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      10-17-2011, 09:59 AM   #1
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2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix Of India

Repeat of 2009? New track when both WDC and WCC are sealed the race before (Brawn in 2009, RBR just a few days ago).
I have yet to try this track out on F1 2011, but seemed to be a fun place to drive. We will still see lots of fighting and racing to fulfill each driver's big ego!

Race Date: 30 Oct 2011
Circuit Name: Buddh International Circuit
Number of Laps: 60
Circuit Length: 5.137 km
Race Distance: TBC
Lap Record: -

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Hard (Silver)
Option: Soft (Yellow)
Rain: Intermediate (Light Blue), Wet (Orange)

F1 TIMETABLE (New Delhi Local Time)
Fri 28 October 2011
Practice 1
10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 29 October 2011
Practice 3
11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 30 October 2011
Race
15:00

F1 TIMETABLE (Pacific Time)
Fri 28 October 2011
Practice 1
(Thu) 21:30 - 23:00
Practice 2 (Fri) 01:30 - 03:00
Sat 29 October 2011
Practice 3
(Fri) 22:30 - 23:30
Qualifying (Sat) 01:30
Sun 30 October 2011
Race
02:30

F1 TIMETABLE (Eastern Time)
Fri 28 October 2011
Practice 1
00:30 - 02:00
Practice 2 04:30 - 06:00
Sat 29 October 2011
Practice 3
01:30 - 02:30
Qualifying 04:30
Sun 30 October 2011
Race
05:30
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Woooh, thanks! Some pictures to hold you guys over till race weekend

Once again, courtesy of SSC/MoD (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...08714&page=103)


















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Woooh, thanks! Some pictures to hold you guys over till race weekend
Two weeks seems to be forever after back to back race weekends...
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Two weeks seems to be forever after back to back race weekends...
Agreed! Rumors are that Neel Jani (Red Bull test driver) will do a few flying laps of the circuit in the next few days. I will keep an eye out for that.

Flying out tomorrow, first to Bombay and then to Delhi for the race! Feels crazy that it is actually happening. Will try to post impressions/pics from each day at the track, if time is available

From what I can tell, all that remains is installation of the final kerbing, as well as cleaning all the dust off the track, and a bit of landscaping work.
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Two weeks seems to be forever after back to back race weekends...
Looking forward to the Australian V8 Supercars race to tide me over .

Looks like a great track! Kinda reminds me of the Korean track, however, since it has several long straights and pretty much just one twisty section.
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Track layout looks interesting. A little similar to Korea where you have 2 long straights separated by a short double turn and then a windy mid-section. Looks fun to drive though.
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Track layout looks interesting. A little similar to Korea where you have 2 long straights separated by a short double turn and then a windy mid-section. Looks fun to drive though.
I've driven it on F1 2011, it feels like a mix of Korea and the old Magny-cours circuit. Most notably, it feels quick, without many slow corners, and the overall lap is rather short.
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I tried it out in F1 2011 and it was fun, very good flow to the track.
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I've driven it on F1 2011, it feels like a mix of Korea and the old Magny-cours circuit. Most notably, it feels quick, without many slow corners, and the overall lap is rather short.
Was about to say, seems a short lap...which could also make it nicer to watch on-screen.
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Man, the car above accelerated almost like our M3s .
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Woohoo! BIC has had her cherry popped!
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Man, the car above accelerated almost like our M3s .
LOL! Well, you can imagine how dirty that track must be. Delhi is INCREDIBLY dusty.
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First run on the new circuit

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looks like a fun track, they did a great job pulling it together
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is that video supposed to be in 3D? it was painful to try to watch...
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Track looks good, it will be an interesting race. Two weeks is a long wait...

Anyone want to start making podium predictions yet?
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Hard to make predictions, although I expect tyre degradation to be very high. Temps are current around 30-35 c here (90-95 F) during the day, but gets down into the 60s at night.
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