http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport/8352641/Prost-backs-Vettel-to-break-his-record Prost says the RB9 is the car to beat.
.nz does more look like New Zealand than Chinese? I am not sure if this is a genuine report but at least i see no reason to believe thats a stolen autosport article.
Most of the Autosport Plus articles, along with other articles in English. I've seen stuff from James Allen and even from Benson end up there.
The order looking for me at that great video Forza linked: RBR Lotus McLaren/Ferrari Mercedes TR/FI Williams Sauber Marussia Caterham That RB9 is fast! And not the funny kind of fast either...
Gary Anderson: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21588405 It's nice to see him speaking highly of the Ferrari but I think he's wrong to point this out: We already know Mercedes are a second off the pace.
He was very critical of them at Jerez now he praises them when they have added no upgrades. Plus he wasn't even at the test in Barcelona.
I lose more respect for Gary Anderson daily. Terrible article. Meanwhile on an unrelated note Button's perked up a bit (or rephrased his comments in a more PR friendly way take your pick)
FACT: RED BULL ARE FASTER THAN MCLAREN Looking back at Benson's article from last Friday I saw this. He was talking about Perez's and Alonso's 1:21.8: Perez did his best lap on the same day and same tyre as Vettel, so I think we can compare them. First of all we have a more accurate time to adjust for fuel (0.38 per 10kg), and we know Vettel had at least 50kg onboard on his 1:22.197, and no more than 60kg. So without any adjustments to tyres or track conditions, we get a qualifying time between: Vettel: 1:19.917-1:20.297 Perez: 1:20.328-1:20.708 This means Red Bull could be a minimum of 0.031 and a maximum of 0.791 fastest than McLaren.
Well you also have to take into account the McLaren and Ferrari are far more revolutionary than the RB9 so RBR should be quicker at this stage since there is less to test with comparison to the other 2. But if RBR say the start will be better than last year, which it very likely will be considering how bad things were with the RB8, be afraid, very afraid! Getting mixed feelings that RBR are going to murder the field this year.
*Turun Sanomat reports Mercedes has counted that Red Bull is now a second faster/lap than they were at brazil last year. Also TS says Red Bull has never done testing under 50kg of fuel onboard so far.* Oh ****... That's Ferrari and Mercedes now saying RBR were carrying 50kg+ of fuel. How in hell did they gain a whole second?!? Was the RB8 really just that bad of a car and the gains were easy to find?
