Schumi testing the F2007 w/o TC next week!

[AzShadow]

Final times in Jerez:

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:19.844 94
2. Paffett McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:20.179 80
3. Badoer Ferrari (B) 1:20.697 69
4. Hulkenberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:20.953 58
5. Buemi Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:20.997 110
6. Grosjean Renault (B) 1:21.223 71
7. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:21.459 96
8. Wurz Honda (B) 1:21.596 84
9. Klien BMW-Sauber (B) no time 3

[Ali]

I wonder how useful this KERS will be anyway. All these safety concerns and it probably won't necessarily increase overtaking either when the drivers can use the extra power at the same time.

I think it designed for not only extra power but also energy efficiency which helps to reduce green house effect or some other environmental issues. In road cars, turbo engines do the similar thing re-using exhaust gas to produce more hp at the same fuel level (heat input). KERS will use the kinetic energy formed whenever a car is decelerated (=braking). So, energy (=hp) will be much more than that of with the same heat input thus increasing efficiency.

I always love all changes that increase efficiency

[iceman1]

Honda have increased the length of their exhausts, The rear wing is also different from the one used in Germany, this is a low downforce design

[Ali]

Honda look to suspension to move forward

Honda team principal Ross Brawn is intrigued by how this week's new suspension test goes.

Honda will try a new rear suspension at this week's test at Jerez, hoping that it will allow them to improve their car's handling.

[iceman1]

Testing, 22-25th of July (4 days), drivers listed in order of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
BMW:
Christian Klien, Christian Klien, Nick Heidfeld, Nick Heidfeld
Ferrari:
Luca Badoer, Kimi Raikkonen, Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa
Force India:
None, V.Liuzzi, V.Liuzzi, G. Fisichella
Honda:
Alex Wurz, Alex Wurz, R. Barrichello, J. Button
McLaren:
Gary Paffett, Gary Paffett, Pedro de la Rosa, Pedro de la Rosa
Red Bull:
Sebastien Buemi, Mark Webber, Mark Webber, D.Coulthard
Renault:
Romain Grosjean, Nelson Piquet, Nelson Piquet, Romain Grosjean
Toro Rosso:
Sebastián Vettel, Sebastián Vettel, Sebastien Bourdais, Sebastien Bourdais
Williams:
Nico Hulkenberg, Nico Rosberg, K.Nakajima, K.Nakajima
Toyota:
Jarno Trulli, Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock, K.Kobayashi

[AzShadow]

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:18.843 100
2. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:19.081 122
3. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:19.446 76
4. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:19.861 112
5. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:20.021 105
6. Wurz Honda (B) 1:20.416 77
7. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:20.534 81
8. Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:20.577 102
9. Piquet Renault (B) 1:20.827 99
10. Klien BMW-Sauber (B) 1:20.866 89

Lots of slicks used, Raikkonen being the fastest non-slicks runner.

[iceman1]

Honda team principal Ross Brawn is intrigued by how this week's new suspension test goes :
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69392

[iceman1]

The interesting thing about Mclaren's version of BMW's "Antler Wings" is that they are being tested on the car WITH the bridge wing

[Zack]

^^^ERRR LOL its look more like Honda's dumbo wings

Day 3 Times
http://www.tsl-timing.com/f1/2008/83089qu3f1t.gif

[megasyxx]

The interesting thing about Mclaren's version of BMW's "Antler Wings" is that they are being tested on the car WITH the bridge wing

man! that's ugly osweat:

[Unknown]

For some reason the Antler Wings of BMW looks the best to me. And yes the ones on mclaren looks like the ones on honda which i think are very ugly.

[AzShadow]

Well, they probably concentrate on how to get them efficient, not pretty.

[coup]

I will be glad next season when they have to get rid of those ugly things

[blizzard]

I will be glad next season when they have to get rid of those ugly things

I really hope so, whenever I saw testing pics this year which teams claimed were done with 09 aero setup, they still had those double layer front wings and winglets at the back. They should go back to 95 oder 96 aero setup and freeze it. And at the same time release engines for development.
I really hate these front wings which were first introduced in 2006 I think.

[JoostLamers]

Ferrari to test the shark fin today...