Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel once again dominated qualifying, scoring his 4th pole of the season, and 5th straight overall. Teammate Mark Webber had his best run of the season to date; he will start 2nd.
Starting 3rd will be Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg, who continues to outshine his much more experienced teammate Michael Schumacher. Schumacher will line up in 8th. 4th is the fastest of the two McLaren cars, driven by Lewis Hamilton. Teammate Jenson Button is 6th. Mixed results hit the two Ferraris; Fernando Alonso was 5th while Felipe Massa did not attempt a run in session 3, and therefore will start 10th. The remaining top 10 were the two Renaults of Vitaly Petrov (7th) and Nick Heidfeld in 9th.
Now, the time sheets for each session:
Q1
1. F. Massa - Ferrari - 1:27.013
2. S. Vettel - RBR Renault - 1:27.039
3. M. Webber - RBR Renault - 1:27.090
4. L. Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes - 1:27.091
5. F. Alonso - Ferrari - 1:27.349
6. J. Button - McLaren Mercedes - 1:27.374
7. A. Sutil - Force India Mercedes - 1:27.392
8. P. Maldonado - Williams Cosworth - 1:27.396
9. V. Petrov - Lotus Renault GP - 1:27.475
10. N. Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:27.514
11. S. Buemi - Toro Rosso Ferrari - 1:27.620
12. P. di Resta - Force India Mercedes - 1:27.625
13. M. Schumacher - Mercedes GP - 1:27.697
14. S. Perez - Sauber Ferrari - 1:27.778
15. N. Heidfeld - Lotus Renault GP - 1:27.901
16. J. Alguersuari - Toro Rosso Ferrari - 1:28.055
17. R. Barrichello - Williams Cosworth - 128.246
---Eliminated---
18. H. Kovalainen - Team Lotus Renault - 1:28.780
19. J. Trulli - Team Lotus Renault - 1:29.673
20. J. d'Ambrosio - Virgin Cosworth - 1:30.445
21. V. Liuzzi - HRT Cosworth - 1:30.692
22. T. Glock - Virgin Cosworth - 1:30.813
23. N. Karthikeyan - HRT Cosworth - 1:31:564
24. K. Kobayashi - Sauber Ferrari - No time set
Drivers eliminated in Q2
11. R. Barrichello
12. A. Sutil
13. P. di Resta
14. P. Maldonado
15. S. Perez
16. S. Buemi
17. J. Alguersuari
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Total GP Episode 2 Delayed
I really hate to do it, but I must delay recording of episode 2. Simply put, I have a cold sore in my mouth that is restricting my talking abilities. It could be several days before I can record again. Please bear with me. Thanks.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
BIG News re: Total GP's Future
What a week it's been, and it's all exciting news!
First, Total GP now has a Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Total-Grand-Prix/151928314875019
It still looks real naked right now, but it'll start to look real attractive soon :)
Now, the bigger news: I have gained interest in the podcast from none other than Peter Windsor (link to his site on the right)! This is HUGE and I'm quite excited at what the future holds.
Speaking of the podcast, the next edition will focus entirely on the ill-fated 1984 Dallas Grand Prix. I don't know when I will be able to record it, but it should be soon!
First, Total GP now has a Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Total-Grand-Prix/151928314875019
It still looks real naked right now, but it'll start to look real attractive soon :)
Now, the bigger news: I have gained interest in the podcast from none other than Peter Windsor (link to his site on the right)! This is HUGE and I'm quite excited at what the future holds.
Speaking of the podcast, the next edition will focus entirely on the ill-fated 1984 Dallas Grand Prix. I don't know when I will be able to record it, but it should be soon!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Total Grand Prix Podcast Episode 1
This has been a long time coming now, but I haven't had much time lately.
So, here is the first (rather quick) episode of the Total Grand Prix Podcast:
http://www.archive.org/details/TotalGrandPrixPodcastEpisode1
So, here is the first (rather quick) episode of the Total Grand Prix Podcast:
http://www.archive.org/details/TotalGrandPrixPodcastEpisode1
Sunday, February 27, 2011
My NASCAR Experience
Yes, this blog is mainly dedicated to Grand Prix history, but I did mention in the intro that I would make an occasional non-F1 post. Well, here's one.
I've been to several Sprint Cup events in Phoenix over the years, but this one was easily the most fun I've ever had there.
This time, I was allowed into the garage and pit area thanks to Robby Gordon and his sponsor, Speed Energy. Walked in front of Michael Waltrip. Didn't talk to him, but observing him he seems to be a chill kind of guy; someone that you could hang out with and have a nice conversation.
Got to Robby's trailer, got some free samples and hung out there for a few minutes; Robby appeared there and signed a few things including my pit pass. After that we got to walk across the pit wall and I posed with Robby in front of his car for a photo. Nice guy; he's quite the opposite of the reputation he's received over the years.
