Sir Stiggington
Well-Known Member
I bet Fisi will go to Ferrari and Sutil will win the race
utter bollocks, no ways Ferrari would employ Fisi to drive for a few races and then release him with into the public all the vital information on the F60.
But it just doesn't work, and I think it's hardly the problem anyway. There hardly is much trade secrets in F1 these days.It is called an NDA. Problem solved.
Questions:
1) Who will take pole and win the race?
2) Who will be driving for Ferrari in Monza?
3) Will Jenson Button score in this race? Where will he finish?
4) Spa saw Toyota, BMW, and Force India bounce back as contenders for victory. Will they repeat the same challenge here?
5) How much of an advantage will KERS play in this race?
6) Out of the 4 contenders for the championship, who will score the most in this race?
7) Will we see rain again like last year?
I'd like to alter my answer to this question:
5) How much of an advantage will KERS play in this race?
Huge. If you calculate the moment when to push the button, you can have an uninterrupted 12-second boost down the main straight.
No one would do that though. By the end you would have too much drag for KERS to make any difference. KERS will be used out of the parabolica for about 2 seconds, but that's all. Then it will be used out of the Lesmo 2, and out of the chicane before the parabolica. Still, the advantage will be huge.
If you can restrict it over the rest of the lap and punch it out of Parabolica, your 6 seconds of KERS end as you cross the start-finish line. And you instantly get another 6 seconds of KERS availability. You would need a balanced power curve and a longer 7th gear, though, but the approach to the first chicane is the absolute top speed point on this track.
If you can restrict it over the rest of the lap and punch it out of Parabolica, your 6 seconds of KERS end as you cross the start-finish line. And you instantly get another 6 seconds of KERS availability. You would need a balanced power curve and a longer 7th gear, though, but the approach to the first chicane is the absolute top speed point on this track.
Yeah, I get that, but I'm saying teams use KERS as an acceleration aid, because at more than 160mph an extra 80bhp doesn't do a lot, as it is wasted on air resistance.
An extra 80bhp can mean a 7th gear that is longer by just a short amount, maybe only bringing in some 7-8 kph. But better acceleration, coupled with those 7-8 extra kph at the top end, will mean the difference between a succesful and a failed passing move into the first chicane.