Season 6 Race 3 Imola - Weather

[Daniel Hansson]

Hi Presto racers

Here you got the first forecast for the event at Imola:

This part of Italy has a moderade chance of rain this time of year: 25 % risk of rain affecting a day. Showers and longer rains are about equally common. The intensity is mostly light to medium.

The second one will come on tuesday the first of March, at 19:00 UTC (current UK time).

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The virtual schedule to be able to link the forecast to the sessions:

Day 1:
11:00 - Practice
14:00 - Qualifying

Day 2:
11:30 - Warmup
14:00 - Race


The second forecast:

Day 1: A fine day with a tiny risk for showers. Showers are usually around half an hour to an hour, with about medium intensity.

Day 2: Same as day 1.

 

[Nicolai Nicholson]

Thanks a lot Daniel

I'll make sure I upload the correct file this time (last time time I think I used the weather file from Valencia St.)

 

[Valerio Vinassa]

but we must rely on the weather or a uploaded file?


Thanks Daniel

 

[Daniel Hansson]

No problems Nico. Just curios, but if the weather gets mixed up in the future by either of us, should the race continue and the result count? Might be good to clarify that, if it should happen again.

 

[Nicolai Nicholson]

No problems Nico. Just curios, but if the weather gets mixed up in the future by either of us, should the race continue and the result count? Might be good to clarify that, if it should happen again.

The way I see it, it is not really a problem as long as I am 100% Presto GP material, which I am. Iow I would not dream of speculating in this. This again means that if a mistake is done there is no way of knowing until after the race. How are we to know if a clear sky when rain is predicted means there is a mistake? It could just be the unpredictabillity of the weather (that your 10% chance in your spread sheet kicked in).

So looking at the bright side, the 5% chance that I make a mistake contributes positivly to the unpredictabillity of the weather.

 

[Daniel Hansson]

Yeah, good point . That's what I think is best too. Even though it probably wont happen again.

 

[Nicolai Nicholson]

Even though it probably wont happen again.

The pressure is on I feel

 

[Peter Marshall]

Thank you Daniel and Nico...

 

[Reik Major]

So looking at the bright side, the 5% chance that I make a mistake contributes positivly to the unpredictabillity of the weather.

Very true, so no problem at all

 

[Anthony Ishak]

Thx Daniel and Nico, whatever happend i consider it as part of the game, I was on rain setup at nurberg, i run longer stint hoping for rain to come, my tires were gone by lap 20 but i stayed out for 3 more laps as I was prophesying that rain shall fall any moment now ...but nothing happened.. Blue sky... so even if the weather file did not work the mental idea of rain coming did work..And by staying out for 3 more laps made me lose more time to the guys chasing me. But if rain did come then I might have jumped all the guys that have already pitted.

Cheers


Anthony

 

[Daniel Hansson]

The virtual schedule to be able to link the forecast to the sessions:

Day 1:
11:00 - Practice
14:00 - Qualifying

Day 2:
11:30 - Warmup
14:00 - Race


The second forecast:

Day 1: A fine day with a tiny risk for showers. Showers are usually around half an hour to an hour, with about medium intensity.

Day 2: Same as day 1.

 

[Peter Marshall]

Thx Daniel.

 

[Anthony Ishak]

Thanks Daniel , looking forwards to it

 

[Reik Major]

thx Daniel!

...with a tiny risk for showers...

A tiny risk is at least more risk than no risk

...plus the risk of accidenticaly using a different weather file including the data for a monsun (sorry Nico had to be)

 

[Jim Hawley]

I'm trying to think back to a wet Imola race in F1, nope don't seem to recall one

Jim

Edit: 1991?

 

[Nicolai Nicholson]

thx Daniel!



A tiny risk is at least more risk than no risk

...plus the risk of accidenticaly using a different weather file including the data for a monsun (sorry Nico had to be)

I think the "coolest rain" we can have is the totally unexpected one... like we could get tonight, with or without help from me

Thank you for the weather Daniel

 

[Reik Major]

right...

 

[Nicolai Nicholson]

right...

Is that a "right" a la Austin Powers...?

 

[Valter Ostman]

I have a hard time staying on track in dry conditions. This will be exciting if we get a shower

Thanks old team mate and Weather man

 

[Valerio Vinassa]

shower in the nation of sun ?:wink: will be a race rich of surprise

THANKS Daniel