The Offiical Korean GP Thread 2010 (or perhaps 2011 )

[woof]

The Korean GP has hardly been mentioned so far this season. But in recent weeks photos of a circuit resembling a building site have been circulating.

The first layer of tarmac ( http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86234 ) has just been laid, but that's a very narrow frame and checkout the background.

And here's the article about the facilities, one lone building !
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86277

(more pics here http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/08/30/korean-track... ) so looks like the buildings structures are near enough complete)
It's the tarmac that's the real issue. Doesn't it take along time for the tarmac to settle ?



All looks very last minute !!

Edited by woof on Monday 30th August 11:39

[Mazda Baiter]

They finished laying the tarmac for Turkey 3 weeks before the F1 race. When the Moto-GP bikes went there a month or so later, they were complaining that the force of the F1 cars braking had rippled the tarmac, much like rucking up a carpet.

It will be one race that I won't be looking forward to. A new Tile track oooh. Just that desription alone sounds wky.

[E30M3SE]

Chandok is running a car (RedBull) round there this coming weekend, so the track is all done.

[Mazda Baiter]

E30M3SE said:

Chandok is running a car (RedBull) round there this coming weekend, so the track is all done.

Hmmm.

A marketing match made in heaven there.

[boomboompow]

Take a look in the 'F1 2010' thread in the Computer Games forum; there are a few videos of the Korean track on there already (albeit comuter generated) so it'll give you an idea of what it'll look like.

[woof]

Mazda Baiter said:

They finished laying the tarmac for Turkey 3 weeks before the F1 race. When the Moto-GP bikes went there a month or so later, they were complaining that the force of the F1 cars braking had rippled the tarmac, much like rucking up a carpet.

It will be one race that I won't be looking forward to. A new Tile track oooh. Just that desription alone sounds wky.

That's where i remembered the problems. Didn't they have to re surface the whole track again.

[Mazda Baiter]

woof said:

Mazda Baiter said:

They finished laying the tarmac for Turkey 3 weeks before the F1 race. When the Moto-GP bikes went there a month or so later, they were complaining that the force of the F1 cars braking had rippled the tarmac, much like rucking up a carpet.

It will be one race that I won't be looking forward to. A new Tile track oooh. Just that desription alone sounds wky.

That's where i remembered the problems. Didn't they have to re surface the whole track again.

I don't think so. I think they just accepted that it is bumpy as fk into turn 1 and turn 12.

[ADEuk]

Chandhok's onboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD5jHiTK_pA

[rufusruffcutt]

They've got a shed load of work to finish that circuit off judging by the video.

No wonder Bernie's telling the teams to take camping equipment with them.

[10 Pence Short]

How awesome does that V10 sound? Absolutely wonderful.

[JontyR]

ADEuk said:

Chandhok's onboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD5jHiTK_pA

Taxi to the apex points?

[Teppic]

ADEuk said:

Chandhok's onboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD5jHiTK_pA

As track layouts go, that looks fking awful.

Even by Tilke standards.

[johnaachen]

Teppic said:

ADEuk said:

Chandhok's onboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD5jHiTK_pA

As track layouts go, that looks fking awful.

Even by Tilke standards.

I agree - flat and featureless...AGAIN!

[RichB]

boomboompow said:

...there are a few videos of the Korean track on there already (albeit comuter generated)...

What you mean like the computer graphics bloke knocked it up on his way to work?