2012 Formula One Italian Grand Prix

[Bram Hengeveld]

I voted for Jerome D'Ambrosio as I love surprises.

 

[Bradley Vanian]

So now on the poll, there are 2 D'Ambrosio's and no section for "Someone else"

 

[Tom]

So now on the poll, there are 2 D'Ambrosio's and no section for "Someone else"

See, that's what happens when you edit the poll after I did.

 

[Bradley Vanian]

See, that's what happens when you edit the poll after I did.

I'm guessing you are talking to Bram as I didn't edit it at all I swear

 

[Hampus Andersson]

I´m going with Hamilton in every race now. He needs to get back into the hunt!

Got damn finger has closed up on Alonso quite considerably now lol.

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

I voted for Jerome D'Ambrosio as I love surprises.

I'll join you...

 

[Tom]

I'm guessing you are talking to Bram as I didn't edit it at all I swear

It's not my fault anyway! It's never my fault! It went wrong because of the stars being in a certain constella...uh...wait, I'm imitating my boss, sorry.

 

[Tony Holder]

The Lotus will be fast, but McLaren will win.

 

[Kartik Sri Harsha]

Can Maldonado Score a Point this time??

 

[Markus Neumann]

I don't think he will make it past the first corner unless he skips it (which is not unlikely ).

 

[Tom]

I don't think he will make it past the first corner unless he skips it (which is not unlikely ).

That corner, man...it simply slipped off his fingertips!

 

[Kartik Sri Harsha]

I want to see the Replay of Alonso V Vettel Battle like 2011

 

[ENDR]

Uhm...

 

[Kartik Sri Harsha]

Lotus is not going to use "The DEVICE " until Suzuka
http://en.espnf1.com/lotusf1/motorsport/story/87808.html

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Lotus is not going to use "The DEVICE " until Suzuka
http://en.espnf1.com/lotusf1/motorsport/story/87808.html

I wonder if the device actually is of very little use at Monza where the DF levels already are extremely low.

If anything this sort of device would fit high downforce tracks where you can actually gain by removing lots of drag on straights.

"So it is not even on the table. In Singapore you won't see it either, because it's too high a downforce circuit with insufficient straights for it to be worthwhile.

Seems like what caused them not to use it at Singapore is because of the lack of long straights.
And not necessarily high/low downforce tracks.

 

[Markus Neumann]

Autosport reports the exact opposite:

The fact that Monza is such a low drag circuit from a car setup point of view means that there is limited benefit to using it there.

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has ruled out the team racing the double DRS in Italy, but it is likely that the device will make a return at the Singapore Grand Prix.

"I am very confident we will not use it, because Monza is Monza," he said. "It is a different aero configuration."

That being said, I trust James Allison more than Eric Boullier on this matter

 

[Hampus Andersson]

BOOM HEADSHOT!

I love it when i´m on the trail of finding gold.

 

[Jordi Casademunt]

But it might work in Monza if you go with higher downforce levels by default, then tune it to reduce the drag in the straights. Which is what Allison means, I guess.

Kind of like, in high downforce tracks, it will make you faster in straights and help overtaking, in low downforce tracks it will allow you to be faster in corners while being as fast (probably better average speed) in the straights.

 

[ufunacaoenn]

I am hoping that Hulkenberg can bring some of his Spa magic to Monza.
Same goes for Sauber, I want to see what their car can do.

 

[Dmitry Zaharov]

Uhm...

I actually like to see more of this