Japanese GP 2009 - Suzuka

[Ray]

Im shure if the FIA wanted to, they could have a thing put thrugh the ECU where it is connected to the RPM limiter where drivers going thru the yellow flag section get their RPM maxed to arround 12000rpm in the maximum gear of say 4th gear, limiting them to a maximum of 150Kph to 200Kph for example.

We have the ability now, why the hell dont the FIA use it???

That would be awesome if you were going 250km/h in a long sweeping corner, and your car suddenly downshifted and was forced to 12,000.

What about errors? Cause we all know computers get borked every now and then and may send an erroneous signal.

[tarzoon]

What about errors? Cause we all know computers get borked every now and then and may send an erroneous signal.

In computer terms, this would be like playing one of the latest super-duper games and suddenly the fans were forced to stop working and the thermostats don't go off.

The problem here is the amount of lawyers and managers involved in rule-making.

Just as analogy (and going back to computing), the 802.11N standard took 7 years to develop because of lawyers, managers and big corporations. They spent one week meeting just to decide the agenda.

Same thing is happening with FIA, as far as I can see.

[ringo]

anybody know if kers can have a big effect at the start? is it long enough to the 1st corner?

long enough to pass Vettel.
The highest placed KERS car is on the clean side too. Then there is kimi in the 3rd row in p5; the start aint gonna be pretty.

the end of the dunlop corner looks like some passing can take place.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le5XKidRhR4[/youtube]

[WhiteBlue]

Toyota just ruled out that Glock will drive. Kobayashi is out as well. So only one Toyota on the grid.

[Giblet]

I must have missed the news why cant Kobayashi drive?

[ISLAMATRON]

His GP2 team has been asking that same question for years!

[Giblet]

lolworthy for sure

But seriously, why?

[jon-mullen]

Toyota just ruled out that Glock will drive. Kobayashi is out as well. So only one Toyota on the grid.

Not surprising, his accident almost looked like he lost consciousness or forgot to keep turning right or something. I've put cars off-track a lot at Suzuka on GT4 and I'm pretty sure I've crashed at every corner except that one. I wonder what kind of exotic unobtainious cough meds they've got him on, because that looked like classic nodding off at the wheel.

His GP2 team has been asking that same question for years!

lol, 'slamatron. Are you doing your Rodney Dangerfield to stay awake? Hope you have better luck than Glock.

And Kobayashi can't drive cause he didn't qualify, I believe.

[marcosp]

They changed the grid again...

[jon-mullen]

Timing and Scoring      *Updated*
1. Vettel                Vettel
2. Trulli                Trulli
3. Hamilton              Hamilton
4. Sutil                 Heidfeld
5. Barrichello           Raikkonen
6. Heidfeld              Barichello
7. Button                Rosberg
8. Raikkonen             Sutil
9. Kovalainen            Kubica
10. Buemi                Button
11. Rosberg              Kovalainen
12. Alonso               Alguersuari
13. Kubica               Buemi
14. Glock                Fisichella
15. Alguersuari          Nakajima
16. Fisichella           Alonso
17. Nakajima             Grosjean
18. Grosjean             Liuzzi
19. Liuzzi               Webber
20. Webber               (Glock)

Makes my head hurt trying to figure it out.

[GianlucaZ19]

so the order by which the penalties were applied should be
1 Alonso
2 Rubens
3 Buemi
4 Button
5 Sutil
6 Heikki

and finally taking Glock out...
Sutil ends up 2 places behind Rubens...

[WhiteBlue]

good start

[Ray]

Vettel is getting away pretty good. Webber has run his softs already.

[WhiteBlue]

Seb puts a second per lap on the hamster. Perhaps it is only 0,5s.

[zgred]

4 laps 3 Pitstops for Webber. Race Over
Buemi directly to the garage - Race Over.

Sutil again in reverse.