We are at Buddh International Circuit, India’s claim to fame at the Formula 1 World Championship, and will be covering the Indian Formula1 Grand Prix 2012, right from the ‘ground zero’.
Here we have a compilation of some pics from the ‘ground zero’.
RACEDAY !! (October 28, 2012)
Vettel takes it. Remains completely untouchable throughout race. Great drive by Alonso and Raikkonnen.
(Pic Courtesy: BIC Facebook Page)
On their way back home after a high revving day.
Recovery crew. The unsung heroes of the race.
The Race
The Grid
Qualifying Day (October 27, 2012)
Vettel looks ominous. Total domination in qualifying. It would need a miracle to take the Indian GP away from Red Bull Racing.
Others also ran . . . .
Our very own Sahara Force India
From the Pitlane
The Mercedes AMG Support Car
Red Bull-Red Bull-McLaren
Qualifying Day Results-
1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 25.283s
2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 25.327s
3. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 25.544s
4. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 25.659s
5. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 25.773s
6. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 25.857s
7. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Lotus-Renault 1m 26.236s
8. Sergio Perez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1m 26.360s
9. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Renault 1m 26.713s
10. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes No time in Q3
11. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault 1m 26.136s
12. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 26.241s
13. Bruno Senna Brazil Williams-Renault 1m 26.331s
14. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 26.574s
15. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 26.777s
16. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes 1m 26.989s
17. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Sauber-Ferrari 1m 27.219s
18. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 27.525s
19. Vitaly Petrov Russia Caterham-Renault 1m 28.756s
20. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Caterham-Renault 1m 29.500s
21. Timo Glock Germany Marussia -Cosworth 1m 29.613s
22. Pedro de la Rosa Spain HRT-Cosworth 1m 30.592s
23. Narain Karthikeyan India HRT-Cosworth 1m 30.593s
24. Charles Pic France Marussia -Cosworth 1m 30.662s
In picture, the post qualifying gathering of the F1 cars.
Day 1 (Friday, October 26 2012)
BIC is surely dressed for the occasion.
Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2012 Trophy Unveiling Ceremony
Indian F1 fans show up for the practice day
Nothing like the sound of roaring V8s
The Pits
Many Promotional activities at BIC
A tasty Bimmer spotted in the parking lot
Qualifying session pics to follow. . Stay tuned folks
