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PostPosted: 13:28 - 14 Jul 2012    Post subject: Mugello F1? Reply with quote
Why doesn't F1 go to Mugello? I think it would be a really good track for proper racing
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PostPosted: 16:26 - 14 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well the layout is nice but the run off areas are too small and the infrastructure at the circuit couldn't cope with the whole F1 circus.
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PostPosted: 16:32 - 14 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Well the layout is nice but the run off areas are too small and the infrastructure at the circuit couldn't cope with the whole F1 circus.


Why use it for the pre season testing then?
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PostPosted: 17:15 - 14 Jul 2012    Post subject: Re: Mugello F1? Reply with quote
rac3r wrote:
Why doesn't F1 go to Mugello? I think it would be a really good track for proper racing


A lot to do with its Ferrari's home test track.... I'm sure the other teams would have something to say given that they have a lot more data on track.
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PostPosted: 18:49 - 14 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
The other question is could Mugello even afford to host an F1 event?
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Barriers are too close on some places, Track is narrow by F1 standards, lap is quite short, facilities aren't up the F1 standards, Italy already has an F1 race at Monza, another F1 standard track at Imola. Why set a race in Mugello instead of London? or one of the many other places willing to build a track specifically for F1?
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PostPosted: 20:33 - 14 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
London will be a parade. Mugello is a real race track
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PostPosted: 00:14 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Re: Mugello F1? Reply with quote
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rac3r wrote:
Why doesn't F1 go to Mugello? I think it would be a really good track for proper racing


A lot to do with its Ferrari's home test track.... I'm sure the other teams would have something to say given that they have a lot more data on track.


I believe you'll find Ferrari mostly test at Fiorano, near Maranello, the track they designed and built, specifically for the purpose.

As for why F1 only tests at Mugello, as Nexus pointed out, it probably couldn't handle the full onslaught of a GP and all that it entails, plus they have to keep some circuits spare, as they aren't allowed to test on tracks that feature in the current F1 calendar.
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PostPosted: 02:43 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Actually they do test on tracks that are on the calendar, the obvious one being Catalunya. Silverstones just had a young driver test too, and there'll be another young driver test at Abu Dhabi later on in the season.

Basically, Mugello doesn't have the top FIA track license which is needed for F1 cars to race there. I forget how many licenses there are, but they determine what series you can host, so some tracks can only host up to GT1 races or whatever. Not sure on the exact specifics of it.
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PostPosted: 11:28 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shame really as all the drivers seemed to like it on the test as well. Whoever said runoff is wrong. Monaco? Valencia? Laughing
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PostPosted: 20:26 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Shame really as all the drivers seemed to like it on the test as well. Whoever said runoff is wrong. Monaco? Valencia? Laughing


Low-speed?

Mugello is a very fast circuit, with high-speed corners. The higher the cornering speed, the larger the run off required for an FIA licence.

Racing and testing are very different. You're unlikely to get punted off the outside of a bend in a test...

...unless you come across Maldonado.

Monaco is utterly anachronistic as I'm sure you know. It would never be granted an F1 licence today and only remains on the calendar because of its heritage.
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PostPosted: 21:15 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Re: Mugello F1? Reply with quote
Drew wrote:
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as they aren't allowed to test on tracks that feature in the current F1 calendar.


Barcelona?


I must admit, even as I was typing I was wondering about Spain, but I'm sure at one point there was ban on testing at current tracks.

Maybe it's been relaxed, or I just imagined it.
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PostPosted: 22:37 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Shame really as all the drivers seemed to like it on the test as well. Whoever said runoff is wrong. Monaco? Valencia? Laughing


Aryton Senna?
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PostPosted: 23:14 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Re: Mugello F1? Reply with quote
Shaft wrote:
iooi wrote:

A lot to do with its Ferrari's home test track.... I'm sure the other teams would have something to say given that they have a lot more data on track.


I believe you'll find Ferrari mostly test at Fiorano, near Maranello, the track they designed and built, specifically for the purpose.

As for why F1 only tests at Mugello, as Nexus pointed out, it probably couldn't handle the full onslaught of a GP and all that it entails, plus they have to keep some circuits spare, as they aren't allowed to test on tracks that feature in the current F1 calendar.


What about the barcelona testing? Or is that only in-season testing that it applies to?
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PostPosted: 23:58 - 15 Jul 2012    Post subject: Re: Mugello F1? Reply with quote
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Shaft wrote:

I believe you'll find Ferrari mostly test at Fiorano, near Maranello, the track they designed and built, specifically for the purpose.

As for why F1 only tests at Mugello, as Nexus pointed out, it probably couldn't handle the full onslaught of a GP and all that it entails, plus they have to keep some circuits spare, as they aren't allowed to test on tracks that feature in the current F1 calendar.


What about the barcelona testing? Or is that only in-season testing that it applies to?


See my last post.
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PostPosted: 00:00 - 16 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
mistergixer wrote:
rac3r wrote:
Shame really as all the drivers seemed to like it on the test as well. Whoever said runoff is wrong. Monaco? Valencia? Laughing


Aryton Senna?


That was a freak, he could've had that accident another hundred times and it wouldn't have had the same outcome.
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PostPosted: 00:51 - 16 Jul 2012    Post subject: Re: Mugello F1? Reply with quote
Shaft wrote:
Ben-B wrote:

What about the barcelona testing? Or is that only in-season testing that it applies to?


See my last post.


Didn't see there was a page 2... Embarassed
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