The 2012 Formula One Guide Index
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| Welcome | 1 | |||
| Introduction | 1 | |||
| Scope | 1 | |||
| Layout | 1 | |||
| What is formula one? | 1 | |||
| Conventions Used | 3 | |||
| Circuit Names | 3 | |||
| Country List | 3 | |||
| Team Names | 3 | |||
| Team Names List | 4 | |||
| Order of Teams | 4 | |||
| Order of drivers | 4 | |||
| Order Of Cars | 4 | |||
| The Circuits | 5 | |||
| All circuits | 5 | |||
| Types of F1 Circuits | 5 | |||
| Circuits General | 5 | |||
| Race Distance | 5 | |||
| Circuit Classification | 5 | |||
| Circuit Markings | 6 | |||
| Downforce Scale | 7 | |||
| Circuit Comparisons | 7 | |||
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| 1. Australia | 12 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) | 12 | |||
| 2. Malaysia | 14 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) | 14 | |||
| 3. China | 16 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) | 16 | |||
| 4. Bahrain | 18 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) | 18 | |||
| 5. Spain | 20 | |||
| FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAŅA SANTANDER 2012 (Catalunya) | 20 | |||
| 6. Monaco | 22 | |||
| FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2012 (Monte Carlo) | 22 | |||
| 7. Canada | 26 | |||
| FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2012 (Montreal) | 26 | |||
| 8. Europe | 28 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) | 28 | |||
| 9 England | 30 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) | 30 | |||
| 10 Germany | 32 | |||
| FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2012 (Hockenheim) | 32 | |||
| 11 Hungary | 34 | |||
| FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2012 (Budapest) | 34 | |||
| 12 Belgium | 36 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) | 36 | |||
| 13 Italy | 40 | |||
| FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2012 (Monza) | 40 | |||
| 14 Singapore | 42 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) | 42 | |||
| 15 Japan | 44 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) | 44 | |||
| 16 Korea | 46 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) | 46 | |||
| 17 India | 48 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL GRAND PRIX OF INDIA (New Delhi) | 48 | |||
| 18 Abu Dhabi | 50 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit) | 50 | |||
| 19. USA | 52 | |||
| 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (Austin) | 52 | |||
| 20 Brazil | 54 | |||
| FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRĘMIO DO BRASIL 2012 (São Paulo) | 54 | |||
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| The Teams | 56 | |||
| Red Bull | 56 | |||
| Team Information | 56 | |||
| History | 57 | |||
| The Stewart Grand Prix F1 Team | 57 | |||
| Jaguar Racing Formula 1 Team | 57 | |||
| Red Bull Racing | 57 | |||
| McLaren | 59 | |||
| Team Information | 59 | |||
| History | 59 | |||
| Ferrari | 62 | |||
| Team Information | 62 | |||
| History | 63 | |||
| Mercedes | 65 | |||
| Team Information | 65 | |||
| History | 65 | |||
| Tyrrell Racing | 65 | |||
| BAR | 66 | |||
| Honda | 66 | |||
| Braun | 67 | |||
| Mercedes | 67 | |||
| Lotus | 69 | |||
| Team Information | 69 | |||
| Force India | 70 | |||
| Team Information | 70 | |||
| History | 70 | |||
| Sauber | 72 | |||
| Team Information | 72 | |||
| History | 72 | |||
| Toro Rosso | 74 | |||
| Team Information | 74 | |||
| History | 74 | |||
| Williams | 76 | |||
| Team Information | 76 | |||
| History | 76 | |||
| Caterham | 80 | |||
| Team Information | 80 | |||
| HRT | 81 | |||
| Team Information | 81 | |||
| Marussia | 82 | |||
| Team Information | 82 | |||
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| The Drivers | 83 | |||
| Drivers General | 87 | |||
| The Best? | 87 | |||
| Driver Changes | 87 | |||
| No Italian Driver | 88 | |||
| Car Numbers | 88 | |||
| Car Identification On Track | 89 | |||
| Driver Abbreviations | 89 | |||
| Drivers' Base Salaries | 90 | |||
| Super Licence | 91 | |||
| Face of the Team | 92 | |||
| This Century's Champions. | 92 | |||
| Age | 92 | |||
| Sebastian Vettel | 93 | |||
| Description | 93 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 93 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 93 | |||
| Formula One Career | 93 | |||
| Mark Webber | 94 | |||
| Description | 94 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 94 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 94 | |||
| Formula One Career | 94 | |||
