13.29% (accurate as of 2/7/2022)

Most fastest laps in a season - 9th of all time with 7 in 19 races and 36.84% in 2013. Joint with Nelson Piquet (hate the dude and I hope Seb at least gets a fastest lap at some point this season so I don't have to deal with this racist piece of shit) 1986 7 in 16 races and 43.75%; Alain Prost 1988 7 in 16 races and 43.75%; The Michael Schumacher 2002 7 in 17 races 41.18% and 2006 7 in 18 races 38.89%; Mark Webber 2011 7 in 19 races and 36.84%; Lewis Hamilton 2014 7 in 19 races 36.84% and 2017 7 in 20 races 35.00% and Valtteri Bottas 2018 7 in 21 races and 33.33%

Youngest driver to set fastest lap - 8th of all time with 21 years 353 days in 2009 British Grand Prix

Total podium finishes - 3rd of all time with 122 in 287 entries and 42.51%

Most podium finishes in a season - 2nd of all time wit 17 in 19 races 2011 89.5%. Joint with Michael Schumacher 17 in 17 races 2002 100% (now that's some GOAT shit) and Lewis Hamilton with 17 in 19 89.5% 2015, 17 in 21 81.0% 2016, 17 in 21 81.0% 2018, 17 in 21 81.0% 2019 and 17 in 22 77.3%.

Most consecutive podium finishes - 4th of all time with 11. Did this twice from 2010 Brazil - 2011 Britain and from 2013 Germany - 2013 Brazil

Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of the season - 2nd of all time with 9 (2011 Australia - 2011 Britain) Joint with Alonso 2006 Bahrain - 2006 Canada; Lewis Hamilton 2007 Australia - Britain and 2015 Australia - Britain and Nico Rosberg 2015 Australia - Britain

Youngest driver to score a podium finish - 4th of all time with 21 years and 73 days Italian Grand Prix 2008.

Total career points - 2nd of all time with 3074 (as of 2/7/2022)

when points are adjusted for all drivers to the current scoring system, Seb is third of all time with 3297.

Total points scoring races (no adjustment to current scoring system) - 5th of all time with 212 races.

Most consecutive points finishes - 7th of all time with 21 (2014 Britain - 2015 Hungary) Joint with Verstappen 2018 Belgium - 2019 Hungary

He is also 9th of all time with 19 (2010 Brazil - 2011 India and 2018 Hungary - 2019 Austria) Joint with Hamilton 19 2014 Italy - 2015 Italy

Most consecutive points scored - 3rd of all time with 424 2010 Brazil - 2011 India.

Also 9th here as well with 294 from 2016 Japan - 2017 Italy

Highest t average points per race started - 3rd of all time 3074 points in 286 starts with 10.75 points per race start

Highest percentage of points - scoring race (at least 15 entries) - 5th of all time with 212 / 287 entries 73.87%

Most championship points in a season - 3rd of all time in 2013 with 397 points. This was 83.58% of maximum points available. Also 5th of all time in 2011 with 392 points. This was 82.53% of maximum points available.

Youngest driver to score points - 5th of all time at 19 years and 349 days. He was 8th at the 2007 US Grand Prix. Also his first race.

Total career race finishes - 4th of all time 242

Most consecutive race finishes - 10th of all time with 25. 2018 Hungary - 2019 Singapore. Joint with Max Chilton 2013 Australia - 2014 Monaco and Daniel Ricciardo 2015 US - 2016 Abu Dhabi.

Led every lap, total races - 3rd of all time with 15 races

Led every lap, % of races - 8th of all time with 15 in 287 entries and 5.23%

Leading for at least one lap, total races - 3rd of all time with 106 races

Leading for at least one lap, youngest leader - 2nd of all time at 20 years and 89 days. This occurred at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix

Most laps led, total laps - 3rd of all time with 3499

Longest distance led in km, total - 3rd of all time with 18,153 km

Most consecutive laps in the lead - 5th of all time with 205 laps from 2012 Singapore to 2012 India.

