2014 Brazilian Grand Prix review

Interlagos has always brought us interesting races but I was a bit disappointed. There was no rain which could have mixed the grid up a bit with some retirements etc. Of course after Jules Bianchi's crash I have been very careful about wishing for a slippery track. It's not always just interesting when it rains. It can be very tragic too. We are still waiting for Bianchi to recover.

I am trying to keep this short because sometimes I talk too much. I'll say a few things that pops into my mind.

Congratulations for Felipe Massa's podium at his home Grand Prix! Very good that he is getting better results finally. It has looked a bit too easy for Valtteri Bottas but now Felipe has found his speed again.

Speaking of Valtteri Bottas, what happend with him in the race? Every time he went to the pits there was a hold up. He also had difficulties with his seatbelt and tyres. At least he didn't retire and scored a point.

The other finn Kimi Räikkönen did good on those old tyres! His teammate Fernando Alonso had a lot of difficulties passing him even though he had much newer tyres. Great that Ferrari let's them race. More of that please!

Jenson Button was also amazed how Kimi managed to do so well with those tyres. He pitted so early and drove most of the race with the same tyres. Button himself did pretty good too! He was 4th right after the Mercs and Felipe Massa. I really hope Jenson finds a good seat next season. Some have even rumored that Button might retire from Formula One after this season.

Lewis Hamilton could have won the race but did a big mistake in the first corner in the middle of the race. He did a mistake in practice also in that same corner. Braking to late are we? Or is the car or tyres to blame? Who knows...

Nico Rosberg won the race for the 5th time this season and was obviously very pleased with the situation.


Now let's see my predictions and how well it went:

Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. His teammate Nico Rosberg took pole.

Race:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. His teammate also won the race but Lewis wasn't far behind.
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - WRONG. He was one step higher.
3. Valtteri Bottas, Williams - WRONG. His teammate Felipe Massa was 3rd. Bottas had some problems in the pits.

Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT. This was my only point for the PREDICTORS LEAGUE.

Surprise: Jenson Button will have a great weekend - CORRECT. He was as good as you could be with that car. I was almost sure that he would be right after the top3 and he did just that.

Post your own predictions to our F1-4-LIFE PREDICTORS LEAGUE!

The rules:

POINTS:  1st - 3  2nd - 5  3rd - 10 

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. If you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points same if you get 1 correct. eg. 2nd you get 5 points. If a driver wins the race and you said he would come 2nd or 3rd no points would be awarded. Same if he came in another position, and you predicted that wrong. A table will be posted up every race weekend. The point scoring system will change once the cars become more competitive. Everyone will say a merc 1,2 so it won't be close or fun. 

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick! like the Mercedes. 

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW & MH. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway. We may also come up with some other prize if it helps. 

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FIA Thursday press conference - Brazil

Drivers - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren), Pastor Maldonado (Lotus), Felipe Massa (Williams), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Adrian Sutil (Sauber), Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso)

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q: Nico, if we could start with you? It's the first time this year, in this championship, that the championship itself is out of your hands, in the sense that two wins, here and in Abu Dhabi, won't be enough. Do you feel you need to rely on a little bit of luck then and this venue might provide it? 
Nico Rosberg: Yeah, it's clear that I need to rely on something happening. Yeah, for sure there's not enough for me to win, unfortunately, but that's the way it is. Anyways, in sport so much can happen, so I'm still very optimistic.

Q: You had a rich run of form from Monaco through to Hockenheim. How would characterise the period since then? 
NR: A less rich run of form! What is it? Lewis has done a little bit of a better job since then. That's it, pretty simple, but as I say, still two races.

Q: OK, thank you. Felipe, coming to you: obviously, you're a two-time winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Do you feel that with this car this year is your best shot of getting back on the podium, since that great win in '08. 
Felipe Massa: Yeah, I think so. Anyway, I was on the podium in 2012. It's a fantastic track for me. A track that I had great results. As you said, two victories, almost three I would say. Three pole positions. I always love this track. I won many races [here] even before Formula One. So I started my career here, on the other side of the wall, which is a go-kart track, at the top. I love this place. I love the energy that I feel here and I'm really looking forward to having a fantastic weekend. I hope our car can be as competitive as shown in the other tracks here as well. We'll see how far we can be, or maybe even in the middle of these guys here on the left [Mercedes]. Trying to get all the opportunities to have a great race here.

