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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog</title> <link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk</link> <description>Formula 1 news, comment, analysis, video and more from F1 Fanatic</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:22:34 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/f1fanatic" /><feedburner:info uri="f1fanatic" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/</creativeCommons:license><image><link>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/</link><url>http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif</url><title>Some Rights Reserved</title></image><feedburner:emailServiceId>f1fanatic</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Barrichello tipped to stay at Williams | F1 Fanatic round-up</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/f1fanatic/~3/HWVrtxa5FS4/</link> <comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/03/31/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:01:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[2011 F1 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[F1 Fanatic round-up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 fanatic round-up]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54351</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the round-up: Rubens Barrichello could stay at Williams this year.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the round-up: Rubens Barrichello could stay at <a title="Williams" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/williams/">Williams</a> this year.</p><h3>Links</h3><p>Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/01/barrichello_back_in_williams_f.html">Barrichello back in Williams frame (BBC)</a></strong></p><p>“<a title="Rubens Barrichello" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/rubens-barrichello/">Rubens Barrichello</a>, the veteran who has driven for the team for the last two seasons, is back in with a chance of staying with [Williams] for 2012.”</p><p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ScarbsF1/statuses/153804723005300736" target="_blank">ScarbsF1 via Twitter</a></strong></p><p>“According to Race Engine Technology magazine Pure Racing will have a Gilles Simon-designed 2014 F1 engine ready for dyno testing in July.”</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dailystar.co.uk/motorsports/view/227946/Paul-Di-Resta-guns-for-Sebastian-Vettel-again/">Paul di Resta guns for Sebastian Vettel again (Daily Star)</a></strong></p><p>“Monaco-based di Resta, who works for less money than he was paid when he won the 2010 German Touring Car championship, comes from a racing background.”</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96869">Rosberg: Missing test no problem (Autosport)</a></strong></p><p>“It is the compromise between testing early enough and having enough time to develop. And they need to find a middle way – and they have decided that that is the best way to do it.”</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/news.cfm?id=999HJSTA-Charity_success_19000_USD_for_Kamui_Kobayashi%E2%80%99s_helmet" target="_blank">Charity success: 19,000 USD for Kamui Kobayashi’s helmet (Sauber)</a></strong></p><p>“The joint project between Sauber F1 Team driver <a title="Kamui Kobayashi" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-k/kamui-kobayashi/">Kamui Kobayashi</a> and the rock band Linkin Park has been very successful: 19,000 US dollars have been raised for the one-off helmet with which Kobayashi raced at the finale of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship in Sao Paulo.”</p><p>Follow F1 news as it breaks using the <a title="F1 Fanatic live Twitter app" href="/twitter/">F1 Fanatic live Twitter app</a>.</p><h3>Comment of the day</h3><p><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/30/2011-f1-statistics-part-year-context/">The Limit</a> wants to see how <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> performs under pressure:</p><blockquote><p>The true test for Vettel will be when things do not go his way. When the car is not performing while others are, and when the media starts wagging and pointing their fingers and speculating as the why the double champion is no longer winning.</p><p>Other drivers have experienced that pressure recently, non more so than <a title="Lewis Hamilton" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/lewis-hamilton/">Lewis Hamilton</a> and it is obviously a place no one wants to be in. But that is what you get when you are the supposed top man in your profession, and those who are quick to heap praise on the young German now will be also quick to pour scorn down the road when things get tough.</p><p>How he deals with the pressure if, for instance, <a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso</a> has a strong 2012 or the McLarens improve is the million dollar question? Then we will see what Vettel is made of, in terms of his real personality and his ability to handle pressure. As far as his driving is concerned, he obviously is extremely talented, but I would like to see him perform in a sub-par car to really see how he gets on.<br /> <em><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/30/2011-f1-statistics-part-year-context/">The Limit</a></em></p></blockquote><h3>From the forum</h3><p>Have you <a href="/groups/going-to-the-italian-grand-prix-at-monza/forum/topic/pit-lane-walk/">been to the pit-lane tour at the Italian Grand Prix</a>?</p><h3>Happy birthday!</h3><p>Happy birthday to Ajokay!</p><p>If you want a birthday shout-out tell us when yours is by <a href="/credits-and-contacts/contact-f1fanatic">emailling me</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/f1fanatic_co_uk">using Twitter</a> or <a href="/2009/03/06/what-was-the-f1-news-on-your-birthday/">adding to the list here</a>.</p><p><a name="onthisday"></a></p><h3>On this day in F1</h3><p>Happy birthday to <a title="Michael Schumacher" 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<feedburner:origLink>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/03/31/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>2011 F1 statistics part 3: Stats and facts highlights | 2011 F1 season review</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/f1fanatic/~3/Gzd_wL8kcu8/</link> <comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/2011-facts-stats/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:24:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[2011 F1 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 F1 season review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 f1 championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 formula 1 championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 formula one championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 grand prix season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[auto racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f-1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 2011 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 grand prix 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 grandprix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 2011 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 grand prix 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one 2011 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one grand prix 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grand prix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motor sport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motorsport]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54388</guid> <description><![CDATA[A look back on some of the statistical highlights and curious facts from the 2011 season.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_46859" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/06/fota-react-bahrain-decision-fia/the-pit-straight-grandstand-and-pit-lane-at-the-bahrain-international-circuit/" rel="attachment wp-att-46859"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bahr_2004-14-208x117.jpg" alt="Bahrain International Circuit, 2004" title="Bahrain International Circuit, 2004" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-46859" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">No race: Bahrain was dropped</p></div></div><p>There were supposed to be 20 races on the calendar in 2011, but the cancellation of the Bahrain round cut that to 19. Nonetheless, this equalled the longest calendar ever in F1 – and there are 20 races on the schedule once more in 2012.</p><p>Last season saw the arrival of Pirelli and so the first win for an F1 car on tyres other than Bridgestone since <a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso’s</a> triumph for Michelin at Suzuka in 2006.</p><p>But the year belonged to <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a>. Had it not been for some uncharacteristic car trouble in the final races his statistical domination of the season would have been even greater.</p><p>Here’s a look back on some of the statistical highlights and curious facts from the 2011 season.</p><h3>Australian Grand Prix</h3><p>The season began with <a title="Lewis Hamilton" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/lewis-hamilton/">Lewis Hamilton</a> matching – and then exceeding – Jim Clark’s record for the longest F1 career spent entirely with the same team. Clark started all of his 72 F1 races for Lotus, Hamilton has now been at McLaren for all of his 90 starts.</p><p><a title="Rubens Barrichello" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/rubens-barrichello/">Rubens Barrichello</a> claimed the final record for career longevity he did not previously hold. By starting the Australian Grand Prix he had now participated in 19 F1 seasons, beating Graham Hill’s previous record of 18.</p><p><a title="Paul di Resta" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-d/paul-di-resta/">Paul di Resta</a> became the 70th F1 driver to score a point in his first race. Had Sauber not been disqualified from the results, Sergio Perez would have claimed that distinction.</p><p>And <a title="Vitaly Petrov" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-p/vitaly-petrov/">Vitaly Petrov</a> scored his first podium finish – and the first for a Russian in Formula 1.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/03/28/2011-australian-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Australian Grand Prix facts and stats</a></li></ul><h3>Malaysian Grand Prix</h3><div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_44630" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/04/10/2011-malaysian-grand-prix-pictures/malaysian-f1-grand-prix-race-9/" rel="attachment wp-att-44630"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/butt_vett_heid_sepa_2011-208x117.jpg" alt="Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Nick Heidfeld, Sepang, 2011" title="Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Nick Heidfeld, Sepang, 2011" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-44630" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Always the bridesmaid: Heidfeld on the podium in Malaysia</p></div></div><p>The other Renault driver was on the podium in Malaysia – <a title="Nick Heidfeld" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/nick-heidfeld/">Nick Heidfeld</a>, who set a new record for most podium finishes without a win. His 13th appearance on the rostrum without making it to the top step exceeded the record held by Stefan Johansson.