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Turkish GP thread 2011Turkish GP FP1 under 24 hours away...
Heavy rain atm and more predicted for the rest of the weekend.
Practice 1 Fri 08:00
Practice 2 Fri 12:00
Practice 3 Sat 09:00
Qualifying Sat 12:00
Race Sun 13:00Last edited by Motorbiker; 05-05-2011 at 08:39. -
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011I wanted to make one, but didn't want to mess it up or anything so ended up opting out :P
Predictions? I think this is tough to predict since we don't know what updates teams will have and how they will affect the cars.
I am able to watch P2 at college, P3 and Quali but miss the race for work :/
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Someone had to make one and i'd never done it before but went for it anyway as it's stupidly close to race time... Didn't grab the other info but i got all the session times in the OP so that's the important stuff.(Original post by Right Guard 3.D)
I wanted to make one, but didn't want to mess it up or anything so ended up opting out :P
Predictions? I think this is tough to predict since we don't know what updates teams will have and how they will affect the cars.
I am able to watch P2 at college, P3 and Quali but miss the race for work :/
Does anyone know if I record one Quali/GP will it go to series record on Sky+?
My predictions will be
Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Button
Same for qualifying/race with WEbber having fastest lap in the race again...
I think it does go onto series link if you hit green but you may as well spend the extra 10 seconds to just go hit record on the race as well...
Also: DRS Zone confirmed...
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=43480
And pre race intro stuff...
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=43484
Looks like rain for all 3 days...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/5014Last edited by Motorbiker; 05-05-2011 at 13:23. -
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Finally the new thread! lol
I predict a Vettel win.
As for Ferrari, the good thing is they're actually being aggressive for once and bringing in a lot of new parts to this race.
The bad thing is, as with everything so far this season they can't seem to translate that development into performance.
Watched last year's race on the red button, I forgot just how entertaining the race was. This is a great track, it's a shame it has to be in Turkey where there isn't that much of an F1 presence or any glamour but the racing is top notch!
Personally I share Webber's view, not a fan of the overtaking with tyre differences because it becomes way too easy. Webber and Hamilton's performance in China came across as an arcade game on easy mode, the drivers being overtaken looked like sitting ducks. The way Hamilton overtook Vettel it was as if he's overtaking a HRT, the approaching speed was ridiculous. It becomes a care of new tyres vs old tyres rather than team vs team or driver vs driver.
I want to see a competition between two great engineered cars with two highly skilled drivers, not between the tyres of Pirelli
Looking at last year's race that had great racing, without all the gimmicks of this year. Imo the DRS alone is ideal, gives you just enough to make a move. -
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Would like to have seen the DRS zone start a few meters earlier, but it'll work. I'm wondering if the detection zone is in the braking area for the corner? If so, late breaking to get in the zone, poor corner speed but DRS to make the pass in to the final couple of corners.
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Petrov told my boyfriend that he likes the track and that he thinks he would've had a good result last year if it wasn't for Alonso, so hopefully that means lots more points for LRGP this weekend (and thus more bonus for me!). I can't put the translation of what he said about Alonso here...!
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Oh go on, we won't tell anyone(Original post by Lib)
Petrov told my boyfriend that he likes the track and that he thinks he would've had a good result last year if it wasn't for Alonso, so hopefully that means lots more points for LRGP this weekend (and thus more bonus for me!). I can't put the translation of what he said about Alonso here...!
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Watching FP1...
WEt conditions maybe intermediates...
Vettel out on intermediates and hits the kerb on the end of turn 8 and flies into the wall at some pace, easily 160+ and has done some nice damage to his car and the session has been red flagged. -
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Vettel missed out on all of FP2 due to car damage...
So far this weekend he's had 0 dry running and they're prediciting a dry race now...
My prediction for Vettel is sliding down now but he's done stuff before where he's only had a few runs and still nailed in epic laps...
Also, new Team Lotus notes about them/Caterham...
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Don't think I included Vettel in any of my predictions. Good to see he has got rid of the Beiber look.
327 days since McLaren last had a pole position
Chandok is commentating with Croft on 5Live
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Re: Turkish GP thread 2011Yea but 20 days since their last victory(Original post by dhr90)
Don't think I included Vettel in any of my predictions. Good to see he has got rid of the Beiber look.
327 days since McLaren last had a pole position
Chandok is commentating with Croft on 5Live
How long since last Ferrari Victory?
I'm enjoying Brundle/Coulthard commentary.
