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It is a really bad crash. It is amazing honestly in my opinion that he is even still alive.
+1, that looked awful as it appears Bianchi's car goes under the rear of the rescue front-end loader so alot of the impact was with the airbox/carry-over hoop.
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is one of the most common and devastating types of traumatic brain injury,[1] meaning that damage occurs over a more widespread area than in focal brain injury. DAI, which refers to extensive lesions in white matter tracts, is one of the major causes of unconsciousness and persistent vegetative state after head trauma.[2] It occurs in about half of all cases of severe head trauma.
The outcome is frequently coma, with over 90% of patients with severe DAI never regaining consciousness.[2] Those who do wake up often remain significantly impaired.[3]
Other authors state that DAI can occur in every degree of severity from (very) mild or moderate to (very) severe.[4][5] Concussion may be a milder type of diffuse axonal injury.[6]
Green flag being waved at the Sutil accident site prior to the Bianchi accident.
Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan
^^^ precisely what I told a racer friend of mine yesterday F-C!! WTF
I read something about this on a blog, be damned if I can find it now, but that green flag is actually the beginning of the next sector and the terminus of the prior double yellows. Meaning that drivers should be under yellow conditions up until that point.
POS DRIVER NATIONALITY ENTRANT TIME
1. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes GP 1:42.311
2. Lewis Hamilton Britain Mercedes GP 1:42.376
3. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.507
4. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari 1:42.720
5. Kevin Magnussen Denmark McLaren-Mercedes 1:43.026
6. Sergio Perez Mexico Force India-Mercedes 1:43.129
7. Daniil Kvyat Russia Toro Rosso-Renault 1:43.164
8. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari 1:43.212
9. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Renault 1:43.327
10. Valtteri Bottas Finland Williams-Mercedes 1:43.542
11. Felipe Massa Brazil Williams-Mercedes 1:43.741
12. Daniel Ricciardo Autralian Red Bull-Renault 1:43.821
13. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1:43.976
14. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1:44.506
15. Adrian Sutil Germany Sauber-Ferrari 1:44.625
16. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Lotus-Renault 1:44.876
17. Sergey Sirotkin Russia Sauber-Ferrari 1:45.032
18. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault 1:45.190
19. Roberto Merhi Spain Caterham-Renault 1:46.782
20. Marcus Ericsson Sweden Caterham-Renault 1:46.922
21. Max Chilton Britain Marussia-Ferrari 1:47.284
POS DRIVER NATIONALITY ENTRANT TIME
1. Lewis Hamilton Britain Mercedes GP 1:39.630
2. Kevin Magnussen Denmark McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.494
3. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari 1:40.504
4. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes GP 1:40.542
5. Valtteri Bottas Finland Williams-Mercedes 1:40.573
6. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.718
7. Felipe Massa Brazil Williams-Mercedes 1:40.731
8. Daniil Kvyat Russia Toro Rosso-Renault 1:41.108
9. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1:41.396
10. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Renault 1:41.531
11. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari 1:41.630
12. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1:41.677
13. Daniel Ricciardo Autralian Red Bull-Renault 1:42.061
14. Sergio Perez Mexico Force India-Mercedes 1:42.090
15. Adrian Sutil Germany Sauber-Ferrari 1:42.233
16. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault 1:42.892
17. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Lotus-Renault 1:42.905
18. Esteban Gutierrez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1:43.055
19. Marcus Ericsson Sweden Caterham-Renault 1:44.135
20. Max Chilton Britain Marussia-Ferrari 1:44.530
21. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Caterham-Renault 1:44.952
Maybe it is just me but I thought the race this weekend was actually a little boring almost compared to some others this year.
Yeah. Seems like most of the cars were pretty well separated, so the battles were few. The tire wear didn't drop off, so it didn't cause people to have drastic changes to performance.
Also shows just how much better the Merc car is than the rest of them. I don't believe he could have done that in a car from any other team. Even one with a Merc power plant.
Yeah. Seems like most of the cars were pretty well separated, so the battles were few. The tire wear didn't drop off, so it didn't cause people to have drastic changes to performance.
