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[brotkasten]

You know, the noses aren't that bad, once you get used to. It's like getting stuck on an island with women. Most of them are pretty hot, but they all got an ugly nose. You're starting to accept that and move on.

Who's the guy next to Kimi and Eric Asshole?

 

[Adamm]

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

Yeah, massa wont be any where near 3rd

 

[Dynoro]

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

The tyre types are also much closer to each other (I think Pirelli said just 0.8s difference per lap - half last year's values) so it will be much harder to see where the time is lost/gained during this week

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Green wing!

The Return of the Flow viz.

Many teams will be using it.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

You know, the noses aren't that bad, once you get used to. It's like getting stuck on an island with women. Most of them are pretty hot, but they all got an ugly nose. You're starting to accept that and move on.



Who's the guy next to Kimi and Eric Asshole?

Grosjean.

 

[Adamm]

09:00 There were reports of a part flying off the new Sauber during Kobayashi's earlier run. @eddstrawF1 has discovered that it was a small part of the rear brake duct and is now being repaired.

Koba breaking his car already

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Williams' tight rear end.

Lack of sponsors is disheartening.

 

[brotkasten]

Massa/Ferrari d00m3d

How long will it take for Massa to run it into a wall?

 

[Adamm]

How long will it take for Massa to run it into a wall?

We should place bets on who will be first to crash

 

[Lucius86]

We should place bets on who will be first to crash

Kobayshii.

 

[Adamm]

Im thinking Raikkonen, he seems to be the only one pushing his car at the moment

 

[Orgun]

Lol

Poll: Which of the 2012 cars do you like the look of the most?
McLaren (81%)
Ferrari (8%)
Lotus (4%)
Red Bull (3%)
Force India (2%)
Other (2%)
by skysportswebed 8:47 AM

 

[bbyybb]

Some pictures.

 

[Adamm]

Any full pics of the new HRT livery?

 

[Lucius86]

Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen said: 'My initial impressions are good, I fit comfortably in the car and it feels great in first and second gear; now let's see what it can do on Tuesday.'"

Kimi , you need more than two gears....

 

[Orgun]

Ted Kravitz on Pre-season testing - http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,,12870_7493107,00.html

 

[brotkasten]

Why are Brawn's cars always so ugly?

Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen said: 'My initial impressions are good, I fit comfortably in the car and it feels great in first and second gear; now let's see what it can do on Tuesday.'"

Kimi , you need more than two gears....

Someone needs to remind him. He never got past the first to gears in WRC.

 

[Adamm]

Why are Brawn's cars always so ugly?



Someone needs to remind him. He never got past the first to gears in WRC.

Wait until this years, before you call something ugly

 

[brotkasten]

Wait until this years, before you call something ugly

Performance has nothing to do with beauty. McLaren will learn it this year.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Why are Brawn's cars always so ugly?



Someone needs to remind him. He never got past the first to gears in WRC.

The BGP 001 was anything but ugly.

 

[brotkasten]

The BGP 001 was anything but ugly.

Oh yes it was. The livery was disgusting. Who on earth thought it was a good idea to use a bright yellow marker for the livery?

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Oh yes it was. The livery was disgusting. Who on earth thought it was a good idea to use a bright yellow marker for the livery?

Who's care about the livery, the underlying body was beautifully sculpted. It's like judging someone on what they wear.

 

[Juicy Bob]

I liked the Brawn Livery. It was so clean and minimalist. The lack of sponsors help a lot, I think.

 

[Omiee]

wait is that the mercedes car's nose?

i thought they dont launch untill 21 of feb or something

 

[Adamm]

Performance has nothing to do with beauty. McLaren will learn it this year.

Wait...what?

I meant you shouldnt call last years mercedes ugly until you see this years one, cause it will probably be even worse

New mercedes doesnt launch until 21st Feb

 

[brotkasten]

Wait...what?

I meant you shouldnt call last years mercedes ugly until you see this years one, cause it will probably be even worse

New mercedes doesnt launch until 21st Feb

Oh, yeah, I thought that was the new car.

 

[Salacious Crumb]

wait is that the mercedes car's nose?

i thought they dont launch untill 21 of feb or something

They're running last years car I think.

 

[Adamm]

1m19.670s from Kimi - faster than last years top Jerez time.

@StrangAutosport reports that Raikkonen was "inch perfect" through the final corner as he went to the top of the times.

He's back!

(I know its not possible to compare previous years times, but its still fun!)

 

[Orgun]

Andrew Benson

"There is a certain amount of anxiety among fans of McLaren that their car is the only one so far not to feature a stepped 'platypus' nose. There is a rumour going around that this is all part of a cunning plan. The lower nose regulation was originally planned for 2011, but was delayed by a year. The rumour goes that McLaren built their 2011 chassis and crash structure to conform to the stepped nose regs and were effectively running it all last year - which would make McLaren months ahead of their rivals in optimising the aerodynamics of the new rules. I ran this by an experienced F1 engineer, and the response was: 'Sounds like a good story to cover up a bit of a screw-up.' Time will tell."

 

[Dynoro]

1m19.670s from Kimi - faster than last years top Jerez time.



He's back!

(I know its not possible to compare previous years times, but its still fun!)

It's hard to read much from the time - but it does show that he has the hunger to do well.

How true do you guys think this quote from the Beeb is

There is a certain amount of anxiety among fans of McLaren that their car is the only one so far not to feature a stepped 'platypus' nose. There is a rumour going around that this is all part of a cunning plan. The lower nose regulation was originally planned for 2011, but was delayed by a year. The rumour goes that McLaren built their 2011 chassis and crash structure to conform to the stepped nose regs and were effectively running it all last year - which would make McLaren months ahead of their rivals in optimising the aerodynamics of the new rules. I ran this by an experienced F1 engineer, and the response was: 'Sounds like a good story to cover up a bit of a screw-up.' Time will tell.

