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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Vettel Fingering the Competition |OT|

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Lucius86

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A fact about Rubens is that he was never beaten by good newcomers such as Rosberg and Hulkemberg, for example. Proof that not only talent but experience really counts too. He is a great driver (if he wasn't, he would not hold the record as the longest carrer in the F1 ever).

Thank God I've found the ignore button in this forum.
 
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Juicy Bob

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WorriedCitizen said:
So the guy who threw a steering wheel on the track last year is concerned about Monaco safety?
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He was facing the wrong way in the middle of the track at the top of a blind crest and had to remove the steering wheel so he could get out the car and to safety as fast as possible. He didn't throw his steering wheel on the track in an immature tantrum if that's what I think you're suggesting, he threw it because he was making an emergency exit.
 
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Foliorum Viridum

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It was a bit careless but I think in the same situation you don't really think about where the wheel is going to land. If you're stranded on Monaco you just want to get the hell out of there.
 
mclaren777

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Some key facts uncovered in Istanbul:
- 12 out of the 23 starters opted to make four stops, 10 chose three stops and 1 went for two stops
- Out of the top four runners, Sebastian Vettel pitted the latest on Lap 11
- Kamui Kobayashi completed the most laps on the Option tyres, touring 20 times on the same set of softer rubber
- Jerome d'Ambrosio managed to circulate 24 times on the same set of Prime tyres, the longest stint on the harder tyre
- Mark Webber set the fastest lap of the race during his final stint for the third time in succession

Full analysis

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DrM

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Juicy Bob said:
He didn't throw his steering wheel on the track in an immature tantrum if that's what I think you're suggesting, he threw it because he was making an emergency exit.
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Passing HRT took that steering wheel for a ride...
 
mclaren777

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This interview is about three weeks old now but I don't remember anybody posting it before.

Interview with Kubica
The Renault team - and Formula One in general - was dealt a heavy blow in February when star driver Robert Kubica was ruled out of the start of the 2011 season following a serious crash during the Ronde di Andora Rally in Italy. Several surgeries and over two months later, Kubica is finally looking forward to leaving hospital and briefly heading home, before commencing the rehabilitation programme which everyone hopes will precede his F1 return. Speaking to his team's official website, the Pole had the following to say to his fans…

Robert Kubica: Hello everybody, here I am. Sorry for the delay in contacting you but I preferred to wait until the moment I could finally share some positive news with you. First of all I would like to pay a huge amount of thanks to my fans whose support has been simply incredible since my accident in Italy back in February. I have been literally submerged by letters and various gifts and objects and it seems the flow is not slowing down. I also want to thank all the people in the world of F1 who showed in various manners their concern for the difficult situation I'm in.

Q: Robert, just over 10 weeks on from your accident - how are you feeling?
RK: I am starting to feel a lot better now. My recovery is moving in the right direction: my strength and weight are increasing day on day and as a result I will leave the Santa Corona hospital very soon.

Q: When exactly will you leave the hospital?
RK: I don't have a precise date as yet but I hope to be able to leave within the next 10 days.

Q: Concerning the injury to your hand, how is the mobility now?
RK: The mobility of my hand is limited but this is pretty normal in this kind of situation, because the connected arm muscles are still very weak due to the long period of immobility. Things are definitely improving day by day.

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your rehabilitation programme?
RK: As soon as I leave hospital, I'll head to my home in Monaco for a short period of rest. Then I'll move to Dr Ceccarelli's facilities in Italy where I will start a deep rehabilitation program and a preliminary soft training programme. The two programmes will gradually cross over based on the speed of my recovery.

Q: There's been an amazing reaction from the fans - how has the response helped your recovery?
RK: I must admit that it's been overwhelming and, yes, it's helped me a lot. I really didn't realise that quite this many fans were supporting me. I'm very flattered and I promise them that, when I'm back, I'll give them my absolute best.

Q: Have you been staying in regular touch with the team since you've been away?
RK: Yes, of course. Especially since the season started, I've been liaising with my engineers on what's been going on over race weekends. They are sending me the race reports so I can remain up to date and fully informed, as if I were there at the tracks. (Team principal) Eric Boullier is also in constant contact, keeping up to date with my general condition.

Q: Have you watched all the races so far this year, and what are you making of the new season and Lotus Renault GP's performances so far?
RK: Yes I've watched them, and there is no doubt that it's been a strong start to the season. The potential of the car, which I already noticed in the February Valencia test, seems to be confirmed. As usual, it's now important that the development done in Enstone continues to produce consistent updates for maintaining this level of performance. The guys did a great job with this car and I'm sure they'll continue to improve.

Q: Finally, what messages would you like to pass on to your supporters in the Formula One world?
RK: Well, just continue to enjoy the F1 show even though I'm not there at the moment. From my side, I'll try to use my difficult experience to come back as strong as I possibly can.
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mclaren777

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Red Bull mounted the KERS battery in a different place than other teams and that's why they had issues with overheating at the beginning of the season.

