The Official Formula 1 2012 season Thread
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Thanks for creating a new F1 thread, Mschu! I thought it'd be Tim2179 to do it.
I wish we could hear Alonso's thoughts after seeing the F2012 for first time!
I wish we could hear Alonso's thoughts after seeing the F2012 for first time!
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Lotus E20 launch video (21 minutes long):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjgSa...layer_embedded
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Is anyone else planning on doing gen admission for the race?
I don't plan on shelling out money for the first year until I get to read some reviews, see some photos and videos from the grandstands. General admin at Indy was AWESOME, general admin in Montreal was terrible. I haven't seen any images of what the designated areas for genpop will be at COTA, but I'm hoping they follow the Indy model and have ample space and good viewing locations.
I don't plan on shelling out money for the first year until I get to read some reviews, see some photos and videos from the grandstands. General admin at Indy was AWESOME, general admin in Montreal was terrible. I haven't seen any images of what the designated areas for genpop will be at COTA, but I'm hoping they follow the Indy model and have ample space and good viewing locations.
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Im going to the Montreal Grand Prix,
Anyone want to trade Friday or Maybe Saturday tickets?
I want to get different perspectives from around the track.
My Seats Are: Grandstand 34 Section 3 rows RR and SS seat 15 on each row
Thanks!
Anyone want to trade Friday or Maybe Saturday tickets?
I want to get different perspectives from around the track.
My Seats Are: Grandstand 34 Section 3 rows RR and SS seat 15 on each row
Thanks!
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I was doing my research for months and found out these are the best seats for the price. They were sold out on the website but after calling in, I was able to get two seats. They aren't next to each other but they are one row up / down from each other but same seat on each row.
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Did you actually think the 2 time world champions would pull a HRT?
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Originally Posted by http://www.f1zone.net/news/boss-admits-launch-mclaren-had-plastic-exhausts/11995/
Whitmarsh admits launch McLaren had ‘plastic’ exhausts
By Editor on Monday, February 6, 2012
Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that the launch version of McLaren’s new MP4-27 car featured a dummy diffuser and ‘plastic’ exhaust exits.
With exhaust-blown diffusers effectively banned for 2012, the big technical talking point will be how the designers claw back that lost downforce.
McLaren gave nothing away last week, installing a fake diffuser and plastic exhausts on the version of the MP4-27 launched at Woking.
“The exhaust was made of plastic, you won’t see those components in that form again,” team boss Whitmarsh confirmed to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.
On the F2012 car launched by Ferrari, the Italian team had hidden the exhausts altogether, even though there was no hiding the front ‘pullrod’ suspension layout, which has not been seen on an F1 car for a decade.
McLaren and Ferrari will, of course, have to run real diffusers and exhausts this week at Jerez, where the first of just three pre-season tests begins on Tuesday.
But Whitmarsh noted: “The car will look different at Jerez to what it looked last week, and a lot different in Australia.
Ferrari designer Nikolas Tombazis confirmed that the exhaust is now a main focus of the 2012 designs.
“There will be a lot of work before the configuration is final,” he is quoted in La Stampa newspaper.
By Editor on Monday, February 6, 2012
Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that the launch version of McLaren’s new MP4-27 car featured a dummy diffuser and ‘plastic’ exhaust exits.
With exhaust-blown diffusers effectively banned for 2012, the big technical talking point will be how the designers claw back that lost downforce.
McLaren gave nothing away last week, installing a fake diffuser and plastic exhausts on the version of the MP4-27 launched at Woking.
“The exhaust was made of plastic, you won’t see those components in that form again,” team boss Whitmarsh confirmed to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.
On the F2012 car launched by Ferrari, the Italian team had hidden the exhausts altogether, even though there was no hiding the front ‘pullrod’ suspension layout, which has not been seen on an F1 car for a decade.
McLaren and Ferrari will, of course, have to run real diffusers and exhausts this week at Jerez, where the first of just three pre-season tests begins on Tuesday.
But Whitmarsh noted: “The car will look different at Jerez to what it looked last week, and a lot different in Australia.
Ferrari designer Nikolas Tombazis confirmed that the exhaust is now a main focus of the 2012 designs.
“There will be a lot of work before the configuration is final,” he is quoted in La Stampa newspaper.
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I'm really intrigued where the duct goes on the RB8. Some speculation is it's KERS related but that seems too obvious for Newey.
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DriverCar TimeLaps
1.Kimi RaikkonenLotus E201:19.67050
2.Paul di RestaForce India VJM051:19.77252
3.Nico RosbergMercedes W021:20.21956
4.Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso STR71:20.69440
5.Kamui KobayashiSauber C311:22.11229
6.Jenson ButtonMcLaren MP4-271:22.36619
7.Felipe MassaFerrari F20121:22.81545
8.Heikki KovalainenCaterham CT011:23.17823
9.Pastor MaldonadoWilliams FW341:23.45716
10.Mark WebberRed Bull RB81:23.5564
Pedro de la RosaHRT F1111:24.20932
1.Kimi RaikkonenLotus E201:19.67050
2.Paul di RestaForce India VJM051:19.77252
3.Nico RosbergMercedes W021:20.21956
4.Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso STR71:20.69440
5.Kamui KobayashiSauber C311:22.11229
6.Jenson ButtonMcLaren MP4-271:22.36619
7.Felipe MassaFerrari F20121:22.81545
8.Heikki KovalainenCaterham CT011:23.17823
9.Pastor MaldonadoWilliams FW341:23.45716
10.Mark WebberRed Bull RB81:23.5564
Pedro de la RosaHRT F1111:24.20932
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