Most wins from pole position - 3rd of all time with 31 wins

Most wins from pole in a season - In addition to having the record, he also has the 3rd of all time with 8 in 19 (2013). Joint with Michael Schumacher with 8 in 18 (2004) and Lewis Hamilton with 8 in 20 (2017) and 8 in 17 (2020)

Most hat tricks (pole, win and fastest lap) - 5th of all time with 8. Joint with Alain Prost

Most Grand Slams (Pole, win, fastest lap and led every lap) - 5th of all time with 4 (2011 India, 2012 Japan, 2013 Singapore and 2013 Korea). Joint with Jackie Stewart (1969 France, 1971 Monaco, 1971 France and 1972 US); Ayrton Senna (1985 Portugal, 1989 Spain, 1990 Monaco and 1990 Italy) and Nigel Mansell (1991 Britain, 1992 South Africa, 1992 Spain and 1992 Britain)

Total championships - 4th of all time with 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Joint with Alain Prost (1985,1986, 1989 and 1993)

Most consecutive championships - 2nd of all time with 2010 - 2013. Joint with Juan Manuel Fangio (1954 -1957) and Lewis Hamilton (2017 - 2020)

Fewest world championship seasons before 1st title including winning season - 5th of all time with 4 seasons (1st title: 2010 and Debut: 2007). Joint with Phil Hill (Title: 1961 and Debut: 1958); Jim Clark (Title: 1963 and Debut: 1960); James Hunt (Title: 1976 and Debut: 1973); Nelson Piquet (derogatory) (Title: 1981 and Debut: 1978); Michael Schumacher (Title: 1994 and Debut: 1991) and Fernando Alonso (Title: 2005 and Debut: 2001 - Alonso didn't take part in the 2002 season)

The next two are records that are group effort(?):

Part of Most leader changes in a Drivers’ Championship in a season - 10 in 2010. The leaders in order were: Fernando Alonso; Felipe Massa; Jenson Button; Mark Webber; Lewis Hamilton; Mark Webber; Lewis Hamilton; Mark Webber; Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.

Fewest drivers becoming World Champions in a decade - 3 (2010s) with Seb, Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nico ‘Britney’ Rosberg

Most different race winners in consecutive races (starting from first race in a season) - 7 in 2012. Jenson Button in Australia; Fernando Alonso in Malaysia; Nico Rosberg in China; Sebastian Vettel in Bahrain; Pastor Maldonado in Spain; Mark Webber in Monaco and Lewis Hamilton in Canada.

Well this went... out of control. But it shows that Seb really is an impressive driver and he is also an important activist for the environment and an ally to the LGBTQ+ community.

Happy (early) Birthday Seb!

#sebastian vettel #racing record #happy (early) birthday #I kinda lost my mind while writing so I hope it is still comprehensible #formula 1 #formula one

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f1 · 9 months

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Szafnauer Permane and Fry to leave Alpine after the Belgian Grand Prix

