- 06 Jun 06, 08:10#972
Nico Rosberg has spoken out and said he feels this years Silverstone GP will be more dangerous than last year. Even though the cars have smaller engines, the new engines rev higher allowing the drivers to corner faster than before, aided by softer tyres. Silverstone is famed for it's fast, long corners and Rosberg reckons that Copse is about 30MPH faster than it used to be - apparently they can now drive flat out whereas before, they had to brake. He has also said that himself, Webber & Montoya are worried that the tyre barriers are too close to the track given the speeds that they think they will achieve. Hehas admitted however that he hasn't raised his fears with any of the other drivers as he thinks it's a waste of energy because nothing can happen in the short term and in the long term, the drivers influence is really small.
So....is he justified in his fears? Is Silverstone really more dangerous this year? If several drivers are concerned about the distance of the tyre walls from the track, then maybe they do need to look at this, particularly if they are racing at faster speeds than last year. I haven't seen any times from Silverstone this year so have no idea whether lap times are faster or not though....
So....is he justified in his fears? Is Silverstone really more dangerous this year? If several drivers are concerned about the distance of the tyre walls from the track, then maybe they do need to look at this, particularly if they are racing at faster speeds than last year. I haven't seen any times from Silverstone this year so have no idea whether lap times are faster or not though....