Formula 1 CFA Comments
Canadian GP 2011 - Qualifiying
by Cato Batista, 19/06/2011 18:53:57
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The main talking point is the weather. It looks like a wet Saturday and chances of rain for Sunday are now at 60% during race time. Either way this GP has all the marks to be an exciting one.
This track is about braking and traction, with its long straights and slow corners is not as aerodynamically demanding, so Red Bull downforce advantage will not count for as much, and both McLaren and Ferrari look potentially very quick here.
The surprise though, could come from Mercedes, they are 20 kph quicker when using DRS compared to 12 kph from the rest. Their practice times are not showing their full potential because they concentrated in long runs with high load and we never saw their QF form because all the red-flag interruptions at the end of the session. But we’ve learnt that Mercedes is better on QF than race trim, the opposite of McLaren.
Still no clear picture of how much faster the super-softs are, it looks like 1.5 secs per lap. Tire duration is not as bad as first thought, 26 laps for the primes (soft) and 15 for the options (super-soft), which makes this a possible two stopper.
How does it look for qualifying? It’s hard to beat against Hamilton, he’s been on pole every time he’s visited Montreal (3 times) and has won twice. But we know Vettel is ‘on the zone’, and his crashed RB7 was repaired with little time lost. Ferrari has a new special rear wing and their form is on the rise. It will be a hard call, no doubt, even more unpredictable with the expected changing track conditions. Either way as I said, we’re up to be treated to ...
The main talking point is the weather. It looks like a wet Saturday and chances of rain for Sunday are now at 60% during race time. Either way this GP has all the marks to be an exciting one.
This track is about braking and traction, with its long straights and slow corners is not as aerodynamically demanding, so Red Bull downforce advantage will not count for as much, and both McLaren and Ferrari look potentially very quick here.
The surprise though, could come from Mercedes, they are 20 kph quicker when using DRS compared to 12 kph from the rest. Their practice times are not showing their full potential because they concentrated in long runs with high load and we never saw their QF form because all the red-flag interruptions at the end of the session. But we’ve learnt that Mercedes is better on QF than race trim, the opposite of McLaren.
Still no clear picture of how much faster the super-softs are, it looks like 1.5 secs per lap. Tire duration is not as bad as first thought, 26 laps for the primes (soft) and 15 for the options (super-soft), which makes this a possible two stopper.
How does it look for qualifying? It’s hard to beat against Hamilton, he’s been on pole every time he’s visited Montreal (3 times) and has won twice. But we know Vettel is ‘on the zone’, and his crashed RB7 was repaired with little time lost. Ferrari has a new special rear wing and their form is on the rise. It will be a hard call, no doubt, even more unpredictable with the expected changing track conditions. Either way as I said, we’re up to be treated to ...
Canadian GP 2011 - Preview / Hamilton the troublemaker
by Cato Batista, 19/06/2011 18:50:55
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are ing to Montreal (some of us literally) for the 7th race of the season this weekend.
It’s almost funny that we’d had some of the most entertaining GP racing in years but when we look at the standings the fight for the Championship has been a totally one-sided affair. After only 6 GPs it feels like Vettel’s title is a foregone conclusion.
The most relevant issue in the last 2 weeks has been the opinionated and vociferous protests from an influential faction within the CFA to remove Hamilton’s points from Monaco after his reckless driving that put Massa and Maldonado in the wall, and what particularly incensed these members was the lack authority by the FIA. It’s always Hamilton the troublemaker, isn’t he?
The CFA High Sport Commission has determined to apply a 2-race suspended sentence to the McLaren driver and will keep a very close eye on his on-track behaviour. In other words, if Hamilton gets involved in a similar situation during the next 2 GPs –and the FIA Stewarts make another mockery of the sport- we will disqualify him from the race and no points will be awarded with the driver in the following position taking his place in the final order. So, don’t be surprised if we kick him out of the standings if his unacceptable antics eliminate again a fellow driver from the race and the maFIA do not act decisively.
On a happier note, let’s get ready for what is traditionally the best Grand Prix of the year; the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit never disappoints. Actually, the 2010 race was so exciting that Pirelli has made their tires for this ...
