Barcelona Testing (February 1-3)

Nice new engine cover from Red Bull



:S

LMAO! That in a funny kind of way reminds me of the McLaren MP4/10 from 1995.

In other news, Nakajima had a heavy accident in the FW30, due to reportedly a technical fault. Apparently the front of the car is a bit mashed.

Lets hope it doesnt drive like that Mclaren !!!

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

what's the deal with this, more stability on turns? Bah, "fugly"

Its meant to help with breaking and cornering. Its not nice looking and i hope it does not stay but if it works then good luck to them.

WTF is that? :| Oh sweet lord. They're getting more and more Americanised. It's like the '94 Penske.

Guess it's to provide more stability in high-speed corners, but as Chet said in the RB4 thread, I can't imagine that'll be much fun in windy conditions.

The shape of the fin copies the lines of the bull's tail. Strange coincidence.

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Honda are testing a new rear wing and engine cover, rear wing looks like a traced veriosn of the F2007's :p

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2008 02:00PM by chet.

interesting red bull design, it reminds me of the last few corners of the fuji track

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X (@ed24f1)

WOW, that Red Bull is UGLY! Starting to like the new Honda more and more.

Are Force India running under weight or something they have been so fast over the winter and today they are right on the pace as is the Renault with the mclaren.

1. L. Hamilton McLaren MP4-23 1:22.433 32
2. F. Alonso Renault R28 1:22.889 +0.456 47
3. G. Fisichella Force India F8-VII 1:23.015 +0.582 52
4. R. Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:23.266 +0.833 33
5. N. Rosberg Williams FW30 1:23.453 +1.020 12
6. M. Webber Red Bull Racing RB4 1:23.657 +1.224 23
7. D. Coulthard Red Bull Racing RB4 1:23.668 +1.235 26
8. N. Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:23.718 +1.285 13
9. G. Paffett McLaren MP4-23 1:23.772 +1.339 20
10. S. Bourdais Toro Rosso STR2 1:23.920 +1.487 25
11. K. Nakajima Williams FW30 1:23.955 +1.522 35
12. N. Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:24.046 +1.613 24
13. S. Vettel Toro Rosso STR2 1:24.227 +1.794 38
14. R. Barrichello Honda RA108 1:24.794 +2.361 15
15. A. Wurz Honda RA108 1:27.807 +5.374 6

1. L. Hamilton McLaren MP4-23 1:22.433 32
2. F. Alonso Renault R28 1:22.889 +0.456 47
3. G. Fisichella Force India F8-VII 1:23.015 +0.582 52
4. R. Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:23.266 +0.833 33
5. N. Rosberg Williams FW30 1:23.453 +1.020 12
6. M. Webber Red Bull Racing RB4 1:23.657 +1.224 23
7. D. Coulthard Red Bull Racing RB4 1:23.668 +1.235 26
8. N. Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:23.718 +1.285 13
9. G. Paffett McLaren MP4-23 1:23.772 +1.339 20
10. S. Bourdais Toro Rosso STR2 1:23.920 +1.487 25
11. K. Nakajima Williams FW30 1:23.955 +1.522 35
12. N. Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:24.046 +1.613 24
13. S. Vettel Toro Rosso STR2 1:24.227 +1.794 38
14. R. Barrichello Honda RA108 1:24.794 +2.361 15
15. A. Wurz Honda RA108 1:27.807 +5.374 6

When will ferrari test? Or will they test somewhere else?

They are going to test at Bahrain with Toyota.

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

fisichella for the championship

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X (@ed24f1)

lol. i know this is only testing, but that is a decent time with the car. hopefully the team can get some good results this year! go force india!

yes, its good that they seem to have some speed. the gap between 1st and last in f1 is definitely getting smaller, although i think super aguri will have a bad year

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X (@ed24f1)

Has the R108 been ahead of a single car in testing?

The honda is new but so far in the 2 tests is slow maybe when they get the new parts on it will be better. The other problem they have is the engine which was not meant to be that good last year and they are stuck with it.