United States Grand Prix - Discussion
They're going almost 350km/h down that straight!!! That is unbelievably fast. Hands up if you've been 350km/h in a car...
Ralf Schumacher into his favourite wall. What are the odds. History repeats itself as he misses the US GP again.
The Red Bulls have new engines. 35bhp more they reckon. Couldn't have picked a better circuit for some more horses. But will it last an entire race? New engine, more power, you never know. For DC's sake lets hope it does. He's had a really good season so far, far greater than my expectations anyway.
McLaren look to have this one by the balls. If the Renaults can qualify somwhere up the front then they might just get into the first turn infront and hold them off for a while. Ferrari looks nothing special. BAR might have some pace here, but like Williams, they're lacking a bit of speed down the straight. Williams will be hoping for a lot of retirements or a couple of safety cars just at the right time.
Will weather play a part? Looks fine and mostly sunny.
Pity it's on at 4am. As tempted as I am to go to bed early and get up for the race, I might have to tape this one.
Possible Tyre problem for Michelin
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In talks with the FIA at Indianapolis
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Problems for Michelin at Indianapolis
Tyre manufacturer Michelin, which supplies all but three Formula One teams, was desperately seeking answers Saturday after it was unable to determine the cause of tyre failures in Friday practice for the US Grand Prix.
"Following the incidents of yesterday, Michelin has controlled all the tyres that ran during the session of yesterday morning and afternoon," a statement from Michelin said.
"Despite all the checks that we've done, both here and in our test facilities in Clermont-Ferrand, we have not been able to understand or reproduce the problem of yesterday."
Michelin were concerned enough about the situation they were trying to have new tyres sent to Indianapolis from their headquarters in France.
"We've been working with our people in Clermont- Ferrand in order to identify a product that we know is capable of running at Indianapolis, and we are in a process of discussing this possibility with the FIA and are actively pursuing the dispatch of these tyres to Indianapolis," the Michelin statement said.
Left rear tyre failures led to crashes for two Toyota drivers, Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta, on Friday. Schumacher, who hit a barrier at speed, wasn't medically cleared to race and was to be replaced for the remainder of the weekend by the team's third driver, Zonta, whose tyre failure in practice had less dire consequences.
Michelin had also advised teams on car set-ups to maximize their tyres' safety, which they said should not hinder performance.
As changes were made by the teams, only two Michelin-shod cars posted times in Saturday morning's third free practice but in the fourth and final session, all were running on the full circuit.
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Source AFP