[attlawqa]

[rofl][rofl][rofl][rofl][rofl]

[Vipvlad]

Legend [rofl]

[MineOffedOvex]

Poor Jense!

[KRbGA0Bg]

My power boost did not work, hmmm.

I ROFLed ...a lot

[Butiqueso]

Good race and a truly amazing drive by Webber even without KERS from lap 24. We might see the top teams all trying to qualifying on the hards in Turkey. haha
Red Bull clearly need to get on top of their strategies though.

[MatueHarton]

Red Bull clearly need to get on top of their strategies though.

I think before the race it was a very tough call to make. Even at the point of first stops, with Vettel within a coupe of seconds of the lead, you'd think 2 stop was the way forward. Ferrari did as well.

[Butiqueso]

I think before the race it was a very tough call to make. Even at the point of first stops, with Vettel within a coupe of seconds of the lead, you'd think 2 stop was the way forward. Ferrari did as well.

Well surely they knew how much time they would lose with older tyres on a two stop. 2 seconds a lap slower by the end of the race isn't exactly a little bit slower.

They should have seen what Ferrari were doing and done exactly the opposite.

But really the different tyre strategy the teams go with does make for some interesting battles.

[MatueHarton]

Well surely they knew how much time they would lose with older tyres on a two stop. 2 seconds a lap slower by the end of the race isn't exactly a little bit slower.

They should have seen what Ferrari were doing and done exactly the opposite.

But really the different tyre strategy the teams go with does make for some interesting battles.

They must have thought they could make the tyres last I suppose.

[vosteglog]

Season 2011 F1 calendar

1. Australian GP 25.-27.3.2011
2. Malaysian GP 8.-10.4.2011
3. Chinese GP 15.-17.4.2011
4. Turkish GP 6.-8.5.2011
5. Spanish GP 20.-22.2011
6. Monaco GP 27.-29.5.2011
7. Canadian GP 10.-12.6.2011
8. European GP 24.-26.6.2011
9. British GP 8.-10.7.2011
10. German GP 22.-24.7.2011
11. Hungarian GP 29.-31.7.2011
12. Belgian GP 26.-28.8.2011
13. Italian GP 9.-11.9.2011
14. Singapore GP 23.-25.9.2011
15. Japanese GP 7.-9.10.2011
16. Korean GP 14.-16.10.2011
17. Indian GP 28.-30.10.2011
18. Abu Dhabi GP 11.-13.11.2011
19. Brazilian GP 25.-27.11.2011

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Shanghai International Circuit



Race name: 2011 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX
Track name: Shanghai International Circuit
Track length: 5,451 km
Race length: 56 kierrosta = 305,066 km
Lap record: 1:32.238 - Michael Schumacher (2004)

Fastest lap in race 2010: Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes - 1:42.061
Pole Position 2010: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault - 1:34.558

Past Winners:
2010: Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
2009: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
2008: Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes


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Teams:
1 & 2 Red Bull Racing AUT Renault
3 & 4 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes GBR Mercedes
5 & 6 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro ITA Ferrari
7 & 8 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team GBR Mercedes
9 & 10 Lotus Renault GP GBR Renault
11 & 12 AT&T Williams GBR Cosworth
14 & 15 Force India F1 Team IND Mercedes
16 & 17 Sauber F1 Team SUI Ferrari
18 & 19 Scuderia Toro Rosso ITA Ferrari
20 & 21 Team Lotus MYS Renault
22 & 23 HRT F1 Team SPA Cosworth
24 & 25 Marussia Virgin Racing RUS Cosworth

