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2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by iceman1 » 07 Aug 2009, 17:03

2009 FORMULA 1 European Grand Prix

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The Valencia Street Circuit is a semi-permanent Formula One race circuit in Valencia, Spain which will host the European Grand Prix for seven years, and is sponsored by the Spanish telephone company, Telefónica.[2][3]. The first race on the circuit was held on 24 August 2008,[4] with Felipe Massa winning after starting from pole position. The circuit utilizes the roads around the port city's port area - including a section over a 140 metre long swing bridge,[1] and also includes some roads designed exclusively for racing purposes by the German architect Hermann Tilke who also designed the infrastructural buildings for the circuit.

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Laps - 57
Circuit length - 5.419 km (3.367 mi)
Race length - 308.883 km (191.931 mi)
Number of times held - 18
First held -1983
Last held - 2008
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Fri 21 August 2009
Friday Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Friday Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30

Sat 22 August 2009
Saturday Practice 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00

Sun 23 August 2009
Race 14:00
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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by Ferrariman60 » 07 Aug 2009, 21:26

I was disapointed last year by the dull racing we saw from Valencia. It's a brilliant venue for a grand prix, but the track is too fast and too technical to see great overtaking. Also, the track itself is quite dull with simply concrete walls surrounding the circuit, and many corners look almost identical from the TV cameras. Just my opinion though.
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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by rfs » 08 Aug 2009, 04:32

Last years race didn't seem that much worse than your typical F1 race to me. Schumacher's coming back though (assuming he's fit enough to race) so it should be more interesting to watch this time.

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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by phil1993 » 08 Aug 2009, 08:02

Only 2 weeks :thumbsup:

I like the track, get a few more boats in the harbour and it'll have a bit more atmosphere. There will be more passing because of KERS and maybe someone will christen the walls? We do have 3 rookies in the field :n (Buemi, Alugersuari, Grosjean*)

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Post by JoostLamers » 08 Aug 2009, 08:29

phil1993 wrote:and maybe someone will christen the walls? We do have 3 rookies in the field :n (Buemi, Alugersuari, Grosjean*)

*probably
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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by iceman1 » 08 Aug 2009, 10:31

William Hill Betting:

Lewis Hamilton 5/2
Sebastien Vettel 11/4
Mark Webber 7/2
Jenson Button 8/1
Michael Schumacher 12/1
Kimi Raikkonen 14/1
Heikki Kovalainen 16/1
Nico Rosberg 20/1
Rubens Barrichello 25/1
Jarno Trulli 40/1
Timo Glock 50/1
Kazuki Nakajima 100/1
Robert Kubica 125/1
Nick Heidfeld 150/1
Sebastien Buemi 200/1
Adrian Sutil 200/1
Giancarlo Fisichella 200/1
Jaime Alguersuari 500/1

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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by phil1993 » 08 Aug 2009, 10:34

iceman1 wrote:William Hill Betting:

Lewis Hamilton 5/2
Sebastien Vettel 11/4
Mark Webber 7/2
Jenson Button 8/1
Michael Schumacher 12/1
Kimi Raikkonen 14/1
Heikki Kovalainen 16/1
Nico Rosberg 20/1
Rubens Barrichello 25/1
Jarno Trulli 40/1
Timo Glock 50/1
Kazuki Nakajima 100/1
Robert Kubica 125/1
Nick Heidfeld 150/1
Sebastien Buemi 200/1
Adrian Sutil 200/1
Giancarlo Fisichella 200/1
Jaime Alguersuari 500/1
Lewis favourite... Schumacher 5th favourite... do they know anything about F1 :lol:

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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by JoostLamers » 08 Aug 2009, 11:09

phil1993 wrote:Lewis favourite... Schumacher 5th favourite... do they know anything about F1 :lol:
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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by blizzard » 08 Aug 2009, 19:21

Lewis is my top favourite too, but Button in his/the Brawn´s current shape in front of Schumacher is unrealistic :)

And if Michael is 12/1 then Kimi should be 25/1 :lol:
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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by TwistedArmco » 08 Aug 2009, 20:40

What are the chances of Alonso winning? ;)
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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by blizzard » 09 Aug 2009, 09:22

TwistedArmco wrote:What are the chances of Alonso winning? ;)
0/1

unless the FIA cancel that ridiculous ban.

They could ban BMW instead, for letting Peter Sauber down.
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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by jerezboy » 09 Aug 2009, 09:46

I fancy a Red Bull to win. But its ANOTHER 2 weeks :( How do I cope between seasons ?

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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by Tom Vandenhove » 09 Aug 2009, 11:21

I'm afraid It will be another boring race. But you never know. And yes, I also fancy a red bull to win. Vettel ! So he can close the gap to Webber and do a good job in the constructors championship. At the moment, vettel is the only one who can save this boring season :p

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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by phil1993 » 09 Aug 2009, 12:45

I think it'll be more entertaining this year, just a feeling. Last year was a little sanguine for some reason, which is odd for street circuits as Valencia is like Montreal but faster, so I am still perplexed as to why it was so boring... there was no overtaking due to dust, but Montreal had the problem with marbels/track falling apart and there was still a hell of a lot of action.

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Re: 2009 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

Post by shailf1 » 09 Aug 2009, 13:22

we need a saftey car in these type of races to spice it up...

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