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| A Guide To Hockenheim | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 18 2008, 01:50 PM (319 Views) | |
| Woody | Jul 18 2008, 01:50 PM Post #1 |
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Grade A Leprechaun
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i thought i'd do this to help you out with your predicitions.i'll be doing this before every race![]() location:hockenheim,germany circuit length: 4.574km (2.842 miles) lap record:kimi raikkonen mclaren-mercedes 1:13.780 laps:67 previous winners: 2006:michael schumacher ferrari 2005:fernando alonso renault 2004:michael schumacher ferrari 2003:juan pablo montoya williams 2002:michael schumacher ferrari 2001:ralf schumacher williams 2000:rubens barrichello ferrari most wins (driver):rudolf caracciola (6) most wins (constructor): ferrari (19) alex wurz on hockenheim: "You arrive at Turn 1 in sixth gear, at just over 270kph (168mph). You brake only for a very short period, downshift one gear and flick the car towards the apex. You need to have very good turn-in here, otherwise you'll understeer wide at the exit and lose time down the following straight. "Turn 2 is a strange corner because it's slippery and bumpy under braking. You have to force yourself to brake early so that you can get on the power early at the exit, which is important because the longest straight on the lap comes next. As you're getting on the power, the car is loaded up with lateral Gs and you have to feed in the power progressively to avoid too much wheelspin. "We reach a top speed of 310kph (193mph) on the next straight, before braking for the hairpin. It's a very slow corner, first gear at 60kph (37mph), and is the best overtaking spot on the lap. There's lots of run-off so you can try some really creative moves if you need to. It's important to get good traction at the exit because you accelerate up to sixth gear before to Turn 7, which is easy flat, and you arrive at the next left-hander at 280kph (174mph). "The car slides through these two lefts and it's easy to miss your apex. You accelerate all the way through the next corner, a right-hander, although you might lift a tiny bit at the entry to get the front end turned in. By the exit you're in fifth gear and heading back towards the stadium. "Turn 12 is the most challenging corner on the lap. It's fast, 270kph (168mph) at the entry, and bumpy, and the track narrows at the exit, so you have to be very precise with your line. You need to use the exit kerb to be fast, but you mustn't go wider than that because the Astroturf on the outside is slippery and you can lose a lot of time. "A banked second gear left-hander comes next and the gradient helps you to carry a lot of speed at the apex. However, the gradient flattens out while the car is still loaded up at the exit, so you have to be prepared for some oversteer. A left-right flick follows, after which there's a compression that helps you get the car turned into the last couple of right-handers. You have to open up the steering slightly between these corners, but they are more like one double-apex corner than two separate ones. Then it's important to get a good exit in order to carry as much speed over the start-finish line." hope this helps |
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| Jimmymac™ | Jul 18 2008, 02:33 PM Post #2 |
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its great to see the new look hockenheim, massive changes to the track since its last use. Always used to be a decent track but there wasn't enough excitement or change in it to make for a decent race. Should be good to see how the drivers cope with it now |
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| Woody | Jul 18 2008, 02:52 PM Post #3 |
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Grade A Leprechaun
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its meant to be another wet race this weekend |
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| flak | Jul 18 2008, 03:41 PM Post #4 |
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It's nearly Christmas
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Number 4 is a nasty corner.
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| Woody | Jul 18 2008, 04:31 PM Post #5 |
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Grade A Leprechaun
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its a hairpin flak.most tracks have them,but the one at hockenheim is very tight |
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