Barcelona Testing 2019 (Circuit de Catalunya)

All very good news.

Now if we can translate it all into winning, early and often.

 

Spot on Bas, I've always said JT was one of the main reasons Ferrari were so successful during the MS era ...... you need a JT in the background keeping a lid on the politics

 

He played a much smaller part than we were led to believe. Most of it was Brawn. Proof is the shambles JT has made of the sport since he's been in charge of the FIA.

 

I’m not sure about that... JT was (past tense, maybe) very good at keeping the political pressures within the management team rather than letting it spread like cancer through the team, leaving Rory Byrne, Ross Brawn and the rest to concentrate on the engineering and the racing. Whatever he has done since, in his figurehead role likely defined exclusively by higher political agenda, cannot be measured against that he did for the Scuderia, which was monumental and absolutely necessary, nor what he did for Peugeot previously in rallying

 

JT was a better poacher than he is FIA gamekeeper.

 

This is crucial as noted above. The two jobs are distinct and not at all related. One is an operational trackside role and the other on a more large and strategic view of multiple series and efforts intertwined with large economic entities.

 

As it goes, Max Mosley really ran the FIA as he and Bernie saw fit, as a fiefdom to which only they had the keys... when Mosley was ousted the brief for president changed and many of the autonomous decisions that could be made were removed, replaced by committee and a more democratic (ergo, long, boring, pc) process put in place. JT in the role is now more of a figurehead than a hands on go-get-it-done role, and JT balances the needs of motorsport against the wider world of politics, environmental concerns, ‘humanities’ and the like........ an entirely different proposition to representing a single teams interests against the regulations, and the management of the internal politics of one great team.

 

What time is testing to resume today?

 

Tuesday i think

 

Thanks, but I thought it begins on 25 Feb which is today. No big deal, and thanks !!

 

February 26-March 1 Test Two Barcelona, Spain

 

Mercedes says changing its Formula 1 front wing concept to a Ferrari-style version is a project that would take months to complete, but accepts it must be "open-minded".

The new 2019 F1 aero regulations have resulted in a divergent approaches for how best to manage airflow at the front of the car.

While teams including Mercedes and Red Bull have opted for more traditional front wing designs, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo have done something totally different - with the outer edges of the front wing sloping downwards towards the endplate to help produce outwash.

Ferrari's strong start to pre-season testing last week, alongside Mercedes' low-key beginning, has prompted questions about whether the front wing design is key to Ferrari's apparent advantage.

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff said sticking to its own concepts had served his team well in recent years, but admitted it could ignore the possibility that others had better ideas.

"You need to be open-minded," he said at an event for Mercedes' title sponsor Petronas. "We have always had a different design philosophy to many of the other teams.

"We have gone longer than the other teams. We have never had rake in the car compared to some of the other teams.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/141730/change-of-f1-wing-concept-would-take-months

 

Tomorrow.

9am Local time start I believe.

 

He is pretty useless as FIA president.

Ballestre and Mosley may have been very controversial at times, but at least they got involved.

 

+1

Sid that sounds like the template for every acceptance speech at The Oscars

 

When do you sleep LOL

 

I would not be surprised to see it next week lol

 

Anyone know if week 2 testing is going to be broadcast on F1 TV (or elsewhere)?

 

Thanks all. Looking forward to new and faster times. Hopefully this will be a competitive season but we have to win !!!