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On 14/10, 11:29
Finished fifth at the 2012 Korean Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen believes he could not have caught either the Red Bulls or the Ferraris, and thinks it will now be difficult for him to contend for the title. Romain Grosjean, on the other hand, is happy to have completed a clean race, even though he lost the duel against Nico Hülkenberg.
On 14/10, 11:20
Sauber leaves Korea empty-handed despite conditions seeming favorable for a positive result. Kamui Kobayashi, the hero of Suzuka, was forced to retire after a four-way battle went wrong, while Sergio Pérez's strategy was compromised by a poor pit stop that left him too far behind to climb back into the points before the end of the race.
On 14/10, 11:17
Williams had a weekend to forget: the FW34s were simply not fast enough to compete for a points finish. Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna, finishing in that order in 14th and 15th positions, were unable to do anything in the race, and both hope that the issues with their car will be resolved for the Indian Grand Prix.
On 14/10, 09:58
As often, the Achilles' heel of Mercedes was the tires. But Kamui Kobayashi also got involved in the Silver Arrows' race, forcing Nico Rosberg to retire for the second time in a row. Michael Schumacher, for his part, had to endure the mismatch between the Pirelli tires and the F1 W03 throughout the race, which relegated him to a distant 13th place.
On 14/10, 09:58
The Toro Rosso drivers replicate their best performance of the year. Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo leave Yeongam with points for eighth and ninth places, after a race where they gained positions on the track and held off Lewis Hamilton. However, the result leaves a bitter taste for Ricciardo, who was forced to give up the 8th place to his teammate.
On 14/10, 09:55
Like many other teams, Caterham experienced graining issues with the Super Soft tires, but the rest of the race was uneventful, with Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov fighting until the checkered flag for the 16th position, at a respectable distance from the pack ahead and the Marussias behind.
On 14/10, 09:53
It's a difficult weekend that concludes for HRT: Narain Karthikeyan attempted a one-stop strategy that didn't pay off due to graining on his front tires, while Pedro de la Rosa was forced to retire due to a stubborn accelerator pedal that made his F112 dangerous.
On 14/10, 08:02
Sebastian Vettel wins his third consecutive race and takes the lead in the world championship. The German is ahead of Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso while McLaren experienced another tough weekend and loses ground to the Austrian team in the constructors' standings.
On 13/10, 18:35
Romain Grosjean may have an option to stay with Lotus next season, but the official announcement of his contract renewal might be delayed, possibly until the end of the current championship.
On 13/10, 13:19
Following the qualifications for the 2012 Korean Grand Prix, the technical or sporting directors reviewed the performances of their respective teams, starting with Red Bull, with whom Mark Webber secured his second pole of the year. The Australian will thus remain in the history books as the author of the 200th pole for a Renault engine.
On 13/10, 13:09
Scuderia Ferrari can be pleased with having achieved much better qualifying results than in Japan: Fernando Alonso, who will start fourth, believes that he will be able to stay with the front-runners and is determined to fight for the victory. Felipe Massa, on the other hand, thinks there was room for improvement but remains optimistic for tomorrow.
On 13/10, 13:02
If the session went smoothly for Pedro de la Rosa, who nonetheless notes a performance deficit on his HRT, Narain Karthikeyan suffered a brake disc failure, which prevented him from completing a single timed lap.
On 13/10, 12:57
In great difficulty yesterday, the Marussia team managed to work and solve a large part of the problems encountered. While Timo Glock is not yet fully satisfied with the behavior of his car, Charles Pic, on the other hand, was delighted and even had the luxury of outpacing his teammate, although he will start last due to his engine change.
On 13/10, 10:12
Outpaced by the Red Bull, the McLarens had a mixed qualifying: while Lewis Hamilton managed to secure third place with an intense lap, Jenson Button had to stop in Q2, falling victim to a mistake and yellow flags that prevented him from achieving better.
On 13/10, 09:34
Nico Hülkenberg delivers another performance by once again placing his Force India in Q3 and on the fourth row of the starting grid. However, the Indian team might regret that Paul di Resta, vying for the last part of the qualification, was hindered by several slower drivers at the last moment.
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