2011 Gran Premio de España Santander - 22nd May 2011.

micha · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 3:00 pm

Lotus are really getting close to the rest of the field.

Virgin a second slower and HRT another second.

alex1369 · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 3:10 pm

Mann those were some really boring sessions - almost nothing happening....
Hope race day will turn it around just like the previous 4 races

StefMeister · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 4:34 pm

Hamilton has called Pirelli's new Hard compound A disaster:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91529

I think the problem has been that in the 1st races the Hard compound has been slower but not much more durable than the soft's. This new compound (Which was tested in practice at Istanbul) was supposed to still be slower than the soft but more durable to encourage different strategies.

According to Will Buxton's twitter, Pirelli believe this new tyre is 10 laps more durable than the soft's.

RtN · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 4:44 pm

If Pirelli were trialling this compound in Turkey, why did no-one spot the problem then?

cookie · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 5:32 pm

RtN wrote:

If Pirelli were trialling this compound in Turkey, why did no-one spot the problem then?

Exactly, they need to shut up and race. Tyres are the same for everyone.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 5:43 pm

Pirelli say some teams are projecting two stops, some three and some four.

Fox · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 5:48 pm

phil1993 wrote:

Pirelli say some teams are projecting two stops, some three and some four.

If thats true we wont see a Boredome :wave:

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 5:50 pm

I expect mainly 2 stops but Hamilton will 3 stop. He hates the hard tyre and the big lap time difference could leave him to a soft-hard-soft-soft stint

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:03 pm

Ben Constanduros isn't happy

"Still seething from having everything stolen from outside our hotel. Can't believe it. The track is in a pikey, smelly shit hole."

RtN · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:08 pm

phil1993 wrote:

The track is in a pikey, smelly shit hole.

Spain?

Ba-dum-tsch.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:11 pm

I wondered why he was there so I browsed his tweets and it turns out its his Dad, Bob (you know the guy that goes 'Champaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagne', his 499th race.

Neil · PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:44 pm

I know Ben from yeeaaars ago at High Gear forums. I recall meeting him at Goodwood FoS 2002 as well.

Edit: I say know, is really "knew" now though.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:11 am

Big differences between hard and soft tyres will be crucial in qualifying. All top teams will have to use softs in Q2 and probably Q1, after what happened to Webber in China. Could be bad news for HRT.

:lol:

http://twitpic.com/50g5kt

Caspar · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:33 am

Echti · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:35 am

First sponsor ever you actually tend to google...

Mattzel89 · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:40 am

car number is 69 too

Stoegi · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:40 am

#69 car aswell. Haha.

Caspar · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:51 am

Ferrari's rear wing been banned.

JJ · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:56 am

FP3 coverage in on

Mattzel89 · PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:56 am

out of all people to interview, sky got Eddie Jordan

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2011 Gran Premio de España Santander - 22nd May 2011.

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