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Vettel Used DRS Before Third Apex Of Turn 8!
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May 8, 2011 - Close examination of Sebastian Vettel’s DRS (Drag Reduction System, or cockpit-adjustable rear wing flap) use during his superb Istanbul pole lap reveals his astonishing feel for grip at the daunting Turn 8 corner – in the dry, at any rate. Although not shown on the live TV feed, Vettel’s onboard pictures clearly indicate that he flatted his rear wing flap before the corner’s third apex.
The choppy TV feed from Istanbul this week does not show all of Vettel’s major competitors in exactly the same position – fans have been clamouring for full DRS data since the start of the season – but Nico Rosberg, by comparison, flattened his rear flap just as his Mercedes was pointing straight at the exit of Turn 8 on his P3 lap late in Q3. With Michael Schumacher “mystified” by how he could be a full second slower than Nico in Q3, one wonders how Michael’s DRS useage compared in this corner, particularly – and, of course, on others round the lap. I have no evidence of flap usage in Turn 8 from the two McLaren drivers or Mark Webber, but Vettel’s achievement was astonishing, no matter how you cut it. He crashed heavily at Turn 8 in the wet on Friday, missed all of FP2 and was then instantly quick in FP3 in the rebuilt RBR7. And then he was confident enough with his car and for his feeling for the surface of the road to take Turn 8′s third apex “flat” – in both senses of the word.
It goes without saying that the technology exists for detailed analysis of all the laps at every F1 race – exactly where the DRS was activated by every driver on every lap – so it is a great shame that this information is not being made available to the public in real time. Knowing what Vettel was setting himself up to achieve would have added tenfold to our enjoyment of his lap. Even showing it on the live feed would have been nice, come to that!
Simplemente, que le den ya la corona.
COn un coche con el que es capaz de ir con el DRS abierto en el tercer vertice de la curva 8.... apaga y vamonos.
No van sobrados: Se la suda mejorar el coche y ya están con el coche del año que viene...
VARIAS VECES...
Vettel Used DRS Before Third Apex Of Turn 8!
3Share
May 8, 2011 - Close examination of Sebastian Vettel’s DRS (Drag Reduction System, or cockpit-adjustable rear wing flap) use during his superb Istanbul pole lap reveals his astonishing feel for grip at the daunting Turn 8 corner – in the dry, at any rate. Although not shown on the live TV feed, Vettel’s onboard pictures clearly indicate that he flatted his rear wing flap before the corner’s third apex.
The choppy TV feed from Istanbul this week does not show all of Vettel’s major competitors in exactly the same position – fans have been clamouring for full DRS data since the start of the season – but Nico Rosberg, by comparison, flattened his rear flap just as his Mercedes was pointing straight at the exit of Turn 8 on his P3 lap late in Q3. With Michael Schumacher “mystified” by how he could be a full second slower than Nico in Q3, one wonders how Michael’s DRS useage compared in this corner, particularly – and, of course, on others round the lap. I have no evidence of flap usage in Turn 8 from the two McLaren drivers or Mark Webber, but Vettel’s achievement was astonishing, no matter how you cut it. He crashed heavily at Turn 8 in the wet on Friday, missed all of FP2 and was then instantly quick in FP3 in the rebuilt RBR7. And then he was confident enough with his car and for his feeling for the surface of the road to take Turn 8′s third apex “flat” – in both senses of the word.
It goes without saying that the technology exists for detailed analysis of all the laps at every F1 race – exactly where the DRS was activated by every driver on every lap – so it is a great shame that this information is not being made available to the public in real time. Knowing what Vettel was setting himself up to achieve would have added tenfold to our enjoyment of his lap. Even showing it on the live feed would have been nice, come to that!
Simplemente, que le den ya la corona.
COn un coche con el que es capaz de ir con el DRS abierto en el tercer vertice de la curva 8.... apaga y vamonos.
No van sobrados: Se la suda mejorar el coche y ya están con el coche del año que viene...
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El problema es que entonces querré conseguir otro, y otro y otro... La ambición es imparable, infinita.
Fernando Alonso
El problema es que entonces querré conseguir otro, y otro y otro... La ambición es imparable, infinita.
Fernando Alonso