F2CRL Magazine – Action at Silverstone

Welcome to the first edition of F2 CRL Magazine, the weekly media publication for all things related to the F2 Champions Racing League. In this edition, we’ll take a look back at the British Grand Prix, review the driver and constructor standings, update you on the trophy watch, some drivers interviews and give you a preview of the fifth race of the first season, the Singapore Grand Prix.a

British Grand Prix Recap

By Sayayines4ever (graphics by Aleix27)

Qualification

Front row formed bySSPoTs P1 and RecklezzXV P2, second row opened by Sayayines4ever P3, fourth place for KunpFuPanda, third row formed by KallMeMaybe and REAPER_2_QUICK, fourth row formed by MIKE_OKIZICHY and Loloman2008, Untidy991Spider and Quothraven44 form the fifth row of the starting grid, GetPerkisized and Tweeddad will start from the last row on the starting grid.

Race Result

The lights went out of a early morning Silverstone and it was Mercedes’s Say taking the top spot after a long and exhausting race for the drivers, Mercedes will be celebrating the win going 

into Singapore with Panda in P2 keeping his title hopes alive and it was Haas’s Mike who will also be celebrating after a long wait since the podium in the opening race in Monaco, a truly well deserved podium for Haas, Williams’s Spider will be very happy with another P4 finish

after fighting from 9th of the grid start. Meanwhile in 5th and 6th was Spots who suffered a spin in the race and Reckless having trouble, the two front grid qualifiers having a fairly forgettable race here in Silverstone. Then it was Haas’s Reaper finishing P7 after taking on late damage on the final lap and then McLaren’s Kall finishing P8 having a race to forget as he spun out just like a lot of drivers here. Then finally rounding out the Top 10 was the two Red Bulls of Loloman in P9 and Tweeddad in P10 scoring points for the Milton Keynes team.

Sadly not all drivers finish in the points and in Silverstone it was GetPerk for AlphaTauri and Mercedes’s Raven who didn’t get points here in the home of Formula 1.

Podium

Sayayines4ever, KunpFuPanda, MIKE_OKIZICHY

Fastest Lap

Sayayines4ever (1:28.809)

Most Positions Gained

untidy991spider (P9 -> P4)

Driver of the Day Interview

Sayayines4ever (6/15 votes) —-> well it was just a rough one for sure, especially what’s been going personally but thankfully we fought hard till the end and managed to win. I truly needed for my own sake and for the team and drivers championship.

Driver Standings

By Aleix27

The championship battle seems to be a two-way between Sayayines4ever and KunpFuPanda, with Sayayines4ever 79 points and 3 points clear of KunpFuPanda 76 points.

Third position for MIKE_OKIZICHY with 60 points (-19), fourth position for Tbrum with 51 points (-28).

fight for fifth position in the championship between RecklezzXV 37 (-42) pts and KallMeMaybe 33 pts (-46) with only 4 points of distance between the two.

Another really heated fight is that for KrazyFace’s P7 with 27 points (-52), followed by REAPER_2_QUICK with 24 points (-55) and Untidy991spider also with 24 points (-55).

P11 of Quothraven44 with 15 points (- 64), also chased by a group of 4 drivers enclosed in only 5 points: YoCheckMeOut 14 points (-65), Stevenaj1125 13 points (-66), the reserve SJSchenck819 with 10 points (-69 ) and loloman2008 also with 10 points (-69).

Tong-e-sai1 in P16 with 6 points (-73), Skylandmckay in P17 with 4 points (-75), P18 for GetPerkisized with 1 point tied with Tweeddad also at 1 point (-78).

For the constructors’ classification the battle looks like a 3-team job between McLaren with 109 points (KunpFuPanda and KallMeMaybe), Haas with 108 points (MIKE_OKIZICHY and REAPER_2_QUICK) and Mercedes with 94 points (sayayines4ever and Quothraven44).

Coming off the podium, the fight for Fourth Place is between Ferrari with 57 points (Tong-e-sai1 without a teammate for now) and AstonMartin with 50 points (RecklezzXV and Stevenaj1125).

P6 for the Alpine with 27 points (SSPoTs and MUDDUCK09) and P7 for Williams with 24 points (untidy991spider and Honza152707).

Alpha Tauri (Yocheckmeout101e GetPerkisized) with 15 points is held in P8, while Red Bull (Tweeddad and Loloman2008) with 11 points remains in P9.

Last in the standings Alfa Romeo with only 4 points (skylandmckay without a teammate for now).

