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11-05-2016, 15.47.10
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The Circuit de Catalunya was built in 1991 and has held the Spanish Grand Prix ever since.
Situated just outside Barcelona, the circuit was a popular testing destination for Formula One teams for many years, until in-season testing was limited from 2009.
It struggled to attract a large crowd initially but the growth of interest in the sport in the early 2000s due to the rise of Fernando Alonso (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/fernando-alonso/) saw race attendances surge.
The venue briefly had to compete with Valencia as the host of another Spanish race, but since 2013 the Circuit de Catalunya has regain its status as Spain’s only world championship venue.
Modifications have been made to the original layout on several occasions. The fast Nissan chicane was removed after 1994 on safety grounds. The next corner on the track, La Caixa, was tightened in a largely unsuccessful attempt to create a new overtaking opportunity in 2004.
Then in 2007 another alteration was made to improve safety, with a chicane inserted between the two high-speed corners at the end of the lap.
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Lap data
Lap length
4.655km (2.892 miles)
Race laps
66
Race distance
307.104km (190.826 miles)
Pole position
Left-hand side of the track
Lap record*
1’21.670 (Kimi Raikkonen, 2008)
Fastest lap
1’19.954 (Rubens Barrichello, 2009, )
Maximum speed
332kph (206.295 mph)
DRS zone/s (race)
Pit straight and straight after Campsa (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/03/06/bar-tracks-drs-zones-2013-2/)
Distance from grid to turn one
730m
Car performance
Full throttle
67%
Longest flat-out section
1310m
Downforce level
High
Fuel use per lap
1.7kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel
0.051s
Strategy
2015 prime tyre:
Hard (2014: Hard)
2015 option tyre:
Medium (2014: Medium)
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*Fastest lap set during a grand prix
Data sources: FIA, Williams, Mercedes
Circuit de Catalunya track map
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Ferrari has selected more of the soft tyres than Mercedes for the next round of the championship in Spain, Pirelli has confirmed.
Sebastian Vettel (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/sebastian-vettel/) and Kimi Raikkonen will each have eight sets of the softest available compound for the race at the Circuit de Catalunya. Only Haas will have as many sets of the soft tyre.
None of the teams have chosen more than two sets of the hard tyre, which has been nominated for the first time this weekend.
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Driver
Team
Tyres
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
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Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
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Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
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Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
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Valtteri Bottas
Williams
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Felipe Massa
Williams
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Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
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Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
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Nico Hulkenberg
Force India
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Sergio Perez
Force India
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Kevin Magnussen
Renault
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Jolyon Palmer
Renault
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Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
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Carlos Sainz Jnr
Toro Rosso
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Fernando Alonso
McLaren
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Jenson Button
McLaren
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Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
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Felipe Nasr
Sauber
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Pascal Wehrlein
Manor
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Rio Haryanto
Manor
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Romain Grosjean
Haas
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Esteban Gutierrez
Haas
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P.S. Vista la poca partecipazione da ora in avanti è meglio mettere tutte le giocate in unico thread perché altrimenti non ne varrebbe la pena aprirne uno ogni 2 settimane.
P.P.S. Sulla grafica Verstappen e Kvyat risultano alle vecchie scuderie, vanno invertiti.
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The Circuit de Catalunya was built in 1991 and has held the Spanish Grand Prix ever since.
Situated just outside Barcelona, the circuit was a popular testing destination for Formula One teams for many years, until in-season testing was limited from 2009.
It struggled to attract a large crowd initially but the growth of interest in the sport in the early 2000s due to the rise of Fernando Alonso (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/fernando-alonso/) saw race attendances surge.
The venue briefly had to compete with Valencia as the host of another Spanish race, but since 2013 the Circuit de Catalunya has regain its status as Spain’s only world championship venue.
Modifications have been made to the original layout on several occasions. The fast Nissan chicane was removed after 1994 on safety grounds. The next corner on the track, La Caixa, was tightened in a largely unsuccessful attempt to create a new overtaking opportunity in 2004.
Then in 2007 another alteration was made to improve safety, with a chicane inserted between the two high-speed corners at the end of the lap.
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Lap data
Lap length
4.655km (2.892 miles)
Race laps
66
Race distance
307.104km (190.826 miles)
Pole position
Left-hand side of the track
Lap record*
1’21.670 (Kimi Raikkonen, 2008)
Fastest lap
1’19.954 (Rubens Barrichello, 2009, )
Maximum speed
332kph (206.295 mph)
DRS zone/s (race)
Pit straight and straight after Campsa (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/03/06/bar-tracks-drs-zones-2013-2/)
Distance from grid to turn one
730m
Car performance
Full throttle
67%
Longest flat-out section
1310m
Downforce level
High
Fuel use per lap
1.7kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel
0.051s
Strategy
2015 prime tyre:
Hard (2014: Hard)
2015 option tyre:
Medium (2014: Medium)
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*Fastest lap set during a grand prix
Data sources: FIA, Williams, Mercedes
Circuit de Catalunya track map
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Ferrari has selected more of the soft tyres than Mercedes for the next round of the championship in Spain, Pirelli has confirmed.
Sebastian Vettel (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/sebastian-vettel/) and Kimi Raikkonen will each have eight sets of the softest available compound for the race at the Circuit de Catalunya. Only Haas will have as many sets of the soft tyre.
None of the teams have chosen more than two sets of the hard tyre, which has been nominated for the first time this weekend.
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Driver
Team
Tyres
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
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Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
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Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
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Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
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Valtteri Bottas
Williams
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Felipe Massa
Williams
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Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
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Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
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Nico Hulkenberg
Force India
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Sergio Perez
Force India
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Kevin Magnussen
Renault
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Jolyon Palmer
Renault
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Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
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Carlos Sainz Jnr
Toro Rosso
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Fernando Alonso
McLaren
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Jenson Button
McLaren
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Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
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Felipe Nasr
Sauber
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Pascal Wehrlein
Manor
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Rio Haryanto
Manor
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Romain Grosjean
Haas
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Esteban Gutierrez
Haas
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P.S. Vista la poca partecipazione da ora in avanti è meglio mettere tutte le giocate in unico thread perché altrimenti non ne varrebbe la pena aprirne uno ogni 2 settimane.
P.P.S. Sulla grafica Verstappen e Kvyat risultano alle vecchie scuderie, vanno invertiti.