CaterhamF1 CT-01 Renault

[raymondu999]

ESPI do you have a source for them using the 2011 pieces? I'm not doubting it - it's just I've never heard anything to that effect. I do, however, remember them saying that the 2011 machine was using the 2009 RBR gearbox.

[stefan_]

I think they used 2012 KERS from Redbull.

I remember reading somewhere the same thing.

[beelsebob]

Just for reference, yesterday's 1:22.6 if done in qualifying last year, would have been good enough for 8th on the grid. Unless everyone's made a significant time gain, I'd say Caterham should be moving out of the bottom-3 territory for sure this year.

[AnthonyG]

To what extent are the revised tyres responsible for this performance?

[Tozza Mazza]

Just for reference, yesterday's 1:22.6 if done in qualifying last year, would have been good enough for 8th on the grid. Unless everyone's made a significant time gain, I'd say Caterham should be moving out of the bottom-3 territory for sure this year.

remember that the test track has a lot of rubber down, and temperatures and other things are different...

[beelsebob]

Just for reference, yesterday's 1:22.6 if done in qualifying last year, would have been good enough for 8th on the grid. Unless everyone's made a significant time gain, I'd say Caterham should be moving out of the bottom-3 territory for sure this year.

remember that the test track has a lot of rubber down, and temperatures and other things are different...

Very true, still, a nice indication – even if they're a second down on this time, and the other teams have improved a second over last year's car (seems optimistic), it'd still be enough to get into the midfield pack, so still looks pretty good.

[PlatinumZealot]

Just for reference, yesterday's 1:22.6 if done in qualifying last year, would have been good enough for 8th on the grid. Unless everyone's made a significant time gain, I'd say Caterham should be moving out of the bottom-3 territory for sure this year.

The tyres are about 1 second faster this year they say. So that should explain things a bit.

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Sparks & vortex coming off the RW

[boyracer94]

Looks like the barge board is working hard.

[Owen.C93]

Looks like the barge board is working hard.

I'd of thought that vortex would be hugging the floor rather than leaving the car straight away.

[boyracer94]

Looks like the barge board is working hard.

I'd of thought that vortex would be hugging the floor rather than leaving the car straight away.

Yes, maybe some more fine tuning is required? I wouldn't have thought the vortex itself can be too effective so far outboard?
Somebody please correct me if I'm missing something here

[PlatinumZealot]

Sparks & vortex coming off the RW

Those vortices look photoshopped on for some reason.

[aral]

Those vortices look photoshopped on for some reason.

Agreed. The offside rear 'vortex' is well away from the wing, and the nearside 'vortex' sppears to be from forward of the wing. And that one in front of the rear wheel? Impossible to be a 'vortex'!

[Owen.C93]

There's plenty of other photos of the cars having similar vortices of the rear wing on that site, so just bear that in mind before the tin foil hats are put on.

[Gridlock]

Yeah, photoshop, that's what it is...