2012 US GP - Circuit of the Americas

[banibhusan]

Right. Hence it's proved that Nico Rosberg is the best driver in the world because he won a race with a car that's been mostly the 6th or 7th fastest car this year.

I rest my case. Let's get back on topic please.

[adam2003]

Right. Hence it's proved that Nico Rosberg is the best driver in the world because he won a race with a car that's been mostly the 6th or 7th fastest car this year.

I rest my case. Let's get back on topic please.

We are talking about Alonso/Hamilton/Vettle. We are on about champions not 1 race winners

Yes get back on topic now please, Thank you

[FrukostScones]

Is this a Vettel vs Alonso thread know?


qualy fo Austin:

1. VET
2.HAM
3. PER
4.RAI
5.MAL
6.ALO
7.GRO
8.BUT
9.WEB
10.KOB
11.MAS
12.HUL
13.ROS
14.DIR
15.SEN
16.MSC
17.RIC
19.VER

[Vasconia]

But that season was a truly crazy season, things used to change a lot between races. One race Ferrari was simply unbeatable and the next one they used to finish 8th.

[godlameroso]

Anybody want to take a shot at predicting how the weather is going to be like? Like I said before I think this race will be one of the coldest race weekends on the calendar It will be sunny, but it will be in the high 50's mid 60's which is like 15-18c.

Like I said before given the hard compounds being used, and the cold temperatures, perhaps a more aggressive setup is in order. We could have a qualifying lottery on our hands as drivers struggle to get grip into the tires, this and given the nature of the track could lead to a mixed up order in the race.

[SamH123]

http://f1weather.com/2012/11/12/united- ... -forecast/

Good chance of no rain.

[FakeAlonso]

http://youtu.be/glQtp_kC6C0?t=8m10s

THE GRAPHICS LOOK A BIT POOR IN MY VIEW. GRAN TOURISMO CAN MAKE IT LOOK MUCH BETTER. EVEN THE GRAPHICS OF F1 2012 look better.

[Mr Alcatraz]

An interesting read:

Is Sunday's F1 race weird enough for Austin, Texas?

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - As the Texas capital prepares to host the first Grand Prix in the United States in five years, some in laid-back Austin say this weekend's glamorous race clashes with the city's soul.

In this environmentally-conscious college town of 800,000, where the bumper stickers say "Keep Austin Weird" and there are no professional sports teams, there is widespread opposition to the Formula One race.

Some skeptics have come around, embracing the race and the sleek parties that come with it, while others are still shaking their heads over fears of clogged streets, noisy helicopter traffic and a negative impact on the environment, all for a ritzy event they say is simply un-Austin.

"For a lot of us longtime Austinites, Formula One is hard to swallow," City Council Member Chris Riley wrote in the Austin American-Statesman last year. "We're not that big on fast cars; we're more into hybrids, electric vehicles, bikes and public transit."

Since then, Riley has warmed to the idea, mostly because the city and Circuit of the Americas signed an environmental agreement that calls for purchasing carbon offsets, limiting traffic, providing access for cyclists, planting trees, recycling and composting, and allowing electric vehicle research at the track.

The City Council's support of the project was needed to qualify the event for $25 million in state subsidies that race officials can seek after it happens.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNew ... dChannel=0

[andrewf1]

Is this a Vettel vs Alonso thread know?


qualy fo Austin:

1. VET
2.HAM
3. PER
4.RAI
5.MAL
6.ALO
7.GRO
8.BUT
9.WEB
10.KOB
11.MAS
12.HUL
13.ROS
14.DIR
15.SEN
16.MSC
17.RIC
19.VER

Perez in 3rd? since when is he a top 3 qualifier?

[krisfx]

http://youtu.be/glQtp_kC6C0?t=8m10s

THE GRAPHICS LOOK A BIT POOR IN MY VIEW. GRAN TOURISMO CAN MAKE IT LOOK MUCH BETTER. EVEN THE GRAPHICS OF F1 2012 look better.

*tries not to feed the troll*


*HEAD DESK*

[SamH123]

Is this a Vettel vs Alonso thread know?


qualy fo Austin:

1. VET
2.HAM
3. PER
4.RAI
5.MAL
6.ALO
7.GRO
8.BUT
9.WEB
10.KOB
11.MAS
12.HUL
13.ROS
14.DIR
15.SEN
16.MSC
17.RIC
19.VER

Perez in 3rd? since when is he a top 3 qualifier?

Webber in 9th is a bit strange as well but it would be a cool grid..

It's hard to guess how close Ferrari will be but my guess for Qualifying is:
1) VET
2) HAM
3) WEB
4) ALO
5) BUT
6) MAL
7) MAS
RAI
9) PER
10) GRO

[andrewf1]

Webber in 9th is a bit strange as well but it would be a cool grid..

It's hard to guess how close Ferrari will be but my guess for Qualifying is:
1) VET
2) HAM
3) WEB
4) ALO
5) BUT
6) MAL
7) MAS
RAI
9) PER
10) GRO

vettel in 1st is never a cool grid. never.
i see raikkonen already has his shades on, mr.cool himself

[Hail22]

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/2871 ... -practice/

Pirelli is bringing a few extra boots for the teams in order to understand the Austin Circuit/grip levels =D>

[Gerhard Berger]

Anybody want to take a shot at predicting how the weather is going to be like? Like I said before I think this race will be one of the coldest race weekends on the calendar It will be sunny, but it will be in the high 50's mid 60's which is like 15-18c.

Like I said before given the hard compounds being used, and the cold temperatures, perhaps a more aggressive setup is in order. We could have a qualifying lottery on our hands as drivers struggle to get grip into the tires, this and given the nature of the track could lead to a mixed up order in the race.

Yeh weather forecast for quali are saying exactly what you have said regarding the weather. It was similar in Spa - sunny but quite chilly, and the tyres used there were also the medium and the hard. The grid was quite mixed up then, so you could well be onto somthing

[Diosfenix]

Qualy
1) HAM
2) VET
3) WEB
4) ALO
5) BUT
6) RAI
7) MAS
GRO
9) HUL
10) MAL

Race
1) ALO
2) HAM
3) WEB
4) RAI
5) MAS
6) GRO
7) HUL
MAL
9) MSC
10) VER