F1 Testing 2010

[Duke]

Yep will do after testing

 

[pingwing]

Legend! Time for some embarrassing preseason quotes and predictions..... (well after the last test of course)

 

[Duke]

Final test begins tomorrow through to Sunday. Should be the more interesting one I think.

 

[JRS]

Legend! Time for some embarrassing preseason quotes and predictions..... (well after the last test of course)

I've front-loaded my embarassing post....

 

[Type_R]

Apparently word is that Mclaren and Mercedes have a lot of new bodywork to come for their cars. Whether it appears in Barcelona or not we will soon find out!

 

[pingwing]

I've front-loaded my embarassing post....

Hehehehe! Nice one

Oh and randomly to throw a little oil into the sandbagging fire http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/02/f1_teams_ready_for_preseason_s.html about half way down he points out ferrari (quote alonso) have been hiding there true performance but still are fast.....

 

[arknor]

Hehehehe! Nice one

Oh and randomly to throw a little oil into the sandbagging fire http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/02/f1_teams_ready_for_preseason_s.html about half way down he points out ferrari (quote alonso) have been hiding there true performance but still are fast.....

shh sand bagging doesnt exist

None of the cars has so far run in the specification in which they will compete in Bahrain, and all of the teams will have updates for this week's runs in Barcelona, and yet more for the first race of the campaign.

 

[deuse]

It's a GO http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/182

 

[Duke]

& our fav site http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhghiIocfhYvL_-XC59TctwDpv0PVQ

 

[arknor]

& our fav site http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhghiIocfhYvL_-XC59TctwDpv0PVQ

indeed its still the only one that tells you laps done something which is quite relevant to testing.

 

[[TW]Taggart]

http://www.msfree.gr/ms.php?id=1092

my personal fave as u can click on the drivers name and get all the run times.

 

[Duke]

Interesting pic of Ferrari wheel faring appeared on autosport commentary. Have they found a loop hole so we'll start to see those awful covers again? Or just used to measure something during testing?

Bigger pic - http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13245947


Also another interesting piece of aero equipment at McLaren - http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13245944

 

[Sumanji]

Is that like a spinner built-in to the actual wheel?! Pretty cool.

McLaren are starting to take the wet with all their gizmos though

Su

 

[arknor]

lol

Crash of Di Grassi!

112:39 - The third red flag of the day is a fact and is due to a heavy coconut Virgin Racing driver Lucas di Grassi. The Brazilian is in Turn 9 of the track hit.

 

[Flibster]

Heavy coconut?

Riiiiight...

 

[sunama]

Maybe a coconut fell on the track they red flagged the track, while they remove it?

 

[[TW]Taggart]

i guess google means contact.

Witnesses of the crash, Lucas di Grassi lost his rear wing. . Whereupon he was spun under braking for the corner and crashed into the tire piles

OUCH.

 

[arknor]

i guess google means contact.

Witnesses of the crash, Lucas di Grassi lost his rear wing. . Whereupon he was spun under braking for the corner and crashed into the tire piles

OUCH.

the virgin car is a death trap

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Is that like a spinner built-in to the actual wheel?! Pretty cool.

Looks to extend down behind the wheel-nut, so it must be a rotational part. Wether its a compression fit behind the nut, or part of the wheel assembly, i have no idea!

 

[Flibster]

the virgin car is a death trap

Sounds ideal for a small team. Disassembles rapidly for easy storage.