2012 Brazilian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 2012 April 2014 F1 Brazil Brazilian 2012 United States Grand Prix 2013 Australian Grand Prix Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012 http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/brazil_883/ Formula One 15 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121017113142/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/brazil_883/ 17 October 2012 Autódromo José Carlos Pace (AKA Interlagos) track map.svg 25 November 2012 Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012 20 20 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil Permanent racing facility 2.677 4.309 71 190.083 305.909 Race start:Light rain shower getting heavier at the end.FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2012 (Race) https://f1standings.net/races/2012-brazilian-grand-prix-6038e887eedfc8465599a50e f1standings.net F1Standings 25 November 2012 5 April 2021 27 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211027094343/https://f1standings.net/races/2012-brazilian-grand-prix-6038e887eedfc8465599a50e dead Air Temp 19 C Track Temp 21 C Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.458 Great Britain Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.069 38 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes GBR Fernando Alonso Ferrari ESP Felipe Massa Ferrari BRA BRA The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012) was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on 25 November 2012.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/united-states-grand-prix-remains-unchanged-2012-f1-calendar/ United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 7 December 2011 15 October 2012 The race was the twentieth and final round of the 2012 Formula One World Championship, and marked the forty-first running of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The race was won by Jenson Button driving for McLaren, scoring the 15th and last victory of his Formula One career, as well as McLaren's last Grand Prix victory until Daniel Ricciardo's victory at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix and the last win for a British driver for McLaren until Lando Norris won the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. It was at this race that Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 World Drivers' Championship, his third title in a row. Fernando Alonso finished second in both the race and the championship and had the provisional championship lead at a late stage of the race, before Vettel moved up the order to have a three-point cushion. The race also marked the 306th and final one for Michael Schumacher, after he announced his retirement for the second time. He also scored his final Formula One points by finishing seventh just behind eventual champion Vettel. Report Background thumb|left|Fernando Alonso needed to overcome a 13-point deficit to Sebastian Vettel. The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix marked Michael Schumacher's final race before his second retirement and was also the last race for Bruno Senna,Michael Schumacher announces F1 retirement http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/04/michael-schumacher-announces-f1-retirement/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 4 October 2012 20 November 2012 Vitaly Petrov, Timo Glock, Pedro de la Rosa, Narain Karthikeyan, and the HRT Formula 1 Team. HRT in their history did not score a point, and withdrew because of financial issues.Straw Edd HRT fails to find buyer before 2013 Formula 1 entry deadline AUTOSPORT.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104673 1 December 2012 28 January 2015 Tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with early prototypes of their compounds for the 2013 Formula One season during Friday practice for testing and review.Teams to trial 2013 prototype Pirelli tyres in Brazil http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/11/14086.html Formula One 19 November 2012 20 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121121161722/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/11/14086.html 21 November 2012 Pirelli brought its silver-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the white-banded medium compound tyre as the softer option tyre, as opposed to 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix when they brought the medium and soft compound dry tyres.Pirelli reveal tyre choices for final three rounds http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13931.html Formula One 16 October 2012 22 February 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130111030532/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13931.html 11 January 2013 Championship permutations In order to become world champion