Comments on: F1 drivers largely happy with the Singapore track, apart from the tortoises

By: toronto lancer club

toronto lancer club — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:35:44 +0000

Looking at the pics of this Aston Martin test car snapped by our crack team of spies, it’s tough to say if we’re looking at a refreshed V8-powered Vantage Roadster, or what might in fact be a V12 Vantage Roadster. Either way, we dig the new wheels. If you tiptoe through the gallery, you’re sure to notice what’s new. Namely, and aside from the gray carbon-look wheels, a carbon fiber front splitter and a rear carbon fiber diffuser. Whatever the engine, the Aston Martin Vantage has been one of the flat out sexiest cars available since it debuted in 2005 – but that doesn’t mean it’s not getting long in the tooth. So Aston very well might be performing a mild mid-cycle refresh of their baby coupe and convertible by grafting on the ground effects from the 510 horsepower V12 Vantage.

By: carlos

carlos — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:45:38 +0000

proceed with caution on the turtle chicane..lol

By: sajonaraman

sajonaraman — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:03:16 +0000

The tortoises are the best idea since sliced bread. Just think about it- the damage they’re able to do to the cars make them almost a wall, or at least something drivers will desperately want to avoid. It is a street circuit after all, although Tilke’s presence would suggest the Asian version of Valencia- a dullest venue ever despite the views and stuff. Maybe the tortoises are a safe way in between.

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:14:39 +0000

Oh, and I forgot – I think you’ll find that Pink Floyd for all there wonder are one of the richest groups in the history of music…

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:13:17 +0000

Eddie – sorry to rock your boat but F1 is ALL ABOUT MONEY. The racing and winning is simply a means to it. F1 will go where the money is.
The ‘zeitgeist’ is not something money cares for. The incredible competitiveness in F1 is a result of these vast amounts of money that follow. Not because someone dreams of the bygone days of ‘when racers were racers’.
I love the competition that this premise creates – it’s what makes F1 for me these days…

By: Eddie Irvine

Eddie Irvine — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:41:27 +0000

Sumedh, Formula 1 is not only about money it’s about racing spirit. What Abu Dahbi or Bahrein offers to F1 exept from money? Silverstone, Spa, Monza, Old Hockenhaim ,Monaco, A1Gp are a lot more than ‘boring’ They are the foundemental stones of Formula 1 and Motorsport .The Asians Gps (exept from Fuji & Suzuka) are nothing more than Tilke’s tracks with petrodollars next to kerbs they have no racing atmosphere .They are good for Briatore Hamilton’s friends and every glamour person but not for racing

It’s all about going to a Pink Floyd concert instead of a snoop dog parody

Pink Floyd have the spirit , Snoop dog have the glamour and drugmoney

I choose the the first

By: Sumedh

Sumedh — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:15:38 +0000

Personally I don’t agree with Asians gps

So, you basically want all the action to be in Europe. No fly-away races, no new circuits, same old ones, same boring races ! !

Did you know, that money for FIA comes through these Asian GPs? They pay much more than the European counterparts.

By: Eddie Irvine

Eddie Irvine — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:34:15 +0000

I ran the sngapoure gp in F1 challenge (it is a quite good simulation) It is a really nice circuit , much better than Valencia -which was some road, some walls and some colorful kerbs. It is a graphic circuit and unique I could say.The standings are in very special positions and the pace is quick enough to entertain the race .

However , I notice a very significant problem which there was in valencia too.The corners are pretty much the same thing, medium-slow turns all the time, there are not something special like parabolika , backkets, Loews …They are not even technical turns like turn 8 in Instabul.Maybe through the years some corners aquire some history (like wall of the champions)

Personally I don’t agree with Asians gps .Singapoure have no racing history ,if it wasn’t for bernie’s money singapoure would nrver host a gp.

By: Kester

Kester — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:00:10 +0000

Hamilton best be careful with his overtaking this weekend then…

By: Sush

Sush — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:41:44 +0000

haha, check out the title bar on that link F1-live, SINGAPOUR.

next stop, Malibu, the sun always shines when it pours!