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On the fifth day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera, Williams F1 Team driver Kazuki Nakajima was the fastest man on track with a lap time of 1:17.494. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen clocked a fastest lap of 1:17.933.
Maybe it's just their way of evaluating the tyres with a wing they have lots of data from?astracrazy wrote:you must of seen that picture just as i did, just came on here to post that.
Getting a little bit worrying, it's not like any other team has even done it once?
Perhaps they have got serious problems with the rear wing? I read about them bring the new wing to this test, perhaps (like the "old" new wing) its just not doing the business.
Who knows?
Yeah could be, just I can't see why nobody else has done it atleast onceMoanlower wrote:Maybe it's just their way of evaluating the tyres with a wing they have lots of data from?astracrazy wrote:you must of seen that picture just as i did, just came on here to post that.
Getting a little bit worrying, it's not like any other team has even done it once?
Perhaps they have got serious problems with the rear wing? I read about them bring the new wing to this test, perhaps (like the "old" new wing) its just not doing the business.
Who knows?
Oh dear, If that’s the case then teams will be ripping out KERS to preserve their rear tyres unless they can get enough ballast forward.Moanlower wrote:A qoute concerning the 2009 and KERS by the FIA
The FIA has reportedly asked Bridgestone to change the ratio of tyre width for its 2010 tyres, either by widening the rears, or supplying a narrower front tyre.
"We have to admit that we made a mistake," FIA President Max Mosley told Auto Motor und Sport.
"We should have anticipated that the rear tyres would be a weak point."
The result, in 2009, is that by producing a better car balance by moving the weight distribution overly forwards, the benefit of the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems is effectively negated.
"We will ask Bridgestone to change the tyre dimensions for 2010," Mosley confirmed
I started a new topic for the pecking order prediction.Shaddock wrote: Running 08 spec wings and paint tests earlier in the year may mean they have run into trouble with the aero on their car.
My speed estimates:-
Ferrari
RBR
BMW
Toyota
McLaren/Renault
Williams
STR
FI
BR1
None of 'em as far as I know. They have been running with the 08 wing.McMacca wrote:Which version of the 09 wing have McLaren been running today?
Agreed, by themselves as individual tests they mean very little. However, is a pattern starting to emerge with the McLaren. They have not been especially quick in 09 spec, and the team keeps reverting back to 08 spec wings, they have run paint tests and strapped a birdcage to the side of their car. How many other teams have run these types of test so publically. This might mean absolutely nothing and they are on their development track, but what steps/tests would a team undertake if their wind tunnel simulation/data was way off what you were finding at the track (Renault have been here), some or all of the above?Moanlower wrote:Shaddock wrote: Running 08 spec wings and paint tests earlier in the year may mean they have run into trouble with the aero on their car.
Scarbs stated that the paint tests is nothing and that many teams have used it. The reason we see it now is because previously it was tested in the windtunnel which is limited this year. It's more to confirm the cfd data with the real deal if i'm not mistaken.
Shaddock wrote:This might mean absolutely nothing and they are on their development track, but what steps/tests would a team undertake if their wind tunnel simulation/data was way off what you were finding at the track (Renault have been here), some or all of the above?
http://directo.thef1.es/tests/ggoldberg81 wrote:what web site has live timing of testing?
Kovalainen switched back to the 2008 MP4-23 rear wing late in the day, posting the fourth fastest time on his penultimate lap of the day the team confirmed to ESPN Racing-Live.
Thats a bit more useful... at least your getting a separation point.McMacca wrote:More Paintballing at McLaren yesterday, and 4th best time was set with 08 wing at the end of the day.....