۩ Motor Racing corner ۩ Max Verstappen crowned New F1 World CHAMPION۩

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Massa ippol improve ayallo.?

williams as a team is showing good improvements during latter half of the season..Bottas is doing even better...

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Race - Hamilton wins rain-affected race in Japan 05 Oct 2014


Lewis Hamilton triumphed for Mercedes at a wet Suzuka on Sunday afternoon, but the race was overshadowed by an accident involving Marussia's Jules Bianchi.

The Frenchman, who went off at Turn 7 and made contact with a recovery vehicle dealing with a separate incident, has been taken to hospital.

The accident brought an early end to the race, which was red flagged and finished under the safety car, and the result backdated to lap 44.

Hamilton thus led home team mate Nico Rosberg, Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren's Jenson Button and the Williams cars of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa. Force India pair Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez finished eighth and tenth, sandwiching Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne.

It had been Rosberg who led in the early stages, although the first attempt to start the race behind the safety car had to be aborted because of the conditions after only two laps. It was restarted after a 25-minute delay, and the safety car stayed out until lap nine. Once under normal conditions, the race quickly developed into the anticipated duel between Rosberg and Hamilton.

For the next 19 laps the Briton pursued his team mate, increasing the pressure despite a scare at Turn 1 when he ran wide and over the artificial grass when, he admitted, he had left his DRS open. Going into the same corner two laps later Hamilton's persistence finally told: he got a run on Rosberg down the straight, forcing the German to defend the inside line, which allowed Hamilton to sweep around the outside in spectacular fashion. Once into the lead, he began pulling away immediately.

As Rosberg consolidated second place, attention turned to the battle between Button and the Red Bulls. The McLaren driver was the first driver to pit for intermediate tyres, coming in on lap nine, and the decision paid off as he jumped up to third by the time everyone but the Mercedes had followed suit and switched to the green-marked inters.

Vettel and Ricciardo gradually closed in, however, with the Red Bulls the fastest cars on track at the halfway stage. Button eventually claimed an honourable fifth, his advantage having been lost when his car's steering wheel had to be changed during his final pit stop - with a problem which also affected his team mate Kevin Magnussen, who finished well down in 14th.

Vettel, meanwhile, dropped to fourth as a result of a late stop for fresh tyres, but with the race result being backdated was elevated back into third, ahead of team mate Ricciardo.

Williams' challenge was blunted early as the FW36s proved a handful in the wet - a trait underlined by the fact Ricciardo was able to pass both Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa around the outside in the Esses. The duo hung on for fifth and seventh respectively, moving Williams further ahead of Ferrari in the constructors' stakes.

The Scuderia failed to score a point at Suzuka - the first time they have missed the top 10 in 82 Grands Prix - as Kimi Raikkonen finished 12th and Fernando Alonso retired early on with an electronic glitch.

Nico Hulkenberg finished eighth for Force India on countback, despite having rolled to a stop at the exit of the pit lane as the race was red flagged.

A fighting Vergne again overshadowed rookie team mate Daniil Kvyat to finish ninth for Toro Rosso, with Sergio Perez rounding out the top 10 in the second Force India, who now have 122 points in the constructors' championship, one point ahead of McLaren on 121.

Kvyat was 11th ahead of Raikkonen, while Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez was 13th ahead of Magnussen. Lotus's Pastor Maldonado survived many off-track moments to lead Lotus team mate Romain Grosjean home until a post-race pit lane speeding penalty dropped him behind the Frenchman.

Caterham's Marcus Ericsson, meanwhile, recovered from a spin on the first lap - while the field was running behind the safety car - to head Marussia's Max Chilton and Caterham team mate Kamui Kobayashi in the fight for 17th.

Hamilton therefore extends his lead to 10 points over Rosberg, 266 to 256, with Ricciardo third on 193 from Vettel on 139, Alonso on 133 and Bottas on 130.

Mercedes are on the brink of clinching the 2014 constructors' championship, moving onto 522 points - Red Bull are second on 332, with Williams third on 201 and Ferrari fourth on 178.

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nattil ninnu ponnathinu sesham ottum follow cheyyathe poyi F1....

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Bianchi in a 'critical but stable' condition

Marussia driver Jules Bianchi is in a critical but stable condition following surgery to treat the severe head injury he suffered in a serious accident in Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by Bianchi’s family in conjunction with the Mie General Medical Center in Yokkaichi, the Frenchman suffered a 'diffuse axonal injury' (a type of brain trauma) and remains in intensive care.

“The medical professionals at the hospital are providing the very best treatment and care and we are grateful for everything they have done for Jules since his accident,” read the statement.

"This is a very difficult time for our family, but the messages of support and affection for Jules from all over the world have been a source of great comfort to us. We would like to express our sincere appreciation.

