Formula 1 CFA Comments
Hungarian GP 2011
by Cato Batista, 30/07/2011 18:55:28
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Now it seems that McLaren has the faster car in qualifying, but somehow Vettel did his old trick to preserve Red Bull’s supremacy on poles this year. All it took for Alonso was a slow sector 1 to drop to 5th, the first time he’s behind teammate Massa. Webber hasn’t been on the pace since Friday but is still half a second quicker than both Mercedes –Rosberg a of Schumacher as usual-. The surprises were Sutil in a superb 8th and rookie Perez in 10th. The Mexican, by not completing a single lap in Q3 leaves him with flexibility on tires for the race.
We were a total disaster in qualiying scoring only 10 points collectively. The best we could do was 2 points for Matias (2-3) and me (1-2). In fact, we broke our futility record with 13 colleagues going blank -ouch!
Here is where the thinking process starts: VET HAM BUT MAS ALO WEB ROS SUT SCH PER
More than any other circuit, the left row with all of the rubber build up represents a big benefit when the lights go green, particularly in this tight layout where is easier to defend position from a faster car. So, that is VET BUT ALO ROS & SCH with a better chance of a jump start. After that crucial moment the possibilities to overtake will be the short (and only) start-finish straight-line where the single DRS zone is, and of course strategy.
According to Vettel both DRS and KERS will not have such a big effect on the outcome, it would be getting the most out of the tires.
The challenge the drivers are facing is to look after their tires when new (particularly on full tanks) and then anticipating the ...
Now it seems that McLaren has the faster car in qualifying, but somehow Vettel did his old trick to preserve Red Bull’s supremacy on poles this year. All it took for Alonso was a slow sector 1 to drop to 5th, the first time he’s behind teammate Massa. Webber hasn’t been on the pace since Friday but is still half a second quicker than both Mercedes –Rosberg a of Schumacher as usual-. The surprises were Sutil in a superb 8th and rookie Perez in 10th. The Mexican, by not completing a single lap in Q3 leaves him with flexibility on tires for the race.
We were a total disaster in qualiying scoring only 10 points collectively. The best we could do was 2 points for Matias (2-3) and me (1-2). In fact, we broke our futility record with 13 colleagues going blank -ouch!
Here is where the thinking process starts: VET HAM BUT MAS ALO WEB ROS SUT SCH PER
More than any other circuit, the left row with all of the rubber build up represents a big benefit when the lights go green, particularly in this tight layout where is easier to defend position from a faster car. So, that is VET BUT ALO ROS & SCH with a better chance of a jump start. After that crucial moment the possibilities to overtake will be the short (and only) start-finish straight-line where the single DRS zone is, and of course strategy.
According to Vettel both DRS and KERS will not have such a big effect on the outcome, it would be getting the most out of the tires.
The challenge the drivers are facing is to look after their tires when new (particularly on full tanks) and then anticipating the ...
Hungarian GP 2011 - QF
by Cato Batista, 30/07/2011 0:13:42
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is very hard to draw conclusions from today’s practice sessions. I mean harder than usual. The only clear picture is that the top 3 teams devoted their programs to race set-up, more specifically to test long-runs with heavy load on the super-soft Pirelli, the ‘option’ for this weekend.
The fastest times on both sessions were set early on by Hamilton, but we didn’t see the usual build up for flying laps typical of qualifying workout. Ferrari for example did complete the largest number of laps for the day (65 for Massa & 69 for Alonso!). There was open talk in the last days from both Alonso and Hamilton that Red Bull is still the best overall car in all the tracks, including this one where McLaren and Ferrari are supposed to be in disadvantage to the RB7, but the message has been received at Red Bull: they don’t have the faster car on Sundays anymore.
