the news of Sunday !

* Lewis Hamilton will drive from 2013 for the German team Mercedes Gp and this for 3 seasons minimum. He will have Nico Rosberg as a teammate . this event leaves Michael Schumacher without a seat for 2013 .

We also learned that Niki Lauda was going to join the Mercedes staff in a management position.  

* everyone thought he was going to join Ferrari but it's finally for Mclaren that Sergio Perez has signed ! the Mexican driver will team up with Jenson Button.

 It is unclear who will sign with Sauber to replace Perez. 

* the Fia completed changes in the development of its provisional calendar for 2013. These changes are occurring 3 times : the Germany Gp and the Belgium GP are one week sooner compared to the previous calendar and the Korea GP will be held ahead of the Japan one , in the beginning of October .

Here's the  new provisional F1 calendar for 2013:

-17 March : Australia (Melbourne) 

- 24 March: Malaysia (Sepang) 

- 14 April: China (Shanghai)

- 21 April: Bahrain (Sakhir) 

- may 12: Spain (Barcelona) 

- 26 May: Monaco 

- June 9: Canada (Montreal) 

*(not sure) June 16: America (New Jersey, New York City) 

- June 30: Great Britain (Silverstone) 

- 14 July: Germany (Nürburgring) 

- 28 July: Hungary (Budapest) 

- 25 August: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps) 

- 8 September: Italy (Monza) 

- 22 September: Singapore (Marina Bay) - 6 October: South (Yeongam) Korea 

- 13 October: Japan (Suzuka) 

- 27 October: India (New Delhi) 

- 3 November: Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) 

- 17 November: United States (Austin) 

- 24 November: Brazil (Sao Paulo)

Singapore Gp : Alonso & Massa Sunday quotes

* Fernando Alonso: "Finally it was a good race but we cannot continue like this, because we can not rely permanently on the abandonment of rivals as has happened in the last two races and should not think to it until the end of season because during qualifying as yesterday we were not performing to nearly a second of the best. On the track we got the most opportunities and the performance of the car thanks to the excellent work of the team and nothing that to do this we deserve to be where we are in the standings. Today, we have increased our lead on three of our four major competitors which is positive. Probably, this is the most difficult circuit for us and we will find partially similar characteristics in Korea and Abu Dhabi, but I hope that, at the time where we will we will have found a way to improve the car. the start was certainly not one of the best of the season but fortunately I managed to regain my position left to Di Resta immediately and my first stop when I found myself in traffic but tyres degraded too much so we opt to do this. On the soft tires we were more competitive but then after my second stop, the safety car helped Button and Vettel. Just before resuming the two leaders nearly colliding and I lost a few metres because I made changes on the steering wheel at this time we did not know if we need a new stop, but when the second safety car arrived then some drivers have returned to the pits and we decided to stay on the track without knowing if we were going to suffer from the degradation of the tires at the end of race, but this was not the case and we got comfortably on the podium. It was a very tough race physically, certainly the most tiring all season, three hundred miles in the heat and the humidity, it's very stressful." 

* Felipe Massa: "it was a very hard race and difficult and I regret for what has happened in the first corner because without this puncture I would have certainly finished more near of Alonso that would have been important for the two Championships. Once I had my problem there were more great thing to do, the objective was to try to make it last as long as possible tires while achieving good times. Fortunately the two safety car helped me but it is true that I would never have thought to a relais in super soft tyres. The F2012 performance was certainly very different than those of yesterday and Friday, it seemed that I was driving a different car and even at the end I tried to push to win positions and it is in the two last laps I had control to go to the finish line knowing that I had more performance with the tires. What happened with Senna, I think that the rules are clear and just respect them because I was already beside him and he would have of leaving me the place, he has not done and got tight against the wall. McLaren and Red Bull are really very strong but I think that the result of today's not so bad for the team and Alonso who scored big points. Ofcourse, we must improve our performance, especially in qualifying."

Singapore Gp : the race

F1 2013 provisional calendar

F1 2013 provisional calendar :

 

-03/17 Australie (Melbourne) 

-03/24 Malaisie (Sepang) 

-04/14 Chine (Shanghai) 

-04/21 Bahrein (Sakhir) 

-05/12 Espagne (Barcelone) 

-05/26 Monaco (Monte Carlo) 

-06/09 Canada (Montréal) 

*06/16 Amérique (New Jersey) 

-06/30 Grande-Bretagne (Silverstone) 

-07/21 Allemagne (Hockenheim) 

-07/28 Hongrie(Hungaroring) 

-09/01 Belgique (Spa) 

-09/08 Italie (Monza) 

-09/22 Singapour (Marina Bay) 

-10/06 Japon (Suzuka) 

*10/13 Corée (Yeongam) 

-10/27 Inde (Buddh International Circuit) 

-11/03 Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) 

-11/17 Etats-Unis (Austin) 

-11/24 Brésil (Interlagos) 

* Events to confirm

Singapore Gp : Alonso & Massa Saturday quotes

*Fernando Alonso: "the pole position was absolutely out of our reach: Hamilton was on another planet...

Paradoxes of this fifth place, but this does not mean that we don't hope to improve tomorrow: our goal is the podium. The result is pretty much what we expected since yesterday, because as soon as the afternoon, we were not particularly brilliant. The only surprise of the evening was made by Maldonado and it was really unexpected to see him on the first line. Here, the difference in performance between the two compounds is probably the highest of any race in the Championship, a second and a half and two seconds, which could also be important tomorrow. It is true that the Softs may last longer, but it is also true that with such a significant difference, the Supersoft could also be an interesting option. I expect lots of stops to the pits, especially due to the degradation of tires. Honestly, before arriving at Singapore, I expected better, but we quickly realized that we were going to attack this Grand Prix on the defensive. The race will be very long, very difficult physically and mentally, because you need to always focus maximally, without any margin of error. The slightest error can afford high priced on a track where the barriers are very close. Reliability will be very important and priority will be to hit the line in the best possible position." 

* Felipe Massa: "it was a very difficult qualifying session !

I really struggled to realize a good lap , especially in the trade sector, where the rear tires slid and therefore, deteriorating. This is a problem I've come across since yesterday and we have not managed to fix it . Hope that we can do something before the race, otherwise it will be really difficult. We need to consider carefully the strategy, starting with what tyre to use for the start of the race: there is a large difference in speed between the two compounds, but the two seem to degrade significantly. The aim will be to finish the race in the points, which will certainly not be easy, but we are going to do our best. All the updates here did not work as we have planned and hoped, which certainly did not help .We must therefore understand why by looking at the rest of the season."

Singapore Gp : the grid

Singapore Gp : Alonso & Massa Friday quotes

* Fernando Alonso: "we have tried several new components on the car which some seem to be positive others less but I think that those who did not have good results must be further developed. Overall, I find that the day was positive even if the first impression is that we are not as competitive as we did in Monza two weeks ago. We still have a bit of lack of performance on tracks like this one, where we must have a maximum level of support. But based on what we've seen today, there is a significant difference between the two types of tires but we will have to wait for tomorrow to see a clear picture of the situation. Deviations of the day are probably amplified by the evolution of the track and the teams and the traffic programs, so it's difficult to make a direct comparison with our main rivals. I am sure that Sunday we'll have significant damages to tires and need to manage them as well as possible." 

* Felipe Massa: "it was not an easy day because the car was not good and I have particularly suffered from tyre degradation in the two sessions. At the end of the second we found what worked properly but it doesn't explain all my problems so we need to know what happened in order to be able to fix it for the rest of the weekend. We have fairly clear directions to take for the settings but there is still a lot of work to do."