</p><p>Just two races into 2011, Vettel’s lead of 24 points was a greater margin than any championship leader enjoyed throughout 2010.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/04/11/heidfeld-sets-record-podiums-win/">2011 Malaysian Grand Prix stats and facts</a></li></ul><h3>Chinese Grand Prix</h3><p>Hamilton became the first driver to win the Chinese Grand Prix twice.</p><p>Having failed to score in the first three races of the year, <a title="Williams" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/williams/">Williams</a> were off to their worst start to a season since 1979.</p><p>The race also saw a new record for the most finishers with 23 – but that would be bettered before the season was over.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/04/18/2011-chinese-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Chinese Grand Prix stats and facts</a></li></ul><h3>Turkish Grand Prix</h3><p>Vettel became the first driver to set pole position in five consecutive races (beginning at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) since Alonso in 2006. He repeated the feat later in the year between Hungary and Japan, and at the time of writing has set pole position in the last three races in a row.</p><p><a title="Jenson Button" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/jenson-button/">Jenson Button</a> became the eighth F1 driver to complete 10,000 racing laps.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/05/09/2011-turkish-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Turkish Grand Prix stats and facts</a></li></ul><h3>Spanish Grand Prix</h3><p><a title="Mark Webber" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-w/mark-webber/">Mark Webber</a> became the first driver to start the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position and not win it since Mika Hakkinen in 2000.</p><p>Following his disappointment in Australia, Perez finally scored his first career points. The last Mexican to do so had been Hector Rebaque 30 years earlier in the Dutch Grand Prix.</p><p>Only four drivers finished the race on the lead lap, the fewest since the 2008 British Grand Prix.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/05/23/2011-spanish-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>European Grand Prix</h3><p>The European Grand Prix saw a new record for the most finishers in an F1 race as all 24 starters saw the chequered flag.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/27/european-grand-prix-sets-record-finishers/">2011 European Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Canadian Grand Prix</h3><p>The Canadian Grand Prix was the longest F1 race ever held. A substantial rain delay meant total race time was 4hr 4’39.537. With the FIA introducing a four-hour time limit on races this year, don’t expect it to be broken any time soon.</p><p>Button became the 32nd driver to score ten Grand Prix wins.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/13/button-scores-tenth-win-longest-f1-race/">2011 Canadian Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Monaco Grand Prix</h3><div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_54389" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/2011-facts-stats/schu_ferr_monaco_2001/" rel="attachment wp-att-54389"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/schu_ferr_monaco_2001-208x117.jpg" alt="2001: Schumacher gives Ferrari their last win at Monaco" title="2001: Schumacher gives Ferrari their last win at Monaco" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-54389" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">2001: Schumacher gives Ferrari their last win at Monaco</p></div></div><p><a title="McLaren" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mclaren/">McLaren</a> became the second team to lead 10,000 laps in Formula 1. The other is, of course, Ferrari.</p><p>However <a title="Ferrari" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/ferrari/">Ferrari</a> failed to win the Monaco Grand Prix for the tenth year in a row.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/05/30/vettel-equals-record-start-season/">2011 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts</a></li></ul><h3>British Grand Prix</h3><p><a title="Daniel Ricciardo" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/daniel-ricciardo/">Daniel Ricciardo</a> made his F1 debut. Together with Mark Webber it meant an F1 race had two Ausatralians in it for the first time since Alan Jones and Vern Schuppan raced at the Osterreichring in 1977.</p><p>Button made his 200th F1 race appearance (but not his 200th start).</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/07/11/2011-british-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 British Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>German Grand Prix</h3><p>Vettel had a slightly off weekend at home – failing to start from the front row or finish on the podium.</p><p>This meant his streak of consecutive front row starts was halted at 14 – the fifth-highest of all time, but some way off <a title="Ayrton Senna" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/ayrton-senna/">Ayrton Senna’s</a> record of 24.</p><p>His streak of podium finishes (11) and races led (13) also ended – he holds the third-longest runs for each of these.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/07/25/vettels-success-streaks-home-race/">2011 German Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Hungarian Grand Prix</h3><div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_54390" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/2011-facts-stats/motorsports-fia-formula-one-world-championship-2011-grand-prix-of-hungary-38/" rel="attachment wp-att-54390"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/butt_mcla_hung_2011-208x117.jpg" alt="Jenson Button, McLaren, Hungaroring, 2011" title="Jenson Button, McLaren, Hungaroring, 2011" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-54390" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">200th start: Button in Hungary</p></div></div><p>Button became the 11th driver to start 200 F1 races. Appropriately enough, the race was the scene of his 11th Grand Prix victory.</p><p><a title="Renault" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/renault/">Renault</a> failed to score for the first time since the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix – but not for the last time in 2011.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/08/01/2011-hungarian-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Hungarian Grand Prix facts and stats </a></li></ul><h3>Belgian Grand Prix</h3><p><a title="Virgin Racing" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/virgin-racing/">Virgin</a> matched the record for starting the most races without scoring a point. It had previously been held by RAM, who started 31 races from 1983 to 1985 without scoring.</p><p>By the end of the year Virgin had started 38 races without scoring. But as they become Marussia next year HRT could soon take this undesirable milestone from them.</p><p><a title="Pastor Maldonado" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/pastor-maldonado/">Pastor Maldonado</a> finished in tenth place and scored his first career point. He became only the second Venezuelan to do so, joining Johnny Cecotto, who took a point for Theodore at Long Beach in 1983 by finishing sixth.</p><p><a title="Nico Rosberg" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/nico-rosberg/">Nico Rosberg</a> led the 60th lap of his F1 career. Only four drivers have led more laps in world championship races without winning one.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/08/29/2011-belgian-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Italian Grand Prix</h3><p>The top five finishers in the Italian Grand Prix were all previous world champions, something which had never happened before in Formula 1.</p><p>Vettel equalled <a title="Kimi Raikkonen" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/kimi-raikkonen/">Kimi Raikkonen’s</a> tally of wins and Red Bull matched Tyrrell’s – but both had more wins to add before the end of the year.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/09/12/2011-italian-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Singapore Grand Prix</h3><p>Vettel led every lap of the race for only the third time in his career – but Button kept him from scoring his first perfect result.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/09/26/2011-singapore-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Singapore Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Japanese Grand Prix</h3><div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_51771" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/10/09/2011-japanese-grand-prix-pictures/schu_merc_suzu_2011/" rel="attachment wp-att-51771"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/schu_merc_suzu_2011-208x117.jpg" alt="Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Suzuka, 2011" title="Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Suzuka, 2011" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-51771" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">42 and he's still got it: Schumacher leads at Suzuka</p></div></div><p>Aged 42 years and 279 days, <a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a> became the oldest driver to lead a race since Jack Brabham in the 1970 British Grand Prix.</p><p>Vettel won the championship with four races to spare. Only on two occasions has the title been decided sooner: Schumacher won in 2002 with six races to spare and <a title="Nigel Mansell" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/nigel-mansell/">Nigel Mansell</a> won in 1992 with five races left.</p><p><a title="Lotus" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/lotus/">Lotus</a> finished a race with both cars on the lead lap for the first time since then 1987 Japanese Grand Prix.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/10/10/schumacher-oldest-driver-lead-race-1970/">2011 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Korean Grand Prix</h3><p>Hamilton became the only driver in the whole of 2011 to beat <a title="Red Bull" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/red-bull/">Red Bull</a> to pole position. He out-qualified Vettel by 0.222s.</p><p>The last driver to do so had been <a title="Nico Hulkenberg" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/nico-hulkenberg/">Nico Hulkenberg</a> in the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix.