Re perf points Like the simplification, but a bit concerned about the dnf rules. Surely a mechanical dnf should count against the team perf whereas a crash should count against the driver. I think there should still be an extra point or 2 for fastest lap.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Some pretty poor driving out there - glad to see team managers taking the strong decisions and reprimanding (or even replacing) drivers who caused collisions. We are giving Heidfeld a reprimand, and he is on notice that any more incidents and he will be taking a holiday! Well done to Franck for avoiding the carnage (and being driven into by Nick) and grabbing a couple of points, allby ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Seems like everyone is a bit downbeat at the results of qualifying. Based on our performance in practice and qualifying I think we're in for a challenging race on Sunday. Fingers crossed we can sneak into the points if others have some bad fortune.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Not thrilled with this result. Expecting both drivers to step up in qualifying. The both know that they're realistically racing each other for the race seat next year to partner Rubens.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
I'm not bothered either way whether these drivers get a perf boost. Agree with an earlier comment that fuel consumption needs to be checked during FP.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso A really exciting race, with action from back to front and start to finish. Great coverage by the race director. Bitterly disappointed with Franck's accident, but it's always a possibility when you doing get it right in qualifying. Nick drive a solid rave to pick up points, and the pave of the car was probably a bit better than we were able to show after being held up by Masby ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Underwhelmed by Franck's lap, but great result by Nick. Should be a good race from there.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Very positive session for us. Both drivers solidly in the top 10, and some excellent setup work performed. Looking forward to a good weekend.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
This sounds cool if it can be possible - text based, or a visual indicator of where the damage is?by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
I've uploaded these files to my google drive Click the link below You then need to go to File, Download and save to your hard drive, extract the zipped folder then copy the file to the locations indicated above Damage Indicatorby ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Not a disaster of a race, but considering the early chaos and some of the reliability issues I think we could have done better today. Unfortunately our rivals had a good race and we've lost ground in both championships. All our effort now goes towards the next race where we hope to regain the initiative.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Traffic on his new tyre run did for Franck, but nick showed the true qualifying pace of the car. Hopeful that the posts we tested in the test remain reliable and we get a points finish from at least one driver.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso To have the drivers so close together in time but separated by 10 positions does how challenging qualifying is going to be but we'll do our best.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso These times are all really close, and while it looks like we have lost a bit of pace, our test programme didn't include a qualifying simulation, so we're happy with this result.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
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Toro Rosso Good pace again, but can't help feeling frustrated at the performance. Of Nick had made q3 and Franck hadn't spun we could have taken advantage of Williams's no points and overtaken Renault too. Pleased that both cars made the chequered flag though.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Very small gaps indeed, but great to see both drivers up the sharp end at the early part of the weekend. Hopefully the cars can stay quick in qualy and reliable in the race, and we can get the result we've been promising for the last few events.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Gutted, again! We really need another test sometime soon so we can work on our reliability.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Nick got traffic on his first lap on the new tyres. The gaps are so small because of the short lap that we're going to have to be really careful in timing our qualifying runs. Franck showed that we have the pace to be competitive again this weekend though. We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome the newest manager to the Red Bull family (although we will be looking tby ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Nick was absolutely blameless in that incident, it was clearly Button's fault - a complete disaster. With the problems others had, he had a chance of a podium. We deny completely having anything to do with the scrambled radio messages that caused the renaults to pit together! Congratulations to Franck for his points and helping us keep up with Williams and close the gap on BMWby ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
I'm running on Win 8 on a Lenovo laptop. I had issues with getting it to load, but once I'd changed the GP4.exe and the gpxpatch.exe to "run as administrator" and "compatibility mode" then I could use it fine. If you use ZAZtools, I think you also need to run these as administrator in compatibility mode too. I still have the occasional CTD, but I think that is traby ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Drove this today and it's a really nice job. There's a first gear corner which always gets me, I think it looks faster than it is. Love the high speed section in the middle, then the end of the lap has some lovely technical corners.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso I love this circuit, and it looks like I might love it even more by the end of the weekend if practice is anything to go by. Need to keep fingers crossed for reliability after the double retirement last time.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Tried the 07 version in the same slot (using TSM) and it works fine. Not sure what the issue is, but that'll do for me.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Is anyone else having an issue with the istanbul track? I get massive wheelspin when accelerating out of every corner like the TC is off (which it isn't)by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Disappointed doesn't come close to describing how the whole team feels at losing the chance to fight for a won and a podium. I think we had the pave to achieve a double points finish with at least one driver in the top 3. Next test might require a greater focus on reliability. Great race and fantastic coverage.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Franck is repaying the faith we showed in offering him a new contract with some fantastic results, but this result is down to the effort of the whole team. We need a good strategy for the race tomorrow and we should be challenging for big points and a podium if we can keep ahead of the McLaren's.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Both drivers in the top half of the field is good. Shows the Monaco performance was track or weather related. Let's hope for similar pace in qualifying and a good performance in the race.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso A productive test session and chance for the race drivers to get some extra practice.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4
Toro Rosso Driver signings for 2007 Team manager Chris Burland couldn't contain his excitement at the signing of Rubinho, who along with Nick and Franck and V Vitaly gives us a great line up to chose from for next season. We can confirm we were in for Mercedes engines, but have other options going forwards, which we will look into immediately.by ginnerchris - Grand Prix 4