2012 Formula One Italian Grand Prix

[Darren Bentley]

So I don't know if I am wrong but did David Croft say that currently you can use 30 different gear ratios over a season but in 2014 you can only use 8 for a season, I don't know if I am wrong but I am sure he said that

 

[Dmitry Zaharov]

Both McLarens run quite a lot of downforce with short gears most probably trying to repeat Vettel-2011 trick.

 

[TheHemps]

Just watching Practice 2. What makes Monza the best circuit so far?

Gravel traps instead of run off area's!!

 

[Darren Bentley]

Just watching Practice 2. What makes Monza the best circuit so far?

Gravel traps instead of run off area's!!

Barcelona had it as well

 

[TheHemps]

Barcelona had it as well

Yes very true.Except the final chicane and La Calxa.

 

[Darren Bentley]

I really hope that is a fault in Alonso's car that he can have a penalty for and help other drivers close in again in the championship

Edit: I forgot this is Friday so they won't be running race components so he wouldn't get a penalty

 

[TheHemps]

I really hope that is a fault in Alonso's car that he can have a penalty for and help other drivers close in again in the championship

Edit: I forgot this is Friday so they won't be running race components so he wouldn't get a penalty

Would get a penalty for a gear box change. And he had a gear box failure. So unless they can fix it..............

 

[Darren Bentley]

Would get a penalty for a gear box change. And he had a gear box failure. So unless they can fix it..............

wasn't a race unit gearbox

 

[TheHemps]

Also, are the cars allowed to go wide and off track exiting Ascari like last year?

Just that I havent seen one car stay inside the lines there yet, and understand there was some sort of rule rerlaxation to allow it at that part of the track.

 

[TheHemps]

wasn't a race unit gearbox

Sure it was. They don't have different gear boxes for Practice/Qualy/Race.

1 gearbox has to last 5 race weekends. Ted Kravitz just mentioned a penalty as well on Sky.

 

[Darren Bentley]

Sure it was. They don't have different gear boxes for Practice/Qualy/Race.

1 gearbox has to last 5 race weekends. Ted Kravitz just mentioned a penalty as well on Sky.

they can change gearbox and Engine on Friday on Saturday they must run same as on Sunday apparently and I had Sky on as well

 

[Victor Ivanov]

Also, are the cars allowed to go wide and off track exiting Ascari like last year?

Just that I havent seen one car stay inside the lines there yet, and understand there was some sort of rule rerlaxation to allow it at that part of the track.

Not exactly but Charlie will probably turn his head to the other side when somebody goes wide, especially Alonso and Vetter (Hockenheim....)

 

[Markus Neumann]

This is gonna be a kind of a boring race. Medium and Hard tyres garantee 1 stop race for 80% of the grid... Reminds me at 2010 where I fell asleep watching Monza

According to Auto Motor und Sport, the teams are having problems with front tyre wear since Pirelli reduced the thickness of the tyres to prevent overheating. Therefore, they are now expected to do at least two stops

I guess that might also be good for Mercedes because they are struggling with the rear tyres which won't be as much of a problem if the other teams have to do more stops as well because of front tyre wear.

 

[Diego Lopez]

after FP2 it somehow seems as if the grid were to be the top 4-or 5 from 2010.

by the way is it just me, or did i Notice Ferrari (maybe other teams also) using extra arm bar on the left front side, almost as if they wanted a tad bit more downforce on the left side of their car (just quoting Speed TV commentators but they seem to care more about Nascar), wouldnt that upset the overall balance of the car?

 

[Victor Ivanov]

According to Auto Motor und Sport, the teams are having problems with front tyre wear since Pirelli reduced the thickness of the tyres to prevent overheating. Therefore, they are now expected to do at least two stops

I guess that might also be good for Mercedes because they are struggling with the rear tyres which won't be as much of a problem if the other teams have to do more stops as well because of front tyre wear.

I don't believe this. They did 1 stop at Spa with the same tyres. Monza is not like it's heavier on tyres than Spa...

 

[Alberto Casado]

after FP2 it somehow seems as if the grid were to be the top 4-or 5 from 2010.

by the way is it just me, or did i Notice Ferrari (maybe other teams also) using extra arm bar on the left front side, almost as if they wanted a tad bit more downforce on the left side of their car (just quoting Speed TV commentators but they seem to care more about Nascar), wouldnt that upset the overall balance of the car?

Would hurt in Ascari, would help in pretty much any other turn of Monza, specially the parabolica. I am not counting the chicanes since they are taken at so low speed that I don´t think aero matters much.

So, it may pay off. Regarding unbalance, suspensions, cambers, etc are set up asymmetrically very often, so can be aero as long as you dont go too far.

 

[Ivo Simons]

 

[Darren Bentley]

pure genius HAHAH love it

 

[Victor Ivanov]

aaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahah

 

[Scott Webber]

so i just purchased my package to watch F1 in HD for the next 6 races... Bring it on i say! i should be repeating my screenshot collage again just like before, sorry i missed out on the Belgian one, i was not up to doing it