“We are also grateful for the presence of Professor Gerard Saillant, President of the FIA Medical Commission, and Professor Alessandro Frati, Neurosurgeon of the University of Rome La Sapienza, who has travelled to Japan at the request of Scuderia Ferrari. They arrived at the hospital today and met with the medical personnel responsible for Jules’ treatment, in order to be fully informed of his clinical status so that they are able to advise the family. Professors Saillant and Frati acknowledge the excellent care being provided by the Mie General Medical Center and would like to thank their Japanese colleagues.

“The hospital will continue to monitor and treat Jules and further medical updates will be provided when appropriate.”

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Has Fernando Alonso been left in no-man's land by Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari move?

Vettel has seized the initiative and he’s taken a lot of people by surprise," says Sky F1's Brundle; McLaren now looks Spaniard's only possible 2015 destination after breakdown in Ferrari relations

Fernando Alonso could take a year out of F1 following the bombshell news that Sebastian Vettel will join Ferrari in 2015, according to Sky F1’s Martin Brundle.

In a stunning development that few predicted and caught the F1 paddock almost entirely by surprise, Vettel informed Red Bull late on Friday night in Japan that he was activating the release clause in his contract to join Ferrari.

The Scuderia are yet to publicly comment on the news, but Vettel’s transfer all-but guarantees Alonso’s exit following a breakdown in his relationship with the new Ferrari hierarchy. Sky F1 understands that the remaining two years on Alonso's contract were terminated by mutual consent on Thursday evening.

Yet with Red Bull confirming that Vettel will be replaced by Daniil Kvyat, and Mercedes retaining both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton for 2015, Alonso’s only realistic prospect for remaining on the grid next year looks to be a return to McLaren ahead of their reunion with Honda.


Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner confirms Sebastian Vettel will be leaving the team at the end of the season.
It remains unclear at this stage whether Alonso has himself been caught unawares by Vettel’s unexpected defection and been outmanoeuvred by the four-times World Champion in F1’s latest instance of high-stakes musical chairs or if his plans for 2015 are already in place.

“The music has stopped,” Ron Dennis, with whom Alonso fell out to spectacular effect during his solitary season at McLaren seven years ago, told Sky F1 cryptically when he arrived in the Suzuka paddock on Saturday morning.

“I wonder if Alonso has parked himself in no man’s land,” mused Sky F1’s Martin Brundle. “It’s going to be fascinating to see. Taking a year out is one of Alonso’s options. Vettel has seized the initiative and he’s taken a lot of people by surprise.”

While two-time title winner Alonso is commonly regarded as the sport's leading driver, Red Bull have admitted that they did not consider him as a replacement for Vettel - preferring instead to appoint Daniil Kvyat as Daniel Ricciardo's 2015 team-mate.

"Red Bull's philosophy has always been to invest in youth. That's where Seb's come from, that's where Daniel's come from and Daniil Kvyat looks an outstanding talent as well," team boss Christian Horner told Sky F1.

Were Alonso to join McLaren, the move would almost certainly signal the end of Jenson Button's F1 career. The team insisted on Friday night that they had yet to sign a deal with any driver for 2015.

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What next for Fernando Alonso?

As the motorsport community reflects on the unfortunate events of the Japanese Grand Prix and prays for the welfare of Jules Bianchi, the big story prior to this concerned the future of Fernando Alonso.
There may have been no official announcement, but the revelation which blindsided many – that Sebastian Vettel is departing Red Bull, with little attempt made by either party to deny he is destined for Ferrari – all but confirmed the relationship between the Alonso and Maranello is concluding.
The Spaniard has been linked heavily to McLaren, whom he represented previously for a solitary season – a highly fractious 2007 campaign, with Honda returning to the sport in conjunction with the outfit.
Yet the two-time champion’s other option – a direct swap with Vettel – was snuffed out as quickly as it arose, with Toro Rosso rookie Daniil Kvyat promoted alongside Daniel Ricciardo for 2015.
Now Alonso is reportedly posturing for a berth at Mercedes.
As it stands, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have contracts with the Silver Arrows for 2015. Thus, barring a spectacular falling out between parties, or the unlikely event of Hamilton being tempted into a McLaren return, it is highly improbable that Alonso will be at Brackley next season.
It might be that the 33-year-old is set on forcing his way into what is shaping as the car of the field for the foreseeable future, and is willing to take a year out of the sport to pursue his cycling interests, while formulating a plan to join Mercedes in 2016.
The prospect of this being realised however is low. At this stage of his career, Alonso can ill afford to spend twelve months out of a sport where the state of affairs have a tendency to change overnight. The cautionary tale of fellow double champion Mika Häkkinen might be enough to persuade the Spaniard to remain on the grid.
Citing burnout following 1998 and 1999 titles, coupled with the demands of a young family, the Finn served a sabbatical in 2002, which transformed into full-time retirement once he realised that he enjoyed life out of the spotlight.
If Häkkinen’s permanent absence was disappointing, the mere thought of Alonso’s is devastating.
Taking a punt on McLaren, despite Ron Dennis’ prerogative to demand a multi-year commitment, with the eventual possibility of joining Brackley in 2017 once Rosberg comes out of contract, shapes as the best course of action.
The idea that Alonso might sign – if he is yet to do so – a direct contract with Honda, as opposed to McLaren, opens the door to the prospect of the Spaniard joining another outfit in 2016 should the Japanese marque provide its services beyond the Woking squad, thus keeping his options open if a second sojourn there is as volcanic as his first.
Wherever the Spaniard does end up, the Alonso-Ferrari relationship will be recalled as a failure. Commencing with multiple instances of so near yet too far, mediocrity – not for a lack of trying on the former’s part – and ultimately concluding in bitterness, eight years later Fernando Alonso is still chasing title number three.
This pales in comparison however to the situation which presented itself on the weekend – a situation everybody fears but doesn’t expect, serving as a stark reminder that despite the accident’s unique nature, dangers are still inherent in Formula One.
Now we wait and hope for good news regarding Jules Bianchi, the sport and the world is not ready to lose him.

