2013 Formula One United States Grand Prix

[Howard]

Howard Choularton submitted a new blog post:

2013 Formula One United States Grand Prix

For the penultimate race of the 2013 season, Formula One makes it way to Texas and Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, the second time the sport has visited the 5.513km track.

Immediately popular with most F1 drivers on its inauguration last year, the counter-clockwise circuit is an intriguing blend of corner types, with sections modelled on famous stretches of some of the world’s most celebrated grand prix tracks.

The first sector in particular was singled out for praise by many drivers...

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[Davy Lauwereys]

how bout a nice juicy frontpage article about the 8 hours of Bahrain this saturday, RD?

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

How about climbing in your pen for a juicy story and start writing, you still have until Saturday @Davy Lauwereys http://www.racedepartment.com/submit-an-article/ #dontaskwhatRDcandoforyoubut...

 

[Rick18]

Im hyped for Sunday, it will be my first Grand Prix in person!

 

[Robert vd Heide]

makes me sad to see what Sim Alonso has to put up with ;-)

i gladly would donate my copy of assetto corsa,,so he can have some real practice going ,,roflmao

 

[My993C2]

Im hyped for Sunday, it will be my first Grand Prix in person!

I hope you have fun. It will be the first and last time you will get to hear the awesome sounds of the V8 engines. In 2014 F1 will be using wood chipper engines in the cars.

 

[Rick18]

I hope you have fun. It will be the first and last time you will get to hear the awesome sounds of the V8 engines. In 2014 F1 will be using wood chipper engines in the cars.

I just had to hear the V8's in person before they were replaced by vacuum cleaner V6's. If only they still used V10's, I think we all would be in heaven.

 

[felho025]

<mod-edit: just no>

 

[Antony Snook]

Just watched on U Tube a episode of Equinox where they visited Keith Duckworths factory as he tried to build a Turbo in the 80's. Originally a straight 6 but poor reliability moved them to a V. The Engine Block mold's where made from Wood and chiseled to the exact shape for the Aluminum to form. Those where the good old days.

 

[Jordi Casademunt]

Bottas is on fire!

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

And poor Valsecchi disappointed. That close up of his face during Q2 said it all.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Didn't expect this polesitter at all

 

[Ho3n3r]

Bloody hell Vettel

0.25s off Webber after 2 sectors, goes pole by 0.1. What a final sector!

 

[Ho3n3r]

Didn't expect this polesitter at all

Well not after 2 sectors at least

 

[Darren Bentley]

Bottas did great but I think he is starting with a pretty flat spotted tyre, he locked up a few times

 

[Tom Michelmore]

It was more the case of Webber messing up his final sector then Vettel being the messiah . Webber lost 2 tenths on his fastest lap compared to his previous.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Plus he will most likely mess up his start anyway so no need to be in the way of everybody on pole position.

 

[Ho3n3r]

It was more the case of Webber messing up his final sector then Vettel being the messiah . Webber lost 2 tenths on his fastest lap compared to his previous.

And Vettel messed up his first two sectors. Swings and roundabouts.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Plus he will most likely mess up his start anyway so no need to be in the way of everybody on pole position.

Yeah he'll be fighting with Pastor after turn 1

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Luckily for Webber they have rolling starts in the FIA WEC.