WhiteBlue wrote:
The testing day ended with a track temperatur of 22°C compared to 30°C during the noon session. So Schumacher put half a second on Rosberg in worse conditions. He also had to cope with a red flag. Well done Michael!!
I assume he means it's worse because the track temperature is lower, so possibly less grip. However, I would say that there would be more grip in the afternoon because the surface is not "green" anymore with some rubber being laid on earlier during the day. Following that logic, I would expect the test times to be even lower by the week's end when there would be even more rubber on the track (unless it rains, but it's Valencia, so doubtful.)Belatti wrote:WhiteBlue wrote:
The testing day ended with a track temperatur of 22°C compared to 30°C during the noon session. So Schumacher put half a second on Rosberg in worse conditions. He also had to cope with a red flag. Well done Michael!!
And based on what is that worse condition?
Nico set his fastest time around 2:30 p.m. He had the car from 11:30 a.m. I was figuring that the majority of laps were already done when he stopped. So the rubber was already layed and the laps done in the late afternoon would not profit from much more rubber on track. Track temperature is vital for the cold winter tests. Air was between 11-13°C most of the time while the track temp went up to 31 in the noon sun. My impression was that the track was at its best between 2 and 4 p.m. and went worse as the sun went down. This is supported by the fast times I saw by other teams, but hey we can't be totally scientific about it. In practical terms almost 0.6 s is hard to explain by less rubber on a warmer track. The comments I have seen in the press are all saying the same. Rubens even told Rosberg to get the hell out of Mercedes.jddh1 wrote:I assume he means it's worse because the track temperature is lower, so possibly less grip. However, I would say that there would be more grip in the afternoon because the surface is not "green" anymore with some rubber being laid on earlier during the day. Following that logic, I would expect the test times to be even lower by the week's end when there would be even more rubber on the track (unless it rains, but it's Valencia, so doubtful.)Belatti wrote:WhiteBlue wrote:
The testing day ended with a track temperatur of 22°C compared to 30°C during the noon session. So Schumacher put half a second on Rosberg in worse conditions. He also had to cope with a red flag. Well done Michael!!
And based on what is that worse condition?
Where do you get that? Sounds like funny news! Mind posting links?WhiteBlue wrote:The comments I have seen in the press are all saying the same. Rubens even told Rosberg to get the hell out of Mercedes.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81192Q. Is there any advice you can give Nico Rosberg as Michael's team-mate?
RB: Yeah. Get out of there! That is the only thing I can tell him. He needs to drive fast and don't crash: Ross will always tell you that before the race.
Q. So he has a difficult job ahead of him?
RB: I think so, yes. He is a great talent and I wish him all the best, and maybe tomorrow you will see the newspapers saying, 'Rubens tells Nico to get out of there', but I am not being bad about it. Knowing what I know, and seeing how fast Michael went today, it is going to be a tough job. I wish him all the best because I think he is a talented boy who can be world champion. If he has the chances of being world champion in the same team as Michael, then he can be world champion anywhere. Let's put it this way.
Rubens is one cold blooded piece of worknipo wrote:WhiteBlue wrote:The comments I have seen in the press are all saying the same. Rubens even told Rosberg to get the hell out of Mercedes.
I think you can take this one way or another. RB is echoing what many of Schumacher's former teammates have said in the past.mx_tifosi wrote:http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81192Q. Is there any advice you can give Nico Rosberg as Michael's team-mate?
RB: Yeah. Get out of there! That is the only thing I can tell him. He needs to drive fast and don't crash: Ross will always tell you that before the race.
Q. So he has a difficult job ahead of him?
RB: I think so, yes. He is a great talent and I wish him all the best, and maybe tomorrow you will see the newspapers saying, 'Rubens tells Nico to get out of there', but I am not being bad about it. Knowing what I know, and seeing how fast Michael went today, it is going to be a tough job. I wish him all the best because I think he is a talented boy who can be world champion. If he has the chances of being world champion in the same team as Michael, then he can be world champion anywhere. Let's put it this way.
You're welcome,nipo wrote:Thanks mx_tifosi for posting. Reading the complete script, I can't tell if he's joking or serious. I understand his statements about if Nico can fight for the WDC with Schumi as teammate, then he can win everywhere. But I can't figure out how that links to the "get out of there" statement, so maybe he's just kidding.
IMO being completely reliable and in the top five is better than being in the same place and unreliable. So they're definitely focused on completing races and maintaining their good record as when they had BMW on board. And as you said, they might have been running light and know that everyone else is aware of that so there's no point in bragging about it to the public.nipo wrote:Sauber, choosing to only mention reliability instead of their #2 spot on the timesheets, could be running low fuel in an attempt to find some stickers to put on their ultra-ugly car.