2011 SINGAPORE GP: VETTEL MADE FIRST STEP TO SECURE TITLE

Another Pole for Sebastian Vettel, 11-th this season and new 1-2 for Red Bull. Mark Webber will start from second position. Today, each team secured one starting row. Second will be for McLaren's drivers, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, ahead of the Ferrari drivers, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. The fourth row is reserved for the Mercedes GP, Nico Rosberg, along Michael Schumacher, who has not seet a time. Force India's drivers, Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta will start from the fifth row tomorrow for the race.

What to say about these qualifications, from the first minute we saw that nobody will beat SebastianVettel, who made the first step to secure another World Champion Title, but if the race would finish in the order of these qualifications, German will be world champion(yet). Alonso, Button and Hamilton will be no more in the fight for the title, but will remain Mark Weber. So expect Weber not to be second :) in tomorrow race. But all can go upside down. Some are still predicting rain for tomorrow, a significant factor are kerbs and close walls, so we can hope for an interesting race tomorrow. The race starts at 14:00 Central European time.

 P.      Driver                  Team            Time           Gap   
 1.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault     1m44.381s
 2.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault     1m44.732s   + 0.351
 3.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes     1m44.804s   + 0.423
 4.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     1m44.809s   + 0.428
 5.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari              1m44.874s   + 0.493
 6.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari              1m45.800s   + 1.419
 7.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes             1m46.013s   + 1.632
 8.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes             no time
 9.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes no time
10.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes no time
Q2 Fastest time: 1:44.931 S.Vettel                            Gap
11.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari       1m47.616s   + 2.685
12.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth    1m48.082s   + 3.151
13.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth    1m48.270s   + 3.339
14.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m48.634s   + 3.703
15.  Bruno Senna           Renault              1m48.662s   + 3.731
16.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m49.862s   + 4.931
17.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari       No time
Q1 Fastest Lap: 1:46.397 S.Vettel                             Gap
18.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault              1m49.835s   + 3.438
19.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault        1m50.948s   + 4.551
20.  Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault        1m51.012s   + 4.615
21.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth      1m52.154s   + 5.757
22.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth      1m52.363s   + 5.966
23.  Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth         1m52.404s   + 6.007
24.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth         1m52.810s   + 6.413

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GP de Cingapura 2011 (5)

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2011 SINGAPORE GP: VETTEL FASTEST ON FP2

Vettel wants title right away

Sebastian Vettel was fastest in second free training in Singapore, demonstrated the high aggressiveness and superiority in his car, as if to say he is determined to verify his second world champion title already in this race.

Vettel was 0.201 seconds faster than Alonso in second place and 0.7 seconds of Hamilton as the third fastest this session, he didn`t repeat the form from the morning (for us Europeans) training. Ferrari had a lot of work in setting the cars to make up for lost time during the first training. Massa eventually finished fourth, only slightly ahead of Mark Webber in the second Red Bull. And here ended drivers who will compete for the pole and win the race.

We should not forget and Jenson Button who finished this training much earlier than planned when he failed to catch the curve 14, went off and although not hit the barriers, was not able to return to the track because of the reverse gear on his car was not working and had to abandon the session. Finally finished 10th.

Michael Schumacher confirmed his good form in the last few weekends with setting sixth fastest time for the Mercedes GP and heads the group with the gap from fastest over than two seconds. It was followed by Adrian Sutil, with Force India, and Sauber`s of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi. As mentioned before Button to complete the top ten of this training.

The difference between the fastest and slowest is huge, so Jerome d `Ambrosio and the HRT cars look vulnerable to time rule of 107%, with more than eight seconds behind Vettel. We look forward to tomorrow's qualifying, starting at 16 pm Central European time.

Pos  Driver                Team                    Time                Laps
 1.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault        1m46.374s            33
 2.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari                 1m46.575s  + 0.201   28
 3.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes        1m47.115s  + 0.741   22
 4.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari                 1m47.120s  + 0.746   23
 5.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault        1m47.265s  + 0.891   28
 6.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes                1m48.418s  + 2.044   27
 7.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes    1m48.866s  + 2.492   32
 8.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari          1m49.578s  + 3.204   27
 9.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari          1m49.730s  + 3.356   29
10.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes        1m49.751s  + 3.377   10
11.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m49.792s  + 3.418   14
12.  Bruno Senna            Renault                1m50.241s  + 3.867   31
13.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes    1m50.345s  + 3.971    8
14.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault                 1m50.399s  + 4.025   29
15.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes                1m50.790s  + 4.416   28
16.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth       1m50.897s  + 4.523   24
17.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth       1m50.937s  + 4.563   30
18.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault           1m51.950s  + 5.576   26
19.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m52.257s  + 5.883   15
20.  Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault           1m52.489s  + 6.115   25
21.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth         1m53.579s  + 7.205   25
22.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth         1m54.649s  + 8.275   25
23.  Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth            1m54.754s  + 8.380   29
24.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth            1m55.198s  + 8.824   26

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GP de Cingapura 2011 (4)

Resultado do 2º treino livre:

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Programação automobilística (23)

Este final de semana, o título da Fórmula 1 poderá ser definido no circuito de rua de Cingapura, na corrida noturna da temporada.

