The Bahrain GP is back on - October 30
The Indian GP which was to have taken place then is potentially reschduled to 11 December,
Originally Posted by El Loro:
The Bahrain GP is back on - October 30
The Indian GP which was to have taken place then is potentially reschduled to 11 December,
But apparently only if all the teams agree to it, which they don't appear to do. It seems they are all against it and they want India reinstated to October 30 and Bahrain binned for this year, but are not opposed to a race in Bahrain in future years.
Back to the Spanish GP report. 
Button pits and is now P5
Webber is still pressuring Alonso, but still can't pass
Webber edges alongside Alonso now, but has to back-off
Button now catching up to the Alonso/Webber struggle
Vettel pits and exits P2 - so Hamilton's now leading.
Webber finally makes it past Alonso, but two corners later Alonso is ahead again.
Hamilton pits and is now P2 - Vettel leading again.
Button gets the jump on Webber - there's a possible touch, but no apparent damage - and he just sails past Alonso to.
Massa pits - P6 to P9
Webber is told not to fight Button because Button has to change to hard tyres for the final few laps.
Order after 39/66:-
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Alonso
Webber
Schumacher
Rosberg
Petrov
Massa
Buemi
Di Resta
Perez
Button seems to be dropping back now.
Massa gets out of shape.
Alonso pits and exits P5
Webber - on hards- just going faster than all the rest
Schumacher pits - now P7
Rosberg pits - he's now P7, so Schumacher's back to P6
Petrov has pitted and is behind Perez now
The leaders are wading through some tail-endefs now, so their lap times are dropping
Vettel's KERs is not working - he could struggle to fend-off Hamilton
Heidfeld passes Petrov for P11
Rosberg in P7 has just been lapped....Schumacher is next.
Vettel pits to P2
Button pits to P3
Perez pits to P13
Hamilton pits to P2
Order after 50/66:-
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Webber
Hamilton
Schumacher
Rosberg
Massa
Di
Resta
Petrov
Perez
Maldonado
Kovalainen crashes into the tyre wall - Yellow Flags!
Heidfeld just passed Maldonado for P12
Liuzzi and Kovalainen are the only two cars not running.
The leaders are in traffic again - this is causing a bit of havoc - Hamilton is trying to pass Vettel, but doesn't make it.
Order, with 10 laps to go:-
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Webber
Hamilton
Schumacher
Rosberg
Massa
Perez
Heidfeld
Petrov
Kobayashi
Alonso's in trouble, with deteriorating tyres and is dropping back, but not losing position....YET!
Heidfeld passes Massa, who was passed by Perez earlier, and so Hidfeld is now chasing Perez whom he passes a few corners later.
Massa goes off track agai and looks to be beached in the gravel - yes, he's out.
Vettel only 0.7 ahead of Hamilton
Alonso is about to be lapped now.
Hamilton now a bit out of shape.
Lap 63 out of 66 and Vettel is still only 0.7 ahead of Hamilton.
It is not known if Vettel has no KERs, or is just saving it 'til it's REALLY crucial.
Leaders approaching traffic again.
Only the top 4 cars are on the same lap
And Vettel wins by 0.6 over Hamilton.
Result:-
1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Button
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Schumacher
7. Rosberg
8. Heidfeld
9. Perez
10. Kobayashi
11. Petrov
12. DI Resta
13. Sutil
14. Buemi
15. Maldonado
16. Alguersuari
17. Barrichello
18. Trulli
19. Glock
20. d'Ambrosio
21. Karthikeyan
22. Massa
23. Kovalainen
24. Liuzzi
Monaco Grand Prix
Monte Carlo, 27-29 May 2011Liuzzi and Rosberg have crashes in Practice this morning. Liuzzi will not be in the qualifying rounds. Rosberg might be - if his car can be repaired in time
Rosberg standing ready to jump in his car, but the car's not ready yet
Q1
Cars starting to emergge from garages
Petrov, Schumacher and d'Ambrosio are the first three out
107% rule might put Liuzzi out, but Rosberg should be OK, even if he DOESN'T get out on track
d'Ambrosio P1 1:23:192
Petrov P1 1:18:112
Schumacher P2 1:18:176
Sutil P3 1:18:535
Heidfeld P3 1:18:452
Buemi P5 1:18:545
Alguersuari P7 1:19:584
Button P1 1:17:059
Alguersuari, Glock and d'Ambrosio are P11 to P13
Only 17 times set so far, cars changing positions quite rapidly - hard to keep up.