for the third time, Sebastian Vettel needed to defend a 13-point advantage over Fernando Alonso, meaning the latter needed at least third place even if the former failed to score. Conversely, a fourth place was sufficient for Vettel even if Alonso won, and thus he was the odds-on favourite.Smith Luke 2020-05-11 When Vettel crashed and triumphed in F1's last great title decider https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/2012-brazilian-gp-vettel-crash/4790864/ 2024-02-05 Motorsport 2020 Vettel would have won if: GER Sebastian Vettel ESP Fernando AlonsoPos. Position4th or better Eliminated5th, 6th or 7th 2nd or lower8th or 9th 3rd or lower10th or lower 4th or lower Alonso would have won if: ESP Fernando Alonso GER Sebastian VettelPos. Position1st 5th or lower2nd 8th or lower3rd 10th or lower4th or lower Eliminated Free practice During free practice on Friday and Saturday, it was Lewis Hamilton and McLaren who set the pace, closely followed by championship contender Vettel and his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber.Davies Alan F1 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying: Hamilton battles Vettel for pole http://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport_2_365/formula-1/f1_2012_brazilian_grand_prix_qualifying_hamilton_battles_vettel_for_pole_1_1707567 whtimes.com 11 March 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130834/http://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport_2_365/formula-1/f1_2012_brazilian_grand_prix_qualifying_hamilton_battles_vettel_for_pole_1_1707567 dead While Hamilton topped the time sheets in both Friday sessions, Jenson Button was quickest during the third session on Saturday morning.Collantine Keith McLaren remain quickest as Brazil practice ends http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/11/24/2012-brazilian-grand-prix-practice-result-fp3/ f1fanatic.co.uk 24 November 2012 11 March 2015 Fernando Alonso had a difficult first free practice, trailing Vettel by 0.465 seconds, twice as much as in previous races. He was able to lap faster than the German on the harder compound tyres in the second session. Ferrari looked stronger during the long run trials with Felipe Massa putting in the most consistently fast lap times, 0.1 seconds ahead of Hamilton.Benson Andrew Brazilian GP: Lewis Hamilton leads Sebastian Vettel in second practice BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/20470296 11 March 2015 With high temperatures, tyre degradation was a concern for the teams in the paddock;Vijayenthiran Viknesh Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix Weather Forecast http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1080644_formula-1-brazilian-grand-prix-weather-forecast motorauthority.com 11 March 2015 Hamilton commented that "it felt almost as though I was sliding around the track with the tyres melting". Qualifying "I'm grateful to be able to put the car on the front row and to have had my last qualifying with McLaren as a one–two." Lewis Hamilton commenting on taking pole position.Benson Andrew Brazilian GP: Lewis Hamilton on pole ahead of Jenson Button BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/20478359 12 March 2015 right 37% After the very warm practice sessions, qualifying on Saturday was run under difficult weather conditions. Qualifying one (Q1) started on a damp track and therefore on intermediate tyres, while by Q2 the track was almost dry and slick tyres were used. In Q1, Romain Grosjean collided with the slower running HRT of Pedro de la Rosa and lost his front wing. While he succeeded in nursing the car back into the pit lane, he was unable to change his tyres and was therefore left in a disappointing 18th position on the grid. Michael Schumacher's last ever qualifying did not go well either. He took 14th position, almost half a second down on his teammate, admitting he had perhaps compromised his setup too much for an expected wet race.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104539 Brazilian GP: Michael Schumacher says Mercedes' wet set-up backfired Autosport 24 November 2012 17 January 2016 The McLarens were fastest all weekend and easily took the front row, with Lewis Hamilton securing his last pole position with the team. Title contenders Vettel and Alonso both struggled, taking 4th and 8th position on the grid respectively.Hamilton on pole as Vettel and Alonso struggle http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-hamilton-pole-vettel-alonso-struggle-155645941.html;_ylt=AhIp5KBUVjk9A39zw.g7fKVYkcAF;_ylu=X3oDMTRvOGw2YmxsBG1pdANMSVNUUyBTdG9yeSBMaXN0IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEFyY2hpdmUEcGtnA2U5ZWUyNzQ5LTlkOWMtMzIxYi04ZjYwLTFjODQ0ZDUxZmUwZARwb3MDOTgEc2VjA01lZGlhU3RvcnlMaXN0VGVtcAR2ZXIDYTg3ODk2NzAtMzY2OC0xMWUyLWFkN2QtYzgzY2QzMGJmM2Yy;_ylg=X3oDMTFlMTluMDVoBGludGwDZ2IEbGFuZwNlbi1nYgRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3 