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[brotkasten]

The Renault RS27.

I hope it will start this season with a bang.

 

[S. L.]

the straight fin under the nose cone seems to be a thing this season
spotted now on the Toro and the Ferrari and maybe others?

 

[NHale]

Red Bull also has one. Some people are wondering if the fin is legal though.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Day one schedule

09.00 - 17.00 CET

Drivers:

Red Bull Racing - Mark Webber
McLaren - Jenson Button
Ferrari - Felipe Massa
Mercedes* - Nico Rosberg / Michael Schumacher
Lotus - Kimi Raikkonen
Force India - Paul di Resta
Sauber - Kamui Kobayashi
Toro Rosso - Daniel Ricciardo
Williams - Pastor Maldonado
Caterham - Heiki Kovalainen
HRT* - Pedro de la Rosa

*2011 car

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Andrew Benson

Live coverage of all four days of Jerez test on BBC Sport website. First day's starts approx 7.45 GMT Tuesday*

*Live text coverage.

 

[S. L.]

so no more RBR-Duct speculation?

my guess would be it's a sort of passive F-Duct that blows at low speeds on (maybe) the huge underflow thingie they have going, to increase downforce, and "closes" on high speed to reduce drag

 

[jey_16]

any reason why red bull and Ferrari would use their no.2 drivers?

 

[Osiris]

so no more RBR-Duct speculation?

my guess would be it's a sort of passive F-Duct that blows at low speeds on (maybe) the huge underflow thingie they have going, to increase downforce, and "closes" on high speed to reduce drag

According to ScarbsF1 earlier it's just a device to reduce turbulance caused by the step on the nose, and is not a duct as such and has no extra underflow benefits whatsoever as doing so would infringe on 2012's aero rules. .

 

[S. L.]

where does he say/write that?

 

[S. L.]

some evolutionary pics

 

[Gor@n]

The pic of the STR has VW sponsership on the wall, kinda weird considering its running a ferrari engine, yet no acknowledgement from STR. Maybe i'm just looking into it too much. RB8 looks nice though

 

[Betta Lines]

some evolutionary pics

If those top-down Ferrari shots are to scale.... dat wheelbase. Nice bus they've made there...

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

HRT's new updated website.

http://hrtf1team.com/en/

I couldn't even click on that lol.. a waste of grid space

some evolutionary pics

thanks


only 3.30hrs

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Formula 1 team bosses trust FIA over Bahrain Grand Prix decision

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

no one on?

less than 2 hrs now

I really can't wait

 

[dalin80]

Bah, iam going to miss it all due to work anyway. :-(

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Bah, iam going to miss it all due to work anyway. :-(

so? can't you GAF at work?

 

[bobnowhere]

The Williams unveiling should be coming up very soon, 10-15mins.

 

[iSimon]

Williams FW34

 

[Lach]

I like the livery.

Is there any tv coverage of the testing sessions?

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

I like the livery.

Is there any tv coverage of the testing sessions?

nice livery, stupid nose

 

[dalin80]

Frankly the only way iam going to except the stupid step in the nose is if they glue a pair of googly eyes to the sloped section and draw a mouth underneath.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Raikkonen pinches his former race engineer from Mercedes

Raikkonen will start working together with his engineer at Barcelona at the last test before Melbourne. “I wanted him and I am pleased that it worked out,” Raikkonen confirmed.

In other news, Eric Boullier has denied rumours Raikkonen is a shareholder in the Lotus team. It was reported that the 2007 world champion’s retainer this year was subsidised by owner Genii granting the returning F1 driver a small slice of the Enstone based team.

“He has no shareholding. It is complete nonsense,” Boullier is quoted by MTV3.

“Raikkonen has a two-year contract as driver,” he added. “Genii Capital holds 100 per cent of the team.”

 

[dalin80]

edit- n/m

 

[dalin80]

1 min til testing, 6 min til I have to leave for work. Fuck.

 

[oipic]

I say this in complete ignorance as to how much PDVSA are tipping in, but the apparent lack of top-level sponsorship on the FW34 is saddening. Fingers crossed that Williams are doing okay, would love to see them competitive once again.

 

[Adamm]

Williams doesnt look too bad with the stepped nose. The livery works well with it compared to other cars.

What sites are people using the follow testing?

