Speaking of the LFA...
24 Hours of Nurburgring 2010 full lap onboard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJi-Cz8AOFQ
Funny commentary around 7:00, as the driver is boxed by a Porsche and a slow hatchback.
Another moment at 8:05 with a Beamer.
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Pending riots? Why not just drop it and put, oh I don't know, a good track in its stead? So many easy picks: Nurburgring, Jerez, Portimao, Imola, Istanbul, Red Bull Ring, or even Abu Dhabi.
I wonder which track they will use in China. Surely only Shanghai would be up to standard.
They're failing miserably to copy the concept. Having said that, I have a feeling that we'll see a high-rake design from Ferrari next year, with slightly less spastic front wings.
Red Bull look very low-key today. Are they sandbagging, or are the McLarens (and maybe the Ferraris) clearly quicker?
2011 F1 Etihad Abu Dhabi GP
At at the fabulous (!?!) Yas Marina circuit.
Laps: 55
Length: 5.554km
2010 Pole Lap: 1m 39.394s (Sebastian Vettel - RBR)
2010 Fastest Lap: 1m 41.274s (Lewis Hamilton - McLaren)
DRS Zones:
Laps: 55
Length: 5.554km
2010 Pole Lap: 1m 39.394s (Sebastian Vettel - RBR)
2010 Fastest Lap: 1m 41.274s (Lewis Hamilton - McLaren)
DRS Zones:
- Detection before T7, activation one-third of the way between T7 and T8.
- Detection after T9, activation at T10.
- Derek Warwick - F1 driver (1981-1990, 1993) and 1992 World Sportscar Champion.
- Vincenzo Spano - President of the Sporting Commission of the Automobile and Touring Club of Venezuela.
- Paul Gutjahr - President of the FIA Hill Climb Commission and 1960s F3 driver (for Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Lotus, Porsche, and March).
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If you are more than one nationality, but your parents are not, then what?
Nico Rosberg is not identified as German because it is "correct". He is identified as German because he happens to travel on a German passport for convenience. He identifies himself neither as Finnish nor German. If he chooses to use a Finnish passport and race under the Finnish flag, there would be nothing wrong with that.
Then there is the odd case of Ho-Pin Tung. Born in the Netherlands, a Dutch citizen, born of Chinese parents. He races using a Chinese license. If he chooses to use a Dutch license instead, who are we to say that's wrong because his parents are Chinese? The choice is up to him.
Of course there are common sense limits. If a person is not a citizen and doesn't live in a particular country, then obviously that person cannot identify him/herself as that nationality. But if a person holds multiple citizenships, they should - by right - have a choice under what flag they race under, regardless of parents' nationality.
Sensible choice for them. It's a proven engine. Reliable, with plenty of power and potential to tune further. I wonder where the electric unit will come from.
"Home" country is not a clear-cut thing.
Ho-Pin Tung is ethnic Chinese, but born in the Netherlands.
Nelsinho Piquet was born in Germany, but raised in Monaco and Brazil.
Nico Rosberg famously holds dual citizenship for Finland and Germany, but grew up in Monaco and still lives there.
In the end, I think their flag should simply be what the driver identifies him or herself as, rather than what someone else tells them.
Ho-Pin Tung is ethnic Chinese, but born in the Netherlands.
Nelsinho Piquet was born in Germany, but raised in Monaco and Brazil.
Nico Rosberg famously holds dual citizenship for Finland and Germany, but grew up in Monaco and still lives there.
In the end, I think their flag should simply be what the driver identifies him or herself as, rather than what someone else tells them.
http://www.motorstv.com/car/en ... ad-toyota-le-mans-assault
Toyota's driver line-up will be Alexander Wurz, Kazuki Nakajima, and Nicholas Lapierre.
It's a good line-up I think. Wurz and Lapierre are strong endurance racers, and Nakajima has two seasons of experience in Super-GT (paired with Andre Lotterer this season, with whom he also races in Formula Nippon with Lotterer leading and Nakajima second).
Surely they will run at least one other car, and I wonder what the line-up will be for that one.
