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12 May 2008, 09:05
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Rounds 5 & 6 British F3 - Monza
First of the three overseas trips for British F3 this weekend. Twenty nine entries with two additions in the Invitation Class for Matteo Chinosi and Federico Leo, but Oli Oakes and Niall Quinn wont be going to Monza.
Preview here with entry list, timetable and lap of Monza with Max Chilton.
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12 May 2008, 16:54
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It's a shame about Oli Oakes and Niall Quinn. Even if they don't think they are up to speed yet, you'd think they would want to go to get some more mileage and learn Monza for the future. Mind you, both their cars were amongst those damaged at Croft, so maybe money is a factor.
Still, all the big guns will be there and there should be some cracking racing.
One random point still puzzles me. The Regulations refer to the Series being run over 22 races to be held at 11 meetings, so shouldn't this simply be Round 3? That's the way other Series like GP2 and WSR deal with it and they have two races at each meeting as well.
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13 May 2008, 15:20
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It's probably not exactly cheap to get the trucks and stuff all the way to Monza, especially for smaller teams. Also, I guess if you're not quite up to speed you'll be at a bit of disadvantage.
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14 May 2008, 10:34
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The first point is very valid, Mike, and I sort of referred to it in my post. It's just that if you can afford to go to Monza, I think you should, even if you're not completely up to speed yet. Surely no-one can expect to come into the Series now and expect to be on a par with the teams and drivers who have been testing and racing since the middle of February? The answer is more mileage, and the opportunity to learn Monza could also be handy for the future if they plan to stick around in racing.
Anyway, right now, I'm more bothered about the weather forecast. It's warm enough over there, but they (Yahoo) are saying the next couple of days will be mostly cloudy with rain on Saturday and Sunday. 
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14 May 2008, 11:24
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Well someone like Eurotek already missed a few races, so its not like they've got points to worry about. With Rockingham being the weekend after, I can see why you really wouldn't bother with Monza in those circumstances.
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14 May 2008, 11:37
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Max Chilton describes a lap of the 5.8km Monza circuit
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What no video? 
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16 May 2008, 06:43
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The first free practice session starts in about 20 minutes. So far it is dry, which will give the guys a good start to the weekend.
This week, go here for the live timing and here for the session times etc. You have to click on the British F3 International Series tab.
It looks as though Ali Jackson will not be running and Salman Al-Qualifa is due to make a late appearance.
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16 May 2008, 10:20
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Sergio Perez P1 early in session 2. 
Edit: all new machinery for these guys today I see.
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16 May 2008, 14:16
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No, L2lLO, the entry is split into International (2008), National (2005-07) and Invitation Classes as usual. The two Italians are the Invitation entries.
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16 May 2008, 16:21
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Qualifying has been abandoned...
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16 May 2008, 17:19
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Qualifying for race 1 will now be decided by tommorrow's Q2 session counting for both.
Each driver's best time will count towards race one, with their second best qualifying laps will decide the grid for race two.
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16 May 2008, 17:42
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What caused Quali to be abandoned?
British F3 site doesn't mention anything.
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16 May 2008, 22:16
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Rain I believe
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17 May 2008, 07:54
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Originally Posted by Kidzer
What caused Quali to be abandoned?
British F3 site doesn't mention anything.
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Torrential rain made the track unsafe. The story went up onto the BF3 website once a decision had been taken to how the grid was to be decided for Round 5 - Story here
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17 May 2008, 08:24
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See above.
The back-up plan, should Q2 also be lost to the weather (quite likely at the moment), is to base the grid on Series points positions.
Last edited by strider; 17 May 2008 at 08:27.
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