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[PayasYouRace]

Requiem84, on 01 Nov 2020 - 10:44, said:

Then built better tracks or better curbs.

That’s literally what they did.

[jonpollak]

PayasYouRace, on 01 Nov 2020 - 11:23, said:

 literally

God, I detest that word.

 

Jp

[jonpollak]

Speaking of garbage.

Here's more local scenery .

 

 

Jp

Edited by jonpollak, 01 November 2020 - 11:48.

[PayasYouRace]

https://forums.autos...0-gmt-1310-cet/

 

Race Thread

[Sam1]

Whats with 1PM EU 12UK time anyone know as last year most were 2pm starts ?

[Risil]

Presumably the time of year. Anyway, race thread is underway!

[thefinalapex]

Probably because of it getting to dark at the end with a normal start time.

[wj_gibson]

The state of Valterri Bottas' moustache.

[Sam1]

anyone know why its a early start ?

[wj_gibson]

Sam1, on 01 Nov 2020 - 12:00, said:

anyone know why its a early start ?

Because it's autumn in Europe and therefore gets dark earlier. This is the latest in the year that there has ever been an F1 race in mainland Europe.

[Sam1]

wj_gibson, on 01 Nov 2020 - 12:02, said:

Because it's autumn in Europe and therefore gets dark earlier. This is the latest in the year that there has ever been an F1 race in mainland Europe.

Yes I had forgoten that its so late in the season I guess we are normally warmer places 

[ANF]

Sam1, on 01 Nov 2020 - 12:00, said:

anyone know why its a early start ?

Sunset was at 17:02. The maximum race time (including suspensions) is four hours, and after the fatal accident at Suzuka in 2014 it was decided that the race must start four hours before sunset. At Suzuka the race continued until it looked like this:

[Ellios]

Nice one Lando 

 

https://streamable.com/n8gv1q

[SophieB]

wj_gibson, on 01 Nov 2020 - 11:58, said:

The state of Valterri Bottas' moustache.

I presume it’s a Movember thing.

[PayasYouRace]

I guess this is more suitable for the buildup thread, rather than the race thread.

 

Good way to appreciate the changes to the circuit over the years.

 

[MortenF1]

Ellios, on 01 Nov 2020 - 16:25, said:

Nice one Lando

https://streamable.com/n8gv1q

What’s he doing?

[ArchieTech]

MortenF1, on 01 Nov 2020 - 19:36, said:

What’s he doing?

Lando noticed Carlos's car wasn't fully shut down - see the McLaren logo followed by gear readout of "N" on the screen in the middle of the wheel - so he switched it off. Someone on Reddit mentioned Carlos might have knocked a switch with his foot as he got out of the car.

Edited by ArchieTech, 01 November 2020 - 20:04.

[OO7]

Although the race weekend is over and done with, I saw this nice video of Schumacher ragging his Benetton B194 around Imola, during qualifying on that tragic weekend in 1994.

[inox]

As nice as it was to see Imola again, I was hoping to see a bit more overtaking on the elongated main straight. Although I'm not a big fan of Villeneuve chicane (due to what it replaced) it still seemed to provide some action. So I guess I just have to give it a chance.

Imola has done so many changes over the years, so I guess we should not demand major changes, especially as there is no guarantee of another F1 race. Maybe they could move DRS activation zone a bit earlier. It should be doable although somewhat dangerous pit entry may be limiting factor. This should help overtaking a bit, although entry to Tamburello chicane will remain problematic.

One option is to make just a minor modification to 2nd Rivazza turn. Perhaps it could be widened by few meters from the inside and reprofiled to have more than one racing line. As it is now, it reminds a bit of Sochi's last turn which is quite good at blocking overtaking on the following long straight.

[ANF]

OO7, on 03 Nov 2020 - 13:06, said:

Although the race weekend is over and done with, I saw this nice video of Schumacher ragging his Benetton B194 around Imola, during qualifying on that tragic weekend in 1994.

Shows really well how nasty the bumps were where Senna went off.