P1- HAM (1.23.350) VET ALO WEB BUT MAS ROS SCH PER PET
P2- HAM (1.21.018) ALO (time behind) -.241, BUT -.304, WEB -.490, VET -.531, MAS (-1 SEC+) ROS SCH DIR SUT
Last race McLaren was struggling on all practice session and ended up flying in QF, now it is the first time this year that Red Bull is not comfortable on top of the timesheets from the go. There is this sense that starting at the front is not as important for this race, which is hard to believe because this circuit is called ‘Monaco without the barriers’, there’s only one overtaking spot in the short main straight (where DRS will be implemented). Sunday strategy calls for a 3 stopper which means ‘options’ tires will be on short supply ...
It is very hard to draw conclusions from today’s practice sessions. I mean harder than usual. The only clear picture is that the top 3 teams devoted their programs to race set-up, more specifically to test long-runs with heavy load on the super-soft Pirelli, the ‘option’ for this weekend.
The fastest times on both sessions were set early on by Hamilton, but we didn’t see the usual build up for flying laps typical of qualifying workout. Ferrari for example did complete the largest number of laps for the day (65 for Massa & 69 for Alonso!). There was open talk in the last days from both Alonso and Hamilton that Red Bull is still the best overall car in all the tracks, including this one where McLaren and Ferrari are supposed to be in disadvantage to the RB7, but the message has been received at Red Bull: they don’t have the faster car on Sundays anymore.
P1- HAM (1.23.350) VET ALO WEB BUT MAS ROS SCH PER PET
P2- HAM (1.21.018) ALO (time behind) -.241, BUT -.304, WEB -.490, VET -.531, MAS (-1 SEC+) ROS SCH DIR SUT
Last race McLaren was struggling on all practice session and ended up flying in QF, now it is the first time this year that Red Bull is not comfortable on top of the timesheets from the go. There is this sense that starting at the front is not as important for this race, which is hard to believe because this circuit is called ‘Monaco without the barriers’, there’s only one overtaking spot in the short main straight (where DRS will be implemented). Sunday strategy calls for a 3 stopper which means ‘options’ tires will be on short supply ...
Hungarian GP 2011 - Preview
by Cato Batista, 28/07/2011 21:28:35
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Warm up your engines, we are going to our 3rd GP of the month. The bad news is that we’ll have a 4 week pause (a mandatory FIA factory shut down) until the next race in Belgium 26-28 Aug. but let’s not talk about it for now.
After the exciting German Grand Prix the season is building up to its best moment now that Ferrari & McLaren had caught up to Red Bull. The Hungaroring is not the most conducive of circuits for entertaining events, and in spite of the new brand of F1 racing we’re enjoying the bad circuits (i.e.Valencia) still produce tedious outcomes. But the Hungarian Grand Prix and its Mickey Mouse layout for some reason always delivers intriguing, surprising races. It’s tight, bumpy, very intricate and tiring for the drivers with high temperatures and not a segment where to take a break. Overtaking is very difficult but its lower speeds and plenty run-offs invites drivers to close combat.
Looking at past editions of this Grand Prix it’s clear that this is Red Bull territory. Ferrari has a fast car but lacks grip in the slow corners, so a track made up largely of 2nd and 3rd gear turns will not suit the ‘150 Italia’, and Hamilton may struggle in this surface that requires smooth power delivery to avoid tire degradation –Button’s strength-. So hold your bets until we can see if somebody can match the Red Bull drivers in QF...
Doing the rounds in the CFA gossip department this week is Santiago’s new analysis of the fiercest of the battles in F1- the one between drivers in the same team. The chart gives one point each for qualifying and race ...
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Warm up your engines, we are going to our 3rd GP of the month. The bad news is that we’ll have a 4 week pause (a mandatory FIA factory shut down) until the next race in Belgium 26-28 Aug. but let’s not talk about it for now.
