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Chris R

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Track didn't look that bad really. Dusty for sure and the wall around the "city" portion just looks silly due to there being no buildings there yet, but like I said earlier, best Hermann custom yet (not saying much :lol )

The hump at the end of the long straight makes the cars look strange when the camera is head on.
 
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wonderkins

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Qualifying could be a mess. Backmarkers, esp. it seems the HRTs (mostly Yamamoto), could cause a lot of hot laps to be lost in the first session. Backmarkers seem to keep showing up at inopportune times in the third sector.
 
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TylerD

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rhfb said:
Track didn't look that bad really. Dusty for sure and the wall around the "city" portion just looks silly due to there being no buildings there yet, but like I said earlier, best Hermann custom yet (not saying much :lol )

The hump at the end of the long straight makes the cars look strange when the camera is head on.
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I have to say that Istanbul Park is Tilke's best track IMO.
 
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navanman

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Good free pratice sessions from all the top teams and they all look fast in different sectors of the laps.

BBC are predicting rain for race day too at the moment which would be interesting.
 
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navanman

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Both BBC and F1 website are predicting heavy rain for Sunday. Could cause mayhem in the S3, with lots of spins and people going off today and Montreal like concrete walls.
 
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Lucius86

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navanman said:
Both BBC and F1 website are predicting heavy rain for Sunday. Could cause mayhem in the S3, with lots of spins and people going off today and Montreal like concrete walls.
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After playing F1 2010, I have learnt to discount all weather predictions :lol

Only managed to watch the last 20 mins of P2, but it's clear Kubica is going to be there again ready to piss someone off with their title chances.
 
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navanman

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More political BS over the Team Lotus controversy this time from Renault who won't supply Fernandes with the engines he needs for 2011.

Lotus Racing boss Tony Fernandes appears to be under pressure to drop the Lotus name if he wants to secure his supply of Renault engines.

Lotus Racing terminated its three-year engine supply deal with Cosworth three weeks ago and has already announced a drive train collaboration with Red Bull for 2011. The anticipated confirmation of the Renault engine deal, however, has not been forthcoming.

It appears that industry politics may have lodged a spoke in Fernandes' wheel. It seems that Renault does not wish to supply F1 engines to a company in dispute with a fellow manufacturer - in this case Proton. Fernandes recently had a licence to run as Lotus in F1 from Group Lotus-owning Proton, terminated, prompting his purchase of the rights to Team Lotus from David Hunt, as announced in Singapore. But, judging from the recent PR tennis, is seems that Group Lotus has different racing plans for the Lotus name.

After ending a partnership with VW in 2007, Proton held talks with both Renault and GM in early 2009 about possible future relationships. A Proton spokesman said at the time: "We are discussing how we can explore working together. An alliance is vital. We need to have scale."

Alliances make sense for Proton given that developing a new model can exhaust almost 50% of its cash reserves and it has lost significant ground to both Toyota and Honda in its home market.

To cut reliance on the Malaysian market, Proton is also focusing on the Middle East/China/India/South east Asia and in the next decade is targeting overseas sales accounting for 70% of the total as against 20% now. A political association with Renault to further those aims would not be out of the question, with a deal already in existence for the supply of the 1.2-litre engine from the Twingo/Clio for use in Proton's Savvy.

There are suggestions too, that Renault could even play hardball if Fernandes refuses to drop the name and embarks on a protracted legal wrangle over the rights to Lotus in F1. Should he lose and thereby need a name change, to Air Asia F1 let's say, he would require agreement from his fellow competitors, one of which is obviously Renault...
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Shaneus

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Fucking hell. If we lose that amazing early era-style livery of the Lotus next year, I'll be pissed. Design notwithstanding, it's the best looking car on the track IMO.
 
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Leunam

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Slight modifications are being made to the track. One of the kerbs us actually lower than the track and it's being redone. How someone missed that during the inspection is beyond me.

Also, while the drivers like the track, most of them aren't liking the pit lane entrance.
 
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Chris R

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That's turn 17 or something close to that right? Basically the turn before the semicircle. There was a video slow mo analysis during fp2.

Pit in does look dangerous with the blind approach.
 
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Leunam

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Turn 16, actually.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87625

With the cars having bottomed out a lot at the Turn 16 apex, with the kerb lower than the track itself, race organisers are now re-profiling the kerb to make it higher. This should prevent drivers from being encouraged to cut the corner too much.

Work is also being done to re-profile the wall on the exit of Turn 16. The original design had the wall filtering in close to the edge of the track on the right hand side exit of the curve, and that has now been moved back so it runs parallel to the track.

Furthermore, the organisers are building a new apex kerb at the final Turn 18 apex, after drivers kept cutting the corner during free practice - which dragged dirt and stones onto the circuit.

