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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Vettel Fingering the Competition |OT|
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Joseph Merrick
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yeah. only hrts outside 107% in the end. sutil and trulli beat it with over a second. glock just barely above
mclaren777
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I've been really fascinated by the holes in the brake discs this year.
mclaren777
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Analysis reveals substantial F1 profits
An investigation conducted by Formula Money states that Formula 1 enjoyed net 2010 profits of $131.1 million (£85m), despite paying teams an estimated $658m. The latest figures bring CVC Capital Partner's earnings sum to $1.22 billion since buying into the sport five year ago.
The results, released by Formula Money on Thursday, come as rumours continue to circulate about possible buyers for the sport such as Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. CVC itself, as 63.4 percent owner of F1 parent company Delta Topco, managed profits of $87m (£53.6m) in 2010.
The analysis also reveals that Bernie Ecclestone and his family trusts have made profit in the region of $148m (£91.2m) since 2006, as well as a salary of $31m (£19.1m) for the 80-year-old Englishman.
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An investigation conducted by Formula Money states that Formula 1 enjoyed net 2010 profits of $131.1 million (£85m), despite paying teams an estimated $658m. The latest figures bring CVC Capital Partner's earnings sum to $1.22 billion since buying into the sport five year ago.
The results, released by Formula Money on Thursday, come as rumours continue to circulate about possible buyers for the sport such as Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. CVC itself, as 63.4 percent owner of F1 parent company Delta Topco, managed profits of $87m (£53.6m) in 2010.
The analysis also reveals that Bernie Ecclestone and his family trusts have made profit in the region of $148m (£91.2m) since 2006, as well as a salary of $31m (£19.1m) for the 80-year-old Englishman.
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mclaren777
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Who doesn't?olore said:
mclaren777
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The cooling ducts are cool and it makes sense that different cars use different housings, but I was talking about the holes in the carbon discs themselves. I'm fascinated by the differences we've seen this year. You'd think that there would be one ideal solution.Leunam said:
mclaren777
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Breaking news from Peter Windsor...
- Rear flap adjustment will be available on the last TWO straights in Canada - one detection zone at chicane before hairpin
- To have 2 race flap activation zones, a circuit's straights must be consecutive. Valencia likely next after Canada
- More @ http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/05/20/two-race-drs-zones-from-montreal-onwards/
- Ferrari rear wing drama: Slot-gap separators must be 200mm apart. Rule 3.10.3.
- FIA will decide tonight on legality of Ferrari's new rear wing
- Rear flap adjustment will be available on the last TWO straights in Canada - one detection zone at chicane before hairpin
- To have 2 race flap activation zones, a circuit's straights must be consecutive. Valencia likely next after Canada
- More @ http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/05/20/two-race-drs-zones-from-montreal-onwards/
- Ferrari rear wing drama: Slot-gap separators must be 200mm apart. Rule 3.10.3.
- FIA will decide tonight on legality of Ferrari's new rear wing
Jarno "I fucking hate Pirelli tires" Trulli has some company this weekend:
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Hamilton calls the tires a disaster here.
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Vettel said:
Hamilton said:
Alonso said:
Massa said:
Rosberg said:
Kobayashi said:
Perez said:
Heidfeld said:
Hamilton calls the tires a disaster here.
brotkasten
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Not that I think it's really possible to drift with a F1 car, but that would be amazing to watch.Dilly said:
mclaren777
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It sounds like a terrible idea because there's only one activation zone. This is what I envision happening: Car 2 passes Car 1 as they approach the pit-in chicane, then Car 2 builds unfair advantage going into Turn 1 because it still has DRS privileges.Leunam said:
I'm surprised that the FIA doesn't see that as a problem.
Hamilton said:
Hmm, it seems to counter what Pirelli is saying as far as how long they last. 10 laps is quite a bit longer.
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/5/12053.htmlPaul Hembery said:
Ark said:
Courtesy of mclaren777:
http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/05/20/two-race-drs-zones-from-montreal-onwards/
Foliorum Viridum
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I think it's somewhat promising they're at least experimenting with it. So far, races have been eventful, so I don't want them to make it so that this ceases to be the case, but I also like the fact that it's not set in stone yet and things might get even better.
This season is basically one big experiment in many respects.
This season is basically one big experiment in many respects.
Only for crazy dudes like Koba and Piquet.brotkasten said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk-lTh28uiE
Salacious Crumb
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Daniel Dantas said:
Schumacher also pulled off a pretty sweet drift in Singapore last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qleojKsBAfM
brotkasten
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That sucks for everyone.navanman said:
Raikkonen not ruling out an F1 return: Autosport.
I guess I'll be the first to say I don't want to see Kimi back in F1. Don't get me wrong, he's quite easily one of my favourite racers, but he'll be just like Schumacher is now. Lacklustre.
Having said that, I've no doubt he would prove me wrong in a heartbeat.
I guess I'll be the first to say I don't want to see Kimi back in F1. Don't get me wrong, he's quite easily one of my favourite racers, but he'll be just like Schumacher is now. Lacklustre.