Q: You've obviously been a key part of Williams' renaissance this year. With all the experience you have, tell us how you feel this team can become more competitive in 2015? 
FM: Well, first of all you cannot forget how much we grow from the first race until now. I think maybe… I would say it was the team that grows more during the championship. It was a team that gets better, that improved the car in the top level, from the first race to the last race, looking at where we started and where we are now. So, I think definitely the team… when we started at the first test and where we are now, the team changed completely the organisation, the mentality. We are still changing, there are still some improvements we are working to be there before the first race of next year. But I really believe in this team. I think this team has everything to be even more competitive, it has everything to be fighting for victories and I really, really hope for championships as well.

Q: Kevin, coming to you, obviously clear progress for McLaren on the car side in the last few grands prix, that's clear to see. But the car still seem to have a narrow sweet spot in terms of getting the most out of it during a race weekend. What's going on there? 
Kevin Magnussen: A lot of it is down to the tyres, making the tyres work. It's seems that sometimes we get it better than others. Sochi was an example of where we got the tyres working very well and I think Austin was an example of where we didn't. It's a little bit hard to understand but we're trying out best.

Q: Since the summer break you've had pretty strong form yourself personally, especially in qualifying. Do you think you've done enough to book your seat for 2015? 
KM: I can only say I hope so. I think I've learned a lot. I've improved a lot in many areas and yeah, I'm sure I have a lot more potential even from where I am now. So, I hope so.

Q: Thank you very much. Pastor, coming to you, first points in Austin, a very strong performance. Tell us about your and Lotus' fight back?
Pastor Maldonado: It was a very tough season, especially at the beginning, even not able to run the car as we wanted. It was not maybe the best way to start to work with a team. But we did a great job to try to put everything together, to get better and better and at some point we decided to be focused on next year's car. But the team seems to be quite good, very competitive in terms of spirit. They are used to being in the front. They know how to do a good car, so let's hope the best for next year.

Q: How do you feel about opportunities for this weekend? This track is always very unpredictable and the weather forecast looks like it's going to be pretty wet throughout the weekend. A lot of variables there. Opportunities? 
PM: Yeah, the main objective is to maintain the performance we had last week in Austin, so we think, as a team, we can continue to fight for the points. That is the main focus at the moment.

Q: Adrian, coming to you, obviously Sauber have announced both their 2015 drivers, so in what direction does your future lie, do you feel?
Adrian Sutil: I don't know, so I will see what is possible, what I want and also… yeah, it's quite a few things to think about and I can't really say more at the moment.

Q: Are you optimistic that you'll be in Formula One next year?
AS: At the moment, I don't know. Maybe. F1 is unpredictable - but as I said, there are a few things to think about first and then the team has to comment the rest.

Q: Obviously great performance in qualifying in Austin, you must have been so disappointed the way that first lap turned out. Have you spoken to Sergio [Perez] afterwards? Have you been back through it? 
AS: No, we didn't speak. He didn't apologise, to be honest. But anyway, that's how it is. Shame, it was for sure a good chance for points. It was a very nice qualifying, it was good to be in Q3 finally with this car. It has been quite a challenge this year, to be honest, so we didn't expect it - but for some reason it got better and better through the qualifying session and especially on Saturday, the car was better than ever before, so, many things to analyse. We try it of course again here. I look forward to the race weekend. Big chances with weather looking very wet and I think everyone knows how the weather can turn out here in Brazil. We have seen many exciting races.

Q: Jean-Eric, coming to you, some encouraging noises that you may get a chance to retain your Toro Rosso seat for next year. Can you tell us about progress on that and progress on any other options you might have in Formula One?
Jean-Eric Vergne: Well yeah, there were some good words from many people, especially from Franz [Tost]. Well, you know, it would be a good thing to stay with this team, I really believe in it and I think this year we did get a lot stronger and next year we'll be again on this up-trend, so I believe we can be again in a better position next year so hopefully we can continue. But you never know. And I don't know much more about the situation than this.