Eurosport UK 24 November 2012 30 November 2012 Pastor Maldonado was handed a 10-place grid penalty for missing the weighbridge in the second part of qualifying. He dropped from sixth to 16th, moving Alonso one place up to seventh.Maldonado handed 10-place grid penalty http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/maldonado-handed-10-place-grid-190006693.html;_ylt=AntoOoZQ2pPzozSQtCL0WapYkcAF;_ylu=X3oDMTRvcWgzM25xBG1pdANMSVNUUyBTdG9yeSBMaXN0IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEFyY2hpdmUEcGtnA2Y2YTk0ZTM1LTgxZGItM2FkMS1iYTcyLWVjYzZhNWMxOWZlZQRwb3MDODUEc2VjA01lZGlhU3RvcnlMaXN0VGVtcAR2ZXIDOTc0MmYxNDEtMzY3MC0xMWUyLWFiZDktNTBhYWY0Yzg2Yjhi;_ylg=X3oDMTFlMTluMDVoBGludGwDZ2IEbGFuZwNlbi1nYgRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3 Eurosport UK 24 November 2012 30 November 2012 Race Pre-race thumb|Start of the race Title contender Alonso and Ferrari were hoping for damp conditions during the race, stating: "Wet races are a bit more unpredictable so we need some kind of damp race with many things happening, because we know that in normal conditions, fighting for the championship will be very difficult."Alonso keen to just enjoy race now http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/alonso-keen-just-enjoy-race-145005219.html;_ylt=AthAjnpp3H3Bbh2zqLMlGdFYkcAF;_ylu=X3oDMTRvMXNmbWk5BG1pdANMSVNUUyBTdG9yeSBMaXN0IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEFyY2hpdmUEcGtnAzkxZTgwMTk4LTJiOGUtMzYzYy1hZWY1LWMyZDk1ZmI5NTE2OQRwb3MDNjgEc2VjA01lZGlhU3RvcnlMaXN0VGVtcAR2ZXIDNzA2NTE1ZDEtMzcxNS0xMWUyLWI3ZmItMDkxMTg5MzdiZTA5;_ylg=X3oDMTFlMTluMDVoBGludGwDZ2IEbGFuZwNlbi1nYgRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3 Eurosport UK 25 November 2012 30 November 2012 Felipe Massa discounted rumours he might try to help Alonso win the title by forcing Vettel into retirement, stating: "I've always been an honest person and an honest driver. And that will continue to be the case. My limit is the limit of the regulations, and I will stay true to this limit."Massa upset with notion he could take Vettel out https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=rpm&id=8670581 ESPN 12 April 2015 Race report With only light rain just 10 minutes before the start, all teams opted to start on slick tyres. Vettel got away poorly, dropping to seventh position, while his rival Alonso moved up into fifth. Vettel and Bruno Senna collided at turn 4 in a racing incident, which saw Vettel spin while Senna ended up hitting the rear of Pérez. Vettel suffered damage to his left sidepod but was able to carry on, albeit in 22nd position. The reigning world champion began to move up the order, as there was close racing for position at the front of the field as well. Massa helped his teammate overtake Mark Webber on lap two going into the Senna-S, giving the Spaniard the crucial third position he would need to win the title. Alonso lost the position again to the fast running Force India of Nico Hülkenberg after running wide on lap four. Maldonado crashed out on lap two, when he lost control of his car on the kerb through the inside of turn 3, and crashed into the tyre barrier on the exit of the corner.Collantine Keith 2012-11-25 Button wins intense race as Vettel recovers to seal third championship https://www.racefans.net/2012/11/25/2012-brazilian-grand-prix-report/ 2024-02-05 RaceFans Rain began to fall during the next few laps and the first cars made pit stops for intermediate tyres, including the two title contenders, while Button and Hülkenberg stayed out. This proved to be the right decision since the rain decreased shortly afterwards and cars on intermediates were forced to pit for slick tyres once again. Hülkenberg continued his strong performance by overtaking Button for the lead at the end of lap 18 (their official time differential at the finish line at the end of that lap was 0.000). thumb|left|Lewis Hamilton retired from the lead of the race on lap 54. With the two cars in front leading the field by almost a minute, debris on the track brought out the safety car on lap 23. At this point, Alonso and Vettel were running in fourth and fifth place. At the restart on lap 29, Kamui Kobayashi took fifth position from Vettel. The damage on the Red Bull car slowed Vettel down considerably more in dry conditions, and Massa helped his teammate by overtaking the German shortly after.Collantine Keith Button wins intense race as Vettel recovers to seal third championship http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/11/25/2012-brazilian-grand-prix-report/ f1fanatic.co.uk 25 November 2012 11 March 2015 Meanwhile, at the front, Hamilton took second from his teammate and was able to pass Hülkenberg when the German half-spun. Hülkenberg