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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Vettel Fingering the Competition |OT|
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Edmond Dantès
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Amazing picture of Clark at the Belgium GP.
I love motorsport photography.
Formula1news.com said:
source: http://formula1news.com/article/411/Comparing-to-last-year-Hamilton-closing-in/
mclaren777
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Another shot...navanman said:Truck broke down at Monaco GP Turn 1 and damaged the tarmac.
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López: Kubica won't be able to race this year
Gerard López, head of Renault team owners Genii Capital, is adamant that Robert Kubica will not be able to return to racing in 2011. The Pole is continuing to receive physiotherapy following his near-fatal rallying accident in February.
"We could probably get Robert into a Friday test drive this year, but it's almost certainly not going to be possible to manage a return to racing this season," López explained to Spanish radio station Onda Cero, with the Skoda which Kubica drove in an Italian rally having been impaled by a metal roadside barrier.
"Robert has survived an unbelievable accident and now just recovering from it will be very hard. Nobody yet knows just how well he will recuperate - neither us nor the doctors can predict that at the moment."
Renault now heads to Monte-Carlo, where Kubica picked up the second of three podium finishes for the team last year. In 2011, Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld have so far managed respective rostrum placings in Australia and Malaysia.
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Gerard López, head of Renault team owners Genii Capital, is adamant that Robert Kubica will not be able to return to racing in 2011. The Pole is continuing to receive physiotherapy following his near-fatal rallying accident in February.
"We could probably get Robert into a Friday test drive this year, but it's almost certainly not going to be possible to manage a return to racing this season," López explained to Spanish radio station Onda Cero, with the Skoda which Kubica drove in an Italian rally having been impaled by a metal roadside barrier.
"Robert has survived an unbelievable accident and now just recovering from it will be very hard. Nobody yet knows just how well he will recuperate - neither us nor the doctors can predict that at the moment."
Renault now heads to Monte-Carlo, where Kubica picked up the second of three podium finishes for the team last year. In 2011, Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld have so far managed respective rostrum placings in Australia and Malaysia.
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FIA agrees to Monaco tunnel DRS ban
Formula 1 drivers will be banned from using the DRS in the tunnel at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix after the FIA reacted to drivers' concerns on Monday, AUTOSPORT can reveal.
On the back of continued fears from drivers that it could be too dangerous to use the DRS through the tunnel in practice and qualifying, FIA race director Charlie Whiting wrote to the Grand Prix Drivers' Association members on Monday to tell them he agreed with their stance.
To prevent the possibility of drivers being forced to take risks through the tricky right-hander in the tunnel by trying out DRS for a speed boost, Whiting told drivers that he was stamping out the possibility.
The FIA will lay down a ban on DRS between two points on the Monaco circuit - distance markers 1350m and 2020m - which is the area around the tunnel.
DRS use will be free elsewhere and the overtaking zone will be laid out on the start-finish straight - because the more obvious tunnel area was too dangerous.
Whiting had said last weekend that he did not believe that safety matters relating to Monaco were enough to justify banning DRS totally at Monaco.
However, not all drivers agreed with the decision and had continued to lobby him for a unique DRS ban in the tunnel.
"I would love the people at the top to sit in the car and try to do the tunnel with the DRS open," Rubens Barrichello said in Spain.
"In my opinion, they are waiting for something bad to happen. And when it happens, they will just say, 'oh, next year we will not have it for Monaco.'"
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Formula 1 drivers will be banned from using the DRS in the tunnel at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix after the FIA reacted to drivers' concerns on Monday, AUTOSPORT can reveal.
On the back of continued fears from drivers that it could be too dangerous to use the DRS through the tunnel in practice and qualifying, FIA race director Charlie Whiting wrote to the Grand Prix Drivers' Association members on Monday to tell them he agreed with their stance.
To prevent the possibility of drivers being forced to take risks through the tricky right-hander in the tunnel by trying out DRS for a speed boost, Whiting told drivers that he was stamping out the possibility.
The FIA will lay down a ban on DRS between two points on the Monaco circuit - distance markers 1350m and 2020m - which is the area around the tunnel.
DRS use will be free elsewhere and the overtaking zone will be laid out on the start-finish straight - because the more obvious tunnel area was too dangerous.
Whiting had said last weekend that he did not believe that safety matters relating to Monaco were enough to justify banning DRS totally at Monaco.
However, not all drivers agreed with the decision and had continued to lobby him for a unique DRS ban in the tunnel.
"I would love the people at the top to sit in the car and try to do the tunnel with the DRS open," Rubens Barrichello said in Spain.
"In my opinion, they are waiting for something bad to happen. And when it happens, they will just say, 'oh, next year we will not have it for Monaco.'"
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The name is absolutely horrible.Dead Man said:
Super Softs supposed to last ~10 laps
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/05/25/2011-monaco-grand-prix-preview/
Psychotext
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48 laps on softs... yeah. lol
6 stop race it is then!
6 stop race it is then!
SunhiLegend
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What the hell. This is getting ridiculous
Foliorum Viridum
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6 stops would be too much.
I like the tyres are making people do strategies on the fly and making races eventful, but honestly if you pit more than 5 times it gets really hard to track what's going on. I can just about manage it with 4, which I think is the sweet spot.
I like the tyres are making people do strategies on the fly and making races eventful, but honestly if you pit more than 5 times it gets really hard to track what's going on. I can just about manage it with 4, which I think is the sweet spot.
Formula1news.com said:
Source: http://www.formula1news.com/article/416/Complete-weekend-timetable-Monaco/
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I was wondering about that. How many tyres do they get for the entire weekend?DrM said:
marvelharvey
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As shown above, for those of you wanting to watch free practice 1+2, don't forget that it's Thursday, not Friday.
James Allen strategy guide to Monaco:
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/05/tight-monaco-grand-prix-in-prospect-strategists-say/
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/05/tight-monaco-grand-prix-in-prospect-strategists-say/
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Does anyone else think that the detection zone is too far from the activation zone?
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Turn 1 has been fixed...
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While I admit that 5+ pitstops during a race is excessive, I'd rather see Pirelli work on making tires that produced less clag.
I realize that both issues are related to each other, but I'm annoyed that these tires break apart so easily.
I realize that both issues are related to each other, but I'm annoyed that these tires break apart so easily.
Foliorum Viridum
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And this man knows about bumps on T1 in Monaco.Lucius86 said:
Interesting podcast about the logistical problems of having 2 races back to back and the unique challenges the Monaco circuit presents to teams.
http://www.attwilliams.com/multimedia/podcast/264
http://www.attwilliams.com/multimedia/podcast/264
Or what happens when you try to take it with a certain Welshman near you...Foliorum Viridum said:
Edit: On topic, Monaco should be interesting. Of course DRS wont really do much other than make Barrichello crash in the tunnel, but it should negate RBR's massive downforce lead, if only for this race.
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