Here some very interesting times from yesterday @ Jerez.


Testing times from Jerez (18 January)

1. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m19.628s
2. FISICHELLA Renault 1m19.754s
3. ROSBERG Williams 1m20.059s
4. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m21.026s

Of course these times mean nothing until the green drops in OZ. But, last season even with empty tanks, the Super Happy Friends Squad couldn't even get close to the times the top teams were running. So maybe they have done a little bit to improve over the winter break....Yet another reason to watch on saturday night , March 17.

 

The SuperAguri is the one to watch next year .

 

You mean the SuperHONDAguri?

 

Wow,
No one mentioned that McLaren & Renault both have rookies as the #2 driver. Talk about adding some uncertainty to the constructors' championships. It does avoid the issue at Ferrari of who is number #1 and if it's not set how is it going to be addressed.

 

It has to be Kimi - I think he has the best chance of bringing the Driver Championship to Ferrari, and I'm sure that's not lost on them. Can't wait to see that!

 

iwannathaneveryoneatferrariforthegreatchancetorace herewiththecrewfrommaranello.
:mic bump:thump:thump:mic adjust:
thecarasreallyquickandheldtogethermuchbetterthanth atenglishcariusedtodrive



Hehehehehe....I'm jussss playin'.....Randy I agree, if Ferrari can conitnue their near-bullet-proof-reliability, Kimi will have a tremendous chance at the WDC.

what is it 57 dats left til the season stars...55 if you count practice ?

 

Kimi, the first celeb ever that you can mimic perfectly with text alone.

 

Ya, but how can we tell that's a proper imitation of Kimi if we can't see the microphone being adjusted every five seconds?

 

Kimi for president in '08!

I read Schumi has an office at Ferrari still, so maybe he will be helping set up the F2007...

That would bring Kimi the one thing I think he is lacking.

 

Sorry, playing catch up...I think this might for interesting strategy; presumably the harder compound will allow higher fuel loads for the beginning of a race leaving the softer for the scramble...or anything between.

 

Viva Fred!

 

Set back! Looks like the SuperHONDAguri failed one of the new, more stringent crash tests.
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I hope this means the F2007 is wicked fast:

Kimi Raikkonen completed his first day as a Ferrari driver this afternoon, having spent the day getting used to the 2006 F248.

A Ferrari statement explained that while Raikkonen concentrated on getting used to the car and team, team mate Felipe Massa was entrusted with development work on the teams 2007 challenger, the F2007.

The Maranello based outfit have moved the test from nearby Mugello, a ffected by poor weather conditions, to the 'Piero Taruffi' circuit at Vallelunga, near Rome.

During the course of the day Massa set the fastest lap in the new car, around the mid one minute fourteen mark, while Raikkonens best in the old car was less than seven tenths slower.

The team will continue testing tomorrow, and will hope for better weather than the damp day they endured today.

 

Uh oh. Super Happy Friends with sad faces!

 

The Renault's have launched...looks good from this angle...



...but OMG, what a freak'n visual mess from every other angle...




I hope they run better than they look.

 

I miss the Tobacco adverts already.

Mild Seven was much more pleasing to the eyes than a schizo corporation named after a gerund.

 

Looks like someone took two halves of different cars, and slammed them together! Bad morphing job Renault!

 

I liked the test scheme a lot better. Needs more blue!

Randy

 

i like the new Renault...
Can anyone explain why we MINI owners strive for the tallest wheels an lowest profile tire to increase handling and the F1 boys seem to use big donuts? I know there are other factors at play but...

 

I really liked Renault's test color scheme, but as messy as this is at least they got rid of that nauseating shade of light blue from previous years. On the other hand, it'll be easy to pick this one out on the track (interestingly, that's also the only positive thing I could think of to defend the previous light blue and yellow scheme.....).

 

I can't find the rule at the moment, but there's a max wheel size regulation.

 

Found the correct bits in the 2007 regulations.

From Article 12.4 - Wheel dimensions:

 

And may I add, that the wheel dimension is that size for a safety reason. The FIA felt that by having a small diameter wheel, the brake rotors would be smaller, and thus the brakes wouldn't be insanely powerful. Hmm,not sure if the word they used was "insane", might have been some french counterpart .

And oh yeah....the new renault looks GROSS. Might have to stop eating my lunch while I look at it, I am probably going to puke in my mouth.

 

That and the fact that the inflated tire is almost the entirety of the suspension!

 

It wasn't just about the brake size though. Much like regulating max wheel and tire width, and adding grooves, it was also meant to slow the cars.