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

[shailf1]

thanks for this. Hopefully we can have some more from bahrain as well.

[iceman1]

btw F~0~M don't own the footage of tests just incase you wondering why I didn't post this in the normal video section.

you can post youtube vids here , as they're not hosted on our server .

Buemi was in the 2008 spec car , Hulk was using Kers.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73211

an electric pitboard

[shailf1]

Pictures from Bahrain

[shailf1]

Spoiler:

Mclaren using paint to find out the direction of the air flow around the chasis. Clever idea!!

[swca92]

wtf?????? Never heard or seen that idea before.Surely they know already about the airfloe,and if they don't its hardly indicative of great aerodynamics is it?

[shailf1]

Well what happens in a simulaotr or wind tunnel is not a complete indication of a real solution. So its just like a extra thing does as it does not take extra time or cost too much.

[Irishf1]

Wow, thats actually a clever idea, but still, going that far for aerodynamics?

[megasyxx]

i saw that aero testing with paint on a discovery channel program featuring c.a.r.t. or champcars, but they use small, scale model cars, about 1/8 scale or sumthing......but on the real car, it's really one of a kind!

[swca92]

Atleast that green is better than the orange McLaren had a few weeks ago...(and in testing before the 1997 season).

[Fr0ZzZeN]

WHAT!!! The orange McLaren was gorgeous

[Zack]

Test 10 Feb 2009 - 331 pics

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@shail69: Hey wtf! don't hotlink from f1.com or similar sites!

[blizzard]

Where are Alonso, Hamilton and Raikkönen?

[Nbuulb]

Pictures from Ferrari test in Bahrein.

Spoiler:

Today the test session has been stopped because of a sandstorm.

[Jaguar]

LoL ? updates already began on teams :P

Spoiler:

i laughed when i saw those !

PS : Teams who went to Bahrain , went because of possible rain on Jerez ... they got hit by a Sand Storm ! and the teams at Jerez got last day few rain drops and then today everything seems normal ... lol

[iceman1]

wtf?????? Never heard or seen that idea before.Surely they know already about the airfloe,and if they don't its hardly indicative of great aerodynamics is it?

McLaren explained this is a routine operation. "This is a common occurrence when testing new cars and is used to confirm the wind tunnel readouts."

The green stuff on the Macca is oil

Also note the the test car is sprayed with green oil paint to mark the airflow around the car's bodywork. This method is often used to verify simulations from the wing tunnel and CFD tests and indicates McLaren's desire to clearly understand how the new front wing influences the car's airflow.