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The future turns 5 and 6 of Baku:
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They are laying asphalt down over the cobblestones, and have rendered what it should look like with the protection too. And the F1 cars of 2009 apparently...
At the narrowest point, it will be 7.6 metres - 4 cars wide.
At the narrowest point, it will be 7.6 metres - 4 cars wide.
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I saw it mentioned that the asphalt is to protect the cobblestones. I would hazard a guess that the asphalt will be laid onto sheets that will then be placed over the road and welded together.
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I thought new tracks weren't allowed to be less than 12 metres wide?
Or does that not count for street circuits?
Or does that not count for street circuits?
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They need special Dispensation to do that.
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Doesn't Singapore have a section thats quite a bit narrower than 12 meters?
Aside from that, 12m minimum seems rediculous. The track is supposed to be for racing cars, not delivery trucks.
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Only for the main straight. It's to give the cars room to move around at the start in case someone bogs down and evasive action is needed. Especially if there's a grassy verge - two wheels on the grass with all that traction isn't just flirting with disaster, it's taking disaster out for dinner and a movie.
Fixed that for you.
Is a wide chicane really such a bad thing? From the looks of things, it'll be pretty fast.
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They are laying asphalt down over the cobblestones, and have rendered what it should look like with the protection too. And the F1 cars of 2009 apparently...
At the narrowest point, it will be 7.6 metres - 4 cars wide.
Sweet jesus, so we're going to have brand new Asphalt on a couple of corners that I'd struggle to get my daughters buggy around without crashing. Remember the first few session at COTA and how everyone was sliding, have fun with that in a section that tight!
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They are laying asphalt down over the cobblestones, and have rendered what it should look like with the protection too. And the F1 cars of 2009 apparently...
They've distorted the width of those cars to create a bunch of marketing lies. Prepare for a lack of overtaking.
And yet, I welcome something that's actually different. Make some of the best drivers and most advanced cars in the world deal with real-world conditions!
I don't think a continuous 12-meter width is possible for street circuits. By US standards, that's about 3.5 lanes of interstate highway (four lanes of standard at-grade roadway).
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Exactly, half will be nigh-on-impossible to get through, while the space is in the 90 degree bends. Its best to just wait and see.
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An update on the situation with COTA.
http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/us-grand-prix-f1-race-has-new-hope-lower-tax-bill
http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/us-grand-prix-f1-race-has-new-hope-lower-tax-bill
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To be fair, the GP2 grid is looking pretty spectacular this year. There's (so far) only two drivers - Philo Paz Armand and Daniël de Jong - who shouldn't be there.
But I fully expect Artem Markelov to not only have a go down the inside through that section, but pull a move off.
But I fully expect Artem Markelov to not only have a go down the inside through that section, but pull a move off.
