Alonso and Vettel, open challenge to Yeongam

World open wide open in Formula One Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso begin their personal real sprint title from the Yeongam circuit. A path smiling particularly at Red Bull in 2010 but has seen its victorious Ferrari's, and especially thanks to the withdrawal of Sebastian Vettel. Just the German was then rebuilt in the following season, winning the event in 2011 Korean. Red Bull strong and Korea comes perhaps the most delicate moment of the season. Overtaking the world champion against Alonso could mark permanently the title race. The biggest risk for Fernando comes just inability to handle a situation favorable to him . Vettel is just four points and this will force the Ferrari in a race attack. Bad news for the Prancing Horse now that he can not compete with the car queen. Yeongam circuit is a semi-permanent : the stretch along the harbor, in fact, is normally used as a city street and has, therefore, different levels of grip. Yeongam, in fact, alternating fast curves those parts that recall the Suzuka track in Monaco, with effects on tires whose performances are constantly put to the test. Pirelli confirms soft and supersoft compounds to deal with different speeds and curves of the circuit. "A Yeongam carry the same compounds of last year," said Pirelli's Motorsport Director Paul Hembery - "even if then the combination soft-supersoft seemed unwise, because of the lateral load. But the experience of 2011 has convinced us to confirm this choice: last year, in fact, lasted 10 or more laps supersoft and soft over 20, allowing a two-stop strategy for the majority of riders.Strategy that we expect to repeat again this weekend. Given that this year's F1 Pirelli tires are softer (with the exception of supersoft, remained the same) we can expect a race faster than the 2011. " Restart the world sprint and open battle. Inevitable talk of Red Bull as a favorite car. Ferrari to the task of surprise and not throw away an entire season.

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Alonso against Vettel - duel for Formula 1 World Championship

Vettel who had started from pole position and also set the fastest lap, won with complete authority on the Japanese track and technical tack ahead of Brazilian Felipe Massa, who returned to the box after 35 races, and Japanese Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), which rose for the first time on the podium. Jenson Button was fourth, ahead of his teammate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, who finished sixth. Niko was the German Seventh Huelkenberg, ahead of Maldonado. The Australian Mark Webber and Ricciardo Daniele, ninth and tenth, respectively, also came into the points. Alonso still leads the World Cup with 194 points, four more than 37 over Vettel and Raikkonen, with five races left in the championship will resume next weekend Yengoam, which will host the Grand Prix of Korea South.

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F1: Hamilton Mercedes, Schumacher hand, the transfer window is open

The transfer market in Formula 1 opened Friday abruptly between two Grands Prix, with the announcement of the arrival of Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season, instead of Michael Schumacher, while Sergio Pérez, who came from Sauber, McLaren arrives. This first game of musical chairs, the big loser is "Schumi", seven times world champion over 300 GP counter. The brand with the star, which raised the question of whether to continue in F1, was sacrificed on the altar of success that the leak since it acquired in late 2009, Brawn GP. At the time, Brawn had been world champion, Schumacher returned in full form of sabbatical, which began in late 2006, all hopes were. Since there was only one victory this spring in China with Nico Rosberg, and not much else. The Executive Board of Mercedes hesitated between leaving or continue, with additional resources, and it is the second option was chosen. Reinforced with Niki Lauda, ​​a triple world champion Schumacher and probably in the management team, recruiting Hamilton shows the seriousness of the business, because the British want to keep winning. McLaren side, recruiting Pérez alongside Jenson Button, the 2009 world champion, is another big blow, for two reasons: the young Mexican is very fast, he has shown this season (3 podiums), and protective Carlos Slim is very rich, who funded the Sauber of Perez ascent to the upper echelons of F1.

A free place at Sauber ...

"This is an important milestone in my career and I am ready," Perez responded in a press McLaren, a team that he is "one of the biggest names in the history of F1" and where he will join Button, "a brilliant driver, I've always admired, and who is a great champion." The team boss Martin Whitmarsh can rest easy, because it will still be in 2013, despite the departure of Hamilton, a tandem high-level under his command. Pérez's departure leaves a place at Sauber, which will be coveted seen good results Swiss cars this season. As for the Scots Paul di Resta, who was primarily tub Hamilton at McLaren, he will have to find another drop point if he wants to leave Force India. The next episode of the mercato + + to F1 should play the next Ferrari, in case of departure of Brazilian Felipe Massa, and in this case it is the other Force India driver, German Nico Hulkenberg, fast and reliable, which seems to assist favorite Fernando Alonso in the Scuderia. Remain small stables, where possible transfers ... funds will flow less ink than the top teams + +. In Caterham, Russian Vitaly Petrov would end credit due to lack of public interest for its modest Russian performance. It could be replaced by the French Charles Pic, Marussia come when the British Alex Chilton now reserve driver, is a place holder by financial means of his father, a big name in the insurance.

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