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Hi, I'm Rob Smedley, Race Engineer for Scuderia Ferrari
and this is the Inside Track to Korea.
[INSIDE TRACK, KOREA, 06.10.2013]
[LAPS 55]
[LENGTH 5.615 km]
[TURNS 18]
Fernando Alonso: For the Korean Grand Prix
we have always a special preparation,
it's anticlockwise.
The first two sectors are very high-speed corners
and are very long straights.
And the last part is like a street circuit.
Guy Lovett: A high G-force circuit such as Korea
can put the engine oil under a significant amount of strain.
For example, at a particular contact point,
the lubricant can be pulled away from that contact point
under G-force.
Mark Wakem: The oil is taken out of the engine and the dry sump system
by the scavenge pump and they're trying to keep
as much oil out of the bottom of the engine as possible all the time.
Mike Evans: The teams will decide probably one hour before the race
what the weather is going to be like, what they predict
and if it's raining, say,
they could then reduce the amount of fuel that they put in the car
to give you the best chance to overtake.
Marc Gené: It's not easy to find a set-up
because you want a good car for the first sector that is very fast,
then you want a good car for the last sector
which is a bit more slow speed.
So you need to find a balance to compromise on the set-up.
Rob Smedley: The driver has to find the right compromise with his style
not only over a single lap where they're flat out,
but also over the race
to conserve the tyres and to get the strategy right.
[THE RACE IS ON]