I only know 1 person going but I've never heard of him as being a fan of the sport before this (he is kind of a car guy though). I think a lot of locals will attend to experience the spectacle.. probably will turn them into fans.
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The United States Grand Prix |OT| Formula 1 Returns to the US
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I only know 1 person going but I've never heard of him as being a fan of the sport before this (he is kind of a car guy though). I think a lot of locals will attend to experience the spectacle.. probably will turn them into fans.
Send it to SkyDrive?
Psychotext
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Just for fun, what are the usual qualifying times in the F1 game for this track?
"So let's quit playing games. Forget about the next two races and start focusing on next year!"
What? It's a new track. I predict around 1.35-36
Psychotext
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It's in F1 2012. People have talked about driving it.
gutterboy44
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Seats at turn 12 are great, you can see so much of the track! So hyped. Missed Montreal this year for my wedding but this great. Amazing weather too.
ConfusingJazz
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My god it is a beautiful day. Absolutely perfect weather here at turn 9.
Also, if you're coming to COTA, avoid the sky bridges, 20 minute crossing.
Also, if you're coming to COTA, avoid the sky bridges, 20 minute crossing.
Nice view
EDIT: It works as a link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qwyndm71n6k8zn1/Photo Nov 16, 12 26 42 PM.jpg
scorcher59
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Blistering fast! thought HAM had the drop on the times but vettel is acing those last 2 sectors and got down the 2nd to last turn where everyone was going off
brotkasten
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Over 2 seconds faster than Alonso. Vettel really trusts his car.
I love him too <3 Straight down the line, calls a spade a spade. Very much a stereotypical Australian traitTurns out I have Monday off, so I will be able to watch the race at 5am
Bloody hell I love that man. He may not be the best driver, but he is the best man on the track.
He has the same look on his face as when he drank that "champagne" :lol
Straight down the line, calls a spade a spade. Very much a stereotypical Australian trait
He's having flashbacks...
Psychotext
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Balls, my stream isn't working.
The hairpin at Monaco is pretty steep. I don't know the exact gradient though. Coming out of the tunnel is quite a drop as well.
Psychotext
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Looks like it.
What about Eau Rouge?
Big Takeover
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Watching a whole session via onboard w/telemetry is incredibly enlightening (Speed's feed). Gears and trap speeds, and lines - there's much more variation than you'd expect. The effect of downforce levels is extremely clear to see.
Eau Rouge is higher, but its not as steep I don't think.
You have several different compounds to choose from but during the race they will be called the Prime tire and the Option tire.
Prime tires are harder = last longer but less grip
Option tires are softer = wear quickly but lots of grip
Regulations say you have to use both sets, unless it rains, then the requirement is waived. Ideally, you would start on one set and then move to another during the course of the race, but because of the way the tires wear, most drivers will have to stop several times. With mandatory tire changes you have pit stops become part of the strategy, which can help or hinder a driver and also shuffle the order on the track during the race.
Also, you can't mix and match tires. You take all four Options or Primes, but not a mix of two each.
Pirelli makes super-soft, soft, medium, and hard tires. Only two of the four types are allocated each race depending on the track.
Water leak, they are looking for that loose pipe
They can't afford the petrol, they are saving for the race.
Ok, that cleared things up nicely, thanks Leunam.
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NihonTiger90
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Hey, Ron Howard! Reminds me that Rush is coming out and still looks great.
Psychotext
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Sofas are surprisingly difficult to get onto wheels.
Lol, uh trying to touch type on an iPad whilst watching p2.
"We've chosen the hard and the medium compounds as we think it will be quite a demanding track, based on the asphalt samples and simulation data we have gathered.
"Naturally we've leaned towards a slightly more conservative choice in order to cover every possibility at a brand new circuit, but the tyre choice in Abu Dhabi was also conservative and yet we saw one of the most exciting races of the year."
I also saw him say they didn't want tires to decide WDC this late in the season; wanted to leave it more to the drivers/cars.
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