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Formula 1's ruling body has confirmed a single DRS zone for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
The FIA announced on Wednesday that the DRS detection zone will be placed at Turn 4, with the activation zone right after Turn 5 and ahead of the longest straight of the Marina Bay circuit, as revealed by AUTOSPORT last week.
It is hoped the DRS zone will help boost overtaking on a track where it was been very hard in the past.
This way Formula 1 reverts to a single DRS zone after having used two at the Italian Grand Prix last week.Watch Singapore Grand Prix Online Free Live Stream Formula1 - Singapore -23 September-2011,Watch Singapore Grand Prix Live Stream Online Singapore Grand Prix 2011 Video Free The match will take plcae at the in on Thursday 23/9/11 Preview Pictures and Wallpapers its mean all things are available in my blog please see and check here for latest things for you thanks.Watch Free Singapore Grand Prix Stream Free Online Video Of Singapore Grand Prix Thursday,23 September-2011 Kickoff and Time Table scheduled for 10:00 CET.Singapore Grand Prix ,Watch Video Online Live Stream,Watch Singapore Grand Prix Live Streaming Video ,Singapore Grand Prix Stream,Singapore Grand Prix Live free,Singapore Grand Prix Streaming,Singapore Grand Prix Live, Watch Singapore Grand Prix online,Live coverage of Singapore Grand Prix on September 23, 2011,Singapore Grand Prix online, Singapore Grand Prix Results,Singapore Grand Prix Fixtures, Formula1 - Singapore 2011,Schedule Singapore Grand Prix ,online Singapore Grand Prix Preview
Singapore Grand Prix Formula1 - Singapore Preview
Thursday, 23 September 2011
Formula1 - Singapore
Singapore Grand Prix , 09:00 BST
Venue: Singapore
MATCH PREVIEW
Formula 1's ruling body has confirmed a single DRS zone for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
The FIA announced on Wednesday that the DRS detection zone will be placed at Turn 4, with the activation zone right after Turn 5 and ahead of the longest straight of the Marina Bay circuit, as revealed by AUTOSPORT last week.
It is hoped the DRS zone will help boost overtaking on a track where it was been very hard in the past.
This way Formula 1 reverts to a single DRS zone after having used two at the Italian Grand Prix last week.
Renault technical director James Allison: "When the team did the circuit walk yesterday, it was apparent that some of these kerbs were loose and they reported it to the FIA then. If we lose half an hour at the front end of the day, it's a nuisance, but more importantly, it depends on what the knock-on effect the delay has to the rest of the day's schedule."
1114: That relevant FIA regulation, mentioned by Jake Humphrey below, reads in full: "The interval between the first and second free practice sessions, in addition to the interval between the third free practice session and the qualifying practice session, may never be less than two hours." Not much wiggle room there, perhaps a shortened session might keep us on schedule?
Force India driver Paul di Resta: "At the exit of Turn 13 and Turn 14, there are kerbs that get put in artificially for event and I think the Porsches in the support race were using it quite hard and the kerbs have obviously come up. Really, we're unclear when we're going to run but there's not much you can do. It's the same for everybody. For me, it's losing precious track time on my first time here."
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Jake Humphrey on Twitter: "31.5 of the sporting regs means there cannot be less than two hours between the sessions."
1104: FIA safety delegate Charlie Whiting is on the tarmac and inspecting the kerbs and a short time later a team jump out of the back of a truck and start to take up some of the red and white panels. I'm leaning towards an hour's delay at this rate.
1101: The damage is to turns 10, 14 and 15, with some oil from a support race and a loose drain cover causing the difficulties according to BBC Sport's pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz. And there is some speculation swirling around that it may be actually an extra hour before we get underway.
1055: Scrap that. Breaking news from Singapore is that track repairs have put first practice back 30 minutes. 1130 BST. At ease.
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1051: First practice is less than nine minutes away, with the second session getting going at 1430 BST. So with the drivers' internal clocks all inverted, and conditions switching from bright Italian sunshine to inky Far Eastern darkness - what else could we do with turning upside down for one race a year? Maybe the qualifying positions? Get in touch via text on 81111 if you are in the UK or via Twitter on hashtag #BBCF1 wherever you are.
