Michael for his 8th championship...Bill
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The Official 2012 F1 Thread...
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Re: Haha, it must be spring.
Hope springs eternal. :biggrin: I think that, unfortunately, too many springs have come and gone for Michael. Would love to see it, but........
Hope springs eternal. :biggrin: I think that, unfortunately, too many springs have come and gone for Michael. Would love to see it, but........
I, have hope...
Re: Haha, it must be spring.
That pretty much sums it up :frown:. Even still I am hoping to see him on the podium this year
That pretty much sums it up :frown:. Even still I am hoping to see him on the podium this year
Ferrari's race car as of February 16:
2012 McLaren driven by Jenson Button:
Ross brawn said in an interview that the Merc car it's not ready to win yet, but that they are heading in the right direction.
Just what MSC was wanted to hear....
-MSR
Just what MSC was wanted to hear....
-MSR
Red Bull to test new car Saturday morning, March 3rd
Red Bull flying out 'new car'
Red Bull are flying out a new chassis for the final two days in Barcelona armed with a series of high-profile and critical upgrades as the testing season goes into dramatic overdrive.
Sky Sports F1 understands that the World Champion's aggressive new package will include a new rear wing, a new front wing and a heavily-revised exhaust.
The revisions are so extensive that the team have had to bolt them onto a new chassis after round-the-clock work at their Milton Keynes HQ.
Vettel awaits parts
Ted Kravitz told Sky Sports News: "It's not only parts, it's a whole new car that's being flown out from the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes.
"So for all these mechanics in this [Red Bull] garage that's the end of work with this particular chassis. This will be chassis number one and rather than fit all the new parts to chassis number two tonight, which would involve a lot more work for these guys, they've decided to fly out the new car.
"Now that's needed agreement from some of the other teams, but what it's going to mean is we're expecting to see a significantly different car when it rolls out at 9 o'clock. So this test is about to to get much more interesting."
Along with the arrival of a new chassis for Saturday morning, Team Principal Christian Horner and Chief Designer Adrian Newey, conspicuous by their absence at the Circuit de Catalunya on the opening two days of the third-and-final winter, are also flying out from England.
"It seems like they've pressed the button after Jerez," Ted added after learning of Red Bull's plans.
With McLaren also planning to bolt on their Melbourne specifications onto the MP4-27 on Saturday, it means that testing for the start of the new season has effectively been condensed down to just two days for both Red Bull and McLaren and explains why both teams have put their drivers - Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton for the latter, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber for the former - on rotation over the weekend.
Ted added: "Ominously for everybody else, Red Bull are bringing more performance to this car which is already, we think over the long runs, the fastest here in testing here in Barcelona...
Red Bull flying out 'new car'
Red Bull are flying out a new chassis for the final two days in Barcelona armed with a series of high-profile and critical upgrades as the testing season goes into dramatic overdrive.
Sky Sports F1 understands that the World Champion's aggressive new package will include a new rear wing, a new front wing and a heavily-revised exhaust.
The revisions are so extensive that the team have had to bolt them onto a new chassis after round-the-clock work at their Milton Keynes HQ.
Vettel awaits parts
Ted Kravitz told Sky Sports News: "It's not only parts, it's a whole new car that's being flown out from the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes.
"So for all these mechanics in this [Red Bull] garage that's the end of work with this particular chassis. This will be chassis number one and rather than fit all the new parts to chassis number two tonight, which would involve a lot more work for these guys, they've decided to fly out the new car.
"Now that's needed agreement from some of the other teams, but what it's going to mean is we're expecting to see a significantly different car when it rolls out at 9 o'clock. So this test is about to to get much more interesting."
Along with the arrival of a new chassis for Saturday morning, Team Principal Christian Horner and Chief Designer Adrian Newey, conspicuous by their absence at the Circuit de Catalunya on the opening two days of the third-and-final winter, are also flying out from England.
"It seems like they've pressed the button after Jerez," Ted added after learning of Red Bull's plans.
With McLaren also planning to bolt on their Melbourne specifications onto the MP4-27 on Saturday, it means that testing for the start of the new season has effectively been condensed down to just two days for both Red Bull and McLaren and explains why both teams have put their drivers - Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton for the latter, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber for the former - on rotation over the weekend.
Ted added: "Ominously for everybody else, Red Bull are bringing more performance to this car which is already, we think over the long runs, the fastest here in testing here in Barcelona...
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Re: A look only a mother could love
I know, I know, old news, but I just had to do a "side by side."
Maybe RBR's brand new do-over will improve the look. Apparently they can do no wrong, so if anyone can improve on the nose, it's gotta be them, huh? ............well, huh?
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I know, I know, old news, but I just had to do a "side by side."
Maybe RBR's brand new do-over will improve the look. Apparently they can do no wrong, so if anyone can improve on the nose, it's gotta be them, huh? ............well, huh?
:biggrin:
I think I'm lucky enough to be taking in Malaysia and/or Shanghai!
Will be taking pictures if plans flow through!
Will be taking pictures if plans flow through!
Red Bull race car, 3rd day of final testing period, March 3, 2012, driven by Mark Webber:
^^^
Where do you keep stealing those images from?.....I like.
Ok, here is my predictions for 2012 after seeing all the testing.
1st MSC
2nd PER
3rd KOB
Or the other way around,,,,,
-MSR
Where do you keep stealing those images from?.....I like.
Ok, here is my predictions for 2012 after seeing all the testing.
1st MSC
2nd PER
3rd KOB
Or the other way around,,,,,
-MSR
Exhaust gas re-ingestion into the airflow: Sauber and McLaren has it. Now Red Bull has it too.
Good article on how 2012 F1 exhausts aid aerodynamics:
Quoting http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/02/28/2012-exhaust-innovations-mclaren/
Over on Wikipedia you even get an animated GIF:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coanda_effect
Quoting http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/02/28/2012-exhaust-innovations-mclaren/
The Coandă effect is when fluid is guided by a nearby curved surface to modify its direction. As the surface curves away from the flow it creates lower pressure close to the surface. This pulls the fluid towards the surface.
Over on Wikipedia you even get an animated GIF:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coanda_effect
Here is our fabulous bad boy in Australia:
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13291632
Ferrari made exactly the right decision when they hired him to drive their car. He is a perfect match.
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13291632
Ferrari made exactly the right decision when they hired him to drive their car. He is a perfect match.
Re: Getting old ain't for sissies
I this he knows ,Its this year or never, all or nothing.
-MSR
I this he knows ,Its this year or never, all or nothing.
-MSR
Let's go racing boys.
Go team Ferrari.
Miner
Go team Ferrari.
Miner
I'm tossing my hat in McLaren's pit box.
Let's go racing!
Let's go racing!
I previously said the Ferrari was ugly but if she's fast, it would be alright. After qualifying I'm afraid the girl I picked up at "last call" is actually a dude.
Miner
Miner
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The Lotus/Enstone team is running the same engines as Vettel's car, yet they qualify way ahead of Vettel.
They are allready working to bring another girl for Barcelona.This one is really slow one.
McLaren better not lose the British GP this year, or else heads will roll.
