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2014 F1 SEASON WINNERS

Brazilian United States Russian Japanese Singapore Italian Belgian Hungarian German British Austrian Canadian Monaco Spanish Chinese Bahrain Malaysian Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix Interlagos, Circuit Of The Americas, Sochi, 12 October 2014 Suzuka, 5 October 2014 Singapore, 21 September 2014 Monza, 7 September 2014 Spa-Francorchamps, Hungaroring, 27 July 2014 , 20 July 2014 Silverstone, 6 July 2014 Spielberg, 22 June 2014 Montreal, 8 June 2014 Monte Carlo, 25 May 2014 Barcelona, 11 May 2014 Shanghai, 20 April 2014 Sakhir, 6 April 2014 Sepang, 30 March 2014 Albert Park, 16 March 2014 9 November 2014 2 November 2014 24 August 2014 1 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 D. Ricciardo - Red Bull 1 D. Ricciardo - Red Bull 1 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 1 D. Ricciardo - Red Bull 1 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 1 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 2 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 N.Rosberg - Mercedes 2 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 S. Vettel - Red Bull 2 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 F. Alonso - Ferrari 2 V. Bottas - Williams 2 V. Bottas - Williams 2 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 2 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 2 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 N. Rosberg - Mercedes 2 - Mercedes 2 N.Rosberg - Mercedes 2 K. Magnussen - McLaren 3 F. Massa - Williams 3 D.Ricciardo - Red Bull 3 V.Bottas - Williams 3 S. Vettel - Red Bull 3 D. Ricciardo - Red Bull 3 F. Massa - Williams 3 V. Bottas - Williams 3 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 3 L. Hamilton - Mercedes 3 D. Ricciardo - Red Bull 3 V. Bottas - Williams 3 S. Vettel - Red Bull 3 D.Ricciardo - Red Bull 3 D. Ricciardo - Red Bull 3 F. Alonso - Ferrari 3 Sergio Perez - Force India 3 S.Vettel - Red Bull 2 3 J. Button- McLaren

Rosberg can Feverish anticipation win title if he... surrounds an l Wins race and Hamilton finishes no higher than 3rd l Finishes second and Hamilton is electrifying climax Hamilton can no higher than 6th win title if he... l Finishes no lower than 5th and NICO ROSBERG to the Hamilton does not score any points POINTS l Finishes ahead of Rosberg l Finishes 2nd and Rosberg wins season — but who will l Finishes no lower than 5th if Ros- berg is 2nd, or 6th if Rosberg is 3rd, or 8th if Rosberg misses podium, or Win prevail and secure 9th if Rosberg is 5th sporting immortality?

Nico Rosberg: 317pts Race wins: 5 : 334pts Australia, Monaco, Race wins: 10 Austria, Malaysia, Bahrain, China, , Brazil Spain, Britain, , Singapore, Second place: 10 Japan, Russia, USA Fourth place: 1 Second place: 3 Retirements: 2 Double-points finale Third place: 2 Retirements: 3 set to thrill audience I have been there before 1 World Championship for the second anoutstanding race and from day and I know what it is like time in his career. And with Briton’s one it’s worked very well. I like incredible season, which has seen him the fact it ends at night time and to go to the last race and overshadow teammate Nico Rosberg damage their own car and their the circuit is perfect — there’s lose the championship, (317 points) in terms of wins, it is not championship could be gone, nothing wrong with it. It’s one Hamilton said a tall ask; considering that his car has too. So it’s not easy to think of the best races on the calendar by far been the fastest on the grid all about doing that, as they might from a racing point of view and Abu Dhabi through the season. lose everything.” other points of view.” By N.D. Prashant Having said that, in the same breath He also hopes the double- Behind every great racing Staff Reporter one has to say that the double points sort it out themselves.” points system being imple- driver is a great team, Lauda ac- can ruin Hamilton’s sensational sea- He added: “The team just has mented for the first time at the knowledged, hailing Mercedes’ he season-ending Double son. Any slip-up here would spell to ensure that both cars work. final grand prix of the season record-breaking season — dur- Points Finale has certainly doom for him. A retirement due to a We don’t want any technical — the winner gets 50 points as ing which they have posted a new Tadded a lot of spice to the mechanical failure and the title could problems there and we want opposed to the usual 25 — does best tally of 11 one-two finishes. 