2013 Testing - Barcelona 1: 19 - 22 Feb

[Tamburello]

I don't get this. Already the times are approaching the Pole Lap from last year and it's a cold, green track, not to mention new DRS rules. What to read into this? Cold=more horsepower?

You're correct with the assumption of cold air (=greater density) producing more power. That's one point.
The higher density of the air also affects the aerodynamic of the car. When considering the formula for drag and downforce, you'll notice the density of air is a factor in it. This means both drag and downforce will rise with colder air.

Then we have to consider the new pirelli tyres which are assumed to be faster than last years version.
And finally, it's testing. Teams can run underweight without beeing punished.

Did i forget anything?

Okay, thank you. But I still find it incredible that all the updates to the car did not breach the perfomance gap due to the air temperature. And why would teams run underweight in testing?

[godlameroso]

We might see 2009 quali times this year.

[Forza]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwcqsEvbai8[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrqWlQw7yNw[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAGSIPucSIA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDxJjde8pS4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thEUR2afdvs[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW2URm5fhiI[/youtube]

[foxmulder_ms]

Did you guys see this? OMG!!!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAm1be_tPUY[/youtube]

[FW17]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW2URm5fhiI[/youtube]

@ around 3.0 min you see another williams outside the garage doors (tarp covered). Did the williams team bring the fw34 also to the test? is it legal to bring 2 cars to a test these days?

[Crabbia]

Did you guys see this? OMG!!!!

Stupid generic question. Kimi is just doing what every driver wishes he could do. i appreciate that, keeps the journos honest.

[kris]

Here we go... Day 2

[kris]

Hamilton goes fastest first thing in the morning..1:27:563

[Maxion]

One hour down, and no real lap times set yet...

[zoro_f1]

they used modified FW34... i don't see any reason not to test on the same car.

the video is not visible maybe because you forgot to remove the [s] letter from https protocol which means "secure".

@ around 3.0 min you see another williams outside the garage doors (tarp covered). Did the williams team bring the fw34 also to the test? is it legal to bring 2 cars to a test these days?

[k.ko100v]

Mercedes with the old exhaust from 2012

[FW17]

the video is not visible maybe because you forgot to remove the [s] letter from https protocol which means "secure".

THX

[korzeniow]

It will be interesting to see wether Hamilton without coanda will get close to yesterday's Rosberg times

[beelsebob]

That last run is as long as anyone's final stint in last year's race, and faster than anyone's from last year, and about 3 seconds a lap faster than Rosberg's final stint at the start (though admitedly Rosberg's final stint last year was long). Good to see that Merc is making nice progress.

[MercedesAMG]

It will be interesting to see wether Hamilton without coanda will get close to yesterday's Rosberg times

Hamilton will or has even switch to the coanda-version as well this day.