2012 Korean Grand Prix

Fine and Dry [ 3 ] Air Temp 21 °C (70 °F) [ 3 ]

The 2012 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix ) [ 1 ] was a Formula One motor race that was the sixteenth round of the 2012 Formula One season . It was held on 14 October 2012 at the Korea International Circuit near Yeongam in South Korea 's South Jeolla Province . [ 5 ] The race marked the third running of the Korean Grand Prix . [ 6 ]

Race

Like the 2011 Korean Grand Prix , tyre supplier Pirelli brought its yellow-banded soft compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the red-banded supersoft compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre. [ 13 ]

Marussia 's Charles Pic was given a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding the maximum number of engines that he was permitted to use over the course of the season. [ 14 ]

Race

Mark Webber , who qualified on pole, lost his lead at start to teammate Sebastian Vettel at the first turn. Lewis Hamilton lost his third place to Alonso on first lap, while his team mate Jenson Button had to retire after a collision with Kobayashi, who also collided with Nico Rosberg of Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton made a pit stop on lap 14, creating a chain reaction where Massa and Webber stopped on lap 15 and finally Vettel and Alonso stopped on lap 16. The latter rejoined side-by-side with Sergi...

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Table 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Part 1	Part 2
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1:38.397	1:38.220
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:38.208	1:37.767
3	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:39.180	1:38.000
4	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:39.144	1:37.987
5	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	1:38.887	1:38.227
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:38.937	1:38.253
7	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:38.863	1:38.275
8	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:38.981	1:38.428
9	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:38.999	1:38.417
10	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:38.808	1:38.436

Table 2

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	55	1:36:28.651
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	55	+8.231
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	55	+13.944
4	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	55	+20.168
5	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	55	+36.739
6	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	55	+45.301
7	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	55	+54.812
8	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	55	+1:09.589
9	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	55	+1:11.787
10	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	55	+1:19.692

Table 3

Unnamed: 0	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1	Sebastian Vettel*	215
1	2	Fernando Alonso*	209
nan	3	Kimi Räikkönen*	167
nan	4	Lewis Hamilton*	153
nan	5	Mark Webber*	152
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F1ABY Commentary

Consider this: does victory truly reside in the calculated precision of a driver’s hand, or does it bloom from the capricious dance of fate itself? The Korean sun, a fine and dry warmth of twenty-one degrees, seemed to favor the relentless aggression of Sebastian Vettel, a crimson tide sweeping across the asphalt. Webber, steadfast, yet ultimately denied the summit, a poignant echo of battles fought and lost beneath the watchful gaze of the Taegukgi flag. That rhythmic pulse of PSY’s “Gangnam Style” – a bizarre, joyous intrusion – momentarily fractured the solemnity, a reminder that even in the pursuit of speed, humanity finds a way to inject its own peculiar melody. Six points, a precarious advantage, built upon a single, decisive moment. The circuit, sculpted from the very earth, held its breath, didn’t it? A testament to a season already brimming with the unpredictable, a glorious, flawed masterpiece.

Sebastian Vettel, propelled by Red Bull’s relentless engineering, seized victory, etching his name into a season already saturated with the drama of a six-point lead, a stark reminder that sometimes, the most beautiful races are defined not by sentiment, but by calculated aggression. The rhythmic thump of the engine, a primal heartbeat, pulsed through the Korean countryside, a sound that resonates with the very essence of motorsport’s enduring spirit.

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The air hung fine and dry – twenty-one degrees Celsius – a deceptive stillness before the storm of speed. Webber, piloting a Red Bull-Renault, possessed a 678 horsepower engine, a considerable advantage over the Ferrari’s 640. This wasn’t merely about raw power, though; Renault’s engine, with its 2. 2-liter displacement, demonstrated a remarkably efficient combustion process, a subtle yet crucial factor in those crucial corners near the Autódromo Internacional de Yeongam. Victory, however, belonged to Vettel, a testament to Red Bull’s calculated aggression and a pivotal moment solidifying their championship aspirations.

The air hung fine and dry, a crisp 21 degrees – a deceptive stillness before the storm of ambition. Vettel, a youthful titan, seized the moment, claiming the Korean scalpel with ruthless precision. Six points. That slender margin, born of this solitary victory, now defined the championship’s precarious balance, a testament to Red Bull’s calculated dominance. Consider the statistical anomaly: only *three* drivers had ever secured a Grand Prix win on a Korean circuit, a testament to the unforgiving nature of this unique challenge.

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The rain, a sudden, insistent grey, clawed at the asphalt just as Webber wrestled his Red Bull towards the first corner. A fleeting, desperate dance of rubber and steel – Vettel, a predator, edged ahead, snatching the lead from the Australian’s grasp. The roar of the crowd, a primal surge, amplified the tension, a palpable wave crashing against the barriers. Six points. That slender margin, a precarious thread connecting a championship to the grasp of a single, decisive moment. The scent of burning rubber mingled with the electric anticipation; a vintage fragrance of battle. It was a brutal, beautiful reminder of what this sport truly represents.

The rain, a hesitant whisper against the asphalt, recalled a Monaco of ’68 – the scent of wet tires and desperate ambition clinging to the air. Webber, a stoic figure amidst the chaos, possessed a stillness reminiscent of Fangio, a man acutely aware of the delicate dance between man and machine. That pole position, secured with such brutal efficiency, mirrored the precision of Stewart’s Lotus, a testament to calculated aggression. Vettel, of course, a younger, hungry version of the same. To witness this Red Bull dominance, a brutal assertion of engineering supremacy, felt like observing a modern-day Stirling Moss – a fleeting, glorious peak of automotive artistry. The arrival of PSY, a vibrant anomaly, a momentary disruption of the relentless pursuit, was a curious punctuation mark on a day dominated by the relentless rhythm of the championship battle. A peculiar juxtaposition, wouldn’t you agree?