2009 Winter & Mid-season testing (Results and Pictures)

[shailf1]

It is going to be a difficult winter for the men in Silverstone working at Force India. The team will not be abe to complete any days on track in December as the team's 2009 chassis won't be ready until the end of January or perhaps even February.

Force India is currently in Barcelona with the other F1 teams to complete a three-day test at the Spanish track. It will be the team's final test with the Ferrari engine and the last test for a while as a team spokesperson confirmed to GPUpdate.net. He said: "The McLaren deal is such a last minute deal that we have to build a completely new car around their engine and unfortunately we don't expect it to be finished any time soon. We'll probably be back on track in February."

The winter test sessions are going to be crucial for the upcoming season as there are a number of large changes in the Formula One regulations. Especially the aerodynamics of the cars will undergo major changes.

[fclen]

In this picture, the BMW looks pretty cool:

[cheng.damien]

In this picture, the BMW looks pretty cool:

Doesn't the walrus nose look very familiar? FW26..

[shailf1]

In this picture, the BMW looks pretty cool:

because u cannot see the width of the front wing.
its that huge width making it ugly

[Zack]

*disliking feeling is already diminishing*

[iceman1]

comparing all 2009 front wings on track:

[TrapCakeNL]

1. Williams
2. BMW
3. Honda

I really like the Williams, it just doesnt look right on Honda probably because of the small nosecone.

I'm really interested how the Mclaren/Mercedes will look out, they normally have the anteaternose, so very small/narrow.
That and a bigger front wing will probably look uber-ugly, it will turn one of the most beautiful F1-Cars ( for me ) to one of the ugliest :P

[musashi_sw]

i think the first turn in australia 2009 will be the record of punctures and lose of front wings in history of f1

[TwistedArmco]

I really quite like the Williams and BMW. I think it would be cool seeing on track battles between them in Oz, because they will probably be the front running cars.

[F1~Michi]

The cars aren't looking as bad as expected, they're much nicer than last year with all those aero flaps and wings (like the Honda/BMW wings on the front wing), so as soon as I got used to the new proporties I think it'll be fine As long as we'll have more overtaking...

[swca92]

I really quite like the Williams and BMW. I think it would be cool seeing on track battles between them in Oz, because they will probably be the front running cars.

You think Williams will be a front-running team? I think they'll be more competitive,but I can't see them winning races or anything this season.Toyota was the first team to launch the car in 2006 and sucked,so building and testing the car early isn't necessarily a pointer of speed.

[TwistedArmco]

I really quite like the Williams and BMW. I think it would be cool seeing on track battles between them in Oz, because they will probably be the front running cars.

You think Williams will be a front-running team? I think they'll be more competitive,but I can't see them winning races or anything this season.Toyota was the first team to launch the car in 2006 and sucked,so building and testing the car early isn't necessarily a pointer of speed.

But getting to grips seemingly quickest with a massive raft of technical changes?? I think Rosberg will win a race if not more next year. I hope I am proven correct..

[megasyxx]

testing results;



next test: dec. 8,9,10,11, 15,16,17 - jerez

[iceman1]

videos : http://www.f1zone.net/viewtopic.php?f=27&p=85369#p85369

Senna set a time about 6 tenths faster than Di Grassi's time from yesterday, was about 2ths until Senna improved lots in the last few minutes. He's looking very good for a Honda seat even on his very first F1 test, compared to di Grassi who has more experience having been tester over the past year.

[Dark Templar]

cars look worst and are slower!!!
i h8 this new upgrades