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| Autodromo
Enzo e Dino Ferrari - San Marino |
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| San
Marino Grand Prix - 20 April 2003 |
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| Race
Distance : |
305.609km
/ 189.897m |
| Number
of Laps : |
62 |
| Lap
Distance : |
4.933km
/ 3.065m |
| Lap
Record : |
R.
Schumacher 1.25.524 |
| Qualifying
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13:00
- Apr 13/2002 |
| Race
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14:00
- Apr 14/2002 |
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| Tamburello
is the first corner from the start
and cars brake heavily at its
entrance. The corner is a
left-handed S-bend which is entered
in 3rd gear at 75 mph and exited in
4th gear at 125 mph as cars power up
the straight to Villeneuve. This is
a second S-bend that slows the
approach to the forthcoming hairpin
and slows cars down from 130 mph to
105 mph in 4th gear. Accelerating
quickly up to 150 mph, cars almost
immediately brake for Tosa, a tight
hairpin from right to left taken in
2nd gear at around 55 mph. On exit,
cars accelerate to 175 mph and climb
towards Piratella. This is a
somewhat blind left-hander that
pulls -3.5g as drivers brake at its
entrance, it is taken in 4th gear at
100 mph and accelerated away from at
160 mph. Despite its nature it is a
corner well liked by most drivers. |
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approach to Acque Minerali is
downhill at 130 mph - a very bumpy
and uncomfortable chicane that turns
slowly right and finally sharply
right with cars down to 70 mph and
3rd gear at its tightest point.
Pulling away the track swings
slightly left at 100 mph. |
| Variante
Alta is next and, coming off a short
straight, it is a fast chicane that
can be tackled in 3rd gear - it
certainly requires a 3rd-gear exit.
It is entered in 6th gear at 170 mph
and speeds of 75 mph are maintained
through it. Drivers tend to take
more chances at this chicane because
it does have a safe run-off area. |
| Out
of the chicane and the track plunges
downhill through some stunning
countryside, arriving at a sharpish
double left-hander called Rivazza
which swings the cars through 180
degrees. This requires very hard
braking, down from 6th (180 mph) to
3rd gear (60 mph) at its entrance
where a massive -3.8 g really tests
the driver's strength. Shifting up
briefly before changing down to
tackle the final turn, which is
taken at 80 mph, the cars arrive on
a curving right-hand line and fly
through the Variante Bassa,
accelerating all the time up to 170
mph. The Tragurdo then looms up as a
left-right chicane that feeds the
pits and is taken in 2nd gear at
around 55 mph. Cars then accelerate
to 185 mph across the Start-Finish
line. Le macchine quindi tendono ad
accelerare per superare la linea del
traguardo sfrecciando a 185 mph. |
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