Tag: Japan
From the Renault web site:
How satisfied are you with the cars lining up in P8 and P9 on tomorrow’s grid?
AP: I’m satisfied with the performance. It has been a good day although it was unfortunate that Bruno crashed this morning, which stymied his hopes of getting some good lap time before qualifying. The mechanics did a fantastic job to get the car ready in time for qualifying and he made his way comfortably through Q1 and Q2, and secured a good position on tomorrow’s grid.What was the reason behind not doing a timed lap in Q3?
AP: We decided that in a straight fight in Q3 we would have struggled to make much more ground on our positions in the top 10 – it would have been difficult to beat Schumacher anyway – so we decided to put both cars out on medium tyres (scrubs) to ensure we had the luxury of choosing our starting tyre tomorrow afternoon.Strategically, are there now a number of options available to you tomorrow?
AP: Yes, there are. The tyre degradation is high here. Suzuka is a high grip track that is very tough on tyres, so having the flexibility to do what we want will be of great help to us. We will spend some time tonight looking at what will work best. We have a good idea of how to approach the race, but we’ll look hard at the data to devise the best possible strategy to give the guys a strong chance tomorrow.
Suzuka, 6th of October 2011
HRT Formula 1 Team driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi, will pay respect to the victims of the earthquake that struck Japan’s northwest coast in March this year by wearing a special edition helmet in their honour.
This will be Tonio’s sixth special edition helmet provided by Kaos Design this year and is named “Embracing Japan”. The base of the helmet is white, as a tribute to the Japanese flag. There is no excessive colour or design as a sign of purity and respect towards the Japanese people. The red circle which symbolizes the rising sun appears on the right and left flanks of the helmet with two hands, and in the middle the writing “We are here with you” is engraved in gold. This message is to show that Kaos Design, Bell, Tonio, HRT F1 Team and the whole of Formula 1 is behind Japan.
Once the Grand Prix has finished, Tonio will sign the “Embracing Japan” helmet and donate it to “Save Japan”, a foundation backed by Kamui Kobayashi among many other Japanese drivers and riders, which aids victims of the earthquake. The helmet will be auctioned with all benefits proceeding to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
HRT on Facebook:
Everyone at HRT F1 Team would like to thank the year 5 students of Tsubaki Elementary School for this beautiful Daruma they have made for us to wish us luck this weekend. What a beautiful gesture. Arigato gozaimasu! For the first 15 people who can tell us what a Daruma is, we will send them a signed card by our drivers.
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