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Old 10-11-2006, 13:20
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This weekend's A1 GP street race in Beijing faces a crisis after drivers found its hairpin almost impossible to negotiate in today's (Friday) brief attempt at a free practice session.

Practice was initially delayed by over four hours as last-minute circuit inspections were completed. But fears that the hairpin would be far too tight for the A1 GP cars proved to be entirely founded when the very first driver, Team Germany's Nico Hulkenberg, ran out of road on the exit despite a crawling approach.

Chaos followed, with the following drivers literally queuing at a standstill with little hope of getting around. Others shot up the escape road, stopped and resorted to turning their cars around with a large dose of throttle.

The session was quickly red-flagged when it proved impossible to move the Team Lebanon car, and two subsequent attempts at a re-start resulted in a similar story. The day's running has now been abandoned.

Team Malaysia driver Fairuz Fauzy said: "I was able to get around it once in normal fashion, but it's not safe to run with that hairpin. It's clear that you can't trust all the drivers to get around there for a full race distance. It needs to be widened and probably covered by permanent yellows."

Team Ireland's John O'Hara added: "It's a disaster really. We knew it might be difficult for two cars side by side, but didn't think it would be so bad for a single car. I never got to try and take the corner properly - the track was blocked every time."
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Old 10-11-2006, 16:31
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Dit mag toch wel de moeder van alle chicane's genoemd worden...Nooit gezien...
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Old 10-11-2006, 18:06
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tuurlijk wel, DTM vroeger op Singen, Long Beach, laatste etape van de Tour de France op de Champs Elysees
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Old 10-11-2006, 18:32
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Dit mag toch wel de moeder van alle chicane's genoemd worden...Nooit gezien...
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tuurlijk wel, DTM vroeger op Singen, Long Beach, laatste etape van de Tour de France op de Champs Elysees
Is volgens mij nog steeds een hairpin ! Een chicane word gekenmerkt door een combinatie van een linkse en rechtse bocht aan elkaar, of andersom natuurlijk .
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Old 10-11-2006, 18:39
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Is volgens mij nog steeds een hairpin ! Een chicane word gekenmerkt door een combinatie van een linkse en rechtse bocht aan elkaar, of andersom natuurlijk .
Natuurlijk...my mistake.
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Old 10-11-2006, 21:00
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Dit is een regelrechte blunder voor zowel A1GP maar vooral voor de FIA. Hoe kunnen die een licentie afgeven voor een circuit als de beoogde wagens niet eens de bocht om kunnen?

Hoe gaat zo'n keuring in zijn werk? Een oud grijs mannetje die op basis van vervlogen ervaringen zoiets aan een keuring onderwerpt? We leven in 2006..........dan moet zoiets op voorhand te simuleren zijn. Dit mag wel de blunder van het jaar worden genoemd.

Wie heeft dit overigens goed gekeurd? Roland? Die ging twee terug ook al flink de mist in met de putdeksels tijdens een demo-race van de DTM in China.
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Old 10-11-2006, 22:27
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Kunnen ze die stuurinrichting niet beter afstellen ? Zo dat ze korter kunnen draaien in de F1 doen ze dat toch voor Monaco en die hairpin lijkt mij nog kleiner dan deze.
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Old 10-11-2006, 22:58
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Kunnen ze die stuurinrichting niet beter afstellen ? Zo dat ze korter kunnen draaien in de F1 doen ze dat toch voor Monaco en die hairpin lijkt mij nog kleiner dan deze.
Nee, ze korten het circuit drastisch in !

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A revised map of the track (see below) shows that the long straight into the hairpin has been shortened significantly, and the new Turn 8 will not be as tight as the original.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55590
Oude circuit:

bron: http://www.a1gp.com

Nieuwe lay-out:

bron: http://www.autosport.com

Je zult maar een kaartje gekocht hebben voor de Grandstands bij de Spitzkehre
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Old 11-11-2006, 09:49
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Team Netherlands driver Jeroen Bleekemolen was fastest in today's free practice session for the A1GP Beijing street race, but the rest of the day's running has been canned after more circuit problems surfaced during the session.

The temporary track was heavily revised and shortened overnight after the problems caused by the tight hairpin yesterday. The hairpin was effectively shifted further back up the track, into a position which allowed the cars more room at the exit.

Although a half hour of clean and steady practice proved that this solution was workable (if ultra-slow), a new problem appeared when manhole covers began to lift.

The session was red-flagged and the rest of the day's running has been called off while a solution is sought.

Various ways of rescuing some racing this weekend are now being discussed. There have been suggestions that the grid will be determined by the times from this session, or by the championship standings.
Het geklungel gaat rustig verder...Huilen met de pet op
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Old 11-11-2006, 13:22
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Haha leuke mazzeltje.
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Old 11-11-2006, 13:50
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Kunnen ze die stuurinrichting niet beter afstellen ? Zo dat ze korter kunnen draaien in de F1 doen ze dat toch voor Monaco en die hairpin lijkt mij nog kleiner dan deze.
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Onvoorstelbaar! Wat een belachelijk amateurisme!
Onbegrijpelijk voor zo'n kampioenschap
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en met heel dat gedoe... oranje boven !
bleekemolen op pole .. nja is toch ook eens fijn voor hem hé !
http://www.f1racing.net/nl/news.php?newsID=134982
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Old 11-11-2006, 18:47
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volgens motorsport.com is voor dit circuit dezelfde test-procedure gevolgd als voor andere nieuw stratencircuits: de sessies van de hoofdreeks op een later tijdstip laten plaatshebben, zodat ze tijdens de voorprogramma-reeksen het circuit kunnen inschatten...

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The 3.104km course in the Chinese capital -- one of the largest cities in the world -- had to have changes yesterday when the first run of the A1GP cars was moved later in the day to allow the supporting series to contest the track while officials watched as the original design had not been tested prior to the first wheel turned -- a normal occupance on a new street circuit.
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