2011 Formula 1 Thread

kgoings · 03-28-2011, 07:10 PM

Great race! It is interesting that neither RBR car used it's KER's during the race. That 80 hp they were missing at points every lap! And Vettel still won pretty easily.

I was surprised that Sauber's got DQ'd and nothing happened to Hamilton for his broken undercarriage. Seems like F1 trying to 'protect' the stars.

jmsremax · 03-28-2011, 08:27 PM

Anyone know what ticket prices will be next year in TX? I can't find anything on their site.

kgoings · 03-28-2011, 09:43 PM

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Anyone know what ticket prices will be next year in TX? I can't find anything on their site.

Nope but I'm going! We should have an F1 Herf!

mosesbotbol · 03-29-2011, 04:37 AM

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Anyone know what ticket prices will be next year in TX? I can't find anything on their site.

There's a wide range depending on if whole weekend and where on track.

ucla695 · 05-27-2011, 06:45 AM

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Anyone know what ticket prices will be next year in TX? I can't find anything on their site.

There's no info available yet. You can sign up here for updates. Man, it'll be great to have F1 return to the States!

schimahen · 05-27-2011, 06:52 AM

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mosesbotbol · 03-29-2011, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kgoings

Great race! It is interesting that neither RBR car used it's KER's during the race. That 80 hp they were missing at points every lap! And Vettel still won pretty easily.

I was surprised that Sauber's got DQ'd and nothing happened to Hamilton for his broken undercarriage. Seems like F1 trying to 'protect' the stars.

Petrov and HRT were the stories for me. Perhaps RBR has issues with KERS? Vettel was on fuego the whole weekend. Ok, I can see why Renault was so sticking behind Petrov when most would've dumped him. Is he a pay driver?

I did not think FIA would say "sorry" to HRT on the first race, but good see they are sticking to their guns on this one.

kgoings · 03-29-2011, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Petrov and HRT were the stories for me. Perhaps RBR has issues with KERS? Vettel was on fuego the whole weekend. Ok, I can see why Renault was so sticking behind Petrov when most would've dumped him. Is he a pay driver?

I did not think FIA would say "sorry" to HRT on the first race, but good see they are sticking to their guns on this one.

Petrov drove great, and I thought it was crazy that Sergio Perez got through the race on 1 tire change! Now Pirelli is talking about changing the tires so that wont happen WTF! One guy is able to preserve his tires and they think they need to change the tires? They need to make the tires lay down the rubber instead of marbling up all over the track.

mosesbotbol · 03-29-2011, 09:32 AM

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Petrov drove great, and I thought it was crazy that Sergio Perez got through the race on 1 tire change! Now Pirelli is talking about changing the tires so that wont happen WTF!

The Pirelli tires look too home made looking. Granted, all of the tires are hand made, but at least Michelin and Bridgestone tires look like a finished product.

I did not read about Pirelli wanting to change the formula. If they're anything like Pirelli's street tires, I'd expect them to be noisy and have sidewall issues, lol. I am Bridgestone fan when it comes to my cars. I'll take S03's over P Zero's any day.

I wish they would bring back launch control. Watching Alonso in the Renault take off like a gun shot was awesome.

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