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[mads]

i hope bmw returns back on pace sometime soon.

[DrDickAction]

i hope bmw returns back on pace sometime soon.

been a frustrating few GPs...gonna be a long ass weekend if Monaco was any indication.

[vietlol]

Who ever said nick doesn't have WDC pace?

I really like him, but most people don't rate him (even though he dominated Kube last year). So until Kube can soundly beat Nick I think its too early to be talking about him beating Alonso race after race.

[Redliner]

I'm still hoping for a Rossi moves to 2-wheels at Ferrari next year

We need a character like him. All we have right now is a dood who drinks too much vodka and is losing to his team-mate consistently race after race right now. Sad that this is the best persona F1 has right now

[Skyliner]

I'm still hoping for a Rossi moves to 2-wheels at Ferrari next year

We need a character like him. All we have right now is a dood who drinks too much vodka and is losing to his team-mate consistently race after race right now. Sad that this is the best persona F1 has right now

I think Vettel's haircut is a persona all it's own.

[Redliner]

I think Vettel's haircut is a persona all it's own.

How about Nicko's beard?

[tefnut]

Ballin' like whoa!



http://www.f1technical.net/news/10125

I always wondered how much those guys got paid. A fucking castle wow

[tefnut]

I'm still hoping for a Rossi moves to 2-wheels at Ferrari next year

We need a character like him. All we have right now is a dood who drinks too much vodka and is losing to his team-mate consistently race after race right now. Sad that this is the best persona F1 has right now

Alonso is kinda entertaining when he's pissy. Need to get him out of him cozy Renault home and back to Hamiltone or something.

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so what i miss? i was at a cabin all weekend, no internet/computer, just basic tv... but good beach at the lake

[mads]

rossi winning. stoner crashing.
thats about it

[kngrsll]

rossi winning. stoner crashing.
thats about it

[_R_]

rossi winning. stoner crashing.
thats about it

didn't miss it...
first thing i did when i got home was watch motogp and wrc from this weekend..
2 for 2 for my drivers this weekend

[Alicante]

check this shit:

http://www.elmundo.e...o-valencia.html

[Redliner]

check this shit:

http://www.elmundo.e...o-valencia.html

Work safe?

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Nick Heidfeld says he will use simulations and video footage to learn as much as possible about the new Valencia street circuit ahead of this weekend's inaugural race around the city's port.

The BMW Sauber driver hasn't sampled the layout in a computer simulator, but has seen video of the Formula 3 and GT races held on the circuit earlier this month.

He believes simply walking the circuit and working through a plan on paper will put him in the best possible position prior to the first session on track on Thursday.

"We don't have a simulator like other teams do, but we have some on paper so I can see speeds, braking, and gears, things like that so we can look at the profile," he told autosport.com. "I will try and get some footage and I've already seen something on the internet.

"I don't walk all the circuits any more, but on the new ones I will walk and try to do it with a scooter or a car.

"It helps a bit, I think walking the circuit, driving it, and watching the footage is better (than a simulator) as it gives you a rough idea."

Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber will try the circuit in a computer simulator, but doesn't expect it to give him a full picture of what to expect.

"We've got a few things we do, simulators are a way to get your head around the track and then you calibrate all that into what we do," he told autosport.com.

"Computers don't pick up bumps and that sort of stuff, we know where the track's going, but to get an idea of how the car is going to feel, and the grip, I'll just tune into that pretty quickly in two or three laps and we'll go from there."

can't wait to see how this turns out

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Formula one teams have approved the lighting system for the first ever night race, to be staged in Singapore late next month.

Representatives of the teams inspected the circuit, located in the city-state's Marina Bay area, last month, the local Channel NewsAsia said.

Work on fully installing the system, which provides brightness suitable for F1's high-definition broadcasts, is currently taking place.

A total of 1500 projectors are to light up the 5km street layout, ensuring that the circuit is nearly four times brighter than a typical football stadium at night.

The pan-Asian news channel is also reporting that 95 percent of the tickets for the first Singapore Grand Prix have already been sold, therefore almost guaranteeing a sell-out on September 28.

woah wait what? intern mistake?

[DocGolem]

woah wait what? intern mistake?

It's just saying that the lighting is good enough for a HD broadcast. It didn't say anything about the broadcast being in HD.

[Redliner]

It's just saying that the lighting is good enough for a HD broadcast. It didn't say anything about the broadcast being in HD.

That's present tense - it's indicating that F1 is broadcasted in HD. either way, it's probably just a mistake. But dreaming of F1 in HD is

[mads]

check this shit:

http://www.elmundo.e...o-valencia.html

http://www.williamsf...imedia/video/42

[kngrsll]

i am SO damn excited for the Euro GP!!

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BMW Sauber on Thursday insisted there was no danger to either the mechanic or test driver Christian Klien during the electric shock incident at the Jerez test a month ago.

