Poll: Spanish Grand Prix 2021, Catalunya - Race 4/23

[Mr Jack]

It's a slightly different layout afaik just to deliberately invalidate F1 laptime comparisons

It has been in previous years, but they've switched to the F1 layout from this year onward.

 

[Armageus]

It has been in previous years, but they've switched to the F1 layout from this year onward.

It's still not identical

The FIA homologated track will consist of different kerb placement at Sainte Devote, exactly as its inception in 1929, and a change in the chicane layout at T11 on the harbour front on the exit of the tunnel.

Changes to the conventional grand prix route are marked by a wider run through the first turn at Sainte Devote after a change to the positioning of the inside kerb.

The chicane at the exit of the tunnel, set by Turns 9 to 11, has also been reprofiled to create a lap that is only five metres shorter than the full Formula 1 track.

https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/april/monaco-e-prix-new-circuit-layout
https://www.autosport.com/formula-e...-version-of-f1-monaco-circuit-layout/6291785/

 

[deuse]

I was hoping they would get rid of DRS for this race and have one big corner from 13 to the straight.

Thanks @Shimmy

 

[Mr Jack]

It's still not identical

Fair enough. Pretty damn close though, certainly far more similar than the track they've run previously.

 

[Irish_Tom]

Thanks @Shimmy.

Usually there's nothing I like more than back-to-back race weekends but after last weekend and now Barcelona, I'm struggling to get too excited.

 

[Mr Jack]

Big kudos to Juan Manuel Correa for getting back into an F3 car this weekend. I hope he does well, but even if he can't, the guy deserves massive respect for getting back to this level:

 

[chrismscotland]

Big kudos to Juan Manuel Correa for getting back into an F3 car this weekend. I hope he does well, but even if he can't, the guy deserves massive respect for getting back to this level:

Yeah great to see him back in a car; its been a long road back for him

 

[Mr Jack]

Mazepin slides off the track. Leclerc coming round after him "Mazepin will never change".

edit Apparently this was misleadingly shown on the feed, and he actually said it earlier when Mazepin got in his way when Charles was on a fast lap.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Mazepin slides off the track. Leclerc coming round after him "Mazepin will never change".

Ouch. He doesn’t seem to be particularly liked.

 

[chrismscotland]

Decent session; Norris looking fast again and Vettel outpacing Stroll as both AM's get into the top 10; Alpine look poor

 

[Mr Jack]

Looks like it's going to be tight for pole tomorrow. Wonder whether Max can keep it on track this time?

 

[Kenai]

Mazepin slides off the track. Leclerc coming round after him "Mazepin will never change".

Ouch. He doesn’t seem to be particularly liked.

Apparently Netflix's Drive to Survive are releasing a dedicated spin-off series for Mazepin next year

 

[Junglist]

You'll be here all weekend?

 

[Kenai]

You'll be here all weekend?

I'll be here as long as I find more crap jokes on other websites to pass off as my own

 

[Journey]

You'll be here all weekend?

No he won't, but apparently Mazepin will be in the gravel all weekend.

 

[Dougsnake]

Apparently Netflix's Drive to Survive are releasing a dedicated spin-off series for Mazepin next year

Hehe

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Apparently Netflix's Drive to Survive are releasing a dedicated spin-off series for Mazepin next year

They won’t even need to invent the narrative.

 

[turbot1984]

Looks like it's going to be tight for pole tomorrow. Wonder whether Max can keep it on track this time?

hope so, oh and Lando in 2nd

 

[413x]

It's dissapointing seeing alpine like this. Just lacklustre.

Hard to know how much is the drivers. I don't think alonso is great. So could be the drivers as much as the car

 

[Junglist]

I do think Alonso is riding off his performances of yesteryear but I don't think Alpine are performing all that badly.

Aston Martin have been really disappointing though. Bit of karma for them ditching Perez so easily.