Seri ke-17 Grand Prix akan digelar di Sirkuit Yeongam, Korea Selatan, Minggu 24 Oktober 2010. Dari prakiraan cuaca di Mokpo, kota terdekat dengan Yeongam, hujan diprediksi akan turun pada hari balapan.
Namun seperti dilansir Motor Sport, Rabu 20 Oktober 2010, hujan tidak akan sekencang di GP Jepang, dua pekan lalu. Saat itu, sesi kualifikasi sampai harus ditunda sehari karena hujan dan angin menyapa Sirkuit Suzuka.
Cuaca di Mokpo sebelum GP berlangsung diprediksi akan dingin, berawan dan sedikit dingin. Hujan akan mencapai puncaknya pada Sabtu dan sehari kemudian hanya hujan ringan.
"Saya rasa kami akan mengalami akhir pekan yang menarik," kata bos tim Virgin, John Booth.
Di awal musim ini, Sirkuit Yeongam sempat diragukan kesiapannya untuk pagelaran F1. Ini terlihat dari pembangunan yang belum selesai dari masih kurangnya sponsor yang terlibat.
Namun, pihak FIA (Federasi Automobil Internasional) masih mempercayakan Korsel untuk jadi tuan rumah akhir pekan ini. Media lokal bahkan melansir kalau sudah terjual 60 ribu tiket.
"Jujur, kami belum sepenuhnya siap untuk debut F1 ini. Tapi kalau kami sukses tahun ini, situasinya bakal berubah tahun depan," kata Yoon Keun-Sang sebagai Direktur Humas penyelenggara.
Kamis, Oktober 21, 2010
Mark Webber jadi Sasaran Tembak Duo McLaren di Korea
Kubu McLaren menegaskan bahwa duet pembalapnya, Lewis Hamilton dan Jenson Button, tidak boleh finis di belakang pimpinan klasemen sementara Mark Webber (Red Bull) di GP Korea.
Itu satu-satunya cara menjaga peluang Hamilton dan Button di bursa juara tahun ini. Hamilton kini tertinggal 28 poin dari Webber, dan Button 31 poin dengan tersisa tiga GP.
McLaren kalah cepat dari Red Bull di dua balapan terakhir dan kepala bagian mesin Phil Prew menyebut tak ada cara lain bagi duo Silver Arrows itu. "Target kami kini sangat relaistis: masuk podium dan berada di depan Webber," katanya di ESPN.
"Kami butuh dua mobil yang bisa terus di depan sejak kualifikasi sampai balapan berakhir."
Karakter dua GP terakhir, Singapura dan Jepang tak cocok dengan McLaren. Tapi, Prew yakin timnya sangat kompetitif di GP anyar di Korea.
"Jujur, karakter sirkuit sangat berbeda dan merupakan kombinasi karakter beberapa sirkuit," lanjut Prew. "Ada banyak lintasan lurus, tapi langsung disambut dengan tikungan tajam."
"Tentu, ini sangat beda dengan Kanada yang tak cocok dengan mobil kami. Sektor 2 sedikit mirip Turki, dimana kami akan bisa tampil bagus. Dan sektor terakhir punya downforce tinggi, mungkin mirip dengan Hungaria," tutupnya.
Dengan posisi tertinggal sekarang, memang tak ada cara lain yang harus dilakukan kubu McLaren selain meminimalkan kesalahan dan tampil habis-habisan di tiga seri tersisa.
Itu satu-satunya cara menjaga peluang Hamilton dan Button di bursa juara tahun ini. Hamilton kini tertinggal 28 poin dari Webber, dan Button 31 poin dengan tersisa tiga GP.
McLaren kalah cepat dari Red Bull di dua balapan terakhir dan kepala bagian mesin Phil Prew menyebut tak ada cara lain bagi duo Silver Arrows itu. "Target kami kini sangat relaistis: masuk podium dan berada di depan Webber," katanya di ESPN.
"Kami butuh dua mobil yang bisa terus di depan sejak kualifikasi sampai balapan berakhir."
Karakter dua GP terakhir, Singapura dan Jepang tak cocok dengan McLaren. Tapi, Prew yakin timnya sangat kompetitif di GP anyar di Korea.
"Jujur, karakter sirkuit sangat berbeda dan merupakan kombinasi karakter beberapa sirkuit," lanjut Prew. "Ada banyak lintasan lurus, tapi langsung disambut dengan tikungan tajam."
"Tentu, ini sangat beda dengan Kanada yang tak cocok dengan mobil kami. Sektor 2 sedikit mirip Turki, dimana kami akan bisa tampil bagus. Dan sektor terakhir punya downforce tinggi, mungkin mirip dengan Hungaria," tutupnya.
Dengan posisi tertinggal sekarang, memang tak ada cara lain yang harus dilakukan kubu McLaren selain meminimalkan kesalahan dan tampil habis-habisan di tiga seri tersisa.