Edit: Beaten by Orgun. But I hope there is some truth in it as I'm rather worried about the McLaren atm

 

[Shaneus]

STR

http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1328548695.jpg[IMG]

if anyone cares[/QUOTE]
Rookie of the year Daniel Ricciardo, TYVM.

[QUOTE=Edmond Dantès;34913630]Williams' tight rear end.

[img]http://twitpic.com/8gs5ic/full[img]

Lack of sponsors is disheartening.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that is quite sad. The amount of sponsors is starting to remind me of the bottom-rung teams :(

[QUOTE=Edmond Dantès;34893057]Just like the team, but they're still doing a better job than Marussia, which is extremely surprising considering their shaky start. The next Minardi? I think not, but they'll probably be around for a while yet.[/QUOTE]
Hey. Without Minardi we wouldn't have Webber in F1.


Where is everyone seeing the times? Any feeds or live broadcasts?

Also, I really, really like the STR livery. The gold seems to suit the dark blue.

 

[Orgun]

Sky's Photo Gallery from the first test

http://www.skysports.com/gallery/detail/0,,12837_7493263,00.html

 

[Dynoro]

Where is everyone seeing the times? Any feeds or live broadcasts?.

Times are popping up randomly on BBC and Sky. But text/images only - no video

 

[Adamm]

Live commentry on autosport seems to be the best place

http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/435

 

[Caramello]

Raikkonen is looking very good! Man I hope he does well this year...

 

[NHale]

Winter testing is great. Every year fans get excited about seeing their team on top of the time sheets until reality kicks them in the nuts after the first qualifying of the season.

Last year the victims of the sandbagging was Williams and Ferrari. Lotus looks like the first candidate to that "award" this year.

 

[Adamm]

Winter testing is great. Every year fans get excited about seeing their team on top of the time sheets until reality kicks them in the nuts after the first qualifying of the season.

Last year the victims of the sandbagging was Williams and Ferrari. Lotus looks like the first candidate to that "award" this year.

Bit early to say if Lotus are sandbagging yet, Kimi is just back in the car & probably wants to push it a bit harder than most.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

http://www.williamsf1.com/test-timings

 

[Shaneus]

Live commentry on autosport seems to be the best place

http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/435

Wwwwweeebbbaaahhhhhhhh

Edit: Ricciardo looks like he's doing alright.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Another live timing site.

http://f1tests.co.cc/2012.php?rev=on

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Only if it rains.

You know, the noses aren't that bad, once you get used to. It's like getting stuck on an island with women. Most of them are pretty hot, but they all got an ugly nose. You're starting to accept that and move on.



Who's the guy next to Kimi and Eric Asshole?

I would like to be stuck in an Island................. with kimi

Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen said: 'My initial impressions are good, I fit comfortably in the car and it feels great in first and second gear; now let's see what it can do on Tuesday.'"

Kimi , you need more than two gears....

That's yesterday lol .. he wasn't allowed to use more than the first 2 gears

Performance has nothing to do with beauty. McLaren will learn it this year.

well, they've proved us wrong year after year after year.., not the best car in terms of performance, but its always up there challenging for wins and podiums ..

1m19.670s from Kimi - faster than last years top Jerez time.



He's back!

(I know its not possible to compare previous years times, but its still fun!)

Schu.. who?

Raikkonen is looking very good! Man I hope he does well this year...

He will do as much as the car allows him to

Winter testing is great. Every year fans get excited about seeing their team on top of the time sheets until reality kicks them in the nuts after the first qualifying of the season.

Last year the victims of the sandbagging was Williams and Ferrari. Lotus looks like the first candidate to that "award" this year.

shutup.. let us enjoy these rare moments

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Green wing!

I get "access denied on the pic"

10:16 @Lotus_F1Team: "That lap time from Kimi was set on medium compound tyres; it'll be interesting to see how he fares on the softer compounds!"

Kimi done 44 laps so far.. the most of anyone..

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Looking nice.. but I hate you Ferrari.. I HATE YOU

 

[S. L.]

don't kid yourselves. everyone is sandbagging. the question is just how much.
looking at the laptime development of longer stints is more useful than looking at fastest laptime

 

[Shaneus]

To clarify, what exactly is this testing day... the first day they can take their cars on any kind of track, or just first public outing in (quasi) race conditions?

And the green wing... why's that used?

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

don't kid yourselves. everyone is sandbagging. the question is just how much.
looking at the laptime development of longer stints is more useful than looking at fastest laptime

absolutely agree.. except that I think teams would like to take the car to the limit as well especially without the blown diffuser in slower corners.. ofcourse they can lift off in the straights a bit to lower their time..

Wish there was a sector-by-sector timing. That would've given us a better picture..


for now, Kimi is on the top of the list.. I'm happy

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

To clarify, what exactly is this testing day... the first day they can take their cars on any kind of track, or just first public outing in (quasi) race conditions?

And the green wing... why's that used?

to check the flow of the air I guess.

 

[Dynoro]

To clarify, what exactly is this testing day... the first day they can take their cars on any kind of track, or just first public outing in (quasi) race conditions?

And the green wing... why's that used?

It wasn't green initially - it has gone that colour due to all the flow-viz paint

 

[Adamm]

To clarify, what exactly is this testing day... the first day they can take their cars on any kind of track, or just first public outing in (quasi) race conditions?

And the green wing... why's that used?

First day of testing, they can do what they want
Mainly just run the cars for the first time gather some data on how thier new car is working etc...

The wing is covred in viz flow paint, so they can see how the air is flowing over it.

 

[Adamm]

Webber only 9th, red bull fail!!

Spoiler

If only it stayed like this