Pirelli never admittedly, went to the track beforehand and guessed on tire compounds-shoud've guessed soft and super soft. That was an old fashioned boring ass race to me. Hated it. Rosberg's drive back through the field? Meh. The only true challenger he had was Bottas and he admitted being surprised by Rosberg's speed and ability to get around him so easily. My wife's heritage is Russian and she asked if we should go there-I said no.
Pirelli never admittedly, went to the track beforehand and guessed on tire compounds-shoud've guessed soft and super soft. That was an old fashioned boring ass race to me. Hated it. Rosberg's drive back through the field? Meh. The only true challenger he had was Bottas and he admitted being surprised by Rosberg's speed and ability to get around him so easily. My wife's heritage is Russian and she asked if we should go there-I said no.
I wonder if Pirelli even looked at the design specifications for the aggregate for the Sochi streets.
A rumor centering out of AutoExpress suggests big changes are afoot at Audi Sport. If true, the story signals an Audi Sport departure from LMP1 sportscar racing and also the DTM in favor of F1. Audi’s supposed recent hiring of former Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali as potential successor to Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich also weighs into the plan.
It’s no secret that Ullrich has never really been a fan of Formula One. Every time rumors of an Audi move to the top tier of open wheel racing would come up, Ullrich didn’t waste time batting them down on the grounds that Le Mans and the WEC were better platforms by which to develop technology for road going cars. That Le Mans also allowed Audi to play with technology like diesel and hybrid racecars over the last few years only seemed to reinforce the statement.
The breakdown for an average team went as follows:
Hybrid power system $28 million
Gearbox and hydraulics $5 million
Fuel and lubricants $1.5 million
Tires $1.8 million
Electronics $1.95 million
IT $3 million
Salaries $20 million
Travel and trackside facilities $12 million
Chassis production/manufacturing $20 million
Wind tunnel/CFD facilities $18.5 million
Utilities and factory maintenance $2 million
HR and professional services $1.5 million
Freight $5 million
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TOTAL $120.25 million
Bernie's check is only $55 million for an average team, which means the team has to come up with the rest, either from sponsors or Pastor Maldonado.
Wonder if this weekend will be when the Scuderia announce Vettel's arrival and Alonso's departure? I don't think you'll hear Alonso talking about leaving-he still has a year left on his contract and any team that wants him surely will have to pay Ferrari. Likewise, if he quits, he won't get that last year's salary vs. if they fire him, they'll have to pay him that money.
Formula One racing will adopt a revised qualifying format for this weekend’s 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix following the withdrawal of Caterham and Marussia from the event.
Now, instead of the slowest six cars being eliminated from Q1 with six more following in Q2, the stewards have decided that the slowest four cars will exit in Q1, followed by another four in Q2. The top ten Q3 shootout will remain unchanged.
Caterham and Marussia are both missing the race in Austin as they seek solutions to their current financial issues. Though their non-participation is a breach of regulations, the FIA - Formula One racing's governing body - has decided not to impose any penalty in this instance.
POS DRIVER NATIONALITY ENTRANT TIME
1. Lewis Hamilton Britain Mercedes GP 1:39.941
2. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes GP 1:40.233
3. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.319
4. Daniil Kvyat Russia Toro Rosso-Renault 1:40.887
5. Kevin Magnussen Denmark McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.987
6. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari 1:41.065
7. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1:41.463
8. Felipe Nasr Brazil Williams-Mercedes 1:41.545
9. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1:41.722
10. Max Verstappen Netherlands Toro Rosso-Renault 1:41.785
11. Felipe Massa Brazil Williams-Mercedes 1:41.907
12. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari 1:41.965
13. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Lotus-Renault 1:42.329
14. Adrian Sutil Germany Sauber-Ferrari 1:42.333
15. Sergio Perez Mexico Force India-Mercedes 1:42.359
16. Esteban Gutierrez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1:42.516
17. Daniel Ricciardo Autralian Red Bull-Renault 1:42.598
18. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault 1:42.229
10-05-2014, 03:40 PM
Green flag being waved at the Sutil accident site prior to the Bianchi accident.
Better to wait for the liquidation sale. Expect Haas to swoop in and buy the facilities at pennys to the dollar now.
