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The Parc Fermé F1 Podcast

TPF Track Talk - French GP: Paul Ricard Circuit with Nico Rondet!

The Parc Fermé F1 Podcast

The Parc Fermé

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4.4713 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2018

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The French Grand Prix is back! But this time the FIA Formula One World Championship returns to Le Castellet, France, home to Circuit Paul Ricard. It has been 28 years since F1 last raced here and we thought the best thing to do is bring in the amazing Nico Rondet to take you on a hot lap of the Paul Ricard circuit...since he just raced there and drives in teh Le Mans series in the LMP3 class!

Don't miss this primer on how to get pole at the Paul Ricard circuit and if you're new to F1, this podcast will help you understand what challenges this circuit presents the drivers and what to look for on Saturday and Sunday.

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0:00.0

Half a second on him, half a second in the first sector.

0:05.0

Ralph, you cannot overtake Damon, okay?

0:08.0

There's a C-boarder. You cannot overtake Damon.

0:11.0

Come on, close him down and kill him.

0:13.0

Sanando is must have you and you.

0:16.0

You heard me before, didn't you, Ralph, about overtaking Damon.

0:19.0

You heard that, didn't you?

0:20.0

Let me alone, I know. Get that Ralph no man you heard that didn't you that's it

0:21.1

ralph did you hear me that big guy's not down for another two driver i see when are you gonna call me in

0:28.3

man this time kevin get out of the way Ralph acknowledges hello everybody Paul charlie here for the next

0:36.5

track talk sorry it's a bit late, but Todd went on something

0:39.2

known as a holiday, apparently, and didn't have room for his editing kit because he had his

0:43.1

pool rubber ring and his sunscreen. He needs lots of sunscreen. So not enough room. So

0:49.4

he's back and he's going to edit this right up and send it right out to you. So sorry it's late, but at least it's there before the race.

0:57.4

So hopefully you can get something out of it.

1:00.3

French Grand Prix is back 10 years ago since the last one, which is at Magnacour.

1:05.7

But now it's back at Paul Ricard, which had its first Formula One race in 1970.

1:11.3

Paul Ricard is situated as a prime spot in the French Riviere, actually, between the cities of Marseille and Toulin.

1:18.2

So get used to my French pronunciations.

1:20.9

They're pretty, pretty impressive.

1:23.0

So Paul Ricard actually is very distinctive visually.

1:26.8

It's got blue and red runoff areas which are designed for a purpose actually for slow the cars down without need for gravel traps.

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