</p><p><a title="McLaren" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mclaren/">McLaren</a> started their 700th race.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/10/17/2011-korean-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Korean Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Indian Grand Prix</h3><p>Having threatened to do so on several previous occasions, Vettel finally scored his first perfect result. He set pole position, led every lap, won the race and set fastest lap. He is the 22nd driver to do so in F1 history.</p><p><a title="Felipe Massa" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/felipe-massa/">Felipe Massa</a> started his 150th race (though <a href="/2011/10/17/2011-korean-grand-prix-stats-facts/">Ferrari incorrectly claimed he had actually done so one race earlier</a>).</p><p>India became the 30th different country to hold a round of the world championship.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/10/31/2011-indian-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Indian Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</h3><p>Hamilton became the 17th F1 driver to lead 1,000 laps.</p><p>There was no Red Bull on the podium for the first time since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/11/14/2011-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts </a></li></ul><h3>Brazilian Grand Prix</h3><div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_54058" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/11/28/2011-brazilian-grand-prix-stats-facts/schu_mass_alon_barr_inte_2011/" rel="attachment wp-att-54058"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/schu_mass_alon_barr_inte_2011-208x117.jpg" alt="Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Rubens Barrichello, Interlagos, 2011" title="Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Rubens Barrichello, Interlagos, 2011" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-54058" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ferrari celebration: But no podium for Massa in 2011</p></div></div><p>Massa became the tenth driver to start 100 races with the same team. Two other drivers have started more races for Ferrari than him – <a title="Rubens Barrichello" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/rubens-barrichello/">Rubens Barrichello</a> (102) and Schumacher (180).</p><p>However he also became the first Ferrari driver since Didier Pironi in 1981 to complete a season for the team without finishing on the podium.</p><p>Vettel broke Mansell’s record for most pole positions in a season with his 15th of the year. However this year featured 19 races, whereas Mansell set pole in 14 out of 16 rounds in 1992.</p><p>It was Renault’s 300th and – for now, at least – last F1 start.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/11/28/2011-brazilian-grand-prix-stats-facts/">2011 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts</a></li></ul><p><strong>2011 F1 season review</strong><br /><ul class="lcp_catlist"><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/2011-facts-stats/">2011 F1 statistics part 3: Stats and facts highlights</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/30/2011-f1-statistics-part-year-context/">2011 F1 statistics part two: Vettel's domination</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/29/2011-statistics-car-performance/">2011 F1 statistics part one: car performance</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/28/rate-race-results-2011/">New 2011 rules produced best racing of last four years</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/27/f1-fanatics-thought-2011-season/">What F1 Fanatics really thought of the 2011 season</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/25/sebastian-vettel-voted-f1-fanatic-driver-year/">Sebastian Vettel voted F1 Fanatic Driver of the Year</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/24/f1-fanatic-highlights-2011/">F1 Fanatic's article highlights of 2011</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/23/2011-f1-season-review-red-bull/">Dominant Red Bull join F1's top teams</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/22/2011-f1-season-review-mclaren/">McLaren are runners-up again after troubled start to 2011</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/21/2011-f1-season-100-pictures/">The 2011 F1 season in 100 pictures</a></li></ul><strong><a href="/category/2011-f1-season/2011-f1-season-review/">Browse all 2011 F1 season review articles</a></strong></p><p><small><em>Images © Tilke Gmbh, Renault/LAT, Ferrari spa/Ercole Colombo, McLaren, Daimler, Ferrari spa/Ercole Colombo</em></small></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RNgLa-BXY4F97U2L_paV80v7uKQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RNgLa-BXY4F97U2L_paV80v7uKQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RNgLa-BXY4F97U2L_paV80v7uKQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RNgLa-BXY4F97U2L_paV80v7uKQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=Gzd_wL8kcu8:BiFPCl3WbOc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/f1fanatic/~4/Gzd_wL8kcu8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/2011-facts-stats/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>39</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/2011-facts-stats/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>ITV closes F1 website | F1 Fanatic round-up</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/f1fanatic/~3/iiPD78VYRbE/</link> <comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/21/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[F1 Fanatic round-up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 fanatic round-up]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54380</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the round-up: Former UK F1 broadcaster ITV has closed its Formula 1 website.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the round-up: Former UK F1 broadcaster ITV has closed its Formula 1 website.</p><h3>Links</h3><p>Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.itv.com/formula1/news/2011/12/end-of-the-road-for-itvcomf1-0723/" target="_blank">End of the road for itv.com/f1 (ITV)</a></strong></p><p>“We’ve had 12 great years, including three since ITV gave up the broadcast rights to the sport. With F1 embarking on a new era in 2012 in which the sport will be televised by both BBC and Sky, now seemed the right time to bow out.”</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8986366/Formula-One-world-champions-Sebastian-Vettel-must-get-set-for-a-more-competitive-season-in-2012.html">Get set for a more competitive year (Daily Telegraph)</a></strong></p><p>“It remains to be seen whether Sky’s ambition is rewarded with a spike in paying customers – and what effect the new set-up will have on F1 sponsors, for whom viewing figures are king — but it clearly means business and the rivalry with the BBC could well push both broadcasters to new heights.”</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96865">Ferrari confident of 2012 fightback (Autosport)</a></strong></p><p>Stefano Domenicali: “When we see the stopwatch at the first qualifying for the first race, then we will know the answer. But I see some things that give us optimism that we are doing a reasonable job.”</p><p>Follow F1 news as it breaks using the <a title="F1 Fanatic live Twitter app" href="/twitter/">F1 Fanatic live Twitter app</a>.</p><h3>Comment of the day</h3><p><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/rob-wilson/">Rob Wilson</a> knows what he wants from <a href="/2012/01/01/set-2012-season-f1-fanatic/comment-page-1/#comment-921760">this year’s F1 season</a>:</p><blockquote><p>All I want in 2012 is a championship battle, we had everything in 2011 apart from that, there were great individual races but never the championship battle that makes it that much better. I don’t mind who fights for the championship, but please, someone give <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> a run for his money this year!</p><p>It would be fantastic if the top 4four teams turned up in Melbourne with evenly-matched cars and any one of eight drivers in the running for pole and win, only being separated by the type of circuit they were on and what suited their car. I would love to see it that close (maybe I should get into GP2).</p><p>But please, please no domination in F1 in 2012!<br /> <em><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/rob-wilson/">Rob Wilson</a></em></p></blockquote><h3>From the forum</h3><ul><li>A tragic start to the 2012 Dakar Rally as <a href="/groups/not-f1/forum/topic/dakar-rally/">Argentinian rider Jorge Martinez Boero is killed in an accident</a></li><li>Rumours <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/f1/forum/topic/sebastien-buemi-to-be-official-red-bull-reserve-driver/">Sebastien Buemi could become the official Red Bull reserve driver</a></li></ul><h3>Happy birthday!</h3><p>Happy birthday to Regis and t3x!</p><p>If you want a birthday shout-out tell us when yours is by <a href="/credits-and-contacts/contact-f1fanatic">emailling me</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/f1fanatic_co_uk">using Twitter</a> or <a href="/2009/03/06/what-was-the-f1-news-on-your-birthday/">adding to the list here</a>.</p><p><a name="onthisday"></a></p><h3>On this day in F1</h3><p>Trevor Taylor narrowly beat <a title="Jim Clark" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-c/jim-clark/">Jim Clark</a> in the Cape Grand Prix 50 years ago today. The two Lotuses crossed the line separated by six-tenths of a second after 60 laps of the Killarney circuit.</p><p>Jo Bonnier was third for Porsche.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XFLzp-HufA4IFqWWaz-rX2q5Q3k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XFLzp-HufA4IFqWWaz-rX2q5Q3k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XFLzp-HufA4IFqWWaz-rX2q5Q3k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XFLzp-HufA4IFqWWaz-rX2q5Q3k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=iiPD78VYRbE:PRY3aD8bbTU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/f1fanatic/~4/iiPD78VYRbE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/21/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/02/21/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Get set for the 2012 F1 season with F1 Fanatic | 2012 F1 season</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/f1fanatic/~3/exfewYhN3WU/</link> <comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/01/set-2012-season-f1-fanatic/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:36:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[2012 f1 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 f1 championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 formula 1 championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 formula one championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 grand prix season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[auto racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f-1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 2012 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 grand prix 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 grandprix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 2012 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 grand prix 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one 2012 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one grand prix 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grand prix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motor sport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motorsport]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54384</guid> <description><![CDATA[F1 Fanatic is your number one resource for information on the 2012 season. Find it all here.