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WPF1 Newsletter (November)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year IV · Issue 11 · November 9, 2011 – December 5, 2011 Previous month's issue
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Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. As the result of his fifth-place finish in Brazil, Felipe Massa became the first Ferrari driver to complete a full season without finishing on the podium since Didier Pironi in 1981. New images 2011
Article of the month – 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix The 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 2011 Formula One season. It was held on 13 November 2011 at the Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, a man-made island on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It was the third running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As is customary with the race, it was the only twilight Grand Prix of the 2011 Formula One season, with a start time of 17:00 local time. The race was won by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. Second was Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, with Jenson Button coming third in the other McLaren. Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull-Renault, had been in pole position, but retired after a puncture in the first lap, near the second corner, which was his first retirement since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix, where he encountered a problem, with his engine. As a result, this prevented him from equalling Michael Schumacher's record of 13 wins in one season, but Vettel did equal Nigel Mansell's 1992 record of 14 pole positions in one season. This was also the first race of 2011 in which neither Red Bull finished on the podium, as Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber finished fourth. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 392 2nd Jenson Button McLaren 270 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull 258 4th Fernando Alonso Ferrari 257 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren 227 6th Felipe Massa Ferrari 118 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 89 8th Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 76 9th Adrian Sutil Force India 42 10th Vitaly Petrov Renault 37 11th Nick Heidfeld Renault 34 12th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 30 13th Paul di Resta Force India 27 14th Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 26 15th Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 15 16th Sergio Pérez Sauber 14 17th Rubens Barrichello Williams 4 18th Bruno Senna Renault 2 19th Pastor Maldonado Williams 1 20th Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 0 21st Jarno Trulli Lotus 0 22nd Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 0 23rd Vitantonio Liuzzi Hispania 0 24th Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 0 25th Timo Glock Virgin 0 26th Narain Karthikeyan Hispania 0 27th Daniel Ricciardo Hispania 0 28th Karun Chandhok Lotus 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB7 650 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-26 497 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 150° Italia 375 4th Mercedes GP Petronas MGP W02 165 5th Lotus Renault GP R31 73 6th Force India F1 Team VJM04 69 7th Sauber F1 Team C30 44 8th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR6 41 9th AT&T Williams FW33 5 10th Team Lotus T128 0 11th Hispania Racing F1 Team F111 0 12th Marussia Virgin Racing MVR-02 0 See 2011 Formula One season for more information
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:37:11.886 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 8.457 3rd Jenson Button McLaren + 25.881 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 35.784 5th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 50.578 6th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP + 52.317 7th Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP + 1:15.964 8th Adrian Sutil Force India + 1:17.122 9th Paul di Resta Force India + 1:41.087 10th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 1 lap Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:42.612, on lap 51 Abu Dhabi Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:38.481 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:38.622 Row two Jenson Button McLaren 1:38.631 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:38.858 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.058 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.695 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:39.773 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:40.662 Row five Adrian Sutil Force India 1:40.768 Paul di Resta Force India No time* * Di Resta did not record a flying lap during Q3. Friday Practice 1 – Button takes charge at Yas Marina Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton top as floodlight follows sunlight Saturday Practice – Hamilton keeps McLaren on top Qualifying – Vettel takes record-equalling pole in Abu Dhabi Race – Hamilton victorious after early Vettel exit
Brazilian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Mark Webber Red Bull 1:32:17.464 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 16.983 3rd Jenson Button McLaren + 27.638 4th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 35.048 5th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 1:06.733 6th Adrian Sutil Force India + 1 lap 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP + 1 lap 8th Paul di Resta Force India + 1 lap 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 1 lap 10th Vitaly Petrov Renault + 1 lap Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:15.324, on lap 71 Brazilian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:11.918 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:12.099 Row two Jenson Button McLaren 1:12.283 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:12.480 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:12.591 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:13.050 Row four Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:13.068 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:13.298 Row five Bruno Senna Renault 1:13.761 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP No time* * Schumacher did not record a time, as he did not complete a flying lap. Friday Practice 1 – Webber fastest for Red Bull at Interlagos Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton pips Vettel at Interlagos Saturday Practice – Vettel leads Button at Interlagos Qualifying – Vettel claims sensational record pole in Brazil Race – Webber posts first win of 2011 at final round

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