Lewis Hamilton has won the Singapore GP after starting from pole position. He was never threatened on his way to victory. After the two hour race, Timo Glock finished second, ahead of Fernando Alonso who savours a podium for Renault.
They did resurface the bumpy track. I wonder what Renault's strategy will be ..ds.raikkonen wrote:I wonder if they have improved the track surface this year. There were some horrible bumps at crucial braking zones, remember the horrible lock up of Rosberg while passing a Renault?Talk about flat spotting your fronts in a gruelling race like this one, totally undesirable.
It's a shame Massa won't be racing it, it's his kind of track.n smikle wrote:23 turns... (lots a braking)
and the average G-force is very low...
A track for KERS and high mechanical grip.
hence, godly braking technique will be the key to winning.
Does resurfacing really even help that? There's a corner by my old house where the road falls away and is right by the freeway so there's a lot of truck traffic. They resurface it every July and then a day later everyone hits the brakes there and it looks like a wave when they're done.ds.raikkonen wrote:I wonder if they have improved the track surface this year. There were some horrible bumps at crucial braking zones, remember the horrible lock up of Rosberg while passing a Renault?Talk about flat spotting your fronts in a gruelling race like this one, totally undesirable.
If that is the measure of a country than America is surely doomed, because they redo the intersection close to my house every year and it still floods after every rain.Giblet wrote:Remember that resurfacing is not a skim of new asphalt over the old. They strip, grade, and repave.
If they are incapable of actually fix it, Singapore has no hope as a country in the future.
Was driving through Minnesota and was a helper in the 'tar and chip' process.ISLAMATRON wrote:If that is the measure of a country than America is surely doomed, because they redo the intersection close to my house every year and it still floods after every rain.Giblet wrote:Remember that resurfacing is not a skim of new asphalt over the old. They strip, grade, and repave.
If they are incapable of actually fix it, Singapore has no hope as a country in the future.
Except the Gilles Villeneuve circuit, the track was nearly ripped off last year by the Grand Prix weekend at the hairpin.Giblet wrote:Thank bajeezus I live in Canada. It's hard to find 'fault with our asphalt'.
It might be visually appealing to watch all those flying sparks, but it can ruin races as well,not to mention, hinder overtaking also. So, in my opinion, bumps on a Formula 1 track totally suck.freedom_honda wrote:I actually quite like the bumps in Singapore GP as a spectator. Absolutely loved the sparks flying out of the cars.
Bumps anywhere really suck actually. They kill high speed confidence and unbalance the car.ds.raikkonen wrote:So, in my opinion, bumps on a Formula 1 track totally suck.
All part of the challenge - for both the engineers and the drivers.mx_tifosi wrote:Bumps anywhere really suck actually. They kill high speed confidence and unbalance the car.ds.raikkonen wrote:So, in my opinion, bumps on a Formula 1 track totally suck.
And, I believe that Mr.Hamilton & co. have them in abundance then?n smikle wrote:Fast reaction time
High confidence
good memory (of where the bumps are)
Goldy Brake control
Good damping of the car
Are some of the requirements to overcome the bumps then.
