2013 Formula One Italian Grand Prix

Hampus Andersson · Sep 2, 2013

Will you walk around the track or do you have a fixed seat somewhere?
I´m a bit jealous of you getting to experience the braking aspect of these cars

Bjorn de Haas · Sep 2, 2013

I have fixed seats at entering the parabolica

But saturday i will walk a bit around the track.

Hampus Andersson · Sep 2, 2013

Cool

Shane Butler · Sep 2, 2013

Ricciardo to Red Bull. Next year is going to be so interesting!

Paul M Jones · Sep 2, 2013

"Identical opportunity and equipment" - Christian Horner

LOLOLOL

Hampus Andersson · Sep 2, 2013

this means Da Costa to STR hopefully. That i look forward to.

"Identical opportunity and equipment" - Christian Horner

It´s impossible for this to be true since his hips were too wide. If it was just a matter of removing padding then it would not have come out.
He´s probably getting a tiny bit wider chassis near his bum then Vettel.

If Newey could decide every driver would be the size of an apple.

Kevin McDonald · Sep 2, 2013

Good on Daniel! Don't expect him to be able to compete with Vettel but will be a solid No.2.

Markus Neumann · Sep 2, 2013

Hampus Andersson said:
It´s impossible for this to be true since his hips were too wide. If it was just a matter of removing padding then it would not have come out.
He´s probably getting a tiny bit wider chassis near his bum then Vettel.

If Newey could decide every driver would be the size of an apple.

Ricciardo said it would be no problem and Newey said he'll be easier to fit into the car than Webber.
Source: http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...-vertrag-fuer-mindestens-3-jahre-7679907.html

And apparently it's at least a 3-year contract.

I thought it was kinda strange Newey compared him to Williams taking Damon Hill in 1993. He didn't really work out too well for them - he under-performed his entire time there, they even told him mid 1996 that they wouldn't be renewing his contract, despite the fact that he was winning the championship...

Hampus Andersson · Sep 2, 2013

Markus Neumann said:
Ricciardo said it would be no problem and Newey said he'll be easier to fit into the car than Webber.
Source: http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...-vertrag-fuer-mindestens-3-jahre-7679907.html

And apparently it's at least a 3-year contract.

I thought it was kinda strange Newey compared him to Williams taking Damon Hill in 1993. He didn't really work out too well for them - he under-performed his entire time there, they even told him mid 1996 that they wouldn't be renewing his contract, despite the fact that he was winning the championship...

That´s interesting, especially when they widened the cockpit of the STR for him.

"Even when I signed for Toro Rosso we had to do a few seat fits and they did some scans to make that particular part of the cockpit a bit wider, so that we're not sitting on the actual carbon fibre.
http://www.auto123.com/en/news/f1-d...s-he-fits-tight-in-2014-red-bull?artid=159373

Could be that the chassis stays the same but they have some leeway to widen it without compromising the chassis.

Markus Neumann · Sep 3, 2013

Hampus Andersson said:
That´s interesting, especially when they widened the cockpit of the STR for him.

Could be that the chassis stays the same but they have some leeway to widen it without compromising the chassis.

Thanks for the source, I was already wondering where that came from (couldn't find any of it on the major F1 sites and the AMS article only talks about Ricciardo responding to those rumors):

Hampus Andersson · Sep 3, 2013

I think unless we see Ricciardo on TV saying exactly what the problem was we can only take magazines with a pinch of salt.

Tony Holder · Sep 3, 2013

Kevin McDonald said:
Good on Daniel! Don't expect him to be able to compete with Vettel but will be a solid No.2.

I tend to have solid number 2's most days.

Ketnix · Sep 3, 2013

Tony Holder said:
I tend to have solid number 2's most days.

I see what you did there.

Paul M Jones · Sep 4, 2013

Just getting into the mood..

Hampus Andersson · Sep 4, 2013

First video gave me goosebumps even on the legs

Metalfreaky · Sep 4, 2013

Don't forget the big smile

I just hope Ferrari wins this one. Not only for the championship and because I am a fan, but because no other podium ceremony at any other track can match Monza on a day Ferrari wins.

Hampus Andersson · Sep 4, 2013

True, BBC just makes the best intro´s or features. You know the guy(s) who is making them is a hardcore racing enthusiast.

This just in, some changes to Monza.

►The leading edges of the kerbs at the apex of Turn 1 and 4 will be longer, to avoid the possibility of a car being launched when crossing them.
►The kerb at the exit of Turn 6 will be extended by 20m in order to prevent damage to the grass verge.
►At the exit of Turn 10, the kerb and artificial grass will be extended by 50m.
►The section of guardrail just before the opening on the driver’s left at Turn 1 will be replaced by a wall.

And DRS info,

►There will be a two DRS zones. The detection point of the first will be just before Turn 7 with activation just after Turn 7. The second detection point will be just before Turn 11. The activation point will be just after the start/finish line.