13 Mar / 27 Nov Grand Prix 2011 Formula 1 Events Australia Bahrain Canada China Japan . . . New incredibile India Delhi

13 Mar / 27 Nov Grand Prix 2011 Formula 1 Events Australia Bahrain Canada China Japan . . . New incredibile India Delhi

//////////// FORMULA 1 CALENDAR 2011 /////////

13 Mar Bahrain Bahrain
27 Mar Australian

10 Apr Malaysian Sepang
17 Apr Chinese Shanghai

08 May Turkish Istanbul
22 May Spanish Catalunya
29 May Monaco Montecarlo

12 Jun Canadian Montreal
26 Jun European Valencia
10 Jul British Silverstone
24 Jul German Nurburgring
31 Jul Hungarian Hungaroring
28 Aug Belgian Spa-Francorchamps

11 Sept Italian Monza
25 Sept Singapore Singapore
09 Oct Japanese Suzuka
16 Oct Korean Korea

30 Oct Indian * Delhi

13 Nov United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
27 Nov Brazilian Sao Paulo

*(Subject to the homologation of the circuit)

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////////////// Teams & Drivers //////////

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1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing Renault
2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing Renault
3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
4 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes Grand Prix
8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes Grand Prix
9 | Robert Kubica | Renault F1 Team
10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault F1 Team
11 | Rubens Barrichello | AT&T Williams Cosworth
12 | Pastor Maldonado | AT&T Williams Cosworth
14 | TBA | Force India Mercedes
15 | TBA | Force India Mercedes
16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari
17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari
18 | Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari
19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari
20 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault
21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault
22 | TBA | Hispania Racing Team Cosworth
23 | TBA | Hispania Racing Team Cosworth
24 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Cosworth
25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Cosworth


///////////// Rule Changes ////////////

* 2011 will see the return of the 107% rule in qualifying.

*Following the controversial 2010 German Grand Prix, the FIA has moved to increase the maximum allowable penalty that racing stewards can issue to teams after penalising Ferrari one hundred thousand dollars for the use of team orders. Former World Champion Jackie Stewart commented that "$100,000 is no penalty for a team whose budget is many, many multiples higher.

////////////// Technical Changes //////////

* The maximum height of the diffuser will be cut from 175 millimetres (6.9 in) to 125 millimetres (4.9 in), reducing aerodynamic downforce. Furthermore, measures were agreed to exclude double diffuser designs.

* In the week leading up to the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix, a formal proposal was submitted to FOTA by British engineering firm Flybrid to supply the entire grid with a mandatory, standardized KERS unit, following campaigns led by Ferrari and Renault to see the technology re-introduced for the 2011 season. In the aftermath of the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, Ferrari confirmed they would be running the KERS device on their 2011 car, but the system will not be mandatory.
*In order to compensate for the increase in weight brought about by KERS, the minimum weight of the car will increase from 620 kilograms (1,367 lb) to 640 kilograms (1,411 lb).

* FOTA have agreed to ban the controversial "F-duct" system developed by McLaren for the MP4-25 and later deployed by other teams through the 2010 season.

*At the Meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Geneva in June 2010, an adjustable rear wing system was confirmed as an addition to the 2011 rules. It will be introduced to aid overtaking, serving as a substitute for the F-duct system. In a similar system to the KERS regulator used in 2009, the adjustable rear wing would only be available under certain conditions; namely, drivers will only be able to use it when they are within one second of the car in front, but it would not be usable within the first two laps of a race except in the case of an early SAFETY car.
The system is expected to offer drivers an additional 15 km/h (9.3 mph) when passing, and will deactivate when the driver first touches the brakes after using the rear wing. The concept, which has been negatively received by drivers and fans alike, could be dropped if it proves impractical or unmanageable.
*For the first time, cars will have a mandatory weight distribution, reported to be a ratio of 46:54. This is intended to prevent teams from having to make expensive changes to the internal configuration of their cars in the event of changes to tyre compounds introduced by new tyre supplier Pirelli.

*The number of wheel tethers – the load-bearing cables connecting tyres to the bodywork – will be doubled for 2011, in response to an increasing number of accidents where wheels have been torn free of their mountings, including the death of Henry Surtees in a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch in 2009.

///////////// Sponsorship Changes ////////

*On Oct 4, 2010, Sauber announced a partnership with Mexican Telecommunications group Telmex that would include signifcant branding on their car for the 2011 season. The announcement coincided with the signing of GP2 driver Sergio Pιrez, who is a part of Telmex's driver development program.

*Dutch electronics corporation Philips, announced that they would not renew their contract with Williams at the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, ending a five-year relationship with the Grove-based team. The Royal Bank of Scotland will also end their association to the team

/////////// Other Changes /////////
*The FIA has suggested that any driver who is caught committing road offences – such as Lewis Hamilton's "hooning" incident in Melbourne – could be punished with a loss of their Super Licence, thereby preventing them from racing.

* Team members deemed to be in key roles – i.e. Team principal, sporting director, race engineers, team manager and technical director – will have to undergo accreditation for a - competitors' staff licence - in order to maintain their positions within their teams. This is seen as a reaction to the actions of disgraced former Renault Team principal Flavio Briatore at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix and applies to all key staff in all FIA-sanctioned World Championships, including the World Rally Championship, World Touring Car Championship and GT1 World Championship in addition to Formula One.

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