Young Drivers Test 2013 - Silverstone

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It may have been shared elsewhere, but just in case - Pirelli tire data from yesterday, Day 1 at Silverstone, from James Calado's stint in Force India:
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Magnified Image credit: Mario @Techf1iles

Original photo is provided by the team official image stream, which I find fist here.

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In the top left corner of data sheet there is also some aero efficiency data from the run

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Yeah, i noticed that, too.

But what exactly does the table tell us? Is it about sector times (S1, S2 and S3 in the first row) for different vehicle configurations? A car weight of 27.6 would make no sense, for example.
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turbof1 wrote:Ricciardo will also test for Red Bull:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108807

Off topic, but this also implies Vergne is out of the running for next year's Red Bull seat.
You were right, I guess it's close to deadlines and RB had to choose or pretend to choose. What if RB hires Raikkonen, will they replace Vergne with DaCosta? Or maybe ditch both?

Young drivers test, another formula 1 success story: Prost, Paffett and Rigon running aero test. I want speed shoot-outs for a seat goddammit :o.

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It's generally the same modus operandi as in FP1 and FP2 sessions where teams first focus on the car before going out on performance runs. Drivers were allowed to do some quick running towards the end of the session yesterday, so I expect this to be similar today.

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Blanchimont wrote:Yeah, i noticed that, too.

But what exactly does the table tell us? Is it about sector times (S1, S2 and S3 in the first row) for different vehicle configurations? A car weight of 27.6 would make no sense, for example.
The image tells us two things for sure: pressures are up, while the operating temperatures are down.
The three squares are likely to be overall temp, inner and outer shoulder temps.

The Aero Efficiency Threshold numbers are apparently a cumulative index and since there are some minuses on top of each column, I would assume that this is wind tunnel / CFD data correlation with the respective deltas.
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Sauber spun at luffield causing red flag. Not sure who was driving

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Lotus black flagged. Valsecchi in the car ignored 3 flags

No idea why

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For the moment Ricciardo makes a 1-2 in different cars.

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via Jon Noble

But then...
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Ricciardo in the gravel at luffield

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Stefan you were stood behind me with that picture

:D

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Well yes, being on the other side of the continent I am behind you.
"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985

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stefan_ wrote:Well yes, being on the other side of the continent I am behind you.
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How is Ricciardo performing, is he impressing?

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iotar__ wrote:
turbof1 wrote:Ricciardo will also test for Red Bull:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108807

Off topic, but this also implies Vergne is out of the running for next year's Red Bull seat.
You were right, I guess it's close to deadlines and RB had to choose or pretend to choose. What if RB hires Raikkonen, will they replace Vergne with DaCosta? Or maybe ditch both?

Young drivers test, another formula 1 success story: Prost, Paffett and Rigon running aero test. I want speed shoot-outs for a seat goddammit :o.
I'll get further on that in the "who will replace webber" topic.
#AeroFrodo