After two weeks of interruption her championship Formula 1 continues and even returns to… familiar haunts.
Teams and drivers warm up their engines, ahead of the fifth grand prix of the season, which is hosted at the Catalunya circuit... opening the first race in Europe.
The Catalan circuit is a tradition for the crown championship of motorsport, since apart from the fact that it hosts the championship from the 1991, στην εν λόγω πίστα πραγματοποιούνται και οι χειμερινές δοκιμές εξέλιξης, με αποτέλεσμα οι πιλότοι να την γνωρίζουν πολύ καλά.
Σημαντικό ρόλο και σε αυτό το γκραν πρι -εκτός των αναβαθμίσεων που περιμένουμε να δούμε από τις ομάδες- the Pirelli tires will also play, which will... supply the teams with hard and soft rubber.
It is a mystery which pilot will see the checkered flag, given that in the first four matches, four different pilots have seen the checkered flag.
Drivers' standings after the first four grands prix:
1. Vettel, 53
2. Hamilton, 49
3. Weber, 48
4. Baton, 43
5. Alonso, 43
6. Rosberg, 35
7. Raikkonen, 34
8. Grosjean, 23
9. Days,22
10. Di Resta, 15
Manufacturers Rating:
1. Red Bull, 101
2. McLaren, 92
3. Lotus- Renault, 57
4. Ferrari, 45
5. Mercedes, 37
6. Sauber, 31
7. Williams, 18
8. Force India, 17
9. Red Bull, 6
A few words about the track:
In Catalonia the winner will see the checkered flag, after filling 66 rounds, while in total the pilots will have traveled 307.104 kilometers, since the track is long 4.655 km.
The Spanish circuit consists of 16 turns, high and low speed, seven of which are clockwise and the remaining nine anti-clockwise, while the course of the cars follows the clockwise direction.
Pilots in Spain touch the 311 kilometers per hour on the starting straight, while they receive the greatest stress in the third stanza, where drivers receive powers 3.86 G. In Spain motorsport fans are making their presence felt, as they always fill the stands,
The fastest lap has been done by Kimi Raikkonen 2008 with the Ferrari car.
Statistics:
– Ferrari has a tradition at the Catalunya circuit, having won seven in 21 years.
– Fernando Alonso, he is the only Spanish pilot, who has won at home. The two-time World Champion, saw the checkered flag 2006, when he was racing with Renault.
– Michael Schumacher has the most wins in Spain (six checkered flags) and indeed, he is the only pilot to have climbed to the first step of the podium, without having started from the first position.
– In the last nine out of ten grands prix the driver who started from pole position, took the checkered flag.
– Last year Sebastian Vettel took the win.
Source : sport-fm.gr