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Jenson Button celebrates, after winning the Canadian Grand Prix, his first victory of the 2011 season. The race set numerous records, including the records of both the longest Grand Prix, in relation to time elapsed, and slowest, in relation to average speed, since the World Championship began in 1950.
The 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on March 26, 1995 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. It was the first round of the 1995 Formula One season. The race, contested over 71 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher for the Benetton team after starting from second position. David Coulthard finished second in a Williams, with Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari. Damon Hill, who started the race from pole position, spun out while leading on lap 30 with an apparent gearbox problem, which was later found to be a suspension failure. Schumacher's win came despite Benetton encountering steering problems with his car during Friday practice, leading to him crashing heavily and necessitating steering component changes for the rest of the event. Despite Schumacher's victory, Hill proved to be faster during the race, and seemed to be on course for a comfortable victory before his sudden retirement.
Other notable performances came from Berger, who took the final podium position despite being delayed during one of his routine pit stops due to a problem with a loose wheel nut; Mika Häkkinen, who finished fourth for the McLaren team despite its new car proving to be uncompetitive in pre-season testing; and Mika Salo, who drove strongly in the first half of the race to run third in his first Grand Prix for the Tyrrell team, only to suffer from cramp and drop back to seventh place at the finish. Behind Häkkinen, the other points-scoring finishers were Jean Alesi in the second Ferrari and Mark Blundell, who drove the second McLaren. Blundell was standing in for regular driver Nigel Mansell in the second McLaren until the team could produce a wider chassis in which to accommodate him, as the car's initial cockpit design had proved to be too narrow for him to drive comfortably.
Several hours after the conclusion of the race, Schumacher and Coulthard were excluded from the race result as the chemical "fingerprint" of fuel samples from their cars taken after qualifying and the race did not match the specified sample lodged with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) prior to the event. Berger was thus declared the winner, but the race stewards' decision to exclude them was overturned at an appeal hearing on April 13. Schumacher and Coulthard were reinstated in first and second places respectively, but the two teams did not receive their respective constructors' points. The Ferrari team was unhappy with the decision made at the appeal hearing; Berger called the sport "a joke". The rule concerning the legality of fuels had been changed for the 1995 season, as had the new standardised equipment used for refuelling during the race, the drivers' weighing-in procedure and the conditions of the drivers' racing licences; all of these changes produced controversies which at times threatened to overshadow the race, as did the excessively bumpy condition of the track. The race also marked the first Brazilian Grand Prix to take place since the death of Brazilian triple World Champion Ayrton Senna the previous year; his passing was commemorated in various ways throughout the event.
* Heidfeld and Sutil recorded no time in Q3 as they did not attempt a run. Heidfeld started ahead, after leaving the pits during the session and Sutil did not.
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Unusually, I have absolutely no idea! Not even for the photo of the month. Well and truly stumped. Maybe Ricciardo, due to his Formula One début. There's one of him in the Hispania HRT I do believe. Have you any suggestions over the article? Cs-wolves(talk)18:23, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
It was only today that I noticed it! I had read a message on my talk page, and realised that I didn't see the newsletter...knew there was something up when that occurred! Perhaps so, especially with the next issue next Monday of course! Craig(talk)22:25, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Just had a bit of development over the situation; a little chat with another user, so here's the transcript!
From what I've read, we've been using MessageDeliveryBot for the Newsletters to be delivered. We're thinking of switching the newsletter delivery over to ChzzBot, in the hope that we can get it delivered when we want! Craig(talk)23:15, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Apologies for the inconvenience. Currently, the bot doesn't have many reviewers of the messages. If you decide with MessageDeliveryBot (you would have to talk to Midgrid), you can leave a message at my talk page in advance to the wanted date so I can review it, submit it, and run the bot. I am however looking at the requests almost daily around 19:00 UTC. --Nascar1996(Talk •Contribs)23:22, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Ah, I see...well usually, we arrange for it to be sent out the first Monday of each month, just to make it easier for us. If you could, that would be terrific. I'll copy the conversation over on his page, just to make him aware of this potential development! Craig(talk)23:25, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Midgrid. I will be able to review the request tomorrow. Depending on when you send the request, it will be delivered around 12:30 to 13:30 UTC or from 20:15 to 03:30 UTC. --Nascar1996(Talk • Contribs)22:46, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
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The 2011 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 10 July 2011, at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, and won by Fernando Alonso. Changes to the circuit mean that the race was previously classified as being in Northamptonshire, but the movement of the start-finish line means that the race is now officially classed as being in Buckinghamshire. It was the ninth race of the 2011 season, and saw the introduction of a ban on off-throttle blown diffusers, the practice of forcing the engine to continue to produce exhaust gasses to generate downforce when drivers are not using the throttle.