The Secret Life of Michael Schumacher
Nineteen years ago Michael Schumacher made his Formula One debut. Nineteen years of interviews - and seven world titles - later, there’s very little we don’t know about Schumacher. But after he agreed to partake in our Secret Life series, we managed to wrangle a few surprises out of the German legend. Samuel Beckett, skydiving and Italian culinary exploits are just some of his unexpected answers…
Q: Are you a ‘Plan-B’ kind of guy?
Michael Schumacher: No.
Q: Driving a Formula One car aside, what is your favourite buzz?
MS: At the moment it is skydiving.
Q: Who do you most look forward to seeing when you arrive in the paddock on a Thursday?
MS: The engineers.
Q: Who is your dream date?
MS: She is also my dream come true - Corinna.
Q: Which film has made you cry?
MS: Lately it was Slumdog Millionaire. Well, at least a little.
Q: What are you afraid of - and why?
MS: It was heights, but not anymore.
Q: What was the last book you read?
MS: Something from Samuel Beckett. I am very bad at remembering the titles of books and movies and stuff like that.
Q: What is your favourite way to relax?
MS: A glass of red wine and a cigar.
Q: Five things that you hate?
MS: I don’t really hate anything.
Q: Have you ever - or would you ever - dye your hair?
MS: Sure. Why not?
Q: What was the first CD that you bought?
MS: It was an LP - I think some hard rock, metal stuff.
Q: Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
MS: Only temporary ones.
Q: What did teachers say about you in your school report?
MS: Not nice things.
Q: Who were your childhood heroes?
MS: Hard to tell. I did not really have any.
Q: Do you have any guilty pleasures?
MS: Cigars? Poker? I don’t think I should feel guilty about it.
Q: Do you collect anything?
MS: Watches maybe. But not madly.
Q: What do you miss most about home when you are on the road?
MS: My family.
Q: What was your worst-ever buy?
MS: That changes with every fashion change.
Q: How do you take your coffee?
MS: With hot milk.
Q: Your ideal non-race Sunday morning?
MS: A long breakfast with my family.
Q: What was the first car or machine you drove?
MS: A Fiat 500 - well, actually I drove a lot of karts before that.
Q: What was the most embarrassing mistake you have made?
MS: Choose one.
Q: What is the best thing that you can cook?
MS: Italian pasta probably.
Q: When was the last time you were really furious?
MS: Really, really furious? In Spa, 1998 [when he crashed into the rear of David Coulthard’s McLaren while leading a very wet Belgian Grand Prix. Coulthard was a lap down and Schumacher blamed the Scot for the incident.]
Q: Are you a ‘Plan-B’ kind of guy?
Michael Schumacher: No.
Q: Driving a Formula One car aside, what is your favourite buzz?
MS: At the moment it is skydiving.
Q: Who do you most look forward to seeing when you arrive in the paddock on a Thursday?
MS: The engineers.
Q: Who is your dream date?
MS: She is also my dream come true - Corinna.
Q: Which film has made you cry?
MS: Lately it was Slumdog Millionaire. Well, at least a little.
Q: What are you afraid of - and why?
MS: It was heights, but not anymore.
Q: What was the last book you read?
MS: Something from Samuel Beckett. I am very bad at remembering the titles of books and movies and stuff like that.
Q: What is your favourite way to relax?
MS: A glass of red wine and a cigar.
Q: Five things that you hate?
MS: I don’t really hate anything.
Q: Have you ever - or would you ever - dye your hair?
MS: Sure. Why not?
Q: What was the first CD that you bought?
MS: It was an LP - I think some hard rock, metal stuff.
Q: Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
MS: Only temporary ones.
Q: What did teachers say about you in your school report?
MS: Not nice things.
Q: Who were your childhood heroes?
MS: Hard to tell. I did not really have any.
Q: Do you have any guilty pleasures?
MS: Cigars? Poker? I don’t think I should feel guilty about it.
Q: Do you collect anything?
MS: Watches maybe. But not madly.
Q: What do you miss most about home when you are on the road?
MS: My family.
Q: What was your worst-ever buy?
MS: That changes with every fashion change.
Q: How do you take your coffee?
MS: With hot milk.
Q: Your ideal non-race Sunday morning?
MS: A long breakfast with my family.
Q: What was the first car or machine you drove?
MS: A Fiat 500 - well, actually I drove a lot of karts before that.
Q: What was the most embarrassing mistake you have made?
MS: Choose one.
Q: What is the best thing that you can cook?
MS: Italian pasta probably.
Q: When was the last time you were really furious?
MS: Really, really furious? In Spa, 1998 [when he crashed into the rear of David Coulthard’s McLaren while leading a very wet Belgian Grand Prix. Coulthard was a lap down and Schumacher blamed the Scot for the incident.]
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