COTA Garage issue
10-05-2012, 12:18 PM
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COTA Garage issue
I'm getting word that the garages at COTA are too small and deemed unsafe by Bernie and his crew. Temporary garages are not an option according to F1.
10-05-2012, 03:16 PM
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It's not Bernie's decision. it is Charlie Whiting's and the FIA's.
10-05-2012, 03:34 PM
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10-06-2012, 01:26 AM
#6
Everything's cool. Buxton < fact checking.
American-Statesman Staff
Speed TV commentator Will Buxton kicked off a controversy this morning by tweeting that the garages at Circuit of The Americas were too small and that the Formula One teams were meeting with safety inspector Charlie Whiting in Japan about the matter.
Circuit officials and the engineers at Tilke GmbH say the garages are fine and meet the requirements by FIA, the governing body for Formula One and other automobile series. Here’s the numbers from Tilke.
• FIA proposal: 18.00m X 7.00m = 126.00 square meters
• Austin: 18.85m X 6.70m = 126.30 square meters
• India: 19.15m X 6.75m = 129.26 square meters
• Abu Dhabi: 21,76m X 6.80m = 147.97 square meters
Nick Craw, the FIA’s highest ranking U.S. official, told the American-Statesman in an email: “News to me; I’ve been in them and they’re huge. Plus Tilke knows the specs.”
Circuit of The Americas passed its final safety inspection by Whiting late last month. The track will host its first Formula One race Nov. 16-18.
Speed TV commentator Will Buxton kicked off a controversy this morning by tweeting that the garages at Circuit of The Americas were too small and that the Formula One teams were meeting with safety inspector Charlie Whiting in Japan about the matter.
Circuit officials and the engineers at Tilke GmbH say the garages are fine and meet the requirements by FIA, the governing body for Formula One and other automobile series. Here’s the numbers from Tilke.
• FIA proposal: 18.00m X 7.00m = 126.00 square meters
• Austin: 18.85m X 6.70m = 126.30 square meters
• India: 19.15m X 6.75m = 129.26 square meters
• Abu Dhabi: 21,76m X 6.80m = 147.97 square meters
Nick Craw, the FIA’s highest ranking U.S. official, told the American-Statesman in an email: “News to me; I’ve been in them and they’re huge. Plus Tilke knows the specs.”
Circuit of The Americas passed its final safety inspection by Whiting late last month. The track will host its first Formula One race Nov. 16-18.