The new kerb will be made lower than the apex of the turn, which will act as a deterrent so drivers do not cut the corner. This should also make the final Turn 17 much more of a kink, with drivers having to be more careful as they exit the long right-hander.
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Dead Man

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Shaneus said:
Fuuucking hell... this is like the F1 equivalent of the Indian Commonwealth games :lol
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Yeah, I know it's their first race and all, but it's not there aren't people to hire who have experience building tracks and managing races.
 
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navanman

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Webber takes a new engine for this weekend.
He must be feeling confident in his pace this weekend to use his final engine allocation of the season, the other contenders are already on their 8th engine.

Mark Webber's bid to seal a victory in the Korean Grand Prix that could help move him closer a maiden Formula 1 title has been boosted after he elected to take a fresh engine for the event on Friday night.

The Australian has had a new power unit in reserve ever since the Italian GP, when he was the only one out of the championship contenders who chose not to take a fresh engine for that race.

With the title chase now in a crucial phase, and power quite important for the long straights of the new Korean venue, Webber will now take his eighth and final engine for the rest of the weekend.

Although the advantage of a new engine will not make much of a difference in qualifying, it could provide him with a vital boost for the race because he will not be under as much pressure as his rivals to conserve it for future use.

Webber currently enjoys a 14-point advantage over team-mate Sebastian Vettel, and if he outscores him in Korea this weekend then he will only need to finish behind the German in the remaining two races to be sure of beating him in the standings.

Webber's engine situation puts him in a comfortable position for the final three races of the season - in contrast to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso who has been looking after his power-units ever since he lost engines earlier in the campaign.
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wonderkins

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I'm not one to complain about backmarkers. They have as legitimate a claim to race as the others.

But.

These fucking HRTs are going to ruin qualifying and the race. And also create peril at pit entrance. They are so far off the pace that they'd probably be better off driving a Mini around the circuit. Certainly would have better handling.
 
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Shaneus

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wonderkins said:
I'm not one to complain about backmarkers. They have as legitimate a claim to race as the others.

But.

These fucking HRTs are going to ruin qualifying and the race. And also create peril at pit entrance. They are so far off the pace that they'd probably be better off driving a Mini around the circuit. Certainly would have better handling.
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You'd seriously think that Senna would at least put up some sort of a fight with his pedigree... did he work his way up through the leagues or was he just put in because of his surname?
 
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S. L.

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Animal

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Holy shit @ Vettel's last sector. He came out the last corner much faster than anyone else! He must of taken some huge risk in the preceding corners. Well deserved.
 
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S. L.

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Animal said:
Holy shit @ Vettel's last sector. He came out the last corner much faster than anyone else! He must of taken some huge risk in the preceding corners. Well deserved.
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He had it in the bag when he matched Alonso's time in the second sector. The third sector is RBR land
 
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navanman

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Dead Man said:
Bugger, Webber should have only done one lap, would have been better off starting third.
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Don't think it will matter as with the heavy rain predicted overnight and wet,damp track expected at the start, all the grid will be equalised.
 
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Dead Man

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navanman said:
Don't think it will matter as with the heavy rain predicted overnight and wet,damp track expected at the start, all the grid will be equalised.
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Ah, overnight rain would help his cause. Also, what is with pictures of him this year? Are there just more of them since he is more successful, or is he actually the goofiest guy in F1?

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moojito

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Aye, that's going to be a crazy race if it starts raining. I predict kobayashi to storm to victory with one massive power slide round the entire track screaming DOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEEEEFTOOOOOOOOOO!.
 
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Lucius86

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moojito said:
Aye, that's going to be a crazy race if it starts raining. I predict kobayashi to storm to victory with one massive power slide round the entire track screaming DOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEEEEFTOOOOOOOOOO!.
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He's currently 510:1 on Betfair to take the win :lol
 
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Dilly

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Dead Man said:
Ah, overnight rain would help his cause. Also, what is with pictures of him this year? Are there just more of them since he is more successful, or is he actually the goofiest guy in F1?

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ExtraKr1spy

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John_B said:
Should be a very exciting start tomorrow. Will Webber choke? Will we finally have a genuine Hamilton vs Alonso duel?
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of course he will. RB6 should minimize the damage though.

Really impressed with the Ferrari F10.

Not as fast on the straights as the Macca's(faster than RB's) and not as fast on the corners as the RB's(faster than Macca's). Just a good car on all types of tracks. Shame they had a period earlier in the season where they got preoccupied with the F-duct and it delayed their other upgrades.
 
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Yoritomo

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Animal said:
Holy shit @ Vettel's last sector. He came out the last corner much faster than anyone else! He must of taken some huge risk in the preceding corners. Well deserved.
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He had the throttle pinned through the last curve and past the kink onto the start finish straight all one handed, since his other was on the f-duct the entire time.
 
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Dilly

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moojito said:
Aye, that's going to be a crazy race if it starts raining. I predict kobayashi to storm to victory with one massive power slide round the entire track screaming DOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEEEEFTOOOOOOOOOO!.
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:lol
 
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