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Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 10 May 2011, 18:53
by phil1993
Gran Premio de Espana Santander 2011
Circuit de Catalunya | Round 5 of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship

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Timetable (UK Time):

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Fri 20 May 2011
Practice 1 	09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 	13:00 - 14:30
Sat 21 May 2011
Practice 3 	10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 	13:00
Sun 22 May 2011
Race 	13:00
Past winners:
2010 - M. Webber (Red Bull)
2009 - J. Button (Brawn)
2008 - K. Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 - F. Massa (Ferrari)
2006 - F. Alonso (Renault)

Past pole sitters:
2010 - M. Webber (Red Bull)
2009 - J. Button (Brawn)
2008 - K. Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 - F. Massa (Ferrari)
2006 - F. Alonso (Renault)
Anyone else spot a trend...

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01 	Sebastian Vettel 	93
02 	Lewis Hamilton 	59
03 	Mark Webber 	55
04 	Jenson Button 	46
05 	Fernando Alonso 	41
06 	Felipe Massa 	24
07 	Nick Heidfeld 	21
08 	Vitaly Petrov 	21
09 	Nico Rosberg 	20
10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	8
11 	Michael Schumacher 	6
12 	Sebastien Buemi 	6
13 	Adrian Sutil 	2
14 	Paul di Resta 	2

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01 	RBR-Renault 	148
02 	McLaren-Mercedes 	105
03 	Ferrari 	65
04 	Renault 	42
05 	Mercedes 	26
06 	Sauber-Ferrari 	8
07 	STR-Ferrari 	6
08 	Force India-Mercedes 	4
Who will take pole?
Who will win the race?
Will we finally see a Safety Car period?
What about the midfield?
Barcelona is traditionally the upgrade race: will the order change?

Vettel already has 93 points. He didn't achieve that until Race 9 last year...

:!: Don't forget the prediction competition, currently led by yours truly (let me bask in the glory, it won't last!)

Re: Gran Premio de Espana Santander 2011

Posted: 10 May 2011, 19:07
by Eric_Cartman
Who will take pole? Hopefully Vettel :)
Who will win the race? Hopefully Vettel :)
Will we finally see a Safety Car period? I don't think so. The first safety car period will be at Monaco
Barcelona is traditionally the upgrade race: will the order change? I think we saw the biggest upgrades in Istanbul. So I don't expect that the order changes in Barcelona

Re: Gran Premio de Espana Santander 2011

Posted: 10 May 2011, 20:41
by Mar
Phil, please, don’t take me wrong :hug: . But could you put the ñ in España in the thread title? please, please, please :pray: . It looks horrible (and sounds even worse :blush: ).

Who will take pole? Let me think ''hmm'' Vettel?
Who will win the race? May the best win, whoever he is.
Will we finally see a Safety Car period? As long as nobody gets hurt, why not? It's been quite a rainy spring. Maybe we get a wet GP.
What about the midfield? My impossible wish: to have them all within 2 tenths of the fastest car.
Barcelona is traditionally the upgrade race: will the order change? Not much.

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 10 May 2011, 20:51
by Mar
THANKS A TON! :hug:

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 10:48
by iceman1
F1fanatic wrote:The Spanish Grand Prix will have one of the longest zones for the Drag Reduction System seen so far.

The circuit’s official Twitter account said the zone where drivers can use DRS during the race will be 830m long. It is expected to be situated on the start/finish straight.

The FIA reduced the length of the DRS zone at the Chinese Grand Prix from 902m to 752m after concerns were raised that it would make overtaking too easy.

Concerns were also raised at the frequency of overtaking in the DRS zone during the Turkish Grand Prix, and the ease with which drivers could overtaking using their adjustable rear wings.

The Circuit de Catalunya has a reputation for being one of the most difficult F1 circuits to overtake on.

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 11:23
by JoostLamers
Hope McLaren get their updates and pitstops right this time. It's always the same: McLaren bring updates to a GP weekend, but decide after the friday that they are not good enough so they take them off and race without upgrades. Hope Vettel DNF and doesn't take pole for once.

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 14:26
by Ali
JoostLamers wrote:Hope McLaren get their updates and pitstops right this time. It's always the same: McLaren bring updates to a GP weekend, but decide after the friday that they are not good enough so they take them off and race without upgrades. Hope Vettel DNF and doesn't take pole for once.
Well, that's no satisfaction for anyone when your rivals get DNF and other teams collect the spoils. This is not racing, this is only winning. I hope no one gets DNF and may the best win.

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 14:32
by JoostLamers
Ali wrote:
JoostLamers wrote:Hope McLaren get their updates and pitstops right this time. It's always the same: McLaren bring updates to a GP weekend, but decide after the friday that they are not good enough so they take them off and race without upgrades. Hope Vettel DNF and doesn't take pole for once.
Well, that's no satisfaction for anyone when your rivals get DNF and other teams collect the spoils. This is not racing, this is only winning. I hope no one gets DNF and may the best win.
We need Vettel to DNF for the sake of the Championship, plus, it's also a mechanical sport

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 15:59
by valentino 46
done to Lewis , i hope that McLaren came with a lot of Updates :)

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 16:18
by Vorull
I really hope Mark wakes up and beats Vettel :) He was very good last year and in 2009 also.

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 16:28
by harrisv48
I think is time for Mark Webber to win. In Australia finish 5th , in Malaysia finish 4th , in China finish 3rd , in Turkey finish 2nd...and in Spain will be the WINNER :)

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 17:03
by phil1993
Btw guys, I'm aware the F1Zone calendar says the race is this Sunday. Of course, that is incorrect. I must have been sleepy doing the calendar way back in December :lol:

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 11 May 2011, 17:11
by zoefrances
I hope we have another exciting race.
I am hoping that mercedes will do well, I would like to see mark, lewis and jenson able to challenge seb more.
who will get pole? seb
who will win? the driver ist past the flag, probably seb :lol:
if it rains it could be interesting.

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 13 May 2011, 21:53
by MavF1
Who will take pole?
Well I think the guy who did it in Turkey....and in China....and in Malaysia. Did I miss one out? Oh, yeah, and of course in Australia , too :roll:: :sleep:
To be honest, I don't feel like watching qualifying next weekend.

Who will win the race?
I hope I'm wrong, but "The Finger" I guess.

What about the midfield?
I wonder if a certain 7 times world-champion can finally match the pace of his teammate and doesn't stick out of the mass with his strange defensive moves in the first few laps. Just for once.

Barcelona is traditionally the upgrade race: will the order change?
No, it won't. McLaren hopefully brings some upgrades worth mentioning which can bring them closer to Red Bull.

Re: Gran Premio de España Santander 2011

Posted: 14 May 2011, 12:02
by phil1993
Early weather forecast:

Friday - Light rain, 21c, 30% chance of rain
Saturday - Rain, 21c, 60% chance of rain
Sunday - Scattered showers, 22c, 30% chance of rain

Spanishweather.net says there will be light rain through Friday and Saturday as well as Sunday morning, but it'll be a dry race.

MSN says 90% rain chance on Friday, 95% Saturday, 25% Sunday.