The unnamed mechanic was thrown to the ground briefly hospitalised but not seriously injured, as he tried to wheel Klien's prototype test car, equipped with an early KERS system, at the Spanish circuit.

But while conceding that high voltage was involved, the team's head of powertrain Markus Duesmann denies that the mechanic or Klien were exposed to serious danger.

At the end of a long investigation into the incident, BMW also said Klien was protected by the shock by his racing overalls and gloves.

Markus Duesmann Q&A

What exactly happened in Jerez?
"The mechanic suffered an electric shock after touching the sidepod and steering wheel of the car. There was a high frequency AC voltage between these contact points, the cause of which has been traced back to the KERS control unit and a sporadic capacitive coupling* from the high-voltage network to the 12-volt network. The voltage ran through the wiring of the 12-volt network to the steering wheel and through the carbon chassis back to the control unit."

Was there a serious danger to the mechanic and the driver?
"No, as only a small amount of energy can be transferred through this capacitive coupling effect.
However, the energy is sufficient to cause an extremely painful reaction. The driver was insulated against the car by his racing overalls and gloves and therefore not in any danger."

Why did the investigation take so long?
"It was not possible initially to reproduce the capacitive coupling effect in the car, as the problem was caused by a sporadic error in the control unit. Due to the extremely high frequency of the voltage in the steering wheel, the safety mechanisms and data recordings did not pick up on the error. In the absence of data, all the theoretical possibilities had to be systematically investigated and analysed in tests. Furthermore, the capacitive coupling effect only occurs under certain conditions. Without the option of driving the KERS test car used in Jerez again, we had to reconstruct these conditions. We also had to develop a model to be installed between the steering wheel and sidepod which replicated the characteristics of the human body as an electric transfer element."

What measures are now being taken to solve the problem?
"In addition to the measures required to tackle the issue at hand, the extremely far-reaching analysis we conducted also gave rise to other recommendations which are of great value for the development of electric KERS systems. Among the measures arrived at are changes in the design of the control unit to avoid capacitive coupling effects, extended monitoring functions for high frequencies and a conductive connection of the chassis components to avoid any electric potential."

What will happen with these findings now?
"We have already handed over this safety analysis, complete with measures and recommendations, to the FIA, and will also make our findings available to the other teams at the next meeting of the Technical Working Group."

When will the next track test for KERS take place?
"We will resume the testing programme once all the necessary amendments to the safety concept have been implemented. We expect this to be the case in the autumn."

news has been slow lately...

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Kimi Raikkonen has hinted that he is ready to compromise Ferrari's strong race form in a bid to get on top of the qualifying issues that have marred his season.

The world champion believes that starting further up the grid is now key to a successful defence on his crown - and says he is ready to focus on achieving that even if it means not having such a good car in the races.

"It is not a new issue – sometimes we get it right and sometimes we don't," said Raikkonen in Valencia about his qualifying woes. "More often, unfortunately, we don't get it right.

"So we definitely try to find a halfway solution in qualifying to have maybe a car that is not exactly what we want but is maybe a bit easier to drive and doesn't have the issues that we don't want. But we are still looking for it – and it depends a lot on the circuits.

"Some circuits it is easier to get it right, at some it is very difficult. Hopefully we have found some halfway solution where we are fast but can still be happy with."

This year's Ferrari is less harsh on its tyres than its McLaren rival – which means it is not as good at getting heat into its rubber for crucial qualifying laps. However, the characteristic does mean that the Ferrari is better able to look after its tyres in the races.

While Raikkonen believes that his race pace is fine, he recognises that qualifying well will be a critical factor in the battle for the title, given the level of competition between McLaren and Ferrari.

"The last race if you look, you could not get past anybody if they did not make a mistake," he said. "So, it is the same here. The circuit is very wide, and there are some long straights, so here there are some better overtaking chances than it was in Hungary.

"But still, if you are not in front then you are going to lose many seconds stuck behind people, even if you get past them in the end. It is always crucial to be at the front."

Raikkonen added that he also needed to dig deeper from within himself.

"I haven't been fast enough, that is the first point," said Raikkonen. "Without going off in the last qualifying we could easily have been in third place, so it is the small things that when it goes wrong you lose a lot of time, and it looks much worse than it is.

"It can be just a small issue and it makes you go off the circuit and run wide, and you lose a lot of time.

"Since we changed to these tyres, even last year I wasn't exactly happy in qualifying – even though in race conditions we are much happier with the car.

"Overall, I am happy where we are right now," he added. "Lately the races have not been exactly what I was expecting, so hopefully we will get some good races now and get back where we should be.

"The biggest issue is getting stuck behind people after having a bad qualifying, so if we can sort out that then we should be fine. We just need to work on some things and hopefully we will get back to winning some races."

[Moonlight Graham]

hay

[Redliner]

hay

haaay

[Dazed1]

Thinking of canceling cable and just watching the race online. Does it still stream live?

Fuck paying 120$ for cable and internetz...