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The 2011 Belgian Grand Prix, formally the 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 28 August 2011, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. It was the twelfth round of the 2011 Formula One season, and the 67th Belgian Grand Prix to be held. The race, contested over 44 laps, was won by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, the drivers' championship leader, after starting from pole position. Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber finished in second place, and Jenson Button completed the podium in third position for McLaren.
As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 92 points over Webber. Fernando Alonso, fourth in the race, moved into third place in the championship, ten points behind Webber in third, and eight ahead of Button. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended their championship lead to 131 points over McLaren, with Ferrari a further 64 points behind in third position.
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Hi,
I recently attempted to add an infobox to the 1976 South African Grand Prix after noticing it was one of a few from that year which didn't have one. Unfortunately, I have not been able to add the infobox to the page as I have probaly made some mistake which I am unaware of. If you could help me solve this problem or give me a solution, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Bigdon128 (talk) 01:58, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
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As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 112 points over Alonso, who moved up to second place in the championship. Button moved into third place in the championship, five points behind Alonso, and level on points with fourth-placed Mark Webber, but ahead on countback. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's championship lead was cut by McLaren to 126 points, with Ferrari a further 71 points behind in third position.
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Apologies for the rather long delay in posting this issue; it appears that the bot just missed the request... Bad bot. Craig(talk)21:54, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
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As the result of his fifth-place finish in Brazil, Felipe Massa became the first Ferrari driver to complete a full season without finishing on the podium since Didier Pironi in 1981.
Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull-Renault, had been in pole position, but retired after a puncture in the first lap, near the second corner, which was his first retirement since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix, where he encountered a problem, with his engine. As a result, this prevented him from equalling Michael Schumacher's record of 13 wins in one season, but Vettel did equal Nigel Mansell's 1992 record of 14 pole positions in one season. This was also the first race of 2011 in which neither Red Bull finished on the podium, as Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber finished fourth.
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Hello, thanks for the welcome.
You may notice me and my friend are developing an article about David Riswick who played a key role in John Woolfe 's career. Would you be interested in helping to write the article? I'm also part of David's family, I've been told all the stuff I know but that's not any form of acceptable sourcing on Wikipedia, at least I don't think so.
If you're up for helping, that would be wonderful :)
That's great. I've spoken to him, and apparently he has a 60 something page document about his career in the 20th century.
I'm the webmaster of the John Woolfe Racing website, something I should mention, and we're planning a huge history section to be put up on the new design we're making which is still being worked on. It covers John Woolfe, Dave Riswick and Arnold Burton as well as pretty much anyone who was ever part of John Woolfe Racing.
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The car used a Cosworth engine throughout the course of the 2010 season, of which it competed in every race with two of the four drivers who raced it. The team scored no points with the car during the season, and gained a highest result of fourteenth place. This was scored by both Chandhok and Senna, and meant that the team were placed eleventh and second-last in the 2010 World Constructors' Championship standings. The car gained no title sponsor from the team, and the car was never developed. Hispania's successor for their 2011 season campaign, the F111, was largely based upon the F110.
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Gets quicker when we get older, haha! No alternatives I can offer; I think with the fact that testing has not yet started, it has potentially taken away a potential photo...Snowy Eau Rouge will have to do! Craig(talk)00:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, totally "tomorrow"; and thank you. The website might say 99,600 odd, but we know deep down that it is unreliable. Edit counters for life! Haha. Craig(talk)00:36, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
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The car used a Cosworth engine throughout the course of the 2010 season, of which it competed in every race with two of the four drivers who raced it. The team scored no points with the car during the season, and gained a highest result of fourteenth place. This was scored by both Chandhok and Senna, and meant that the team were placed eleventh and second-last in the 2010 World Constructors' Championship standings. The car gained no title sponsor from the team, and the car was never developed. Hispania's successor for their 2011 season campaign, the F111, was largely based upon the F110.
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Vettel had started the race in pole position alongside Button, whom he had marginally outqualified. The two drivers were the only two within mathematical contention for the title. Button attempted to overtake Vettel at the start of the race, yet was pressured towards the grass by Vettel which resulted in him losing second place to Lewis Hamilton (who had started in third). Vettel was passed by Button in the second pit-stop phase, and was then passed by Alonso in the third. Hamilton slipped back from second to fifth, predominantly in the pit-stops; debris from a collision between himself and Felipe Massa caused a safety car period in the race. The second Red Bull of Mark Webber finished in fourth position.
As a consequence of the race, Vettel secured the World Drivers' Championship for the second year in succession, having only required one point prior to the weekend to be declared World Champion. Button remained in second place on the standings after his victory, extending the gap over third-placed Alonso to eight points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's championship lead over McLaren was cut to 130 points, with Ferrari a further 96 points behind in third position.
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Oh boy, did that page need it! It was practically a copyvio of his own website, before I got my teeth into it. So yeah...it went a bit crazy after that; think I wrote slightly too much. Much better shape now! Craig(talk)22:49, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
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