The Official 2014 Italian GP Thread ***Spoilers***

[MGJohn]

BluePorky944 said:

Poxy smart phone
Just google italian grand prix sped trap and find the fia site with a pdf with speed trap stats. Did someone play with nicos car?

Did that thanks.

Those variances in the speed trap figures are near unbelievable but, being FIA, must be Kosher.

No wonder both Ricciardo and Bottas were able to pass so many cars with apparent ease.

Even some team mate differences are huge. Check Ricciardo-Vettel and Hamilton-Rosberg.

How can those differences be so wide? Puzzling stuff.

[007 VXR]

MGJohn said:

BluePorky944 said:

Poxy smart phone
Just google italian grand prix sped trap and find the fia site with a pdf with speed trap stats. Did someone play with nicos car?

Did that thanks.

Those variances in the speed trap figures are near unbelievable but, being FIA, must be Kosher.

No wonder both Ricciardo and Bottas were able to pass so many cars with apparent ease.

Even some team mate differences are huge. Check Ricciardo-Vettel and Hamilton-Rosberg.

How can those differences be so wide? Puzzling stuff.

Did notice this in the race with LH and NR

[Scuffers]

007 VXR said:

MGJohn said:

BluePorky944 said:

Poxy smart phone
Just google italian grand prix sped trap and find the fia site with a pdf with speed trap stats. Did someone play with nicos car?

Did that thanks.

Those variances in the speed trap figures are near unbelievable but, being FIA, must be Kosher.

No wonder both Ricciardo and Bottas were able to pass so many cars with apparent ease.

Even some team mate differences are huge. Check Ricciardo-Vettel and Hamilton-Rosberg.

How can those differences be so wide? Puzzling stuff.

Did notice this in the race with LH and NR

your assuming they were running the same basic aero - don't think they were

NR was always faster in sector 1 and slower in sector 2, ie, was running less aero

then consider at no point in the race did he get DRS on pit straight.

[rufusruffcutt]

ash73 said:

Whereabouts was the speed trap on the circuit?

Just before they hit the brakes for the Rettifilo chicane at the end of the start finish straight.

[Scuffers]

ash73 said:

Scuffers said:

at no point in the race did he get DRS on pit straight.

Did Nico not lap anyone then?

not to be within 1 sec at the DRS detection line no.

[Dave_newcastle]

Speed is not only related to engine and aero but also the gear ratios that they each was running. They are only allowed one change of gear ratios this season, presumably done now, and each will have optimised the choice of ratios to suit the circuits remaining and their car characteristics to maximise their opportunity over all the races.

Edited by Dave_newcastle on Thursday 11th September 15:40

[BluePorky944]

MGJohn said:

Did that thanks.

Those variances in the speed trap figures are near unbelievable but, being FIA, must be Kosher.

No wonder both Ricciardo and Bottas were able to pass so many cars with apparent ease.

Even some team mate differences are huge. Check Ricciardo-Vettel and Hamilton-Rosberg.

How can those differences be so wide? Puzzling stuff.

Not puzzeling at all. Just have a boardroom meeting and make sure the car is 20kph slower so your teammate gets the win. Same with red Bull, so DR can get some more points.

[BluePorky944]

POS NO DRIVER KPH TIME OF DAY
1 3 D. RICCIARDO 362.1 15:03:05
2 77 V. BOTTAS 360.8 14:23:38
3 44 L. HAMILTON 358.6 14:17:27
4 25 J. VERGNE 357.6 15:22:44
5 19 F. MASSA 356.5 14:09:58
6 22 J. BUTTON 355.1 14:51:05
7 26 D. KVYAT 354.2 15:12:13
8 11 S. PEREZ 353.1 15:21:04
9 20 K. MAGNUSSEN 349.2 15:18:01
10 14 F. ALONSO 347.0 14:16:03
11 21 E. GUTIERREZ 346.1 15:17:39
12 27 N. HULKENBERG 343.0 15:13:44
13 1 S. VETTEL 339.9 14:20:34
14 7 K. RAIKKONEN 338.9 14:08:33
15 8 R. GROSJEAN 338.6 14:21:02
16 10 K. KOBAYASHI 337.6 14:16:21
17 9 M. ERICSSON 334.8 15:15:44
18 13 P. MALDONADO 334.2 14:23:48
19 4 M. CHILTON 333.0 14:08:43
20 17 J. BIANCHI 331.8 14:08:42
21 6 N. ROSBERG 331.0 15:09:48
22 99 A. SUTIL 329.1 15:21:47

[vonuber]

That's some massive difference between cars there.

[VolvoT5]

Painfully bad straight line speed for the Ferrari there.

[anonymous-user]

vonuber said:

That's some massive difference between cars there.

And within teams!

[VladD]

garyhun said:

vonuber said:

That's some massive difference between cars there.

And within teams!

Makes you wonder if the changing of Parabolica had anything to do with it. There were a few different lines being tried over the race weekend.