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  1. classic308

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    #101 classic308, Mar 11, 2011
    Already in the wind tunnel at Maranello lol....
     
  2. Wolfgang5150

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    #102 Wolfgang5150, Mar 11, 2011
    Due to the rain tomorrow, today might have been the last useful test of the year.
    Ferrari has been rock solid, and fast
    Red Bull has not done many qualifying runs, and are scary fast
    MB has taken a very disciplined, different approach which appears to have worked
    McL is hurting
    The rest are the rest.....
     
  3. Ferraripilot

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    #103 Ferraripilot, Mar 11, 2011

    ^^^ +1 agree with everything you said.

    Red Bull could have cracked Schu's time today. Tough to say as Vettel was doing a few somewhat low fuel runs on softs earlier today but I doubt by the look of it he was pushing. What would be really odd is if RB has super race pace, but lacks qualy pace.

    Ferrari is a tough call right now. I think the fight between them and MB will be utterly Titanic. Both are now fast and consistent but I think Ferrari have the edge not just with the car but of course with Alonso who is no doubt a racing genius. Schu is the man and Alonso respects the heck out of him, but the two may bump wheels more than once this year and I guarantee it will be nasty as both are ruthless.
     
  4. classic308

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    #104 classic308, Mar 11, 2011
     
  5. TifosiUSA

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    #105 TifosiUSA, Mar 11, 2011
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    +1 SO excited. Awesome testing from SF too, great mileage and car looks bulletproof. Can't wait for Australia!

    EDIT: Was FA's lap done on softs? Like MS's?

    Also wasn't it you who disagreed with me when I said the cars would be much slower this year? :)
     
  6. Wolfgang5150

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    #106 Wolfgang5150, Mar 11, 2011
    Yes Alonso did a low fuel soft tire run....
     
  7. Ferraripilot

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    #107 Ferraripilot, Mar 11, 2011

    Yeah I surely thought these cars would be quicker, but that's ok. One thing is for sure, W02 is quicker than W01 even with the extra aero and lighter weight W01 had.


    So here is some interesting Red Bull news. Red Bull did a ton of heavy fuel load testing with soft tires and mistakenly used all of them. Red Bull DID in fact do a bunch of qualifying testing laps, only Vettel set his 1:22.933 while on HARD tires. So it's safe to say we can knock 1-1.5 seconds off that time had he been on softs.
     
  8. Ferraripilot

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    #108 Ferraripilot, Mar 11, 2011
    From Vettel:

    He would not be drawn on the potential pecking order.

    "It's difficult to judge," Vettel insisted. "Today I think we were surprised a bit by Mercedes, but I think it's quite close. It should be okay, we'll see in Australia."

    The German said Michael Schumacher's time-topping lap for Mercedes today was impressive regardless of what specification the car was in when he sent it.

    "Even if it was very low on fuel, you have to do the lap time first," Vettel said.


    Mclaren:

    It appears they are building a new tub!
     
  9. TifosiUSA

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    #109 TifosiUSA, Mar 11, 2011
    It's the MP4-12 C tub
     
  10. Wolfgang5150

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    #110 Wolfgang5150, Mar 11, 2011
    McLaren building a new tub? What a disaster; does that mean a whole new car?
    The same day Ron Dennis loses his license, not a good for the Woking crew.....
     
  11. vinuneuro

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    #111 vinuneuro, Mar 11, 2011
    Tub is the monocoque. They can't really change it at this point since it's homologated, nor would they. It is most of the chassis. Tubs are usually replaced if the team suspects a structural issue (out of spec geometry or stiffness). Red Bull did this last year with Mark, and iirc Vettel got his repaired tub. I remember reading each tub is something like $125k.
     
  12. fastback33

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    #112 fastback33, Mar 11, 2011
    LMFAO! I guess Nostradamus' crystal ball can't work 100% of the time...
     
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    #113 VIZSLA, Mar 11, 2011
    NWIH they'll change the tub design now. They'd have to start from square one and it would be tantamount of saying that they've written off the entire season before it began.*






    * I have been wrong before though ;)
     
  14. Wolfgang5150

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    #114 Wolfgang5150, Mar 11, 2011
    Thanks - the reason I asked is that it seems odd that something would be wrong with the tub, considering the low miles on it, and no crashes....
     
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    #115 Isobel, Mar 11, 2011
    Good on Mikey. I'm hoping he has a better season and it looks promising. Good for F1 too, Schu needs to be in the mix for a podium.
     
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    #116 Isobel, Mar 11, 2011
    Lee-oots makes it one more year ;). Joins Narain at Hithpania....
     
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    #117 Wolfgang5150, Mar 12, 2011
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    #119 Ferraripilot, Mar 13, 2011
    Scarbs is great. He posts a ton on the F1technical forums as well.
     
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