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A Guide To The Valencia Street Circuit
Topic Started: Aug 21 2008, 07:19 PM (339 Views)
Woody
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Valencia, Spain, has been announced as the venue for a Formula 1 race in 2008, the event will be known as the Grand Prix of Europe Telefónica. It will be held on a circuit around the Spanish port's streets in the Valencia Street Circuit.it will have an estimated lap time of 1:37


location:valencia,spain
circuit length: 5.440km (3.380 miles)
turns: 25 (11 right handers,14 left handers)
lap record: 2:04.788 (will bratt,nace emilio de villota.com motorsport,2008,spanish formula 3)

mike conway on the track:
“I raced at Valencia the weekend before the Hungarian Grand Prix in a GT sportscar. It’s a challenging track, although the high concrete walls give it a very different feel to somewhere like Monaco. The first corner is a curved right-hander, which will be taken flat-out in an F1 car, and then it’s hard on the brakes for Turn 2, a second-gear right-hander. Turn 3 is a fourth-gear kink, as are Turns 5 and 6, and the cars will probably be in seventh gear before they brake for Turn 8, which is the start of the bridge section.

“There’s a small bump as you go on and off the Astilleros Bridge, which could unsettle the cars in the wet, and then there’s a 90-degree right before the track drops away and you head down a long, curved straight. Slower cars could be a problem here in qualifying, so you need to keep your eyes on the marshals as you accelerate through the gears.

“You brake really hard for Turn 12 and it is here that it feels most like a street circuit because there are traffic lights hanging across the track and you can see buildings. A double-left comes next and you’re almost immediately into Turn 14, a fourth gear 90-degree right. Then you’re onto another long straight, at the end of which there’s a hairpin that’s not dissimilar to the Adelaide Hairpin at Magny-Cours. This will be a good overtaking opportunity.

“You’re now into the latter stages of the lap, which is characterised by some fast, sweeping corners. They take you all the way to the final corner, which is a fairly tight left-hander. The exit will be important because you’re then heading onto the start/finish straight to start another lap.”



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Nokia
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#nmnk
Is it sad that I rode the track with my computer mouse making car noises?
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flak
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:rofl: Yes very.

Hmmm doesn't give many clues as to who will win. :S
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Woody
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the ferraris dominated practise today with raikkonen in 1st and massa in 3rd.alonso put on a strong performance with 2nd and button at 4th.hamilton finished practice in 5th with kovalainen nearby
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flak
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What's Button doing that high up? He'll be getting a headache. :D
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