It's not hard to see why temperatures were a problem given the proximity to the exhaust manifolds.

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marvelharvey

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mclaren777 said:
On this day in 1986, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna crossed the finish line in Jerez just 0.014 seconds apart.
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I've been rewatching old 80's F1 recently (first time since I was a kid) and I'd forgotten just how superb/crazy those times were...

-1200bhp race engines
-1500bhp qualifying engines
-single lap qualifying tyres
-no pit lane speed limit
-no chicane on pit entry
-manual gearboxes (wish these would return)
-adjustable turbos (I miss this reliability risk)
-James Hunt commentating
 
mclaren777

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A fellow NeoGAF member once commented about the Renault's front-exit exhaust and how it can be seen pushing water laterally from the car. Well, I found a video of that phenomenon: Youtube

It also appears that the Renault steering wheel has eight paddles on the back side (two small ones are close to the turquoise bits). Even if I had four arms I don't think I could manage all of the knobs/dials/paddles/etc.

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S. L.

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mclaren777 said:
It also appears that the Renault steering wheel has eight paddles on the back side (two small ones are close to the turquoise bits). Even if I had four arms I don't think I could manage all of the knobs/dials/paddles/etc.

http://i.imgur.com/n7pbJ.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

that's what ScarbsF1 said:
[QUOTE]One pair of paddles will be mapped soft for accellerating/shifting out of lower speed turns, one more aggressive map for faster turns


4 gear paddles are used as, each left-right paddle is for upshift-downshift, then each pair work on a different engine map[/QUOTE]
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Goldrusher

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Greece GP in 2013 ?

Greece has approved plans to build a Formula 1 racing track, south of Patras in the Peloponnese, after years of debating where to set up the circuit.

In a 94.6 million euro investment, the project will include buildings and facilities to support the racing track the ministry says will be 'of an international standard’.

“According to the study, the track will be able to host Formula One cars, Super bike and Go-Kart racing,” the Regional, Development and Competitiveness Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Some more info from Autosport forums:

Got a friend that owns a company that is involved in this. It will be privately funded by around 70% (including regional governments and private companies) and the remaining 30% will come from stagnant regional development funds that have been sitting gathering dust for about 20 years. Parliamentary approval is needed because the land belonged to the Greek Church and as far as I can understand it it was trasfered to the state so it's mostly a question of greenlighting the land for commercial use.

The layout was designed about 20+ years ago by Giorgio Beghella Bartoli (director at Monza) and updated by Pierre Abad-Perick (someone from Spa-Francorchamps) to 2006 FIA code. The final corner before the S/F straight is supposed to be banked, similar to the parabolica from Monza. The area has a lot of undulation, which as per published specs will not be changed. They plan to build permanent seating for 27,000 which can be increased to 80,000 for big events with temporary structures. Paddock area is about twice the size of Monza (24000 square meters vs 12000)
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It actually already exists as a dirt road:

 
moojito

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Yeah, looks pretty much flat out right from the start all the way down to that semi-hairpin. I'd maybe see about throwing a chicane in or something at turn 1 or 2 to give people a chance to outbreak other drivers and pass. Maybe they could just tighten up turn 1 a bit and get the same effect.
 
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Circuit doesn't look bad, but hasn't Greece gone bankrupt recently? I don't think they'd be able to give Bernie the big bags of money he usually demands.


edit: Monaco is an awesome track to drive and watch onboard footage of, it's just not that exciting to watch because of the difficulty of overtaking. It's a unique track.
 
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DD

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gutterboy44 said:
That layout could be good if there is elevation to the track. Tracks need elevation change damn it!!
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That's why Interlagos and Spa are so amazing.

Damn rollercoasters! <3

I wish there was a Bathurst race...
 
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brotkasten said:
Monaco? He was talking about good tracks. ;)
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Monaco is the one track Bernie would not dare to remove.

It may not provide the best racing but watching onboard laps of the track just emphasis how much skill the drivers have.
 
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Edmond Dantès

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anonnumber6 said:
Monaco is the one track Bernie would not dare to remove.

It may not provide the best racing but watching onboard laps of the track just emphasis how much skill the drivers have.
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It's still the ultimate test of a drivers skill in an age where many of the great corners have been pacified.
 
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Edmond Dantès said:
Surely you remember Silverstone 2003 and Rubens' heroics? It was one of his greatest races.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwEHpfrUsY
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LOL, I didn't rebember Barrichello's victory, but I do remember waking up in the sunday morning, turned on the TV and got shocked to see Da Mata on the pole. xD

Edmond Dantès said:
It's still the ultimate test of a drivers skill in an age where many of the great corners have been pacified.
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True. BTW, I hate Monaco in F1 2010. :(

Like Barcelona, the IA gets really (REALLY) fast in that damn track. It's a nightmare. :(
 
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Lucius86

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Daniel Dantas said:
True. BTW, I hate Monaco in F1 2010. :(
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I absolutely love it. You get so close to the barriers without realising it, and then you look back at yourself and go 'woah!'.

Horrible for overtaking though :p
 
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