Yes I am. I think changes on the Mercedez might sway it a bit though. Things change, but sure it was third at the time of the tests. I still predict a regular Q3 though.Byronrhys wrote:Is this car still in third? I remember some guy going around shouting how its in 3rd and gonna beat LRGP, McL and Merc.... is he still shouting it?
The Grid got shook up a whole lot after the 9th so I wouldn't look at that like its the gospel.n smikle wrote:You can watch this video at thirty minutes in:
http://smibs.tv/the-flying-lap/williams-f1-legacy
Patric Head thinks the STR6 is up there as well.
Of course they are. The two teams are still running under Red Bull. To say there's nothing going on between them behind the scenes, when things happen right in front of our eyes (Abu Dhabi 2010) would be extremely naive.earlrue wrote:The car looks and performs great so far!
Still, I can't get the sneaking suspicion out of my head that RB is using TR as laboratory to try out parts and solutions.
Knowing that by the rules they have to be independent constructors and are not allowed to incorporate RB's technologies, those two teams are somewhat connected.
Visually they are going down different routes. But if they share data on their development parts RB is effectively a four car team, isn't it?
Don't get me wrong - I am a big fan of RB/TR and don't want to throw mean accusations out there. Anyway, that's a gut feeling that keeps me thinking...
Hey, I don't remember what happened in Abu Dhabi, what was it?King Six wrote:Of course they are. The two teams are still running under Red Bull. To say there's nothing going on between them behind the scenes, when things happen right in front of our eyes (Abu Dhabi 2010) would be extremely naive.earlrue wrote:The car looks and performs great so far!
Still, I can't get the sneaking suspicion out of my head that RB is using TR as laboratory to try out parts and solutions.
Knowing that by the rules they have to be independent constructors and are not allowed to incorporate RB's technologies, those two teams are somewhat connected.
Visually they are going down different routes. But if they share data on their development parts RB is effectively a four car team, isn't it?
Don't get me wrong - I am a big fan of RB/TR and don't want to throw mean accusations out there. Anyway, that's a gut feeling that keeps me thinking...
Credit to Toro Rosso for diverging from Red Bull and coming up with a few tricks of their own, but they're still bankrolled by Red Bull and have connections with Red Bull Racing, who themselves are currently the top team to beat in Formula One. The fact that they (Toro Rosso) have been as awful as they have up until seemingly this point (notwithstanding the odd Vettel race win with the old rules) considering their situation is the real wonder.
And the second Alonso pitted, Webber all of a sudden got past? I think the coverage I was watching must've been sleeping! That's brilliantraymondu999 wrote:Alguersuari held Mark Webber back, making Alonso think it was safe to pit. Ultimately winning Sebastian Vettel the world title