EDIT: F1fanatic & sky sports live commentry is blocked at work

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Williams doesnt look too bad with the stepped nose. The livery works well with it compared to other cars.

What sites are people using the follow testing?

I'm soooo busy at work, I'll check the updates here.. is anyone taking care of that?

 

[oipic]

What sites are people using the follow testing?

Currently reading along on Autosport; haven't fished around for anything else as yet.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Currently reading along on Autosport; haven't fished around for anything else as yet.

thanks.. that's useful

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

08:01 Next out are Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus and Daniel Ricciardo's Toro Rosso.

Officially back..

welcome back ICEMAN!!! <3

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

08:20 Raikkonen's Lotus fires up and he sets off for his second run of the morning.

Someone is "motivated"

 

[Adamm]

Currently reading along on Autosport; haven't fished around for anything else as yet.

Woo, thanks for the link.

Theres also a nice testing gallery there also

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/2709

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Woo, thanks for the link.

Theres also a nice testing gallery there also

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/2709

THANKS

*kisses the screen*

Thanks for coming back Kimi.. my sporting life is complete now

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

08:23 Raikkonen heads onto what could be our first flying lap of the day.

The Flying Finn on the first flying lap in 2012..

08:24 Raikkonen sets a 1m20.992s, our first flying lap of the year.

08:25 Raikkonen improves to 1m20.802s.

08:25 The ICEMAN is the only man to set a time so far, and continues onto a third flying lap.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

08:26 Raikkonen's third lap is slightly slower than the second, a 1m20.839s.

"Motivation" faded... Where's the magnum and coke?

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

08:29 Rosberg is also on the circuit, but is coming through the pits at the end of every lap.

I wonder why do they even bother?! We need close-up pics to see if they're testing new components

08:30 Raikkonen improves to 1m20.514s, a new best of the morning.

Nice.. any timings from last year to compare?

 

[Chris R]

Hope to see some highlights of testing when I wake up in 7.5 hours

 

[Adamm]

Nice.. any timings from last year to compare?

Fastest time for Day 1 of testing last year was 1:20.709 by Massa!

EDIT: fastest overall for the first 4 days in jerez was Barrichello - Williams - 1:19.832

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Fastest time for Day 1 of testing last year was 1:20.709 by Massa!

EDIT: fastest overall for the first 4 days in jerez was Barrichello - Williams - 1:19.832

That won't stop me from getting excited

I don't think teams will do so much sandbagging as they need to test their new cars properly. So many changes since last year

 

[Juicy Bob]

FOM are so completely useless. Any other management group on the planet would have an official live timing feed for testing. They can't possibly not realise how much interest there is in testing?

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

FOM are so completely useless. Any other management group on the planet would have an official live timing feed for testing. They can't possibly not realise how much interest there is in testing?

We almost didn't get HD in 2011.. TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN!! so what do you expect?

 

[Adamm]

Ferrari are straight in with thier Flow viz paint apparently. Are they worried already?

Normally they do a few runs first

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Ferrari are straight in with thier Flow viz paint apparently. Are they worried already?

Normally they do a few runs first

any pics?>

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

08:44 Massa's first flying lap is a 1m24.423s and he stays out and keeps pushing on.

Massa/Ferrari d00m3d

 

[Hammer24]

That won't stop me from getting excited

I don't think teams will do so much sandbagging as they need to test their new cars properly. So many changes since last year

Lap times still not comparable, as the tires will greatly differ from last years, I expect.

 

[Adamm]

any pics?>

Green wing!

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Lap times still not comparable, as the tires will greatly differ from last years, I expect.

What I was at is that Williams was on top, not the timings. But I agree on the timings, no blown diffuser, change of body work, tyres..etc

1 Raikkonen Lotus 1m20.514s
2 Kobayashi Sauber 1m22.112s +1.598
3 Massa Ferrari 1m24.423s +3.909
4 Rosberg Mercedes 1m41.939s +21.425

All timing unofficial. Updated: 08:48 GMT

I'll enjoy this sheet while it lasts.. don't think we'll see anything close to that during the season

 

[Edmond Dantès]

What I was at is that Williams was on top, not the timings. But I agree on the timings, no blown diffuser, change of body work, tyres..etc





I'll enjoy this sheet while it lasts.. don't think we'll see anything close to that during the season

Only if it rains.