F1 2013 Testing: Week 1 Jerez

King Damager said:
Very much doubt this. Hamilton will have to get used to a new car and setup, but presumably steering wheel stuff he'll be able to learn in a sim. Still think he'll outdo Rosberg, although may have a few more offs, due to alienation to grip and car.

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It's going to be interesting either way.

The slowest car Hamilton has ever had was the 2009 McLaren, and even that was decent mid way through the season.

Everyone expected Hamilton to destroy Button, when they were teamates, and although he did indeed come out on top, it was very close. In a different team, that Rosberg knows well, I don't fancy Lewis to come out on top.

I think that unless the Merc is a top car, Hamilton will over drive it. Similar to his 2011 season.

Who knows? I might have to eat my words, but it's a hunch I have.

Back on the note of testing. I can see Mercedes dropping that DDRS part-way through the season.
 
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Was if just me, or could James alison not keep the grin off his race during the 9:00pm day recap? Making e think just how good is that lotus, and now kimi is not in a comeback year will he be a contender from Australia, would be nice to see :)
 
So folks.... I havent been following the times each day but it seems Ferrari set the fastest lap over the 4 day test at 1.17.something?
 
Yes, but it was one isolated lap. Nobody else got near it, but lots of people were able to consistently put in low 1:18s laps, and even Massa didn't seem to think it was that special. Makes me think it was a super low fuel qualifying simulation, and nobody else has done one.
 
Skeeter said:
Yes, but it was one isolated lap. Nobody else got near it, but lots of people were able to consistently put in low 1:18s laps, and even Massa didn't seem to think it was that special. Makes me think it was a super low fuel qualifying simulation, and nobody else has done one.
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So you reckon no one from the teams was tempted to try out a super low fuel/qualifying setup? I wouldve thought most teams would be interested to know this since this is their first chance to see if their car stacks up or not...
 
Cavallino said:
So you reckon no one from the teams was tempted to try out a super low fuel/qualifying setup? I wouldve thought most teams would be interested to know this since this is their first chance to see if their car stacks up or not...
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No, because its only the first test. As Ted put it, the first test is all about 'grunt work'. Basically validating the information they have about aero, and testing the functionality of the car. Doing a qualifying simulation at this stage offers no real benefit as the car is evolving so much. Some teams didn't even do any setup changes for the first day or two, they just collected data from a fixed baseline.

The fact it was a 3 lap run on brand new tyres, and then neither he nor anyone else got anywhere near that time again in 4 days makes me think that whatever they were doing in that specific little test, they are the only ones to have done so.

There is also the complete unknown of DRS. Were some people using it everywhere? Were some not using it at all? Were some imagining the back straight was the zone? Sticking in almost no fuel, bolting on some brand new tyres and using DRS everywhere to set a single blistering fast time would get you some nice press, wouldn't it?
 
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Skeeter said:
Yes, but it was one isolated lap. Nobody else got near it, but lots of people were able to consistently put in low 1:18s laps, and even Massa didn't seem to think it was that special. Makes me think it was a super low fuel qualifying simulation, and nobody else has done one.
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Massa done his time in a 9 lap stint.

He set 2 laps in the 17's also.

he did his 1:17.886 in a 9 lap stint

Out Lap
No Time
1:17.886
1:34.309
1:18.341
1:19.646
1:21.019
No Time
1:37.499
Pit

He did his 1:17.879 in a 7 lap stint.
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Duke said:
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Is there a source on that? I've not looked though but presume Scarbs et all have it covered though?

It goes from the second intake right at the top of the car behind the black (radio antenna?) up into the wing? And no moving parts so it must be aerodynamically designed inside which way the air flows according to speed? Would love a cross section it sounds very clever!

can't wait for Melbourne !
 
watching teds notebook, he is a pretty cool customer :p

"and the scrum continues..." and just walks off

1st in the queue, questions asked then buggers off :p

struts around the padock like he owns the place.
 
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Mr Men said:
Massa done his time in a 9 lap stint.

He set 2 laps in the 17's also.
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Thats a reasonable qualifying run (ie best lap being first with all the grip from the tyres, a cooling down lap and then another fast one)

Admittedly the fuel for the additional laps after that means he could have gone a little faster had he not had that fuel onboard
 
FrankJH said:
Thats a reasonable qualifying run (ie best lap being first with all the grip from the tyres, a cooling down lap and then another fast one)

Admittedly the fuel for the additional laps after that means he could have gone a little faster had he not had that fuel onboard
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But the tyres wouldn't have been as green as when he set his first lap?

I disagree with your comments Skeeter. I think most teams would want to know whether their car stacks up at this early stage in qualifying trim compared to their simulated data. Because they have 1.5 months to correct any issues which could have risen from the test.
 
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Thats a reasonable qualifying run (ie best lap being first with all the grip from the tyres, a cooling down lap and then another fast one)

Admittedly the fuel for the additional laps after that means he could have gone a little faster had he not had that fuel onboard
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I would not say it is a isolated lap on a super low fuel qualifying run though as was being claimed. Plenty others did 9/10 lap stints.
 
James Allen

The Ferrari set the fastest time of the four day test in Jerez, with Felipe Massa dipping into the 1m 17s on Day 3. The new Ferrari is a good step forward from last year’s car and clearly is not riddled with problems, as last year’s was on its debut. This meant that Ferrari was able to crack on with testing development parts from as early as Day 2. They ran different exhausts, floor, diffuser and front wing in Jerez and many new things are no doubt planned for the Barcelona tests.

The Ferrari is using a DRS booster system using a Fluidic Switch, which channels air flow above a certain speed to increase the drag reduction system. It’s a difficult thing to get working right on a race track, but could be a useful gain if they nail it. Most of the top teams will probably evolve one as the year goes on.

It looks like this innovation could be the first “must-have” technology gizmo of the 2013 season.

The goal for Ferrari was to start the season with a car that is at or close to the pace of the front runner, as that will provide a platform for Fernando Alonso’s relentless consistency to mount a title campaign
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