Japanese Grand Prix 2011, Suzuka Circuit - Race 15/19

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Suzuka
One of the greatest tracks used in Formula One today, Japan's Suzuka circuit is a massive test of car and driver ability. Built by Honda as a test facility in 1962, the track was designed by Dutchman John Hugenholz, the Hermann Tilke of his day. A huge theme park was also constructed at the track, including the famous big wheel which dominates the Suzuka skyline.

In 1987, having hosted various sportscar and F2 races, and having lost out initially to Fuji in the race to host the Japanese Grand Prix, Honda's influence finally prevailed and the Grand Prix had a new Japanese home. And at Suzuka the race has stayed, providing the scene for many nail-biting end-of-season deciders, including the infamous collisions involving Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.

Suzuka includes some of the Grand Prix calendar's most challenging corners. Among the drivers' favourites are the high-speed 130R and the famous Spoon Curve. On top of this the circuit's figure-of-eight layout makes it unique in Formula One.

TV Times
Friday 7 October
First practice: 01:55 : 03:355, BBC Red Button/online
Second practice: 05:55 : 07:355, BBC Red Button/online

Saturday 8 October
Third practice: 0255-0405, BBC Red Button/online
Qualifying: 0500-0730, BBC One/online
Qualifying re-run: 1300-1415, BBC One/online

Sunday 9 October
Grand Prix live: 0600-0915, BBC One/online
F1 forum: 0915-1015, BBC Red Button/online
Grand Prix re-run: 1315-1515, BBC One/online
Highlights: 1900-2000, BBC Three


Standings:
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Track:


Track Diagram
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Track DRS
The FIA has set the DRS zone at the exit of the turn 16/17 chicane leading onto the start/finish straight.
The detection point is at the exit of 130R, meaning drivers will have to exit the high-speed corner within a second of a leading car in order to use DRS.
As usual, drivers will have free use of DRS during practice and qualifying.



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Circuit information
Lap length 5.807km (3.608 miles)
Race laps 53
Race distance 307.471km (191.054 miles)
Lap record* 1’31.540 (228.372 kph) by Kimi Räikkönen, 2005
Fastest lap 1’28.954 (235.011 kph) by Michael Schumacher, 2006
Maximum speed 315 kph (195.732 mph)

Car performance
Lap length 5.807km (3.608 miles)
Race laps 53
Race distance 307.471km (191.054 miles)
Lap record* 1’31.540 (228.372 kph) by Kimi Räikkönen, 2005
Fastest lap 1’28.954 (235.011 kph) by Michael Schumacher, 2006
Maximum speed 315 kph (195.732 mph)

Strategy
Pit lane time loss 18.7 seconds
2010 prime tyre (No stripe) Hard (2009: Hard)
2010 option tyre (Striped) Soft (2009: Soft)

Team Preview
Pirelli

Red Bull Not uploaded yet
McLaren
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Mercedes
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Williams Not uploaded yet
Force India Not uploaded yet
Sauber
Toro Rosso Not uploaded yet
Lotus
HRT
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Classic F1
Mark Webber Classic F1

1986 Australian Grand Prix

1992 Belgium Grand Prix

1993 European Grand Prix

2000 Japanese Grand Prix

2010 Japanese Grand Prix

Technical Changes - Singapore
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Weather Forecast

Practice 1 Fri 10:00
Practice 2 Fri 14:00
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Practice 3 Sat 11:00
Qualifying Sat 14:00
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Race Sun 15:00
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News


Grand prix Insights
The Helmet



Driver Changes

The track and TV coverage starts


FIA Press Conference
Japan preview quotes - McLaren, Sauber, HRT & Mercedes
Ask an F1 driver to name his favourite tracks and chances are Suzuka will get more mentions than almost any other circuit. Its mixture of gradient, high-speed turns and technical corner combinations make for one of the sport’s ultimate challenges - and one that gives a huge sense of satisfaction if you get it right. And with Japan still recovering from a devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this year, the teams are especially eager to return and show their support…

FIA Thursday press conference - Japan
Drivers - Jerome d’Ambrosio (Virgin), Jenson Button (McLaren), Paul di Resta (Force India), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), Heikki Kovalainen (Team Lotus), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).

Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
McLaren’s Jenson Button seemed to rule the roost in Japan, dominating the timesheets in both opening practice sessions, but with changing track conditions affecting proceedings, the pecking order is yet to be settled. All the drivers, and senior team personnel, reflect on their early progress at Suzuka…

FIA Friday press conference - Japan
Team Representatives - Giorgio Ascanelli (Toro Rosso), Pat Fry (Ferrari), James Key (Sauber), Paddy Lowe (McLaren), Adrian Newey (Red Bull), Naoki Tokunaga (Renault).

FIA post-qualifying press conference - Japan
Drivers - 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Jenson Button (McLaren), 3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren).

Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg on failing to set a Q1 time after hydraulic issues; Sauber’s Sergio Perez on feeling under the weather; Force India’s Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta on missing out on Q3; and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel on withstanding McLaren’s resurgence to take his 12th pole position of the season. All 24 drivers and senior team personnel report back on Saturday’s action…


Technical changes Silverstone


Practice 1
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Practice 2
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Practice Two - Button keeps McLaren ahead in Japan
McLaren’s Jenson Button continued to lead the field, after a change in track conditions towards the end rendered Friday afternoon’s hour and a half-long second practice session at Suzuka somewhat inconclusive.

Practice 3
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Final practice - Button makes it three from three
As Jenson Button continued to dominate practice at Suzuka on Saturday morning, taking his McLaren round a half second faster than team mate Lewis Hamilton, the question was whether Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull were sandbagging as the world champion was eight-tenths away from the pace on a circuit that has hitherto suited them.

Qualifying
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Qualifying - Vettel snatches pole from Button by a whisker
Although McLaren had dominated all sessions prior to the crucial final one, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel managed to clinch pole position by a mere nine-thousandths of a second at Suzuka on Saturday, just pipping Jenson Button to the top slot.


Grid
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Race


Standings
 
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Sick and tiered of the best driver/car debate so can have early unfinished thread for some talk about something else.
 
Not really, but all those links with no text under them are from an old gp, just place holders till the new press stuff is released.
 
It's from the Official f1 site.

Oh and the blurbs have only been in for about 4 races, a nice new addition from Duke.
 
Yep, what bs. By far and away the dominant car.
The team and vettel have used it to perfection, but it's one hell of a car.
 
Only on the main website iplayer(not on the app version or virgin media etc) and only fp1 and fp2, they don't put fp3 up.
 
Proper site won't work on iPad, it's flash based.You also automatically get the apple inlayer site as well.
I can only assume it's because of the small gap between fp2 and fp3.

They also do it on red button. Pretty much one after the other all day. Currently 13mins left, I hope it's fp2, because as soon as it finishes they start the other one.
 
Nothings going to happen. The fia has made it clear that the rule book doesn't matter and that the only thing that maters in cases like this is scruteenering.

If the others are to dumb not to think of this/not be able to produce it and to not notice what fia has done over the last few years. Then that's their fault not RBR.

I don't get why, like team orders they don't just get rid of maximum flex rules, it's impossible to police and just use scrutenering like they are doing anyway.

Yes I've changed my opinion, because when it first kicked of we didn't know how fia would handle it. Its been over a year(must be getting on for three or even four since first rumours?) now and every time the FIA has said it passed the tests it's legal.therefore re as should respond and do the the same.
 
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utajoker said:
im pretty sure the floor will be legel else they wouldn't be allowed it.
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Not really, there's a vast difference between rule book and the fia tests. But as I said we know which the fia looks at and which one they ignore.

Iirc the rule actually says no aero part can deflect more than 5mm. That's pretty clear rule.
The tests do not test all body parts and do not put those parts under true loadings, also those loadings are only at specific points.
 
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Well I can't sleep. So probably be comatosed by the time qauli starts.

What is the BBC them tune. The
Dum da da dum dum da da da dar dum


Google says fleetwood mac the chain. But I can't hear it in that.
 
Hmmm sad then :p

God what can I do for two hours.

They played it at my uncles funeral as the curtains closed, now that was cool.
 
I'll be surprised if this is a MSC era.
He has more challengers than MSC did, thera also promising drivers in midfield cars that might come to the front in a few years.
The cars are also closer together.

Undoubtedly talented and rbi have done an incredibly impressive job with the car for the. Last three years. But competition seems stiffer than it was, especially with cars being so reliable now.
 
It's not a very dominant season in f1 terms. 15 wins out of 16 races is dominant in f1 terms.

In f1 Wdc is usually a very easy win, we have just been lucky over the prevues few years.

It's not even in the top 10 seasons. Let alone the most dominant ever. Seeing as this is only the 61st? Season. That's well down the list.
 
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