Official: Testing Thread

I thought yesterday it was mentioned that they could be any compound but today I've read that they can be either medium or soft.

 

Hulk's 1:22.6 was on mediums, everyone else seems to be setting times on the softs or unmarkeds, which I think are probably softs. Alonso's just done a 1:22.2 on the supersofts. Quite impressed by Hulkenberg's time, he's just left the pits again...

 

New FTL device in use for the first time on the Lotus:

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Didn't they use one of those in Independece day to make contact with the alien mothership?

Then got blown out of the sky..........

 

Didn't Williams say they struggle for one lap pace but have good tyre wear?

Senna:
1:22.296
1:22.986
1:23.652
1:24.698

 

Perhaps the wear is less in warmer and better track conditions.

 

Interesting run from Schumacher. A conservative first lap (1:29) produced a nice little run of consistent 1:25s.

A more interesting front wing angle on the Red Bull:

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It looks like its hit something. But hey I guess it matches the stepped nose now.

 

Well, on that subject, he's just averaged a 1:29 on a 10-lap run.
Looking like that car has a few issues on long runs.

(Although the one you quoted was on soft tyres if I'm not mistaken, think a lot of teams have been struggling with them dropping off quickly.

 

Top 5 - mostly from quali runs - separated by just 1 tenth of a second.
If you include Hamilton that only stretches to 2 tenths, too.

I hope that means what I think it does...

 

Teabagging?

 

d'oh. Ignore me. I can't read.

Actually I will take this edit opportunity to ask if everyone's become accustomed to the stepped nose now that we're all focusing on other bits of the cars. So, has everyone become accustomed to the stepped nose now that we're all focusing on other bits of the cars?

 

Ferrari going with new hint of lime colour scheme

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Oh hush.
Also, guarantee this is the last time you'll see Vettel's name in 10th place on the timesheets...

 

Looks bad. So does the lime paint

 

Second practice of the 2013 Italian grand prix, bound to happen.

 

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Interesting inlets on the endplate. Would that be for stalling the wing on the straights or increasing downforce in the corners, or perhaps both?

 

Riakkonen winning the mornings battle to be first whilst Hamilton gets in the most laps. The McLaren getting more laps in today than recently.

Aghh can't read, Alonso has the most laps

 

Luca Colajanni has told Fox UK that cancelling the Ferrari drivers' press briefings is so their words don't get twisted since it's clear they're some way behind schedule.

 

AUTOSPORT:
It's too abrasive - supersoft excels on low grip surfaces

11:56 For those wondering why all the quick times are coming with the softs, rather than the supersoft - Paul Hembery explained to @Noblef1 this morning that this track is not good for supersofts

This explains a lot.