Drivers:
01 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull
02 Mark Webber AUS Red Bull
03 Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren
04 Jenson Button GBR McLaren
05 Fernando Alonso ESP Ferrari
06 Felipe Massa BRA Ferrari
07 Michael Schumacher GER Mercedes
08 Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes
09 Nick Heidfeld GER Renault
10 Vitaly Petrov RUS Renault
11 Rubens Barrichello BRA Williams
12 Pastor Maldonado VEN Williams
14 Adrian Sutil GER Force India
15 Paul di Resta GBR Force India
16 Kamui Kobayashi JPN Sauber
17 Sergio Perez Mendoza MEX Sauber
18 Sébastien Buemi SUI Toro Rosso
19 Jaime Alguersuari ESP Toro Rosso
20 Heikki Kovalainen FIN Lotus
21 Jarno Trulli ITA Lotus
22 Narain Karthikeyan IND HRT
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi ITA HRT
24 Timo Glock GER Virgin
25 Jérôme D'Ambrosio BEL Virgin

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Point system:
10 first get points, 25 for winning, 18 for 2nd place and 15 for third, places 4-10 gives 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 points.

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Drivers championship (2/19 races):
1. Sebastian Vettel 50
2. Jenson Button 26
3. Lewis Hamilton 22
4. Mark Webber 22
5. Fernando Alonso 20
6. Felipe Massa 16
7. Nick Heidfeld 15
8. Vitaly Petrov 15
9. Kamui Kobayashi 6
10. Sébastien Buemi 4
11. Adrian Sutil 2
12. Michael Schumacher 2
13. Paul di Resta 2
14. Jaime Alguersuari 0
15. Nico Rosberg 0
16. Jarno Trulli 0
17. Jerome d'Ambrosio 0
18. Heikki Kovalainen 0
19. Timo Clock 0
20. Sergio Pérez 0
21. Rubens Barrichello 0
22. Pastor Maldonado 0
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi 0
24. Narain Karthikeyan 0

Constructors championship (2/19 races):
1. RBR-Renault 72
2. McLaren Mercedes 48
3. Ferrari 36
4. Renault 30
5. Sauber-Ferrari 6
6. STR-Ferrari 4
7. Force India-Mercedes 4
8. Mercedes 2
9. Lotus-Renault 0
10. Virgin-Cosworth 0
11. Williams-Cosworth 0
12. HRT-Cosworth 0

[MatueHarton]

Is DRS allowed on this huge back straight then? There's going to be a lot of overtaking I'd think.

[vosteglog]

Is DRS allowed on this huge back straight then? There's going to be a lot of overtaking I'd think.

I'd guess it's on the main straight rather than back straight, but can't seem to find confirmation on either.

[Vipvlad]

I'd guess it's on the main straight rather than back straight, but can't seem to find confirmation on either.

It's entirely possible, both will be allowed.

[MatueHarton]

I'd guess it's on the main straight rather than back straight, but can't seem to find confirmation on either.

It's maybe not been decided yet. There's debate about it on another forum, people saying it should be between turns 10 and 11, which is way too short. Idiots, lol.

[Vokbeelllicky]

I just can't understand why not enable it for both. Just like it should've been in Malaysia.
Allowing it only for the main straight is just stupid.

[Ingeborga]

Agreed, it should be allowed to be deployed anywhere on the track, just the once per lap, at the driver's/team's choice.
While the back (bottom) straight may make the most sense, some may prefer the start straight as an option.

[MatueHarton]

Agreed, it should be allowed to be deployed anywhere on the track, just the once per lap, at the driver's/team's choice.
While the back (bottom) straight may make the most sense, some may prefer the start straight as an option.

It might have something to do with activation. I imagine that shortly before the designated straight, the gap between the cars it checked, and if below 1 second, it gets activated. If you allow use of DRS all over the place, it becomes more tricky to monitor the gap. Maybe.

[Vipvlad]

Agreed, it should be allowed to be deployed anywhere on the track, just the once per lap, at the driver's/team's choice.
While the back (bottom) straight may make the most sense, some may prefer the start straight as an option.

That would require more timing points but I do agree they should be allowed to use it on any straight. It's unlikely drivers will use it in bends since that's where they need the downforce
and we saw in Aus what happens if you use DRS when in a bend and someone spun pretty easily.