Having said that, I've no doubt he would prove me wrong in a heartbeat.
The European leg of the 2011 season begins in Spain at the notorious Circuit de Catalunya. Known for being a track where overtaking is particularly difficult, Catalunyas reputation may change now that it bring the longest DRS zone to date.
2010 Race Summary
The front-row starting Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel started well off the line, and even though they were challenged by Lewis Hamilton and local hero Fernando Alonso on the long dragrace to the first corner, they maintained their positions with polesitter Webber leading. Reigning world champion Jenson Button and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher kept fifth and sixth, but there was light contact between Robert Kubica and Kamui Kobayashi which sent both falling down the order. Nico Rosberg in the second Mercedes was forced to take evasive action and ran onto the grass. Kobayashi's BMW Sauber team-mate Pedro de la Rosa had a smilar altercation with Sébastien Buemi that resulted in a puncture for the Spaniard, while Buemi was demoted to last on the road. The incident would later morph into a greater problem for de la Rosa, forcing him to retire with accident damage. The other first-lap incident saw an early exit for Bruno Senna, his Hispania spearing into the barriers at the same corner as the Buemi-de la Rosa incident. Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen was the only driver who failed to start the race when his gearbox software attempted to select two gears at the same time.
The Red Bulls, especially Webber, slowly started pulling away from Hamilton, but the rate at which he pulled away was not as quick as one would have expected. The gap to Hamilton increased by two or three tenths of a second per lap, not by a full second as suggested in practice and qualifying. The first and only round of pit stops came shortly after lap fifteen, and a mistake by Red Bull cost Vettel four seconds, and a place to Hamilton. McLaren also did not have a perfect pitstop with Button, the result being that he came out behind Schumacher at the end of turn 1. Button was later critical of the German's swipe across the circuit to claim the position. He spent the rest of the race looking at the Mercedes' rear wing.
The sole surviving Hispania of Karun Chandhok was caught up in two separate incidents in the final sector of the circuit. The first saw contact between his car and Felipe Massa's Ferrari as the latter attempted to lap him as they negotiated the corner before the final chicane; Massa, who had been lacking speed all weekend, experienced a better-handling car with a damaged front wing. A pitstop would have meant dropping down at least two or three places for Massa and since the handling of the car wasn't hampered much due to the damage, the team took the decision of not bringing Massa in for a front wing change. The second of Chandhok's incidents saw Jaime Alguersuari chop across his front end at the same corner, knocking his front wing off. Chandhok was forced to pit, but retired a lap later with suspension damage caused by the collision; Alguersuari was given a drive through penalty for his efforts. His team-mate Buemi had been penalised earlier after rejoining the track in unsafe manner, just ahead of Jarno Trulli.
Williams gambled on a two-stop strategy for Nico Hülkenberg, a mistake that shunted the German driver down the order where he was caught up in a duel with a struggling Rosberg. Sébastien Buemi was the only other retirement, stopping on lap forty-four with hydraulics problems.
The race order settled down with Webber leading from Hamilton and Vettel. Alonso was fourth, ahead of the Schumacher-Button scrap which Massa also joined, with Sutil, Kubica and the recovering Rubens Barrichello in the Williams completing the top ten. On lap fity-four, Vettel went wide at turn six, with a suspected front brake failure and had a trip across the gravel. This damaged his tyres, and he came in for inspection and also for a new set of tyres, which dropped him behind Alonso. It was soon evident that he was struggling with brake issues, and thus Vettel had to slow down for the rest of the race to nurse his brakes and finish the race. On lap sixty-five the penultimate lap of the race Hamilton lost second place when he suffered a left-front tyre puncture followed shortly by a blowout at turn three, which punted him into the wall. He was classified as finishing fourteenth as he had completed 90% of the winner's race distance, his accident gifting second place to Alonso and allowing the fading Vettel back onto the podium for third. Vitantonio Liuzzi suffered a similar fate to Hamilton when his engine gave up on the same lap, the Italian stopping on the circuit.
Mark Webber crossed the finish line first, becoming the tenth driver in ten Spanish Grands Prix to win from pole. Alonso finished second, with Vettel third and the unresolved Schumacher-Button scrap seeing the former World Champion home before the defending champion. Massa finished sixth, followed by Sutil, Kubica, and Barrichello and Alguersuari, who were a lap down. Jarno Trulli's Lotus was the first of the new teams to finish the race, whilst Virgin Racing notched up their first double-finish of the season, despite Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi driving different versions of the VR-01. The final result meant that Button kept his championship lead going into the next round by just three points, while the same amount separated McLaren from Ferrari in the constructors' standings, with Red Bull only a further three points behind.
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Laps
66
Circuit length4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Race length307.104 km (190.825 mi)
Most Wins (Drivers)Michael Schumacher (6)
Most Wins (Constructors)Ferrari (11)
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brotkasten
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Is he driving in a race with Montoya?Deadman said:
Wax Free Vanilla
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brotkasten said:
no, with the ex formula one cheat nelson piquet jr
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