Sao Paulo Indy 300 - Page 3

marcostraz · 13 Mar 2010, 15:47 (Ref:2651072)

I think this track is really slippery...

Purist · 13 Mar 2010, 15:55 (Ref:2651073)

I'm not having any luck with the streaming video so far. Is there a particular browser that works better, or is my connection speed just too slow?

marcostraz · 13 Mar 2010, 15:56 (Ref:2651076)

I've seen the first session...now it's stopped...

marcostraz · 13 Mar 2010, 15:58 (Ref:2651078)

I have to correct myself: the live action is available on Helio's cam...

marcostraz · 13 Mar 2010, 15:59 (Ref:2651080)

I think that the situation of the track is a little bit difficult on the front straight...

Purist · 13 Mar 2010, 16:05 (Ref:2651084)

That's not surprising, since the front straight is concrete.

It's interesting how the track looks noticeably narrower from the onboard cams than from the TV cams.

Tim Northcutt · 13 Mar 2010, 16:17 (Ref:2651089)

I sure hope that their stat reports put race speeds on htem like they have in the past, because I need them to score my contest.

Morons...

Why do they have to change thier system and their website every stinking year?

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 16:48 (Ref:2651104)

Danica moved up!

Here are the results of Practice Session 2..

1. #9 Scott Dixon - 1:32.7369
2. #6 Ryan Briscoe - 1:33.2741
3. #11 Tony Kanaan - 1:33.3384
4. #12 Will Power - 1:33.8045
5. #77 Alex Tagliani - 1:34.0698
6. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 1:34.3339
7. #26 Marco Andretti - 1:34.8893
8. #3 Helio Castroneves - 1:34.9522
9. #32 Mario Moraes - 1:35.0701
10. #8 EJ Viso - 1:35.0702
11. #10 Dario Franchitti - 1:35.1564
12. #2 Raphael Matos - 1:35.2949
13. #78 Simona De Silvestro - 1:35.4282
14. #7 Danica Patrick - 1:35.7395
15. #14 Vitor Meira - 1:35.7497
16. #06 Hideki Mutoh - 1:35.9978
17. #4 Dan Wheldon - 1:36.0740
18. #24 Mike Conway - 1:36.3362
19. #5 Takuma Sato - 1:36.7977
20. #19 Alex Lloyd - 1:36.9803
21. #22 Justin Wilson - 1:36.9843
22. #34 Mario Romancini - 1:40.5845
23. #23 Ana Beatriz - 1:40.8720
24. #18 Milka Duno - 1:44.2048

Tim Northcutt · 13 Mar 2010, 17:00 (Ref:2651110)

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Danica moved up!

Here are the results of Practice Session 2..

1. #9 Scott Dixon - 1:32.7369
2. #6 Ryan Briscoe - 1:33.2741
3. #11 Tony Kanaan - 1:33.3384
4. #12 Will Power - 1:33.8045
5. #77 Alex Tagliani - 1:34.0698
6. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 1:34.3339
7. #26 Marco Andretti - 1:34.8893
8. #3 Helio Castroneves - 1:34.9522
9. #32 Mario Moraes - 1:35.0701
10. #8 EJ Viso - 1:35.0702
11. #10 Dario Franchitti - 1:35.1564
12. #2 Raphael Matos - 1:35.2949
13. #78 Simona De Silvestro - 1:35.4282
14. #7 Danica Patrick - 1:35.7395
15. #14 Vitor Meira - 1:35.7497
16. #06 Hideki Mutoh - 1:35.9978
17. #4 Dan Wheldon - 1:36.0740
18. #24 Mike Conway - 1:36.3362
19. #5 Takuma Sato - 1:36.7977
20. #19 Alex Lloyd - 1:36.9803
21. #22 Justin Wilson - 1:36.9843
22. #34 Mario Romancini - 1:40.5845
23. #23 Ana Beatriz - 1:40.8720
24. #18 Milka Duno - 1:44.2048

Still trails Simona, though

Feel free to join us in the "Danica vs. Simona" thread, DanicaFan!

