FIA GT '10 GT1 WC Round 1 • Abu Dhabi • April 16th-17th - Page 3

NightStalk3r · 16 Apr 2010, 17:28 (Ref:2673786)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRwtsjh91fQ

JayBMS · 16 Apr 2010, 17:33 (Ref:2673789)

didnt they say all vettes have a 10 place grid drop? so that would put Hexis on Pole

NightStalk3r · 16 Apr 2010, 17:34 (Ref:2673790)

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Originally Posted by JayBMS

didnt they say all vettes have a 10 place grid drop? so that would put Hexis on Pole

10 place penalty on the race result i believe.

Hazard · 16 Apr 2010, 17:38 (Ref:2673791)

Ten place grid penalty applies to the second race only, as the first race is deemed as a qualifying race for the second race.

I think that makes sense. Are you with me?

Points split for races:

Race One

1st: 3 points
2nd: 2 points
3rd: 1 point

Championship Race (Race Two):
1st: 10 points
2nd: 8 points
3rd: 6 points
4th: 5 points
5th: 4 points
6th: 3 points
7th: 2 points
8th: 1 point

NightStalk3r · 16 Apr 2010, 17:39 (Ref:2673793)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

I think that makes sense. Are you with me?

No, because even though the first race is only a Qualifying race for race 2, points are still up for grabs for the top 3 finishers.

JayBMS · 16 Apr 2010, 17:40 (Ref:2673795)

so they get a ten place grid drop on their result in Race one which is really Quali 4 but in this case Quali 2.

what happens if they weigh more than a duck?

skells22 · 16 Apr 2010, 17:59 (Ref:2673803)

is there a replacement driver for that lady driver or will the grid be down to 23 cars?

skells22 · 16 Apr 2010, 18:08 (Ref:2673809)

also the Marshals had to repair the barrier and that is another reason why you only saw one qualifying

**joeb** · 16 Apr 2010, 18:09 (Ref:2673810)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

10 place penalty on the race result i believe.

I missed that, why do they get the penalty?

Yakuncha · 16 Apr 2010, 18:12 (Ref:2673814)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeb

I missed that, why do they get the penalty?

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82939

says

Quote:

All four Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs will be given a 10-place grid penalty for the championship event because the cars are not in compliance with the sporting regulations concerning the position of the ballast required to bring them up to the new minimum weight of 1200kg.

airbusA346 · 16 Apr 2010, 18:43 (Ref:2673825)

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Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRwtsjh91fQ

Any news on Gachnang?

Tom.

Dan Friel · 16 Apr 2010, 18:50 (Ref:2673826)

Broken leg (at least). I'd also be worried about the cameraman..

Hazard · 16 Apr 2010, 18:56 (Ref:2673831)

Quote:

Originally Posted by skells22

is there a replacement driver for that lady driver or will the grid be down to 23 cars?

they may also need a replacement car

Hazard · 16 Apr 2010, 18:57 (Ref:2673832)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yakuncha

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82939

says

I lose track of the amount of penalties Corvette seem to pick up in FIA GT racing

NightStalk3r · 16 Apr 2010, 18:57 (Ref:2673833)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Friel

Broken leg (at least). I'd also be worried about the cameraman..

From what i hear the Cameraman bailed before the car hit.

Hazard · 16 Apr 2010, 18:59 (Ref:2673835)

Gachnang a broken leg. Cameraman a broken nose. Ma-Tech a broken car.

Quote:

Gachnang sustained a broken leg and was airlifted to Sheik Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi for further precautionary checks. The FIA Medical Delegate reported that Gachang was conscious and her condition was not life-threatening.

A cameraman was also injured while filming the race from Turn 8. He was hit by his camera and sustained a suspected broken nose.

Victor_RO · 16 Apr 2010, 19:00 (Ref:2673837)

I wonder if this puts her Le Mans participation in doubt. Although last year we have had a driver driving at near-full capacity after sustaining a broken leg not two weeks before the race...

EDIT: Apparently it's a simple fracture and it doesn't require surgery, so it should probably heal enough until June.

skells22 · 16 Apr 2010, 19:12 (Ref:2673843)

how many FIAGT1 races will she miss due to the fracture?

Hazard · 16 Apr 2010, 19:59 (Ref:2673858)

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Originally Posted by skells22

how many FIAGT1 races will she miss due to the fracture?

For that kind of speedy diagnosis she can use misdiagnosis.com

Guess it'll take some time before some more a proper call is made on that one.

mickey29 · 16 Apr 2010, 20:24 (Ref:2673867)

It seems that somebody is after the Buemi/Gachnang family. Both cousins having nasty accidents today.

Peat · 16 Apr 2010, 20:30 (Ref:2673872)

Horrendous accident. I wish her a speedy recovery.

byronb · 16 Apr 2010, 20:31 (Ref:2673874)

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Originally Posted by mickey29

It seems that somebody is after the Buemi/Gachnang family. Both cousins having nasty accidents today.

Nah, Buemi's crash was very light, he more or less slightly brushed the wall on the left side, the car stopped in the gravel. It only looked spectaculair.

dank · 16 Apr 2010, 20:35 (Ref:2673875)

Any idea what caused the accident yet?

kingkai · 16 Apr 2010, 20:36 (Ref:2673876)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

I lose track of the amount of penalties Corvette seem to pick up in FIA GT racing

Getting quite fed up with the Fia/SRO regarding to the corvette's.
Either you homoligate them or stop f&*^the scruteneering. The MC-12 was never in complience to the rules and never seem to have troubles with scruteneering and the corvette's always do when being on pole/winning the race or threatning vitaphones (championship)win...

**joeb** · 16 Apr 2010, 20:51 (Ref:2673884)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingkai

Getting quite fed up with the Fia/SRO regarding to the corvette's.
Either you homoligate them or stop f&*^the scruteneering. The MC-12 was never in complience to the rules and never seem to have troubles with scruteneering and the corvette's always do when being on pole/winning the race or threatning vitaphones (championship)win...

If they were out of compliance in a race I would understand the penalty for Corvette, but this was decided before the first race! Why not just have them move the ballast?

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