Current Q1 drop zone:-
Buemi
Kobayashi
Glock
d'Ambrosio
Rosberg
Karthikeyan
Liuzzi
The last three have no times.
Alguersuari goes to P17
Vettel to P2
Webber to P7
Kobayashi goes up, so Alguersuari is in the drop zone
Rosberg is now out on track.
Kovalainen drops into the zone....and Sutil is next in danger
Buemi to P7, Sutil down, Di Resta in danger
Sutil running now - P8 - Di Resta down and Perez in danger
Perez now running - goes to P6 - puts Trulli in danger
Schumacher runs from P15 - goes to P6
Kovalainen and Trulli the ones in danger now
Final Q1 drop zone:-
18. Kovalainen
19. Trulli
20. Algeursuari
21. Glock
22.d'Ambrosio
23. Karthikeyan
24. Liuzzi
Karthikeyan and Liuzzi set no times in the qualifying session, but their practice times appear to be within the 107%, so it looks like we'll have a 24 car race.
Alguersuari is to be called before the stewards because of contact with Kobayashi.
Q2
Sutil, Rosberg and Buemi are out right away
Potential drop zone is changing very fast at the moment,
Perez
Petrov
Sutil
Di Resta
Heidfeld
Buemi
Kobayashi
Maldonado to P10
Barrichello to P9
Hamilton P1
Vettel P2
Button P3
Alonso P4
Webber P5
Petrov runs from P12 to P10 - dropping Maldonado
3 1/2 minutes to go and several cars are running again
Barrichello and Petrov in P9 and P10 are presently in danger
Perez to P8 - Petrov down
Maldonado to P10 -Barrichello down
Sutil runs from P17 - but only to P14
Kobayashi runs from P13 - no change
Heidfeld runs from P16 - no change
Barrichello runs from P12 - no change.
Final Q2 Drop Zone:-
11. Petrov
12. Barrichello
13. Kobayashi
14. Di Resta
15. Sutil
16. Heidfeld
17. Buemi
Q3
All the cars are still in theie garages
Ferraris are coming out now
Schumacher P1 1:15:020
Alonso P2 1:18:401
Rosberg P3 1:17:104
Buttin P1 1:13:997
Webber P2 1:14:019
Alonso P3 1:14:403
Vettel P1 1:13:554
Schumacher P6 1:15:020
Massa P5 1:14:817
ACCIDENT!
Perez has crashed - Just out of the tunnel - session Red Flagged with 2 minutes 26 seconds left.
He went sideways into the barrier, but it was a hefty impact.
The car is being removed now, you can see the side is totally mashed.
Perez is in the ambulance now - news is he is concious and talking....and has been conscious all the time.
Back to qualifying - some cars haven't set a time yet.
Back to crash site - they're actually using a truck to push the crash barriers into place. The make up of the barrier is being changed slightly.
Hamilton, Maldonado and Perez are the ones without times.
8 minute to restart has just been announced
All the cars are lined up waiting to go, but there's still a minute to wait. Wil tyre performance be compromised?
All 9 cars are out on track, Hamilton first Massa last
Hamilton only makes P7
Button is coasting
News filters back that Hamilton only makes P7 and the other cars just return to the pits, except Maldonado so as to set a time - he makes P9
Perez will start P10 as long as he's OK
Qualifying result:-
1. Vettel
2. Button
3. Webber
4. Alonso
5. Schumacher
6. Massa
7. Rosberg
8. Maldonado
9. Hamilton
10. Perez
11. Petrov
12. Barrichello
13. Kobayashi
14. Di Resta
15. Sutil
16. Heidfeld
17. Buemi
18. Kovalainen
19. Trulli
20. Algeursuari
21. Glock
22.d'Ambrosio
23. Karthikeyan
24. Liuzzi
Hamilton's fastest time was disqualified, as he cut a chicane.