Szafnauer, Permane and Fryleave Alpine By Balazs Szabo on 28 Jul 2023, 16:21 On the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix, Alpine has announced that Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer, Sporting Director Alan Permane and Chief Technical Officer Pat Fry will leave the team following this weekend's Spa F1 race. Born in Semlac, a small village in Western Romania to an American father of German descent and a Romanian mother, Szafnauer graduated in electrical engineering and then in business and finance in Detroit. He joined Ford Motor Company before becoming Operations Director at British American Racing in Formula One. He joined the Management Board of the Honda F1 Team in 2001 before founding Soft Paur which released the official Formula One Timing and Track Positioning Application on the iPhone in June 2009. The same year saw Szafnauer join Force India and stayed with the Silverstone outfit when it became Aston Martin for the 2021 season. At the start of last year, he joined the Alpine F1 Team as Team Principal. Alpine has now revealed that Szafnaur will leave the team, but he is set to continue his duties as normal for this weekend’s race in Belgium. A statement from Alpine read: "The team would like to thank Otmar for his hard work over the past 18 months and for leading the team in achieving fourth place in the 2022 Constructors' Championship. The team wishes him the best for the future." Furthermore, the Anglo-French outfit also confirmed that it will part ways with Sporting Director Alan Permane by mutual agreement. Just as Szafnauer, Permane will also continue his role this weekend in Belgium before departing ahead of the summer break. "After 34 distinguished years at Enstone, the team extends its thanks to Alan and wishes him the best in his future endeavours," read a statement from the team. The team also announced that Chief Technical Officer Pat Fry will leave the team to continue his career in Formula 1 elsewhere. Fry joined Alpine ahead of the 2022 F1 season and oversaw all technical activities, set performance targets, and identify future technologies for the car Bruno Famin, VP, Alpine Motorsports, will assume the role of Interim Team Principal of BWT Alpine F1 Team from the Dutch Grand Prix onwards. Current Alpine Academy Director Julian Rouse is named Interim Sporting Director, with Matt Harman leading the technical team at Enstone. via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

#F1 #Szafnauer #Permane and Fry to leave Alpine after the Belgian Grand Prix #Formula 1

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rain-in-five · 3 years

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Kimi Räikkönen, Belgian Grand Prix 2009

Räikkönen won the Belgian Grand Prix in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2009. In 2004, it was his and McLaren’s only victory of the season. Likewise in 2009, only it was for Ferrari.

#F1 #Kimi Raikkonen #Belgium #Ferrari #belgium 09

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raweceeks · 4 years

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Sebastian Vettel is pictured in the pits of the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit on August 28, 2009 in Francorchamps, during the first free practice session of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix.

(Fred Dufour)

#sebastian vettel #vettel #formula 1 #f1 #edits #f1edit #baby

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race-week · 3 years

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Stoffel Vandoorne

So much was promised about Stoffel and rightly so, he had a fantastic junior career so what happened?

Karting

Initially, lack of funding restricted Vandoorne to race 3 to 4 races per year. By age 16 he was Belgian KF2 Champion. In 2009 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA World Cup in the KF2 category.

Formula Renault

In 2010, Stoffel moved up to single-seater racing, joining the F4 Eurocup 1.6 series. He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three further podium finishes.

The prize from winning the series helped him to move up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 the following year. He also earned a place as one of 12 drivers in the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy alongside Alexander Rossi and Robin Frijns.

In 2011, he graduated to competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he finished fifth overall, with one podium at the Hungaroring and another eight points finishes throughout the season.

He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, where he finished third in the series' standings with eight podiums.

For the 2012 season Vandoorne remained in the Eurocup, he won the championship by ten points between himself and Daniil Kvyat. Between them they won 11 of the 14 races and finished over 100 points ahead of their nearest challenger. Vandoorne finished the season with four wins and six podiums.

He also contested selected events in the Northern European Cup, where he won five of the seven races that he started, and finished on the podium in a sixth race.

In 2013, Vandoorne raced in Formula Renault 3.5, he finished runner-up to Kevin Magnussen with four wins and 10 podiums, including a victory at his home track of Spa-Francorchamps.

Mclaren

In February 2013, Vandoorne joined McLaren's Young Driver Programme and in January 2014, he was announced as a third driver for McLaren F1

GP2

In January 2014, it was confirmed that Vandoorne would make his GP2 debut, with ART. In the opening race at Bahrain, Vandoorne claimed his first victory of the season in the feature race. He followed this up with four consecutive pole positions, three more wins at the Hungaroring, Monza and Yas Marina and six additional podiums. Despite being a rookie, he finished runner-up to Jolyon Palmer.

In 2015 Vandoorne was considered the main title contender. After five feature race wins, twelve podiums and four pole positions, Vandoorne took the title in Sochi, 108 points over his nearest rival Alexander Rossi.

Superformula

On 12 February 2016, it was announced that Vandoorne would race a Honda in Super Formula for Dandelion Racing. He finished fourth overall, the highest ranking among Honda engine users, with two wins and one pole position at Fuji Speedway in wet conditions throughout the season.

