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**R1king** · 03-13-2010, 01:57 PM

Looking at the lap times with full tanks. wont the normal race duration go over 2 hrs.?

i would hate to see race stop in between .

any thoughts

**appletango** · 03-13-2010, 02:27 PM

I wondered that, but it's only 49 laps. If we assume about 2 minutes for a lap on full fuel, it'll still come in under 2 hours.

**Mymnnarry** · 03-13-2010, 02:42 PM

I wondered that, but it's only 49 laps. If we assume about 2 minutes for a lap on full fuel, it'll still come in under 2 hours.

Yup, it would require one hell of a long safety car period to see the race brought to a close at 2 hours.

That said, it does seem odd that other tracks - namely Singapore - are looking at shortening the lap, and therefore reduce the GP's duration, when Bahrain has added another half mile to theirs.

**Karensmith** · 03-14-2010, 01:39 PM

2 minutes a lap for 49 laps is 1 hour 38 minutes. Of course they'll get faster as the fuel burns off.

**BostonDoctorTTT** · 03-14-2010, 02:18 PM

That said, it does seem odd that other tracks - namely Singapore - are looking at shortening the lap, and therefore reduce the GP's duration, when Bahrain has added another half mile to theirs.

If the track length changes, so does the number of laps. (It was 57 previously in Bahrain.) I think the rule is that every race ends one lap after 300 km is reached. Except in Monaco...

**Karensmith** · 03-14-2010, 02:33 PM

The race length is defined as the smallest number of complete laps that exceeds 305 kilometers.

**BostonDoctorTTT** · 03-14-2010, 02:40 PM

The race length is defined as the smallest number of complete laps that exceeds 305 kilometers.

Ok. Thanks for the correction!

**Mymnnarry** · 03-14-2010, 03:26 PM

If the track length changes, so does the number of laps. (It was 57 previously in Bahrain.) I think the rule is that every race ends one lap after 300 km is reached. Except in Monaco...

Yes I'm aware of that. Singapore's races have run close to the 2hr limit because with a very long lap time if you have a safety car period it takes 4 mins to complete a lap so that very quickly pushes a 1h40 odd minute race towards the limit. So as I understand it they are looking to remove a section of the track to reduce lap times which whilst, as you say, will increase the number of laps should mean the GP doesn't run over the limit even if a safety car period occurs.

03-13-2010, 01:57 PM	#1
R1king Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 650 Senior Member	2 hrs limit Looking at the lap times with full tanks. wont the normal race duration go over 2 hrs.? i would hate to see race stop in between . any thoughts Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-13-2010, 02:27 PM	#2
appletango Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	I wondered that, but it's only 49 laps. If we assume about 2 minutes for a lap on full fuel, it'll still come in under 2 hours. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-13-2010, 02:42 PM	#3
Mymnnarry Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 641 Senior Member	I wondered that, but it's only 49 laps. If we assume about 2 minutes for a lap on full fuel, it'll still come in under 2 hours. Yup, it would require one hell of a long safety car period to see the race brought to a close at 2 hours. That said, it does seem odd that other tracks - namely Singapore - are looking at shortening the lap, and therefore reduce the GP's duration, when Bahrain has added another half mile to theirs. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-14-2010, 01:39 PM	#4
Karensmith Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 573 Senior Member	2 minutes a lap for 49 laps is 1 hour 38 minutes. Of course they'll get faster as the fuel burns off. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-14-2010, 02:18 PM	#5
BostonDoctorTTT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	That said, it does seem odd that other tracks - namely Singapore - are looking at shortening the lap, and therefore reduce the GP's duration, when Bahrain has added another half mile to theirs. If the track length changes, so does the number of laps. (It was 57 previously in Bahrain.) I think the rule is that every race ends one lap after 300 km is reached. Except in Monaco... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-14-2010, 02:33 PM	#6
Karensmith Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 573 Senior Member	The race length is defined as the smallest number of complete laps that exceeds 305 kilometers. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-14-2010, 02:40 PM	#7
BostonDoctorTTT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	The race length is defined as the smallest number of complete laps that exceeds 305 kilometers. Ok. Thanks for the correction! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-14-2010, 03:26 PM	#8
Mymnnarry Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 641 Senior Member	If the track length changes, so does the number of laps. (It was 57 previously in Bahrain.) I think the rule is that every race ends one lap after 300 km is reached. Except in Monaco... Yes I'm aware of that. Singapore's races have run close to the 2hr limit because with a very long lap time if you have a safety car period it takes 4 mins to complete a lap so that very quickly pushes a 1h40 odd minute race towards the limit. So as I understand it they are looking to remove a section of the track to reduce lap times which whilst, as you say, will increase the number of laps should mean the GP doesn't run over the limit even if a safety car period occurs. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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