Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011, Yas Marina Circuit - Race 18/19

tummelv · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:54

Vettel crashed!

deuse · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:54

Vettel lost it

GravyMonster · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:54

Vettel crashed into barrier. Car is stuck i think.

Looked like a copy of the Massa and Alonso incidents in FP1 - two outside tyres on the kerb while braking, unsettled the car and threw it into the scenery.

Irish_Tom · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:55

Seb's lost it!

To be fair though, he's done that a few times on a Friday and still nailed it on Saturday and Sunday.

tummelv · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:07

Alonso crashed!! In the same place as well! :eek:

GravyMonster · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:07

Alonso's stuffed it now, exactly where Vettel did.

Think he's gone further round the corner and lost the back end.

deuse · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:07

Alonso turn to go off

Flibster · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:09

Not saying anything....

tummelv · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:10

Anyone else notice that the grandstands are pretty much empty at this track as well?

smr · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:10

Lewis will go off in the same place before end of prac lol

Skeeter · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:12

Where are they going off?

GravyMonster · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:12

tummelv said:
Anyone else notice that the grandstands are pretty much empty at this track as well?

Yep, despite the title sponsor of the GP releasing a statement earlier saying the event was a sell out.

GravyMonster · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:13

Skeeter said:
Where are they going off?

Turn 1.

tummelv · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:26

Fantastic camera shot looking through vettel's visor. He hardly blinks!

Guerrilla · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:26

Love that camera shot of Vettel with the clear visor :cool:

GravyMonster · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:27

That driver-facing camera is really good here. Because of the dark and the floodlighting you can see through the visor and look at the drivers eyes. Awesome.

Next step, the in-helmet cameras like Lucas DiGrassi tested in that YT vid a few weeks back.

smr · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:27

Love that camera shot of Vettel... been wanting to see the driver's eyes during them driving for ages

tummelv · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:32

Spunkey said:
Next step, the in-helmet cameras like Lucas DiGrassi tested in that YT vid a few weeks back.

That would have been very useful for analysis of hamilton's incidents this season.

deuse · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:38

Lewis for pole Button second

Duke · 11 Nov 2011 at 15:19

Skeeter said:
Where are they going off?

Both cars seemed to light as they turned into the first corner, as if DRS was open for example, so they went sideways into the barrier. Vettel made it back out for the last 10 mins or so but Alonso kept his helmet on and didn't make it out as the car was more damaged & near the end of the session.

For those not able to catch FP2, Massa's front wing was flapping away a lot again.