Slick tyres are back!

Oh yeah, forgot to comment on heidfeld...indeed, I think he is overreacting...a lot.

Drivers are like that though, i remember how much they complained when the '98 rules came in that reduced downforce and grip. They'll just get used to it.

06/12 results guys:


1 Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1min19seg157 (87 voltas)
2 Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 1min19seg331 (64)
3 Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1min19seg333 (68)
4 Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1min19seg605 (63)
5 Timo Glock (Toyota) 1min19seg687 (40)
6 Pedro de la Rosa (McLaren) 1min19seg787 (75)
7 Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) 1min19seg834 (90)
8 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) 1min19seg885 (67)
9 Rubens Barrichello (Honda) 1min19seg905 (89)
10 Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1min20seg125 (87)
11 Nico Rosberg (Williams) 1min20seg301 (65)
12 Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) 1min20seg339 (56)
13 Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1min20seg507 (55)
14 Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1min20seg775 (99)
15 Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) 1min20seg802 (39)
16 Luca Filippi ( Super Aguri F1) 1min20seg915 (83)
17 David Coulthard (Red Bull) 1min21seg055 (62)
18 Takuma Sato (Super Aguri F1) 1min21seg093 (79)
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India) 1min21seg194 (76)
20 Ralf Schumacher (Force India) 1min21seg853 (71)

lol at Ralf Schumacher who was slow and went off the track a couple times. Times up time to quit quietly!

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go kubica!

nice aero package there!!

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an f1 car with skinny wings and slicks does it more for me than anything else!!
this picture of the mclaren rear is stunning... its amazing how much better a car looks with slicks on!

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

i agree chet master! sliks are the ownage! great to have them back(although strangley enough, ive never seen a race where they actually had the slicks)

oh and nice pic chet!
-Slicer

to be honest i'm not a fan of those ultra-skinny rear wings. they don't look "natural" IMO. but maybe that's just because we see them so rarely throughout a year of F1.

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Muks_C Wrote:
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. but maybe that's just because we see them so rarely
> throughout a year of F1.


And that could be why I like them so much lol.

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

last 2007 test day results:


1 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR2 1:18.213 100
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.07 1:18.410 + 0.197
3 Nico Rosberg Williams FW29 1:18.796 + 0.583
4 Michael Schumacher Ferrari F2007 1:19.136 + 0.923
5 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW29 1:19.611 + 1.398
6 Timo Glock Toyota TF107 1:19.961 + 1.748
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2007 1:20.000 + 1.787
8 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR2 1:20.033 + 1.820
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF107 1:20.229 + 2.016
10 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing RB3 1:20.657 + 2.444
11 Anthony Davidson Honda RA107 1:20.821 + 2.608
12 Takuma Sato Super Aguri F1 SA07 1:21.092 + 2.879
13 Marko Asmer BMW Sauber F1.07 1:21.333 + 3.120
14 Giedo van der Garde Force India F8-VII 1:22.321 + 4.108
15 Roldan Rodriguez Force India F8-VII 1:22.508 + 4.295

Apparentely, people over the track were more impressed with Schumacher's time, since he did on slicks, but with 2009 aero rules while the rest did it on slicks with 2008 aero rules.

Just shows why you shouldnt just look at testing times and assume thats the current form

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> Apparentely, people over the track were more
> impressed with Schumacher's time, since he did on
> slicks, but with 2009 aero rules while the rest
> did it on slicks with 2008 aero rules.

Hmm.



Of course, it's still a test, but he clearly wasn't only on slicks and 2009 aero regs.

He's much better than that test suggested, but he himself is saying he expects that to be his last F1 drive - well according to Bild, but it is a quote. It's a shame - I was expecting him to be quite refreshed driving for another team.

Wasn't Joe talking about Michael Schumacher?

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Oh right! Erm, yeah probably. I hadn't even noticed Michael was testing! :D

Skinny wings + slicks Mclaren = hot

I can't wait to see a williams looking like that.

what i think he's forgotten here is he won't be the only guy with a car fitted with the new regs, so it'll be the same for everyone. no one will be flyimg by him dangerously.

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Will they use Monza wings all year round in 2009??
Don't know. I think they are just simulating the levels of downforce they will be allowed to have by then.
I think the cars will be more simple in the sidepods and body, (a la 2000) but the wings won't be as skinny as that.



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i wish to see more one test with slicks before 2008 season starts

hopefully ^^

I'm very excited to see slicks back, I've been waiting ten years for this to happen and finally, my prayers have been answered!

Guess God's Helpline finally got back to me!

Now if they could just do what Mr Anderson suggested in Autosport...