Sebastian Vettel has simply dominated the Singapore Grand Prix and never really had any competition for the win. Second placed finisher Fernando Alonso was more than 30 seconds behind, with Kimi Raikkonen another 10 seconds further down the road.
well, 4 explosions are more than enoughSectorOne wrote:Ahh yes now i remember, Red bull´s got past Hamilton there.
Was Silverstone really a safety car?
thanks, yea remember Germany now.
I'm not sure - that would leave you without track position in the final stint. (because they'd always be on quicker or fresher tyres than you when building up to that last stint) - and leaving you having to overtake in a circuit like Singapore.SectorOne wrote:PPO for guys outside top 10 might do wonders around here i think.
For the guys inside top 10 i think a standard OPP is the best option. Possibly someone can squeeze out the middle stint and slap on some Options near the end.
I'm absolutely convinced that you can get OPO to finish the race. But with such heat and so many traction zones in Singapore - I'm also convinced that OPP is far superior as they will trade of the increased tyre life for increased pace. Two option stints will have to be managed a LOT. Don't forget these supersofts are softer than last year's supersofts - which only lasted 10 laps anyway. Button did the longest stint at about 13 on LAST YEAR's supersofts. And even on last year's supersofts, don't forget some teams had to do a 3-stop strategy.Mr Alcatraz wrote:I see OPO as an alternative strategy, which may be useful for a team that manages its tires well enough to finish the race with a late-ish second stop. I suspect that it may be an option made on the fly, depending on track position. Hard to say but it might actually make the racing throughout the field interesting, although that may be asking too much at Singapore.
Agreed but i think Kubica showed you can just sail past people given you have the tire under you.raymondu999 wrote:I'm not sure - that would leave you without track position in the final stint. (because they'd always be on quicker or fresher tyres than you when building up to that last stint) - and leaving you having to overtake in a circuit like Singapore.SectorOne wrote:PPO for guys outside top 10 might do wonders around here i think.
That, and it ought to be easier to get past now that the retarded chicaine is less retarded. It's a much less tight turn in, it would be possible to go a bit wide and give an overtaker some room (or to try and pass round the outside).SectorOne wrote:Agreed but i think Kubica showed you can just sail past people given you have the tire under you.raymondu999 wrote:I'm not sure - that would leave you without track position in the final stint. (because they'd always be on quicker or fresher tyres than you when building up to that last stint) - and leaving you having to overtake in a circuit like Singapore.SectorOne wrote:PPO for guys outside top 10 might do wonders around here i think.
It´s a lot like Monaco but in many ways it´s not. Overtakes are far more of a threat there then Hungary or Monaco.
To be fair though, most of the safety cars tend to come because of the now non-existent retarded chicaine.raymondu999 wrote:It's all a moot discussion, in a way - because Singapore is always riddled with safety cars. If a safety car pops up just bang on your pit stop timing, you've won the lottery. If it comes in mid-stint for you then... hmmph. Look at Germany for example. Grosjean was, to my data's reckoning, on for a 2-stop, but the safety car screwed him over that way, as it forced him onto a 3-stop.
no predication will be accurate, but based on weather for the past 2 weeks, there is a very high chance of rain over the weekend. But in Singapore when it rains, it really pour and dont see any chance of the race to continue if it really rain.astracrazy wrote:Any chance of rain here? Whats the forcast?
Still waiting for some rain here
Only Raikkonen in 08?beelsebob wrote:To be fair though, most of the safety cars tend to come because of the now non-existent retarded chicaine.raymondu999 wrote:It's all a moot discussion, in a way - because Singapore is always riddled with safety cars. If a safety car pops up just bang on your pit stop timing, you've won the lottery. If it comes in mid-stint for you then... hmmph. Look at Germany for example. Grosjean was, to my data's reckoning, on for a 2-stop, but the safety car screwed him over that way, as it forced him onto a 3-stop.
