Brazilian Grand Prix 2012, São Paulo - Race 20/20

[Flibster]

There are no orange flags. None. *there is the meatball - which is black with an orange dot in the middle - used for telling a driver to come into the pits and have his mechanical issues sorted out*

The lights are generally LED ones now, they have both red and yellow *as well as green and blue* They can display stripes, but they were solidly yellow - not striped.

I do still find it funny that they have to tell F1 drivers that the track is slippery when it's been raining.

 

[Skeeter]

So it was solid yellow.

Next question, why?

 

[visibleman]

Anyone just seen Alonso hugging Newey? How smug did Newey look

 

[Mr Men]

Does not matter why really, yellow was showing which means no overtaking.

 

[Kevin Clark]

What is all this talk of orange? No such flag exists?

There are no orange flags. None. *there is the meatball - which is black with an orange dot in the middle - used for telling a driver to come into the pits and have his mechanical issues sorted out*

We know that.
I think the debate is about what the LEDs show in response to the striped orange and yellow flag.
Do they show an orange light, a solid yellow light, a flashing alternating orange/yellow, stripes, or they don't have an LED equivalent.

 

[Kenai]

Is there a light that goes with the red and yellow flag? I can't find any details on lights.

Nor can I, been browsing the sporting regs for a bit and everything just refers to flags.

 

[Skillmister]

Potentially the funniest moment of the season

Waiting patiently for the english version...

 

[Skeeter]

Nor can I, been browsing the sporting regs for a bit and everything just refers to flags.

There quite a recent thing (created for Singapore I think).

Were the lights in his dash flashing?

 

[Freakbro]

Does not matter why really, yellow was showing which means no overtaking.

But like you said, not on the in car dashboard lights...confusing...

 

[Duke]

Wow what a race! Action from the word go.

Great drive by Vettel to take the WDC. I think he was to blame (albeit a racing incident) with the collision with Senna.

Top drive by Hulk, Hamilton and Button. Hulk was superb under pressure and had a great set up and quick car. Hamilton was unlucky and back markers certainly got a bit in the way there. JB was the rain meister once more.

Alonso did well keeping things tidy and Massa was great again - the old him is back again.

And lol at Kimi.

 

[Kenai]

Random fact: Today brought Button's career points total to 999

 

[utajoker]

JB was the rain meister once more.

even though he was slower that hulk and hamilton?

 

[Twirlywoos]

Vettel must have a rabbits foot stashed away somewhere as he's been extremely lucky with safety cars and getting away from crashes with his car intact.

 

[Duke]

even though he was slower that hulk and hamilton?

Kept it on the black stuff - even on the slicks.

 

[utajoker]

cool tooned

 

[smr]

Must say, those v3ttel t-shirts are cool.

 

[gord]

I am completely drained. I love F1. Bring on winter testing!

 

[Glaucus]

I am completely drained. I love F1. Bring on winter testing!

When are test dates?

 

[tummelv]

Jerez is February iirc

 

[Duke]

Final race result and championship standings

Race

[b]Pos  Driver        Team                       Time[/b]
 1.  Button        McLaren-Mercedes           1h45:22.656
 2.  Alonso        Ferrari                    +     2.754
 3.  Massa         Ferrari                    +     3.615
 4.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault           +     4.936
 5.  Hulkenberg    Force India-Mercedes       +     5.708
 6.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault           +     9.453
 7.  Schumacher    Mercedes                   +    11.900
 8.  Vergne        Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +    28.600
 9.  Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari             +    31.200
10.  Raikkonen     Lotus-Renault              +     1 lap
11.  Petrov        Caterham-Renault           +     1 lap
12.  Pic           Marussia-Cosworth          +     1 lap
13.  Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +     1 lap
14.  Kovalainen    Caterham-Renault           +     1 lap
15.  Rosberg       Mercedes                   +     1 lap
16.  Glock         Marussia-Cosworth          +    2 laps
17.  De la Rosa    HRT-Cosworth               +    2 laps
18.  Karthikeyan   HRT-Cosworth               +    2 laps
19.  Di Resta      Force India-Mercedes       +    3 laps

[b]World Championship standings, round 20:                [/b]

[b]Drivers:                    Constructors:             [/b]
 1.  Vettel       281        1.  Red Bull-Renault          460
 2.  Alonso       278        2.  Ferrari                   400
 3.  Raikkonen    207        3.  McLaren-Mercedes          378
 4.  Hamilton     190        4.  Lotus-Renault             303
 5.  Button       188        5.  Mercedes                  142
 6.  Webber       179        6.  Sauber-Ferrari            126
 7.  Massa        122        7.  Force India-Mercedes      109
 8.  Grosjean      96        8.  Williams-Renault           76
 9.  Rosberg       93        9.  Toro Rosso-Ferrari         26
10.  Perez         66       
11.  Hulkenberg    63       
12.  Kobayashi     60       
13.  Schumacher    49       
14.  Di Resta      46       
15.  Maldonado     45       
16.  Senna         31       
17.  Vergne        16       
18.  Ricciardo     10