F1 Testing 2012 - Week 1, Jerez

sunama said:
On ability, I would say Rosberg would beat MSc over a full season HOWEVER, when MSc begins to flex his muscles off track (ie. when he plays the political game), he might get Rosberg to pull over for him. I just can't see how he would stand by, while he watches his team-mate win a title (or race). MSc has a lot of experience when it comes to getting an entire team to work for his cause (and to hell with his team-mate). Prost was also very good at this.
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With all due respect, I disagree. The team will give the drivers equal cars and resources.

I don't believe in pressure or politics.
 
My comment about MSc/Rosberg/Merc assumes that Merc will turn up to the last week of testing and will immediately be fastest (just as BrawnGP were in 2009). Of course, if this doesnt happen and Merc fall in place behind Ferrari, McL and RBR, then MSc and Rosberg have no chance to win a race or a title (which is what happened last year).

Also consider that IF Vettel improves a little more (than last year), even in the 2nd best car (assuming he becomes the best driver in F1), he will still be a force to be reckoned with. Consider that McLaren pretty much admitted that in the final few races of 2011, they had the best car and that they accept that Vettel was just plain quicker. If this trend continues, to win a title, Hamilton/Button will need a better car than Vettel.

All of the above leads me to believe that RBR/Vettel are the overwhelming favourites to win the title this year. Strangely, I am hoping that Merc come release an unbelievable package in Barca and are fast from the get-go. If only to see RBR challenged/beaten.

I just checked the odds:
http://www.wincomparator.com/en-gb/...a-f1-drivers-championship-2012-winner-553318/

Vettel: 1-1 (evens)
Alonso: 4-1

Even the bookies agree that Vettel is 4 times as likely to win the title than the 2nd favourite driver.
 
englishpremier said:
With all due respect, I disagree. The team will give the drivers equal cars and resources.

I don't believe in pressure or politics.
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Part of being the most complete driver in F1 (which MSc was), is the driver's ability to manipulate your team to working for your cause (and not your team-mate). MSc, Prost, Senna, Fangio, etc, were all masters of this. [Though Prost came unstuck when Senna was McLaren's new golden child...Prost's response was to leave the team in disgust].

I can give you numerous examples if you wish, of the eventual WDC being given preferential treatment, over his team-mate.

Politics are a VERY important part of F1 drivers abilities. A fab example of this is Alonso. Upto 2007 - he was terrible at the political game. The result: he had to leave McLaren (who at the time had one of, if not the best, car on the grid). He just didn't know how to play the game. Had he been more astute, he would've won the 2007 WDC. He learnt from this though and when he joined Ferrari, he rounded up his entire team behind him. The proof: in 2010 Ferrari publicly showed that they were giving Alonso preferential treatment after ordering Massa (illegally) to move over.

Make no mistake, MSc is even better than Alonso at playing the political game. I would fully expect him to arrange it so that that he does get preferential treatment over his team-mate, just as he did in every single F1 team he has ever won a title with, providing Merc build a title winning car.

Oh and before you say that Merc are different to Ferrari - Brawn was one of the main guys at Bennetton and at Ferrari - both teams where MSc was given preferential treatment...so Brawn is absolutely the sort of team boss who would treat 2 drivers unequally.
 
I popped down to Jerez yesterday with my camera.

Conclusions;
1. Remember to take earplugs next time
2. I want a better zoom lens


About 30 more shots here
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Basically identical apart from mclarens and rbr noses and ferraris suspension.

Mclarens end plates have very detailed gills.
 
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Alex53 said:
I popped down to Jerez yesterday with my camera.

Conclusions;
1. Remember to take earplugs next time
2. I want a better zoom lens


About 30 more shots here
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Really nice pics Alex.

Have to say the front of the Lotus looks much better than that Ferrari. :)

McLaren is of course the best looking as it doesn't have a silly nose.
 
Also just noticed that rbr and torro Rossi, don't appear to be running max tub height, unless suspension is under compression, or possibly rake related. But tubs on those two seem to be significantly lower than the others. Top hidden by tyres, where others are clearly visible.

Oh and lotus have some how massively lower angled step than others.

Any side by side like that of all the rear ends?
 
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Anyone got a pic of this?
Craig Scarborough (@ScarbsF1)
11/02/2012 10:06
Reviewing the pics from the Jerez test, has anyone else noticed Ferrari floor in the coke bottle is thinner and shinier than other teams?
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