Trackguide: you need to know about Sochi Autodrom
Posted on 09-10-2015 to 13:00 by mauritsh – 23 Comments”
Get ready for a slightly different trackguide than you are used to from us.
The circuit of Sochi is only a year used. Where we in earlier episodes lavish sprinkled with anecdotes and film clips from the past, is that now a lot more difficult. That last year was actually no hole happened during the race, of course, there is also something to do with it.
To one and another to make it possible to invest Russia a whopping $ 200 million in the construction of the circuit. The track was designed by Hermann Tilke. Now it is very easy and obvious, to be the best man completely down to lamps of fire, for very inspiring are his creations often do not. That flaring, we do so also.
The Sochi Autodrom last year, was the scene of one of the most boring races of the season. This means that the circuit is simply too easy? Could. The cornering is pretty straight forward and certainly for a semi-street circuit the crash barriers right on the more exciting points to far away. Grindbakken are already a few years on their return in Formula 1 and that you will be on the Russian circuit, therefore, not find. It is actually just a boutbaan. So, that air.
A round on the circuit
You want next Sunday, be well prepared for the tube to sit in, so a description of what you can expect is never the way. Turn 1 is a slight rechterknik that with about 300 km/h is taken. After the start, this is not the point where we action they can expect. Turn 2 is. Last year, reed Rosberg at this point Hamilton is over, but the German lap with smoking tires straight ahead and had to make his way back. Speeds are at this point around 110 km/h. Expected in this corner, by the way, inhaalactie or two of our Max.
Turn 3 and 4 together form a long linkerdoordraaier that full throttle is taken with 280 km/h. Then it is securely in the braking for Turn 5, where the speeds around 130 km/h. Turn 6 is just like the curve make angles, but a bit slower.
Turn 7 to 10, forms the prelude to a semi-straight, where speeds up to 320 km/h. At the end of this is overtaking is possible. Bend 14 t/m 19 are all at right angles and with relatively low speeds. After that is start/finish line again.
Other info
The circuit is located just outside the olympic village, which last year was used for the winter olympics. The asphalt is smooth and therefore provides less grip than other tracks. Pirelli therefore plays it safe, by merely soft and supersoft tyres to take. Chance of rain during the race weekend, is small, the temperature is expected to be around a degree or two or 20.