pursued the McLaren but slid into him on lap 54, leaving Hamilton out of the race with damage to the left front suspension and himself with a drive-through penalty, handing Button the lead. When the rain started again, Vettel was one of the first to pit for intermediates. Since his radio had failed, the team was not ready for him, causing a long delay. Ferrari timed Massa's pit stop well, letting Alonso take second position from him. Vettel took sixth position from Michael Schumacher, which proved sufficient to retain the title even with Alonso finishing second. The race ended after Paul di Resta crashed on the start/finish straight shortly before the end, bringing out the safety car once again until the conclusion of the race. Vitaly Petrov of Caterham took 11th position, which meant his team overtook Marussia in the Constructors' Championship. Former world champion Kimi Räikkönen had an eventful race as well, almost crashing into Vettel after the start and later trying to use an escape road only to find it to be a dead end. He later stated the way had been open 11 years prior, having made the same manoeuver at the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix.Räikkönens kuriose Irrfahrt: 'Vor elf Jahren war das Tor noch offen' http://www.spiegel.de/sport/formel1/raeikkoenens-kuriose-irrfahrt-vor-elf-jahren-war-das-tor-noch-offen-a-869325.html Der Spiegel 26 November 2012 Spiegel Online 4 February 2015 de He also had a close contest with the retiring Schumacher, who finished seventh after recovering from an early puncture but gave up sixth to Vettel in order to help him extend his small point advantage over Alonso in the championship.Red Bull thanks 'gracious' Schumacher for giving Vettel sixth http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104626 Autosport 27 November 2012 2 March 2013 This was Button's 15th Formula One victory and Vettel became the 2012 world champion.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9701489/Brazilian-Grand-Prix-2012-as-it-happened.html Brazilian Grand Prix 2012: as it happened 25 November 2011 Daily Telegraph UK 26 November 2012 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/25/formula-one-brazilian-grand-prix-live?intcmp=239 Brazilian Grand Prix 2012: as it happened 25 November 2011 Guardian UK 26 November 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20481809 Brazilian Grand Prix 2012: as it happened 25 November 2011 BBC Sport 26 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121125172545/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20481809 25 November 2012 Post-race "I think everything that could go wrong went wrong. As a matter of fact, though, I think we always kept believing. ... I think they tried everything to make it even harder for us, not just the others but also the circumstances: as I said, with the damage on the car, losing radio, in these conditions, when communication is so crucial, stopping just a lap too early, not having the tyres ready because communication wasn't there. Where do you start, really? I think you guys had your show and we had to really fight until the end." Sebastian Vettel during the post-race press conference.Interview with 2012 F1 champion Sebastian Vettel after Brazilian Grand Prix http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/interview-2012-f1-champion-sebastian-vettel-after-brazilian-grand-prix autoweek.com 24 November 2012 11 March 2015 right 37% The race received widespread acclaim, with The Guardian calling it a "rollercoaster".Sebastian Vettel wins F1 title after rollercoaster Brazilian Grand Prix https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/25/sebastian-vettel-wins-f1-title Guardian 4 February 2015 Three-time world champions Niki Lauda and Nelson Piquet stated that they had never seen a race like it.So ein Rennen habe ich noch nie erlebt https://www.welt.de/sport/formel1/article111489271/So-ein-Rennen-habe-ich-noch-nie-erlebt.html Welt Online de 25 November 2012 30 November 2012 German magazine Der Spiegel deemed the race "spectacular" and "historic" due to the record-breaking 147 successful overtaking manoeuvres carried out during the race.