Question - How can they simulate a track like Monaco with all it's ups > and downs on a track like Paul Ricard?>

Maybe the drivers are only allowed 95% throttle on any part of the track > that's deemed "uphill" ;)>

Dunno, but the gradients at Monte Carlo are diminished by the telly -> it's not until you walk the circuit yourself that you appreciate just> how hilly it is.>

And, to quote Murray Walker, "This is an interesting circuit because> it has inclines, and not just up, but down as well." ;)

From Autosport:-> BAR have decided to save one of their testing days by abandoning their > second day of running at Paul Ricard in France on Thursday due to > expected bad weather.>

With the team still intending to stick to the 30-day limit agreed > between the non-Ferrari outfits, BAR believed that it would be better > not to run today - partly because rain in expected to hit the French > track later this afternoon and also because the track configuration is > still laid out to simulate Monaco, where the team will not be racing.>

Jenson Button and Takuma Sato have therefore been given the day off > before the team return to action on Friday, with the track configuration > set to simulate a Montreal-type layout.>

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Question - How can they simulate a track like Monaco with all it's ups > and downs on a track like Paul Ricard?