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| A Guide To The Shanghai Circuit | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 15 2008, 07:10 PM (706 Views) | |
| Woody | Oct 15 2008, 07:10 PM Post #1 |
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![]() laps:56 circuit length:5.451km (3.387 miles) race length:305.066km (189.568 miles) most wins (driver):rubens barrichello,fernando alonso,michael schumacher,kimi raikkonen (1) most wins (constructor):ferrari (3) lap record: 1:32.238 (michael schumacher,ferrari,2004) previous winners: 2007 - Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 2006 - Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2005 - Fernando Alonso Renault 2004 - Rubens Barrichello Ferrari a lap of the track with alex wurz: “The city of Shanghai is a bit too hectic for my taste, however the Shanghai International Circuit is a very impressive facility and an interesting challenge for the drivers and engineers. “The lap itself is fairly typical of a Herman Tilke design with a huge range of corners, starting with Turns 1 and 2 which combine to form what seems like a never-ending right-hander. You arrive in seventh gear at 300kph (186mph) and you only start to brake when you turn into the corner. You can’t brake very hard, so you’re braking for a long time as you slow the car down to second gear. To be quick around the whole circuit you need to have a neutral handling car, which generally results in oversteer through here. “You approach Turn 3 over a little jump downhill. It’s a left-hander and can be first or second gear, depending on your gear ratios. At this point the tyres are still very stressed from the long first corner, so you’re sliding a lot and it’s difficult to make a good exit, which is very important because Turns 4 and 5 are flat-out kinks and are followed by a straight. “Turn 6 is a hairpin, where the biggest challenge is getting the braking point right because you’re arriving at nearly 300kph (186mph). You want to clip the apex and get on the power as early as possible to carry as much speed as you can through the fast left-right chicane that follows. This is taken flat in sixth gear and you can really feel the car gripping the road. “At the exit of this chicane you’re almost immediately into a double left-hander, Turns 9 and 10. These are very important corners and a lot can be gained on the entry to the first left, which you take in third gear. The second left is flat, but you have to be quite precise with your line and without traction control it will more tricky this year. “You’re then up to sixth gear, before braking at around 90 metres into a tight left-hander. If you set your car up to ride this kerb, it will be too soft for the first part of the track, so I think it’s better to avoid the kerb and lose half a tenth, which will be more than compensated for elsewhere on the lap. This section reminds me of Club at Silverstone because the track goes immediately right and you have to steer the car with the throttle all the way to the exit. “Turn 13 is a long, banked right-hander. It’s easy-flat, but you still need to concentrate because it’s easy to destroy your tyres if you apply too much steering lock. The longest straight on the track follows and you’re braking from 320kph (200mph) for the hairpin. This is the best overtaking point on the lap and it’s easy to lose 0.2s by getting your braking wrong, so you need to focus on getting the car into the apex. “Turn 15 is a flat-out kink and suddenly you’re into the last corner, Turn 16. It’s a very interesting corner because you can carry a lot of speed at the apex if you can find the right rhythm. Then you’re back onto the start-finish straight to begin another lap.” a vid of the circuit onboard with lewis hamilton: |
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| Deleted User | Oct 18 2008, 03:57 AM Post #2 |
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This circuit looks dodgy Just over 2 hours 15 mins untill qualifying.
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| Deleted User | Oct 18 2008, 08:10 AM Post #3 |
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Hamilton on Pole ![]() Raikonnen Massa Alonso Kovalainen Not sure after that. Could Hamilton have hand picked 3 people he would would behind him more less than them? I don't think so!
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| Woody | Oct 18 2008, 08:55 AM Post #4 |
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i was gonna start a thread about qualy but i guess theres no need. this is good and bad news for hamilton.the good news is hes in pole ahead of his main title rival. the bad news is that the 3 drivers behind him (2nd to 4th) have admittedly said that they will do what they can to help massa win the championship |
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| Jimmymac™ | Oct 18 2008, 12:37 PM Post #5 |
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alonso was more tounge in cheek in his comments, if he can get in front of massa or raikonnen he will do all he can to win and wont be doing lewis any favours or hindering him. The only people he has to worry about really are purely the ferrari boys, I reckon Alonso has it in him to get in front of Massa from the off, if he does then he wont let him back through without a big fight |
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| Ricky | Oct 18 2008, 12:41 PM Post #6 |
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What time is the race starting in the morning?? Hamilton should race to finish ahead of Massa and not race to win |
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| Jimmymac™ | Oct 18 2008, 12:56 PM Post #7 |
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coverage from 7:00am tomorrow so i'll be getting an earlier night tonight
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| Schumi | Oct 18 2008, 03:26 PM Post #8 |
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Lightweight. If it's starting at 7am, the coverage, then the Race will start at 8am. |
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| Woody | Oct 18 2008, 03:28 PM Post #9 |
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yep,race starts at 8am |
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| Jimmymac™ | Oct 18 2008, 05:48 PM Post #10 |
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well i am off out straight after all day at a christening so bound to be drinking till the early hours |
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| Deleted User | Oct 19 2008, 09:37 AM Post #11 |
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hamilton won, not sure how many pts he is ahead now |
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| Deleted User | Oct 19 2008, 09:38 AM Post #12 |
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He 7 Points ahead now. That was a great watch not the most exciting but Hamilton won.
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| Woody | Oct 19 2008, 10:00 AM Post #13 |
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the exact same gap he had last season in which he somehow managed to fork it up.lets see how he does this time.hopefully he'll fork it up again |
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| Deleted User | Oct 19 2008, 10:12 AM Post #14 |
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they say the ferrari's have an advantage as they will be using new engines for the last race so it is not over yet |
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| Deleted User | Oct 19 2008, 10:28 AM Post #15 |
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Yah but Hamilton can finish 5th and still win. I think the top 3 will be 1. Massa 2. Raikkonen 3. Hamilton in the next race which will see Hamilton win it.
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Just over 2 hours 15 mins untill qualifying.




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