Überholmanöver-Rekord in São Paulo aufgestellt http://www.spiegel.de/sport/formel1/formel-1-rennen-in-sao-paulo-ueberholmanoever-rekord-a-871005.html Der Spiegel 4 December 2012 Spiegel Online 4 February 2015 de Reuters said that "the Brazilian weather produced a thriller to stand the test of time against some of the sport's great races". https://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-racing-prix-idUSBRE8AO09M20121125 Vettel is F1's youngest triple champion Baldwin Alan Reuters 25 November 2012 10 June 2021 Sebastian Vettel himself called it his "toughest race ever".Sebastian Vettel says Brazilian Grand Prix was 'toughest race ever' https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/25/sebastian-vettel-brazilian-grand-prix Guardian 4 February 2015 This race has been retrospectively noted for its dramatic nature.Galloway James Brazilian GP 2012 revisited: Was this Formula 1's most dramatic race? https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10644462/brazilian-gp-2012-revisited-was-this-formula-1s-most-dramatic-race Sky Sports 18 October 2019 16 November 2017 https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/brazil-2012-the-race-that-could-have-changed-an-f1-nearly-mans-career-4983000/4983000/ Brazil 2012: The race that could have changed an F1 nearly-man's career Smith Luke Autosport 25 April 2020 10 June 2021 At age 25, Vettel became the youngest triple world champion of the sport, six years younger than Ayrton Senna had been in the 1991 Formula One season. On drawing level with Senna, Vettel commented: "To win that third title here, where one of my greatest idols, Ayrton Senna, was from, it is very difficult to imagine I join him and other great names by winning three successive titles". Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner praised his driver, saying: "Sebastian has driven better than ever this season and has fought his way back into this championship, he's never given up and you saw that in today's race."Collantine Keith Vettel clinches Drivers' Championship hat-trick http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/11/25/vettel-claims-drivers-championship-hattrick/ f1fanatic.co.uk 25 November 2012 11 March 2015 The Daily Mirror lauded Red Bull designer Adrian Newey for making the decision to change the engine mapping on Vettel's car after reviewing photos of the damage sustained in the first lap accident. Newey was quoted saying: "So we photographed it going past, saw huge crease in exhaust, which usually means it will soon crack and the bodywork catch fire. ... So we changed the engine mapping to keep the exhaust as cool as we could, even though it meant lost performance."Young Byron Photo finish: Design genius Adrian Newey has camera lens to thank for Vettel's success https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/brazilian-grand-prix-design-genius-1457230 mirror.co.uk 25 November 2012 11 March 2015 "I didn't win the title, but I won so much respect from everybody." Fernando Alonso after the race.Spurgeon Brad Vettel Takes His Third Straight Formula One Title The New York Times 26 November 2012 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/autoracing/26iht-prix26.html?_r=1 11 March 2015 right 25% Championship runner-up Fernando Alonso expressed pride for his team, going so far as to call the 2012 Formula One season "the best season of my career". During the podium interview with Nelson Piquet, he asserted: "Obviously we lost the championship now, but I don't think, as you said, that we lost here in Brazil, we lost in some races where we were a little bit unlucky. But this is a sport, but when you do something with your heart, when you do something with 100 per cent, you have to be proud of your team, happy for them, and we will try next year."Brazilian GP – Sunday – Press Conference http://www.grandprix.com/race/r878sunpc.html grandprix.com 11 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125942/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r878sunpc.html 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all The press later pointed out Alonso's "grace after the race", contrasting him to Vettel who had criticized the competition's "dirty tricks" during his post-race press conference.'Vettel overcame the odds' http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/96489.html espnf1.com 11 March 2015 Speaking about his victory, Jenson Button congratulated his team, saying: "This is the perfect way to end the season. We have had ups and downs and to end on a high bodes well for 2013."Benson Andrew Sebastian Vettel wins his third F1 world championship for Red Bull BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/20477032 11 March 2015 His victory in this race would turn out to be his last in Formula One.Jenson Button's final race ends in disappointment with early Abu Dhabi Grand Prix retirement https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/11/27/jenson-buttons-final-race-ends-disappointment-early-abu-dhabi/ The Telegraph 10 January 2018 27 November 2016 It would also be McLaren's last victory until the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, which was won by Daniel Ricciardo.12 September 2021 2021 Italian Grand Prix race report and highlights: Ricciardo leads stunning McLaren 1-2 at Monza after Verstappen and Hamilton collide again https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.ricciardo-leads-stunning-mclaren-1-2-at-monza-after-verstappen-and-hamilton.2BH4g9dpznux3HTK3SXj9B.html