F1 Thread

[smitty12]

Testing day one:
1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:12.574, 102 Laps
2. Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber, 1:12.784, 74 Laps
3. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, 1:12.947, 40 Laps
4. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, 1:13.543, 39 Laps
5. Gary Paffett, McLaren, 1:13.846, 86 Laps
6. Rubens Barrichello, Williams, 1:14.449, 75 Laps
7. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:14.762, 18 Laps
8. Robert Kubica, Renault, 1:15.000, 69 Laps

If Mclarens Test driver can be 9 tenghts off micheal schumacer id love to see what hamilton could do!
And i definately think Alonso could top massa

[Komenda]

does anyone know what the deal is with these dorsal fins on the engine cover?

Pretty sure they give more downforce in the corners, don't ask me how though, you need a  for that

[Khare]

If Mclarens Test driver can be 9 tenghts off micheal schumacer id love to see what hamilton could do!
And i definately think Alonso could top massa

Remember that De La Rosa knows the Spanish tracks like the back of his hand.

[bobotheclown]

does anyone know what the deal is with these dorsal fins on the engine cover?

Pretty sure they give more downforce in the corners, don't ask me how though, you need a  for that

I would have thought if there are any cross winds then the car would be seriously upset with such big dorsal fins. I will try and google it.

[bobotheclown]

Q: The dorsal fin that attaches the top body to the rear wing is very striking - what does it do?
TG: The principal knock-on effect of the larger fuel tank was the repositioning of some of the car’s internals. One of the outcomes of that was a decision to move some of the car’s cooling to sit centrally at the rear of the car. The dorsal fin is partly to accommodate the additional cooling duct and partly a logical development of the high-downforce wing we ran last year at races like Monaco, which feeds air more efficiently to the rear wing upper element. They’re both quite simple solutions, but they’re actually very neat.


ref: http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2010/1/10377.html

[MrBounce]

If Mclarens Test driver can be 9 tenghts off micheal schumacer id love to see what hamilton could do!
And i definately think Alonso could top massa

Remember that De La Rosa knows the Spanish tracks like the back of his hand.

FAIL! De La Rosa now drives for Sauber; Gary Paffett is the McLaren test driver  

[bobotheclown]

i think he was referring to de la rosa's time being second quickest as a separate subject to Parfett's time. I think it's clear the de la rosa now drives for sauber

[MrBounce]

i think he was referring to de la rosa's time being second quickest as a separate subject to Parfett's time. I think it's clear the de la rosa now drives for sauber

Oops my bad. Sorry Kharebear 

[Stu.750]

Buemi 7th with just 18 laps under his belt ?

[Chris-White]

and partly a logical development of the high-downforce wing we ran last year at races like Monaco, which feeds air more efficiently to the rear wing upper element.

via flow separation to create a smoother / quicker path for the air to pass over the rear wing i would have thought?