| Jenson Button | 95 | |||
| Description | 95 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 95 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 95 | |||
| Formula One Career | 95 | |||
| Lewis Hamilton | 96 | |||
| Description | 96 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 96 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 96 | |||
| Formula One Career | 96 | |||
| Fernando Alonso | 97 | |||
| Description | 97 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 97 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 97 | |||
| Formula One Career | 97 | |||
| Felipe Massa | 98 | |||
| Description | 98 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 98 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 98 | |||
| Formula One Career | 98 | |||
| Nico Rosberg | 99 | |||
| Description | 99 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 99 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 99 | |||
| Formula One Career | 99 | |||
| Michael Schumacher | 100 | |||
| Description | 100 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 100 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 100 | |||
| Formula One Career | 100 | |||
| Kimi Raikkonen | 102 | |||
| Description | 102 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 102 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 102 | |||
| Formula One Career | 102 | |||
| Romain Grosjean | 103 | |||
| Description | 103 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 103 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 103 | |||
| Formula One Career | 103 | |||
| Paul di Resta | 104 | |||
| Description | 104 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 104 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 104 | |||
| Formula One Career | 104 | |||
| Nico Hulkenberg | 105 | |||
| Description | 105 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 105 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 105 | |||
| Formula One Career | 105 | |||
| Kamui Kobayashi | 106 | |||
| Description | 106 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 106 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 106 | |||
| Formula One Career | 106 | |||
| Sergio Perez | 107 | |||
| Description | 107 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 107 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 107 | |||
| Formula One Career | 107 | |||
| Daniel Ricciardo | 108 | |||
| Description | 108 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 108 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 108 | |||
| Formula One Career | 108 | |||
| Jean-Eric Vergne | 109 | |||
| Description | 109 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 109 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 109 | |||
| Formula One Career | 109 | |||
| Pastor Maldonado | 110 | |||
| Description | 110 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 110 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 110 | |||
| Formula One Career | 110 | |||
| Bruno Senna | 111 | |||
| Description | 111 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 111 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 111 | |||
| Formula One Career | 111 | |||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 112 | |||
| Description | 112 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 112 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 112 | |||
| Formula One Career | 112 | |||
| Vitaly Petrov | 113 | |||
| Description | 113 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 113 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 113 | |||
| Formula One Career | 113 | |||
| Pedro de la Rosa | 114 | |||
| Description | 114 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 114 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 114 | |||
| Formula One Career | 114 | |||
| Narain Karthikeyan | 115 | |||
| Description | 115 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 115 | |||
| Career outside formula one | 115 | |||
| Formula One Career | 115 | |||
| Timo Glock | 116 | |||
| Description | 116 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 116 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 116 | |||
| Formula One Career | 116 | |||
| Charles Pic | 117 | |||
| Description | 117 | |||
| F1 Statistics | 117 | |||
| Career Before formula one | 117 | |||
| Formula One Career | 117 | |||
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| The Cars | 118 | |||
| General | 118 | |||
| Not Specified. | 118 | |||
