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Post by Viper on Jul 11, 2006 8:29:22 GMT -5
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Post by Senna on Jul 11, 2006 9:49:38 GMT -5
OK, heres your race preview Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, is one of the most historically significant venues on the calendar. It was here on May 13 1950 that the very first round of the Formula One world championship took place... and here on July 16 1977 that Michelin started its maiden grand prix. Michelin's entrance marked the first appearance in F1 of the radial technology that remains at the sport's cutting edge today. A former wartime airfield, Silverstone opened its doors to motorsport in 1948 and has been in use ever since. Its profile might have changed over the years, but its challenging, high-speed character remains intact. This year's race marks the 57th British GP- and the 40th to take place at Silverstone (Brands Hatch has staged the event 12 times, Aintree five). Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) scored Michelin's first British GP win, at Brands Hatch in 1978. It has since won the race on another five occasions, with John Watson (McLaren, Silverstone 1981), Niki Lauda (McLaren, Brands Hatch 1982 and Brands Hatch 1984), Alain Prost (Renault, Silverstone 1983) and Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren, Silverstone 2005). This weekend, the company is targeting its sixth win of the 2006 season and the 99th in its illustrious F1 world championship history. Michelin's viewNick Shorrock, Formula One director, Michelin"Silverstone's demanding sweeps place considerable loads on both cars and tyres. The track requires a medium aero set-up and a Formula One chassis needs to be very reactive, to cope with high-speed directional changes, yet also stable enough to handle the slower segments of the track. The latter part of the lap demands good traction, too. "The track surface is relatively porous and, therefore, abrasive on tyres, so we tend to favour some of the hardest compounds we use all season. The cars reach very high speeds and are subjected to significant vertical and lateral loads, so a well balanced tyre is essential. "To prepare tyres for this race, we have done a lot of work with our partners during recent test sessions at both Silverstone and Barcelona. Several new products have been tested in order to find the best compromise between first-lap pace and consistency over a full race stint. "As ever at Silverstone, there are always doubts about the weather and we might well have the opportunity to demonstrate the performance of our latest wet-weather compounds." Driver perspective: Juan Pablo Montoya, now Former Team McLaren Mercedes Driver. (The driver was still linked to the team when he talked to us)"The Silverstone circuit is completely different from the streets of Monaco, where we raced two weeks ago. It is all about super-fast corners that demand you push the car right to the limit to get a quick lap time. The quick sweeps make Silverstone quite hard on tyres, particularly those fitted to the car's left-hand side. "At the test in April we worked through our tyre selection process with Michelin and consequently have a good bank of information. At the test, we found that lap times were faster than they were last year. This is due to improved tyre performance and sleeker aerodynamics, which have contributed to increased mid-corner speeds. Copse is now one of the biggest corners of the season - it requires massive commitment, plus absolute belief in the chassis and tyres. The start of the lap is awesome, with Copse, Maggotts and the Becketts complex... I love to race at Silverstone and hope we can repeat last year's result, when I scored my first victory for Team McLaren Mercedes."
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Post by Senna on Jul 11, 2006 21:26:22 GMT -5
Okay, I did some installation laps, and the track is nice, fluent and simple... Silverstone can be one of my favorites with Montreal, Imola and Nurburgring, the times were consistent enough, just need to spend the next few days working on the setup issues, and if everything goes well, I should have a shot to win here Who will win the first race for Honda, Castello or Button?
