This track has a really long straight, should see a lot of overtaking(DRS zone starts somewhere between turns 13 and 14).. can't wait for qualifying and race.
The FIA has announced the DRS zone for the Chinese Grand Prix, allocating a section of the back straight between turns 13 and 14.
The straight is the second longest in Formula One, and in order to prevent overtaking becoming too easy, drivers will not be allowed to activate the DRS until a point that is 0.56 miles from turn 14, while the full length of the straight is actually 0.73 miles. The detection point to measure the gap between drivers is located in turn 12.
I know practice is effectively worthless compared to the race, but the pace of the Red Bulls looks unbeatable so far
yep, 2 red bulls stampeding all year. 2.1 seconds (in practice) is close to the margin williams dominated by in the 90's. i bet vettel takes pole by 2.5 seconds over 3rd place.
Those final 2 minutes were hectic.. and Massa was damn aggressive with that overtaking maneuver.. and it paid off well for him. Extremely unlucky Q3 session for Renault, they were a bit too conservative in an effort to conserve those tires. Overall.. a pretty exciting session.
good race. now the FIA gives me a break to study for finals so I don't have to think about F1. nice schedule, lol
That turned out well for you