Loki Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Photos have been approved by VR (I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the back of the car or the gearbox) so here's the link:Â http://tinyurl.com/36q4du4 Â A combination of mine and my mate's photos so some are exactly the same but just from a slightly different angle and are very geeky. Â Aww, bless! Virgin Racing think another team might want to copy their diffuser or gearbox! I think if another team did want to copy tech, they'd go look at a Red Bull of MacLaren... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Are there any decent sites with the proposed design for the Texas GP layout yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jaffa Posted September 2, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 Are there any decent sites with the proposed design for the Texas GP layout yet? BBC Sport has it on their Formula 1 homepage. Â Edit - here you go. Yee Haw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Are there any decent sites with the proposed design for the Texas GP layout yet? BBC Sport has it on their Formula 1 homepage. Â Edit - here you go. Yee Haw! Â Â Cheers dude.. My first impression was that it was Imola the wrong way around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I worry about this, because in my opinion his last few circuits have been as dull as ditchwater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cogitoergozoomo Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I worry about this, because in my opinion his last few circuits have been as dull as ditchwater! Â What can you really do with a flat bit of desert or a street circuit though? At least this one has a bit of elevation change. Â The last time he had that he came up with Istanbul which is a nice circuit. Before that the A1-Ring (although slaughtering a once great track) stacked up well as a circuit. Â I can see a mirror image of Turn 8 at Istanbul in there, the Maggotts/Becketts complex from Silverstone and a few tight corners at the end of the straights so on paper it should be good. The drag up to the first corner should be a laugh as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Monkee Posted September 8, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2010 The 2011 calendar has been announced: Â 13 March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LariatTom Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 20 races, awesome! The drivers are certainly going to have earned their break in August. I'm almost surprised to see the calendar running to the last week of November, but with 20 races, I guess it would have either been that or start earlier.. Â We're not getting a 13th team for 2011 either after the FIA decided that none of the entrants "meet the requirements". Now we're just waiting to see if Ferrari get further punishment. I saw on Autosport that the most likely punishment is removal of the Constructor Points from that race. Â Also, there's footage from Chandhok's run at the Korean track over the weekend. It still looks like there's a fair bit of work to do, but it should be completed. Interesting track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Monkee Posted September 8, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2010 The last few years the season's also started a bit later. When I went to Australia (first race of the season in 2002) it was the first weekend in March (the 4th iirc). Now it starts in the middle of March instead. And I still think Oz should be the first race too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LariatTom Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 That's true. I remember the first weekend of March meaning the beginning of the new season. Australia really should be first, but if we end up getting another snooze-fest from Bahrain, the championship can just start properly in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Monkee Posted September 8, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2010 Ferrari has esacaped further punishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Ferrari has esacaped further punishment  Shock lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted September 10, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted September 10, 2010 Just out of interest, I worked out the driver standings based on last seasons points. Now given all the fuss and Bernie's determination to have the system changed, you'll be surprised at the results.  2010 standings  Hamilton 182 Webber 179 Vettel 151 Button 147 Alonso 141 Massa 109 Kubica 104 Rosberg 102 Sutil 45 Schumacher 44 Barrichello 30 Kobayashi 21 Petrov 19 Liuzzi 13 Hulkenburg 10 Buemi 7 De la rosa 6 Alguersari 3  2010 standings with 2009 point system  Hamilton 75 Webber 71 Vettel 61 Button 59 Alonso 57 Massa 44 Kubica 41 Rosberg 40 Sutil 15 Schumacher 15 Barrichello 10 Kobayashi 6 Petrov 6 Liuzzi 2 Hulkenburg 3 Buemi 1 De la rosa 2 Alguersari 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LariatTom Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 That's pretty interesting to see, and after today, it'd still give us the same scenario of five drivers all being within a win of each other for the title. I do think that the point system is much better this year now that I'm used to it. This system rewards the consistency of finishing the majority of races, and I think that's partially why Webber is looking strong after only failing to score in just one race when he tried to join the Red Bull Air Race, even though early on in the season, he wasn't scoring a great deal of points with a string of finishes lower in the points. Â I was surprised to see the soft tyre go for so long into the race, and Vettel was running around quite comfortably at the end and putting in good lap times to be able to sneak a very good finish in 4th. Button was quite unlucky since Alonso didn't seem to be able to get close enough to get a proper run at him, but Ferrari were always going to be able to leave their drivers out a bit longer than Button since they could see him pit, and that lap was enough to give Alonso the win. Slightly annoyed since I had it down to be a Ferrari 1-2! Â I'm still pulling for Webber to win the championship, but like I said earlier, consistency will be key. Bring on Singapore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted September 13, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted September 13, 2010 Here is an updated list after yesterdays race. What it does highlight is that with the new points system, a DNF is even more costly.  Actual Standings  Webber 187 Hamilton 182 Alonso 166 Button 165 Vettel 163 Massa 124 Rosberg 112 Kubica 108 Schumacher 46 Sutil 45 Barrichello 31 Kobayashi 21 Petrov 19 Hulkenburg 16 Liuzzi 13 Buemi 7 De la rosa 6 Alguersari 3  Alternate Standings  Hamilton 75 Webber 74 Button 67 Alonso 67 Vettel 66 Massa 50 Rosberg 44 Kubica 42 Sutil 15 Schumacher 15 Barrichello 10 Kobayashi 6 Petrov 6 Hulkenburg 5 Liuzzi 2 De la rosa 2 Buemi 1 Alguersari 0  Enjoyed the race yesterday. Lewis was a fucking idiot which was a real pity because that would have been an even better race with the four of them fighting it out. Lewis was greedy. He'd got everything he needed off the start and wanted more. That's why he's a winner, in essence, but when it doesn't come off, you end up looking like a chump.  Man of the match was Vettel for me, he had a superb run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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