Mugello various car upgrades and testing thread

Truth. Every other driver I've seen stated how much they liked driving around Mugello. Now we have lots of team bosses *****ing and moaning about how Mugello wasn't worth the cost and that they didn't gain anything, blah blah blah.

http://planetf1.com/driver/18227/7730115/Horner-questions-Mugello-s-worth

RBR has been complaining all year about one thing or another. Of course Horner doesn't want F1 to take steps and bring back in-season testing, he knows they won't be able to hang with the likes of Ferrari and McLaren (and probably Mercedes with testing addict MS behind the wheel) if that happens. IMO, had there been in season testing, say, last year, RBR would not have come close to dominating as much as they did.

 

Good news. Has it been on the W03 at all this year before this test?

 

Oh my Horner the pathetic. If they were leading he would not utter such things.

 

I agree with your first and last point. Horner has been *****ing all year but that's more for to gain advantage, it's what all teams (have to) do, so I'm willing to let that slip. RBR wouldn't have dominated with such magnificence last year, probably so.

I can't see why, if in-season testing would be allowed again, that they would lose all advantage. Red Bull has a race track, near unlimited funds and 2 very capable drivers. Fiorano has limited noise days, so there goes Ferrari's advantage (they have to travel to Mugello). Mclaren doesn't have their own track. In a way I can actually see Red Bull becoming stronger than Mclaren was back in the days when testing was allowed.

 

Doesnt seem to think they are so important now...
http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/77653.html

 

He's blowin smoke

 

Just noticed your tag line.

BTW: Who is in your avatar?

 

I just don't see RBR having the same level of commitment and willingness to spend money year after year as some of the other teams, but I could be wrong. In fact, I would be surprised if RBR still exists under the Red Bull guise in 15 years.

IMO, Mateschitz treats F1 like a business and he has already achieved his goal of massive exposure through winning multiple titles. Red Bull's brand awareness as a result of F1 competition probably couldn't get any higher than it is right now. If Red Bull has a few "off years" in a row, I could see him pulling the plug just as he did with Red Bull's NASCAR program. Whereas Ferrari and McLaren would keep plugging away, spending cash and testing endlessly even if they had some conssecutive bad years (this has already been demonstrated in the past). Racing comes first for those guys, I'm not sure it does for a massive corporation like Red Bull, especially if Mateschitz kicks the bucket.

Again, just my opinion.

 

Ferrari might be gearing up to incorporate a ’double-DRS’ setup aboard its improving F2012 car.

If true, the famous Italian team would be the first team to successfully emulate the controversial Mercedes system, which has been declared fully legal by the governing FIA.

Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said a new rear wing was among the very last upgrades to be trialled by Fernando Alonso as the Mugello test concluded late on Thursday.

"The wing has only minor changes. You have to look closely," read the report.

The magazine reported rumours that the wing might eventually accommodate the so-called ’double-DRS’ or 2012-style F-duct, which would work in conjunction with a new and so far unseen front wing.

"That (wing) will debut along with a new diffuser and nose in Barcelona," added Auto Motor und Sport.

There were happy faces in the Ferrari garage on Thursday, as - despite a minor off by Alonso - the upgrades appeared to work well.

"Barcelona will be a key moment in the season, but not a decisive one," the Spanish driver insisted.

"It’s not a case that we will suddenly find ourselves back on pole position, because there is no magic button."

Echoing the earlier words of Mark Webber, Alonso said the "fastest car" at Mugello this week was the Lotus.

Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko agrees: "It looks like Lotus are the quickest."

Veteran Swiss correspondent Roger Benoit wrote in Blick newspaper: "Lotus, with Kimi Raikkonen in super shape, is the championship dark horse."

 

What are you talking about, they are leading both championships.

 

and they still don't act like it. You would think they were in Ferrari's shoes.

 

Why wouldn't they want everything to be exactly how they want it, it would be dumb not to.

 

Sometimes Capt. Obvious is needed.

Thanks.