Second Barcelona Test

Second Barcelona Test - Second Day

3rd & 7 37yd

Nasr has just rolled past the press area on the red striped super-soft tyre, so that's what he set the headline time on.

by Nate Saunders 2/27/2015 8:30:37 AM
@aero they invalidate the onboard telemetry with respect to track conditions and balance and several other parameters to some extent but would give a pretty clear indication of the airflow coming off the front wing, the fact that they use Kiel probes makes sense since they are not affect by yaw as much as a standard pitot tubes but they are less precice

by lakespookie 2/27/2015 8:31:04 AM
Devoid of fear, devoid of compassion, devoid of sympathy...Devoid of injury? When someone like Ron Dennis uses such an odd choice of words, it just raises further questions.

by mfbull 2/27/2015 8:31:16 AM
when can we get the real speed of all the cars? Dont tell me australia

by Questionaire 2/27/2015 8:31:22 AM
@Questionaire: Australia ;)

by Nate Saunders 2/27/2015 8:31:27 AM
@Questionaire: Some might even say not unitl the Spanish GP.

by mfbull 2/27/2015 8:35:52 AM
What is special in the new Williams rear wing and thus we have another wing similar to it in other cars ?

by Melhem Sake 2/27/2015 8:35:58 AM
@MelhemSake: It's not as simple as just copying another team's rear wing because it works for them. It all depends on how it works with your aerodynamic package and Massa yesterday felt like Williams might finally have done that. Last year they were unable to look after their rear tyres and that was because it could not find a rear wing solution which suited that package.

by Nate Saunders 2/27/2015 8:36:51 AM
I was abducted by aliens once, I believe they used a Kiel probe.

by mfbull 2/27/2015 8:37:09 AM
@mfbull: I assume that was a South Park reference. If so you are commenter of the day. If not you will probably will be anyway.

by Nate Saunders 2/27/2015 8:38:12 AM
Hi Nate, can aero testing be done on qualifying day

by HHH 2/27/2015 8:38:17 AM
@HHH: Why would teams run an aero sensor during qualifying? Qualifying IS about raw pace and performance. Testing, when you are trying to find the limits and breaking points of both the car and the engine, is when you'll run an aero package.

by Nate Saunders 2/27/2015 8:38:57 AM
Only new to F1 can teams not run 2 cars in testing one driver on a race sim while the other tests other things? Sorry if a silly question :)

by Serenity 2/27/2015 8:39:05 AM
@melhem they can copy some of the design aspects to try and gain more or less downforce in exchange for drag but a lot of rear wing desing is dependent on the airflow off the body of and side pods, and the ideal amount of downforce needed for a particular chassis to be balanced is affected be mechanical grip, front wing downforce, driver preference, etc... in short like everything in engineering and f1 its complicated, and non-trivial.

by lakespookie 2/27/2015 8:40:54 AM
Yes, I am 43 years old and still watch Southpark.

by mfbull 2/27/2015 8:40:57 AM
Sitting up there with dozens of journos firing questions at you, you might be devoid of good phrases like Ron Dennis too.

by Chris in Sunny Perth 2/27/2015 8:41:23 AM
Dont they video capture the entire circuit during testing? How can they not know the reason for Alonso's accident?

by Questionaire 2/27/2015 8:43:00 AM
Ron Dennis reminds me of a great NFL coach whose team no longer listens to him. Might not be done, but needs to go somewhere else. What's the ownership structure at Macca these days?

by mfbull 2/27/2015 8:44:12 AM
when is Kevin driving?

by ken 2/27/2015 8:44:16 AM
@aero the sensors on the redbull are there to collect aero data from the front wing and wheels, It would be useless to have a second set of sensors at the rear, as they would be interfered with from the front sensors.

nate is that right?

by bb 2/27/2015 8:45:44 AM
The gold Jordan of 1996. It only lasted a year before they went to the familiar yellow livery. But I actually quite liked it

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:01:01 AM
Vettel delivers a gift to all you Ferrari fans out there with the second fastest time - a 1:25.901 on the soft tyres.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:01:39 AM
To be honest, I am not a big fan of the silver livery of McLaren. Back then the WEST McLaren was a thing of beauty. This silver one is very sober.

