2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

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Who will win the 2008 FORMULA 1 Italian Grand Prix ?

Poll ended at 14 Sep 2008, 15:30

Lewis Hamilton
23
28%
Felipe Massa
31
37%
Robert Kubica
11
13%
Kimi Räikkönen
12
14%
Nick Heidfeld
1
1%
Heikki Kovalainen
3
4%
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
2
2%
Mark Webber
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 83

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by Manny6 » 12 Sep 2008, 23:13

According to what the trend has been this season, in terms of weather it looks like Mclaren should be strong on
sunday.
on every wet track or low temps this year the MP4-23 have dominated. I look foward to seing that repeated.
however I myself feel somthing bad is going to take place, and I don't really know what it could be. it almost feels
like the top 3 drivers are going to take each other out. the suprise winner could well be KOVI, SLOBLOZO, OR KuBICa

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by iceman1 » 12 Sep 2008, 23:19

TwistedArmco wrote:Do you reckon this is their race pace? Cos they are clearly quick as..
Monza may very be the only track where the practice time's actually lead to a good qualifying and race finish :D

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by Suntrek » 13 Sep 2008, 00:45

Yep, Renault WILL suck here, Monza is so much about raw engine power and we all know Renault is sadly lacking in that department. :sad: BMW, Ferrari and Mercedes have the strongest engines and they will do well, that also includes - relatively speaking - Toro Rosso & Force India with their Ferrari engines.

Though I still hope for a miracle: rain, grasshopper swarms, whatever.... :pray:
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by teahouse27 » 13 Sep 2008, 02:01

just some comment about friday free practice 1 and 2
FP1: was a real mess, not much conclusion can be taken rather then between the guys the made together few lap Force India (ferrari engine)
was on top not only in time board but also with speed trap (the performance of sutil was actually very good also in FP2).
Also notice a quite good step forward of honda (even if wet condition)

FP2: let's start with the guys that made more lap: Bourdaias 39, Vettel 35, Massa 34, Button 34, Rosberg 34, Raikonen 31
in terms of speed trap we have Hamilton 346.8 kmh
kovalainen 344.8 kmh
then the 2 BMW around 343 and the 2 ferrari around 341
we can see how hamilton was defenitely low on downforce.
This is also very much visible on the time table board were the 3 team locked 7 position, with only rosberg placing himself in between the top 3 team.

Force India and STR with ferrari engine well impress, on the other hands Renault and Toyota are bottom with struggle not only in engine, but especially in breaking and traction.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by nelmesy16 » 13 Sep 2008, 06:16

My bad, i didn't know they did all the gp discussions in this part of the forum now :P

3rd practise is only a couple of hours away now!
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by Zack » 13 Sep 2008, 06:46

teahouse27 wrote: Hamilton 346.8 kmh
kovalainen 344.8 kmh
then the 2 BMW around 343 and the 2 ferrari around 341
its not all about top speed :O
AFCA wrote: Ferrari's configuration for Monza

1 Obviously Monza is known for its very low downforce settings. Looking at the nose and frontwing we see that...
A ...the middle section has been raised a lot.
B ...there is no hole in the nose.
C ...the surface area of the second plane towards the sides has been reduced.

2 As for the rearwing, we note that...
A ...it still comprises of two elements (McLaren has a one element-rear wing).
B ...the main element is asymmetric: the right part has a greater surface...
C ...compared to the left surface (shorter) because at Monza there are almost only right hand corners.

3 Aerodynamical bits and pieces are set-up/modified (like winglets and flip-ups) to the particular requirements of the circuit. Others (such as the midwing, anvil wing and beamwing) are taken off as a whole.

4 There's a big strain on the engine since a high percentage of a lap around the circuit is being driven at full throttle. Having a strong engine is crucial.

5 With the highest speeds reached on the calender, the brakes are inevitably put to the test also. The cooling ducts are likely to be bigger than usual.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by syncmaster » 13 Sep 2008, 06:59

Very useful information zack....thanks
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by iceman1 » 13 Sep 2008, 07:19

Thanks zack , Autosport explains that They(Ferrari) ran the shields in qualifying with smaller (than the opposition) brake ducts ie less drag, and then removed them when they could (first tyre change) to increase the cooling to the brakes. Autosports comments are that this gave the Ferrari's a top speed advantage over the McLaren's, as evidenced by the speed-traps.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by nelmesy16 » 13 Sep 2008, 07:24

Just shows how smart the people are in F1!
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by syncmaster » 13 Sep 2008, 08:14

More rain today,and it may be a condition like yesterdays FP1
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by nelmesy16 » 13 Sep 2008, 08:16

i hope its raining, just not as bad as yesterday!
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by phil1993 » 13 Sep 2008, 08:20

If it rains as heavily as in FP1, Quali will be postponed until later or Sunday morning.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by nelmesy16 » 13 Sep 2008, 08:25

it's not as bad though.

And, as ITV doesn't show FP3, anyone got a stream?
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by iceman1 » 13 Sep 2008, 08:26

yeah Please sunday Morning :p I can't watch it today Need to study Maths & Physics :(

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 79° GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA

Post by nelmesy16 » 13 Sep 2008, 08:28

lol, i get to sit down alllllllll day and watch motorsport :P
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