2012 Testing - Barcelona 2: 1 - 4 March

[markc]

formation lap

[pocketmoon]

some analysis on-line

http://abulafiaf1.wordpress.com/

[Owen.C93]

The screen looks like junk. Not to F1 standards.

Brian

[img]http://www.formula1.com/wi/sutton/2011/ ... 76.jpg[img]

The screen implies that there is no special aerodynamics required inside there?

Or there is and they need to keep debris out.

[thelimey]

Does anyone know what Force India were doing with Di Resta in terms of tyres & fuel, just looking at the lap timings his last 3 10-12 lap stints weren't too far off what the big boys were doing (both in terms of outright pace & consistency)?

[raymondu999]

Horner said a while back there would be a new exhaust at Barca 2 didn't he? Are there any shots?

[raymondu999]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3dQCNqSWo[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWPP2pRLyE[/youtube]

[blokkie]

Lotus_F1Team : We've just been told that the mist has delayed the start of testing this morning. We'll keep you updated when we know more.


source http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=Lotus_F1Team

[NathanOlder]

Shame. how long we talking ? hour ? all morning ??

What does everyone think of the Mclarens pace yesterday ? 23.5 on Hard tyres.

[blokkie]

Shame. how long we talking ? hour ? all morning ??

What does everyone think of the Mclarens pace yesterday ? 23.5 on Hard tyres.

Don't know ...
untill the fog is gone and it's safe enough .

The track's medical helicopter should be able to fly otherwise testing cannot start until the weather clears enough for the safety procedures.

But McLaren isn't wasting any time and doing pit-stop practice


Let's hope the sky clears up very fast.

This his how it looks atm :
Track :

Pit :

[beelsebob]

Shame. how long we talking ? hour ? all morning ??

What does everyone think of the Mclarens pace yesterday ? 23.5 on Hard tyres.

Well, we know that Pirelli were trying to put between 0.5 and 0.7 time difference between the tyres... so we know the McLaren can probably do between a 1:21.4 and a 1:22.0 on super softs, with some unknown fuel load. Given that last year's pole was 1:20.9, and the cars should have lost significant DF to the diffuser blowing, that's pretty damn good going I'd say.

[Mr Alcatraz]

[blokkie]

Green light in Barcelona! NicoHulkenberg out of the pit lane for a lap of systems and radio checks.

only installation laps are allowed at present

[NathanOlder]

Shame. how long we talking ? hour ? all morning ??

What does everyone think of the Mclarens pace yesterday ? 23.5 on Hard tyres.

Well, we know that Pirelli were trying to put between 0.5 and 0.7 time difference between the tyres... so we know the McLaren can probably do between a 1:21.4 and a 1:22.0 on super softs, with some unknown fuel load. Given that last year's pole was 1:20.9, and the cars should have lost significant DF to the diffuser blowing, that's pretty damn good going I'd say.

So the difference between the tyres, is it 0.5 - 0.7 per compound.
say a hard tyre can do a 1.30.0, a medium 0.5 quicker, a soft tyre 0.5 quicker than the medium and a super soft 0.5 quicker than that ????

[beelsebob]

Shame. how long we talking ? hour ? all morning ??

What does everyone think of the Mclarens pace yesterday ? 23.5 on Hard tyres.

Well, we know that Pirelli were trying to put between 0.5 and 0.7 time difference between the tyres... so we know the McLaren can probably do between a 1:21.4 and a 1:22.0 on super softs, with some unknown fuel load. Given that last year's pole was 1:20.9, and the cars should have lost significant DF to the diffuser blowing, that's pretty damn good going I'd say.

So the difference between the tyres, is it 0.5 - 0.7 per compound.
say a hard tyre can do a 1.30.0, a medium 0.5 quicker, a soft tyre 0.5 quicker than the medium and a super soft 0.5 quicker than that ????

Correct. Sorry, maybe there's a computer error, I don't see your second, third and fourth questions, only the question marks.

[Schurcedes]

Schumacher's stopped on track. Hope the problem can be fixed quickly, I don't want them to lose the entire morning.