Race then began soon after, and after a couple others had a turn, me and my mom were allowed into the box above Robby's pit stall for a while. It was way cool getting to witness a pit stop from right above.
Did a few other things after that, but they aren't nearly as interesting as this was, so I'll just spare that.
Awesome experience overall. Would love to do it again sometime in the future, but that may never happen. But you never know...
I've been to several Sprint Cup events in Phoenix over the years, but this one was easily the most fun I've ever had there.
This time, I was allowed into the garage and pit area thanks to Robby Gordon and his sponsor, Speed Energy. Walked in front of Michael Waltrip. Didn't talk to him, but observing him he seems to be a chill kind of guy; someone that you could hang out with and have a nice conversation.
Got to Robby's trailer, got some free samples and hung out there for a few minutes; Robby appeared there and signed a few things including my pit pass. After that we got to walk across the pit wall and I posed with Robby in front of his car for a photo. Nice guy; he's quite the opposite of the reputation he's received over the years.
Race then began soon after, and after a couple others had a turn, me and my mom were allowed into the box above Robby's pit stall for a while. It was way cool getting to witness a pit stop from right above.
Did a few other things after that, but they aren't nearly as interesting as this was, so I'll just spare that.
Awesome experience overall. Would love to do it again sometime in the future, but that may never happen. But you never know...
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Holiday Notice
Dear readers,
I originally planned a post for 12/22, but have decided to delay putting it on here until after the holiday period is over. Thanks for bearing with me.
I originally planned a post for 12/22, but have decided to delay putting it on here until after the holiday period is over. Thanks for bearing with me.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
GP Hall of Fame Inaugural Class - Nominee #2
The second nominee for the inaugural Grand Prix Hall of Fame class is Hans Stuck (1900-78).
Stuck began racing professionally in 1923, starting with hill-climb events. He won that year's Baden-Baden event in Germany, and joined the Austro-Daimler works team in 1927, competing in that year's German Grand Prix on the side. Stuck left them in 1931, joining Mercedes-Benz in their sports car efforts.
His acquaintanceship with Adolph Hitler led to Stuck joining up with Ferdinand Porsche and Auto Union's racing efforts in 1933 and became virtually unstoppable, though the car was difficult to drive in regular circuit racing events. In 1934, Stuck won the German, Swiss and Czech Grands Prix for Auto Union, while winning the European Mountain Championship in hill-climbing. In addition, he would have won the European Championship in grand prix racing, had it been contested that year.
Stuck won his second European Mountain title in 1935, in addition to winning the Italian Grand Prix. He had a bit of decline the following year, winning the Tripoli and German Grands Prix, but only runner-up in the European Mountain Championship. 1937 was even worse, not winning a single event.
In 1938, depending on whose story is taken into account, Stuck was either fired from or quit Auto Union. However, after pressure from the German government, he was re-hired, and won his final European Mountain Championship. This would be his final pre-war success.
After the war Germans were banned from racing until 1950; Stuck decided to move to Austria and race there. He did not really have much success in this later period, but won the German Hillclimb championship for the last time, at age 60, thus ending his career on a high note.
Stuck competed in 5 Formula One events, qualifying for three of them. He did not match his early-career success.
Stuck died in 1978, at the age of 77. His son, Hans-Joachim, raced in Formula One himself and had success in sports car racing.
Stuck began racing professionally in 1923, starting with hill-climb events. He won that year's Baden-Baden event in Germany, and joined the Austro-Daimler works team in 1927, competing in that year's German Grand Prix on the side. Stuck left them in 1931, joining Mercedes-Benz in their sports car efforts.
His acquaintanceship with Adolph Hitler led to Stuck joining up with Ferdinand Porsche and Auto Union's racing efforts in 1933 and became virtually unstoppable, though the car was difficult to drive in regular circuit racing events. In 1934, Stuck won the German, Swiss and Czech Grands Prix for Auto Union, while winning the European Mountain Championship in hill-climbing. In addition, he would have won the European Championship in grand prix racing, had it been contested that year.
Stuck won his second European Mountain title in 1935, in addition to winning the Italian Grand Prix. He had a bit of decline the following year, winning the Tripoli and German Grands Prix, but only runner-up in the European Mountain Championship. 1937 was even worse, not winning a single event.
In 1938, depending on whose story is taken into account, Stuck was either fired from or quit Auto Union. However, after pressure from the German government, he was re-hired, and won his final European Mountain Championship. This would be his final pre-war success.
After the war Germans were banned from racing until 1950; Stuck decided to move to Austria and race there. He did not really have much success in this later period, but won the German Hillclimb championship for the last time, at age 60, thus ending his career on a high note.
Stuck competed in 5 Formula One events, qualifying for three of them. He did not match his early-career success.
Stuck died in 1978, at the age of 77. His son, Hans-Joachim, raced in Formula One himself and had success in sports car racing.
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