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_44098" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/03/27/2011-australian-grand-prix-pictures/australian-f1-grand-prix-race-4/" rel="attachment wp-att-44098"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/start_melb_2011_2-e1301653415867-208x117.jpg" alt="Start, Melbourne, 2011" title="Start, Melbourne, 2011" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-44098" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Start, Melbourne, 2011</p></div></div><p>Now that 2012 is upon us the countdown to the new season is well and truly underway.</p><p>At the end of the month the new cars will appear and testing begins shortly after that.</p><p>As ever F1 Fanatic is your number one resource for information on the 2012 season. Here’s where you can find it all:</p><h3>Get the 2012 F1 calendar on your phone</h3><p>Don’t miss any of the race weekends, test sessions or car launches. Get the F1 Fanatic Google calendar on your phone now.</p><p>Please note not all the 2012 car launch dates have been announced yet:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/credits-and-contacts/f1-fanatic-calendar/">F1 Fanatic 2012 Google Calendar</a></li></ul><h3>Follow the drivers and teams on Twitter</h3><p>The F1 Fanatic Twitter Director has been updated for the new year. Along with all the new drivers and team name changes lots more new accounts have been added including the FIA’s official account:</p><ul><li><a href="/f1-information/f1-twitter/">F1 Twitter directory</a></li></ul><p>You can also find accounts for GP2 teams and drivers:</p><ul><li><a href="/groups/gp2/forum/topic/gp2-drivers-and-teams-on-twitter/">GP2 drivers and teams on Twitter</a></li></ul><h3>Who are you supporting?</h3><p>Share your team and driver allegiances with other F1 Fanatics.</p><p>You can update your choices of driver and team with all the new 2012 options. Simply log in and go to My account > Profile > Edit > F1 teams and drivers to make your selections.</p><p>Not got an F1 Fanatic account yet? <a href="/f1-information/f1-faq/f1-fanatic-faq/">Here’s how to sign up</a>.</p><h3>Plan your 2012 F1 race trip</h3><p>Are you going to an F1 race in 2012? We’ve got dedicated forums set up for people going to all of this year’s rounds.</p><p>Join in and find other F1 Fanatics heading to the same race as you:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-australian-grand-prix-at-melbourne/">Going to the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-malaysian-grand-prix-at-sepang/">Going to the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-chinese-grand-prix-at-shanghai/">Going to the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-bahrain-grand-prix-at-bahrain-international-circuit/">Going to the Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-spanish-grand-prix-at-circuit-de-catalunya/">Going to the Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-monaco-grand-prix-at-monte-carlo/">Going to the Monaco Grand Prix at Monte-Carlo</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-canadian-grand-prix-at-circuit-gilles-villeneuve/">Going to the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-european-grand-prix-at-valencia-street-circuit/">Going to the European Grand Prix at Valencia Street Circuit</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-british-grand-prix-at-silverstone/">Going to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-german-grand-prix-at-hockenheimring/">Going to the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-hungarian-grand-prix-at-hungaroring/">Going to the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-belgian-grand-prix-at-spa-francorchamps/">Going to the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-italian-grand-prix-at-monza/">Going to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-singapore-grand-prix-at-marina-bay/">Going to the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-japanese-grand-prix-at-suzuka/">Going to the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-korean-grand-prix-at-korea-international-circuit/">Going to the Korean Grand Prix at Korea International Circuit</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-indian-grand-prix-at-buddh-international-circuit/">Going to the Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-at-yas-marina/">Going to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-united-states-grand-prix-at-circuit-of-the-americas/">Going to the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas</a></li><li><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/going-to-the-brazilian-grand-prix-at-interlagos/">Going to the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos</a></li></ul><h3>More on the 2012 F1 season</h3><p>Refer to the 2012 F1 season section for updated information on the new season including the new drivers, teams, rules and more:</p><ul><li><a href="/2012-f1-season/2012-f1-drivers-teams/">2012 F1 Drivers and Teams</a></li><li><a href="/2012-f1-season/2012-f1-calendar/">2012 F1 calendar</a></li><li><a href="/2012-f1-season/">2012 F1 season</a></li></ul> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O597Jy_MKPwLxLQgdWNP20_xByg/0/da"><img 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round-up</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/f1fanatic/~3/NgPgD0YGRwQ/</link> <comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/01/11/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:01:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[F1 Fanatic round-up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 fanatic round-up]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54349</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the round-up: It's the end of an era at Williams as Patrick Head steps down after 34 years.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the round-up: It’s the end of an era at <a title="Williams" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/williams/">Williams</a> as Patrick Head steps down after 34 years.</p><h3>Links</h3><p>Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.williamsf1.com/news/view/2035">Patrick Head Steps Down from WGPH Board of Directors (Williams)</a></strong></p><p>“Frank Williams commented, ‘Patrick and I have been in partnership for 34 years. During that time, he has been the leader of the technical team that has won the majority of our race wins and championships. This is a remarkable legacy and one which will be treasured and definitely not forgotten.’”</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/12/12909.html">New Year Honours for Newey and Mansell (F1)</a></strong></p><p>“[Adrian] Newey, Red Bull’s chief technical officer, receives an OBE (Officer of Order of the British Empire) for services to motorsport, while <a title="Nigel Mansell" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/nigel-mansell/">[Nigel] Mansell</a> picks up a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to children and young people in his role as president of charity UK Youth.”</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/greedy-prix-20111231-1pgh9.html" target="_blank">Greedy prix? (The Age)</a></strong></p><p>“<a title="Mark Webber" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-w/mark-webber/">Mark Webber</a> is surely one of the most underrated Australian sports stars — a true talent and humble operator who worked diligently to get a drive and, now a success, appears free with both his time and his charity enterprises.”</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4029939/Call-me-MC-Laren-Lewis-Hamilton-records-RB-album-in-top-music-studio-used-by-superstars-including-Robbie-Williams-and-Kylie-Minogue.html" target="_blank">Call me MC Laren: Lewis Hamilton records secret R&B album (The Sun)</a></strong></p><p>“Sadly we won’t be hearing any of his singing. It’s just for his own pleasure.”</p><p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/f1fanatic_co_uk/status/153264678552862720" target="_blank">F1 Fanatic via Twitter</a></strong></p><p>“Happy Newey ear from F1 Fanatic: <a href="http://yfrog.com/oc4jqij" target="_blank">http://yfrog.com/oc4jqij</a>”</p><p>Follow F1 news as it breaks using the <a title="F1 Fanatic live Twitter app" href="/twitter/">F1 Fanatic live Twitter app</a>.</p><h3>Comment of the day</h3><p><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/girts/">Girts</a> speaks for myself and hopefully you too. <a href="/2011/12/31/f1-fanatics-stars-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-921355">Have a fantastic 2012</a>!</p><blockquote><p>I’m really proud to belong to the F1F community. There’s no better web place for me to be. I wish every F1 Fanatic a merry New Year.<br /> <em><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/girts/">Girts</a></em></p></blockquote><h3>From the forum</h3><p>Got any <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/f1/forum/topic/your-2012-new-years-resolutions/">new year’s resolutions</a>?</p><h3>Happy birthday!</h3><p>Happy birthday to dsob!</p><p>If you want a birthday shout-out tell us when yours is by <a href="/credits-and-contacts/contact-f1fanatic">emailling me</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/f1fanatic_co_uk">using Twitter</a> or <a href="/2009/03/06/what-was-the-f1-news-on-your-birthday/">adding to the list here</a>.</p><p><a name="onthisday"></a></p><h3>On this day in F1</h3><p>Happy birthday to Jacky Ickx who turns 67 today.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpHekger2ZuJZ1UzIfPE0NhDlk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpHekger2ZuJZ1UzIfPE0NhDlk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpHekger2ZuJZ1UzIfPE0NhDlk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVpHekger2ZuJZ1UzIfPE0NhDlk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?i=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?a=NgPgD0YGRwQ:2pHA_-ql41w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/f1fanatic?