2012 Testing - Barcelona 2: 1 - 4 March

[NathanOlder]

Yeah, The Benz in the back of the Mclaren

[beelsebob]

More Flo-vis

What's interesting here is the lack of nice clear flows. When we saw the McLaren flow vis at the very end of the first test there were dark streaks of flow vis in a couple of locations running along the nose – one flowing neatly over the top of the radiators, one flowing neatly into the centre of the radiator, and one flowing down beneath around the side of the body work.

Different design philosophy or the cause of Ferrari's problems?

[PlatinumZealot]

I think id say 5 groups like this.

1. Red Bull, Mclaren.

2. Mercedes, Lotus.

3. Ferrari, Sauber, Force India.

4. Toro Rosso, Williams, Caterham.

5. HRT, Marussia.

But by the time we hit Europe, Ferrari will be in group 2.

+1

[Schurcedes]

Not a lot of running for Mercedes.

[Pierce89]

Keep writing Ferrari off. It will only make it more satisfying for me

[beelsebob]

Keep writing Ferrari off. It will only make it more satisfying for me

No one's writing them off – only stating what they see as the apparent order after testing. The apparent order can be far from the existing order.

[Afterburner]

For me:

1-RB

2-Mclaren

3-Mercedes - Ferrari - Lotus
4-Force india
5-Sauber
6-Williams - Toro Rosso - Caterham


7-HRT - Marussia

[beelsebob]

I think I've found Ferrari's secret revolutionary device – it's a time dialator:



They managed to fit a 17 minute lap into 1 minute!

[thevlack]

For me:

1- RBR
Small Gap
2- MCL
Small Gap
3-Merc, Ferrari
4- Lotus
... the rest.

[Chuckjr]

Keep writing Ferrari off. It will only make it more satisfying for me

Exactly.

[FrukostScones]

Keep writing Ferrari off. It will only make it more satisfying for me

Exactly.

cry me a river, Ferrari killed the manual on their street cars so let them burn in hell

...half an hour to go and Vettel still in the garage.... mmm

[Pierce89]

More Flo-vis

What's interesting here is the lack of nice clear flows. When we saw the McLaren flow vis at the very end of the first test there were dark streaks of flow vis in a couple of locations running along the nose – one flowing neatly over the top of the radiators, one flowing neatly into the centre of the radiator, and one flowing down beneath around the side of the body work.

Different design philosophy or the cause of Ferrari's problems?

there are obvious clean flow lines all down the nose and over andaround the sidepod entrance and down towards the under cut.
Without clean flow through here they'd literally be multiple seconds off the pace

[NathanOlder]

15 laps for the red bull, 115 in the Mclaren. can only be good for the woking boys

[NathanOlder]

Vettel Owns up to going off and damaging the new front wing. Wheres Webbers front wing when you need it

[NathanOlder]

Just looking at the weeks times, and i Know Red Bull & Mclaren havent really gone for qualifying times, BUT

Last years pole was a 1.20.9xx And no one has got within a second of that. So it looks like the cars will be going something similar to last year if Red Bull showed their true pace ?

However, Caterham had a great qualifying session in Barcelona last year, Heikki grabbing 15th with 1.25.4xx. Yet weve seen the caterham do a 1.22.7xx today!!!

Caterham improving bit time ?? or are the other 9 teams really sandbagging that much ?