Trophy Watch

By Aleix27

Alain Prost Trophy (awarded to the driver with the most positions gained from the grid)

With 5 races in the archive,the top of this special ranking remains unchanged, with KunpFuPanda leading by only 4 overtakes, Untidy991Spider takes the second position with 15 overtaking in just two races, the wooden medal for this weekend unfortunately awaits KallMeMaybe who reaches 14 overtakes in 4 races.

Ayrton Senna Trophy (awarded to the driver with the most poles & fastest laps)

Still very privileged ranking with only 3 names on the list. Sayayinies4ever with 6 points (3 poles and 3 fastest laps), SSpoTs with 3 points (2 pole positions and 1 fastest lap) and RecklezzXV with only 1 point (1 fastest lap).

Will the Singapore race be able to give us some surprises for this ranking?

Singapore GP Preview

By Aleix27

The circuit is very tough on brakes, with drivers spending 22 seconds, or a quarter of the lap time with their foot planted on the left hand pedal. There are 15 braking points and pad and disc wear is something the engineers have to keep an eye on, lap after lap.

The Marina Bay Circuit is not a track where engine power rules the roost. Only 44% of the lap is spent on full throttle, although heat soak on the engine is considerable, partly down to the high temperatures and level of humidity. Fuel consumption is also a factor, with an estimated 99 kilos of fuel used over the course of the race. It means that “lift and coast” will be the order of the day in order not to run dry.

Turn 1 [Sheares Corner] – Coming at the end of the start-finish straight that was made solely for the track, Turn 1 is a tight left-hander in which drivers often come together as they try to squeeze through.

Turn 2 – Next up is the sweeping Turn 2, which is more a curve than a corner. Here, the priority is staying out of trouble and positioning yourself well for the final part of the opening S-shaped section.

Turn 3 – Quickly slam on the brakes or pay as immediately afterwards is Turn 3, a sharp hairpin taking us onto the streets of Singapore.

Turn 4 – Another turn that isn’t really a turn but rather a slight curve on a short straight that can be taken flat-out.

Turn 5 – The same can’t be said for Turn 5 which is a 90-degree right-hander leading to the longest straight on the track and the first DRS zone. It’s an open exit, allowing an early chance to get on the throttle – but fail to do so and your position is under threat.

Turn 6 – Another minor curve on the straight that you can, and should, keep your foot firmly on the pedal for as we enter Sector 2. With DRS and slipstreaming, this is where overtakes will be lined up.

Turn 7 [Memorial Corner] – If you’re going to get past a driver, here is the place to do it. Either dive to the left and down the inside and force your opponent wide or sweep around the outside to have the better line for the following corner.

Turn 8 [Stamford] – After a short straight comes a tight right-hand hairpin.

Turn 9 – There’s not much time to get back up to speed as it’s immediately followed by a medium-speed left. Don’t go too wide or you’ll meet the wall.

Turn 10 [The Singapore Sling] – Formerly a brutal and bumpy three-apex chicane, this was made into a more straightforward left-hander in 2013 after complaints from the drivers, but it’s a corner that you still ‘sling’ yourself into.

Turn 11 – Quickly switch back across to the left-hand side of the track and clip the kerb for this 90-degree right.

Turn 12 – Go back to the left for another gentle curve over the Anderson Bridge before hitting the brakes while swinging to the right – a tricky, technical part of the track.

Turn 13 – The track’s tightest corner, a left hairpin that was widened to create some overtaking opportunities for the very brave.

Turn 14 – Next up is a short straight, where DRS is available to use, with a sharp right turn at the end of it, found at the same intersection as Turn 8 as the corners back onto each other.

Turn 15 – A gentle sweeping left-hander that, coming just before the next corner, shouldn’t be taken flat out.

Turn 16/17 [Esplanade] – Approaching the floating platform grandstand, things are slowed down with a right-to-left chicane.

Turn 18/19 – At another place with a wall that has claimed many victims comes a left-to-right chicane, narrowing as drivers go underneath the fan grandstand. There’s no getting away with mistakes here.

Turn 20/21 – The third and final chicane, going right before an open left. Watch for the wall on the exit, don’t take liberties here.

Turn 22 /23  – After a minor lift before the first apex, the final two open left turns are then taken at full throttle at speeds of well over 100mph, taking drivers back onto the main straight and to the finish line.

Credits:

https://scuderia.alphatauri.com/en/f1-tracks/marina-bay-street-circuit/

https://live.planetf1.com/f1-gp-tracks/singapore

More Credits

Aleix27 – Trophy Watch, Graphics & Teammate Comparison. Formatting and presentation, Standings Update, future race
Sayayines4ever – Race and Qualy Recap, drivers interviews

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