Team motto One champion, one outcome, one hell of a party.įighting form The Milton Keynes heavyweights are steering clear of bravado but clearly confident after cleaning up last season. Lap record: 1 minute, 39.Debut Australia 2005 Grands prix 126 Wins 27 Poles 38 Constructors' titles 2 Drivers' titles 2 Based M Keynes Team principal Christian Horner Technical director Adrian Newey Tickets for the Austin race are almost sold out, organizers say, though some seats are still available at or through Ticketmaster. The original list said that no detachable lenses would be allowed, causing an uproar among fans wishing to bring DSLR cameras to best capture the action.

16-18.Ĭircuit organizers revised a list of prohibited items last week, saying that cameras with detachable lenses of all sizes will be permitted at the race. There are a little more than five weeks before Circuit of the Americas will host its first Formula One race Nov. Like Circuit of the Americas near Austin, the Korean circuit is counterclockwise and was designed by German architect Tilke GmbH. The Korea International Circuit hosted it first grand prix in October 2010 and features a three-quarter-mile straight, the longest of the Asian circuits on the Formula One calendar. The teams will have a quick turnaround for this weekend’s grand prix, which will take place on a permanent road course on the southwestern tip of South Korea. Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi of Japan delighted the home fans with a third-place finish, only the third time in Formula One history that a Japanese driver has finished on the podium.įerrari’s Felipe Massa, who has struggled all season, turned in his best result this year with a second-place finish. Vettel’s second straight victory put him right on the back of points leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, who spun out of Sunday’s race with a punctured rear tire after a brush with Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen in the first turn.Īlonso has 194 points going into next weekend’s Korean Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel closed the gap for the Formula One world championship to just four points with a victory Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix.

F1 2012 standings