F1 Calender 2006!!!

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Nikhil

Skilled
Bahrain 10 - 12 Mar
Kuala Lumpur 17 - 19 Mar
Melbourne 30 Mar - 02 Apr
Imola 21 - 23 Apr
Nürburgring 05 - 07 May
Catalunya 12 - 14 May
Monte Carlo 25 - 28 May
Silverstone 09 - 11 Jun
Montreal 23 - 25 Jun
Indianapolis 30 Jun - 02 Jul
Magny-Cours 14 - 16 Jul
Hockenheim 28 - 30 Jul
Budapest 04 - 06 Aug
Istanbul 25 - 27 Aug
Monza 08 - 10 Sep
Spa 15 - 17 Sep
Shanghai 29 Sep - 01 Oct
Suzuka 06 - 08 Oct
Sao Paulo 20 - 22 Oct
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Really looking forward to it. New rules. OnlyV8s but cash strapped teams can use a restricted V10 using a 77mm restrictor and a 16,700rpm rev limiter.

But all the big teams will be using new V8s. Power has gone down from almost 1000BHP to around 700BHp.

Supposedly, this engine does not have as much torque as the old V10s. So, smooth driving is critical. You cannot afford to make errors midway through a corner and rely on the torque to get you out. This means mavericks and maniacs like JPM, Sato, Narain will find it even more tough(Of course, Narain and Sato wont be driving this year).

Ferrari are supposedly going to be back with a bang. They and Bridgestone have supposedly discovered particularly useful tyre specs during testing at Valencia. And given that Williams and Toyota have also been making positive noises abt Bridgestone ruber, it looks to be a promising year for Bridgestone shod teams.

Oh yeah, and the new qualifying format also seems interesting.

Qualifying

For 2006, the single-lap system used in recent years is replaced be a new three-part, knockout format, with multiple cars on track throughout the qualifying hour, which is split into two 15-minute sessions and a final 20-minute session, with five-minute breaks in between.

Part one: All 20 cars may run laps at any time during the first 15 minutes of the hour. At the end of the first 15 minutes, the five slowest cars drop out and fill the final five grid places.

Part two: After a five-minute break, the times will be reset and the 15 remaining cars then will then run in a second 15-minute session - again they may complete as many laps as they want at any time during that period. At the end of the 15 minutes, the five slowest cars drop out and fill places 11 to 15 on the grid.

Part three: After another five-minute break, the times are reset and the final 20-minute session will feature a shootout between the remaining 10 cars to decide pole position and the starting order for the top 10 grid places. Again, these cars may run as many laps as they wish.

In the first two 15-minute sessions, cars may run any fuel load and drivers knocked out after those sessions may refuel ahead of the race. However, the top-ten drivers must begin the final 20-minute session with the fuel load on which they plan to start the race. They will be weighed before they leave the pits, and whatever fuel they use in the 20 minutes may be replaced at the end of the session.

If a driver is deemed to have stopped unnecessarily on the circuit or impeded another driver during the qualifying session, then his times will be cancelled.
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Engines

For 2006, engines are reduced in size from the previous 3-litre V10s to 2.4-litre V8s. The aim is to reduce costs and improve safety. With similar engine speeds, the change is expected to cut peak power by around 200bhp, which in turn is likely to add around five seconds to lap times at most circuits. The FIA may allow some teams to use 2005-spec V10s if they do not have access to competitive V8. The FIA will enforce a rev limit on any V10s to ensure performance is comparable with that of a V8.
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Tyres

After a season’s absence, tyre changes during races return to Formula One in 2006. The thinking behind this is that the reduced engine size will offset any performance gain. Drivers also have access to slightly more tyres than in 2005 - seven sets of dry-weather, four sets of wet-weather and three sets of extreme-weather. Drivers must make a final choice of dry-weather compound ahead of qualifying.
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GO FERRARI!!!!! GO SCHUMI!!!!
 
Yeehaw!

I Like the new Qualifying format.

It became less interesting to watch qualifying with the stupid 1 Lap shootout.

I used to put on the TV at the start. See what place they start at (They as in Schumi and Barri) and come back at around that time :eek:hyeah:....

Races should be much better now too :O..

I hope Ferrari comes back with a bang :eek:hyeah:
 
nice post Nikhil.

was goin to post this long back but smhow skipped my mind.

looks like ferrari are gonna be back this year.

not so sure abt the mclarens...they sem to have sm probs with their V8s

hopefully things will be sorted out b4 the season starts. :)
 
QuickFire said:
nice post Nikhil.

was goin to post this long back but smhow skipped my mind.

looks like ferrari are gonna be back this year.

not so sure abt the mclarens...they sem to have sm probs with their V8s

hopefully things will be sorted out b4 the season starts. :)
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they have some problem always, so dont count on it :p
 
The 2006 Belgian grand prix, at highly-popular Spa Francorchamps, is off.

So, we'll have 18 races instead of 19 now.
 
qualifying is nuts.

The original 12 lap 1 hour was the best. Still looking forword to this.

1 good thing is tyres.

The interesting thing will be pit stops. What i wana know is what these teams ddone with fuel tanks, with lesser HP they can practically run longer without refueling.
 
^^ This new Qualifying looks really good.

Plus the fact the the Cars can refuel to how much they had b4 the 3rd Qualifying Session is even more insane!

This is gonna be an awesome season! Finally, the FIA got something right!

Also, in reply to funky, Yea, i expect to see a lot of 1 Stop races now. Its gonna be good!
 
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