Formula 1 CFA Comments
Monaco Grand Prix 2011 - QF Preview
by Cato Batista, 27/05/2011 18:46:45
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please let me start with correcting my mistaken P2 results,it should had been: (+secs. behind)
ALO 1.15.123 HAM+.105 ROS+.198 BUT+.325 VET+.544 MAS+.658 SCH+1.233 WEB+1.519 SUT+1.978 HEI+2.003
I omitted HAM in second place which was completely unfair because he was fully committed and awesome to watch, same as ALO, both pushing their cars to the top on driving merits rather than their machines’ capabilities.
The picture emerging from Thursday’s practice sessions is that both compounds (softs & super softs) are lasting what Pirellis was expecting of them. With pre-event fears of tire chaos caused by a rapidly degrading proved unfounded, Pirelli thinks this will lead teams to select radical tactics on Sunday. We saw VET doing 18 laps on the primes yesterday (about a quarter of race distance, 78 laps) although he had to cool them down twice at some stage, a luxury not possible during the race. According to Pirelli’s chief Paul Hembery the winning strategy will be 2 stops with the teams using the supersoft in one of the 3 stints.
This will translate in to 2 scenarios: Grid position will be crucial, none of this tire-saving QF tactics. And then the possibility for drivers outside the top 10 (Q3) to overtake the top runners by having an extended first stint on the soft and then using the super-soft at the end with a light fuel load for a better pace. Starting in 11th position will be a bonus!
There’s little mention of DRS and KERS around here, it has become clear that tire wear and tactics will mark this GP where passing is ...
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Please let me start with correcting my mistaken P2 results,it should had been: (+secs. behind)
ALO 1.15.123 HAM+.105 ROS+.198 BUT+.325 VET+.544 MAS+.658 SCH+1.233 WEB+1.519 SUT+1.978 HEI+2.003
I omitted HAM in second place which was completely unfair because he was fully committed and awesome to watch, same as ALO, both pushing their cars to the top on driving merits rather than their machines’ capabilities.
The picture emerging from Thursday’s practice sessions is that both compounds (softs & super softs) are lasting what Pirellis was expecting of them. With pre-event fears of tire chaos caused by a rapidly degrading proved unfounded, Pirelli thinks this will lead teams to select radical tactics on Sunday. We saw VET doing 18 laps on the primes yesterday (about a quarter of race distance, 78 laps) although he had to cool them down twice at some stage, a luxury not possible during the race. According to Pirelli’s chief Paul Hembery the winning strategy will be 2 stops with the teams using the supersoft in one of the 3 stints.
This will translate in to 2 scenarios: Grid position will be crucial, none of this tire-saving QF tactics. And then the possibility for drivers outside the top 10 (Q3) to overtake the top runners by having an extended first stint on the soft and then using the super-soft at the end with a light fuel load for a better pace. Starting in 11th position will be a bonus!
There’s little mention of DRS and KERS around here, it has become clear that tire wear and tactics will mark this GP where passing is ...
Monaco GP 2011 - Thursday Practice Sessions
by Cato Batista, 26/05/2011 19:34:34
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Monaco has its own schedule, the only race with practice taking place on Thursday and leaving Friday with no track activities. Teams had barely 4 days to haul their tons of equipment from Barcelona and get their machines ready for this morning free practice.
The big question in everybody’s minds was how the un-tested super-soft Pirelli compound will fare, and so far has been a hit with all drivers but the concern remains as to how long they will last. Pirelli recons their window should be 7-10 laps, and so far we’ve seen 5 laps without sudden drop with medium fuel load. The primes had proven to be about 1 second per lap faster that the options at this stage.
On top of the sheets it was a VET-ALO affair on both sessions with ROS close behind, both McLarens and MAS. The lead Ferrari setting a flyer half through P2 1.5 secs. faster than VET’s best on P1 that nobody was able to touch even in full QF trim.
P1- VET 1.16.619 ALO ROS MAS HAM BUT MAL SUT PET SCH
P2 – ALO 1.15.123 HAM ROS BUT VET MAS SCH WEB SUT HEI
ALO downplayed his achievement assuming that the F1 order will not change in only the last five days and he expects Red Bull to dominate QF and the race. He was happy with his set-up and said that in this track all comes down to confidence, something that him and VET had a clear edge over the rest today. SCH and MAL damaged their cars in separate accidents and WEB lost P1 completely due to gearbox and KERS issues.
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Monaco has its own schedule, the only race with practice taking place on Thursday and leaving Friday with no track activities. Teams had barely 4 days to haul their tons of equipment from Barcelona and get their machines ready for this morning free practice.
The big question in everybody’s minds was how the un-tested super-soft Pirelli compound will fare, and so far has been a hit with all drivers but the concern remains as to how long they will last. Pirelli recons their window should be 7-10 laps, and so far we’ve seen 5 laps without sudden drop with medium fuel load. The primes had proven to be about 1 second per lap faster that the options at this stage.
On top of the sheets it was a VET-ALO affair on both sessions with ROS close behind, both McLarens and MAS. The lead Ferrari setting a flyer half through P2 1.5 secs. faster than VET’s best on P1 that nobody was able to touch even in full QF trim.
P1- VET 1.16.619 ALO ROS MAS HAM BUT MAL SUT PET SCH
P2 – ALO 1.15.123 HAM ROS BUT VET MAS SCH WEB SUT HEI
ALO downplayed his achievement assuming that the F1 order will not change in only the last five days and he expects Red Bull to dominate QF and the race. He was happy with his set-up and said that in this track all comes down to confidence, something that him and VET had a clear edge over the rest today. SCH and MAL damaged their cars in separate accidents and WEB lost P1 completely due to gearbox and KERS issues.
Our CFA web site is starting to make waves in cyberspace, which doesn’t surprise me given its fabulous content, Even google is ...
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