2012 US GP - Circuit of the Americas

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Kiril Varbanov wrote:...I spent some time working on the simulation model, and here's a sample of data for Austing GP...
Maximum Lateral Acceleration [m/s^2]: -58.695 = 6 g
Maximum Longitudinal Deceleration [m/s^2]: -77.480 = 7.9 g

Are these figures realistic? :shock:

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ChrisDanger wrote:
Kiril Varbanov wrote:...I spent some time working on the simulation model, and here's a sample of data for Austing GP...
Maximum Lateral Acceleration [m/s^2]: -58.695 = 6 g
Maximum Longitudinal Deceleration [m/s^2]: -77.480 = 7.9 g

Are these figures realistic? :shock:
They sound a bit exagerated. Martin Wittmarsh was saying the other day that he brags to people he's showing round that the car can do nearly 5g deceleration with lewis on the breaks. Apparently an engineer told him later that these days they're a little over 6g deceleration. So 7.9g sounds unlikely, but not too much exaggerated.

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If the new front wing works, and they keep the pace showed at Abu Dhabi, MP4-27 may easily do 1-2 in qual & race
Ultimately, they work GREAT with hardest tires, best pace
Hamilton has a great record in new tracks, showing he can adapt well too.

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ParanoiD wrote:Just a thought after seeing pic grid position of the pole into turn 1, it is such a short distance until the hill climb. The further down the grid, you have longer distance travelled going into the hill climb, which will carry more speed and hence more momentum to climb the hill = faster.

Or the power of F1 engine is too great and make those difference negligible.

What do u guys think? Will the poleman get the disadvantages? CMIIW
The line into turn one is very tight, so even if you have the exta speed carrying into turn one you will still need to find somewhere to go. I think pole is still crucial to avoid accident.

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ChrisDanger wrote:
Kiril Varbanov wrote:...I spent some time working on the simulation model, and here's a sample of data for Austing GP...
Maximum Lateral Acceleration [m/s^2]: -58.695 = 6 g
Maximum Longitudinal Deceleration [m/s^2]: -77.480 = 7.9 g

Are these figures realistic? :shock:
Lateral, 5
Longitudinal, 6

Maximum.
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I every one asleep? no 1 has spoken for hours. how many hours are America ahead /UK?
Also what times FP1 in uk?

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London is 8hrs ahead of me on the left coast, 2hrs difference from Austin, so 6 hrs ahead of the practice and race times.
http://www.speedtv.com/schedule//filter/category/311
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
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adam2003 wrote:I every one asleep? no 1 has spoken for hours. how many hours are America ahead /UK?
Also what times FP1 in uk?
F1.com also has a 'convert to my local time' for all sessions on the official website. Works a charm.

Edit: LOL bob, great minds....
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adam2003 wrote:I every one asleep? no 1 has spoken for hours. how many hours are America ahead /UK?
Also what times FP1 in uk?
You realise the session times section of formula1.com has a "convert to my time zone" button, right?

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One of the best aspects of this race: the difference between race time and local is 2 hours :D

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbVcr36gRI4[/youtube]

Sorry for the poor sound quality
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ChrisDanger wrote:
Kiril Varbanov wrote:...I spent some time working on the simulation model, and here's a sample of data for Austing GP...
Maximum Lateral Acceleration [m/s^2]: -58.695 = 6 g
Maximum Longitudinal Deceleration [m/s^2]: -77.480 = 7.9 g

Are these figures realistic? :shock:
yea but its not the same as the forces a fighter pilot copes with as they are pushing a totally different direction and either pulling blood away from your brain or pushing blood to it which causes the blackouts at fairly low G's

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Q: Kimi?
Kimi Raikkonen: I’ve only seen the video from when they did the demo run here, but I haven’t seen the circuit itself. I will see tomorrow how it goes.

Q: You won’t even walk the circuit this afternoon?
KR: I don’t know yet. I’ll have to see.

Q: After the comment from the last Grand Prix, it’s good to see…
KR: Well, I mean, if I found a golf cart or something.


lol

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astracrazy wrote:Q: Kimi?
Kimi Raikkonen: I’ve only seen the video from when they did the demo run here, but I haven’t seen the circuit itself. I will see tomorrow how it goes.

Q: You won’t even walk the circuit this afternoon?
KR: I don’t know yet. I’ll have to see.

Q: After the comment from the last Grand Prix, it’s good to see…
KR: Well, I mean, if I found a golf cart or something.


lol
its good that we are now seeing more of the real kimi.

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Seb, the perfect ambassador to F1,

Q: (Jim Vertuno - Associated Press) Sebastian and any other driver, what do you make of the request for drivers to clean up their language a little bit post-race and do you see that as an attempt to appease an American audience that might be a little sensitive to that sort of thing?
SV: I think if you're sensitive you should watch - I don't know - some kids' programme. You have the remote control in your hand, so you can choose......

trouble is people don't tune in to F1 expecting to hear his potty mouth

[put in here as it was us gp conference, rant over]