Q: It's clear from watching you race in the last period of time, just more recently, that there's a lot of passion in your driving. Is that coming from the adversity that you've been through, the setbacks, or is it anger? What's driving it?
JEV: Definitely not anger. I believe that I've done many races in the past like this but unfortunately the beginning of the year I had a lot of DNF and obviously, when you don't finish the race, people don't remember what you've been up to in the race. That was a little bit of a shame. I haven't changed anything. I drive with a lot of passion, I love racing, that's what I do best and it doesn't matter what I do next year, I continue, I don't continue, I'll always give my best to a hundred percent and try to have the most fun possible. This is when you perform well.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Elmar Dreher - German Press Agency) Adrian, I can imagine that you are very frustrated. Can you describe a little bit your feelings about this bad situation for you?
AS: Well, I'm not frustrated but that's just how it is in F1 since many years. It's a little bit a different business. That's all I can say right now. I look forward to the race and that's it.

Q: (Flavio Vanetti - Corriere della Sera) Nico, we know the championship will not finish here in Brazil. Is it an add-point from a psychological point of view that you can have a last chance in Abu Dhabi?
NR: It's… for sure it's great. Great news that for sure this year I have a chance to win the championship the way it is now. That's a good thing. I'm also happy because it's good for the fans that it's going to be exciting until the very end. And, yeah, for sure it keeps me very, very optimistic.

Q: (Paolo Ianieri - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Nico, Lewis said that what happened in Spa was kind of a war for him and since then he changes his attitude and everything. What has it changed for you since then and what do you think you have to do now to change the results of the last five races?
NR: Did he say we're at war? I don't think anything has changed. It was an intense battle before and it still is an intense battle now. So, I don't know his exact opinion on things but for me nothing has changed since then.

Q: (Claudio Nogueira - O Gobo) Felipe, can you make an overall evaluation of your first season with the Williams team?
FM: Starting with the team, the team did a fantastic season, looking at how they were last year and looking at how they are now. I think the team did a fantastic season in terms of what I was saying before: improving the car and working in the good areas. We lost some opportunities, I lost many opportunities during the season, so many races that I couldn't finish for different reasons. Some unlucky races as well, I would say. But I think now, I would say maybe from the middle of the season, things were a lot more consistent for myself, for the races, and I really believe that we can still do a great two races for the end of the championship. I'm really working and looking forward to having a very consistent and good season in 2015. 

Q: (David Croft - Sky Sports F1) Kevin, two part question: first of all, I take it you still don't know exactly what your future is for next year, and secondly, then, if you don't know what your future is, do you feel a bit let down by the team, that in your rookie year, after you've done your best to try and perform on the track, you've got two races to go and they still haven't told you whether you've got a drive next year or not? 
KM: They're not doing that to annoy me. They have a reason for it.

Q: (David Croft - Sky Sports F1) Do you feel let down? 
KM: No, because I understand why I've not been told yet. Some things are still not sorted out from their side and if they could let me know, they would. Yeah, I can only just wait and see what happens. I'm not planning anything else, I'm not looking for anything else. I'm planning as if I'm here next year, so that's what I'm working for and doing my best to get to.

Q: (Alan Baldwin - Reuters) Adrian, I understood you had a two year contract and it seems that it's only one year. Is this something you have to talk to Sauber about resolving? You alluded to some issues to sort out still.
AS: Yes, there are certain things to talk about, definitely, yes. They've confirmed two drivers but that doesn't mean the drivers can drive and it doesn't mean that the team's going to drive. So there's no real change from last weekend to this weekend. It's just an announcement and now, of course, my situation, I think I have to do some talking, to sort out the things.

