Not sure on the laptime , but turn 8 easy peasy. Wasn't it flat 10 years ago ?
It was only flat for Red Bull back then with the aero advantage they had, but it should be flat for all teams due to the bigger tyres and current aero regs.NathanOlder wrote: ↑05 Nov 2020, 09:32Not sure on the laptime , but turn 8 easy peasy. Wasn't it flat 10 years ago ?
I remember RedBull doing it flat in qualy only.
It's not even a corner any more, less so with the re-paving. Sector 2 will be a big engine test as it now only comprises 2 corners, the uphill right, and the chicane after "turn 8"
Yeah I've done a lot of this circuit on some of the F1 games and rFactor over the years. Is always a good circuit to drive in my opinion. Should make for some good racing and overtaking, will be interesting if cars can follow flat through turn 8.godlameroso wrote: ↑05 Nov 2020, 17:47It's not even a corner any more, less so with the re-paving. Sector 2 will be a big engine test as it now only comprises 2 corners, the uphill right, and the chicane after "turn 8"
Sectors 1 & 3 are short straights and 2 auto X courses, corners are painfully and frustratingly slow, ugh.
Surely they'll be in the 21s. 1.22 is not that much faster than 2011 pole. Track's also been resurfaced I've heard?
T8 isn't a corner anymore? Fairly sure the drivers will think it is, as will the tyres!godlameroso wrote: ↑05 Nov 2020, 17:47It's not even a corner any more, less so with the re-paving.
Kobayashi did it also in a sauber.
Id guess they were not so fast on the straights ?Juzh wrote: ↑06 Nov 2020, 11:18Kobayashi did it also in a sauber.
I wonder if the repaving is like it was in Portimao.
I'm a bit skeptical of it (being in quali), because the speed dropped quite a bit in the middle, while RB6's speed nearly stayed flat through the whole corner.Juzh wrote: ↑06 Nov 2020, 11:18Kobayashi did it also in a sauber.
Slower than even pre-F duct RB6?NathanOlder wrote: ↑06 Nov 2020, 12:25Id guess they were not so fast on the straights ?
seems pretty flat to meyelistener wrote: ↑07 Nov 2020, 05:07I'm a bit skeptical of it (being in quali), because the speed dropped quite a bit in the middle, while RB6's speed nearly stayed flat through the whole corner.