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/f1fanatic/~4/NgPgD0YGRwQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/01/11/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/01/11/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Thanks to F1 Fanatic’s stars of 2011 | 2011 F1 season</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/f1fanatic/~3/NEi2cH27ut4/</link> <comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/31/f1-fanatics-stars-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:31:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[F1 Fanatic Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 fanatic]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54347</guid> <description><![CDATA[As we bid farewell to 2011 I have a few words of thanks for everyone who helped make the site possible over the last 12 months. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="alignright"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/starsof2011.jpg" alt="Stars of 2011" title="Stars of 2011" width="208" height="117" class="size-full wp-image-54348" /></div><p>As we bid farewell to 2011 I have a few words of thanks for everyone who helped make the site possible over the last 12 months.</p><p>Firstly I’d like to thank our regular contributor and round-up writer <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/cari-jones/">Cari Jones</a>, and all-round technical wizard <a href="/members/superted666/">Ed Marshall</a>.</p><p>Thanks also to <a href="/members/leandra-graves/">Leandra Graves</a> who covered two of this year’s F1 test session in Barcelona for the site. Read her test diaries <a href="/2011/02/25/barcelona-f1-test-diary/">here</a> and <a href="/2011/03/18/2011-f1-testing-diary-part-barcelona/">here</a>.</p><p><a href="/members/ecwdanselby/">Dan Selby</a> did loads of work editing videos and adding voice-overs for various features that appeared on the site and especially deserves my thanks.</p><p>This year we introduced a new version of F1 Fanatic Live developed by the brilliant Jamie Atkinson – thanks very much to you!</p><p>Using it, we took our live coverage beyond Formula 1 for the first time to include the Le Mans 24 Hours, several IndyCar races plus the odd bit of touring car action. This wouldn’t have been possible without our team of moderators including LAK, Mohamed Sakr, Elly, Sebastian, David Wormald, Vikas, Magnificent Geoffrey, Arun Srini, Robert McKay, Ignacio Dal Re, Armen Abrahamian, Damon Smedley, Mike, Chris Humphreys, Chris Colantonio and Steve Jones.</p><p>We had a look at the <a href="/2011/12/26/guest-articles/">top guest articles of 2011</a> earlier this week. Thanks to <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/jameyprice/">Jamey Price</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/ben-packer/">Ben Packer</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/gerard-hartman/">Gerard Hetman</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/greg-morland/">Greg Morland</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/christian-zorner/">Christian Zörner</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/john-beamer/">John Beamer</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/adamsmith2/">Adam Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/kevin-parrott/">Kevin Parrott</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/stevensmith_f1f/">Steven Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/damonsmedley/">Damon Smedley</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/ben-evans/">Ben Evans</a>, <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/iamdanthomas/">Daniel Thomas</a> and <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/lilla-my/">Ewa Zaborska</a> for writing them.</p><p>Paul Adamaszek, Vikas Singh, Vivek Manghnani, Oana Popoiu, Bastiaan Bunnik, ‘Mr T.’, Nilesh Gorsia, Laura Newman, Nikolas Gouloumis and James Scantlebury did some serious data-crunching for <a href="/2011/08/17/radio-broadcasts/">this article in August</a> so thanks to them as well.</p><p>Thanks to Sam White for his sterling work in the forums this year.</p><p>Big thanks to everyone who supplied competition prizes for the site this year. Thanks to <a href="http://www.silverstone.co.uk" target="_blank">Silverstone Circuit</a> one of our number has a pair of tickets to next year’s British Grand Prix. We’ve also had prizes from <a href="http://www.dukevideo.com/" target="_blank">Duke Video</a>, Haynes, Icon Publishing, Johnnie Walker, Goodwood, Rob Ijbema, FanVision, Nissan, Haymarket and Unlap.</p><p>Thanks also to everyone who’s advertised on F1 Fanatic in 2011.</p><p>Earlier this year we <a href="/2011/08/05/test-f1-knowledge-f1-fanatic-quizzes/">introduced the new F1 Fanatic Quizzes</a> on the site. The code behind this was developed by Adel Zairi and his team at <a href="http://www.citrusmarketing.co.uk/" target="_blank">Citrus Marketing</a>, so thanks to them.</p><p>With over 140,000 comments being published on the site since January 1st, I’ve struggled at times merely to read all of them, let alone reply to everyone. Thanks very much for your contributions to the site this year. I know there are many places you can go to discuss F1 online, and I especially appreciate the comments from those who help make a constructive, informed debate on F1 Fanatic.</p><p>I’d also like to thank Manish Pandey, Peter Windsor, Drew MacDonald, Maurice Hamilton, Mark Gallagher, Clive Allen, Ellie Williams, Ben Needham, Chris Yurhee, Mark Hemsworth, Gary Calladine, Bryn Williams and everyone who emailled in with tips, suggestions and constructive criticism.</p><p>Special thanks as ever to Ratboy!</p><p>And finally I’d like to thank everyone for the many generous <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/donate/">donations to F1 Fanatic</a> received this year, and everyone who <a href="/amazon/">bought products through our affiliate partners</a>.</p><p>I do hope there’s no-one I’ve overlooked – if there is, please accept my apologies.</p><p>Here’s hoping for an even bigger and better 2012!</p><h3>Join in on F1 Fanatic</h3><p>We’re always looking for new contributors, researchers, forum moderators and guest article writers. 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It was becoming clear at Valencia when everyone finished, and where the mechanical DNFs for the top three teams over 19 races can be counted using just fingers. Just one example, Red Bull have had just two DNFs due to mechanical reasons in two years.</p><p>I’m happy the number of potentially injury-causing accidents due to mechanical error is dropping. However the ability for some of the smaller teams to get a taste of success and TV time is diminishing. None of the smaller teams get that rare race meeting where enough mechanical issues occur to give them a chance.</p><p>In the last 17 races only five drivers have finished on the podium, and only 6 drivers have finished in the top four in that time (Schumacher’s fourthin Canada being the only time the Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Webber and Alonso stranglehold was broken). By the end of the season, I was just hoping that anybody, even Massa, would drag themselves onto the podium, just so the post-race press conference would have somebody different.</p><p>It probably has a lot to do with minimal car and engine development that is allowed. 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<comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/30/2011-f1-statistics-part-year-context/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:27:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[2011 F1 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 F1 season review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 f1 championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 formula 1 championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 formula one championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 grand prix season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[auto racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f-1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 2011 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 grand prix 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 grandprix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 2011 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula 1 grand prix 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one 2011 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formula one grand prix 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grand prix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motor sport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motorsport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Bull]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red bull f1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red bull racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red bull renault]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sebastian Vettel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sebastien vettel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vettel]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54344</guid> <description><![CDATA[How can we compare Sebastian Vettel's achievements with other F1 champions?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="alignright"><div id="attachment_50299" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/08/28/2011-belgian-grand-prix-pictures/x_vett_redb_2011/" rel="attachment wp-att-50299"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/x_vett_redb_2011-e1325250925794-208x117.jpg" alt="Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Spa-Francorchamps, 2011" title="Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Spa-Francorchamps, 2011" width="208" height="117" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-50299" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Spa-Francorchamps, 2011</p></div></div><p><a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> ended the season with more points than any driver has ever scored in an F1 season.</p><p>But how can we compare his achievement with other F1 champions?</p><p>Read on to discover the trends at work in F1 which helped engineer Vettel’s dominance.</p><h3>Vettel’s dominant season</h3><p>Vettel ended the year just shy of 400 world championship points – far in excess of the previous record. Does this automatically make him the greatest world champion ever?</p><p>Of course not – with <a href="/2009/12/22/think-the-new-f1-points-system-is-weird-weve-seen-much-stranger-than-that/">changes in the points systems</a> and the <a href="/2011/03/14/interactive-map-growing-f1-calendar-19502011-2/">number of races per year steadily climbing</a>, there’s no way we can take it for granted. And that’s before we take differences in cars, reliability and so on into account.</p><p>But we can adjust for the differences in season length and points very easily. In the table below all the points have been calculated using the 2011 system. We then work out what percentage of the total available points each driver scored.