Mclaren Reserve Driver

On 31 March 2016, it was announced Vandoorne would be replacing regular driver Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Spaniard was ruled unfit to drive following a major accident in the previous round. After qualifying 12th ahead of Jenson Button, Vandoorne finished 10th and became the first reserve driver to score points on debut since Sebastian Vettel at the 2007 United States Grand Prix.

McLaren Driver

In his debut full season at McLaren, Vandoorne established himself as a considerable rookie next to Fernando Alonso. With the uncompetitive McLaren, Vandoorne racked up 13 points compared to Alonso's 17. The key issues lay in the reliability and performance of the car which resulted in 1 DNS and 5 DNFs throughout the 20 race season. Nevertheless, he managed to crack into the top 10 in Hungary, Malaysia and Singapore.

In the new McLaren Renault partnership, Vandoorne enjoyed a good start to the season with 3 points finishes in the first 4 races. However, as the season progressed, he struggled to maintain this momentum which left him with 8 points by the Japanese Grand Prix. Additionally the McLaren package was uncompetitive resulting in a long drought in points finishes between the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix.

Vandoorne ended the 2018 season in 16th in the drivers' championship. However, the last few Grands Prix saw Vandoorne in some impressive battles, particularly in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Esteban Ocon and Romain Grosjean.

It was announced in September that Vandoorne would leave McLaren at the end of the 2018 season.

My thoughts

Looking back on Stoffel’s junior career and even in his time at McLaren it shows the sort of driver that he was, he was an incredibly consistent driver and was incredibly talented when it came to qualifying, however I feel that what caused the end of his F1 career was the uncompetitive McLaren and because of the way that he was beaten by Alonso in his second year. Do I think Stoffel could have been World Champion, probably not but was he a talented midfield driver who could have had a significant F1 career, definitely. He was beaten by Alonso because Alonso is a 2x World Championship who has tonnes of experience in getting performance out of a poor car, you cannot expect a driver in his second year to match that. However saying that I’m glad that he is thriving in Formula E and maybe he’ll become the next Formula E champion and the first World Champion in Formula E

#f1 essay #junior careers #f1 #Formula 1 #f1blr #stoffel vandoorne

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summerblueringo · 8 months

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Kimi at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix

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2009 Formula One season Vol. 2

9 German Grand Prix Nürburgring 10 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring 11 European Grand Prix Valencia Street Circuit 12 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 13 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza 14 Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit 15 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit 16 Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace 17 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit

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Kimi Raikkonen | Belgian Grand Prix, 2009

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Ocon Hoped for Monza Ferrari Drive After Spa Qualifying Performance

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Force India driver Esteban Ocon has revealed that he expected a call from Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene to drive for the team from the Italian Grand Prix onwards, following a 3rd place in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix..

“Last time a Force India driver qualified this well in Belgium, they got a Ferrari drive for Monza.” claimed Ocon, referencing Fisichella’s pole position in the 2009 Spa event.

Despite this, a potential move to the Scuderia by the Frenchman was scuppered after the race, when he finished in 6th, instead of the 2nd place benchmark set by Fisichella in 2009.

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Lewis Hamilton: 2007 (Rookie Year)

It was announced prior to the start of the season that Hamilton would be partnering defending double World Champion Fernando Alonso who had joined McLaren after leaving Renault. On his debut at the Australian Grand Prix, he finished third in the race, becoming the thirteenth driver to finish on the podium in his first F1 career race (excluding those in the first ever World Championship round). In Bahrain and Barcelona, Hamilton finished second behind Felipe Massa to take the lead in the Drivers' Championship. This meant that Hamilton broke Bruce McLaren's record of being the youngest driver ever to lead the World Championship.

