2018 FORMULA 1 EMIRATES GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND

[Big Kev]

2018 FORMULA 1 EMIRATES GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND



Hockenheimring

Lap data
Lap length 4.574km (2.842 miles)
Race laps 67
Race distance 306.458km (190.424 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’13.780 (Kimi Raikkonen, 2004)
Fastest lap 1’13.306 (Michael Schumacher, 2004, qualifying two)
Maximum speed 313kph (194.489 mph)
Distance from grid to turn one 310m
Full throttle 53.5%
Longest flat-out section 1240m
Downforce level Medium
Gear changes per lap 40
Fuel use per lap 1.5kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.045s

UK Times
Friday 20th July 2018
German Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 11:00-12:30 (UK time: 10:00-11:30)
German Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 15:00-16:30 (UK time: 14:00-15:30)
Saturday 21st July 2018
German Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 12:00-13:00 (UK time: 11:00-12:00)
German Grand Prix Qualifying: 15:00 (UK time: 14:00)
Sunday 22nd July 2018
German Grand Prix: 15:10 (UK time: 14:10)

Previous Winners
2017 Not held
2016 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Hockenheimring
2015 Not held
2014 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes Hockenheimring
2013 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault Nürburgring GP-Strecke
2012 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari Hockenheimring
2011 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes Nürburgring GP-Strecke
2010 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari Hockenheimring
2009 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault Nürburgring GP-Strecke
2008 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes Hockenheimring
2007 Cancelled (replaced by 2007 European Grand Prix)
2006 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Hockenheimring
2005 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
2004 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW
2002 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2001 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW
2000 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari

Videos

2012 various on boards


Ales 2001 on board (long track)


Facts from the last race
Lewis Hamilton may not have taken a record-breaking sixth win the British Grand Prix, but he did match another record belonging to his Formula 1 hero Ayrton Senna.

Hamilton’s sixth pole position at Silverstone means he has tied Senna’s record for most pole positions in a driver’s home race. Senna scored three poles at Jacarepagua and three more at Interlagos in front of his home crowd.

More obscurely, Hamilton also became the first driver to take eight podium finishes in the British Grand Prix.

Vettel took his 51st career win, which means he draws level with Alain Prost in third place on the all-time winners’ list. He set the 34th fastest lap of his career, and first since Mexico last year, on the way.

With Kimi Raikkonen in third place, Ferrari equalled their best result of the year. Mercedes is the only team to have scored a one-two so far.

Fernando Alonso became the fourth driver in F1 history to start 300 grands prix (he marked his 300th race weekend in Canada). If he returns for another season next year he should surpass Rubens Barrichello’s record of 322 race starts, set between 1993 and 2011.

The McLaren driver doesn’t seem to be slowing down: He maintained his perfect record in qualifying against his team mate, out-qualifying Stoffel Vandoorne for the 10th time in as many races. Vettel has the next-best record this year, 9-1 up against Raikkonen.

Alonso added more points to McLaren’s tally but couldn’t stop them from losing a position in the championship for the second weekend in a row, falling to seventh. Last year they had two points after 10 races, so 48 today represents a huge improvement. But they scored 40 in the first five races and eight in the last five…

Toro Rosso are also struggling. They posted their fourth consecutive no-score last weekend, the worst run of any team this year with one exception. This is, of course, Williams, whose driver Sergey Sirotkin is the only one still yet to score after the first 10 races. He hasn’t even completed a lap inside the top 10 yet.

Retirements for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr mean Vettel is now the only driver to see the chequered flag in every race. The world championship leader has also scored points in every round.

Finally, having reached Q3 at every round so far this year, Sainz surprisingly failed to make it out of Q1 at Silverstone. The same five drivers have reached Q3 at every race this year: the Mercedes and Ferrari duos, plus Daniel Ricciardo. Of these the best run belongs to Raikkonen, who last failed to reach Q3 at the Hungaroring in 2016, and at Silverstone achieved his 40th consecutive Q3 appearance.

Drivers’ Chosen Tyres


Championship Standings

[Big Kev]

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo will start Sunday's German Grand Prix from the back of the grid because of penalties for using too many engine parts.

The Australian has had to take new examples of the MGU-K, a part of the hybrid system, the energy store (battery) and control electronics.

Red Bull preferred to take the new parts at this race to avoid penalties in Hungary next weekend.

That's because they expect to be more competitive at the Hungaroring.

The rules dictate that drivers are allowed to use only two of each of those parts this season and they are the third he has used so far.

[Duke]

Ah Fark it!

Hopefully it gets him competing for the win next round.

[norbs]

Ricciardo and Lewis starting at the back! Should be good.

[norbs]

When was the last time we didnt lose a runner on Lap 1?

[Duke]

Cmon rain more...

[Duke]

Oh Vettel...

[norbs]

And luck with lewis flying across the grass before ther pits

Rain on half the track is excellent

[norbs]

Be interesting now with Botbot and Kimi on fresh rubber.

Watch Lewis drive like Muppet.

[norbs]

[Duke]

Yeah Lewis is a sitting duck.
But how agressive will Bottas be?
Mind you that DRS section is making it way too easy to pass.

[Duke]

Wow, I think Lewis has it now.
Was a team order issued, yep...
Unbelievable race!

[norbs]

Those poor Finnish bastards must be getting sick of being told to hold position.

[Duke]

Those poor Finnish bastards must be getting sick of being told to hold position.

hahaha, but I'm sure they know their role & what their contract has in it...

[Duke]

OMG the rain now!

What is with those trophies, atrocious!!!

[Big Kev]

[DarrenM]

Good race. Just enough rain to make it spicy

[KNAPPO]

Good race. Rain was good for throwing some chaos into the mix.

The reprimand was a complete joke but what do you expect, just wish they would penalise the instance and not an outcome. Rules should be black and white.

[w00dsy]

Rules should be black and white.

Like Lewis

[Duke]

[norbs]

Yeah, a bit like the coverage, they were never going to say anything different.

What I find even odder is that he broke the rule twice according to that video. If the rule as it stands doesnt mention the safety car, or there isnt another over arching rule that covers the track when the safety car is out there, then he broke the rules and should have been penalised.

You could argue with the Kimi one that he was blocked by the car in front, that he was obviously slipstreaming, and couldnt see the line. It is plain that as soon as he saw it he moved over.