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Nov 23, 2010, 12:17 PM
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Check out the 2D and 3D track maps of the planned Austin F1 track, linked at the bottom of this F1.com article: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin.../11/11562.html
Looks like a pretty sweet track layout.
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Looks like a pretty sweet track layout.
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Nov 23, 2010, 01:36 PM
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A rookie is not going to be given a seat at RBR, but it might be very likely that we see him in a TR next year.
Nov 23, 2010, 01:41 PM
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"There will be four tests before the 2011 season starts in Bahrain on 13 March.
The first three tests are in Spain, on 1-3 February at the Ricardo Tormo circuit near Valencia, 10-13 February at Jerez and 18-21 February at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
The final test will be in Bahrain a week before the first race, from 3-6 March."
Give above to carry us over until the first race for this is all the track we will got until then.
For the record, Kobayyyy San will be on a podium(s) in '11'...U heard it here first!
Later, Ken
The first three tests are in Spain, on 1-3 February at the Ricardo Tormo circuit near Valencia, 10-13 February at Jerez and 18-21 February at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
The final test will be in Bahrain a week before the first race, from 3-6 March."
Give above to carry us over until the first race for this is all the track we will got until then.
For the record, Kobayyyy San will be on a podium(s) in '11'...U heard it here first!
Later, Ken
Nov 23, 2010, 01:48 PM
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Not only is the fact that Petrov has a good amount of financial backing, but with a Russian GP coming up he brings a whole new market for team sponsors along with him.
I hope we get to see NH on track next year but it is looking like he will become Merc's test driver.
Nov 24, 2010, 03:58 AM
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Nov 24, 2010, 04:15 AM
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Pirelli's Debut
There was a lot of talk about Pirelli's tire being "better than expected" to "equivalent" to Bridgestones and "developement of the car to these tires" following the first testing of the new Pirelli tires. However, I get confused about these comments when compared to the results. Specifically there were two tire types offered: medium and soft with the former supposedly being longer lasting than the latter. However, the opposite occurred (http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...-be-competent/ )...the medium started wearing very quickly while the soft tires seemed to last for much longer.
So the bottom line here is, these early tires R far from the final product and a lot of additional work is going to be done in their developement. The tire "information" and set up changes acquired by the teams at Abu Dabai is basically irrelavent to the characteristics the tires will assume on the first day of the '11' season. Since these tires are one of the big three changes for '11', expect them to play a very large role in whose on top at the beginning of the season.
Later, Ken
So the bottom line here is, these early tires R far from the final product and a lot of additional work is going to be done in their developement. The tire "information" and set up changes acquired by the teams at Abu Dabai is basically irrelavent to the characteristics the tires will assume on the first day of the '11' season. Since these tires are one of the big three changes for '11', expect them to play a very large role in whose on top at the beginning of the season.
Later, Ken
Nov 24, 2010, 05:47 AM
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I don't mean to be superficial... but does anybody else find the Pirelli tires really ugly with their large yellow lettering?
To me it just looks like somebody took a piece of chalk and wrote "PIRELLI" on the tires...
To me it just looks like somebody took a piece of chalk and wrote "PIRELLI" on the tires...
Nov 24, 2010, 08:59 AM
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Later, Ken
Nov 24, 2010, 11:28 PM
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I was reading that Valencia wants out of the European GP, but Bernie wont let them out of there contract early (has 2 years left) I really hope they can find a better circuit to replace it, such a pretty race but boring as all hell to watch.
Nov 25, 2010, 07:49 AM
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Why does Valencia want out??? They aren't making enough money?
I thought the whole reason for that race was to take advantage of the popularity of Fernando Alonso. Since Alonso is still a top runner... wouldn't they want to keep the race?
I thought the whole reason for that race was to take advantage of the popularity of Fernando Alonso. Since Alonso is still a top runner... wouldn't they want to keep the race?