After the exciting German Grand Prix the season is building up to its best moment now that Ferrari & McLaren had caught up to Red Bull. The Hungaroring is not the most conducive of circuits for entertaining events, and in spite of the new brand of F1 racing we’re enjoying the bad circuits (i.e.Valencia) still produce tedious outcomes. But the Hungarian Grand Prix and its Mickey Mouse layout for some reason always delivers intriguing, surprising races. It’s tight, bumpy, very intricate and tiring for the drivers with high temperatures and not a segment where to take a break. Overtaking is very difficult but its lower speeds and plenty run-offs invites drivers to close combat.
Looking at past editions of this Grand Prix it’s clear that this is Red Bull territory. Ferrari has a fast car but lacks grip in the slow corners, so a track made up largely of 2nd and 3rd gear turns will not suit the ‘150 Italia’, and Hamilton may struggle in this surface that requires smooth power delivery to avoid tire degradation –Button’s strength-. So hold your bets until we can see if somebody can match the Red Bull drivers in QF...
Doing the rounds in the CFA gossip department this week is Santiago’s new analysis of the fiercest of the battles in F1- the one between drivers in the same team. The chart gives one point each for qualifying and race ...
German GP 2011- Results
by Cato Batista, 25/07/2011 15:17:54
Ladies and Gentlemen:
That was a mighty battle. Hamilton, Alonso and Webber drove a full attacking race that eventually went McLaren’s way with the right strategy. Hamilton achieved his second victory of the season with a brilliant drive, his MP4-26 had the best set-up for this very difficult circuit were they all did a few (or several) driving errors. And this time the Red Bulls were clearly surpassed.
It probably was the hardest GP to predict so far, yet Rocco scored an unbelievable 1-2-3-4-5 for a season record-breaking 15 points thanks to which he has now climbed all the way to the top of the standings. Good marks were in short supply across de board and as you can imagine our results came with a large point spread. Far behind the winner we had Uwe, Curro & Ricky with respectable double golds from predicting ALO-WEB second & third places; others with double 3-pointers were Erik, Alberto and Joe. This has been the most one-sided victory on record with Rocco beating his closest competitors by as much as 6 points! -Alberto, Joe, Erik & Ricky with 9. At the bottom? Rodrigo and me with 4 (oops).
For the first time this season the majority of the group didn’t pick the same driver to win the race, instead we divided our opinions among 4 different drivers: only Rocco, Erik & Tim predicted Hamilton’s victory (the 3 of them among the leading group for a reason), Vettel still reigned favorite with 9 followers, Webber with 6, and 3 Ferrari faithful for Alonso. Our best results came from Alonso in 2nd with 8 votes, 7 for Webber in 3rd and 5 for Massa in 5th. Sixth place ...
That was a mighty battle. Hamilton, Alonso and Webber drove a full attacking race that eventually went McLaren’s way with the right strategy. Hamilton achieved his second victory of the season with a brilliant drive, his MP4-26 had the best set-up for this very difficult circuit were they all did a few (or several) driving errors. And this time the Red Bulls were clearly surpassed.
It probably was the hardest GP to predict so far, yet Rocco scored an unbelievable 1-2-3-4-5 for a season record-breaking 15 points thanks to which he has now climbed all the way to the top of the standings. Good marks were in short supply across de board and as you can imagine our results came with a large point spread. Far behind the winner we had Uwe, Curro & Ricky with respectable double golds from predicting ALO-WEB second & third places; others with double 3-pointers were Erik, Alberto and Joe. This has been the most one-sided victory on record with Rocco beating his closest competitors by as much as 6 points! -Alberto, Joe, Erik & Ricky with 9. At the bottom? Rodrigo and me with 4 (oops).
For the first time this season the majority of the group didn’t pick the same driver to win the race, instead we divided our opinions among 4 different drivers: only Rocco, Erik & Tim predicted Hamilton’s victory (the 3 of them among the leading group for a reason), Vettel still reigned favorite with 9 followers, Webber with 6, and 3 Ferrari faithful for Alonso. Our best results came from Alonso in 2nd with 8 votes, 7 for Webber in 3rd and 5 for Massa in 5th. Sixth place ...
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