Q: (Luiz Fernando Ramos - Racing Magazine) I don't know which drivers have done a track walk or saw the new pit entry and pit exit but if somebody can comment on what they saw? Maybe Felipe? 
FM: Yeah, I saw it. The pit exit is more or less similar, a little bit more inside and I would say corner two is more safe, because the wall is a bit further away, so we won't see some crashes which we saw many times. I think that corner will be a lot safer now. And the pit entry, I would say, was a good job. You still have the wall there, in a similar place - this is the only thing that we need to be careful of, but the pit entrance is better so I would say it's more safe, it's better and I really hope we will see no accidents or less accidents than we saw in the past there. Anyway, we need to drive to see exactly but it looks OK by looking but we just need to drive to be sure about it.

Q: (Andrew Benson - BBC) At the beginning of the year, Nico, you were quite outspoken against double points, you didn't like it. 
NR: I do now! It's really a fantastic idea.

Q: (Andrew Benson - BBC) I'm coming to that, yeah, and last weekend you were also saying you didn't like it but you could see the positives. If you end up winning the championship because of double points now, the way the season's gone, some people will say that it was a hollow victory or it shouldn't have happened or whatever. How would you respond to that? 
NR: I wouldn't respond. Everybody can have their opinion and in sport it's the points that count in the end and of course, then you can debate who deserved it more or less. That's always going to be the case.

Q: (Paolo Ianieri - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Felipe, we heard that Felipe Nasr is going to race for Sauber next year. You know him pretty well, he's been the third driver for your team. What do you think he can bring to Sauber and what do you say about him as a driver? 
FM: Well, I'm happy for him. I think for Brazil it's great to have another Brazilian driver racing. I'm quite close to him, we've worked together the whole season inside the team. He's in GP2, maybe his third season in GP2 so it's his time, his opportunity to go to Formula One, otherwise it starts to be a little bit more difficult after that so I'm happy that he had his opportunity, his chance and I hope the best for him. I hope the best for him and I hope that we can bring our Brazilian flag on the top now with two drivers, not just one, and I hope the best for him. Definitely, it's not a great moment for Sauber. I don't know exactly how it's going to be next year, his team, I don't know which car and how competitive they can be, seeing that they are suffering a little bit of crisis and crisis is not good for everything you're doing but anyway, I hope the best for him and I hope he can have a good start and a good experience and being in Formula One for a long time, not just for a few years.

(source: f1.com)

AYRTON SENNA WEEK: Ayrton Senna da Silva's life as a racer

He streaked through the sport like a comet, an other-worldly superstar whose brilliance as a driver was matched by a dazzling intellect and coruscating charisma that illuminated Formula One racing as never before. No one tried harder or pushed himself further, nor did anyone shed so much light on the extremes to which only the greatest drivers go. Intensely introspective and passionate in the extreme, Ayrton Senna endlessly sought to extend his limits, to go faster than himself, a quest that ultimately made him a martyr but did not diminish his mystique.

Ayrton Senna da Silva was born on March 21, 1960, into a wealthy Brazilian family where, with his brother and sister, he enjoyed a privileged upbringing. He never needed to race for money but his deep need for racing began with an infatuation for a miniature go-kart his father gave him when he was four years old. As a boy the highlights of Ayrton's life were Grand Prix mornings when he awoke trembling with anticipation at the prospect of watching his Formula One heroes in action on television. At 13 he raced a kart for the first time and immediately won. Eight years later he went single-seater racing in Britain, where in three years he won five championships, by which time he had divorced his young wife and forsaken a future in his father's businesses in favour of pursuing success in Formula One racing, where he made his debut with Toleman in 1984. At Monaco (a race he would win six times), his sensational second to Alain Prost's McLaren - in torrential rain - was confirmation of the phenomenal talent that would take the sport by storm. 

Deciding Toleman's limited resources were inadequate for his towering ambition, Senna bought out his contract and in 1985 moved to Lotus, where in three seasons he started from pole 16 times (he eventually won a record 65) and won six races. Having reached the limits of Lotus he decided the fastest way forward would be with McLaren, where he went in 1988 and stayed for six seasons, winning 35 races and three world championships. 

