Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Newsletter/201203

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year V · Issue 3 · March 5, 2012 – April 2, 2012 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Makheras (talk · contribs) (March 19) Mercotus (talk · contribs) (March 20) 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 10 6 25 B 18 27 39 48 132 C 6 32 43 92 173 Start 16 102 182 661 961 Stub 19 129 1,522 1,670 List 3 8 16 6 33 Category 387 387 Disambig 8 8 Portal 35 35 Project 67 67 Redirect 14 14 Template 161 161 NA 34 34 Assessed 50 199 429 2,335 707 0 3,720 Unassessed 1 1 Total 50 199 429 2,335 707 1 3,721 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts Deletions – 2014 Formula One season List of drivers who have raced in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR
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: Alf Francis ([1]), Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Steve Tarrant, Intertechnique, 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, 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos, Formula One regulations, 2026 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. The start of the Malaysian Grand Prix; Lewis Hamilton leads Jenson Button and Romain Grosjean et al. into the first corner. New images 2012
Article of the month – 2012 Australian Grand Prix 250px|right The 2012 Australian Grand Prix (formally, the 2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 March 2012 as the opening round of the 2012 Formula One season. It was the 77th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix that dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928, and the 17th time the event has been held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park. The race, contested over 58 laps, was won by McLaren driver Jenson Button who took his third victory at the Albert Park Circuit. Reigning Double World Champion Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull Racing, finished in second place, while polesitter and McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton completed the podium. Australian Mark Webber was fourth, his best result in his home grand prix. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 35 2nd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 30 3rd Jenson Button McLaren 25 4th Mark Webber Red Bull 24 5th Sergio Pérez Sauber 22 6th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 18 7th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 16 8th Bruno Senna Williams 8 9th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 8 10th Paul di Resta Force India 7 11th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 4 12th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 2 13th Nico Hülkenberg Force India 2 14th Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1 15th Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 16th Pastor Maldonado Williams 0 17th Timo Glock Marussia 0 18th Charles Pic Marussia 0 19th Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 20th Vitaly Petrov Caterham 0 21st Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 0 22nd Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0 23rd Pedro de la Rosa HRT 0 Romain Grosjean Lotus 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-27 55 2nd Red Bull Racing RB8 42 3rd Scuderia Ferrari F2012 35 4th Sauber F1 Team C31 30 5th Lotus F1 Team E20 16 6th Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM05 9 7th Williams F1 Team FW34 8 8th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 6 9th Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 1 10th Marussia F1 Team MR01 0 11th Caterham F1 Team CT01 0 12th HRT F1 Team F112 0 See 2012 Formula One season for more information
Australian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Jenson Button McLaren 1:34:09.565 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 2.139 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 4.075 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 4.547 5th Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 21.565 6th Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 36.766 7th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 38.014 8th Sergio Pérez Sauber + 39.458 9th Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso + 39.556 10th Paul di Resta Force India + 39.737 Fastest Lap: Jenson Button 1:29.187, on lap 56 Australian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:24.922 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.074 Row two Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:25.302 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:25.336 Row three Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.651 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.668 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.686 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:25.908 Row five Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:26.451 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso No time* * Ricciardo did not complete a flying lap in the third part of qualifying. Friday Practice 1 – McLaren set the Melbourne standard Friday Practice 2 – Schumacher tops unsettled session Saturday Practice – Hamilton pips Grosjean Qualifying – Hamilton heads McLaren one-two Race – Button proves untouchable in Melbourne
Malaysian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2:44:51.8121 2nd Sergio Pérez Sauber + 2.263 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 14.591 4th Mark Webber Red Bull + 17.688 5th Kimi Räikkönen Lotus + 29.456 6th Bruno Senna Williams + 37.667 7th Paul di Resta Force India + 44.412 8th Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso + 46.985 9th Nico Hülkenberg Force India + 47.892 10th Michael Schumacher Mercedes + 49.996 Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:40.722, on lap 53 Malaysian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:36.219 Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.368 Row two Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:36.391 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.461 Row three Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36.634 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:36.658 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.664 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.566 Row five Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:37.698 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:36.461* 1 – Total time includes time elapsed under red flag conditions. * Räikkönen was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change after the second practice session. Raikkonen facing five-place grid penalty Friday Practice 1 – Hamilton stakes claim at Sepang Friday Practice 2 – Hamilton stays on top for McLaren Saturday Practice – Rosberg flies for Mercedes Qualifying – Hamilton beats Button to Sepang pole Race – Alonso holds off stellar Perez for Sepang victory

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