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[What's Burning?]

Can you believe we forgot to create a Barcelona GP thread? Hopefully this little bit of news will get it going... we don't have much time left!

F1's 2011 formula should ensure a more spectacular than usual Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona.

The Circuit de Catalunya has announced that the DRS rear wing overtaking zone has been set at 830 meters for the front straight — "one of the longest (zones) of the world championship," according to the Spanish venue.

"The race will be a test of the new F1 rules," said Spanish daily Diario Sport.

The Circuit de Catalunya, so well-known to Formula One teams, has usually hosted predictable and processional F1 races.

But the new formula also includes Pirelli tires that had to be changed around four times per driver in Turkey, where there was a dizzying 79 overtaking moves.

"With the tire degradation and the moveable rear wing, it (the Spanish GP) will likely be different this year," predicted Williams' Sam Michael.

Brazilian journalist Livio Oricchio wrote in his Jornal da Tarde column that in the 20 Spanish Grands Prix at Barcelona, the pole sitter has won no fewer than 16 times.

Another fact is that Adrian Newey-designed Williams, McLaren and Red Bull cars have won half of all the Grands Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya.

"It should be suitable for our car," said Sebastian Vettel, who has monopolized pole position with his RB7 so far in 2011.

Germany's Bild newspaper pointed out that Vettel's start to the season has been the fifth best in Formula One history, after Michael Schumacher (1994 and 2004), Ayrton Senna (1991) and Nigel Mansell (1992).

[darwin dali]

Good man
You avoided the unthinkable

[What's Burning?]

Good man
You avoided the unthinkable

I know! What the hell have we been talking about for the last week and a half?

[darwin dali]

Good man
You avoided the unthinkable

I know! What the hell have we been talking about for the last week and a half?

Rankings?

[bud]

With the ban on off throttle BD will we see RedBulls advantage diminish or will this infact show their greater downforce with the rest of their package and infact increase their advantage?

[spankyham]

With the ban on off throttle BD will we see RedBulls advantage diminish or will this infact show their greater downforce with the rest of their package and infact increase their advantage?

I think Horner, so quickly telling the FiA to back-down makes it clear this is a pretty important part of their package.

[What's Burning?]

Red Bull have the most to lose? All this seemed like a summer squall with the speed it came in and the speed that it all left.
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[billindenver]

Every time they think they have found the silver bullet that will kill the Red Bull advantage....Red Bull makes a really aerodynamic necklace out of it.

[darwin dali]

Every time they think they have found the silver bullet that will kill the Red Bull advantage....Red Bull makes a really aerodynamic necklace out of it.

The Newey Factor

[CarBore]

The Red Bull is noticably better in the faster corners isn't it? The driver is on the throttle there anyway...

[Coronis]

The Red Bull is noticably better in the faster corners isn't it? The driver is on the throttle there anyway...

Yeah that was really obvious in Turn 8 in Turkey I believe, I think they'd still have the advantage, purely on car design.

[vaptin]

I think that bans been postponed, it won't be in effect for this race

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9489310.stm

[texasmr2]

The Redbull reminds me alot of this car concerning the cornering aspect.

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[Robert12010]

hopefully Lewis and Jenson can do well this weekend hopefully the upgrades will help too, but i still feel you have to fancy some young german bloke

[vaptin]

hopefully Lewis and Jenson can do well this weekend hopefully the upgrades will help too, but i still feel you have to fancy some young german bloke

I wouldn't advise dating Sutil, he's trouble.