2009 Testing - March (Jerez & Barcelona)

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Re: March Testing Thread 2009 (Jerez & Barcelona)

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Where are those times coming from???

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ESPImperium wrote:Where are those times coming from???
http://directo.thef1.es/tests/


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imightbewrong wrote:New toyota frontwing it seems..
part of the new front wing looks quite similar to BGP001's front wing.

and DAMN that brawn car is bloody fast.
1:21.140 thats even faster than last year's pole/fastest lap

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freedom_honda wrote:
imightbewrong wrote:New toyota frontwing it seems..
part of the new front wing looks quite similar to BGP001's front wing.

and DAMN that brawn car is bloody fast.
1:21.140 thats even faster than last year's pole/fastest lap
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Did they make those side pod inlets way lower? Or is it just a trick of the eye?
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mattclinch wrote:crikey..that Brawn has some pace about it. Wasn;t expecting times like that on a first run.

Can you say "Sponsor us please!!!"? :)


I wouldn't read too much into that just yet!

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Trying out a new 2009-spec rear wing, Kovalainen struggled for pace and was just over three seconds down on Button's P1 time.
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Ooooohhhhhhhhh.......

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McLarens nose seems higher now:

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And have Red Bull got the Shark Fin back???

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ESPImperium wrote:McLarens nose seems higher now:

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And have Red Bull got the Shark Fin back???
Running the "older" 3 element wing. The 4 element wing they ran last week had wider pilons.

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kilcoo316 wrote:
mattclinch wrote:crikey..that Brawn has some pace about it. Wasn;t expecting times like that on a first run.

Can you say "Sponsor us please!!!"? :)


I wouldn't read too much into that just yet!
granted its not a great indicator, but you have to say that 7 tenths under kimi's pole lap last year within 20 laps, that's surely a fairly big feat given the rule changes..
the bahrain test showed most people going 8-9 tenths quicker than the pole time there after a full day of testing and the fastest lap of jerez in pre-season testing so far is alonso's 1:19:945 - only 1.2 off a car that's just been unboxed.

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freedom_honda wrote:
imightbewrong wrote:New toyota frontwing it seems..
part of the new front wing looks quite similar to BGP001's front wing.
Can you say tracing paper? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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And then again B-GP could be running 50kg+ under weight to attract new sponsors...

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I do love the way people lambaste that Renault would chuck in 50KG+ to sand bag, but B-GP removing 50KG? easy peasy!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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New shark fin engine cover for Red Bull.

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