John Shiels

Should be fast! 156 mph average lap speed

Everett Ogilvie

Fastest top speed in practice was 214!

John Shiels

Fastest lap ever was 231 Montoya


Sad anniversary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHb8x...eature=related

drivinhard

pretty sure this lap record still stands from the '04 tire war and V10 era.

also I think it's the fastest average lap speed for any F1 qualy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l_uhy8NEWc

dfinke23

Hobbs said this was still the lap record.

Zoxxo

That's the fastest top speed. Nobody is lapping Monza at an average of 231

Montoya's lap was a 1m19.525s for an average lap of 162.949mph.

For comparison, Vettel's time this morning was 1m22.839s.

The official lap record is held by Barrichello.

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drivinhard

on a road course

Zoxxo

More impressive to me is that Barrichello won the 2004 race with an average speed over the entire race of 151.98 mph. That includes two pit stops and starting the race on a damp track.

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John Shiels

:o

Yea that is obvious I mixed it up but should have known when I typed it :o:o

carbster09

I will be at the Singapore GP on the 26th ...

varkwso

Qualifying was pretty cool this morning. Race will be interesting. It is do or die for Ferrari tomorrow.

Zoxxo

Very cool. Have you been to F1 before?

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dfinke23

Excellent qualifying this morning! I thought JB was going to get it, but fell just short. He is getting more aggressive, more confident in the car every race.
Looking forward to the race tomorrow.

flynhi

I wll be at the Austin F1 GP in December 2012......

varkwso

Watching GP2 waiting for the big one...

dfinke23

Button's pit crew fed him a **** sandwich on that one. His stop took 25% longer than the Ferrari's, and it cost him the win.
Also, HRT shouldn't even be on the track. They are making zero progress, hardly ever finish the race, and always hold everyone up.

flynhi

What does the F duct do that McLaren used on Button's race car but not on Hamilton's?

dfinke23

It stalls the rear wing, eliminating some of the drag on the straights. It allows you to run a more aggressive rear wing for more downforce in the corners, because you can somewhat eliminate the negative effects (drag) on the straights.

John Shiels

great race! Title wide open

dfinke23

....you know it's good when the race is won by the pit crew.
It was great to see how the two lead cars were so different, but right on top of each other. That is why F1 is the best racing out there; they let their engineers be engineers. It is a beautiful thing.