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson in Singapore: "The drivers say the combination of heat, humidity, artificial lighting, bumpy track and the season's longest race make the Singapore Grand Prix probably the toughest event of the year. When it comes to fitness, there is always some good-natured banter between the drivers - who all like to think they are in better shape than their rivals - and here Jenson Button took the opportunity to bait Webber about an article in F1 Racing magazine describing his ride up a famous Tour de France mountain stage with four-time world champion Alain Prost. 'After the race,' Button said, 'it's the most tired the drivers will probably look all year - apart from Mark, riding up Alpe d'Huez with some 55-year-old guy who beat him.'"."
1043: If Spa is almost sepia-tinged with history and Monaco fairly reeks of glamour, then glossy, floodlit Singapore has the feels like racing into the middle of the 21st century. Since its introduction into the calendar in 2008 it has been posing a tough test for the drivers as Mark Webber has been explaining in his BBC Sport column.
1039: Apparently morning kippers at three or four in the afternoon, help keep your cortisone and melatonin in check and jet lag at bay, ensuring maximum alertness and performance. Sounds good. I'm going to stay on European time as well, what with being in Europe and all.
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson in Singapore: "Good morning from Singapore - and if you think I've got my time zones wrong, think again. Practice may not start here until 6pm local time, but almost without exception the entire F1 community stays on European time - which is six or seven hours behind the south-east Asian city state. So it's not yet lunchtime in our strange parallel world here. As Ferrari's Fernando Alonso says: '"You go to sleep very late, you wake up at lunchtime, you race at night. It gives you a different view of the race - more adrenalin." It sounds as if it might be unsettling, but in fact it's just one of many unique aspects that makes this one of the best weekends on the calendar. "It's a wonderful race," says Alonso, who has won two of the three grands prix here. "And nearly everyone agrees."
1034: Third place in Sunday's race could be enough for Vettel clinch his second world title, but despite the generous words of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton yesterday, I suspect they would love nothing better than to keep the Red Bull team carting that bubbly around the world unopened for as long as possible.
1030: With Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel streets and streets ahead of everyone else, it may be all but over in the drivers' standings, but, as McLaren's Jenson Button points out , there is still time to get in a few pot-shots at the champion elect, starting with today's two practice sessions through the streets of Marina Bay in Singapore.
Formula 1's ruling body has confirmed a single DRS zone for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
The FIA announced on Wednesday that the DRS detection zone will be placed at Turn 4, with the activation zone right after Turn 5 and ahead of the longest straight of the Marina Bay circuit, as revealed by AUTOSPORT last week.
It is hoped the DRS zone will help boost overtaking on a track where it was been very hard in the past.
This way Formula 1 reverts to a single DRS zone after having used two at the Italian Grand Prix last week.Watch Singapore Grand Prix Online Free Live Stream Formula1 - Singapore -23 September-2011,Watch Singapore Grand Prix Live Stream Online Singapore Grand Prix 2011 Video Free The match will take plcae at the in on Thursday 23/9/11 Preview Pictures and Wallpapers its mean all things are available in my blog please see and check here for latest things for you thanks.Watch Free Singapore Grand Prix Stream Free Online Video Of Singapore Grand Prix Thursday,23 September-2011 Kickoff and Time Table scheduled for 10:00 CET.Singapore Grand Prix ,Watch Video Online Live Stream,Watch Singapore Grand Prix Live Streaming Video ,Singapore Grand Prix Stream,Singapore Grand Prix Live free,Singapore Grand Prix Streaming,Singapore Grand Prix Live, Watch Singapore Grand Prix online,Live coverage of Singapore Grand Prix on September 23, 2011,Singapore Grand Prix online, Singapore Grand Prix Results,Singapore Grand Prix Fixtures, Formula1 - Singapore 2011,Schedule Singapore Grand Prix ,online Singapore Grand Prix Preview
Singapore Grand Prix Formula1 - Singapore Preview
Thursday, 23 September 2011
Formula1 - Singapore
Singapore Grand Prix , 09:00 BST
Venue: Singapore
 |
MATCH PREVIEW
Formula 1's ruling body has confirmed a single DRS zone for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
The FIA announced on Wednesday that the DRS detection zone will be placed at Turn 4, with the activation zone right after Turn 5 and ahead of the longest straight of the Marina Bay circuit, as revealed by AUTOSPORT last week.
It is hoped the DRS zone will help boost overtaking on a track where it was been very hard in the past.