2014 Formula One calendar and still go to his teammate. Lewis HamPiltonOINTS later there will be a collision to give both of them the same not have a decisive impact on “Teamwork is the key [to our a spectacular finish is on cards in Definitely more than anyone, it will and they had that at Spa. If we chances [to win]. From my the title race. success],” he said. “And the car the capital. be Hamilton’s purist supporters who win the race, why not take the point of view, there is no more “From a sports point of view, has been truly unbeatable. We Instead of the normal 25 points, will vouch for this case, but one can’t [top] two places? So we clearly warning or whatever. It will I don’t like it, because it could will try to do keep doing a good the winner here will pocket 50. It deny the fact that a single race having told them [after the collision]: be a challenging race because always decide the champion- job, but the others sooner or later was clearly put in place by the F1 so much of influence on the outcome of Abu Dhabi ‘Nothing like this happens both of them want to be world ship in the wrong direction,” will catch up.” governing body to bring in more the entire season is a bit harsh. By Euan Reedie a three-time world champion, ‘I did it to prove a point’.” again’.” champion and, at the end of Lauda said. For now, however, the prodi- excitement, especially after the The British driver has super surged Chief Sports Writer both the Briton and German Lauda and Mercedes boss A veteran of 177 grands prix, the day, there can be only one However, he is all praise for gious pair of Hamilton and Ros- battle for the championship over Rosberg with five straight victories, his - Abu Dhabi deserve to be acclaimed the Toto Wolff subsequently held Lauda tasted both triumph and world champion.” the scene of the F1 finale, Abu berg are in their own untouch- the last few years was done and 10th of the season until the penulti- best driver on the planet after showdown talks with the war- disaster during an illustrious Whatever happens on Sun- Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, able stratosphere. dusted well before the season end- mate race in Brazil where he finished There can be only one”, enthralling F1 fans with their ring duo and warned them not career — claiming three world day, Lauda believes the duo’s which was inaugurated in 2009. Yet on Sunday, there can be ing race — thanks to Red Bull’s ul- second. With a total of 32 career wins the tagline of the cult titanic tussle for supremacy in to repeat their feud, leaving titles (1975, 1977 and 1984) and brilliance bears favourable com- Lauda said: “For me, it’s only one. timate dominance. he surpassed ’s previous 1986 filmHighlander 2014. Rosberg suitably chastened af- famously defying death and parison with past greats, such Though the system was implement- British record of 31 Grand Prix wins. about a battle between In an exclusive interview ter being handed a heavy fine. making an astonishing recov- as himself or four-time world ed with the consent of all the teams Out of the five wins for Rosberg, supernatural beings for with Gulf News, Lauda said: “To He would later also admit to ery from an horrific crash at the champion and his Grand Prix and pioneered by promoter Bernie Ec- only Monaco and Brazil, was won while “immortality, epitomises the me they are both world cham- “an error of judgment”. 1976 German Grand Prix. great rival . clestone, it has drawn a lot of criticism. actually racing his British teammate winner-takes-all nature of this pions. They are both outstand- Does Lauda feel the pair’s “They are identical in that Timetable Most feel the double-point plan was whereas mechanical failures for Lewis weekend’s Formula One Etihad ing race drivers and Nico did fierce rivalry has exceeded the Fight for glory they can both do whatever they applied to give Abu Dhabi more promi- made the German’s life much easier in Airways . brilliantly to win the last race bounds of reasonable taste at What salutary lessons will he want,” the 65-year-old said. FRIDAY nence as it was not seen as one of the the other three. Championship leader Lew- [the ] in any stage? be imparting to Hamilton and “They have dominated the sea- 10:00 10:45¹ GP3 PRACTICE SESSION showpiece Grand Prix events, like the is Hamilton or his Mercedes Sao Paulo. It’s going to be a very “When I joined the board as Rosberg before the race? Lauda son like Prost or Lauda or Prost 11:15 12:00¹ GP2 PRACTICE SESSION Reservations 13:00 14:30¹ FORMULA ONE FIRST PRACTICE SESSION British GP or Monaco GP races. teammate Nico Rosberg: There interesting race to watch.” non-executive chairman [in replied firmly that the time for and Senna. Like in the past, you 15:00 15:30 GP3 QUALIFYING SESSION This season’s championship, how- Knowing Hamilton, he will not hold Both Hamilton can be only one to lift the world The pair’s wheel-to-wheel 2012], the first priority was to talking has stopped