bathurst1000 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 It seems like Red Bull has decided to leave testing early, they are currently packing up and shipping out. Thats never a good sign with only 15 laps done, why would they even bother coming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fed up 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Lewis' pace or lack of pace is a concern Is he sanbagging or is it a case that the lack of driver aids are affecting his performance more than others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Kovalainens last 2 laps: 1:11.206, 1:11.315. Raikkonens last 3 laps: 1:11.921, 1:11.945, 1:11.897. 1. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:11.189 33 2. Kovalainen Mclaren 1:11:206 35 3. Massa Ferrari 1:11.831 50 4. Nakajima Williams 1:11.971 45 5. Kubica BMW 1:12.096 69 6. Vettel Toro Roso 1:12.526 47 7. Heidfeld BMW 1:12.600 25 8. Glock Toyota 1:12.705 9 9. Hamilton Mclaren 1:12.847 36 10. Fisichella Force India 1:12.949 58 11. Piquet Renault 1:13.067 45 12. Webber Red Bull 1:13.133 15 13. Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:13.191 45 14. Trulli Toyota 1:13.201 47 15. Hulkenberg Williams 1:13:929 40 16. Button Honda 1:13.993 30 17. Kogure Honda 1:15.703 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panchito 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Good time by Naka! Is Williams for real...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Impressive pace by Raikkonen, all his laps remain in the low 1:11. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medilloni 6 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Lewis' pace or lack of pace is a concern Is he sanbagging or is it a case that the lack of driver aids are affecting his performance more than others. Couple of thoughts on this.... His style last season was to pitch the car at the corner (the tighter ones anyway) to give very slight oversteer before the apex, perhaps this was 'assisted' by the electronics helping to keep the rears from locking up. Sooo, maybe he's still adjusting to how the lack of assistance affects this style. I'd guess that (cheating/bending the traction control aside!) the new set-up favours tidying it all up a wee bit before the apex then being early and smooth on the power for exit. By the time the first flag drops they'll all have adjusted to having their stabilisers taken off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Second red flag of the day, it was caused by Piqeut who spun out on turn 2. Everyone is now in the pitboxes, and Timo Glock's car are getting fixed by the engineers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panchito 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Boudica, what Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Final times: 1. K. R Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Testing session in Valencia ended for the Scuderia Maranello, 24th January Circuit: "Ricardo Tormo" di Cheste circuit, (Valencia) - 4.005 km Drivers: Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa Car: F2008 Weather: air temperature 11/18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Boudica, what Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Couple of thoughts on this....His style last season was to pitch the car at the corner (the tighter ones anyway) to give very slight oversteer before the apex, perhaps this was 'assisted' by the electronics helping to keep the rears from locking up. Sooo, maybe he's still adjusting to how the lack of assistance affects this style. I'd guess that (cheating/bending the traction control aside!) the new set-up favours tidying it all up a wee bit before the apex then being early and smooth on the power for exit. By the time the first flag drops they'll all have adjusted to having their stabilisers taken off There was an article in autosport that said Lewis had some problems with the engine braking. However, I think Lewis is just on a different program from Heikki, concentrating more on long runs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Hi Boudica! Any info on the Hamilton incident in the afternoon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Hi Boudica!Any info on the Hamilton incident in the afternoon? He was just pushing to far, it seems like he didn't brake in time he went straight on at turn four. Visibly there wasn't any damage to the car, but I don't think he went out on track again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
la force supreme des mclaren 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Thanks Mate. Mclaren said it was a planned engine failure as a result of it completing it's 1500 km run-cycle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fed up 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Where do you guys get all this information from I'm jealous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Date: Thursday 24th January 2008 Drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen Location: Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain Track Length: 4.005km Weather: Cloudy in the morning, clearing through the afternoon Track temperature: 30.0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=jT8wYeLk_sw http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bs3cCj4opo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kati 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 It seems like Red Bull has decided to leave testing early, they are currently packing up and shipping out. Thats never a good sign with only 15 laps done, why would they even bother coming they found a crack on the chassis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussief1 4 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 they found a crack on the chassis. Caused by a kerb, is my understanding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4 Report post Posted January 25, 2008 they found a crack on the chassis. You mean Coulthard sat on it??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2008 Testing will commence again tomorrow at Barcelona, the schedule so far: McLaren 1st February - Lewis and Gary 2nd February - Lewis and Heikki 3rd February - Lewis and Heikki BMW 1st February - Heidfeld and Kubica ( with one F1.08) 2nd February - Heidfeld and Kubica 3rd February - Heidfeld and Kubica Renault 1st February - Alonso and Piquet ( with one R28) 2nd February - Alonso and Piquet 3rd February - Alonso and Piquet Red Bull 1st February - Coulthard (only one cat) 2nd February - Coulthard 3rd February - Webber STR 1st February - Bourdais and Vettel 2nd February - Bourdais and Vettel 3rd February - Bourdais and Vettel Ferrari and Toyota will of course only be in action again, on Monday in Bahrain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2008 Ferrari and Toyota will of course only be in action again, on Monday in Bahrain. Same day both tests??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2008 Some news from Motorsport Aktuell about the Valencia test: - Heikkis time (1.11:000 min) was set with less than 20 kg fuel (20 kg is a bit more than a qualifying fuel load) - 10kg = 0,28 sec in Valencia - fuel corrected Ferrari was again "superior" as they never drove with less than 30 kg fuel. - the strengths of the Ferrari on the long runs are their (braking) stability and a good acceleration as soon as the car is in the right direction after the corner. - through the corner (apex) the Mclaren is better as the car is steering more directly compared to the Ferrari and the F2008 has noticeable more understeering. - the different fuel loads mean that Mclaren is ahead of Ferrari with their genaral understanding of their car, as every team has to give their drivers a possibility to test the car under the "extreme" conditions of qualifiying (Ferrari does still basic work) - Hamilton still struggles at the corner entrance - Williams and Renault are more or less on the same level, but Williams did more longer runs last week in comparison to Renault (but nonetheless both often used a smaller fuel load) - Rosberg had a 25 lap long run with a time of 1.12:7 at the end which was very impressive. - Sam Michael (Williams) : "On the long run we we Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudica 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2008 Same day both tests??? They are testing together at Sakhir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites