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20th October 2011, 09:18 #1
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Indian GP Thread
Well, never thought I'd be making this thread. Still 10 days to go, but I guess the thread had to be started some time. What better time than now, what better place than here.
The track seems to have been completed in time. Still a last few touches remaining. Still I'm happy it was completed, I thought we'd never see it done judging by pictures from a month ago! Neel Jani did a few laps in a Red Bull show car, so at least it's ready to race, I would assume. Let's see. These are the latest pictures from the media unveiling.
More pictures here: http://www.planet-f1.com/photo-galle...-Track#photo=1
I just hope they did a good job on the tarmac, and not like the usual douchebaggery they do with construction of usual Indian roads. We don't want the Korean GP track coming off scenario again, do we?
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20th October 2011, 09:26 #2
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Mark Webber narrates the presentation of the new Indian circuit, and also says "Namasteyy".
[youtube]K7h5xH1lDLY[/youtube]
Early impression seems to be encouraging.
And an onboard lap on F1 2011:
[youtube]nkpp_r7GQRM[/youtube]
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20th October 2011, 10:35 #3
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I can smell the spices in the air..........
Opinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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20th October 2011, 10:57 #4
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Originally Posted by SGWilko
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20th October 2011, 11:10 #5
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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
Also, whats the local promotion like, are Indians getting whipped up into a frenzy for the race?
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20th October 2011, 11:22 #6
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Out of all the Tilkedromes on F12011 I think this is my favourite. Sector 2 is a lot of fun. Although I'm not sure if this will produce great racing.
Tazio 14/3/2015: I'll give every member on this forum 1,000.00 USD if McLaren fails to podium this season!
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20th October 2011, 11:23 #7
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Originally Posted by Malbec
Originally Posted by Malbec
Secondly, the circuit organizers slashed the prices by more than half since like maybe 3 months ago, to attempt to get a bigger crowd on raceday. In fact, Sunday prices are now a third of what they were 3 months ago. This is unfair to people who bought their tickets early, because if they waited, now they could have bought three tickets for the price of one. I assume ticket prices will go even further down as we get nearer to the GP as they have a lot of seats and not many people to fill. This would have been a very cheap way to watch an F1 race, but too bad I'm not in India right now, and can't go until next year either.
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20th October 2011, 11:33 #8
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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
Also, hopefully Codies fix the 11/11 setup bug, because the time trial leaderboard is a joke. I'm hoping it'd probably make the career mode more difficult as well.
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20th October 2011, 11:50 #9
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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
IMO cricket and F1 have similarities, they're both pretty dull from an outsiders perspective but greater knowledge of the sport is strongly rewarded with greater appreciation of the subtleties involved.
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20th October 2011, 11:54 #10
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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
Well the easiest way to make the career mode more difficult is not to use 11/11!
I'm in my first year at Lotus on 'Expert' (legend A.i no assists) and I'm not using suspension over 8/8. I managed to outqualify Maldonado at India, which felt great. 1.5 seconds quicker than Trulli!
I'm doing an online league where we all agree to use maximum suspension settings of 7/8 and the competition at the front is quite intense. We are usually within 0.8 tenths of each other.
I really hope that the Force India team get a good result here. Go di Resta!!Tazio 14/3/2015: I'll give every member on this forum 1,000.00 USD if McLaren fails to podium this season!
Oli vs Paddon is an interesting fight eh
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