live 2021-09-13 Formula1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210912145723/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.ricciardo-leads-stunning-mclaren-1-2-at-monza-after-verstappen-and-hamilton.2BH4g9dpznux3HTK3SXj9B.html 12 September 2021 Upon his second and final retirement from the sport, Michael Schumacher commented on the three years at Mercedes GP. He said: "I have tried that mission to end successful. It didn't work this time but I'm quite happy to finish from here and go for a different life again."Cary Tom Michael Schumacher prepares for a second Formula One retirement before riding off into the sunset https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9697205/Michael-Schumacher-prepares-for-a-second-Formula-One-retirement-before-riding-off-into-the-sunset.html telegraph.co.uk 11 March 2015 Commenting on the outcome of the season, former team owner Eddie Jordan said he believed Alonso would have deserved the title more, considering the "less competitive machine".Eddie Jordan Alonso more than earned the title than Vettel http://nonf1.com/2012/11/Eddie_Jordan_Alonso_more_than_earned_the_title_than_Vettel.html nonf1.com 11 March 2015 9 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309032907/http://nonf1.com/2012/11/eddie_jordan_alonso_more_than_earned_the_title_than_vettel.html dead BBC columnist and former Formula One driver Jaime Alguersuari took a different viewpoint, saying the German deserved the title, having gone into the last race with "the most difficult position ... – he had everything to lose".Alguersuari Jaime Jaime Alguersuari column: Sebastian Vettel deserved title BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/20529678 11 March 2015 Three days after the race, Ferrari announced they were contemplating filing an appeal with the FIA due to video footage allegedly showing Vettel overtaking Jean-Éric Vergne under yellow flags. Should the allegations have proven valid, the FIA could have added 20 seconds to Vettel's finishing time, demoting him to 8th in the race result, handing the driver's title to Alonso.Ferrari contemplate challenge to Sebastian Vettel's F1 world title win https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/28/ferrari-challenge-sebastian-vettel-f1 Guardian 4 February 2015 Just two days later, Ferrari opted not to appeal the result after receiving additional information from the FIA clarifying that Vettel's overtake on Vergne happened under green flags.Ferrari drops Vettel appeal 30 November 2012 https://www.espn.com/racing/f1/story/_/id/8693532/ferrari-drops-appeal-fia-explanation ESPN 4 February 2015 Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone had previously stated that he considered Ferrari's allegations "a shame" and "a joke".Formel-1-Boss Ecclestone über Ferrari-Verdacht: "Es ist eine Schande" http://www.spiegel.de/sport/formel1/formel-1-bernie-ecclestone-ist-sauer-auf-ferrari-a-870181.html Der Spiegel 30 November 2012 Spiegel Online 4 February 2015 de After losing 10th place in the Constructors' Championship to Caterham, Marussia's director of engineering Nikolai Fomenko accused driver Charles Pic of deliberately letting Vitaly Petrov pass him due to Pic having already signed a contract with Caterham for the next season.http://izvestia.ru/news/541456 ru:Николай Фоменко: 'Марусе' нужно объединиться с Петровым Nikolay Fomenko: "Marussia" should unite with Petrov 16 December 2012 Izvestia News Media ru 7 January 2013 No actions were taken following these accusations. In August 2018, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed that Vettel felt that his teammate Mark Webber was responsible for his bad start by pushing him towards the wall in the first turn of the race, and that the Multi 21 controversy at the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix was Vettel's payback for it.'Multi 21' was Vettel's payback to Webber's tactics – Horner https://www.crash.net/f1/news/903434/1/multi-21-was-vettel-s-payback-webbers-tactics-horner Larkam Lewis crash.net 14 August 2018 14 August 2018 Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position No. Number Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid Final grid position 1 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.075 1:13.398 1:12.458 1 2 3 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.456 1:13.515 1:12.513 2 3 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:16.180 1:13.667 1:12.581 3 4 1 DEU Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:15.644 1:13.209 1:12.760 4 5 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.263 1:14.048 1:12.987 5 6 18 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:16.266 1:13.698 1:13.174 161 1 7 12 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:15.536 1:13.704 