The Final F1 Pre-Season Test :O

toyota engine was the only one that ran all last year without a failure, new article on the latest f1 racing magazine.

edit: honda were raving about 2009 in mid 2008...


Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it



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'while in the Williams pits he wanted to discuss the 30cm-high cockpit fairing fins'

GET EM OFF.

Ron also had no concerned with the mp4/18 and mp4/19a. So I really tend to ignore what he says with regards to testing.

I think people need to start to relise that is the true pace of the Brawn car.

it would be incredible should Brawn carry this form into Melbourne. However, i think Ferrari will be the ones to beat. After that, it could be BMW, Renault, Toyota, Brawn or Red Bull (not in any order), and it is too early to discount McLaren as well.

I think that while Williams and Force India have made major progress, they will still be at the back of the field, and possibly Toro Rosso as well - in particular Buemi early in the season.

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found a video from testing, just check out the acceleration from the ferrari easily pass Kovy







Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/2009 05:38PM by DJSKYLINE.

The Ferrari did start a little earlier though.

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

I think it was just a better start to be honest.

i know i know i know it's only testing but i'm super impressed with brawn gp right now

i have a feeling button could be our surprise package, he proved in 2004 he can race with the big guys imo.

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Yep i agree, i think kovy would have been basing his start when Kimi started so a delay there.
Sorry im just getting hyper..season isnt long away

Ferrari looks good, Kimi fastest yesterday when he wasnt even pushing 100%. Still its testing and who knows what others are doing though. BrawnGP look in good shape for atleast midfield running imo, mclaren struggling at the back which hopefully they can sort out for australia.

Its turn 2 lewis went off at, what a strange corner to go off at though I dont think I have seen many go off there.

BrawnGP look in good shape for atleast midfield running imo

Yup.

Today's time was prob a qualifying run, the times from before, the 20's and 21's seem to have been with some race fuel. If so then they are probably around the Renaults pace I reckon...

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

would be justice served if brawngp are successful for the williams spygate and the waiting for honda/bar all those years. commitment pays off. we can hope.


Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

danm Wrote:
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> toyota engine was the only one that ran all last
> year without a failure, new article on the latest
> f1 racing magazine.
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> edit: honda were raving about 2009 in mid 2008...


That's pretty good reliablity but now that Honda is gone it's the weakest enginein terms of power.Brawn GP seems to be very quick but this just shows how not a single team has really pushed for extreme speed in these test, because it's highly unlikely that they are a full second ahead of everyone.

[www.formula1.com] Hamilton has MBE written on his car

Master of the British Empire

And that's the long waited aero upgrade which will turn the MP4-24 into a podium sweeper miracle machine.

If you discount Brawn's time (presumably a pure a qualifier, and the only clear one at that), then all 10 teams are separated by 1.5 seconds. One point five! After the biggest changes in regulations since 1998 - possibly longer - with so many different approaches, ideas, car shapes, using or not using KERS... this is epic stuff. I make it that the shortest lap (time wise) on the 2008 calendar was Interlagos, and even then the gap in qualifying 1 between fastest and slowest was 1.7 seconds - and presumably the fastest car used the worse rubber.

Speaking of Brawn, I think I have to back down. I do still have big reservations on their speed, and while I maintain that they've clearly got an excellent car, it appears that rather than taking a while to get going, they've hit the ground running, so to speak. I doubt many expect them to be a genuine front runner in Melbourne, but even Mr. Spectacle here is beginning to wonder if do have the potentially fastest car at their disposal. Whether their resources let them realise all that potential I do seriously doubt, but if nothing else, it's obvious they've got an excellent base, whether these times are 100% genuine or not.

Regardless, 2009 should be the closest season throughout since... well ever. I can't remember any season where all the cars have been close.

It does look like Ferrari are probably strongest though - they're always at or near the top, regardless of the programme they're running.

Brawn GP may be very quick indeed but they haven't had the chance to iron out reliability issues and I think that may end up being the biggest factor against them!

Thats because so far there have been no reliability issues, at least non to worry about. Is that a worry in itself? maybe.

Gav, I agree, that Ferrari imo looks quite above the rest, and not by just a little.

imo the fight will be for second, which the way I see it will be close between Toyota, Renault, RedBull, Brawn, and Mclaren, with Williams and STR very close behind.

It looks very very close which really is the biggest supprise this winter!

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

BMW no better than 9th, battling for 2nd last against Force India? Doubtful, when most seem to be suggesting they'll be Ferrari's biggest challengers.