F1 - General discussion and 2017

It is a recurring theme, it happens every year.
I can't see Liberty dropping it from the Calendar, but thay may well charge the gangsters a percentage of the take ;-)
 
This was well and truly smashed:
Lap record: Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams-BMW, 2004, 1:11.473
 
It's kinda unfair to the 2004 spec cars as they had to corner with narrower grooved tires.

Hamilton seemed rather stunned by his accident. That's Interlagos where even Champions can have their day.

Max is probably visualising the front of the grid disappearing into thin air
 
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They should run reverse grid races.
Watching Hamilton move through the pack is great fun.
And not a blue flag in sight.
 
Bwahahahaha @ Ted's notebook .
He gets a pop up sms notification message simply saying "c..k" while showing pics of Hartley's karting days on his cellphone.
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Was expecting a mass exodus of Renault engine failures. Great drives from Hamilton and Vettel.
 
Dave said:
Don’t you mean Hamilton and Ricciardo? :whistle:
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He became irrelevant after Hamilton passed him

The Aussie seemed to be going the wrong way round the track at the start for some reason
 
Its slightly old news, but the confirmed layout for the 2018 French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard was unveiled;

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Organisers of the French Grand Prix have confirmed the track layout which will be used next year at the Circuit Paul Ricard for the event's return to the F1 calendar.

The race, scheduled on June 24 2018, will use the track's traditional 5.8km configuration although several turns have been slightly altered to take into consideration the increased speed of F1 cars.

Drivers are expected to reach a top speed of 344 km/h on the famous Mistral straight before decelerating heavily for a chicane which should offer ample overtaking opportunities.

The Signes curve which follows won't be for the faint of heart with drivers racing through the right hand sweep at full speed and likely with very high G-forces.

"Adding the chicane in the middle of the main straight should help with overtaking," says Haas' Romain Grosjean.

"It will be full throttle before a very big breaking zone. If a driver defends his line while breaking for the chicane, he may not have a good exit.

"That could provide the car behind with another overtaking opportunity at Signes, which will be flat-out, with the possibility of going through it two abreast!

"That could nicely set up a pass before the double right-hander at Beausset. After that, it will be a lot more difficult to overtake until reaching the pit straight."
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http://en.f1i.com/news/279079-circuit-paul-ricard-confirms-french-gp-layout.html

It all sounds good, but this is basically a testing facility, so while the corner variety is welcome, it has zero character or atmosphere. Lots of tar, lots of painted surfaces, quite flat.

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