It's all in good fun...no one is picking on you...

This is a friendly forum

JagtechOhio · 13 Mar 2010, 17:07 (Ref:2651113)

The track looks beautiful.

Too bad they can't race on it.

Purist, I don't recall a grip concern caused by the concrete from your pervious track analysis.

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 17:29 (Ref:2651127)

Im not impressed at all by this track. I hope we dont see it next year.

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 17:34 (Ref:2651132)

Milka is terrible. She has no business on the track, I dont care how much money she brings. When she is that slow, becomes a danger to other drivers, prevents faster cars from passing, its time for the IRL to pull her from the race.

JagtechOhio · 13 Mar 2010, 17:40 (Ref:2651137)

Given the conditions I just watched: motoring around safely at 12 seconds off the pace, flag to flag, should get you at least P15.

JagtechOhio · 13 Mar 2010, 18:08 (Ref:2651146)

Talk that John Lewis (IICS) just came out of a big meeting: qualfying could be postponed so they can grind the concrete. Panic mode engaged.

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 18:36 (Ref:2651164)

Qualifying is postponed until tomorrow morning.

Stefvh · 13 Mar 2010, 18:37 (Ref:2651165)

so, what's the session now ?

Free practice ?

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 18:40 (Ref:2651168)

Yes, this is a practice session now. They will grind the concrete portion of the track tonight. Qualifications will be at 8am tomorrow morning.

JagtechOhio · 13 Mar 2010, 18:46 (Ref:2651174)

Tweet from Curt Cavin on site:

[curtcavin] Qualifying postponed to 8:30 a.m. Sunday local time amid problems with the concrete portion. There will be grinding after this practice.

I'd pass on the practice if it was my car.

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 18:59 (Ref:2651183)

Im like you Jag, I would park the car since after the concrete is grinded, that will change things. The morning session tomorrow will be interesting.

Stefvh · 13 Mar 2010, 19:10 (Ref:2651189)

surely, but there is the f1 race at the same time.

QUaly vs race, the choice is already made.

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 19:17 (Ref:2651193)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefvh

surely, but there is the f1 race at the same time.

QUaly vs race, the choice is already made.

F1, yawn. No doubt the IRL will be on here.

Purist · 13 Mar 2010, 19:29 (Ref:2651197)

Jag, why would I automatically assume problems with a concrete section on a street circuit? Except, possibly, for Singapore, every street circuit I can think of has concrete segments. Heck, a lot of road courses that used to host the IMSA GTPs added concrete patches in the corners so that the downforce combined with the tires on those cars wouldn't peel up the track's surface.

Compared to the billiard-table-smooth, virtually freshly-paved surfaces of F1 circuits, even Valencia, this track is a dream. Drivers not all being able to put the power down perfectly, or not being able to brake perfectly, tests the drivers and helps give more potential for overtaking.

And they absolutely can race here. All the good outbraking zones are wide enough to do something with, and you have certainly two straights where you can really get going, and that are plenty wide. I'm not sure about the pit straight, but the back straight has excellent slipstreaming possibilities, and there were some passes being made in the practices heading into Turn 11, so I have to say that this street circuit has as good, if not better, actual racing potential than any of the other temporary circuits on the calendar.

Stefvh · 13 Mar 2010, 19:34 (Ref:2651202)

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

F1, yawn. No doubt the IRL will be on here.

The choice, in fact, is between a race and a qualy, no matter f1 or indy.

marcostraz · 13 Mar 2010, 19:37 (Ref:2651203)

In my opinon, the problem is that it is unacceptable that a trouble with a part of the track is discovered during the race weekend...

DanicaFan · 13 Mar 2010, 19:38 (Ref:2651204)

We all have our preferences but when the Indycars on the track whether quals or race, sorry F1, IndyCar it is.

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