by racer19 2/27/2015 11:04:51 AM
When Williams sponsor ran the Winfield brand instead of the Rothmans... how terrible was that car too.

by Marais 2/27/2015 11:05:08 AM
Was that a lap from Ferrari to silence the fans ? But it was only on the softs so wouldn't read much into it. Ferrari still seem to have a long way to go.

by racer19 2/27/2015 11:09:38 AM
@racer19: True, it wasn't a spectacular lap by any stretch of the imagination. I think Ferrari is not too worried about their fans right now. They will be if they are off the pace in Melbourne, but this is testing

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:10:25 AM
Re. Liveries

Didn't Ferrari have to run a Belgian GP in blue livery in the 1960's? Or was that a customer/private entry?

by Oliver 2/27/2015 11:10:37 AM
Here is the blue and white Ferrari John Surtees won his world title in at the end of the 1964 championship. The colour was changed from the traditional red because of dispute between Enzo Ferrari and the Italian Automobile Club

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:11:32 AM
But we very nearly had a dark blue Ferrari on the grid two years earlier when Stirling Moss signed a deal to race a Ferrari sharknose in the 1962 season. The car was to be a factory-spec Ferrari 156 but painted in the blue and white of Rob Walker. Sadly Moss had his near fatal accident at Goodwood that year and retired before he had a chance to compete in it

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:14:47 AM
'I crossed myself and faced Modena' - Why Moss never drove for Ferrari
ESPN F1Sir Stirling Moss reveals how an 11-year grudge match stopped him racing for Ferrari - features from Formula 1 F1

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:14:58 AM
More on Moss and Ferrari can be read in the feature below

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:15:15 AM
Back to the action, and Rosberg is still out on the mediums which he set his fastest time with. Nasr is also on track on the mediums, as is Button in the McLaren (now up to 31 laps) and Kvyat is still yet to set a time but is on track on the development tyres.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:16:10 AM
I liked the Essex Lotus scheme - any pics?

by graan13 2/27/2015 11:16:14 AM
by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:18:08 AM
F1 launches on the grand scale - Maurice Hamilton
ESPN F1Maurice Hamilton has been part of the Formula One scene since 1977 and was the Observer's motor racing correspondent for 20 years

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:18:21 AM
More on the strange man behind the Essex sponsorship and his extravagant launches can be read in Maurice's blog

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:18:51 AM
Good news Force India fans! Hulkenberg has left the garage in the new VJM08

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:20:26 AM
Vettel's move to Ferrari is very similar to Hamilton's move to Mercedes. Both left the team they began their career with (Toro Rosso is still Red Bull). They both seem relaxed in the new team as if they were under restrictions in the old ones. But Hamilton got the car he wanted. But Seb?

by racer19 2/27/2015 11:21:34 AM
Installation lap complete for the new Force India. We'll get a picture as soon as we can...

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:22:12 AM
A shame that the Force India made its debut into the world without any ceremony. In recent years Force India always used to treat us to bacon sandwiches at Silverstone during a filming day to take the covers off the car. A sign of the times for that team.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 11:24:50 AM
compare to the Hesketh Rizla Penthouse, I don't understand why bhey didn't allowed BAR to ride two different color car...I understand why, but I think that after the Hesketh Rizla Penthouse you must be able to do whatever you want with your livery

by Nicomaniac 2/27/2015 11:28:37 AM
A nice shot of sparks flying from the Williams of Valtteri Bottas

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 12:56:01 PM
Does the SFI have blown wheel nuts? Front/Rear/Both/None?

by Rob 2/27/2015 12:57:51 PM
No blown wheel nuts on the Force India. It's a concept that defines a lot of the car's packaging further back, so I would guess it won't be introduced either. But nothing wrong with that, Mercedes and Williams don't have them either - it just means they didn't see it as a big gain given the resources they had.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 12:59:43 PM
But there are restrictions on the usage of wind tunnel timing right

by Rawpace 2/27/2015 12:59:59 PM

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