I think the story will follow a similar script to what we have now. Almost all the teams are using cold-blown diffusers. Red Bull's one is arguably the most refined, but I don't think it would make a huge difference.
As for Vettel's overtaking ability, it is certainly questionable, but I don't think he'll fall flat on his face entirely. The Vettel we have seen so far this season is not the impatient hot-head we saw in 2009 or 2010. Even in 2010 he made a good showing at Silverstone, fighting through the field after being caught out by the safety car and rejoining the race from the rear of the grid. The only blight in his battle through the field was his final pass against Sutil. This year, he had to make a critical pass against Button and Massa on an outlap, which he did, followed by a further pass against Rosberg. He had tyre advantage, but on a circuit where it's typically very hard to pass, he did well.
All in all, I think Vettel will be just fine, even if he has a bad race and has to weave through the field.
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Brake less, drift more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1el9fD3JxQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evtYqoa0S3c
Kobayashi drift king? Love the fail drift by Alguersuari.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1el9fD3JxQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evtYqoa0S3c
Kobayashi drift king? Love the fail drift by Alguersuari.
Yes, when the brakes are applied.
Let's not get too carried away. It was Soheil Ayari who drove the pole lap, not Ordonez. He's doing well, but he's still slower than Ayari and Mailleux, which is to be expected.
As I said, technical equality, emotional partiality. The former is easy to quantify, the latter is hard... maybe impossible, but makes a difference.
Alonso at McLaren received the same treatment as Webber in Red Bull against Vettel: technical equality, emotional partiality. Hamilton was in a team that pretty much groomed him for many many years, and was British to boot. Alonso was neither of those.
I hope it doesn't. It should be either a wet race or a dry one. The circuit is accident-prone enough patchy rain. Plus, safety car periods bore me. 
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What a weird article. The only reason why US police agencies were so obsessed with the Crown Vic is only historical. Big, spacious, reliable, rides comfortably (important if you spend all day on vehicle patrol), proven police-pack modifications, good pricing, and yes - RWD!
Why is RWD good for law enforcement? There are a few reasons:
- RWDs are generally better for evasive or offensive manoeuvres than a FWD: J-turns (a sharp U-turn performed in reverse), PIT, tactical ramming (for protection escorts) in particular. The only exception are bootlegs (a U-turn using a handbrake), which are actually easier with FWD.
- RWDs sustain front-end damage better than FWD.
- High-speed chases put a LOT of load on front-tyres. You're less likely to blow out the tyres in a RWD than a FWD in such situations.
Complete disaster for me, mainly because of Perez crashing out in Q3. Better luck next time, I guess. 
I switched to Perez specifically for this race. It was looking good, and then...
Oh well, his real-life recovery is more important than points in a browser game.
He was performing brilliantly.There's still another couple of seconds of improvement yet. Come Saturday, you'll see the likes of Sauber and Williams setting the sort of lap times that the top three were setting today.
Did you intentionally spell "virgin" with a small "v"?
I very much hope he will rise to the challenge and give us a super-entertaining race! (My F1 browser game result depends on it!
) It would be quite a sight to see him overtake someone around T8. Oh man, what a disasterous qualifying session!
I have Kobayashi as my star driver, but it looks like he will be starting from pit lane tomorrow.
Neither STR (my engine) or Force India (my chassis) did very well today.
And I forgot to place bets...
Here's hoping that Kobi can weave his way through the grid to a decent finish tomorrow!
I have Kobayashi as my star driver, but it looks like he will be starting from pit lane tomorrow.
Neither STR (my engine) or Force India (my chassis) did very well today.
And I forgot to place bets...
Here's hoping that Kobi can weave his way through the grid to a decent finish tomorrow!
It's probably an independent partnership venture by TMG, with the blessing of, but not the funding from, Toyota's HQ in Japan.
The fact that the car is called Lola-Toyota is enough marketing value, I guess.
Yup, Toyota are engine suppliers. I seem to recall that I predicted such a move when they exited F1.
Beautiful livery:
Rebellion Racing's revised Lola B10/60-Toyota
Rebellion Racing's revised Lola B10/60-Toyota
Oh I see what you did there.
Other than the extremely bumpy and slippery track surface, almost no run-off in the mountain section, and sub-standard facilities? The FIA will not approve Bathurst without some major overhauls which would ruin the legendary character of the track.
Investment in chassis/engine is generally safer than investing in drivers, unless the drivers are very very consistent (eg. Heidfeld, Button). I used this strategy a couple of years ago to go from 20-something-th to first in the subleague. Investing in the fuel used by the best teams is another good strategy.
Drivers are riskier but can give big rewards if they do unusually well.
Nuts!
Now, for another contribution...
A lap around Road Atlanta in a McLaren CanAm car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3NhmB0PBY0
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