This way Formula 1 reverts to a single DRS zone after having used two at the Italian Grand Prix last week.
Renault technical director James Allison: "When the team did the circuit walk yesterday, it was apparent that some of these kerbs were loose and they reported it to the FIA then. If we lose half an hour at the front end of the day, it's a nuisance, but more importantly, it depends on what the knock-on effect the delay has to the rest of the day's schedule."
1114: That relevant FIA regulation, mentioned by Jake Humphrey below, reads in full: "The interval between the first and second free practice sessions, in addition to the interval between the third free practice session and the qualifying practice session, may never be less than two hours." Not much wiggle room there, perhaps a shortened session might keep us on schedule?
Force India driver Paul di Resta: "At the exit of Turn 13 and Turn 14, there are kerbs that get put in artificially for event and I think the Porsches in the support race were using it quite hard and the kerbs have obviously come up. Really, we're unclear when we're going to run but there's not much you can do. It's the same for everybody. For me, it's losing precious track time on my first time here."
Jake Humphrey on Twitter: "31.5 of the sporting regs means there cannot be less than two hours between the sessions."
1104: FIA safety delegate Charlie Whiting is on the tarmac and inspecting the kerbs and a short time later a team jump out of the back of a truck and start to take up some of the red and white panels. I'm leaning towards an hour's delay at this rate.
1101: The damage is to turns 10, 14 and 15, with some oil from a support race and a loose drain cover causing the difficulties according to BBC Sport's pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz. And there is some speculation swirling around that it may be actually an extra hour before we get underway.
1055: Scrap that. Breaking news from Singapore is that track repairs have put first practice back 30 minutes. 1130 BST. At ease.
Text in your views on 81111 (UK)
1051: First practice is less than nine minutes away, with the second session getting going at 1430 BST. So with the drivers' internal clocks all inverted, and conditions switching from bright Italian sunshine to inky Far Eastern darkness - what else could we do with turning upside down for one race a year? Maybe the qualifying positions? Get in touch via text on 81111 if you are in the UK or via Twitter on hashtag #BBCF1 wherever you are.
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson in Singapore: "The drivers say the combination of heat, humidity, artificial lighting, bumpy track and the season's longest race make the Singapore Grand Prix probably the toughest event of the year. When it comes to fitness, there is always some good-natured banter between the drivers - who all like to think they are in better shape than their rivals - and here Jenson Button took the opportunity to bait Webber about an article in F1 Racing magazine describing his ride up a famous Tour de France mountain stage with four-time world champion Alain Prost. 'After the race,' Button said, 'it's the most tired the drivers will probably look all year - apart from Mark, riding up Alpe d'Huez with some 55-year-old guy who beat him.'"."
1043: If Spa is almost sepia-tinged with history and Monaco fairly reeks of glamour, then glossy, floodlit Singapore has the feels like racing into the middle of the 21st century. Since its introduction into the calendar in 2008 it has been posing a tough test for the drivers as Mark Webber has been explaining in his BBC Sport column.
1039: Apparently morning kippers at three or four in the afternoon, help keep your cortisone and melatonin in check and jet lag at bay, ensuring maximum alertness and performance. Sounds good. I'm going to stay on European time as well, what with being in Europe and all.
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson in Singapore: "Good morning from Singapore - and if you think I've got my time zones wrong, think again. Practice may not start here until 6pm local time, but almost without exception the entire F1 community stays on European time - which is six or seven hours behind the south-east Asian city state. So it's not yet lunchtime in our strange parallel world here. As Ferrari's Fernando Alonso says: '"You go to sleep very late, you wake up at lunchtime, you race at night. It gives you a different view of the race - more adrenalin." It sounds as if it might be unsettling, but in fact it's just one of many unique aspects that makes this one of the best weekends on the calendar. "It's a wonderful race," says Alonso, who has won two of the three grands prix here. "And nearly everyone agrees."
1034: Third place in Sunday's race could be enough for Vettel clinch his second world title, but despite the generous words of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton yesterday, I suspect they would love nothing better than to keep the Red Bull team carting that bubbly around the world unopened for as long as possible.
1030: With Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel streets and streets ahead of everyone else, it may be all but over in the drivers' standings, but, as McLaren's Jenson Button points out , there is still time to get in a few pot-shots at the champion elect, starting with today's two practice sessions through the streets of Marina Bay in Singapore.
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