GP2 Nurburgring 2011

skells22 · 17 Jul 2011, 20:17 (Ref:2927795)

now next weekend it is time for these cars to hit the Nurburgring and that means of course hunt the TV showings again!
I know the 1st race is motorbike permitting but I do not know where is the hell is race 2 for next weekend?

**bella** · 17 Jul 2011, 22:28 (Ref:2927858)

on the actual news front, italiaracing reports that kevin ceccon won't be taking part in the nurburgring or hungaroring rounds to focus on autogp. a wise move, considering he's currently second behind filippi in the championship.

p-matt · 17 Jul 2011, 22:29 (Ref:2927859)

9pm Sunday night.

The way that Eurosport are treating GP2 now it's making me concerned that they wouldn't be too bothered if they don't have the rights to it next year...

Mekola · 18 Jul 2011, 03:37 (Ref:2927916)

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Originally Posted by bella

on the actual news front, italiaracing reports that kevin ceccon won't be taking part in the nurburgring or hungaroring rounds to focus on autogp. a wise move, considering he's currently second behind filippi in the championship.

But Rigon isn't fit enough to return to his Coloni drive. Who will take that place?

skells22 · 18 Jul 2011, 05:32 (Ref:2927934)

so it looks like i turning on the pc to wztch this live again

p-matt · 18 Jul 2011, 18:59 (Ref:2928216)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bella

on the actual news front, italiaracing reports that kevin ceccon won't be taking part in the nurburgring or hungaroring rounds to focus on autogp. a wise move, considering he's currently second behind filippi in the championship.

Speaking of which, GP2 Hungaroring clashes with Auto GP Oschersleben next week. I wonder which Filippi will do?

skells22 · 18 Jul 2011, 21:56 (Ref:2928297)

that is a very good point made about next weekend . i will keep tabs on that and when someone starts next weekend thread and i get news i post it up

Mekola · 20 Jul 2011, 12:13 (Ref:2928954)

Italiaracing announced that Adam Carroll will replace Luca Filippi at SuperNova.
Alas, Filippi could take Rigon/Ceccon place at Coloni for these rounds.

**bella** · 20 Jul 2011, 17:15 (Ref:2929070)

something about filippi replacing ceccon: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93195

Quote:

Kevin decided to focus on his main program for the 2011 season, which makes a lot of sense as he is also fighting for the title there.

"So, for me thinking about Luca to step-in was a pretty natural choice.

yeah, he's fighting for the title... with filippi. samuele buttarelli is 18 points behind ceccon, who is in turn, 18 points behind filippi.

back on topic, it'll be interesting to see how quick adam carroll is. he didn't seem rusty in fr3.5 or autogp...

ECW Dan Selby · 21 Jul 2011, 08:09 (Ref:2929297)

In the few A1 GP's I caught, I always enjoyed Carroll. Real racer!!

Good luck to him.

Selby

**chunterer** · 21 Jul 2011, 08:34 (Ref:2929303)

These new cars seem a bit tricky to get hold of thought don't they, even for experienced drivers?

Look at Filippi and Parente, their form's been a bit up and down, perhaps because they can't get their heads aroubnd the set up.

Some would argue that's how they normally are though!

I'm not sure Adam, great as he is, will be on the pace staright away, might take him until the next round which is Hungary where he did 3.5 a few weeks back?

**bella** · 21 Jul 2011, 09:33 (Ref:2929320)

i dunno chunty, if your suggestion about the field being weaker than previous years is true then he should be handing them all their ar... bottoms on a platter with silver service by the sunday race

jondownunder · 21 Jul 2011, 10:05 (Ref:2929342)

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Originally Posted by p-matt

Speaking of which, GP2 Hungaroring clashes with Auto GP Oschersleben next week. I wonder which Filippi will do?

Auto GP now confirm Filippi and Ceccon will both do the Auto GP round, so Coloni will need another driver for the Hungaroring.

**chunterer** · 21 Jul 2011, 10:18 (Ref:2929350)

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Originally Posted by jondownunder

Auto GP now confirm Filippi and Ceccon will both do the Auto GP round, so Coloni will need another driver for the Hungaroring.

There's a decent Kiwi knocking about after his 3.5 season was curtailed early?

**chunterer** · 21 Jul 2011, 10:20 (Ref:2929351)

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Originally Posted by bella

i dunno chunty, if your suggestion about the field being weaker than previous years is true then he should be handing them all their ar... bottoms on a platter with silver service by the sunday race

Ought to be the case I agree, but these new cars aren't as easy to just get in and drive without testing as the old chassis was?

cds_uk · 21 Jul 2011, 18:31 (Ref:2929514)

I think Adam will be right up there, Super Nova have a handle on the car, Filippi has been right up the sharp end at every round, he should really have had a bundle more points, its only because he has been taken out by other peoples accidents, wiped out his own front wing etc that he is a bit down the table isn't it.

**chunterer** · 21 Jul 2011, 20:03 (Ref:2929557)

We talking about the same Filippi? Perhaps i've not been following the series as religiously as usual but from what i''ve gathered he's qualified ok in a couple of rounds but has done naff all otherwise in the races.

cds_uk · 21 Jul 2011, 21:01 (Ref:2929578)

Q 3rd Istanbul, Q 9th Catalunya, Q 11th Monaco, finished 3rd, Q 4th Valencia, Q 17th Silverstone when he got trumped by the weather, pretty sure he was top six in the practice sessions though, my point is if filippi can do that then i have high hopes for Adam, points must a possibility.

skells22 · 22 Jul 2011, 11:19 (Ref:2929756)

staying on subject of fast times Grosjean is fastest in FP and the FIA are checking something about Filppi & a slow moving Van der Garde (which caused Filppi to miss the chicane)

**bella** · 22 Jul 2011, 11:25 (Ref:2929758)

times etc here: http://tentenths.com/news/showentry.php?e=2455

grosjean is scarily quick...

**bella** · 22 Jul 2011, 15:30 (Ref:2929816)

qualifying was much closer - pic is on pole, with filippi in second.

lots of complaining about traffic too, but i don't see why that's more of a problem at the nurburgring than anywhere else?

http://tentenths.com/news/showentry.php?e=2458

**chunterer** · 22 Jul 2011, 15:34 (Ref:2929818)

Hats off to Pic, and Luca and Leimer I have to say! How come Filippi can go that well in the Coloni, and not the Sears car?

Razia's also done well, whereas Carroll as I feared is clearly not yet up to speed.

Race could be very interesting for that though.

Valsecchi's having a shocker of a time at the moment.

**bella** · 22 Jul 2011, 15:42 (Ref:2929824)

carroll was only 8 tenths off! unfortunately for him in this session that's the best part of the grid...

fair point about valsecchi, the team reckoned they hadn't got it sorted at silverstone, and razia seems to have a bit more pace than valsecchi which is unusual.

**chunterer** · 22 Jul 2011, 15:46 (Ref:2929826)

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Originally Posted by bella

carroll was only 8 tenths off! unfortunately for him in this session that's the best part of the grid...

fair point about valsecchi, the team reckoned they hadn't got it sorted at silverstone, and razia seems to have a bit more pace than valsecchi which is unusual.

I know, I know, but 8/10 is light years over a lap in this category!!

He'll go significantly better in the race i'm sure as long as he doesn't get totalled at the first corner (there's a lot of amateurs this season down the back)

Razia quicker..... make that very unusual!!

cds_uk · 22 Jul 2011, 18:37 (Ref:2929889)

Come on chunt, why are you so down on Filippi, six races, Q in the top 4 in three of them, he is no world beater but he is not exactly shabby at this level.

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