2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix

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I think they will give it another go in the morning Tommorow before going to FP3 results.
 
So no Q? :O
 
ukfan758
Would Road America work if they installed safer barriers where concrete is and put tec pros in the runoff areas?
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It would need more than that.

-runoff at T1 would need to be expanded, not too difficult though.
-the whole T3 area would need to be opened up. Forrest pushed back near the entry
-in a F1 car, T5 would be very quick as well, and would need a much bigger run off.
-run off at Canada Corner would need to be pushed way back, which means moving a hillside.


Vinylshark
I think the biggest and maybe only problem would be The Kink and if the FIA really would have a problem with it they could just install a chicane right in front of it to slow the cars down. Just like they did it with the Tamburello corner at San Marino.
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There already is a chicane before the kink, off to the left hand side of the track.

The "problems" with the Kink are:
-curb left of the entry is quite agressive. Would need to be flattened out, probably paved behind it.
-apex curb is aggressive, and has a massive ditch behind it from years of people dropping tires. Would need to be paved and curb lowered.
-the wall behind the apex is very close, it would need to be pushed back, which involves moving a lot of dirt.
-and then there's the exit. Again, aggressive curb with an even bigger ditch, and a concrete wall 15ft away. You would have to push the wall waaaay back, which involves removing a huge chunk of forest (which may or may not be an issue)
-lastly is the isolation of the corner. It's pretty remote back there, with not much in terms of response facilities. That could be fixed without changing the track though.

I think for it to work, The Kink would basically have to look like a mirror image of 130R at Suzuka...which actually isn't that terrible of an idea.





Now, I don't think RA necessarily needs all of those changes, and it would be a shame to drastically change the track for F1...but those are the minimum changes the FIA would want, plus massive upgrades to pit and spectator facilities.
 
Just watched a .gif of one of the Force India guys doing a breakdance. I've been more entertained by the team shenanigans than I think I would be watching qualifying. :lol:
 
9 AM local time Sunday Q if they dont resume, which they wont today.
 
Hearing that Quali will be postponed Sunday if conditions don't improve by 1600 hours (5:00 EST).
 
FIA are having a laugh here. It would have been far better to give the fans who remained paddock access, postponed ages ago for Sunday morning and then given people a chance to go home safely and slowly.
 
ECGadget
FIA are having a laugh here. It would have been far better to give the fans who remained paddock access, postponed ages ago for Sunday morning and then given people a chance to go home safely and slowly.
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Agreed, to their credit, the F1 teams on Twitter have been saying they'd love to have them at the paddock.

but Bernie no Freebie
 
sems4arsenal
Agreed, to their credit, the F1 teams on Twitter have been saying they'd love to have them at the paddock.

but Bernie no Freebie
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I think the teams have been inviting a bunch in, judging by the pictures they have been tweeting
 
Are they still waiting for a possibility to start? My feed stopped broadcasting to show Formula-e.
 
Dennisch
Are they still waiting for a possibility to start? My feed stopped broadcasting to show Formula-e.
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I believe so. Safety Car has taken to the track...
 
Dennisch
Are they still waiting for a possibility to start? My feed stopped broadcasting to show Formula-e.
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We've gone to NASCAR Qualifying. Looks like they'll be going at it tomorrow.
 
Quite a wasted evening, but at least they showed some interesting motorsport documentaries here in Germany while waiting for updates.
 
Vinylshark
Quite a wasted evening, but at least they showed some interesting motorsport documentaries here in Germany while waiting for updates.
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They did a recap of the goals scored here, I've now seen every single goal scored across all the football leagues last weekend.
 
At least we got to see that they know how to have a laugh and joke around. Nice to that it's not always serious business down at the paddock.
 
Rained off? How cute.
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After what happened to Jules Bianchi I've got no problem with if being called off. Life>sport
 
Holdenhsvgtsr
Rained off? How cute.
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Yeah, and then this happened. Considering the weather was worse today, and F1 cars are faster than LMP1 cars, it was a smart call. Also, I'm pretty sure they Red Flagged that race due to weather conditions.
 
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aarror
Yeah, and then this happened. Considering the weather was worse today, and F1 cars are faster than LMP1 cars, it was a smart call. Also, I'm pretty sure they Red Flagged that race due to weather conditions.
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You are aware the cars were on slicks in that video yes?
 
Holdenhsvgtsr
You are aware the cars were on slicks in that video yes?
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Yes. They still stopped the race for over an hour for the conditions though.
 
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