Circuit of The Americas today announced that it has been declared ready to host the 2012 F1 United States GP by Charlie Whiting, who directs racing, safety and technical matters for the FIA. Whiting visited the Central Texas racing circuit as part of a scheduled pre-race inspection and approved the circuit for “Grade 1” status, hence appropriate to host an F1 race.
Or a good camera, or good light? To be fair Vance took this with a point & shoot camera late in the afternoon with the sun from the left.beelsebob wrote:Heh, it's amazing the difference a good photographer can make
No, the difference between the shots is almost 100% composition.hairy_scotsman wrote:Or a good camera, or good light? To be fair Vance took this with a point & shoot camera late in the afternoon with the sun from the left.beelsebob wrote:Heh, it's amazing the difference a good photographer can make
FoF1ATX has done good enough a job in keeping in keeping us informed over the last year, though they did not have the same access privilege as the COTA photographer.beelsebob wrote: No, the difference between the shots is almost 100% composition.
Thanks, and that's a great point. Our photos are usually shot from off the property, while the recent COTA shot was shot from the pedestrian bridge directly above the track. Easy to get the shot from there.WilliamsF1 wrote:FoF1ATX has done good enough a job in keeping in keeping us informed over the last year, though they did not have the same access privilege as the COTA photographer.beelsebob wrote: No, the difference between the shots is almost 100% composition.
Also, Vance just found this...SnoozeBox working a deal for 2012 F1 USGP? I know the perfect spot!Just got interesting news re: USGP hotels. Apparently Circuit of the Americas' room-blocking contract for ~40K rooms is about to expire or has expired. Might lead to thousands of Austin area hotel rooms being released to the market at much more affordable prices.
"Agreement has been reached in principle with a US entity for the provision of 240 rooms for an events tour starting with the US Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin, Texas in mid November 2012 and finishing with the Superbowl contest inFebruary 2013. We are working 'round the clock' to identify and be able to satisfy any additional US regulatory requirements and make the necessary shipping arrangements to ensure that the units arrive in Austin on time and with the necessary operating licenses."
Teams generally get 4 garages or 3 or 2? Do' not know how 34 is going to fit/allocatedhairy_scotsman wrote:I think I saw a tweet along these lines, but when I went back to check on it later I couldn't find it. I've heard there are 34 garages...iirc, arranged in 5 groups of 6 and 1 group of 4.strad wrote:GP Week»» Another week, another US grand prix rumour. This time it’s the turn of the Circuit of Americas, which was subject to criticism when stories began to circulate of problems with the pit facilities. While it was originally rumoured
that the garages had not been built to spec and were too small for purpose, it later transpired that the teams’ problem was with allocation, not size. Rather than building 24 garages in six logical blocks of four, they had been constructed in oddly sized groupings that means an equal division of space will not be possible. As a result, the teams will have to work with less space than is desirable, but earlier fears of health and safety violations in the garage design have proved to be unfounded.
HUH??
