F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

[flashout01]

I didn’t feel this race on some way…  drs killed the wheel to wheel  racing on this classic track with the guy in front unable to defend

 

[finnns2003]

Vettel is something else... I want that Red Bull car in GT5.

 

[eddiehouse5]

Originally Posted by Flashout01


I didn’t feel this race on some way…  drs killed the wheel to wheel  racing on this classic track with the guy in front unable to defend

It's almost like if someone is behind you, you're dead in the water sometimes. Anyway...

• [h5]Italian Grand Prix[/h5][h3]FIA announces Monza double-DRS[/h3] Two detection and activation zones for the first time

So far this season the majority of the circuits have seen only one DRS zone during the race, with the grands prix in Canada and Valencia seeing a double zone on consecutive straights. On those occasions there was only one detection point, meaning only the following car can use the DRS in either zone.

In Italy, however, there will be two separate zones with two separate detection points. The first will be on the start finish straight with the detection point on the exit of Parabolica, while the second will be in between the second Lesmo and the Ascari chicane and will have a detection point between the two Lesmos.

 

[finnns2003]

http://green.autoblog.com/2011/08/3...ormula-e-electric-racing-series-calls-for-co/

On April 5th, Jean Todt, president of the FIA, expressed his interest in an electrified Formula One racing series. Some months have passed since then, so here we present a rundown of updates on this ongoing project:

• The FIA is currently calling for expression of interest from automakers and racing organizations.
• Teams have until October 14th to respond and will be required to sign a three-year contract.
• The racing series, if launched, will be called Formula E.
• Formula E's inaugural race is tentatively scheduled for sometime in 2013.
• Formula E racers will likely battle for electric supremacy in major cities around the world.
• Vehicles are to be of the open-wheel design and must be 100-percent electric.
• Minimum vehicle weight will be 780 kilograms (1,720 pounds), driver included.

 

[Sinner]

I don't see electricity ever taking over F1. Sure, there can be a Formula E, but there will also be a "regular" F1 as well. What they are planning right now is to have a hybrid engine for the 2014 (I think) season, where cars in the pitlane will only be allowed to run with an electric motor. On-track drive will be from the normal gas-engine. The problem, they're expecting, with the pitlane-electric-motor is that people in the pitlane might not hear the cars coming and get run-over (as ridiculous as that may sound!). I'm sure they'll figure out some siren/warning system though.

 

[eddiehouse5]

I'm all for progress, but the FIA has way to much power over the sport. Keep the formulas seperate, stop shoving smaller and/ or electric engines down our throat.

Edit- Did you like the summer break this year? Next years will be 5 weeks long.

 

[eddiehouse5]

If you missed it, Senna to race Renault for remainder of season.

"Obviously I'm disappointed to be leaving Lotus Renault GP in the middle of the season," Heidfeld told reporters. "I thought I could still make a big contribution to the team, but I have to see things as they are and I want to turn my attention to the future. We have taken the right decision by choosing to end our collaboration today. I would like to wish all the friends I made at Enstone a successful end to the season.

"One thing is for sure - I'll be back racing at the highest level soon."

That's doubtful Nick.

 

[Sinner]

LOL @ Nick... he's still adamant that he's doing a good-enough job to keep his Renault drive. But I'm glad that Senna will get his shot again.

He should go do some DTM or LeMans racing, where I'm sure he'll do well.

 

[eddiehouse5]

RED BULL'S SEBASTIAN VETTEL CLOCKS THE FASTEST TIME IN FREE PRACTICE TWO AT MONZA (1:24.010)
Michael in third, Senna in tenth.

 

[Sinner]

Yes, but Lewis was 1st in FP1 with a 23.8... AND on primes!

 

[eddiehouse5]

Think he'll take qualifying? I've got £1 on Michael. LOL a boy can hope.

 

[eddiehouse5]

Lewis takes Q1. Jamie gets bumped.

 

[eddiehouse5]

Vettel takes Q2, DiResta gets the bump.