Perez is declared unable to race.
Formation lap underway
Hamilton is on soft tyres, the rest are on hards
Vettel shoots off. Button and Alonso are side by side for a bit, but Button holds onto P2 and Alonso takes P3
Schumacher passes Hamilton, who had got past him during the start
Hamilton re-catching a slightly damaged Schumacher - but the damage is not enough to warrent the time lost in a pit-stop
Order after 8/78:-
Vettel
Button
Alonso
Webber
Rosberg
Massa
Maldonado
Petrov
Schumacher
Hamilton
Barrichello
Di Resta
Button now getting away from Alonso and appears to be catching Vettel
Hamilton is pressing Schumacher, jinking around looking for an opportunity to pass which comes in lap 11, at the corner just before Casino Square.
Barrichello has now passed Schumacher too, at the hairpin just before the tunnel
Schumacher pits on the next lap and is now P21
Massa now, pressing Rosberg. He gets extremely close....and loses a bit of front wing - seems to be OK though.
Massa successfully passes Rosberg this time and Maldonado follows him through
Karthikeyan is about to be lapped
Button pits from P2 and is now P4
There are yellow flags around the pit lane exit, but it's not clear why
Vettel pits followed shortly by Webber. There's a slight error with Webber's stop and it takes longer than it should have.
Vettel is now P3 and Webber P14, behind Buemi
Alonso is now leading, but has just entered the pit lane on lap 20 of 78
So it's Button leading, Vettel in P2 and Alonso slots into P3 after that pit-stop
Followed by:-
Massa
Maldonado
Petrov
Hamilton
Barrichello
Di Resta
Kobayashi
Sutil
Heidfeld
Buemi
Webber
Trulli
Alguersuari
Webber up to P13
Hamilton pits, but the team weren't ready for him. He exits to P15, behind Alguersuari, but now passes him for P14
Webber now P12
Di Resta has pitted now too, for a new nose after a collision at the hairpin
Maldonado pits and drops to P13
Massa pits and slots in behind Webber for P10
Di Resta gets a drive-through penalty for that collision
Petrov pits and exits P13
Order after 30/78:-
Button
Vettel
Alonso
Barrichello
Kobayashi
Sutil
Heidfeld
Buemi
Webber
Massa
Hamilton
Maldonado
Schumacher passes Rosberg at the hairpin too.
Hamilton is pressing Massa, but Massa closes him out.
Hamilton looks at Massa again, but is still not able to pass.
Glock goes out of race....yellow flags are waved but no Safety Car deployed.
Many cars pit, but not Vettel
Hamilton and Massa collide at the hairpin and Massa also touches Webber
Schumacher has broken down at the pit lane entry - Safety Car is deployed!
Hamilton passes Massa in the tunnel and Massa hits the wall and crashes.
Order after 36/78:-
Vettel
Button
Alonso
Sutil
Kobayashi
Webber
Hamilton
Maldonado
Petrov
Heidfeld
Buemi
Barrichello
Safety Car will come in at end of lap 38
Restart....and Vettel is 4 seconds ahead of Button who has 2 cars to lap before he can reach Vettel
Some of the lower order cars are running side by side. 
The Hamilton/Massa collision at the hairpin is to be investigated
Hamilton now pressing Webber
Button is now 0.6 of a second behind Vettel
Di Resta is now P18 after his Drive-through
Order after 43/78:-
Vettel
Button
Alonso
Sutil
Kobayashi
Webber
Hamilton
Maldonado
Petrov
Heidfeld
Buemi
Barrichello
Drive-through penalty for Namilton for the collision with Massa and after taking it he is P9
Webber now eying up Kobayashi
Button pits from P2 and exits P3 behind Buemi who only yields after a blue flag
Hamilton pits from P9 - and is still P9
There's a lot of speculation about whether Vettel willpit or not. He's only pitted once so far. He's only 1.9 ahead of Alonso and 7.2 ahead of Button. If he pits now, he will be behind them both.
