British Grand Prix 2011, Silverstone Circuit - Race 9/19

Vampire said:
If DRS is active just after T4, does that mean the wing will be open through T5 and up the straight to T6?

Or will the DRS only be active for the tiny stretch between T4 and T5?
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They'll be flat through 5 even with the wing open I would imagine. Its a nothing corner if you look at the racing line they take rather than the outline of the track. Also being at full throttle they are going to be pumping exhaust into the diffuser so will get all the rear downforce they need from there.
 
Skeeter said:
We need Vettel to prove to us he can actually race.
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He doesn't need to prove he can race to be F1 champion. :p

We can only hope the other teams catch up to Red Bull soon because it's becoming like the Schumacher/Ferrari era all over again, DRS can liven up the midfield but it doesn't change the result if nobody can catch Vettel.

Button said after Canada that it showed that if you can put Vettel under pressure he can crack, the problem is that under normal conditions Button can't stay within 30secs of Vettel let alone catch him and the same goes for the rest of the field to varying degrees.
 
Think this could be quite boring if it doesn't rain. RBR having been strong here previous years and winning even their weak races recently - could be a rather dull journey at the front.
 
Great Britain preview - predictions blowing in the wind
Red Bull have dominated the last two British Grands Prix, with Sebastian Vettel running away in 2009 and Mark Webber doing likewise at Silverstone last year. Adrian Newey’s car seems to have an unbeatable aerodynamic advantage at the Northamptonshire track. But the highly knowledgeable crowd will be willing on McLaren, as Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton hunt for victory on home soil.
 
Interesting article on strategy for Silverstone.

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/...o-get-tactical-upper-hand-at-new-silverstone/

Time lost in the pit lane could be as low as 15 seconds. The soft could be 2 seconds faster than the hard tyre, leading to less Quali laps. Also getting knocked out in Q1 seems to have been a good omen so far..

Amazingly, getting knocked out in Q1 is proving to have significant advantages; it’s interesting to note that Jaime Alguersuari has now twice come through to finish in the points having been eliminated in Q1, which meant that he had two new sets of soft tyres for the race. In fact in five of the eight races so far, we’ve seen a driver who was eliminated from Q1 go on to score points on Sunday, showing how important new tyres are.

Five out of eight is a significant statistic.
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I imagine whoever we get in the top 10 the almost certain slowest will put in a lap on the prime to save the softs as it could give them an extra couple of places at the end of the race. Or they'll not bother going out at all.

What odds can I get for Massa to be sent out on softs in Q1 when he clearly doesn't need to again?
 
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