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Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli have said that the final day of testing at Jerez will be used for wet tyre testing after the track is artificially watered. The company also developed a special tyre for this test, specifically for the colder conditions.
Just_a_fan wrote:If Gary Anderson is right about RedBull's downforce then it's going to be a boring season at the front..."I'm out on the track watching the cars and it looks like the Red Bull has 10% more downforce than anything else.
how can he possibly make that judgement by just on looking. Perhaps red bull is carrying less fuel which is why they look more planted. Pinch of salt
He's just describing his subjective feelings about cars' behaviour on track. What's wrong with that? Just because he used percentages and downforce in connection with "looks"? It's no worse or better than any such comment. I don't see him saying they "have" 10% more downforce or making assumptions about fuel. It's just an impression.astracrazy wrote:Just_a_fan wrote:If Gary Anderson is right about RedBull's downforce then it's going to be a boring season at the front..."I'm out on the track watching the cars and it looks like the Red Bull has 10% more downforce than anything else.
How would that work? 150 laps in Barcelona and 50 in Jerez per day? Or 100 on each track? Limiting factors are time, tyres and human element not some "allocation". Most likely answer in simple: that's their program, if you look beyond Raikkonen that is. From what I've read, they're testing exhaust options, short runs, lots of adjustments that take time (check Permane's comments on their site), and some more similar runs. It's a completely new area for Lotus (exhaust) and it took a lot of time for Ferrari or RB to get right.Rikhart wrote:The testing mileage they´re allocated? It´s finite. They could well have decided this wasn´t a good track to waste it on.
Iotar is right. Outside of time, manpower and equipment constraints, their testing is unlimited in these preseason tests. If they made a car with a big enough fuel tank, they could pretty much lap the whole day and just change tyres when they needed to.iotar__ wrote:How would that work? 150 laps in Barcelona and 50 in Jerez per day? Or 100 on each track? Limiting factors are time, tyres and human element not some "allocation". Most likely answer in simple: that's their program, if you look beyond Raikkonen that is. From what I've read, they're testing exhaust options, short runs, lots of adjustments that take time (check Permane's comments on their site), and some more similar runs. It's a completely new area for Lotus (exhaust) and it took a lot of time for Ferrari or RB to get right.Rikhart wrote:The testing mileage they´re allocated? It´s finite. They could well have decided this wasn´t a good track to waste it on.