1:13.206 6 8 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:16.097 1:13.856 1:13.253 7 9 9 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:16.432 1:13.698 1:13.298 8 10 8 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.929 1:13.848 1:13.489 9 11 11 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:15.901 1:14.121 10 12 19 BRA Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:15.333 1:14.219 11 13 15 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:15.974 1:14.234 12 14 7 DEU Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:16.005 1:14.334 13 15 14 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.400 1:14.380 14 16 16 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.744 1:14.574 15 17 17 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.722 1:14.619 17 18 10 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:16.967 18 19 21 RUS Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:17.073 19 20 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:17.086 20 21 24 DEU Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:17.508 21 22 25 FRA Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:18.104 22 23 23 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:19.576 23 24 22 ESP Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:19.699 242 2107% time: 1:20.330Source:Hamilton leads all-McLaren front row Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104526 Autosport Haymarket Publications 24 November 2012 24 November 2012 Notes 1 1 – Pastor Maldonado received a ten-place grid penalty after receiving his 3rd reprimand of the season, for missing a call in to the weighbridge from the FIA.Maldonado relegated ten places http://en.espnf1.com/brazil/motorsport/story/96185.html ESPN F1 24 November 2012 24 November 2012 2 2 – Pedro de la Rosa received a five-place grid penalty for replacing his gearbox. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71 1:45:22.656 2 25 2 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71 +2.754 7 18 3 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 +3.615 5 15 4 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 71 +4.936 3 12 5 12 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 71 +5.708 6 10 6 1 DEU Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 71 +9.453 4 8 7 7 DEU Michael Schumacher Mercedes 71 +11.907 13 6 8 17 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 71 +28.653 17 4 9 14 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 71 +31.250 14 2 10 9 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 70 +1 Lap 8 1 11 21 RUS Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 70 +1 Lap 19 12 25 FRA Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 70 +1 Lap 22 13 16 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 15 14 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 70 +1 Lap 20 15 8 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 9 16 24 DEU Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 70 +1 Lap 21 17 22 ESP Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 24 18 23 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 23 19 11 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 68 Accident 10 Ret Retired 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 54 Collision 1 Ret Retired 10 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 5 Accident 18 Ret Retired 18 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1 Accident 16 Ret Retired 19 BRA Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 0 Collision 11 Ret Retired 15 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 0 Collision 12Source:Collantine Keith 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix result http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/11/25/2012-brazilian-grand-prix-result/ f1fanatic.co.uk 25 November 2012 18 March 2015 Final Championship standings Bold text and an asterisk indicates the World Champions. Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GER Sebastian Vettel* 281 10px 2 ESP Fernando Alonso 278 10px 3 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 207 10px 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton 190 10px 1 5 GBR Jenson Button 188Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2012/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 2012 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 AUT Red Bull-Renault* 460 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 400 10px 3 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 378 10px 4 GBR Lotus-Renault 303 10px 5 GER Mercedes 142Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 2 Brazilian Grand Prix 2012 2012 United States Grand Prix 2013 Australian Grand Prix 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil 2012 Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix