2010-11 Winter Testing

[phil1993]

Brundle: Mercedes has poor traction, McLaren looks shocking as if on cold tyres, Red Bull+Ferrari+Renault Lotus Lada+Williams all pounding round
1 minute ago

[iceman1]

Barcelona to host final F1 test

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89601

[phil1993]

Who's hot & who's not
http://www.f1zone.net/site/f1-news/whos ... 2/21/1330/

[JoostLamers]

Who's hot & who's not
http://www.f1zone.net/site/f1-news/whos ... 2/21/1330/

Good article.

Can't believe McLaren.. There big mouths will now be shut I guess. "Yes, we have some interesting parts on the car." I can't find them, and if they are there: They are dead slow!

[phil1993]

My only hope is that the drivers can save the first half of the season with their skills (ie, better line up than any other team) and McLaren can do what they did to the 24. Last year they got so focused on the blown diffuser that it became like a fixation that they failed with. I'm not confident, not confident at all.

[Ali]

Here are some simulation comparison graphs I made from Barcelona testing (Gün means Day):

[iceman1]

Good Video from Barcelona

[iceman1]

Driver Line up for Barcelona (8-12 March).



* Jerome d’Ambrosio is currently set to do all four days of the test for Virgin as Timo Glock recovers from surgery.

F1Fanatic

[Ali]

Live timing and commentary:

http://www.f1today.nl/live-update/2011/ ... ciana.html
http://ticker.auto-motor-und-sport.de/
http://www.f1-direct.com/include/livegp ... essais.php
http://live.autosport.com/
http://twitter.jamesallenonf1.com/
http://f1tests.mine.nu/2011_1eng.php
http://www.msfree.gr/ms.php?id=18694

[Ali]

Nostalgia - Ayrton Senna's first F1 test:

[phil1993]

Weather:
8th - Sunny, 11-13 C
9th - Overcast, 9-13 C
10th - Sunny, 7-14 C
11th - Overcast, 7-13 C
12th - Wet, 12-14 C

We're going to be going to the first few races of the season with Pirelli not having tested their PZero tyres on 2011 cars in hot conditions. Melbourne will probably not be too bad but Malaysia might be interesting

McLaren's amended running:
Tuesday: Jenson BUTTON
Wednesday: Lewis HAMILTON
Thursday: -
Friday: Jenson BUTTON
Saturday: Lewis HAMILTON

[F1Fan88]

Tyre wear was quite extreme in Canada '10 and Australia '09 too. But those were rare occasions. Now Pirelli had to produce tyres, which degrade faster on every circuit, not just on some. I don't think the season is going to be as bad as the testing has suggested (also higher track temperatures during the season play a role). It could be a 2-stop race on some circuits.

As for being slower in laptimes than Bridgestone in '10 - F1 is constantly aiming to reduce speeds. Bridgestone made very hard tyres, which also kept the reducing laptimes under control.

[sdutt]

Tyre wear was quite extreme in Canada '10 and Australia '09 too. But those were rare occasions. Now Pirelli had to produce tyres, which degrade faster on every circuit, not just on some. I don't think the season is going to be as bad as the testing has suggested (also higher track temperatures during the season play a role). It could be a 2-stop race on some circuits.

As for being slower in laptimes than Bridgestone in '10 - F1 is constantly aiming to reduce speeds. Bridgestone made very hard tyres, which also kept the reducing laptimes under control.

i would take this years pirelli over last years bridgestone anyday, i t was a joke seeing Vettel complete 51 out of 53 laps on softs, and Kamui too did it if im right

[alex1369]

I see manny teams have new front wings.... but wtf is Mclaren doing - are they trying to win the 1st place for the ugliest car or what
The nose cone is totaly ugly

[cformula1]

Buemi had a mechanical issue and stopped on the start/finish straight, and caused a brief red flag about 2 hours ago.