Toyota's driver line-up will be Alexander Wurz, Kazuki Nakajima, and Nicholas Lapierre.
It's a good line-up I think. Wurz and Lapierre are strong endurance racers, and Nakajima has two seasons of experience in Super-GT (paired with Andre Lotterer this season, with whom he also races in Formula Nippon with Lotterer leading and Nakajima second).
Surely they will run at least one other car, and I wonder what the line-up will be for that one.
I suppose there will be no Arab sponsors.
They can't literally turn the engine down, etc. No telemetry from pit to car, therefore there are no magic buttons on the pit wall to make a car go slow.
Horner probably ordered Vettel to turn down the engine, not use KERS, and so on. Whether Vettel actually obeyed... well, I suspect he enjoyed a little wriggle of rebellion.
Mighty mighty speed by Vettel though. He had a lot on reserve, despite the dominance.
Vettel, Button, Webber.
Oh, Vettel got pole, by the way. Hamilton was second fastest but will start P5 due to the grid penalty he earned in FP1. Webber will start in P2 with Alonso in P3. Button will move up to P4. Massa crashed in Q3, but will start in P6 behind Hamilton (oh fun).
+2
The track looks interesting.
Dust off-line will make overtaking difficult, but is offset by the two DRS zones.
Get rid of the stray dog.
If Hamilton goes fastest in Q3, will the stats count him as the pole-winner, or will it be the next-fastest guy?
Force India looks mighty. Possibly the best of the rest?
Disappointed that Chandhok didn't get to drive in the race. With all due respect for Trulli, it is time to make way for new blood and Chandhok was quite good in HRT last year.
Case study from Le Mans 24 hours:
http://youtu.be/Y8JCh9WbnXk?t=1m42s
Audi driver tries to follow Peugeot through the curve. But look! There is a Ferrari in the way. Audi driver gets alongside, but it becomes obvious that the Ferrari will use all the track. Audi driver brakes and allows Ferrari to to take the racing line for the moment, and passes after the exit.
So the correct answer? Don't try to pass the slower car around a corner! You are in a higher class, your car is faster, so play it safe, use the straights.
Yep, agreed. He did very well in Renault against the much more experienced Fisichella. I felt he didn't get a fair go at McLaren: aside from being made to qualify with higher fuel loads than Hamilton, it was clear that the car wasn't suited to his driving and was unable to get enough heat into the tyres, similar to Raikkonen's difficulty at Ferrari in 2008 and 2009. He also had some ghastly luck, but managed to pull off some good races along the way.
He probably isn't tier-1, but easily among the best of the rest.
di Resta, but only by a very narrow margin. I was thinking of Perez as well, and I think there is very little difference between them in terms of raw speed and talent. The differences are in the teams and experience: di Resta is in a better team - better car and better funded, with an experienced teammate to draw from, and also has learnt to handle long race strategies and pit stops from DTM. Perez has no experience outside of the feeder series, has only Kobayashi to draw from (a driver only barely out of newb class), and has a car that is overly sensitive and inconsistent.
I daresay that Perez would be the better driver if they had equal experience and equal cars, but for now di Resta gets the cookie.
I daresay that Perez would be the better driver if they had equal experience and equal cars, but for now di Resta gets the cookie.
Perhaps a little morbid, but it would be quite a symbolic thing to have on his tombstone.
Nice to see Ritchie's former employer, Alcatel-Lucent (AT&T back in the day), paying tribute to one of their brightest: http://www2.alcatel-lucent.com ... from-jeong-kim/#more-3443
If my prediction is right for the race, I'll be buying a lottery ticket.
Dennis Ritchie (1941-2011) RIP
Dennis Ritchie, the co-inventor of the C programming language and the UNIX operating system, passed away 12 October 2011.
Most people would have no idea who Ritchie is. If Steve Jobs is praised for consumerising IT, then Ritchie is the one who made computing for the masses possible by inventing technologies upon which they are built.
