Senna 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2006 Rubens: 'Honda could challenge Renault' PF1 Honda could be the team challenging Renault for this year's titles, at least that's according to Rubens Barrichello. During this past week's Barcelona test, Barrichello and his team-mate Jenson Button were often mixing it up with the Renault drivers, giving the Brazilian reason to believe that his new team could be in with a shot at this year's titles. However, having said that, he did acknowledge the recent improvements made by McLaren. "Definitely McLaren made a jump but at the moment I think we are on a par with Renault," Barrichello told Autosport. "Some circuits they are better and some we are better, it depends on the track." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpdoc 2 Report post Posted February 26, 2006 Interesting....................... *this is different than JB opening his flap as Rubens has been on a championship team and he has wins under his belt* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2006 Interesting.......................*this is different than JB opening his flap as Rubens has been on a championship team and he has wins under his belt* Rubens does indeed have Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpdoc 2 Report post Posted February 26, 2006 I agree with your post, I'm just saying that Rubens has more cred. than N. Fry or JB because of his past, being a part of Ferrari for all of those winning years gives him better insight to what it take to win and contend for the championships................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2006 I agree with your post, I'm just saying that Rubens has more cred. than N. Fry or JB because of his past, being a part of Ferrari for all of those winning years gives him better insight to what it take to win and contend for the championships................... Suffice to say I disagree (the Jacques Villeneuve example). I suspect Jenson will triumph over Rubens as he did over Jacques and Jarno. PS I omitted Sato as he is not a credible 'opponent', perhaps I have been too generous in calling him an opponent: 1 meagre point in the BAR 007 over virtually an entire season is truly dire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 yes sato appeared to be a much worse driver in 2005 than he was in 2004, when he sometimes matched JB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 Senna and monza gorilla, Thanks for the welcome! May i say i always find your posts informative, i feel i'm always learning something from u... well, i think we're always gonna disagree about the livery Monza G, since u like simplicity.... As for the others, relax, i'm just having a little bit of fun... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_3001 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 Senna and monza gorilla,Thanks for the welcome! May i say i always find your posts informative, i feel i'm always learning something from u... well, i think we're always gonna disagree about the livery Monza G, since u like simplicity.... As for the others, relax, i'm just having a little bit of fun... Hehe just watch out who you attack! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 Senna and monza gorilla,Thanks for the welcome! May i say i always find your posts informative, i feel i'm always learning something from u... No no no don't say you learn from senna! his heads big enough already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 *hope this post is informative* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 *hope this post is informative* Monza G, yeah, thats really informative enough... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silber_pfeil 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 Mejores Tiempos - Timesheet 1.- Nico Rosberg (ALE) Williams 1.11.030 (85 vueltas - laps) 2.- Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) McLaren 1.11.238 (146 vueltas - laps) 3.- Mark Webber (AUS) Williams 1.11.372 (67 vueltas - laps) 4.- Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Renault F1 1.11.451 (54 vueltas - laps) 5.- Gary Paffett (GBR) McLaren 1.13.055 (71 vueltas - laps) source: circuit valencia website it seems Mclaren is really improving !!! Today, Pedro de la Rosa completed massive 146 laps of the circuit ....and even with that he is at sharp end...!!! one must take a look at times for laps after laps though !! Gary stopped one time on the circuit, causing red flag...but not because of any sort of engine problem in his modified MP4-20, he stopped because he ran out of fuel...!!! thats what this website says... great job mclaren...go ahead !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red is an ugly colour 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 TEST REPORT VALENCIA - DAY ONE Date: Monday 27th February 2006 Location: Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett Weather: Cold and sunny Track temperature: High of 21.8 degrees Celsius Air temperature: High of 16.1 degrees Celsius Laps run: 218 Kilometres covered: Pedro de la Rosa approx. 580km / Gary Paffett approx. 280km Best lap time of the day: Nico Rosberg, WilliamsF1, 1m11.021 Duration of test: Three days (27th February Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 Senna and monza gorilla,Thanks for the welcome! May i say i always find your posts informative, i feel i'm always learning something from u... well, i think we're always gonna disagree about the livery Monza G, since u like simplicity.... As for the others, relax, i'm just having a little bit of fun... An excellent 2nd (?) post. And on the birthday of Pedro Matos Chaves as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_3001 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 Interesting testing facts KMs complete by car: 1. Toyota TF106 19.601 2. Renault R26 13.456 3. Honda RA106 13.110 4. BMW Sauber F1.06 9.444 5. McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20B (V10 gedr.) 8.659 6. Williams-Cosworth FW28 8.067 7. McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21 7.957 8. Renault R25 7.954 9. Williams-Cosworth FW27C 7.855 10. McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20B (V8) 5.566 11. Red Bull-Ferrari RB2 5.479 12. Ferrari 248 F1 5.312 .......maybe Ferrari should spend a little less time on the F2004 and start testing the 248 Total Kms by team since November: 1. Honda 25.396 2. McLaren-Mercedes 22.939 3. Renault 21.410 4. Ferrari 20.061 5. Toyota 19.601 6. BMW Sauber F1 Team 15.984 7. Williams 15.922 8. MF1 Racing 9.512 9. Red Bull Racing 8.922 10. Scuderia Toro Rosso 5.871 Test Kms by team in month of Feb. (up to Feb 27th inclusive): 1. Honda 11.380 2. Renault 10.706 3. McLaren Mercedes 10.157 4. Williams 8.371 5. Ferrari 8.148 6. BMW Sauber F1 team 8.020 7. Toyota 7.970 8. MF1 Racing 5.531 9. Red Bull Racing 3.835 10. Scuderia Toro Rosso 3.370 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 It has to be said, JB and Honda do work hard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 Indeed they do, Ben. But so do many others. Incidentally, I see that young Master Paffett has signed with the amazing Brundell brothers (Cor blimey guv'nor) management company, and that Martin got him the McLaren seat he currently occupies. Is Martin a wannabe Flavio? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 Reliability and speed in Barcelona satisfies technical team Race drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button concluded their pre-season preparations with yet another encouraging test at Barcelona last week. During the three-day test, Jenson set the fastest time of this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 I bet you're happy about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 indeed i am. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nojvnof1 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 I'm telling you, Ben (jenson_rules) and Jem are going to be in for a great year, for themselves and their driver. McLaren look like they've improved significantly. Less than two weeks to go now!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silber_pfeil 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 source: circuit valencia website Mejores Tiempos- time sheet - 28 feb 2006 1.- Heikki Kovalainen - FIN - Renault F1 - 1.10.438 (123 laps) 2.- Anthony Davidson (GBR) Honda 1.10.532 (146 laps) 3.- Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) McLaren 1.10.827 (74 laps) 4.- Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) McLaren 1.10.834 (109 laps) 5.- Nico Rosberg (ALE) Williams 1.11.268 (69 laps) 6.- Mark Webber (AUS) Williams 1.11.561 (86 laps) mclarens are not that slow, just like yesterday, even after doing so many laps... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 Yes, Honda continues to be strong in testing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 NICO STARTS FINAL TEST IN STYLE ITV Nico Rosberg topped the times as the final pre-season test got underway at Valencia on Monday. The Williams rookie shaded McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa by 0.2s, once again testifying to the solid potential of the Cosworth-powered FW28. De la Rosa completed a succession of long runs in the MP4-21 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_3001 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2006 Hilarious picture from Valencia! Are things really going that well for Williams, this face says it all.....plus the coat as well! Bahahhahha the crews are still wearing baged up BMW-Michelin coats! copyright pitpass.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
