Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Newsletter/201105

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year IV · Issue 5 · May 2, 2011 – June 6, 2011 Previous month's issue
New users New members – 19TwentyTwenty (talk · contribs) (May 4) Lmcintyre1 (talk · contribs) (May 20) Lewishamiltonheikki (talk · contribs) (May 21) New recipients – New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Total FA 3 3 7 13 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 9 6 24 B 18 29 36 45 128 C 5 28 37 66 136 Start 17 93 181 611 902 Stub 23 131 1,532 1,686 List 3 9 12 4 28 Category 378 378 Disambig 7 7 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 11 11 Template 149 149 NA 24 24 Assessed 50 193 416 2,264 671 3,594 Total 50 193 416 2,264 671 3,594 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Articles featured on the Main Page -- Brabham (May 2) Completed Peer Reviews – 1980 Spanish Grand Prix
Editors' Comment Users are always welcome to help us with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors – Midgrid (talk · contribs) Cs-wolves (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) How to help WPF1 – Expand the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the project to-do list and help to complete the tasks: Article requests: Erich Zakowski, Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Giorgio Stirano, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, 10 Tenths, Elf Masters Copyedit: Bahrain Grand Prix, History of Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Rob White (Formula One), Rob Smedley Expand: F1-X Dubai, Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more Update: History of Formula One, Toyota, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2024 Formula One season, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Super Aguri F1, Divina Galica, Grand Prix World Championship Images needed: Max Mosley, Sakon Yamamoto, Jordan Grand Prix circa 1992-1997, Paddy Lowe, 2008 Turkish Grand Prix more For more work, see this generated list or the Auxiliary list
Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Sebastian Vettel during practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. Vettel won all three races to be held during the month of May; in Turkey, Spain and Monaco, to extend his drivers' championship lead yet further. New images 2011
Article of the month – Brabham, featured on the main page (May 2) Motor Racing Developments Ltd., commonly known as Brabham, was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by two Australians, driver Jack Brabham and designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four drivers' and two constructors' world championships in its 30-year Formula One history. Jack Brabham's 1966 drivers' championship remains the only such achievement using a car bearing the driver's own name. In the 1960s, Brabham was the world's largest manufacturer of open wheel racing cars for sale to customer teams, and had built more than 500 cars by 1970. During this period, teams using Brabham cars won championships in Formula Two and Formula Three and competed in the Indianapolis 500. In the 1970s and 1980s, Brabham introduced innovations such as the "fan car"—which won its only race before being withdrawn—in-race refuelling, carbon brakes, and hydropneumatic suspension. The team won two more Formula One drivers' championships in the 1980s with Brazilian Nelson Piquet, and became the first to win a drivers' championship with a turbocharged car. British businessman Bernie Ecclestone owned Brabham during most of the 1970s and 1980s, and later became responsible for administering the commercial aspects of Formula One. Ecclestone sold the team in 1988. Its last owner was the Middlebridge Group, a Japanese engineering firm. Midway through the 1992 season, the team collapsed financially as Middlebridge was unable to make repayments against loans provided by Landhurst Leasing. The case was investigated by the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office. In 2009, an unsuccessful attempt was made by a German organisation to enter the 2010 Formula One season using the Brabham name. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 143 2nd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 85 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull 79 4th Jenson Button McLaren 76 5th Fernando Alonso Ferrari 69 6th Nick Heidfeld Renault 29 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 26 8th Felipe Massa Ferrari 24 9th Vitaly Petrov Renault 21 10th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 19 11th Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 14 12th Adrian Sutil Force India 8 13th Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 7 14th Rubens Barrichello Williams 2 15th Sergio Pérez Sauber 2 16th Paul di Resta Force India 2 17th Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 0 18th Jarno Trulli Lotus 0 19th Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 0 20th Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 0 21st Pastor Maldonado Williams 0 22nd Timo Glock Virgin 0 23rd Vitantonio Liuzzi Hispania 0 24th Narain Karthikeyan Hispania 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB7 222 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-26 161 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 150° Italia 93 4th Lotus Renault GP R31 50 5th Mercedes GP Petronas MGP W02 40 6th Sauber F1 Team C30 21 7th Force India F1 Team VJM04 10 8th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR6 7 9th AT&T Williams FW33 2 10th Team Lotus T128 0 11th Marussia Virgin Racing MVR-02 0 12th Hispania Racing F1 Team F111 0 See 2011 Formula One season for more information