| Construction | 118 | |||
| Engine | 118 | |||
| Transmission | 118 | |||
| Suspension | 118 | |||
| Electronics | 118 | |||
| Specified | 119 | |||
| Red Bull | 120 | |||
| McLaren | 121 | |||
| Ferrari | 122 | |||
| Mercedes | 123 | |||
| Lotus | 124 | |||
| Force India | 125 | |||
| Sauber | 126 | |||
| Toro Rosso | 127 | |||
| Williams | 128 | |||
| Caterham | 129 | |||
| HRT | 130 | |||
| Marussia | 131 | |||
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| Technical | 132 | |||
| The Engines | 132 | |||
| KERS | 133 | |||
| Kinetic Energy | 133 | |||
| Energy Capture | 133 | |||
| Energy Recovery. | 134 | |||
| Usage Rules | 134 | |||
| Transmission | 134 | |||
| Clutch | 134 | |||
| Gearbox | 135 | |||
| Differential | 135 | |||
| Suspension | 136 | |||
| Wheels and Tires | 138 | |||
| Wheels | 138 | |||
| Tires | 139 | |||
| Aerodynamics | 141 | |||
| How A Wing Works | 141 | |||
| Wheels | 142 | |||
| Suspension | 142 | |||
| Front Wing | 143 | |||
| Rear Wing | 143 | |||
| Drag Reduction System (DRS) | 143 | |||
| Diffuser | 143 | |||
| Barge Boards | 144 | |||
| Body Shape | 144 | |||
| Brakes | 145 | |||
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| Governance of Formula One | 146 | |||
| FIA | 147 | |||
| About FIA | 147 | |||
| FIA STATUTES | 147 | |||
| ARTICLE 1 | 147 | |||
| ARTICLE 2 OBJECT OF THE FIA | 147 | |||
| General Assembly | 148 | |||
| Jean Todt | 148 | |||
| Senate | 148 | |||
| World Councils | 148 | |||
| International Court of Appeal | 148 | |||
| Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) | 149 | |||
| Formula One Group | 150 | |||
| Bernie Ecclestone | 150 | |||
| Commercial Rights | 150 | |||
| Grand Prix Drivers Association | 151 | |||
| Concorde Agreement | 152 | |||
| Compensation | 152 | |||
| The Prize Fund | 152 | |||
| Television Revenue | 153 | |||
| Payment Terms | 154 | |||
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| FIA Regulations | 155 | |||
| General | 155 | |||
| 2012 F1 Sporting Regulations - published on 04.01.2012 | 155 | |||
| Index | 155 | |||
| Simple Interpretation of the 2012 F1 Sporting Regulations | 156 | |||
| 1) REGULATIONS | 156 | |||
| 2) GENERAL UNDERTAKING | 157 | |||
| 3) GENERAL CONDITIONS | 157 | |||
| 4) LICENCES | 157 | |||
| 5) CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS | 157 | |||
| 6) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | 157 | |||
| 7) DEAD HEAT | 158 | |||
| 8) PROMOTER | 158 | |||
| 9) ORGANISATION OF EVENTS | 158 | |||
| 10) INSURANCE | 158 | |||
| 11) FIA DELEGATES | 158 | |||
| 12) Officials | 158 | |||
| 13) COMPETITORS APPLICATIONS | 159 | |||
| 14) PASSES | 159 | |||
| 15) INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPETITORS | 159 | |||
| 16) INCIDENTS | 159 | |||
| 17) PROTESTS AND APPEALS | 160 | |||
| 18) SANCTIONS | 160 | |||
| 19) CHANGES OF DRIVER | 160 | |||
| 20) DRIVING | 160 | |||
| 21) CAR LIVERY | 161 | |||
| 22) TRACK AND WIND TUNNEL TESTING | 161 | |||
| 23) PIT ENTRY, PIT LANE AND PIT EXIT | 161 | |||
| 24) SCRUTINEERING | 162 | |||
| 25) SUPPLY OF TYRES IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TYRE LIMITATION DURING THE EVENT | 162 | |||
| 26) WEIGHING | 163 | |||
| 27) GENERAL CAR REQUIREMENTS | 163 | |||
| 28) SPARE CARS, ENGINES AND GEARBOXES | 163 | |||
| 29) REFUELLING | 164 | |||
| 30) GENERAL SAFETY | 164 | |||
| 31) PRACTICE SESSIONS | 165 | |||
| 32) FREE PRACTICE | 165 | |||
| 33) QUALIFYING PRACTICE | 165 | |||
| 34) POST QUALIFYING PARC FERME | 166 | |||
| 35) PRESS CONFERENCES, MEDIA OPPORTUNITES AND DRIVERS PARADE | 166 | |||
| 36) THE GRID | 166 | |||
| 37) MEETINGS | 166 | |||
| 38) STARTING PROCEDURE | 166 | |||
| 39) THE RACE | 167 | |||
| 40) SAFETY CAR | 167 | |||
| 41) SUSPENDING A RACE | 167 | |||
| 42) RESUMING A RACE | 168 | |||
| 43) FINISH | 168 | |||
| 44) POST RACE PARC FERME | 168 | |||
| 45) CLASSIFICATION | 168 | |||
| 46) PODIUM CEREMONY AND POST EVENT PRESS CONFERENCE | 168 | |||
| Appendixes | 169 | |||
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| 2012 F1 Technical Regulations - published on 04.01.12 | 169 | |||
| Simple Interpretation of the 2012 Formula One Technical Regulations | 169 | |||
| INDEX | 169 | |||
| ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS | 173 | |||
| ARTICLE 2 : GENERAL PRINCIPLES | 175 | |||
| ARTICLE 3 : BODYWORK AND DIMENSIONS | 176 | |||
| ARTICLE 4 : WEIGHT | 177 | |||
| ARTICLE 5 : ENGINES AND KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS | 177 | |||
| ARTICLE 6 : FUEL SYSTEM | 180 | |||
