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2nd Barcelona test 28/02/13-03/03/13


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#1151 Andy35

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 13:22

All this testing and nobody knows how it will go for the first race.

Teams are all making noises as if they do not know, apart from Mercedes who are obviously not in a position as bad as last year.

Nobody here knows how it will go because the tyres are new and not tested in hot conditions. The tyres were mad last year at the start and more mad this year.

I love the uncertainty.

Next year new engines of course. Would like to see all the teams from one manufacturer 2 seconds ahead of anyone else, as that will have reduced aero and tyre as an advantage, but that ain't going to happen.

Big power brings the driver into play more of course too.

Andy

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#1152 femi

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 13:50

Red Bull's new car is the slowest of all in a straight line, according to an analysis by respected German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. Based on the all-important final two days of Barcelona running last weekend, correspondent Michael Schmidt found that the RB9 (307.7kph) was 12.8kph slower on the long front straight than the quickest, the Marussia.

Behind the Cosworth-powered Marussia, Ferrari-powered Ferrari and Sauber are next best with 316.7kph, equalled by the Mercedes-powered Force India. McLaren is next, followed by the fastest Renault-powered 2013 single seater, the Lotus, clocking in at 314.9kph. Even Toro Rosso (Ferrari) and Williams (Renault) were 5kph faster than the Red Bull. But Schmidt said: "As Red Bull has shown, races are not won on the straight."

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http://www.f1today.n...aight--analysis

#1153 crespo

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 14:38

Brilliant (and detailed!) summary of testing, team by team. Worth a look :up:
http://www.pitpass.c...d-Testing-Times

Seriously good read, thanks.

#1154 Owen

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 20:35

Seriously good read, thanks.

No probs. :)

#1155 Wingnut

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 20:45

Brilliant (and detailed!) summary of testing, team by team. Worth a look :up:
http://www.pitpass.c...d-Testing-Times


:up: Thanks

#1156 OoxLox

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 21:33

An excellent article - cheers! :smoking:

#1157 HoldenRT

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Posted 08 March 2013 - 06:10

Redbull have always had lots of downforce but the cost of that is drag. The overall goal is effeciency but Redbull tend to lean more on the draggier side.. while others tend to lean on the straight line speed side. It makes overtaking difficult but makes managing tyres easier. Some tracks it makes things easier overall like Hungary and other tracks, it makes it harder like Canada or even China. None of this is new news, it's been like that ever since 2009. If someone looks at the car in testing and says they have more downforce.. there is no reason why that couldn't be true.. but it doesn't mean much on it's own. It's all about what the stopwatch says.

#1158 mlsnoopy

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Posted 08 March 2013 - 16:44

Sektor times from AMUS.
Can somebody compare them to qualifying sector times from previous years.

#1159 Szoelloe

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Posted 08 March 2013 - 16:47

Sektor times from AMUS.
Can somebody compare them to qualifying sector times from previous years.


try the Ferrari thread


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#1160 mlsnoopy

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Posted 08 March 2013 - 17:09

try the Ferrari thread


Shouldn't testing information be concentrated in the testing thread?

#1161 Szoelloe

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Posted 08 March 2013 - 17:18

Shouldn't testing information be concentrated in the testing thread?


it's already there. You might as well ckecked it by now.