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We are ing to Montreal (some of us literally) for the 7th race of the season this weekend.
It’s almost funny that we’d had some of the most entertaining GP racing in years but when we look at the standings the fight for the Championship has been a totally one-sided affair. After only 6 GPs it feels like Vettel’s title is a foregone conclusion.
The most relevant issue in the last 2 weeks has been the opinionated and vociferous protests from an influential faction within the CFA to remove Hamilton’s points from Monaco after his reckless driving that put Massa and Maldonado in the wall, and what particularly incensed these members was the lack authority by the FIA. It’s always Hamilton the troublemaker, isn’t he?
The CFA High Sport Commission has determined to apply a 2-race suspended sentence to the McLaren driver and will keep a very close eye on his on-track behaviour. In other words, if Hamilton gets involved in a similar situation during the next 2 GPs –and the FIA Stewarts make another mockery of the sport- we will disqualify him from the race and no points will be awarded with the driver in the following position taking his place in the final order. So, don’t be surprised if we kick him out of the standings if his unacceptable antics eliminate again a fellow driver from the race and the maFIA do not act decisively.
On a happier note, let’s get ready for what is traditionally the best Grand Prix of the year; the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit never disappoints. Actually, the 2010 race was so exciting that Pirelli has made their tires for this ...
Monaco Grand Prix - Race preview
by Cato Batista, 28/05/2011 18:26:21
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We couldn’t see the favourites full potential, the end of Q3 was an anti-climax following PER’s accident. The latest news are very encouraging though, the Mexican didn’t suffer any serious injuries but his participation in tomorrow’s race is in doubt.
VET secured another pole with an early flyer almost half a second faster that BUT and WEB, but ALO and HAM didn’t have the right conditions to improve on their first runs and will start 4th and 7th respectively.
The grid for Sunday’s race: VET BUT WEB ALO SCH MAS HAM ROS MAL PER
It was our worst QF session of the year after Australia, collectively we scored only 14 out of 84 possible points. Ricardo was our winner with 2 points with other 11 members barely rescuing 1 each.
As we know, the race will be decided mainly by these factors: tire preservation, calling the right pitstops -with an eye on the Safety Car’s 60% likelihood of intervention- and the always present possibility of driver’s errors. The polesitter has won 6 of the last 10; VET is the only one of the current 5 world champions on the grid that has never won in Monaco. The last time Ferrari won in here was 10 years ago, in fact the Italians had won this GP only 3 times in the last 27 years compared to McLaren’s 15.
I wonder if this is the hardest forecast we have in our hands for the longest time. Conditions are expected to deteriorate as race progresses with the racing line becoming narrower by marbles building up from the disintegrating Pirellis. Monaco is always a race with high attrition and luck has famously changed the ...
We couldn’t see the favourites full potential, the end of Q3 was an anti-climax following PER’s accident. The latest news are very encouraging though, the Mexican didn’t suffer any serious injuries but his participation in tomorrow’s race is in doubt.
VET secured another pole with an early flyer almost half a second faster that BUT and WEB, but ALO and HAM didn’t have the right conditions to improve on their first runs and will start 4th and 7th respectively.
The grid for Sunday’s race: VET BUT WEB ALO SCH MAS HAM ROS MAL PER
It was our worst QF session of the year after Australia, collectively we scored only 14 out of 84 possible points. Ricardo was our winner with 2 points with other 11 members barely rescuing 1 each.
As we know, the race will be decided mainly by these factors: tire preservation, calling the right pitstops -with an eye on the Safety Car’s 60% likelihood of intervention- and the always present possibility of driver’s errors. The polesitter has won 6 of the last 10; VET is the only one of the current 5 world champions on the grid that has never won in Monaco. The last time Ferrari won in here was 10 years ago, in fact the Italians had won this GP only 3 times in the last 27 years compared to McLaren’s 15.
I wonder if this is the hardest forecast we have in our hands for the longest time. Conditions are expected to deteriorate as race progresses with the racing line becoming narrower by marbles building up from the disintegrating Pirellis. Monaco is always a race with high attrition and luck has famously changed the ...
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