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Post by zeppelin101 on Jul 12, 2006 4:21:55 GMT -5
You aint gettin more points than buster
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Post by Senna on Jul 12, 2006 8:40:49 GMT -5
You aint gettin more points than buster Jenson ButtonWins : 0 Points scored : 180Number of GP : 110 Pole Position : 3 Podiums : 13 First GP : 2000 (Melbourne) Oh... well, I'd rather win a race instead of scoring more points than him, but... Button: 1,63 points per race Me: 4,2 points per race ;D I'm not comparing myself to Button, because GP4 is GP4 and F1 is F1, but looking at the stats between the drivers is interesting
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Post by Viper on Jul 12, 2006 9:38:12 GMT -5
If I had to bet my money on it, I'd bet on you mate, instead of Jenson. Of course, those stats are buggered, since we only have an average of 5 drivers race per race anyway, so getting points is kinda easy. Still, you guys can expect a hard time this GP. Silverstone is a favorite for me
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Post by Senna on Jul 12, 2006 9:49:37 GMT -5
If I had to bet my money on it, I'd bet on you mate, instead of Jenson. Of course, those stats are buggered, since we only have an average of 5 drivers race per race anyway, so getting points is kinda easy. Still, you guys can expect a hard time this GP. Silverstone is a favorite for me Thanks for the confidence boost As for Silverstone, we can expect a wheel to wheel battle, I'm starting to like this circuit
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Post by Viper on Jul 12, 2006 10:02:49 GMT -5
Well, Jenson has a karma problem there, although I don't believe much on that stuff, there are a few exceptions. Jenson is one of them. Of course, we've had other drivers that did tons of GP and never won a race, but the ones that were in a good enough team, also must've had a karma issue. No one is that unlucky. You ask me, Jenson won't win...ever Anyway, silverstone is a neat circuit. Learning it takes little effort
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Post by Senna on Jul 12, 2006 10:18:05 GMT -5
Well, Jenson has a karma problem there, although I don't believe much on that stuff, there are a few exceptions. Jenson is one of them. Of course, we've had other drivers that did tons of GP and never won a race, but the ones that were in a good enough team, also must've had a karma issue. No one is that unlucky. You ask me, Jenson won't win...ever Anyway, silverstone is a neat circuit. Learning it takes little effort Well, but you have to admit that Jenson's driving style is interesting, I like it... I think that he just entered F1 in the wrong era... for example, Senna raced in a gold F1 era against Mansell, Prost, Piquet... all of them top class drivers... If he were racing in the actual days against Fisichella, Trulli, Coulthard... he would have smashed them and won 8 world titles instead of 3... its just a matter of being at the right place in the right time, and Schumacher was... Yeah, I took only less than 2 hours to master the Silverstone racing line... I still need to work on my brake balance to gain more time...
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Post by Viper on Jul 12, 2006 10:32:37 GMT -5
I think it's a matter of preference. I like more how Kimi drives, y'know, more agressive and taking risks. Senna was a lot like that, pushing to the limit. And yeah, nowadays would be peanuts for Senna to win the title if he had a good car. Such a shame *sigh* Hopefully his nephew can bring in some good driving for Brazil again...not convinced by Nelson Piquet Jr TBH.
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Post by Senna on Jul 12, 2006 10:45:17 GMT -5
I think it's a matter of preference. I like more how Kimi drives, y'know, more agressive and taking risks. Senna was a lot like that, pushing to the limit. And yeah, nowadays would be peanuts for Senna to win the title if he had a good car. Such a shame *sigh* Hopefully his nephew can bring in some good driving for Brazil again...not convinced by Nelson Piquet Jr TBH. You are really a McLaren fan arent you?
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Post by Viper on Jul 12, 2006 15:20:28 GMT -5
I am ;D Always has been, since the Senna days...was seriously bugged when he made the move to Williams. And now I'm seriously bugged that Kimi might not be racing at McLaren next year, and to top that, I really dislike Alonso
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Post by Senna on Jul 12, 2006 17:46:28 GMT -5
I am ;D Always has been, since the Senna days...was seriously bugged when he made the move to Williams. And now I'm seriously bugged that Kimi might not be racing at McLaren next year, and to top that, I really dislike Alonso 2007 Lineup, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso? ;D I am a Honda fan since 2004... the interesting fact is that since Senna's goodbye (1994), I never supported any team in particular, and ten years later it happens again
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Post by Viper on Jul 12, 2006 19:41:15 GMT -5
I don't think it should Lewis Hamilton...I hope Pedro de la Rosa does a lot more points then JPM and gets the 2nd seat next year
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Post by Senna on Jul 12, 2006 23:31:51 GMT -5
Know what is strange? Today i was working around my graphics card settings... (geforce 6600 GT) I put AA and AF to the max values, Vsync ON, then opened GP4... I was using tony's 2005 mod, everything working properly, the Processor Occupancy wasnt going over 50%, and the game was running smoothly with these settings... good graphics, like the screenies posted at the grandprixgames.org!!! then I left the game, started another GP4 with the WSRC mod... and then guess what. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SLOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!! and the Processor Occupancy gone to the air ( 8890% it says!!!) And I didnt have noticed any better graphics with our mod... Then I turned back to my graphics card default settings (AA, AF, VSync, left as automatic so the game tells when it needs them.) And then the WSRC mod is working OK now, but graphics in 2005 tony's mod has reduced a bit the quality... Any ideas?
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