The 2011 Formula One Season

It looks like they are running with them...



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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2011 07:19PM by Twigster151.

Oh well...

Just there for the sake of being there? The new car must technically be "finished". Bit stupid for it to miss the first test by a couple of days.

They said it's planned not to attend to first test with new car. I don't know why. Maybe they are trying to test tyres without new car. Since they know MP4-25 well, they'll have only one variable and it's the tyres. If they've brough MP4-26, they would have to analyze two variables at the same time.

watercolours Wrote:
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> They said it's planned not to attend to first test
> with new car. I don't know why. Maybe they are
> trying to test tyres without new car. Since they
> know MP4-25 well, they'll have only one variable
> and it's the tyres. If they've brough MP4-26, they
> would have to analyze two variables at the same
> time.

I see. Makes sense really!

James Allen said the DDD was partly blocked off...

Besides, I expect the 26 to have at least the level of downforce the 25 did.

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Thanks Raul, you really are the end of a leg.

(That's a legend for non-English types )

Nice wing..


Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?

It's not new.

Many cars were on 2010 cars...

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2011 11:55PM by raulongo.

Them there pirellis look a bit haggard.

it looks like someones vacuum packed the new mercedes.

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Winglets on the brakeducts are legal now (RBR)? Though I suppose if moveable wings are allowed....

The teams are pushing the boundaries very far, which I like, its their job after all, but I think the FIA is having a hard time keeping up. I hope they are really thinking things through when they undo rules like this. They sure haven't done in the past, like when they opened up the area for the F-ducts.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/02/2011 07:31AM by loren.

According to Auto Motor Und Sport, McLaren has also developed an exhaust similar to Renault.
http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsport/story/39654.html

Time will tell whether the Renault exhausts are better than a Blown diffuser. Personally, I'll put my money to Renault, because with Double diffuser banned, the exhausts can't produce as much downforce as last year. I'm not an engineer or anything, but that's what I think.



Stats: 139 Starts / 7 Wins / 9 Poles / 5 Fastest laps

watercolours Wrote:
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> It's not new.


Ya I forgot it was already used during last season.

Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?

Apparently Lotus (green) have decided not to use KERS. I thought KERS was now mandatory?

No, none of last year's rookie teams are running it.

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loque Wrote:
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> Apparently Lotus (green) have decided not to use
> KERS. I thought KERS was now mandatory?


It's not, but since the minimum weight of the car has increased for 2011 season, teams with "heavy" drivers (like Kubica or Webber) don't have a disadvantage against "light" drivers (like Kobayashi or Vettel). However, teams with low budgets can choose not to install it.

But my question is: Weren't they going to introduce it during the season? Because that's what I read last month.



Stats: 139 Starts / 7 Wins / 9 Poles / 5 Fastest laps

I think I read this week that Lotus could use it later this season (buying it from Renault presumably - maybe they've already paid for it as part of their package), but they've no intention of running it for the first part of the season.

I've had a bit of a manic week or 2, so I may have dreamt the above.