| | • Track resurfacing at Turns 5 - 7 and Turn 20
• Entry kerb changes to increase overtaking opportunities at Turn 7
• Turn 7, Turn 10 "Singapore Sling" and Turn 14 barrier realignments
• TrackJet® machine returns to ensure optimum surface conditions Singapore, 28 July 2011 – While the overall configuration of the 23-turn, 5.073km Marina Bay Street Circuit will remain unchanged, the organisers of the 2011 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX have agreed the following minor track changes with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) ahead of the race on 25th September.
TRACK RESURFACING
In order to maintain optimum track condition, ahead of the race the Singapore Land Transport Authority will resurface Republic Boulevard; the run behind the pits to Turn 5, and Raffles Boulevard between Turns 5 and 7. The track will also be resurfaced at Turn 20, the chicane just prior to the Singapore Flyer at the end of the lap.
The Grand Prix organisers are also discussing the resurfacing of the Pit 'Fast Lane' to correct a small degree of differential settlement which has been noted between the fast and slow lanes in front of the pit garages.
KERB AND BARRIER REALIGNMENT AT TURNS 7 and 14
In response to a request from the FIA, the Turn 7 entry kerb located on Drivers' right will be replaced with a painted divider so that drivers are able to take alternate lines into Turn 7 to avoid bumps and possibly increase opportunities for overtaking.
In addition, street kerbs in the runoff areas of Turn 7 and Turn 14 will be realigned. This will allow for minor realignments in the barriers that will provide approximately 1 to 2m additional runoff distance at the corners, providing a marginal improvement to drivers' safety.
 BARRIER REALIGNMENT AT SINGAPORE SLING (TURN 10)
Turn 10 barriers are also being realigned at the request of the FIA to reduce the likelihood of a car that has lost control in the braking zone being launched over the chicane apex kerbs. This change in barrier alignment will not affect cornering speed at Turn 10, but the kerbs will be adjusted to a more gradual curve in order for the drivers to make safer exits from the corner.
REVOLUTIONARY TRACKJET® TRACK CLEANER RETURNS
Roadgrip is a road and airport maintenance company based in the UK and
experienced among other maintenance missions as well on F1 race tracks.
Within the UK they use their own TrackJet, manufactured by Weigel Company
from Germany.
In other parts of the world they cooperate with local companies, having
purchased the TrackJet technology, by asking them to be sub-supplier under
Roadgrip's project responsibility.
The TrackJet machine of company Aviatrade in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was used
by Roadgrip for track-cleaning already in 2010 in removing dust, especially
along the Pit Straight, improving the surface grip in key braking and
acceleration zones throughout the track. The TrackJet system of company
Aviatrade from Malaysia will be deployed once more this year. Mr. Richard
Powell, Commercial Director at Roadgrip, being specialized in the
international delivery of fast track, large scale surface coating solutions
to horizontal and vertical surfaces will supervise the TrackJet work again.
For further inquiries please contact
NEW CAR TECHNOLOGY AIDS OVERTAKING
In addition to the track changes, two important technical innovations to the cars racing in the 2011 Formula One World Championship are also set to add further to the night race spectacle. All the leading cars this season are employing KERS, Kinetic Energy Recovery System, a hybrid technology device that stores energy created by the car's braking process and allows it to be turned into power at the press of a button to boost acceleration.
In addition 2011 has seen the debut of the DRS (Drag Reduction System) rear wing which has significantly increased the number of overtaking moves on track this season. DRS allows drivers to reduce drag and gain extra speed on the straight, but the system's availability is electronically governed and can only be activated to aid overtaking during the race, when it can only be activated when a driver is less than one second behind another car at a pre-determined section points on the track.
The FIA will formally announce the approved 'DRS zones' shortly before the race. News taken from - http://www.singaporegp.sg/media/news_20110728b.php |
