According to the BBC text commentary Schumacher's Mercedes caught fire, probably for the best.
Maybe the back end has melted and created a great diffuser.
United States Grand Prix Free Practice 1 and 2 thread
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:26
Maybe the back end has melted and created a great diffuser.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:26
According to the BBC text commentary Schumacher's Mercedes caught fire, probably for the best.
The merc putting in a hot lap? There's a first for everything
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:26
The track looks very nice. Reasonable attendance also I think for a Friday first session.
Yes, I also have problems with F1 live timing.
Yes, I also have problems with F1 live timing.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:26
At least this tracks looks a little different to all the other new ones we have had recently.
On some shots it does but a lot of it the coloured runoffs, tarmac and astroturf just fill the shot and you could be at any Tilkedrome :/ I love the high speed corners and the elev change though.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:32
Probably Schumacher's mistake, and we will read about it on RC later on.According to the BBC text commentary Schumacher's Mercedes caught fire, probably for the best.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:34
Overheated from friction with the air. Michael is so fast!
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:35
The corners need names. I nominate "Damon Hill" for turn 1.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:37
That McLaren is quick so far.
Guess I spoke too early.
Guess I spoke too early.
Edited by encircled, 16 November 2012 - 15:39.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:39
That McLaren is quick so far.
where is Button?
absolutely no surprise that Ham will get to grips with the circuit fastest...everyone will close on him from now though
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:39
The corners need names. I nominate "Damon Hill" for turn 1.
When Phil Hill could be used?
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:40
The corners need names. I nominate "Damon Hill" for turn 1.
Surely Phil Hill gets first pick?
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:40
no live timing, what a shame. 
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:42
I nominate Turn 3,4,5,6 the Beyonce curves. Race is in Austin and she is from Texas and damn she's got the curves too 
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:43
For those that have Sky Sports, the live timing on the "Race Control" part of the website IS working.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:45
And Jay Z gets to lay rubber on it every nightI nominate Turn 3,4,5,6 the Beyonce curves. Race is in Austin and she is from Texas and damn she's got the curves too
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:46
so far Lewis and Alonso....
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:46
When Phil Hill could be used?
Forgot about Phil. Yes, much better.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:47
live timing is back!
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:47
And Jay Z gets to lay rubber on it every night
But she still looks so green
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:48
live timing working finally....
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:48
live timing is back!
Hurrah!
The sky one is way behind, and horrible looking (looks like they just have a camera pointed at a screen!)
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:51
How funny is it that the Speed TV live stream IN U.S coming from Austin IN U.S, is BEHIND the Sky F1 feed in the U.K. !!!!!!
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:53
I agree. Thank youbut better than zero + the live text commentary is v.good. got a question about the track? just text them...
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:56
Those Esses (and the huuuuge straight, for that matter) remind me a bit of Riverside.
Turn 1's much too slow to be particularly exciting.
Turn 1's much too slow to be particularly exciting.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:56
Live timing isn't working 
just black blank screen
edit: now it's working , only popup version didn't
just black blank screenedit: now it's working , only popup version didn't
Edited by Rentta, 16 November 2012 - 15:58.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:58
Try refreshing your browser as it is fine for me nowLive timing isn't working
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 15:59
It started to work when I switched from Firefox to Opera
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:00
Webber has glued a small flag of Texas on his helmet. Why not a face of Obama? :-)
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:00
Loving JB's feedback on the team radio! Brilliantly detailed.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:06
Webber has glued a small flag of Texas on his helmet. Why not a face of Obama? :-)
Because he sucks.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:07
Because they're in Texas?
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:07
Vettel is sandbagging sector 3.the RB zone......
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:09
That's to give them time to bleep out what those naughty foreigners are saying.How funny is it that the Speed TV live stream IN U.S coming from Austin IN U.S, is BEHIND the Sky F1 feed in the U.K. !!!!!!
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:12
Ferrari looks completely dominant on the high-downforce S1.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:13
Hamilton is mighty in the middle and last sector, which is where everyone else is losing so much time to him.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:14
Ferrari looks completely dominant on the high-downforce S1.
The temps are completely in Ferrari's favour this weekend... remember the cold European races where they were awesome!?!
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:15
Ferrari looks completely dominant on the high-downforce S1.
Waaaaaay too early to draw any conclusions. Even FP3 won't be conculsive, track temp will be higher for qualy and the race when it really counts not to mention its going to rubber in massively.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:16
New track is getting tire compounds embedded in. Too early to draw any conclusions. Times should get faster and faster as the weekend progresses
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:19
Circuits looking good, I especially like watching the cars going through the fast succession of corners after turn one. Can't wait to see some racing on Sunday 
Also, is the Sky onboard feed ahead of the main one? I was watching the Hamilton onboard with a clear track while the small screen showed him stuck behind several cars
Also, is the Sky onboard feed ahead of the main one? I was watching the Hamilton onboard with a clear track while the small screen showed him stuck behind several cars
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:21
Vettel needs to improve upon his S1 time. He is down 0.4-0.5s on that sector alone to Hamilton and Alonso.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:23
One day there's going to be a Will Power/Nelson Philippe style crash at one of these blind crests.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:25
Waaaaaay too early to draw any conclusions. Even FP3 won't be conculsive, track temp will be higher for qualy and the race when it really counts not to mention its going to rubber in massively.
So you're saying it's too early to draw conclusions on who Vettel is fighting against in this weekend?
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:29
as expected...RB zone sector 3.....
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:30
Vettel......game over!!!
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:31
Vettel is sandbagging.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 16:32
Vettel......game over!!!
yep...but I wonder if its possible that Vettel used a 2nd set of hards while LH did not.
LH is losing 1 sec to Vettel in the 3rd sector alone.
