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2016 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE BAKU - LIVE THREAD
6/18/2016 | Chore

Posted on 06/18/2016 8:26:30 AM PDT by Chode

Baku City Circuit

First Grand Prix 2016

Number of Laps 51

Circuit Length 6.003KM

Race Distance 306.049KM

Lap Record N/A



TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: f1; formulaone; grandprix
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To: Doogle

hope the goathumpers stay home


21 posted on 06/18/2016 11:17:42 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Chode

I hate those speed traps. “Honest, officer, I was only doing 140!”


22 posted on 06/18/2016 11:18:19 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: bobby.223

strike that... it IS a Tilke track!


23 posted on 06/18/2016 11:18:46 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Larry Lucido

LOL... but officer, i’ve got a SUPER LICENSE!!!


24 posted on 06/18/2016 11:20:09 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Lockbox
It could be messy, hoping for a safe race.

Course is counterclockwise, but there are so many turns that it's difficult to tell at first.

(And, it would be fine w me if Ricciardo finished first.)

Would also like to see the McClarens do well.

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25 posted on 06/18/2016 4:12:02 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: Chode

obviously before his “incident”...

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton said he was revelling in the “challenge” of Formula 1’s new street track in Baku.

The world champion was 0.7 seconds quicker than team-mate Nico Rosberg by the end of Friday practice for the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan.

“It has a combination of corners like Monaco and you really have to commit to corners with barriers on the exit, which is really tricky,” he said.

“I had my heart in my mouth. It is a real challenge to be on the limit.”

Hamilton said the track - the second longest on the calendar, with the longest straight, on which cars are approaching 220mph - rewarded bravery.

“Configuration-wise, it is not massively challenging,” he said. “But it is like a big balls track, just like in Monaco.

“We are doing 220mph down the main straight, 200mph down some of the others.

“Turn One you can dive out and go straight on. But Turn Three, once you commit to the corner, if you don’t make it, you’re in the wall. So you really need your confidence.”

Some drivers have expressed concerns about the lack of run-off areas at some corners, and raised them with FIA F1 director Charlie Whiting in the drivers’ briefing on Friday evening.

But Hamilton said: “I am well happy. One thing for sure, these drivers they moan so much about so many things. I guarantee you.

“It is really bumpy down the straight and you can’t really see Turn One that well and it’s really hard, but that’s a part of racing.

“These guys they want it to be smooth like, smoother than ever, no vibrations and no bumps. They want to take all the character out of these tracks.

“I guarantee you today there will be certain people who say these things but I will just sit there and smile.”

However, Rosberg said Hamilton had also expressed reservations about safety privately, particularly about the pit-lane entry.

“The track is cool to drive. They have done a good job,” Rosberg said. “But there are a few spaces that are a bit too risky, I find.

“The pit entry is really on the edge. We are going to discuss that in the driver meeting now and see if something needs to be modified there.”

McLaren’s Jenson Button, who also expressed safety concerns, said he had raised his worries with Whiting.

“I spoke to Charlie this morning and he has assured me all the checks have been done and correct measurements have been used,” Button said.

“But driving the circuit is never going to change the way you feel because I haven’t hit the wall so I don’t know how it feels. You don’t know until you hit something.”

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26 posted on 06/18/2016 8:14:32 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Seaplaner

I am so impressed that the red mist has not struck, the drivers are doing a very good job of keeping a level head. Lap 37 so far.


27 posted on 06/19/2016 7:08:26 AM PDT by Lockbox
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To: Chode

Race results - 2016 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

the end...
Pos.  Driver Team Time
1.  N. Rosberg Mercedes 1:32:52.366
2.  S. Vettel Ferrari +16.696
3.  S. Perez Force India +25.241 +8.545
4.  K. Raikkonen Ferrari +33.102 +7.861
5.  L. Hamilton Mercedes +56.335 +23.233
6.  V. Bottas Williams +1:00.886 +4.551
7.  D. Ricciardo Red Bull +1:09.229 +8.343
8.  M. Verstappen Red Bull +1:10.696 +1.467
9.  N. Hulkenberg Force India +1:17.708 +7.012
10.  F. Massa Williams +1:25.375 +7.667
11.  J. Button McLaren +1:44.817 +19.442
12.  F. Nasr Sauber +1 Lap
13.  R. Grosjean Haas +1 Lap
14.  K. Magnussen Renault +1 Lap
15.  J. Palmer Renault +1 Lap
16.  E. Gutiérrez Haas +1 Lap
17.  M. Ericsson Sauber +1 Lap
18.  R. Haryanto Manor +2 Laps
Did not finish
19.  F. Alonso McLaren +9 Laps
20.  P. Wehrlein Manor +12 Laps
21.  C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso +20 Laps
22.  D. Kvyat Toro Rosso +45 Laps

28 posted on 06/19/2016 8:29:42 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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