and the duo never know who’s going to win. 17:00 18:30¹ FORMULA ONE SECOND PRACTICE SESSION ever, would have gone down to the back and definitely go all out for a win. title on Sunday evening — in combat has been, quite literally, get the quickest pair of driv- must fight it out for glory alone. “It’s very tough for them 19:00 19:30 GP2 QUALIFYING SESSION wire regardless of whether the double Nevertheless, he expressed his reser- the final act of what has been a fast and furious. ers,” the Austrian replied. “We “I don’t want to give them any as the worst thing for a racing Note: Times refer to ¹Fixed End Session points had a part to play or not. vations against this double-point final drama-filled and sublime piece They have left the other driv- wanted two drivers who would more messages,” he said. “From driver is when you are in the Championship leader Lewis Hamil- race and it could very much be because of sporting theatre. ers on the grid trailing in their fight to go in the same direction my point of view, we have won same team as a close rival. Yet SATURDAY ton (334 points) has to finish in the top of his past close shave experiences. and Rosberg 12:05* 12:40² GP3 FIRST RACE ( 14 LAPS OR 30 MINS) Feverish anticipation sur- wake — only Red Bull’s emerg- in qualifying and the same for the constructors’ champion- one or the other never had a two in Abu Dhabi to secure the Formula “You never know what is going to rounds an electrifying climax to ing star Daniel Ricciardo’s the race, both pushing them- ship. It’s just the two of them; car advantage because the cars 14:00 15:00¹ FORMULA ONE THIRD PRACTICE SESSION happen. But I have been there before 17:00 18:00 FORMULA ONE QUALIFYING SESSION the Formula One season — the three wins have interrupted selves to the limit. there is no third guy now. are identical and it’s their own and I know what it is like to go to the 18:40* 19:45² GP2 FIRST RACE (31 LAPS OR 60 MINS) Abu Dhabi showpiece is a re- their dominance — and their “If they do that, they’re the “From my point of view as driving which can decide the Note: *Times refer to the start of the formation lap ¹Fixed End Session ²Approximate Finishing time last race and lose the championship, deserve to be cord 60,000 sellout — but who ferocious lust for success led to only ones who can win the an ex-racing driver, I am leav- championship.” and that is not an energy I want,” said Though the system will prevail and secure sporting bitter recrimination earlier in championship, but sooner or ing them alone. They have to Lauda also warned the Ger- SUNDAY Hamilton recently while speaking immortality? the year. man against attempting to em- 13:00* 13:35² GP3 SECOND RACE (14 LAPS OR 30 MINS) was implemented about the final showdown. Surely Britain’s Hamilton This arrived following Ros- ulate Senna’s deliberate crash 14:20* 15:10² GP2 SECOND RACE (22 LAPS OR 45 MINS) with the consent of all Even Formula One supremo Ec- deserves to repeat his 2008 berg’s collision with Hamilton into Prost at the 1990 season- 15:20 FORMULA ONE FASTEST LAP OF THE YEAR AWARD - GRID the teams and pio- clestone washed his hands off the world champion’ world title success, having won at the in ending , 15:25 FORMULA ONE END OF YEAR F1 DRIVERS PHOTOGRAPH - GRID controversial double-points when he neered by promoter 10 grands prix as opposed to August, which forced the Brit- To me they are both world champions. They which decided the title in the 15:30 FORMULA ONE DRIVERS TRACK PARADE slammed the team bosses and termed Mercedes’ non-executive chairman Rosberg’s five, powering him on out of the race and allowed are both outstanding race drivers and Nico did Brazilian’s favour. 15:45 16:15 FORMULA ONE STARTING GRID PRESENTATION , them as ‘bloody idiots’. He revealed 16:46 FORMULA ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM it has drawn a lot of Niki Lauda hails pair ahead of thrilling to 334 points — 17 ahead of the the German to storm to victory. brilliantly to win the last race [the Brazilian He said: “These things can 16:48 AIR DISPLAY ETIHAD FLY PAST that, he wanted the final three races of German? Hamilton later fumed: “He Grand Prix] in Sao Paulo.” happen but the driver has to 17:00* 19:00² FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX (55 LAPS OR 120 MINS) criticism. the season to be double-points and not denouement to the F1 season on Sunday Yet for Mercedes’ non-ex- said he did it on purpose, he said realise that if tries to run the Note: *Times refer to the start of the formation lap ¹Fixed End Session ²Approximate Finishing time just the Abu Dhabi race; thus putting ecutive chairman Niki Lauda, he could have avoided it. He said other off the track, they could less emphasis on the season finale.