Turkish Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:30:17.558 2nd Mark Webber Red Bull + 8.807 3rd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 10.075 4th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 40.232 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP + 47.539 6th Jenson Button McLaren + 59.431 7th Nick Heidfeld Renault + 1:00.857 8th Vitaly Petrov Renault + 1:08.168 9th Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso + 1:09.394 10th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 1:18.021 Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:29.703, on lap 48 Turkish Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.049 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.454 Row two Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:25.574 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:25.595 Row three Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.851 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.982 Row four Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:26.296 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:26.646 Row five Nick Heidfeld Renault 1:26.659 Felipe Massa Ferrari no time* * Massa recorded no time in Q3 as he did not attempt a run. Friday Practice 1 – Alonso tops wet Turkish session Friday Practice 2 – Button edges out Rosberg in Istanbul Saturday Practice – Vettel recovers in style Qualifying – Vettel eases to Istanbul Park pole Race – Vettel reigns supreme for Red Bull in Turkey
Spanish Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:39:03.301 2nd Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 0.630 3rd Jenson Button McLaren + 35.697 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 47.966 5th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 1 lap 6th Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP + 1 lap 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP + 1 lap 8th Nick Heidfeld Renault + 1 lap 9th Sergio Pérez Sauber + 1 lap 10th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 1 lap Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton 1:26.727, on lap 52 Spanish Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Mark Webber Red Bull 1:20.981 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:21.181 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:21.961 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:21.964 Row three Jenson Button McLaren 1:21.996 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:22.471 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:22.599 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.888 Row five Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:22.952 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP no time* * Schumacher recorded no time in Q3 as he did not attempt a run. Friday Practice 1 – Webber leads Vettel by a second in Spanish sun Friday Practice 2 – Webber again, but Hamilton splits the Red Bulls Saturday Practice – Vettel pips Webber at the post Qualifying – Webber bests Vettel to take Barcelona pole Race – Vettel holds off Hamilton for tense Spanish win
Monaco Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 2:09:38.3731 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 1.138 3rd Jenson Button McLaren + 2.378 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 23.101 5th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 26.916 6th Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 47.210‡ 7th Adrian Sutil Force India + 1 lap 8th Nick Heidfeld Renault + 1 lap 9th Rubens Barrichello Williams + 1 lap 10th Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso + 1 lap Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:16.234, on lap 78 Monaco Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:13.556 Jenson Button McLaren 1:13.997 Row two Mark Webber Red Bull 1:14.019 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:14.483 Row three Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:14.682 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.877 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:15.766 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:16.528 Row five Lewis Hamilton McLaren no time* Sergio Pérez Sauber no time† 1 – Total time includes time elapsed under red flag conditions. ‡ Hamilton (6th, + 27.210) was penalised 20 seconds post-race for causing an avoidable collision – Hamilton handed 20-second time penalty * Hamilton's best time was deleted after he was penalised for corner-cutting – Hamilton punished for cutting chicane † Pérez recorded no time in Q3 as he suffered an accident on his first run. He was later ruled out of the race due to a concussion – Perez to miss Monaco race after qualifying accident Thursday Practice 1 – Vettel sets the pace for Red Bull in Monaco Thursday Practice 2 – Alonso leads tight top three in Monaco Saturday Practice – Alonso tops disjointed Monaco session Qualifying – Vettel on pole in Monaco after Perez shunt Race – Vettel victorious in red-flagged Monaco thriller

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