2014 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - LIVE THREAD

10/29/2014 | Chode

[Chode]

Austin

Race Date:	02 Nov 2014
Circuit Name:	Circuit of The Americas
First Grand Prix:	2012
Number of Laps:	56
Circuit Length:	5.513 km
Race Distance:	308.405 km
Lap Record:	1:39.347 - S Vettel (2012)
Friday Sunny 75F Saturday Sunny 73F Sunday Partly Sunny 76F

[ExCTCitizen]

Hendrick is getting into F1... Let’s get Americans interested in F1 have Dale, Jr drive F1.

[Chode]

after being put in administration the handwriting was on the wall...

[Chode]

yup, you either love it or ya don't

[Chode]

good video recap

2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX

http://www.formula1.com/video/race_edits/2013/united_states/

[ExCTCitizen]

A friend said he hates F1 because you can’t drive them on the streets.

[mabarker1]

Hass not Hendrick. JR is too old for F1. It’s kinda like MotoCross 16-24 years old give or take.

[mabarker1]

It’s a Regional thing:

F1 @ Berkley on the Colorado (Austin) The Wine and Cheese Crowd.

NASCAR @ Ft. Worth Beer and BBQ.

[Chode]

do they all fly in/out of DFW?

[ExCTCitizen]

Hmmm.... Haas...I knew it was one of those Chevy teams...Can you see Tony Stewart in F1? He could start WW3 by running over Lewis Hamilton... :-).

[mabarker1]

F1 uses the Austin-Bergstrom Int A/P.

It used to be Bergstrom AFB

Just a few miles from the COA

NASCAR Private Flights would go into Alliance A/P just South of the Track.

Alliance is a maintenance hub and Public Use A/P.

The USAF Thunderbirds also do Shows there.

Commercial would use DFW off to the Southeast of the Track.

[mabarker1]

LOL He barely fit in Hammy’s car at Indy years ago when they traded Rides on the Road Course.

[EQAndyBuzz]

No. I have to be in Austin. I’m not concerned with Formula 1. I’m concerned wth being where I need to be. Will probably leave early tomorrow.

[EQAndyBuzz]

No. I have to be in Austin. I’m not concerned with Formula 1. I’m concerned wth being where I need to be. Will probably leave early tomorrow.

[Chode]

good luck

[cweese]

I'm headed out to the track in an hour or so to watch practice, then again tomorrow for qualifying. Unfortunately I won't be able to get out to the race on Sunday d/t prior family obligations.

I visited the track for the first time a few weeks back for the vintage car races, and it is a very nice facility! However, anything from the food vendors is $12 and beer is $10 per can.

[Chode]

FP2...

2014 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:39.085		18
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:39.088	0.003	34
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:40.189	1.104	29
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:40.390	1.305	30
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1:40.457	1.372	36
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:40.543	1.458	32
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	STR-Renault	1:40.631	1.546	34
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.641	1.556	38
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.698	1.613	36
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:40.800	1.715	25
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1:40.828	1.743	37
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:41.054	1.969	31
13	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Renault	1:41.110	2.025	36
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1:41.123	2.038	35
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Renault	1:41.158	2.073	37
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber-Ferrari	1:41.332	2.247	33
17	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:41.420	2.335	34
18	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:43.980	4.895	19

[Chode]

pictures Pictures PICTURES if you can please

[gura]

vipbox.tv -> HDMI cable to TV.

[Chode]

yup, that's the hot setup...

[Chode]

Formula 1 Austin Preview: Thrills, Parties, and a $550 Million Boon

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-29/formula-1-austin-preview-thrills-parties-and-a-550-million-boon.html

The day the F1 pyramid scheme crashed
F1 has bigger problems than it thinks.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/the-day-the-f1-pyramid-scheme-crashed-a-rant