Webber pits and exits P9
Hamilton now fighting Maldonado for P8
*Feels like we've had a full race already, but we're only 2/3 of the way through. *
Vettel, Alonso and button are only 0.4 and 0.7 apart!
Alonso, who is now sandwiched, has to try and pass Vettel and hold off Button at the same time.
Alonso is now almost touching Vettel, but Vettel remains ahead
The 4th placed car is almost a minute behind Vettel
Alonso is almost touching Vettel at each corner
Alonso misses the chicane and drops away from Vettel slightly
The leaders are approaching some tail-enders, seven in line, they (the tail enders) are so busy fighting each other that they don't see the leaders coming up to lap them
Petrov goes into the wall, but the leaders get through ok.
Alguersuari hits Hamilton and Alguersuari and Petrov go into the wall. This is because Sutil went wide when Maldonado passed him and forced Hamilton to break.
Safety Car is deployed again.
Lap 72/78 the race is red flagged.
With 71 laps completed the race is probably over, but the mechanics come out to the cars just in case the race IS restarted.
Order:-
Vettel
Alonso
Button
Kobayashi
Webber
Maldonado
Hamilton
Sutil
Heidfeld
Barrichello
Buemi
Rosberg
The race is to restart behind the Safety Car for one lap.
McLaren will try to repair Hamilton's rear wing on track and apparently tyres can be changed on track too.
Petrov might have been knocked unconscious, but is conscious now and is out of his car. It seems he only has a bit of bruising to his legs.
Hamilton's car still not looking ready, with 1 minute to go.
TYRE BLANKETS ARE OFF!
Race starts again - with a lot of debris still at the side of the track.
Safety CAR WILL COME IN AT THE END OF LAP 73
Maldonado crashes because Hamilton hits him - looks like another penalty for Hamilton - no Safety Car though as they managed to clear Maldonado's car before the other cars came round again.
Webber is pressing Kobayashi for P4. As they come out of the tunnel Webber makes his move, Kobayashi runs through the chicane and Webber is now through to P4
Kobayashi manages to hold off Hamilton
Result:-
1. Vettel
2. Alonso
3. Button
4. Webber
5. Kobayashi
6. Hamilton
7. Sutil - lapped
8. Heidfeld - lapped
9. Barrichello - lapped
10. Buemi - lapped
11. Rosberg - lapped
12. Di Resta - lapped
13. Trulli - lapped
14. Kovalainen - lapped
15. d'Ambrosio - lapped
16. Liuzzi - lapped
17. Karthikeyan - lapped
18. Maldonado - crash
19. Petrov - crash
20. Alguersuari - crash
21. Massa - crash
22. Schumacher - retired
23. Glock - retired
24. Perez - Did not start
Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal, 10 - 12 June 2011
Perez has been declared fit to participate in the Canadian GP, but after Friday's practice session he told his team he didn't 'feel right' and would not be taking part.
Strangely, the team did not have their reserve driver with them and so arranged to borrow someone else's test driver to cover.
Ironically (some have said) the person they chose was Pedro De La Rosa, the driver they sacked near the end of last season, but in a way it sort of makes sense. Pedro would not be as unfamiliar with their car and general set up as others might be, as it was only a matter of months since he was driving regularly for them.
Q1
It should be dry during qualifying, but there maybe rain during the race
Some drivers are out right away
d'Ambrosio sets the first time 1:25:346
There qre 10 others on track now too
Glock goes P2
Then Petrov goes P2
Heidfeld to P1 1:17:120
Pwtrov to P1 1:16:083
All cars on track now
Alonso to P1 1:14:994
Current drop zone:-
Sutil
Kobayashi
Karthikeyan
Clock
d'Ambrosio
De La Rosa
Rosberg
The last three have set no times yet
Kobayashi goes up....Liuzzi down
De La Rosa to P17....Trulli down
De La Rosa to P12....Alguersuari now P17
Rosberg goes up....Alguersuari down
De La Rosa contacts the wall, but seems to be OK
Sutil goes up and Kovalainen goes down....Kobayashi next in danger