 

[eddiehouse5]

Red bull takes it again. Vettels tenth (!!!) pole of the season. Red Bull has taken pole for EVERY Grand Prix this season.
[h2]Qualifying[/h2]Saturday, 10 September 2011

1	Germany	Sebastian Vettel	1	Red Bull-Renault	1:24.002	1:22.914	1:22.275
2	Great Britain	Lewis Hamilton	3	McLaren-Mercedes	1:23.976	1:23.172	1:22.725
3	Great Britain	Jenson Button	4	McLaren-Mercedes	1:24.013	1:23.031	1:22.777
4	Spain	Fernando Alonso	5	Ferrari	1:24.134	1:23.342	1:22.841
5	Australia	Mark Webber	2	Red Bull-Renault	1:24.148	1:23.387	1:22.972
6	Brazil	Felipe Massa	6	Ferrari	1:24.523	1:23.681	1:23.188
7	Russian Federation	Vitaly Petrov	10	Renault	1:24.486	1:23.741	1:23.530
8	Germany	Michael Schumacher	7	Mercedes GP	1:25.108	1:23.671	1:23.777
9	Germany	Nico Rosberg	8	Mercedes GP	1:24.550	1:23.335	1:24.477
10	Brazil	Bruno Senna	9	Renault	1:24.914	1:24.157

[th=""]Pos[/th] [th=""]Country[/th] [th=""]Driver[/th] [th=""]Car[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]Q1[/th] [th=""]Q2[/th] [th=""]Q3[/th]

 

[Sinner]

 

 

 

[eddiehouse5]

The look on his face really does say "second is the first loser".

 

[Sinner]

That's about as disappointed a 2nd and 3rd Q as you're gonna see... considering that they were relatively confident yesterday...

 

[zk1mpls]

One hell of a great start from Fernando!

 

[Sinner]

And that was a helluva poor restart by Lew...

Getting stuck behind MSC drove me nuts. He wasn't being completely "illegal" with his blocking, which was the tough part... you can't give him a penalty for that! Cunning bastard... !
haha... you don't win 7 WDC's without knowing how to push that grey-area. Credit to him I suppose.

Damn, Seb was ridiculous today.  That pass on ALO on the outside/grass off of T3 (I think it was)... 

 

[eddiehouse5]

This RB7 is just too good. He's might clinch the title in Singapore. This is insane. What a crash from Liuzzi.

[h3]Italian Grand Prix[/h3]RaceLast updated: 11 Sep 2011 14:52 UK

1	Germany	S Vettel	1:20:46.172
2	Great Britain	J Button	1:20:55.762
3	Spain	F Alonso	1:21:03.081
4	Great Britain	L Hamilton	1:21:03.589
5	Germany	M Schumacher	1:21:18.849
6	Brazil	F Massa	1:21:29.165
7	Spain	J Alguersuari	lapped
8	Great Britain	P Di Resta	lapped
9	Brazil	B Senna	lapped
10	Switzerland	S Buemi	lapped

[th=""]Position[/th] [th=""]Country[/th] [th=""]Driver[/th] [th=""]Race Time[/th]

1	Sebastian Vettel	Ger	Red Bull-Renault	284
2	Fernando Alonso	Spa	Ferrari	172
3	Jenson Button	GB	McLaren-Mercedes	167
4	Mark Webber	Aus	Red Bull-Renault	167
5	Lewis Hamilton	GB	McLaren-Mercedes	158
6	Felipe Massa	Brz	Ferrari	82
7	Nico Rosberg	Ger	Mercedes GP	56
8	Michael Schumacher	Ger	Mercedes GP	52
9	Vitaly Petrov	Rus	Renault	34

 

[Sinner]

Originally Posted by eddiehouse5

This RB7 is just too good. He's might will clinch the title in Singapore. This is insane. What a crash from Liuzzi.

And how the hell did ALO suddenly crawl into 2nd!?  WTH.
Yeah, that was scary... if you were Rosberg... getting sideswiped outta nowhere!

 

[eddiehouse5]

 

[zk1mpls]

Seb can't still be this happy every time he wins a race

That overtaking maneuver was just sick.

Schumi still has it.

 

[eddiehouse5]

The boy cried at the podium yesterday. Tears. That's the stuff legends are made of.

 

[zk1mpls]

Yeah, that kid is special. I still remember his maiden win at Monza a few years back when he was at Toro Rosso. And he's still young!

i just don't like the fact that he's pretty much untouchable this season. 100+ point lead over the next guy.