Sunday, 30 September 2012
Button and Hamilton
What are your thought's on this unexpected move?
2013 F1 calendar
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Albert Park | March 15 – 17 | |
| 2 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit | March 22 – 24 | |
| 3 | Chinese Grand Prix | Shanghai International Circuit | April 12 – 14 | |
| 4 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain International Circuit | April 19 – 21 | |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Catalunya | May 10 – 12 | |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Monte-Carlo | May 23 – 26 | |
| 7 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | June 7 – 9 | |
| 8 | Grand Prix of Jersey (New York)* | New Jersey | June 14 – 16 | |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone | June 28 – 30 | |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | TBC | July 12 – 14 | |
| 11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | July 26 – 28 | |
| 12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | August 23 – 25 | |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | September 6 – 8 | |
| 14 | Singapore Grand Prix | Singapore | September 20 – 22 | |
| 15 | Korean Grand Prix | Korean International Circuit | October 4 – 6 | |
| 16 | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka | October 11 – 13 | |
| 17 | Indian Grand Prix | Buddh International Circuit | October 25 – 27 | |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Marina | November 1 – 3 | |
| 19 | United States Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas | November 15 – 17 | |
| 20 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Interlagos | November 22 – 24 |
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Hamilton joins Mercedes for 2013 after McLaren exit
Lewis Hamilton has confirmed his move to Mercedes in 2013.
Hamilton has signed a three-year deal with the team and will take the place of Michael Schumacher, whose future f1 plans are yet to be announced.
"Together, we can grow and rise to this new challenge. I believe that i can help steer the Silver Arrows to the top and achieve our joint ambitions of winning the world championship."
Hamilton said: "It is now time for me to take on a fresh challenge and I am very excited to begin a new chapter racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Mercedes-Benz has such an incredible heritage in motorsport, along with a passion for winning which i share.
Perez takes Hamilton’s place at McLaren for 2013
Perez will take the place of Lewis Hamilton, who is widely believed to be about to
confirm a move to Mercedes.
A trio of podium finishes
in his second season so far has marked Perez out as a driver of the future.
“I’m thrilled and delighted
to have become a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver,” said Perez.
“The McLaren name is one of the greatest in the
history of Formula 1. For more than 40 years McLaren has been a team that every
racing driver has aspired to drive for – I was brought up on the great stories
of Ayrton Senna’s many
world championship triumphs for McLaren – and I’m truly honoured that they’ve
chosen me to partner Jenson from 2013 onwards.”
Perez added: “I’d like to
thank Carlos Slim Jr, who has helped me since I was 14 years old, without whom
I wouldn’t be where I am today.
“Our journey together over
the past eight years has been an incredible one, and I’ll do everything in my
power to deliver with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes the results that he and I have
been working so hard and so long to achieve together.
“As I say, I’ve worked very
hard to get to this stage in my career, and I’m now massively looking forward
to this next even more exciting stage. It’s fantastic that all the sacrifices
I’ve made are now paying off.
“For example, I remember
very clearly the first day I left my family, when I was 15, to live in Germany
to race in Formula BMW. It was tough for me – I was sleeping in a restaurant at
that time – but the dream of one day becoming a Formula 1 driver kept me going
through those difficult days.
“Finally, I’d like to thank
my beloved family, who’ve encouraged me at every turn, and last but far from
least the people of Mexico, my home country, whose magnificent support I’ll do
my very best to reward with future successes with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.”
“Giant-killing performances”
McLaren team
principal Martin Whitmarsh said: “On behalf of everyone at Vodafone McLaren
Mercedes, I’m delighted to welcome Sergio on board. His performances throughout
2012 have convinced us that he’s an extremely exciting prospect for the future.
“It was a string of
giant-killing performances, a trio of podiums and a brilliant fastest lap in
this year’s Monaco Grand Prix that showed us that Sergio lacks nothing in terms
of speed and commitment.
“We’ve been monitoring his
progress carefully for some months – and, now that he’s become part of the
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team, our task will be to refine and develop his
abilities as his career progresses over the coming years.
“Uniting Sergio alongside
Jenson will give us a very broad base of driver ability. Jenson is one of
motorsport’s greatest ambassadors, and his unique blend of prodigious speed and
canny race-craft makes him formidably well-armed to fight for victory on any
Grand Prix circuit in the world. While Sergio is still developing his palette
of skills, we’re convinced that he’s not only talented and quick, but also that
he’s willing and eager to learn.”
“He’s perfectly poised to
develop into a world championship challenger. His addition to the Vodafone
McLaren Mercedes team provides us with the perfect two-pronged driver line-up
for the new season.”
Whitmarsh also paid tribute
to his outgoing driver: “Finally, it’s entirely appropriate that I should take
this opportunity to pass on our thanks to Lewis. He wrote a huge chapter of his
life and career with us, and was, and always will be, a fine member of an
exclusive club: the McLaren world champions’ club.
“It goes without saying
that we all wish him well for the future, just as it also goes without saying
that we hope and believe that Sergio, too, will become a member of that
exclusive club before too long.”
Stepped noses and Double DRS to go in 2013
in the round-up: The F1 rules for 2013 will allow teams to
improve the look of their cars but prevent them from using Double DRS.
2013 F1 rules published
The 2013 F1 sporting and technical regulations have been
published by the FIA.
Among the new rules is the allowance for a panel on the
front of the car to disguise the stepped noses which have appeared on most cars
this year:
With the exception of an optional, single piece,
non-structural fairing of prescribed laminate (whose precise lay-up may be
found in the Appendix to the regulations) which may not be more than 625mm
above the reference plane at any point, no bodywork situated more than 1950mm
forward of rear face of the cockpit entry template may be more than 550mm above
the reference plane.
FIA 2013 Formula One Technical Regualtions, article 3.7.9
They also forbid the use of DRS to alter other aspects of
the car’s performance, effectively banning systems such as Mercedes’ Double
DRS:
It cannot be used to change the geometry of any duct, either
directly or indirectly, other than the change to the distance between adjacent
sections permitted by Article 3.10.2.
FIA 2013 Formula One Technical Regualtions, article 3.18
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