In 1988, when McLaren-Honda won 15 of the 16 races, Senna beat his team mate Alain Prost eight wins to seven to take his first driving title. Thereafter two of the greatest drivers became protagonists in one of the most infamous feuds. In 1989 Prost took the title by taking Senna out at the Suzuka chicane. In 1990 Senna extracted revenge at Suzuka's first corner, winning his second championship by taking out Prost's Ferrari at Suzuka's first corner. Senna's third title, in 1991, was straightforward as his domination as a driver became even more pronounced, as did his obsession with becoming better still. Some of his greatest performances came in his final year with McLaren, following which he moved to Williams for the ill-fated 1994 season.

Beyond his driving genius Senna was one of the sport's most compelling personalities. Though slight in stature he possessed a powerful physical presence, and when he spoke, with his warm brown eyes sparkling and his voice quavering with intensity, his eloquence was spellbinding. Even the most jaded members of the Formula One fraternity were mesmerised by his passionate soliloquies and in his press conferences you could hear a pin drop as he spoke with such hypnotic effect. His command performances were captured by the media and the world at large became aware of Senna's magnetic appeal. 

Everyone marvelled at how he put so much of himself, his very soul, into everything he did, not just his driving but into life itself. Behind the wheel the depth of his commitment was there for all to see and the thrilling spectacle of Senna on an all-out qualifying lap or a relentless charge through the field evoked an uneasy combination of both admiration for his superlative skill and fear for his future. 

He drove like a man possessed - some thought by demons. His ruthless ambition provoked condemnation from critics, among them Prost who accused him of caring more about winning than living. When Senna revealed he had discovered religion Prost and others suggested he was a dangerous madman who thought God was his co-pilot. "Senna is a genius," Martin Brundle said. "I define genius as just the right side of imbalance. He is so highly developed to the point that he's almost over the edge. It's a close call."

Even Senna confessed he occasionally went too far, as was the case in qualifying for the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix, where he became a passenger on a surreal ride into the unknown. Already on pole, he went faster and faster and was eventually over two seconds quicker than Prost in an identical McLaren. "Suddenly, it frightened me," Ayrton said, "because I realised I was well beyond my conscious understanding. I drove back slowly to the pits and did not go out anymore that day."

He said he was acutely aware of his own mortality and used fear to control the extent of the boundaries he felt compelled to explore. Indeed, he regarded racing as a metaphor for life and he used driving as a means of self-discovery. "For me, this research is fascinating. Every time I push, I find something more, again and again. But there is a contradiction. The same moment that you become the fastest, you are enormously fragile. Because in a split-second, it can be gone. All of it. These two extremes contribute to knowing yourself, deeper and deeper."

His self-absorption did not preclude deep feelings for humanity and he despaired over the world's ills. He loved children and gave millions of his personal fortune (estimated at $400 million when he died) to help provide a better future for the underprivileged in Brazil. Early in 1994 he spoke about his own future. "I want to live fully, very intensely. I would never want to live partially, suffering from illness or injury. If I ever happen to have an accident that eventually costs my life, I hope it happens in one instant."

And so it did, on May 1, 1994, in the San Marino Grand Prix, where his race-leading Williams inexplicably speared off the Imola track and hit the concrete wall at Tamburello corner. Millions saw it happen on television, the world mourned his passing and his state funeral in Sao Paulo was attended by many members of the shocked Formula One community. Among the several drivers escorting the coffin was Alain Prost. Among the sad mourners was Frank Williams, who said: "Ayrton was no ordinary person. He was actually a greater man out of the car than in it."

(source: f1.com)

2013 Driver's press conference from Brazil before the GP weekend

The drivers press conference before the Brazilian GP weekend.

If you missed it and need a dose of F1 just click on play ;)

2013 Brazilian Grand Prix review

Mark Webber enjoying his last moments in his Red Bull

The season ended yestarday with Red Bull's 1-2-finish with Sebastian Vettel 1st and Mark Webber 2nd. Fernando Alonso managed finally to bring his Ferrari to the podium by taking 3rd place. He said that if Felipe Massa would have been behind him he would have let him pass and give him one last Ferrari podium.

In my opinion Alonso seemed very sad and emotional on the podium. He's friends Mark Webber and Felipe Massa were both leaving him in a way or another. Webber is leaving the sport and Massa is leaving Ferrari to Williams.

