Singapore: A lap with Adrian Sutil
Eurosport - Mon, 21 Sep 17:02:00 2009
Force India driver Adrian Sutil gives the lowdown on the street circuit which hosts this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
Corner one is actually a complex together with two and three so it's very important to get it right. Don't go too far onto the kerbs on the exit as you get some understeer and can't go back on the power.
The complex carries into turn three so you need to be nice and controlled through the corner and have a good line. It's a classic normal bend but it's easy to lock up there with quite high kerbs on the inside. Then it is into turn five, where there is a lot of space for entry but then it gets a little bit tight and it's difficult to see the apex.
Then we go into a tunnel section, which is quite nice, but there were lots of bumps last year. Braking for turn seven is one of the highest braking areas, so it is down to second gear. It's one of the few parts you can try and overtake before going left and right into turn eight and one of the slowest corners of the circuit.
Then there's another complex out of eight where you accelerate then head straight to the right for a left hand corner, getting a good exit from nine onto the next straight, which finishes with a tricky chicane.
The kerbs were very high there last year so it was easy to take too much and launch the car and have no control. We saw a few accidents there as it was very easy to make mistakes and go off in the end.
Turn 12 is just acceleration out over the bridge and last year there weren't any bumps. Turn 13 is a very slow corner where you have to brake while turning. It's important not to brake too late and concentrate on the exit for good straight line speed into turn 14. You are braking from sixth gear into this turn, so going at a reasonable speed, and it can be tricky on the exit as the traction is a little bit worse and it can start to oversteer quite a lot.
Then we go into a flat left-hander in turn 15 where you have to brake for turn 16, a fast chicane. As chicanes go, it is quite nice as you take the kerbs a little bit so that you have a really good exit into turn 17. Turns 18 through to 21 are very similar, all looking the same with the same rhythm.
The last corner is one of the only high speed sections, fourth or maybe fifth gear with a very early apex that takes you all the way to the start-finish straight.
The only difficulty is not to be too early on the power as you can run too far over the kerbs on the outside and then it carries you out on the green and you lose time again.
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Now that the only thing that remains is for Alonso to confess that he knew exactly what was going on in Singapore and for Hollywood to buy the screening rights, has anybody noticed that Kimi Raikonnen has signed for his old team now known as the Mercedes 'B' team ?
With Alonso so clearly implicated in crashgate I am wondering how long it will take for Santander and Ferrari to offer the vacant seat to either Lewis McLaren Forever Hamilton, or Jenson 'to the highest bidder' Button.
Will the Hamilton's patience run out with McLaren before Jenson signs for Ferrari ?
Now that Rosberg is practically assured a Daimler sponsored drive at Brawn and Ross showing big love for a probably ridiculously cheap Rubens would it be in Jenson's interest to wait for Ross to offer him a contract for next season ?
I'm from Singapore too! I think that that Renault has made our race famous for the wrong reason, and actually I was praying that they would either be kicked out from the championship or withdraw. (I don't like Alonso, I like Hamilton). 50% chance of rain this year, so should be more exciting!
what a disgrace to the Formula 1 history from Briatore....shame on you....loser from the planet earth! I am from Singapore. I trully aspire to be a F1 fanatic but not a freak!
mr a hamilton asun a been the fed from the a silver a spoon from a birth ,,,a No a rookie a been given a top a drive from a day a 1 like a mr a hamilton asun anda still he a mr a hamilton asun anda hes a team muclaren had toa cheat anda spy anda steal the a secrets toa win the a title,,,MR A HAMILTON ASUN ISA THE BIGGEST A DONKEY A DRIVER ONNA THE F1 A TRACK.... a just ask the a other a drivers................................................ .... ....
NOA GLOCK!!!
NOA FERRARI A SECRETS
NOA FAKE PHONEY TITLE,,,,,,,,,,, for mr a hamilton asun....a still you a keep the a FAKE TITLE,,,,a Jenson a Button willa bring a the respect a back into a F1 ...HE A BUTTON GENUINE F1 WORLD CHAMPION 2009-2010
for a mea the a whole ofa 2008 a season a should a bea void a toa much a corruption ata least a scrap all a points a scored a by a all a teams anda drivers fora singapore a race a toa much a corruption,,itta also a mean a mr a hamilton asun a give a back a trophy toa rightful a owner a mr a massa buta mea think a mr a massa would a not a want a 2008 a title a onna hes a c.v ,,,,itta toa corrupt
VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID
mr a hamilton asun a been the fed from the a silver a spoon from a birth ,,,a No a rookie a been given a top a drive from a day a 1 like a mr a hamilton asun anda still he a mr a hamilton asun anda hes a team muclaren had toa cheat anda spy anda steal the a secrets toa win the a title,,,MR A HAMILTON ASUN ISA THE BIGGEST A DONKEY A DRIVER ONNA THE F1 A TRACK.... a just ask the a other a drivers................................................ .... ....
NOA GLOCK!!!
NOA FERRARI A SECRETS
NOA FAKE PHONEY TITLE,,,,,,,,,,, for mr a hamilton asun....a still you a keep the a FAKE TITLE,,,,a Jenson a Button willa bring a the respect a back into a F1 ...HE A BUTTON GENUINE F1 WORLD CHAMPION 2009-2010
for a mea the a whole ofa 2008 a season a should a bea void a toa much a corruption ata least a scrap all a points a scored a by a all a teams anda drivers fora singapore a race a toa much a corruption,,itta also a mean a mr a hamilton asun a give a back a trophy toa rightful a owner a mr a massa buta mea think a mr a massa would a not a want a 2008 a title a onna hes a c.v ,,,,itta toa corrupt
VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID 2008 VOID
mr a hamilton asun a been the fed from the a silver a spoon from a birth ,,,a No a rookie a been given a top a drive from a day a 1 like a mr a hamilton asun anda still he a mr a hamilton asun anda hes a team muclaren had toa cheat anda spy anda steal the a secrets toa win the a title,,,MR A HAMILTON ASUN ISA THE BIGGEST A DONKEY A DRIVER ONNA THE F1 A TRACK.... a just ask the a other a drivers................................................ .... ....
NOA GLOCK!!!
NOA FERRARI A SECRETS
NOA FAKE PHONEY TITLE,,,,,,,,,,, for mr a hamilton asun....a still you a keep the a FAKE TITLE,,,,a Jenson a Button willa bring a the respect a back into a F1 ...HE A BUTTON GENUINE F1 WORLD CHAMPION 2009-2010
for a mea the a whole ofa 2008 a season a should a bea void a toa much a corruption ata least a scrap all a points a scored a by a all a teams anda drivers fora singapore a race a toa much a corruption,,itta also a mean a mr a hamilton asun a give a back a trophy toa rightful a owner a mr a massa buta mea think a mr a massa would a not a want a 2008 a title a onna hes a c.v ,,,,itta toa corrupt
Any chance of some honest overtaking this year ?
I wonder if any teams are planning on pitting on Lap 12 and crashing on Lap 13 ?
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