Abaixo relaciono as próximas corridas de várias categorias do automobilismo mundial, sempre com data e horário de Brasília:

Este final de semana

Fórmula 1 - Cingapura (circuito de rua de Cingapura)
25/09/2011 - 09h00min

Fórmula 3 Britânica - Donington Park
1ª corrida - 24/09/2011 - 11h40min
2ª corrida - 25/09/2011 - 06h15min
3ª corrida - 25/09/2011 - 09h40min

Nascar - Loundon (New Hampshire)
Sprint Cup - 25/09/2011 - 15h00min
Camping World - 24/09/2011 - 16h00min

Troféu Linea - Curitiba (Pinhais)
1ª corrida - 25/09/2011 - 10h00min
2ª corrida - 25/09/2011 - 13h15min

Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas - Rio de Janeiro (Jacarepaguá)
25/09/2011

Superbike - Itália (Ímola) motociclismo
1ª corrida - 25/09/2011 - 07h00min
2ª corrida - 25/09/2011 - 10h30min

Próximo final de semana

WRC (Campeonato Mundial de Rali) - França (Alsace)
29/09/2011 a 02/10/2011

American Le Mans Series - Georgia (Road Atlanta)
01/10/2011 - 15h30min

Moto GP - Japão (Motegi) motociclismo
Moto GP - 02/10/2011 - 03h00min
Moto 2 - 02/10/2011 - 01h15min
125 cc - 02/10/2011 - 00h00min

Stock Car Brasil - Londrina (Ayrton Senna)
Copa Caixa - 02/10/2011 - 11h30min
Copa Montana - 02/10/2011 - 13h00min
Mini Challenge - 02/10/2011 - 10h00min

DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) - Espanha (Valencia)
02/10/2011 - 09h00min

Fórmula Indy - Kentucky (Kentucky Speedway)
02/10/2011 - 16h00min

Nascar - Dover (Dover International Speedway)
Sprint Cup - 02/10/2011 - 16h00min
Nationwide - 01/10/2011 - 17h30min
Kentucky (Kentucky Speedway)
Camping World - 01/10/2011 - 22h00min

Nascar Corona Series (Stock Car mexicana) - Puebla
02/10/2011

Superbike - França (Magny-Cours) motociclismo
1ª corrida - 02/10/2011 - 07h00min
2ª corrida - 02/10/2011 - 10h30min

Outros finais de semana

Fórmula 1 - Japão (Suzuka)
09/10/2011 - 03h00min

Campeonato Catarinense de Velocidade - Ascurra (Max Mohr)
Marcas A e B - 09/10/2011 - 10h45min
Stock Car Opala A e B / Stock Car Omega - 09/10/2011 - 14h00min
Marcas N - 09/10/2011 - 14h45min

Fórmula Truck - Rio Grande do Sul (Guaporé)
09/10/2011 - 13h00min

Brasil Endurance Series - Curitiba (Pinhais)
09/10/2011 (300 Milhas de Pinhais)

Fórmula 3 Britânica - Silvertone
1ª corrida - 08/10/2011 - 11h40min
2ª corrida - 09/10/2011 - 06h15min
3ª corrida - 09/10/2011 - 09h40min

WTCC (Campeonato Mundial de Turismo) - Japão (Suzuka)
1ª corrida - 22/10/2011 - 00h50min
2ª corrida - 23/10/2011 - 00h15min

GT3 Brasil - Curitiba (Pinhais)
23/10/2011

FIA GT1 - Brasil (Curitiba)
23/10/2011

Troféu Linea - Rio Grande do Sul (Velopark)
1ª corrida - 30/10/2011 - 10h00min
2ª corrida - 30/10/2011 - 13h15min

Campeonato Brasileiro de Rally de Velocidade - Minas Gerais (Ouro Branco)
29 e 30/10/2011

Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas - Brasília (Nelson Piquet)
30/10/2011

Porsche SuperCup - Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
13/11/2011 - 08h45min

18º Festival Brasileiro de Arrancada (local indefinido)
08/12/2011 a 11/12/2011

Classic Cup Brasil - São Paulo (Interlagos)
17/12/2011 - 12h30min

Somente em 2012

GP2, GP3 e Rolex Sport Car Series.

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2011 SINGAPORE GP: HAMILTON FASTEST ON SHORTENED FP1

Lewis Hamilton Fastest on Free practice 1 for Singapore Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton was quickest for McLaren in a shortened first free practice for the Singapore Grand Prix.Issues with the kerbing on the exit of Turns 3 and 14 developed during support race session, and led to an half-hour delay while the kerbs were removed before the session could get underway.With only a two-hour gap between Friday practice sessions in Singapore, practice one was reduced to just 60 minutes to keep the timetable on schedule, although a further problem with the kerbing, this time at Turn 7, brought the red flags out eight minutes from the end. Quick work by marshals saw the offending kerb section removed within five minutes so a little more running could take place.

Pos Driver                Team                  Time               Laps
 1. Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      1m48.599s +         10
 2. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m49.005s + 0.406   15
 3. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m50.066s + 1.467   16
 4. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m50.596s + 1.997   11
 5. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m50.952s + 2.353   12
 6. Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m52.043s + 3.444   14
 7. Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1m52.251s + 3.652   13
 8. Michael Schumacher    Mercedes              1m52.416s + 3.817   12
 9. Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes  1m52.435s + 3.836   13
10. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m52.815s + 4.216   13
11. Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth     1m52.991s + 4.392   17
12. Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m53.050s + 4.451   17
13. Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth     1m53.399s + 4.800   18
14. Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari        1m53.703s + 5.104   19
15. Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari        1m53.749s + 5.150   12
16. Bruno Senna            Renault              1m53.765s + 5.166   17
17. Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m53.785s + 5.186   16
18. Vitaly Petrov         Renault               1m54.736s + 6.137    8
19. Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault         1m54.821s + 6.222    9
20. Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault         1m56.198s + 7.599    8
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth       1m57.798s + 9.199   13
22. Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth       1m58.792s + 10.193   6
23. Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth          1m59.169s + 10.570  17
24. Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth          1m59.214s + 10.615  18

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