Mark Webber on the other hand was happy and started celebrating right after the finish. He even took his helmet and gloves of and drove around in his Red Bull for the last time. It is very rare to see a drivers face when they are driving. Can't remember a similar situation.

I remember when Häkkinen won for the last time. He took his seat belt of and almost stood in his car when it was moving slowly. At the press conference he said "hasta la vista".

Mark tripped and fell on the podium when he was chasing Alonso but he smiled the whole time. That is how I will remember him, just smiling and having fun on the podium. It's almost emotional for me as well when I think about it.

Mark was a driver that amazed me right from the start. In his first GP he overtook the very experienced Mika Salo in his Toyota with a Minardi and took 5th place. Mark celebrated like he had won the race because the Minardi's were always the last ones to cross the finish line. It was also his home GP so that was even better for him.

All the best wishes to Mark Webber. He was a great driver and a character we will miss in F1 who always spoke his mind and didn't care what others said.

Thank you Mark Webber for entertaining us all these years!

It was also the last race for Felipe Massa at Ferrari. It didn't end very well when he got a drive through penalty for a very stupid reason. Everybody were crossing that white line all the time and he was the only one who got a penalty for it.

If you don't know what I am talking about then he got a penalty for crossing the white line before the pit lane.

It was also Pastor Maldonado's last race with Williams. The result wasn't that good for him either. I don't know what was wrong with him. Going of the track, caused a small collision and spinning etc. Let's see were he ends up next year. Some say that it will be Lotus now if Nico Hülkenbeg is going to rejoin Force India.

Valtteri Bottas was driving pretty good again but lost a wheel when he was overtaking Lewis Hamilton. They were on different laps but anyways if Bottas had more speed then why stay behind?

Hamilton also got a puncture and a penalty for causing the collision which ruined his race. He was close to a podium finish.

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean had bad luck when his Renault engine failed which is pretty rare nowadays.

The other Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen had an awful start again. They had changed his bottom of the car before qualifying which effected his performance. You can clearly see that he was fast in the practice sessions but couldn't match the same kind of times in qualifying.

He blamed himself again just like the last GP but Lotus confirmed that they had made some changes on his car that weren't good. So Lotus didn't deserve more than 4th place in the constructors championship when Ferrari took third and Mercedes took second place.

Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel had already won the championships but made their victory even stronger by winning the last race with a 1-2 like I said earlier.

Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa performed a little show for the crowd by making some donuts in front of the main grandstands. Is this going to be a habit in the future?

Now it's time to compare guesses with results starting with guesses:

Pole position: Mark Webber, Red Bull - WRONG. It was the other Red Bull again (Sebastian Vettel)

Race:

1. Mark Webber, Red Bull - WRONG. I really hoped for a "movie finish" but it never happened.
2. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull - WRONG. These drivers were both up there but the order was reversed.
3. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber - WRONG. Hulkenberg was 8th. This is the most wrong I have ever had.

Fastest lap: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull - WRONG. I got the pole and fastest lap mixed up. Webber was fastest of the race.

Surprise: Nico Hulkenberg and Felipe Massa will shine at this GP. <----- they did but unfortunately they had nothing to show for it.

I would also like to thank all my readers for a great season!

I have posted something for you every day ever since I started and I will continue doing that. I promise!

2013 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race

1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	71	1.32.36,300	1	25
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	71	+10.4 secs	4	18
3	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	71	+18.9 secs	3	15
4	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+37.3 secs	14	12
5	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	+39.0 secs	2	10
6	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+44.0 secs	19	8
7	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	71	+49.1 secs	9	6
8	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	71	+64.2 secs	10	4
9	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+72.9 secs	5	2
10	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	70	+1 Lap	7	1
11	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	70	+1 Lap	12
12	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	70	+1 Lap	17
13	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	70	+1 Lap	15
14	7	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Renault	70	+1 Lap	11
15	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	70	+1 Lap	8
16	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	70	+1 Lap	16
17	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	69	+2 Lap	21
18	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	69	+2 Lap	20
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	69	+2 Lap	22
Ret	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault		+13 Lap	18
Ret	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault		+26 Laps	13
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault		+69 Laps	6