| ARTICLE 7 : OIL AND COOLANT SYSTEMS | 180 | |||
| ARTICLE 8 : ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS | 180 | |||
| ARTICLE 9 : TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | 181 | |||
| ARTICLE 10 : SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEMS | 183 | |||
| ARTICLE 11 : BRAKE SYSTEM | 183 | |||
| ARTICLE 12 : WHEELS AND TYRES | 183 | |||
| ARTICLE 13 : COCKPIT | 184 | |||
| ARTICLE 14 : SAFETY EQUIPMENT | 184 | |||
| ARTICLE 15 : CAR CONSTRUCTION | 185 | |||
| ARTICLE 16 : IMPACT TESTING | 185 | |||
| ARTICLE 17 : ROLL STRUCTURE TESTING | 185 | |||
| ARTICLE 18 : STATIC LOAD TESTING | 185 | |||
| ARTICLE 19 : FUEL | 185 | |||
| ARTICLE 20 : TELEVISION CAMERAS AND TIMING TRANSPONDERS | 185 | |||
| ARTICLE 21 : FINAL TEXT | 186 | |||
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| Links to the FIA Regulations | 194 | |||
| FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | 194 | |||
| Specific regulations: | 194 | |||
| Related Regulations: | 194 | |||
| Other Regulations: | 194 | |||
| Competitor's Staff Registration System: | 194 | |||
| TECHNICAL LISTS | 195 | |||
| Regulations: | 195 | |||
| FIA MEDICAL REGULATIONS | 196 | |||
| Specific regulations: | 196 | |||
| Related Regulations: | 196 | |||
| CIRCUITS | 196 | |||
| Specific regulations: | 196 | |||
| Related Regulations: | 197 | |||
| FIA STANDARDS | 197 | |||
| Regulations: | 197 | |||
| DRIVERS' EQUIPMENT | 197 | |||
| Safety helmets: | 197 | |||
| Flame-resistant clothing: | 198 | |||
| Safety harnesses: | 198 | |||
| Head restraint: | 198 | |||
| Extractable Seats: | 198 | |||
| APPROVAL OF TEST HOUSES | 199 | |||
| Specific regulations: | 199 | |||
| Related Regulations: | 199 | |||
| Generalities | 199 | |||
| 2011 | 200 | |||
| 2010 | 200 | |||
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| History | 201 | |||
| Before Any Racing | 201 | |||
| Steam, External Combustion | 201 | |||
| Internal Combustion | 201 | |||
| Before the term Grand Prix Races | 202 | |||
| The Automobile Club de France | 203 | |||
| Coupe International (International Cup) | 205 | |||
| Michelin | 207 | |||
| News Media | 207 | |||
| The Politics | 208 | |||
| Other Nations | 208 | |||
| Grand Prix - 1906 to 1922 | 210 | |||
| Grand Prix 1923 to 1949 | 211 | |||
| Grand Prix 1923 to 1949 (Graph) | 213 | |||
| Formula One | 214 | |||
| Birth of the FIA and Formula One | 214 | |||
| 1950 | 215 | |||
| 1951 | 217 | |||
| 1952 | 218 | |||
| 1953 | 220 | |||
| 1954 | 220 | |||
| 1955 | 222 | |||
| 1956 | 223 | |||
| 1957 | 224 | |||
| 1958 | 225 | |||
| 1959 | 227 | |||
| 1950s Summary | 229 | |||
| Events | 229 | |||
| Entrants and Constructors | 229 | |||
| Drivers | 229 | |||
| Safety | 230 | |||
| Graphs | 230 | |||
| History of 1960 To Date | 235 | |||
| All The Formula One Driver Champions | 235 | |||
| All the Formula One Constructor Champions. | 236 | |||
| All The Championship Titles | 237 | |||
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| 2011 Season Analysis | 239 | |||
| Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel | 239 | |||
| Podiums | 239 | |||
| Other Cars | 240 | |||
| McLaren | 240 | |||
| Ferrari | 240 | |||
| Mercedes | 240 | |||
| Lotus Renault | 240 | |||
| Force India | 241 | |||
| Sauber | 241 | |||
| Toro Rosso | 241 | |||
| Williams | 241 | |||
| Team Lotus | 241 | |||
| HRT | 242 | |||
| Virgin | 242 | |||
| Other Drivers | 242 | |||
| Drivers' Results 2011 Season - Table | 243 | |||
| 2011 Graphical Analysis | 244 | |||
| 2011 World Constructors' Championship | 244 | |||
| 2011 Constructors with less than 70 Points | 245 | |||
| 2011 World Drivers' Championship | 246 | |||
| 2011 Drivers with less than 90 Points | 247 | |||
| 2011 Drivers with less than 45 Points | 248 | |||
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| TV Graphics | 249 | |||
| Side Bar | 249 | |||
| Overtaking (or not) Graphic | 250 | |||
| Pit Stop Graphics | 250 | |||
| Speed Graphic | 251 | |||
| Time Remaining | 252 | |||
| Driver Seen | 252 | |||
| Lap Times | 252 | |||
| Practice Sessions (not Qualifying) | 252 | |||
| Qualifying | 253 | |||
| Other Graphics | 253 | |||
| Signalling | 254 | |||
| Flags | 254 | |||
| Green Flag | 254 | |||
| Yellow Flag | 255 | |||
| Blue Flag | 255 | |||
| White Flag | 255 | |||
| Red Flag | 256 | |||
| Black Flag | 256 | |||
| Black with Red Circle Flag | 256 | |||
| Red and Yellow Striped Flag | 257 | |||
| Black and White Diagonal Flag | 257 | |||
| Chequered Flag | 257 | |||
| Pit Lights | 257 | |||
| Glossary | 259 | |||