F1 2013: The British Grand Prix.

[Ferry_vO]

Qualifying results:


<tbody>
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Laps


1
10
Lewis Hamilton (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/828.html)
Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2988.html)
1:30.995
1:31.224
1:29.607
12


2
9
Nico Rosberg (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/809.html)
Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2988.html)
1:31.355
1:31.028
1:30.059
12


3
1
Sebastian Vettel (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/822.html)
Red Bull Racing-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2984.html)
1:31.559
1:30.990
1:30.211
14


4
2
Mark Webber (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/21.html)
Red Bull Racing-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2984.html)
1:31.605
1:31.002
1:30.220
15


5
14
Paul di Resta (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/851.html)
Force India-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2990.html)
1:32.062
1:31.291
1:30.736
19


6
19
Daniel Ricciardo (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/857.html)
STR-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2992.html)
1:32.097
1:31.182
1:30.757
20


7
15
Adrian Sutil (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/818.html)
Force India-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2990.html)
1:32.002
1:31.097
1:30.908
17


8
8
Romain Grosjean (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/838.html)
Lotus-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2987.html)
1:31.466
1:31.530
1:30.955
23


9
7
Kimi Räikkönen (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/12.html)
Lotus-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2987.html)
1:31.400
1:31.592
1:30.962
17


10
3
Fernando Alonso (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/30.html)
Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2985.html)
1:32.266
1:31.387
1:30.979
16


11
5
Jenson Button (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/6.html)
McLaren-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2986.html)
1:31.979
1:31.649

12


12
4
Felipe Massa (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/18.html)
Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2985.html)
1:32.241
1:31.779

15


13
18
Jean-Eric Vergne (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/870.html)
STR-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2992.html)
1:32.105
1:31.785

16


14
6
Sergio Perez (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/867.html)
McLaren-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2986.html)
1:31.953
1:32.082

15


15
11
Nico Hulkenberg (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/840.html)
Sauber-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2989.html)
1:32.168
1:32.211

15


16
16
Pastor Maldonado (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/869.html)
Williams-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2991.html)
1:32.512
1:32.359

18


17
17
Valtteri Bottas (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/865.html)
Williams-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2991.html)
1:32.664


10


18
12
Esteban Gutierrez (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/854.html)
Sauber-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2989.html)
1:32.666


11


19
20
Charles Pic (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/890.html)
Caterham-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2993.html)
1:33.866


6


20
22
Jules Bianchi (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/850.html)
Marussia-Cosworth (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2994.html)
1:34.108


8


21
21
Giedo van der Garde (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/830.html)
Caterham-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2993.html)
1:35.481


3


22
23
Max Chilton (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/887.html)
Marussia-Cosworth (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2994.html)
1:35.858


10




Q1 107% Time

1:37.364




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Note - Van der Garde qualified 21st but was penalised five grid spots for causing a collision at the previous round and therefore starts 22nd.

[Panther_99FS]

As things stand right now,
Lewis is looking quite brilliant for leaving McLaren. Also, "kudos" to Force India Mercedes for out-qualifying McLaren Mercedes....

And finally, great to see Nico blossoming now that Michael is gone....

[Ferry_vO]

Fifteen laps into the race, and the safety car is now out to clean all the debris from three major tire blow-outs.... Pirelli once again making an @$$ of themselves...

[Panther_99FS]

Wasn't there some defense of Pirelli around here in this forum earlier in the season :ques:

[Panther_99FS]

Edit: The announcers just said that Pirelli wanted to bring out a new compound to this race but the TEAMS couldn't agree on it.

Pirelli=1
Teams=0

[Ferry_vO]

There are two kinds of teams at the moment: Those with tire wear issues (Red Bull, Mercedes) and those without (Lotus, Force India) so they'll never agree on which tire they want/need..

As for Pirelli, they changed the construction of the tire a few races ago to prevent delamination and now four tires explode.. Then there's the 'tire-gate' testing affair with Mercedes and their lack of ability to produce a consistent set of tires..