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Really waiting to see Alonso's move next year....Vettel's move was really a shocker..To b honest alonso has wasted some of his best years by driving for that horrible ferrari....If he was in a competitive car he would have easily added couple of world championships...His failure to capture WDC in 2010 will haunt him forever...

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Really waiting to see Alonso's move next year....Vettel's move was really a shocker..To b honest alonso has wasted some of his best years by driving for that horrible ferrari....If he was in a competitive car he would have easily added couple of world championships...His failure to capture WDC in 2010 will haunt him forever...

Vettels move was surprising since redbull has always backed him.Even ahead of webber at the time of his first championship.

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Vettels move was surprising since redbull has always backed him.Even ahead of webber at the time of his first championship.

Vettel was always their no.1 driver..Webber has always expressed his displeasure..Thats why it is a surprising move..

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Qualifying - Hamilton storms to pole in Sochi 11 Oct 2014


Lewis Hamilton will start the inaugural 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from pole position after edging out Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg and Williams' Valtteri Bottas in a tense qualifying fight in Sochi.

McLaren's Jenson Button was fourth quickest, just ahead of Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat who delighted his home fans by claiming fifth.

Q1 proved a disaster for Felipe Massa in the second Williams - as Hamilton set the pace with 1m 38.759s, the Brazilian's FW36 was afflicted by a fuel pressure problem and was duly eliminated in 18th.

Caterham's Marcus Ericsson failed by a tenth to make it through to Q2, with 1m 42.648s to the 1m 42.526s posted by Lotus's Romain Grosjean in 16th. Massa could only muster 1m 43.064s, which still kept him ahead of Kamui Kobayashi in the second Caterham on 1m 43.166s. Pastor Maldonado in the second Lotus was struck by technical problems and couldn't better 1m 43.205s for 20th, while Max Chilton brought up the rear in the sole Marussia, with 1m 43.649s.

There was another big-name faller in Q2. Once again Hamilton led the way with 1m 38.338s, but Sebastian Vettel struggled throughout with his Red Bull and his 1m 40.052s left him out in the cold in 11th place, a fraction ahead of Nico Hulkenberg's Force India on 1m 40.058s.

Sergio Perez was right behind them with 1m 40.163s in the second Force India, ahead of the duelling Saubers of Esteban Gutierrez on 1m 40.536s and Adrian Sutil on 1m 40.984s. Romain Grosjean was 16th for Lotus on 1m 41.397s.

Hamilton's first lap in Q3 was underwhelming, a full second slower than Rosberg's, but his second restored his previous advantage and he later trimmed down to 1m 38.513s to take a firmer grip on pole.

Rosberg's best of 1m 38.713s left him two-tenths of a second shy of Hamilton's improved time, but Bottas was the danger man as the Finn set overall bests in the first two sectors of his final run. He pushed too hard in the final sector, however, getting loose in Turn 17 and then having to catch wild oversteer through the final corner, scuppering his lap. His previous best of 1m 38.920s ensured him third on the grid and he said that he didn't feel he lost more than one place overall.

Button was an excellent fourth with 1m 39.121s, as Kvyat claimed a tremendous career-best fifth for on 1m 39.277s.

That pushed his future Red Bull team mate Daniel Ricciardo down a place, and the Australian lost another right at the end when Kevin Magnussen in the second McLaren banged in a 1m 39.629s lap against Ricciardo's 1m 39.635s. He gets that place back, however, as Magnussen will drop five grid places for his gearbox change this morning.

The Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen were eighth and ninth on 1m 39.709s and 1m 39.771s respectively, as Jean-Eric Vergne took 10th on 1m 40.020s in the second Toro Rosso.

Maldonado still has a five grid penalty left over from Japan, while besides Magnussen, Hulkenberg and Chilton also have five-place penalties for gearbox changes.

Thus the provisional grid will line up: Hamilton, Rosberg; Bottas, Button; Kvyat, Ricciardo; Alonso, Raikkonen; Vergne, Vettel; Magnussen, Perez; Gutierrez Sutil; Grosjean, Ericsson; Hulkenberg, Massa; Kobayashi, Maldonado; Chilton.