F1 Mugello test (1-3 May)

Shimmy · 2 May 2012 at 20:13

Mike306 said:
Did McLaren have any issues today, 59 laps is a bit low?

Probably just trying lots of different configurations on the set up.

Nismo · 3 May 2012 at 08:52

Mike306 said:
Did McLaren have any issues today, 59 laps is a bit low?

Think I read on one site they had a gearbox issue?

Mr Men · 3 May 2012 at 09:18

Skeeter · 3 May 2012 at 09:26

Bulk buying temperature stickers

Any indications that Ferrari are moving forward? I've not really been following testing.

Mr Men · 3 May 2012 at 09:35

Alonso crashed, will be at least 2 hours to fix grrrrr

Duke · 3 May 2012 at 09:39

Bit of info about the Ferrari upgrades - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99304

Mr Men · 3 May 2012 at 10:45

Sauber's double DRS, pretty decent and much better implemented than Merc

tummelv · 3 May 2012 at 10:53

LOL

Is that duct tape?

Skeeter · 3 May 2012 at 10:55

Ahahahahahahah!

Duke · 3 May 2012 at 11:11

Well thats one way to see whether its worth changing the body work for I guess

arknor · 3 May 2012 at 11:29

this guy has found a really nice spot to spectate from

GravyMonster · 3 May 2012 at 11:54

Wow, that is some view :eek:

He can see 3/4 of the track from there!

alexthecheese · 3 May 2012 at 12:24

Spunkey said:
Wow, that is some view

He can see 3/4 of the track from there!

Yeah, that is awesome.

Shame the new F1 tracks aren't built like that, to be honest. I know there are obvious restrictions in terms of space, £ and the style of tracks that make F1 cars look good and work well, but to have 1/2 that visibility from a single spot would be amazing.

Skeeter · 3 May 2012 at 12:34

Yep. F1 tracks should be built in a big hole with spectating all around it.

arknor · 3 May 2012 at 12:48

Skeeter said:
Yep. F1 tracks should be built in a big hole with spectating all around it.

the american grandprix should have used an old abandoned quarry site could you imagine the sound of the engines echoing off the walls :eek:

Skeeter · 3 May 2012 at 12:54

arknor said:
the american grandprix should have used an old abandoned quarry site could you imagine the sound of the engines echoing off the walls

Race Control: Yellow flags in sectors 1, 2 and 3 due to landslides.

FrankJH · 3 May 2012 at 13:23

Skeeter said:
Race Control: Yellow flags in sectors 1, 2 and 3 due to landslides.

Brilliant

Duke · 3 May 2012 at 16:25

Looks like Sauber werent testing DDRS with those pipes, thought they were.

Autosport said:
Sauber ran with external piping on its C31 during testing at Mugello on Thursday, which prompted speculation that it could have been evaluating the double DRS further.

However, Morris clarified that it was simply measuring aerodynamic forces at the rear of the car.

"We have been running some pressure tappings around the rear, that's what all the pipes were," he said. "It's just pressure measurement, that's all.

ShakenNstirred · 3 May 2012 at 17:45

Petrov: Mugello too unsafe for F1 cars
yeah and like Monaco is

Duke · 3 May 2012 at 18:14

Day 3 times

Code:

[b]Pos  Driver                 Team                    Time     [/b]
 1.  Romain Grosjean        Lotus-Renault           1m21.035s
 2.  Sebastian Vettel       Red Bull-Renault        1m21.267s   + 0.232s
 3.  Fernando Alonso        Ferrari                 1m21.363s   + 0.328s
 4.  Daniel Ricciardo       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m21.604s   + 0.569s
 5.  Sergio Perez           Sauber-Ferrari          1m22.229s   + 0.879s
 6.  Nico Hulkenberg        Force India-Mercedes    1m22.325s   + 0.975s
 7.  Pastor Maldonado       Williams-Renault        1m22.497s   + 1.147s
 8.  Nico Rosberg           Mercedes                1m22.579s   + 1.229s
 9.  Oliver Turvey          McLaren-Mercedes        1m22.662s   + 1.312s
10.  Paul di Resta          Force India-Mercedes    1m23.002s   + 1.652s
11.  Heikki Kovalainen      Caterham-Renault        1m23.169s   + 1.819s
12.  Timo Glock             Marussia-Cosworth       1m23.466s   + 2.116s

Report - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99317