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Post by RyRy on Apr 30, 2015 3:20:10 GMT
2015 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2015 CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA (CATALUNYA)First Grand Prix | Number of laps | Circuit Length | Race Distance | Lap Record | 1991 | 66 | 4.655 KM | 307.104 KM | 1:21.670 BY KIMI RAIKKONEN (2008) |
Fri 08 – Sun 10 May 2015Practice 1 | Friday | 10:00 – 11:30 GMT+2 | Practice 2 | Friday | 14:00 – 15:30 GMT+2 | Practice 3 | Saturday | 11:00 – 12:00 GMT+2 | Qualifying | Saturday | 14:00 – 15:00 GMT+2 | Race | Sunday | 14:00 – 16:00 GMT+2 |
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Track LayoutCIRCUIT DE BARCELONA (CATALUNYA)The Formula One teams are no strangers to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (formerly known as the Circuit de Catalunya); not only have they raced there every year since 1991, they also conduct extensive testing at the venue.
Familiarity does not, however, lessen the challenge for car or driver. Barcelona's mix of high- and low-speed corners, plus its abrasive and rather bumpy track surface, makes for a physically and mechanically taxing race.
Tyre wear is particularly high and the varying winds that cut across the circuit mean an optimum set-up can be hard to find.
For spectators Elf corner is among the best places to watch, as it is one of the track's few overtaking opportunities. For the drivers it is the final two turns, known collectively as New Holland, which provide one of the biggest challenges of the season. A fast exit is essential in order to maximise speed down the start-finish straight into Elf.
2014 marked the 24th time Barcelona has hosted the Spanish Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher has been the most successful driver at the circuit, with a total of six victories. Among the current drivers, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa have all won there.
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Post by Wß on Apr 30, 2015 11:33:11 GMT
Look at you with the fancy ñ. Let's see what Barcelona bring to the table this year since it's not a very overtaking friendly place.
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Post by Hammer on Apr 30, 2015 12:04:19 GMT
My favourite race at Bore-celona is when Maldonado won. What an absolute stud, holding back home hero Alonso and driving like a world class exactly when I needed him to.
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Post by Wß on Apr 30, 2015 12:44:30 GMT
My favourite race at Bore-celona is when Maldonado won. What an absolute stud, holding back home hero Alonso and driving like a world class exactly when I needed him to. I think he used up his entire supply of fairy dust that race.
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Post by RyRy on Apr 30, 2015 21:10:38 GMT
Look at you with the fancy ñ. Let's see what Barcelona bring to the table this year since it's not a very overtaking friendly place. Unfortunately... it was Copypasta
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Post by ang44 on May 1, 2015 17:42:37 GMT
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Post by RyRy on May 1, 2015 23:17:01 GMT
The laps last year at Catalunya looked pretty scruffy by all of the drivers. You go and look at the 2009/2010/2011 pole laps and they were stuck to the floor like scalextric cars.
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Post by Wß on May 3, 2015 0:02:46 GMT
These cars had a tremendous amount of downforce taken away. They started to claw it back this year though.
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Post by Hammer on May 3, 2015 3:57:40 GMT
The laps last year at Catalunya looked pretty scruffy by all of the drivers. You go and look at the 2009/2010/2011 pole laps and they were stuck to the floor like scalextric cars. Yeah because the blown diffuser was keeping half the car (the rear half) in check for the driver.
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Post by the2ndcoming on May 5, 2015 2:31:57 GMT
Two more days to the next race weekend. Makes me feel like...
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Post by racechick on May 5, 2015 8:46:16 GMT
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Post by Wß on May 5, 2015 13:19:56 GMT
Isn't the weather always good in Barcelona? I'm going to get a place in Spain to retire to.
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Post by RyRy on May 5, 2015 13:34:08 GMT
Four more days to the next race weekend. Makes me feel like... I was waiting to find a gif somewhere from you good choice! The weather looks good for the entire weekend. I actually really wanted it to be damp/wet, I love wet races even though it closes the field up and has more crashes it lets us see who is a great driver and who isn't. Isn't the weather always good in Barcelona? I'm going to get a place in Spain to retire to. Yeah it does seem to be good every time but it also gets really quite chilly.
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Post by Wß on May 5, 2015 13:42:12 GMT
Quite chilly is relative. that's about 15F higher than the average for the winter months where I'm living now.
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Post by racechick on May 5, 2015 13:50:21 GMT
You need the canaries W B. All year round sun and wonderful heat! I'm hankering for a place there.
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Post by RyRy on May 5, 2015 13:52:09 GMT
Quite chilly is relative. that's about 15F higher than the average for the winter months where I'm living now. I do not want to live where you live! I hate being cold (which is like 24/7) You need the canaries W B. All year round sun and wonderful heat! I'm hankering for a place there. Heat <3
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Post by Wß on May 5, 2015 13:56:05 GMT
You need the canaries W B. All year round sun and wonderful heat! I'm hankering for a place there. That would be a full circle RC, apparently my great grand-pappy emigrated from there to Cuba in the mid 1800s. How far from las Canarias to the mainland and is ship the primary means of travel back and fourth?
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Post by Hammer on May 5, 2015 15:19:48 GMT
If you all love heat so much, look no further than...
I hate it. When I was in Switzerland I wore as little as possible to enjoy the amazing cold. You can run forever too. <cloud9smilie>
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Post by Wß on May 5, 2015 15:45:21 GMT
I worked with a guy a few years back that spent quite a bit of time few hours north of Anchorage Alaska, near Fairbanks. In the summer months he played in a softball league with mostly Inuits. He said one day during a game, it got all the way up to 68F or so, about 20C for you guys and people were fainting from heat exhaustion. Waaay off topic.
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Post by racechick on May 5, 2015 17:38:34 GMT
You need the canaries W B. All year round sun and wonderful heat! I'm hankering for a place there. That would be a full circle RC, apparently my great grand-pappy emigrated from there to Cuba in the mid 1800s. How far from las Canarias to the mainland and is ship the primary means of travel back and fourth? it's near the African coast but that's not the way to get there. Four hour flight from UK. cheap flights available and airports just a bus ride away in both UK and Lanzerote. LOVE the heat Hammer!!
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