Vettel reports that he felt the back of the car getting too hot and that it needs to be checked overnight.
That has to be the biggest anticlimax ever! Hang your heads in shame all those in charge and the FIA!
No no. The teams have had plenty of time to get their acts together with the engines etc. I think it shows how complacent they have become with just the odd rule tinkering. Now they have had to be completely new and innovative, they've screwed themselves!
Newey querying safety of new regs :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/25931008 As is well put, if he was that concerned, why did he not attend any of the technical group meetings to put forward his concerns, or has he seen designs that he thinks are better than his and has got the hump? The noses are lower than previous years, but no worse than seen during the mid 00's etc.
Sounds like the engine note from the first F1 game on the PS1! Probably just the crap phone it was recorded on, but proper sound recordings do sound good.
I think he's more concerned about them aesthetically than anything. They don't look dangerous, and it's the same for everyone performance wise.
It remains to be seen if McNish is any better though! Yeah, moaning after you've had a perfectly good opportunity for input just makes him sound bitter really. Odd comments to make after a single day of testing too.
I am amazed by how many teams did actually get out on track. To me it looks like their project management teams were a bit poor. I know that they are continuously testing and finalising designs but it does seem that they should have had an earlier cut off so the guys who actually build the bits and those that put them together could have enough time to test fit everything and check all systems. It seems like some teams turned up with half build cars and have been working flat out over night to put them together for the first time. As per most projects, when time slips it's always the final testing time that gets cut, so when they get to the track they are not ready to just start engine and roll out of garage. I know they are not allowed to 'test' current or last 2 F1 cars but why can't/don't the teams build a 'rolling' 4 wheel testbed that is not compliant with FIA rules and doesn't use correct rubber but they could at least run the engines, transmissions and all the electric systems.
McNish is alright in commentating but his knowledge is somewhat lacking in all areas of F1. I mean the guy convinced half the world that non flashing yellows meant Vettel illegally overtook about 3-4 cars at Brazil 2012 even though it states 'slippery on track' .
Come it is fun though to see the best engineers and designers in the world made to look like novices again.
Actually, the Force India nose is growing on me (*giggity*), in shakey-cam footage you can barely see it.