The C programming language underpins the majority of programming languages used today. The vast majority of software are written in C, uses a programming language written in or derived from C, or runs on other software written in C or its derivatives. The UNIX operating system and its derivatives (which include MacOS, iOS, Android, Linux, BSD, Solaris, among others) form the bedrock of Internet infrastructure and many other IT systems.
We enjoy the marvels of modern technology thanks to pioneers like these.
Most people would have no idea who Ritchie is. If Steve Jobs is praised for consumerising IT, then Ritchie is the one who made computing for the masses possible by inventing technologies upon which they are built.
The C programming language underpins the majority of programming languages used today. The vast majority of software are written in C, uses a programming language written in or derived from C, or runs on other software written in C or its derivatives. The UNIX operating system and its derivatives (which include MacOS, iOS, Android, Linux, BSD, Solaris, among others) form the bedrock of Internet infrastructure and many other IT systems.
We enjoy the marvels of modern technology thanks to pioneers like these.
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
printf("RIP Dennis Ritchie\n");
return 0;
}
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Looks like they did jack all during free practice today. Lots of wetness and F1 ballet.
Even in the wet, tyre degradation seems to be a serious issue. With the weather expected to be dry tomorrow and Sunday, it will be terrible.
My predictions:
Q: HAM, VET, BUT, WEB, ALO, MAS
R: BUT, VET, HAM, ALO, WEB, MAS
Even in the wet, tyre degradation seems to be a serious issue. With the weather expected to be dry tomorrow and Sunday, it will be terrible.
My predictions:
Q: HAM, VET, BUT, WEB, ALO, MAS
R: BUT, VET, HAM, ALO, WEB, MAS
Fantastic news. 
Hybrid engine? Toyota is probably the best manufacturer for that type of powerplant, but I think it's a bit high-risk for a works return debut.
Anyway, looking forward to them taking the fight to Audi and Peugot. Just need Aston Martin to come up with a decent car next year!
Hybrid engine? Toyota is probably the best manufacturer for that type of powerplant, but I think it's a bit high-risk for a works return debut.
Anyway, looking forward to them taking the fight to Audi and Peugot. Just need Aston Martin to come up with a decent car next year!
The T2-3 straight is the prime overtaking location on this track, and doesn't need the DRS.
The detection zone should be between T16-17, and activation on the exit of T18 onto the pit straight. That way, a driver can close the gap to T1, and then hope to overtake naturally after T2. It also provides an opportunity to pass on the pit straight with an epic fight to retake position along T2-3.
Wasted opportunity, IMHO.
There are no major technical rule changes for next year other than the ban on blown diffusers, so most of the development work for this season will carry onto the next.
I think rather McLaren is outstripping Red Bull in pure development pace. Perhaps the McLaren MP-26 is a more versatile design than the RB7, with the latter running out of development potential. If that is true, then 2012 could very well be a McLaren-dominated season.
No, the stewards were quite relaxed today. Vettel's move was touch-and-go, as Button was alongside by only a very small amount, he could have easily thought Button was completely behind. Hamilton's squeeze on Massa was clearly deliberate, but he got away with it.
Congrats to Vettel and RBR, and to Button and Alonso for their great drives. Hamilton actually drove well too, but was robbed by a puncture at the start. Kudos to Schumacher, Perez, and Rosberg too. Gutted for Kobayashi.
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Or perhaps its just Martin Whitmarsh. Button is delivering though. Hamilton, for all his natural talent, is not. Perhaps this weekend can turn that around, but the odds are long.
Vettel: Good job.
Button: Good job.
Hamilton: Sleeping on the job.
Massa: Angling-for-a-promotion job.
Alonso: Overenthusiatic but poor job.
Webber: Summarily terminable job.
Button: Good job.
Hamilton: Sleeping on the job.
Massa: Angling-for-a-promotion job.
Alonso: Overenthusiatic but poor job.
Webber: Summarily terminable job.
Drift king!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... =player_detailpage#t=160s
Well, not quite, but a sterling effort.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... =player_detailpage#t=160s
Well, not quite, but a sterling effort.
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