Formula 1: Round 12—We Will Fight Them on the Streets of Valencia

Will this circuit have any effect on the Ferrari’s after their DNF in Hungary? Maybe they will be slightly worried over reliability issues?

Another key point to think about is that back straight, the engines will be at full throttle for 13 seconds, when an F1 car is at full throttle the pistons in the engine are moving up to 300 times a second, can you imagine that for 13 seconds, go on... I dare you to touch the engine to see how hot it is!

Let’s have some facts:

• Built in - 2008
• Laps – 57
• Distance – 3.380 Miles (5.440 Kilometres)
• Corners – 25
• Lap Record – Not Applicable (Predicted – 1:37:00 ish)

Drivers are differing in their preparations for the race. Fernando Alonso is in a confident mood after extensively watching footage of the previous F3 race that was held there in the last few weeks.

Jensen Button has been preparing on a specially made simulation of the track. While it doesn’t give you the actual feel it certainly helps with braking points and turning points.

Lewis Hamilton: “I’ve had a look at some sections of the track and am going to spend this rest period to prepare the race with the rest of the team. Looking at the images, the track seems incredible. I like street circuits, but there seem to be some very quick, and very unforgiving, stretches.

"As a driver, it’s always fun arriving at a new circuit. I like driving in new places and am confident in my ability to get to know them rapidly. It looks like an amazing circuit.”

Lewis Hamilton in an optimistic mood, and with good reason I would think, see why I think this later on in the article.

So with no history to go on, there isn’t much we can write about: “Oh, I remember this one time when I was 10 and I was watching the European Grand Prix at the new street circuit and then... Oh no that didn’t really happen”

So what do we think will happen? Well I wrote two articles over the summer detailing how I thought certain teams would be going into this weekend.

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