</p><p>It reveals Vettel scored a higher percentage than every other world champion with only two exceptions:</p><table class="thin"><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Driver</strong></td><td><strong>Points*</strong></td><td><strong>% available points</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a></td><td>380</td><td>89.41</td></tr><tr><td>1963</td><td><a title="Jim Clark" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-c/jim-clark/">Jim Clark</a></td><td>212</td><td>84.8</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a></td><td>392</td><td>82.53</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td><a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a></td><td>367</td><td>81.56</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td><a title="Juan Manuel Fangio" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-f/juan-manuel-fangio/">Juan Manuel Fangio</a></td><td>177</td><td>78.67</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a></td><td>327</td><td>76.94</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td><a title="Alberto Ascari" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/alberto-ascari/">Alberto Ascari</a></td><td>150</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso</a></td><td>321</td><td>71.33</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td><a title="Graham Hill" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/graham-hill/">Graham Hill</a></td><td>158</td><td>70.22</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td><a title="Nigel Mansell" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/nigel-mansell/">Nigel Mansell</a></td><td>279</td><td>69.75</td></tr></table><p><small>*Adjusted to 2011 scoring</small></p><h3>Reliability</h3><p>It’s clear Vettel could not have achieved such an impressive season without having a very competitive car and extracting the maximum out of it. He was also aided – as other champions have been – by the astonishing levels of reliability in modern Formula 1.</p><p>Car failures have been trending downwards over the last two decades. Last year they crept up slightly – an inevitable consequence of three new teams arriving in the sport at once – but they improved once more this year.</p><p>Vettel had just one race-ending car failure all season. Thinking back to the table above, recall that <a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a> finished every race in 2002 without a single breakdown.</p><p>This table shows what percentage of starts ended in a classified finish, a mechanical retirement, or some other retirement such as a crash:</p><p><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/js/charts.js"></script></p><div class="spreadsheetinfo"> <span class="coloursurl">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/stats.csv</span></p><table class="spreadsheetdata"><tr><td></td><td>1992</td><td>1993</td><td>1994</td><td>1995</td><td>1996</td><td>1997</td><td>1998</td><td>1999</td><td>2000</td><td>2001</td><td>2002</td><td>2003</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>Classified finishers</td><td>44.89</td><td>52.91</td><td>46.17</td><td>50.24</td><td>50.29</td><td>56.88</td><td>57.95</td><td>52.56</td><td>58.56</td><td>60.7</td><td>57.97</td><td>66.88</td><td>72.5</td><td>74.2</td><td>69.19</td><td>75.13</td><td>77.72</td><td>82.06</td><td>76.97</td><td>81.36</td></tr><tr><td>Mechanical failures</td><td>27.14</td><td>24.03</td><td>25.9</td><td>31.1</td><td>24.27</td><td>24.6</td><td>26.42</td><td>29.55</td><td>25.13</td><td>27.01</td><td>29.12</td><td>24.38</td><td>16.94</td><td>11.44</td><td>18.18</td><td>13.64</td><td>8.7</td><td>9.12</td><td>13.15</td><td>10.75</td></tr><tr><td>Other DNFs</td><td>27.97</td><td>23.06</td><td>27.93</td><td>18.66</td><td>25.44</td><td>18.52</td><td>15.63</td><td>17.9</td><td>16.31</td><td>12.3</td><td>12.91</td><td>8.75</td><td>10.56</td><td>14.36</td><td>12.63</td><td>11.23</td><td>13.59</td><td>8.82</td><td>9.88</td><td>7.89</td></tr></table></div><h3>Season data</h3><p>With the RB7 at his disposal, Vettel broke Nigel Mansell’s 1992 record of starting 14 races from pole position. Since then it’s become unusual to see one driver take ten or more pole positions in a season.</p><p>In the era of ‘race-fuel qualifying’ – 2003-2009 – we became used to seeing the driver with the least fuel on board starting from pole position, rather than the driver that was quicker over a single lap. F1 is surely better off without artificial variety like this – pole position is now a meaningful achievement, even if it did get rather tedious seeing Vettel up front all the time.</p><p>This year also saw the highest total number of race starters since 1997. In all, 28 different drivers competed in races in 2011</p><p><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/js/charts.js"></script></p><div class="spreadsheetinfo"> <span class="coloursurl">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/stats.csv</span></p><table class="spreadsheetdata"><tr><td></td><td>1992</td><td>1993</td><td>1994</td><td>1995</td><td>1996</td><td>1997</td><td>1998</td><td>1999</td><td>2000</td><td>2001</td><td>2002</td><td>2003</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>Number of races</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>18</td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>19</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>Different drivers</td><td>37</td><td>35</td><td>46</td><td>35</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>23</td><td>24</td><td>23</td><td>26</td><td>23</td><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>27</td><td>27</td><td>26</td><td>22</td><td>25</td><td>27</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>Different winners</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Most wins by individual</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Different pole sitters</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Most pole positions by individual</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>15</td></tr></table></div><h3>Vettel’s place among the champions</h3><p>The final table brings us back where we came in – comparing Vettel with the other world champions.</p><p>When the year began Vettel had ten races victories to his name. He now has 21 – more than twice as many – in an F1 career that’s spanned just 81 races.</p><p>That gives him the sixth-highest win rate among the world champions of 25.93%. With Red Bull consistently producing race-winners and <a title="Mercedes" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mercedes/">Mercedes</a> failing to do so, it’s very likely Vettel could surpass Schumacher’s win rate next year. For example, he could do so by winning the next eight races, assuming Schumacher starts them all.</p><p>This table compares the results of all the world champions. To rank them, all their points have been converted into the current system, and their average points per finish has been calculated. All mechanical retirements have been excluded from that calculation.</p><p>Vettel ranks ninth in this table. <a href="/2011/02/14/champion-of-champions-in-stats/">He was 12th before the season began</a>.</p><table class="thin"><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Wins (%)</strong></td><td><strong>Poles (%)</strong></td><td><strong>Fastest laps (%)</strong></td><td><strong>Car failures (%)</strong></td><td><strong>Points/finish</strong></td></tr><tr><td><a title="Juan Manuel Fangio" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-f/juan-manuel-fangio/">Juan Manuel Fangio</a></td><td>24 (47.06%)</td><td>29 (56.86%)</td><td>23 (45.10%)</td><td>17.65</td><td>20.79</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Alberto Ascari" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/alberto-ascari/">Alberto Ascari</a></td><td>13 (40.63%)</td><td>14 (43.75%)</td><td>12 (37.50%)</td><td>18.75</td><td>17.15</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Jackie Stewart" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/sir-jackie-stewart-obe/">Jackie Stewart</a></td><td>27 (27.27%)</td><td>17 (17.17%)</td><td>15 (15.15%)</td><td>32.32</td><td>16.55</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Jim Clark" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-c/jim-clark/">Jim Clark</a></td><td>25 (34.72%)</td><td>33 (45.83%)</td><td>28 (38.89%)</td><td>29.17</td><td>16.45</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Giuseppe Farina" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-f/giuseppi-nino-farina/">Giuseppe Farina</a></td><td>5 (15.15%)</td><td>5 (15.15%)</td><td>5 (15.15%)</td><td>15.15</td><td>15.96</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Alain Prost" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-p/alain-prost/">Alain Prost</a></td><td>51 (25.63%)</td><td>33 (16.58%)</td><td>41 (20.60%)</td><td>16.58</td><td>14.96</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Ayrton Senna" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/ayrton-senna/">Ayrton Senna</a></td><td>41 (25.47%)</td><td>65 (40.37%)</td><td>19 (11.80%)</td><td>20.50</td><td>14.70</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Michael Schumacher" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/michael-schumacher/">Michael Schumacher</a></td><td>91 (31.82%)</td><td>68 (23.78%)</td><td>76 (26.57%)</td><td>8.39</td><td>14.66</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a></td><td>21 (25.93%)</td><td>30 (37.04%)</td><td>9 (11.11%)</td><td>11.11</td><td>13.38</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Mike Hawthorn" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/mike-hawthorn/">Mike Hawthorn</a></td><td>3 (6.67%)</td><td>4 (8.89%)</td><td>6 (13.33%)</td><td>22.22</td><td>13.37</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Jochen Rindt" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/jochen-rindt/">Jochen Rindt</a></td><td>6 (10.00%)</td><td>10 (16.67%)</td><td>3 (5.00%)</td><td>55.00</td><td>13.26</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Lewis Hamilton" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/lewis-hamilton/">Lewis Hamilton</a></td><td>17 (18.89%)</td><td>19 (21.11%)</td><td>11 (12.22%)</td><td>3.33</td><td>12.66</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Fernando Alonso" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/fernando-alonso/">Fernando Alonso</a></td><td>27 (15.34%)</td><td>20 (11.36%)</td><td>19 (10.80%)</td><td>9.66</td><td>12.13</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Niki Lauda" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-l/niki-lauda/">Niki Lauda</a></td><td>25 (14.62%)</td><td>24 (14.04%)</td><td>24 (14.04%)</td><td>34.50</td><td>11.99</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Nigel Mansell" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-m/nigel-mansell/">Nigel Mansell</a></td><td>31 (16.58%)</td><td>32 (17.11%)</td><td>30 (16.04%)</td><td>32.62</td><td>11.98</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Kimi Raikkonen" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/kimi-raikkonen/">Kimi Raikkonen</a></td><td>18 (11.54%)</td><td>16 (10.26%)</td><td>35 (22.44%)</td><td>19.23</td><td>11.89</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Jack Brabham" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/jack-brabham/">Jack Brabham</a></td><td>14 (11.38%)</td><td>13 (10.57%)</td><td>12 (9.76%)</td><td>34.96</td><td>11.74</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Mika Hakkinen" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/mika-hakkinen/">Mika Hakkinen</a></td><td>20 (12.42%)</td><td>26 (16.15%)</td><td>25 (15.53%)</td><td>24.22</td><td>11.33</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Denny Hulme" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/denny-hulme/">Denny Hulme</a></td><td>8 (7.14%)</td><td>1 (0.89%)</td><td>9 (8.04%)</td><td>25.89</td><td>11.33</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Damon Hill" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/damon-hill/">Damon Hill</a></td><td>22 (19.13%)</td><td>20 (17.39%)</td><td>19 (16.52%)</td><td>14.78</td><td>11.13</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Nelson Piquet" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-p/nelson-piquet/">Nelson Piquet</a></td><td>23 (11.27%)</td><td>24 (11.76%)</td><td>23 (11.27%)</td><td>24.51</td><td>10.96</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Phil Hill" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/phil-hill/">Phil Hill</a></td><td>3 (6.38%)</td><td>6 (12.77%)</td><td>6 (12.77%)</td><td>27.66</td><td>10.74</td></tr><tr><td><a title="John Surtees" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/john-surtees/">John Surtees</a></td><td>6 (5.41%)</td><td>8 (7.21%)</td><td>11 (9.91%)</td><td>44.14</td><td>10.58</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Jody Scheckter" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-s/jody-scheckter/">Jody Scheckter</a></td><td>10 (8.93%)</td><td>3 (2.68%)</td><td>5 (4.46%)</td><td>18.75</td><td>9.85</td></tr><tr><td><a title="James Hunt" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/james-hunt/">James Hunt</a></td><td>10 (10.87%)</td><td>14 (15.22%)</td><td>8 (8.70%)</td><td>29.35</td><td>9.68</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Emerson Fittipaldi" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-f/emerson-fittipaldi/">Emerson Fittipaldi</a></td><td>14 (9.72%)</td><td>6 (4.17%)</td><td>6 (4.17%)</td><td>25.69</td><td>9.29</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Graham Hill" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-h/graham-hill/">Graham Hill</a></td><td>14 (8.00%)</td><td>13 (7.43%)</td><td>10 (5.71%)</td><td>33.14</td><td>9.00</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Mario Andretti" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-a/mario-andretti/">Mario Andretti</a></td><td>12 (9.38%)</td><td>18 (14.06%)</td><td>10 (7.81%)</td><td>39.84</td><td>8.71</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Alan Jones" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-j/alan-jones/">Alan Jones</a></td><td>12 (10.34%)</td><td>6 (5.17%)</td><td>13 (11.21%)</td><td>28.45</td><td>8.52</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Keke Rosberg" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/keke-rosberg/">Keke Rosberg</a></td><td>5 (4.39%)</td><td>5 (4.39%)</td><td>3 (2.63%)</td><td>38.60</td><td>8.50</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Jenson Button" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-b/jenson-button/">Jenson Button</a></td><td>12 (5.77%)</td><td>7 (3.37%)</td><td>6 (2.88%)</td><td>13.46</td><td>7.89</td></tr><tr><td><a title="Jacques Villeneuve" 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<comments>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/30/3012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:01:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keith Collantine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[F1 Fanatic round-up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[f1 fanatic round-up]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=54138</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the round-up: Paddy Lowe says DRS has removed the need to alter car aerodynamics to aid passing.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the round-up: <a title="McLaren" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mclaren/">McLaren’s</a> technical director Paddy Lowe says DRS has removed the need to alter car aerodynamics to improve overtaking.</p><h3>Links</h3><p>Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2011/12/drs.html" target="_blank">Better racing – but is it fake? (BBC)</a></strong></p><p>Paddy Lowe: “What’s great [about DRS is] at least we can move on from this debate of trying to change the aerodynamic characteristics of cars to try to improve overtaking. We’ve found something much more authoritative, much cheaper, easier and more effective, and adjustable from race to race.”</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96849">Newey: Red Bull can still improve (Autosport)</a></strong></p><p>“All through pre-season testing you are never really quite sure, and it certainly seemed that <a title="Ferrari" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/ferrari/">Ferrari</a> were going to be our main rivals, and McLaren were struggling with their exhaust system. But they did a painfully good and quick job of copying ours between the last test and the first race, so their performance in Melbourne was unexpected.”</p><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/67199.html">Massa still quick – Todt (ESPN)</a></strong></p><p>“Stefano [Domenicali's] role is the eye of the storm. I was also constantly the subject of criticism and I’m proud that in the end I made the decision about how I should retire after all the risks that I would be fired.”</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.crash.net/f1/news/175749/1/maldonado_impossible_for_williams_to_be_worse_in_2012.html" target="_blank">Maldonado: Impossible for Williams to be worse in 2012 (Crash)</a></strong></p><p>“I believe that was the worst position for a rookie [to be in], when nothing works, especially in the first year, [as] you have to learn many things.”</p><p>Follow F1 news as it breaks using the <a title="F1 Fanatic live Twitter app" href="/twitter/">F1 Fanatic live Twitter app</a>.</p><h3>Comment of the day</h3><p><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/steph/">Steph</a> thinks <a href="/2011/12/29/2912/comment-page-1/#comment-920336">Jarno Trulli is wrong about Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna</a>:</p><blockquote><p>I genuinely think Trulli is wrong. Petrov was a lot more consistent this year and I think has potential and a decent amount of speed. Senna came in and was bang on the pace. He was inconsistent but he did on occasion show speed which was impressive given his time out.</p><p>Plus, the <a title="Renault" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/renault/">Renault</a> was just awful this year. Who cares whether they’re pay drivers? So was Lauda at one point. You need a decent amount of money just to be able to buy a kart never mind get into F1 and that’s the real problem not whether these guys are talented or not because to me, they are.<br /> <em><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/members/steph/">Steph</a></em></p></blockquote><h3>From the forum</h3><p>The game’s been out several months now, so <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/groups/f1-games/forum/topic/hows-your-f1-2011-career-going/">how’s your F1 2011 career going</a>?</p><h3>Happy birthday!</h3><p>Happy birthday to Journeyer, NAZ3012 and Rick!</p><p>If you want a birthday shout-out tell us when yours is by <a href="/credits-and-contacts/contact-f1fanatic">emailling</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/f1fanatic_co_uk">using Twitter</a> or <a href="/2009/03/06/what-was-the-f1-news-on-your-birthday/">adding to the list here</a>.</p><p><a name="onthisday"></a></p><h3>On this day in F1</h3><p>Mike Spence was born on this day 75 years ago.</p><p>He was 31 when he got the chance to replace the late <a title="Jim Clark" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-c/jim-clark/">Jim Clark</a> in Lotus’s entry for the Indianapolis 500. 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The fastest team at each weekend is shown at zero percent, and the other teams’ lap times are shown as a percentage of their time.</p><p>As usual you can hover over each data point to see the value and toggle different lines on and off using the control below:</p><p><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/js/charts.js"></script></p><div class="spreadsheetinfo"> <span class="coloursurl">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2011teamcolours.csv</span></p><table class="spreadsheetdata"><tr><td></td><td>AUS</td><td>MAL</td><td>CHI</td><td>TUR</td><td>SPA</td><td>MON</td><td>CAN</td><td>EUR</td><td>BRI</td><td>GER</td><td>HUN</td><td>BEL</td><td>ITA</td><td>SIN</td><td>JAP</td><td>KOR</td><td>IND</td><td>ABU</td><td>BRA</td></tr><tr><td>Red Bull</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.23</td><td>0</td><td>0.05</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>McLaren</td><td>0.93</td><td>0.11</td><td>0.76</td><td>0.64</td><td>1.21</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.75</td><td>0.42</td><td>1.66</td><td>0.06</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.55</td><td>0.41</td><td>0.01</td><td>0</td><td>0.35</td><td>0</td><td>0.51</td></tr><tr><td>Ferrari</td><td>1.73</td><td>0.98</td><td>1.51</td><td>0.94</td><td>1.21</td><td>1.26</td><td>0.25</td><td>0.49</td><td>0.13</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.56</td><td>1.81</td><td>0.69</td><td>0.47</td><td>0.37</td><td>1.06</td><td>0.41</td><td>0.63</td><td>0.94</td></tr><tr><td>Mercedes</td><td>2.27</td><td>1.6</td><td>1.03</td><td>0.62</td><td>1.96</td><td>1.53</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.3</td><td>2</td><td>1.31</td><td>1.61</td><td>2.08</td><td>1.29</td><td>1.56</td><td>1.82</td><td>2.02</td><td>1.51</td><td>1</td><td>0.91</td></tr><tr><td>Renault</td><td>2.06</td><td>1.32</td><td>1.54</td><td>1.47</td><td>1.84</td><td>3.07</td><td>1.44</td><td>1.86</td><td>2.58</td><td>2.12</td><td>3.09</td><td>2.61</td><td>1.53</td><td>4.1</td><td>1.97</td><td>2.4</td><td>2.39</td><td>2.52</td><td>1.92</td></tr><tr><td>Williams</td><td>3.28</td><td>2.77</td><td>2.35</td><td>2.02</td><td>2.31</td><td>2.7</td><td>2.78</td><td>2.59</td><td>1.7</td><td>2.84</td><td>3.59</td><td>1.96</td><td>2.88</td><td>3.53</td><td>2.89</td><td>3.52</td><td>2.8</td><td>3.38</td><td>2.62</td></tr><tr><td>Force India</td><td>3.25</td><td>2.64</td><td>2.13</td><td>2.33</td><td>4.14</td><td>3.48</td><td>2.38</td><td>2.12</td><td>1.69</td><td>1.92</td><td>2.04</td><td>3.96</td><td>2.29</td><td>2.6</td><td>2.21</td><td>2.5</td><td>2.33</td><td>1.8</td><td>1.87</td></tr><tr><td>Sauber</td><td>2.25</td><td>1.92</td><td>2.5</td><td>2.58</td><td>2.95</td><td>2.62</td><td>3.11</td><td>2.6</td><td>1.91</td><td>3.44</td><td>2.93</td><td>2.84</td><td>3.12</td><td>3.1</td><td>2.12</td><td>3.08</td><td>3.65</td><td>2.48</td><td>3.07</td></tr><tr><td>Toro