Hamilton finished second behind Alonso at Monaco and afterwards he suggested he was prevented from racing his teammate. The FIAcleared McLaren following an investigation. Hamilton had both his first pole position and first victory of his F1 career in the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. A week later Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix, becoming the first Briton since John Watson in 1983 to win an F1 race in the US, and only the second person, after Jacques Villeneuve, to win more than one race in his rookie Formula One season since the first year of the Championship.

By finishing third at Magny-Cours behind Ferrari drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa, Hamilton extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 14 points. In Hamilton's first home Grand Prix at Silverstone he finished third. Having secured this podium finish meant he equalled Jim Clark's 1963 record of 9 consecutive podium finishes for a British driver.

During qualifying for the European Grand Prix, Hamilton crashed at the Schumacher chicane after a problem with the wheel nut caused by the wheel gun used on his car. He was taken to the circuit's medical centre on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and drip, but was conscious throughout. He was unable to complete qualifying and his existing laptime was surpassed by all other competitors during Q3, thus he qualified in tenth position. After a final medical check on Sunday morning, Hamilton was cleared to race. During a heavy rainstorm which caused the race to be red-flagged Hamilton slid off into a gravel trap, however as he kept his engine running he was lifted back on to the circuit and able to rejoin the race after the restart. His ninth-place finish in this race was his first non-podium and non-points finish.Controversially, Hamilton became the first and only driver to have his car recovered by a crane and put back on the track during a Formula One race. This led some to the conclusion Hamilton was getting preferential treatment by the FIA as all other drivers who went off into the gravel were not craned back onto the track. The FIA subsequently banned the use of mechanical assistance to move a car back on track afterwards.

Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position following a controversial qualifying session. Alonso had set the fastest time, but was relegated five places down the grid to sixth for preventing Hamilton from leaving the pit lane in time to complete his final qualifying lap. After the race Hamilton declared that he had restored his relationship with Alonso. At the Turkish Grand Prix Hamilton suffered a puncture which saw him finish in fifth place. Alonso beat Hamilton in the Italian and Belgian Grands Prix, leaving Hamilton with a two-point lead in the title race. However he extended his lead to 12 points after winning the Japanese Grand Prix in heavy rain after Alonso crashed. Following the race Hamilton was investigated by the race stewards over his involvement in an incident behind the safety car, which saw both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber crash out of the race while following him. The trio were cleared on the Friday of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend. At the Chinese Grand Prix, Hamilton started from pole, but failed to finish after McLaren left him out for too long on worn tyres (despite advice from Bridgestone), and he slid into a gravel trap as he came into the pit lane. Hamilton thus went into the final race of the season four and seven points ahead of Alonso and Räikkönen respectively.

In the Brazilian Grand Prix Hamilton finished in seventh place and Räikkönen won, which meant that Hamilton came second in the championship by one point. On the first lap Hamilton was passed by several cars and dropped to eighth place. On the ninth lap of the race Hamilton could not select a gear and ending up coasting for 40 seconds. He recovered to seventh place but Ferrari switched their two drivers allowing the championship to go to Räikkönen. Hamilton took the record of Youngest World Drivers' Championship runner-up, at 22 years and 287 days, previously held since 1960 by Bruce McLaren at 23 years and 5 days; Hamilton's record has since been beaten by Sebastian Vettel in 2009.

On 21 October 2007 it was announced that the FIA were investigating BMW Sauber and Williams for fuel irregularities, the BMW drivers had finished in fifth and sixth place, and if they were to be excluded Hamilton would be promoted to fifth and would win the 2007 Drivers World Championship by one point over Räikkönen. Ultimately no penalty whatsoever was given to any team as there was "sufficient doubt as to render it inappropriate to impose a penalty", though McLaren officially appealed this decision. Hamilton subsequently told the BBC he did not want to win an F1 title through the disqualifications of other drivers.