[Ferry_vO]

Results:


<tbody>
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Pts


1
9
Nico Rosberg (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/809.html)
Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2988.html)
52
Winner
2
25


2
2
Mark Webber (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/21.html)
Red Bull Racing-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2984.html)
52
+0.7 secs
4
18


3
3
Fernando Alonso (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/30.html)
Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2985.html)
52
+7.1 secs
9
15


4
10
Lewis Hamilton (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/828.html)
Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2988.html)
52
+7.7 secs
1
12


5
7
Kimi Räikkönen (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/12.html)
Lotus-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2987.html)
52
+11.2 secs
8
10


6
4
Felipe Massa (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/18.html)
Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2985.html)
52
+14.5 secs
11
8


7
15
Adrian Sutil (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/818.html)
Force India-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2990.html)
52
+16.3 secs
6
6


8
19
Daniel Ricciardo (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/857.html)
STR-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2992.html)
52
+16.5 secs
5
4


9
14
Paul di Resta (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/851.html)
Force India-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2990.html)
52
+17.9 secs
21
2


10
11
Nico Hulkenberg (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/840.html)
Sauber-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2989.html)
52
+19.7 secs
14
1


11
16
Pastor Maldonado (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/869.html)
Williams-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2991.html)
52
+21.1 secs
15



12
17
Valtteri Bottas (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/865.html)
Williams-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2991.html)
52
+25.0 secs
16



13
5
Jenson Button (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/6.html)
McLaren-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2986.html)
52
+25.9 secs
10



14
12
Esteban Gutierrez (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/854.html)
Sauber-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2989.html)
52
+26.2 secs
17



15
20
Charles Pic (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/890.html)
Caterham-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2993.html)
52
+31.6 secs
18



16
22
Jules Bianchi (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/850.html)
Marussia-Cosworth (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2994.html)
52
+36.0 secs
19



17
23
Max Chilton (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/887.html)
Marussia-Cosworth (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2994.html)
52
+67.6 secs
20



18
21
Giedo van der Garde (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/830.html)
Caterham-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2993.html)
52
+67.7 secs
22



19
8
Romain Grosjean (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/838.html)
Lotus-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2987.html)
51
+1 Lap
7



20
6
Sergio Perez (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/867.html)
McLaren-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2986.html)
46
+6 Laps
13



Ret
1
Sebastian Vettel (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/822.html)
Red Bull Racing-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2984.html)
41
+11 Laps
3



Ret
18
Jean-Eric Vergne (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2013/870.html)
STR-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2013/2992.html)
35
Tyre
12


</tbody>
Note - Van der Garde qualified 21st but was penalised five grid spots for causing a collision at the previous round. Di Resta qualified 5th but excluded from qualifying for underweight car. Allowed to start from back of grid.


Good win for Nico, too bad Webber couldn't quite make it in his last British GP, good points for Alonso especially now that Vettel failed to score. Impressive fight back to the front for both Hamilton and Massa, but the safety cars helped them a lot.

[arfyhun]

Watched it on the tele Ferry_vO, didn't those tyres brew up or what! There's a running story to be told about that fiasco. Keep watching.....


Graham.

[Panther_99FS]

Amazing comebacks by Massa & Hamilton and also a great job by Nico to hold it together after a sluggish earlier race re-start.

[Panther_99FS]

There are two kinds of teams at the moment: Those with tire wear issues (Red Bull, Mercedes) and those without (Lotus, Force India) so they'll never agree on which tire they want/need..

.

One user in a SPEEDTV thread posted the following comment which I thought was interesting:


...I can excuse the severe tire degradation because that seemed to be a ploy by the F.I.A. to punish cars like the Red Bull that produce high amounts of downforce...

[Firekitten]

Well I've just gotten back from Silverstone! :D

Great race weekend, really good racing.

FP:
Pretty normal, rain spoilt play on Friday but Saturday morning was good.

Qualy: so so, normal fare really.

Race: wow, quite an exciting one, atmosphere was mad, temperature up in the 27-28c range, so quite a scorcher... possibly leading to the tyre issues, cold track, hot air? That or a damaged kerb, as it seemed to all occur into the Beckets Complex... which is a kerb hugging section.
Vettel going out lead to a massive roar from the crowd... apparently we don't like him :P Great finish, great diversity, and awesome to see Webber on the podium for his final British GP, he deserved it.

Props go to the Caterham and Marussia of Chilton and Pic that fought tooth and nail throughout the race, even at the back they fought hard, at one point going through Vale and Club side by side... (the entire series of corners... very exciting moment!)

My drivers of the weekend: Di Resta, awesome recovery, and Hamilton for his decent fightback and SO SO SO nearly taking Alonso into Vale and Club on the last lap... From the grandstand at Vale, the atmosphere was so electric as he tried to pounce... pity, but the best drivers won.



As for the Speedtv comment... conspiracy? meh, would Bernie like to? probably, could it happen? no, though I expect Pirelli were rather upset for one. Is strange that the supposed rapid deflation proofing that Pirelli did which lead to so many de laminations revered to spectacular failures here... My money is on the high side loading and damage to kerbs.