Rosso</td><td>2.82</td><td>2.41</td><td>1.91</td><td>2.59</td><td>2.78</td><td>3.73</td><td>3.18</td><td>2.79</td><td>5.36</td><td>3.85</td><td>3.96</td><td>2.29</td><td>3.23</td><td>4.07</td><td>2.87</td><td>2.6</td><td>2.36</td><td>2.62</td><td>2.62</td></tr><tr><td>Lotus</td><td>6.85</td><td>3.98</td><td>4.47</td><td>4.39</td><td>5.46</td><td>5.15</td><td>5.11</td><td>4.84</td><td>4.89</td><td>6.13</td><td>5.7</td><td>5.31</td><td>5.31</td><td>6.29</td><td>5.51</td><td>4.91</td><td>5.21</td><td>4.62</td><td>4.38</td></tr><tr><td>HRT</td><td>11.31</td><td>7.04</td><td>6.94</td><td>6.63</td><td>8.43</td><td>10.89</td><td>7.41</td><td>6.82</td><td>7.84</td><td>7.7</td><td>8.15</td><td>9.01</td><td>7.02</td><td>7.69</td><td>8.16</td><td>8.28</td><td>7.17</td><td>6.31</td><td>6.55</td></tr><tr><td>Virgin</td><td>7.58</td><td>6.09</td><td>5.78</td><td>6.34</td><td>7.82</td><td>5.92</td><td>7.56</td><td>5.75</td><td>6.42</td><td>7.02</td><td>8.12</td><td>7.41</td><td>6.46</td><td>7.45</td><td>6.6</td><td>6.54</td><td>7.95</td><td>6.18</td><td>7.09</td></tr></table></div><p>A few clear trends are visible in the data:</p><ul><li><a title="Red Bull" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/red-bull/">Red Bull</a> set the fastest lap time at every weekend with two exceptions: Korea and Abu Dhabi</li><li>Although they were never as far ahead as they had been in Hungary last year, Red Bull were the fastest team even more regularly than they had been in 2010</li><li><a title="McLaren" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mclaren/">McLaren</a> cut Red Bull’s advantage over the final races of the year</li><li><a title="Ferrari" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/ferrari/">Ferrari</a> improved their performance over the first half of the season before dropping back again, presumably as they diverted more resources to their 2012 campaign</li><li>At the beginning of the season <a title="Renault" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/renault/">Renault</a> were the fourth-quickest team but they dropped back over the course of the year</li><li>Whereas <a title="Force India F1 Team" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/force-india-f1-team/">Force India</a> made clear progress throughout the season</li><li><a title="HRT" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/hrt-f1/">HRT</a> and, to a lesser extent, Virgin, were regularly more than 7% slower than the fastest runners. So why did they not fall victim to the 107% rule more often? This was usually because the quicker teams used hard, slower tyres in Q1.</li><li>See <a href="/2010/12/13/2010-in-stats-part-three-car-performance/">last year’s chart</a> to compare the team’s performance this year and last</li></ul><h3>Performance: 2011 vs 2010</h3><div class="alignright"><table class=thin><tr><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>Average %<br />deficit to<br />fastest car<br />(2011)</strong></td><td><strong>Average %<br />deficit to<br />fastest car<br />(2010)</strong></td><td><strong>Change</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Red Bull</td><td>0.01</td><td>0.05</td><td>-0.04</td></tr><tr><td>McLaren</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.58</td><td>-0.08</td></tr><tr><td>Ferrari</td><td>0.83</td><td>0.48</td><td>+0.35</td></tr><tr><td>Mercedes</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.15</td><td>+0.35</td></tr><tr><td>Renault</td><td>2.2</td><td>1.18</td><td>+1.02</td></tr><tr><td>Williams</td><td>2.76</td><td>1.53</td><td>+1.23</td></tr><tr><td>Force India</td><td>2.51</td><td>1.81</td><td>+0.7</td></tr><tr><td>Sauber</td><td>2.75</td><td>2.04</td><td>+0.71</td></tr><tr><td>Toro Rosso</td><td>3.06</td><td>2.28</td><td>+0.78</td></tr><tr><td>Lotus</td><td>5.18</td><td>4.82</td><td>+0.36</td></tr><tr><td>HRT</td><td>7.86</td><td>6.68</td><td>+1.18</td></tr><tr><td>Virgin</td><td>6.85</td><td>5.31</td><td>+1.54</td></tr></table></div><p>This table compares each teams’ performance this year and last year.</p><p>This reinforces the view that the front-running teams are pulling further away from the midfield. In particular Renault and <a title="Williams" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/williams/">Williams</a> were more than one percentage point slower than the fastest car this year than they were last year.</p><p>Even teams that finished higher in the championship than last year, such as Force India and <a title="Sauber" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/sauber/">Sauber</a>, had fallen further back from the front runners.</p><p><a title="Lotus" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/lotus/">Lotus</a> reduced the gap between them and the midfield. Here a word of warning about the data: because Lotus rarely progressed to Q2 they will generally have set their lap times in less favourable track conditions. Therefore, the gap between them in the midfield is likely to be slightly exaggerated.</p><p>And of course keep in mind this reflects performance over a single flying lap better than it does race stint performance. In Spain, where Red Bull enjoyed their greatest margin of superiority all year, <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> ended the race under pressure from Lewis Hamilton.</p><h3>Reliability</h3><div id="attachment_54334" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011retirements.gif"><img src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011retirements-470x307.gif" alt="2011 retirements by team" title="2011 retirements by team" width="470" height="307" class="size-medium wp-image-54334" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">2011 retirements by team</p></div><p>Formula 1 continues to see exceptional levels of reliability. This year’s European Grand Prix set a new record as all 24 starters were classified.</p><p>Some teams have made considerable strides in this area: last year <a title="Virgin Racing" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/virgin-racing/">Virgin</a> saw 13 retirements due to car failures, which they cut to five this year.</p><p>Had it not been for <a title="Sebastian Vettel" href="/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/sebastian-vettel/">Sebastian Vettel’s</a> tyre failure in Abu Dhabi, Red Bull might have gone the season without a single retirement due to a technical fault. However they were not without other problems during the year, such as numerous KERS failures during the races, and Vettel’s gearbox problem in Brazil.</p><h3>Pit stops</h3><p>This chart shows how each team’s quickest pit stop in each race (in seconds) compared to the quickest pit stop of all in the same race:</p><p><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/js/charts.js"></script></p><div class="spreadsheetinfo"> <span class="coloursurl">http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2011teamcolours.csv</span></p><table class="spreadsheetdata"><tr><td></td><td>AUS</td><td>MAL</td><td>CHI</td><td>TUR</td><td>SPA</td><td>MON</td><td>CAN</td><td>EUR</td><td>BRI</td><td>GER</td><td>HUN</td><td>BEL</td><td>ITA</td><td>SIN</td><td>JAP</td><td>KOR</td><td>IND</td><td>ABU</td><td>BRA</td></tr><tr><td>Red Bull</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.569</td><td>0</td><td>0.353</td><td>1.599</td><td>0</td><td>0.183</td><td>0</td><td>0.18</td><td>0</td><td>0.633</td><td>0</td><td>0.606</td><td>0.794</td><td>0</td><td>0.347</td><td>0.175</td><td>0.256</td></tr><tr><td>McLaren</td><td>0.161</td><td>0.507</td><td>0.011</td><td>0.721</td><td>0.227</td><td>0</td><td>1.187</td><td>0.076</td><td>0.155</td><td>0.473</td><td>0.382</td><td>1.487</td><td>0.282</td><td>0.459</td><td>0.138</td><td>0.599</td><td>0.199</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Ferrari</td><td>0.731</td><td>0.648</td><td>0.646</td><td>1.196</td><td>0.704</td><td>0.682</td><td>0.158</td><td>0</td><td>0.101</td><td>0.045</td><td>0.272</td><td>0.841</td><td>0.443</td><td>0.555</td><td>0.156</td><td>0.654</td><td>0.862</td><td>0.685</td><td>0.268</td></tr><tr><td>Mercedes</td><td>1.196</td><td>0.334</td><td>0</td><td>0.196</td><td>0</td><td>0.446</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.76</td><td>1.262</td><td>0</td><td>0.275</td><td>0</td><td>0.636</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.106</td><td>0</td><td>0.31</td><td>0.262</td></tr><tr><td>Renault</td><td>0.474</td><td>0.709</td><td>1.299</td><td>0.76</td><td>1.262</td><td>1.181</td><td>0.711</td><td>0.969</td><td>1.035</td><td>0.642</td><td>1.689</td><td>1.242</td><td></td><td>1.068</td><td>0.257</td><td>1.493</td><td>1.626</td><td>0.618</td><td>0.773</td></tr><tr><td>Williams</td><td>1.123</td><td>2.609</td><td>0.959</td><td>1.575</td><td>1.103</td><td>1.005</td><td>0.657</td><td>1.027</td><td>0.732</td><td>1.127</td><td>0.916</td><td>1.268</td><td>1.236</td><td>0.77</td><td>0.437</td><td>1.584</td><td>1.446</td><td>0.851</td><td>1.141</td></tr><tr><td>Force India</td><td>1.351</td><td>0.153</td><td>0.467</td><td>0.663</td><td>0.536</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.077</td><td>0.15</td><td>0.94</td><td>0.909</td><td>0.925</td><td>0.83</td><td>0.492</td><td>0.347</td><td>0.762</td><td>1.075</td><td>0.091</td><td>0.866</td><td>0.349</td></tr><tr><td>Sauber</td><td>0.918</td><td>1.387</td><td>0.951</td><td>1.603</td><td>0.966</td><td>3.972</td><td>1.285</td><td>0.409</td><td>2.249</td><td>0.952</td><td>0.906</td><td>1.116</td><td>1.561</td><td>1.047</td><td>1.08</td><td>1.24</td><td>1.783</td><td>0.483</td><td>0.835</td></tr><tr><td>Toro Rosso</td><td>0.58</td><td>0.995</td><td>1.406</td><td>1.657</td><td>1.207</td><td>0.375</td><td>0.936</td><td>0.324</td><td>0.958</td><td>1.024</td><td>0.696</td><td></td><td>0.61</td><td>1.531</td><td>1.217</td><td>2.007</td><td>1.686</td><td>2.013</td><td>1.459</td></tr><tr><td>Lotus</td><td>2.328</td><td>1.443</td><td>1.368</td><td>1.521</td><td>1.273</td><td>0.925</td><td>0.93</td><td>0.99</td><td></td><td>1.245</td><td>1.326</td><td>1.331</td><td>1.233</td><td>1.631</td><td>0.837</td><td>1.966</td><td>1.108</td><td>1.302</td><td>1.082</td></tr><tr><td>HRT</td><td></td><td>4.661</td><td>2.977</td><td>4.362</td><td>3.623</td><td>3.628</td><td>4.8</td><td>2.099</td><td>2.368</td><td>2.118</td><td>2.794</td><td>1.613</td><td></td><td>2.27</td><td>2.056</td><td>2.107</td><td>2.712</td><td>1.897</td><td>2.27</td></tr><tr><td>Virgin</td><td>1.272</td><td>2.523</td><td>1.386</td><td>2.667</td><td>1.636</td><td>1.794</td><td>1.741</td><td>1.764</td><td>1.822</td><td>0.832</td><td>0.949</td><td>1.568</td><td>1.406</td><td>2.175</td><td>1.151</td><td>2.427</td><td>1.579</td><td>1.211</td><td>1.463</td></tr></table></div><p>Red Bull and <a title="Mercedes" href="/f1-information/f1-teams/mercedes/">Mercedes</a> were consistently the two quickest teams in the pits. 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