Hamilton's relationship with McLaren team boss Ron Dennis dates back to 1995,[68] with the first indication that Hamilton was unhappy with his team appearing after he finished second at Monaco in 2007. After post-race comments made by Hamilton which suggested he had been forced into a supporting role, the FIA initiated an inquiry to determine whether McLaren had broken rules by enforcing team orders.[69]McLaren denied favouring double world champion Fernando Alonso, and the FIA subsequently vindicated the team, stating that: "McLaren were able to pursue an optimum team strategy because they had a substantial advantage over all other cars. They did nothing which could be described as interfering with the race result".

The tensions within the team surfaced again at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix. During the final qualifying session for the race Hamilton was delayed in the pits by Alonso and thus unable to set a final lap time before the end of the session. McLaren pointed out that Hamilton had disobeyed an earlier instruction to let Alonso pass in qualifying, for fear of losing his own position. Alonso was relegated to sixth place on the starting grid, thus elevating Hamilton (who had originally qualified second) to first, while McLaren were docked Constructors' Championship points. Hamilton said he thought Alonso's penalty was "quite light if anything" and only regretted the loss of constructors' points. Hamilton was reported to have sworn at Dennis on the team radio following the incident. British motorsport journal Autosportclaimed that this "[led] Dennis to throw his headphones on the pit wall in disgust (a gesture that was misinterpreted by many to be in reaction to Alonso's pole)". However McLaren later issued a statement on behalf of Hamilton which denied the use of any profanity. As a result of these events, the relationship between Hamilton and Alonso temporarily collapsed, with the pair not on speaking terms for a short period. In the aftermath it was reported that Hamilton had been targeted by Luca di Montezemolo regarding a Ferrari drive for 2008.

Following the stewards' investigation into the incident at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, Alonso stated: "I'm not thinking of this championship any more, it's been decided off the track. The drivers' briefing has no purpose. You go there to hear what Charlie Whiting and the other officials say. Twenty one drivers have an opinion, Charlie and the officials another, and so it's like talking to a wall."

The rivalry between Hamilton and teammate Alonso led to speculation that one of the pair would leave McLaren at the end of the 2007 season and Alonso and McLaren subsequently terminated their contract by mutual consent on 2 November 2007.

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Austrian Grand Prix 2023: Former Force India deputy boss Bob Fernley dies

The Austrian Grand Prix is live on 5 Live and the BBC Sport website Former Force India deputy team boss Bob Fernley has died aged 70. The Briton had a long history in motorsport management in both Formula 1 and the US-based IndyCar series. He was well known for running Force India for its owner, the controversial businessman Vijay Mallya, for a decade after his acquisition of the team. Fernley was most recently the head of motorsport governing body the FIA's single-seater commission from 2020-22. A popular and jovial character, Fernley's job title at Force India was deputy team principal. But as Mallya rarely attended races, Fernley was the man in de facto charge at most grands prix. And in the team's latter years Mallya was able to attend only one race a year - the British Grand Prix - as he was under criminal investigation by the Indian authorities for financial irregularities and unable to leave the UK. Under Fernley's stewardship, Force India carved a reputation for over-achieving despite its limited financial resources. He oversaw podium finishes for Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, and for Sergio Perez in Bahrain in 2014, Russia in 2015, the Monaco and European Grands Prix in 2016 and the 2018 Azerbaijan race. Fernley left the team when it was sold to the Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll in August 2018. Stroll changed the team's name first to Racing Point and since 2021 it has raced as Aston Martin. Fernley's long career included the now-defunct Ensign F1 team and several outfits in the US-based Indycar and CanAm series. He had a long association with Mallya, who brought him in when he purchased what was then known as the Spyker team in 2007. The team first came into existence as Jordan in 1991 and is still based at the same Silverstone site, where a new factory has been finished this month. After Stroll's buy-out, Fernley moved to McLaren to run their Indycar project in 2019. But his stewardship was not a success and, after Fernando Alonso failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 that year, Fernley was dismissed. F1 chairman and chief executive officer Stefano Domenicali said in tribute to Fernley: "I am saddened to hear the news that Bob Fernley has passed away. He was such an important part of F1 and his love and passion for the sport will live forever. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time." via BBC Sport - Formula 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/

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