raymondu999 wrote:You must be thinking of Catalunya. Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia is very non-aero, and that's why a lot of people say it's not good for testing.
segedunum wrote:...
Not only was Schumacher that much slower than Sutil in a cobbled together car with 2011 bits but he was consistently that much slower than Kubica in a 2011 Renault.
Sorry had to quote thismyurr wrote:...there was a sequence of 17 or so lap times posted for both Schumacher and Kubica. Obviously they could have been on different tyres and / or fuel loads, but to me it's a better comparison than just the headline times. On average Schumacher was about 0.5 seconds a lap quicker over the run, with an 8 second gap after 17 laps.
Ganxxta wrote:segedunum wrote:...
Not only was Schumacher that much slower than Sutil in a cobbled together car with 2011 bits but he was consistently that much slower than Kubica in a 2011 Renault.Sorry had to quote thismyurr wrote:...there was a sequence of 17 or so lap times posted for both Schumacher and Kubica. Obviously they could have been on different tyres and / or fuel loads, but to me it's a better comparison than just the headline times. On average Schumacher was about 0.5 seconds a lap quicker over the run, with an 8 second gap after 17 laps.
slight correction. It is against regulations to have the side impact structure exposed to the free air stream. Therefore i don't know what the heck those black things are. Mercedes may not be able to follow mclaren then.ringo wrote:All i know is that Mercedes = Honda, and a tiger can't change his stripes.
They're going to have some bad habbits carrying over even though there is a name change to the team.
I wish them the best though, because the car looks like it has potential. There's nothing wrong on it, only that the rear is a little bulky, but the rest looks good.
I also think they can implement a mclaren style sidepod since their crash structures are in the middle of the radiator ducts. So there is definitely more to come.
Sauber last year did the same.bonjon1979 wrote:Yes, that Ross Brawn famously ran underweight in Barcelona with the Brawn BG001, lighting up the timing screens with incredible times but we all knew the car was 20 kilos lighter and that come the first race of the season we'd see them disappear into the midfield....oh, wait a minute...
??Diesel wrote:Sauber last year did the same.bonjon1979 wrote:Yes, that Ross Brawn famously ran underweight in Barcelona with the Brawn BG001, lighting up the timing screens with incredible times but we all knew the car was 20 kilos lighter and that come the first race of the season we'd see them disappear into the midfield....oh, wait a minute...
NewtonMeter wrote:Analysis from Amus:
Mercedes used only 4 sets of tyres during the test and the tanks were always full. During the long runs, the cars were near the front of the pack.
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 00294.html
I must admit to feeling somewhat relieved to read this...
Edit:
The opposition used 8 sets...