2011 Random F1 Discussion

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:34 am

RtN wrote:

Best strategy Mike Gascoyne ever came up with, and the only time he has been right about the weather.

Wasn't his though, it was a local mate of Winkelhock IIRC

Shaddix · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:53 am

caio89 wrote:

Reading through the list of red flagged races phil1993 posted, I came across Markus Winkelhock's wikipedia entry and remembered how awesome those first laps were at the Nürburgring back in 2007, when so many drivers went off in the rain and suddenly Winkelhock was leading in his first ever grand prix.

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Winkelhock started last on the 22-car grid alongside team mate Adrian Sutil. But on the formation lap with the rest of the field already on dry-weather tyres, the team made a last-second decision to call Winkelhock into the pits to switch to intermediate tyres. When pouring rain forced almost all the others to pit at the end of the first lap, Winkelhock was able to move into the lead, passing some cars as they pitted, and even passing Kimi Räikkönen on the track as the Finn tip-toed around to the pits, eventually building a lead of 33 seconds by the end of the second lap. By lap 4 he had a lead of 1:55.714 over Ferrari's Felipe Massa in 2nd place.

I remember how I wondered back then whether he could really win that race! :lol:

Shame they never gave him a second chance. But then again, he didn't do too well in other series.

that was such a great race <3

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:55 am

That was so awesome

Watching Winkelhock just seamlessly slip past Raikkonen was <3

Omega · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:08 am

Apart from the Audi rings, I don't see much difference with any random RedBull sponsored single seater

Shaddix · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:10 am

much better
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De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:22 am

^ That owns.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:35 am

Renault looking for sponsors for Senna?
http://www.f1zone.net/site/renault-eyes ... port/7314/

Shaddix · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:37 am

wouldn't mind that!

Neil · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:43 am

Part of me really doesn't want to see Senna racing. He has massive pressure to do well, purely because of his surname, and I think that a lot of people may be disappointed with him should he get a drive as the press (mainly mainstream press) will latch onto his name and expect him to be the second coming.

Obviously, it would be great to see him in a race seat in a team that isn't GP2 pace and I'd love for him to do well but I don't really see it happening tbh.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:48 am

he isn't a Vettel/Hamilton/Alonso
but I think he could be on the same level as Kovalainen/Sutil/...

RtN · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:21 am

That's slightly unfair to Nick, tbh. Why is it the team bosses' responsibility to find sponsorship for a different driver? He (Lopez) signed Nick to drive the car, he chose not to promote Bruno or Romain, and he's trying to undermine him? Poor show.

Too much time spent around 'Lotus' and Dany Bahar.

Bleu · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:58 pm

Winkelhock's car failed very early on. And his chance were basically destroyed when the SC was deployed.

msfan · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:39 pm

Schumacher to discuss future ‘at right time’
http://www.f1zone.net/site/schumacher-t ... time/7316/

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:41 pm

The reserve driver in 'not actually the reserve' shock
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92369

msfan · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:00 pm

phil1993 wrote:

The reserve driver in 'not actually the reserve' shock
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92369

Thanks to stupid rule about no normal testing during the season

By the way, any racing simulator for Sauber team ?

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:45 pm

Early forecasts suggest a sunny weekend for the European Grand Prix, perhaps unsurprisingly

Team Lotus will use KERS next season

msfan · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:48 pm

FIA finalises British GP diffuser ban
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92374

Diageo · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:43 pm

Shaddix wrote:

caio89 wrote:

Reading through the list of red flagged races phil1993 posted, I came across Markus Winkelhock's wikipedia entry and remembered how awesome those first laps were at the Nürburgring back in 2007, when so many drivers went off in the rain and suddenly Winkelhock was leading in his first ever grand prix.

Quote:

Winkelhock started last on the 22-car grid alongside team mate Adrian Sutil. But on the formation lap with the rest of the field already on dry-weather tyres, the team made a last-second decision to call Winkelhock into the pits to switch to intermediate tyres. When pouring rain forced almost all the others to pit at the end of the first lap, Winkelhock was able to move into the lead, passing some cars as they pitted, and even passing Kimi Räikkönen on the track as the Finn tip-toed around to the pits, eventually building a lead of 33 seconds by the end of the second lap. By lap 4 he had a lead of 1:55.714 over Ferrari's Felipe Massa in 2nd place.

I remember how I wondered back then whether he could really win that race! :lol:

Shame they never gave him a second chance. But then again, he didn't do too well in other series.

that was such a great race <3

Awesome race indeed! At that time I was sitting in Turn 1

Great fun

Still got some footage of all cars spinning off. I Will try to find those videos back

glorfindel · PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:46 pm

phil1993 wrote:

Renault looking for sponsors for Senna?
http://www.f1zone.net/site/renault-eyes ... port/7314/

I'd like to see it, but has he had any Friday running in the car? If not then surely it doesn't make sense, he won't be faster than Nick (well its unlikely) and would need time to get used to a car that can turn and then accelerate without needing an hour or two to get its self straight (this may be an exageration on how poor the hrt was, but it was pretty bad).

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:55 pm

Quote:

Fears have eased that Austin's city council could scupper the 2012 US Grand Prix.

It emerged last week that if council members refuse to sign up as "endorsing municipality", the race organisers' $25 million in annual state funding for the Circuit of the Americas project is in doubt. The council agreement would involve Austin contributing $4 million per year to Texas' Major Events Trust Fund, even though the race organisers are pledging to pick up the bill.

Earlier reports had said the organisers were hoping the $4 million would be funded by taxpayers in subsequent years, but it now emerges that they have agreed to pay up for the full decade of the contract.

"This confirms what I've been saying all along," confirmed Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell. "[Namely] that the city would be contributing no up-front money, and that the city would not be at risk,"

Asked if the agreement will be formalised by the time the council meets next week, he told the Austin Chronicle: "I would hope so."

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