Posted on 10/08/2015 4:39:47 PM PDT by Chode
Sochi Autodrom
First Grand Prix 2014
Number of Laps 53
Circuit Length 5.848KM
Race Distance 309.745KM
Lap Record 1:40.896 by Valtteri Bottas (2014)
i'm sure at least one
Something you don’t see every day there.
Have you been to Russia?
Nah, afraid my reaction to all the smoking would ruin it. Same reason I have never visited Europe.
What about the smokin’ hot women? LOL
But he certainly makes a case for motorcycle commuting!
yup, imagine how long that same ride would take in a car...
I have a thought on a possible outcome. If Red Bull pulls out of F1, there is a $500 million dollar penalty ($100 million per year until 2020).
Both Mercedes and Ferrari are scared of a Red Bull chassis with their power unit fighting against them.
The rumor of Audi buying, partnering or joint venture with Red Bull appears off due to diesel gate. Audi was going to use their sports car racing budget and Red Bull was going to contribute $80 million dollars........ mmmmmm same $80 million dollars Red Bull gets for showing up from F1 each year.
So maybe Renault will take Red Bull and Toro Rosso Racing off Dietrich Mateschitz's hands for a very low price. Red Bull could still advertise on the new teams' cars, but at a much more attractive cost. Renault would get two great teams for a very low price and could sell off Toro Rosso down the road to maybe pay for the whole deal!
Renault gets their historical payment, Bernie saves adding another team to the historical payment list. Bernie losses only one team (Lotus) instead of two (Red Bull / Toro Rosso). Renault get the one of the best teams in F1. Red Bull so far is 4th in the season.
So Renault would win, Bernie would win and the fans would win with Dietrich Mateschitz out of the sport!
And if someone would fund Lotus, Renault could sell them engines. Another source of of income for Renault.
wouldn’t THAT be something!!!
Second Practice
Sochi, 9 October 2015
Driver Fastest Lap
1 Massa 2:00.458
2 Vettel 2:00.659
3 Bottas 2:00.688
4 Verstappen 2:00.806
5 Alonso 2:01.077
6 Kvyat 2:01.418
7 Sainz Jnr 2:02.805
8 Button 2:02.845
9 Rosberg
10 Ericsson
11 Hamilton
12 Perez
13 Hulkenberg
14 Ricciardo
15 Raikkonen
16 Grosjean
17 Nasr
18 Maldonado
19 Stevens
20 Merhi
Last updated 9 October 2015 at 13:33
First Practice
Sochi, 9 October 2015
Driver Fastest Lap
1 Hulkenberg 1:44.355
2 Rosberg 1:44.407
3 Vettel 1:44.986
4 Perez 1:45.146
5 Ricciardo 1:45.233
6 Sainz Jnr 1:45.488
7 Hamilton 1:45.691
8 Bottas 1:45.746
9 Verstappen 1:46.203
10 Raikkonen 1:46.215
11 Button 1:46.231
12 Massa 1:46.333
13 Nasr 1:46.747
14 Alonso 1:47.443
15 Maldonado 1:48.006
16 Kvyat 1:48.096
17 Palmer 1:49.094
18 Merhi 1:52.994
19 Ericsson 1:54.272
20 Stevens 1:58.254
This is going to be an interesting race with the very limited practice.
Close!
A “Safety" Truck managed to dump raw Diesel on the Track.
the Grid...
Sochi, 10 October 2015
Driver Time
1 Rosberg 1:37.113
2 Hamilton 1:37.433
3 Bottas 1:37.912
4 Vettel 1:37.965
5 Raikkonen 1:38.348
6 Hulkenberg 1:38.659
7 Perez 1:38.691
8 Grosjean 1:38.787
9 Verstappen 1:38.924
10 Ricciardo 1:39.728
11 Kvyat 1:39.214
12 Nasr 1:39.323
13 Button 1:39.763
14 Maldonado 1:39.811
15 Massa 1:39.895
16 Alonso 1:40.144
17 Ericsson 1:40.660
18 Stevens 1:43.693
19 Merhi 1:43.804
20 Sainz Jnr
Sainz is a lucky boy... 
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/russian-gp-launches-probe-into-diesel-spill/
Russian Grand Prix organisers have launched an official investigation into how a cleaning vehicle left the Sochi track covered in diesel ahead of the first Formula 1 practice session.
Friday morning’s track running was delayed for 30 minutes while marshals and fire crews dealt with a diesel spillage that had happened over the second half of the track.
Circuit consultant Richard Cregan told Motorsport.com: “It was a vehicle that was cleaning the track this morning – but was also dropping diesel at the same time.
“It was quite an unfortunate situation really, as it meant the teams had less running time.
“There was quite a lot of spillage, so the track workers did a good job in getting everything ready. But we have apologised for what happened.”
Investigation underway
Race promoter Sergey Vorobyev said the organising committee would look in to the details of what happened, although welcomed the fact that the timetable had been not impacted.
“All the practice sessions are running according to schedule, so the incident is not critical,” he said.
“There was a diesel spill and it took us some time to clean it - which caused the delay.
“So there will be an investigation and it is an internal matter now.”
Sounds like “somebody” forgot to pay the Truckers Local 644th
LOL!!!
Cool Pirelli Ushanka hats!
Just woke up to catch the last of the mayhem, now I gotta start fro the top.
i missed the last three laps
Race results - 2015 Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Pos. Driver Team Time
1. L. Hamilton Mercedes 1:37:11.024
2. S. Vettel Ferrari +5.953
3. S. Perez Force India +28.918 +22.965
4. F. Massa Williams +38.831 +9.913
5. D. Kvyat Red Bull +47.566 +8.735
6. F. Nasr Sauber +56.508 +8.942
7. P. Maldonado Lotus +1:01.088 +4.580
8. K. Raikkonen Ferrari +1:12.358 +11.270
9. J. Button McLaren +1:19.467 +7.109
10. M. Verstappen Toro Rosso +1:28.424 +8.957
11. F. Alonso McLaren +1:31.210 +2.786
12. V. Bottas Williams +1 Lap
13. R. Merhi Manor +1 Lap
14. W. Stevens Manor +2 Laps
15. D. Ricciardo Red Bull +6 Laps
Did not finish
16. C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso +8 Laps
17. R. Grosjean Lotus +42 Laps
18. N. Rosberg Mercedes +46 Laps
19. N. Hulkenberg Force India +53 Laps
20. M. Ericsson Sauber +53 Laps
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