F1 Testing 2012 - Week 1, Jerez

[MooMoo444]

Man...that nose is really growing on me.

 

[Kerming]

Man...that nose is really growing on me.

same here.....looks technical some what.

 

[Glaucus]

Man...that nose is really growing on me.

what....

needs some lose ups of exhausts.

 

[Reaper 392]

Man...that nose is really growing on me.

if only it could grow back to 2011 specs

 

[MooMoo444]

Why all the hate? It's funky

 

[Nismo]

It looks ridiculous, especially the Ferrari.

Some of the more subtle ones like the Lotus aren't so bad.

 

[Reaper 392]

Why all the hate? It's funky

because it looks horrible, like someone really really fat has sat on it

 

[TaKeN]

I also like the noses

 

[Glaucus]

Why all the hate? It's funky

Maybe because you have beautifully detailed flowing lines, then a brick wall in the middle.

Bring back the winglet era which most of you hated. Stupidly aggressive and big presence looking.
Or perfection was late 80s early 90s or maybe that's just because I was old enough to rember watching those and not the earlier stuff.

 

[Demon]

The Ferrari one is especially bad because it looks like a 1970's kind of design effort, which is at odds with the whole intricacies of the rear end..

 

[Mr Men]

1 Raikkonen Lotus 1.19.670 50
2 Di Resta Force India 1.19.772 +0.102 49
3 Rosberg Mercedes 1.20.219 +0.549 56
4 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1.20.694 +1.024 40
5 Kobayashi Sauber 1.22.112 +2.442 27
6 Button McLaren 1.22.366 +2.696 16
7 Massa Ferrari 1.22.815 +3.145 45
8 Kovalainen Caterham 1.23.178 +3.508 16
9 Maldonado Williams 1.23.371 +3.701 16
10 Webber Red Bull 1.23.556 +3.886 4
11 De La Rosa HRT 1.24.209 +4.539 22

 

[Kerming]

forget the timing crap thats irrelivent at this stage lol, lets get the pictures on the go!

 

[Glaucus]

forget the timing crap thats irrelivent at this stage lol, lets get the pictures on the go!

Yep pictures and problems, like the overheating. Or last years fail exhaust.

 

[Reaper 392]

Yep pictures and problems, like the overheating. Or last years fail exhaust.

the main problem so far is a power cut in the press room. already sorted though

*edit*
i almost forgot, one team is having problems with the exhaust overheating parts of their suspension, and another team has lost a little bit of their brake duct

 

[JonnyGLC]

Ted Kravitz:

"McLaren have had a little problem this morning with burning on the floor just in front of the rear tyres. But that's the sort of thing that happens in testing and McLaren will get that fixed pretty soon"

 

[TaKeN]

Toro Rosso have confirmed that their exhausts are burning the rear suspension IIRC.

#F1 Toro Rosso's Giorgio Ascanelli candidly admits the exhaust is already overheating the wishbones of the STR7, so he has a job on

 

[ShakenNstirred]

gezz thats the worse looking ferrari in years

 

[GravyMonster]

Just spoke to A Newey, post box slot is primarily for cooling: driver and other parts. He denies it gives RB8 any aero benefit.

As suspected really. A vent in that position can't easily reach any critical areas for giving an aero benefit.

 

[Glaucus]

Yeah of course not.
Of course it does, maybe not add aero, but it must massively reduce the drag of the brick wall on other cars.

 

[NathanE]

What needs cooling at the front of a F1 car, other than brakes?