Renault's depute technical managing director, Rob White, has explained what is the reason for Renault's lack of reliability, and the plans on how the company aim to resolve this in 3 weeks time to be ready for testing at Bahrain.
honestly we have to admit that missing a whole day test for a suspension spring mounted upside down is pretty weird...Juzh wrote:You don't buy anything horner says, we know that already.Ferraripilot wrote:I find it interesting that Christian Horner notes their reason for missing all days testing is due to someting 'silly' whereas Mclaren missed all day testing due to an issue that is anything but silly. I don't buy Horner's remark at all
Indeed.motobaleno wrote:honestly we have to admit that missing a whole day test for a suspension spring mounted upside down is pretty weird...
Ehh! That is just bone for the media. I dont buy that... Problem is much more complex. Very plausible problem with power unit (software, electronic, wirings etc.).motobaleno wrote:honestly we have to admit that missing a whole day test for a suspension spring mounted upside down is pretty weird...Juzh wrote:You don't buy anything horner says, we know that already.Ferraripilot wrote:I find it interesting that Christian Horner notes their reason for missing all days testing is due to someting 'silly' whereas Mclaren missed all day testing due to an issue that is anything but silly. I don't buy Horner's remark at all
he's only doing his job as RBR's PR manJuzh wrote:You don't buy anything horner says, we know that already.Ferraripilot wrote:I find it interesting that Christian Horner notes their reason for missing all days testing is due to someting 'silly' whereas Mclaren missed all day testing due to an issue that is anything but silly. I don't buy Horner's remark at all
From McLaren: 'Today was a challenging start to the MP4-29’s test and development programme. Along with other teams, we faced difficulties readying our new car for the first winter test of 2014.
'Despite firing up successfully at the MTC last week, the car was predominantly affected by electrical issues during the day. The subsequent dismantling, inspection and re-installation of several major components ultimately meant we were unable to conduct any running today.
'What’s next: We’re re-installing key systems on the car overnight, with the expectation that Jenson will begin the car’s installation programme tomorrow.'
So, looking at the final timesheet, we saw a rather measly total of 93 laps completed by the nine-car field across eight hours of running. That compares with 600+ from Day One last year. If the challenge posed by F1's new dawn wasn't fully apparent to anyone, it certainly is now.
1. Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:27.104, 31 laps; 2. Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:27.820, 18 laps; 3. Bottas, Williams, 1:30.082, 7 laps; 4. Perez, Force India, 1:33:161, 11 laps; 5. Vergne, Toro Rosso, 1:36.530, 15 laps;6. Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:42.257; 7. Vettel, Red Bull, No time, 3 laps; 8. Ericsson, Caterham, No time, 1 lap; No laps from Jenson Button.
Interesting... you can hear a *lot* of off throttle growling in this video.Predator wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_GwL2KFw9I
Right... All these teams of professional engineers are just "amateurish". Clearly you could do a much better job.Rikhart wrote:Today was a pretty amateurish show by most teams, only ferrari are exempt from that really. I cant help but think that F1 teams have become sloppy, accostumed to years of stable regulations. Suddenly there is a bigger change, and everybody loses their minds, one of the best teams cant make stuff fit, etc...
you've just embarrassed yourself by showing how little you actually knowRikhart wrote:Today was a pretty amateurish show by most teams, only ferrari are exempt from that really. I cant help but think that F1 teams have become sloppy, accostumed to years of stable regulations. Suddenly there is a bigger change, and everybody loses their minds, one of the best teams cant make stuff fit, etc...
i'm happy with the engines, a lot better than i expectedPredator wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_GwL2KFw9I
You know whats dumb? Dumb is wasting one of the 6 available test days before the first race without setting a time. Thats dumb. If you feel this is acceptable for this level, I completely disagree.beelsebob wrote:Right... All these teams of professional engineers are just "amateurish". Clearly you could do a much better job.Rikhart wrote:Today was a pretty amateurish show by most teams, only ferrari are exempt from that really. I cant help but think that F1 teams have become sloppy, accostumed to years of stable regulations. Suddenly there is a bigger change, and everybody loses their minds, one of the best teams cant make stuff fit, etc...
God, the people here can be dumb sometimes.
