Official: Testing Thread
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Red flag! looks like Alonso went off or stopped by the sounds of it.
Not good news, reports saying he's broken the nose and suspension.
Ferrari: An off track from Fernando hampered morning's session. At least two hours to repair the damages. It is a shame but that's testing!
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Not good news, reports saying he's broken the nose and suspension.
Ferrari: An off track from Fernando hampered morning's session. At least two hours to repair the damages. It is a shame but that's testing!
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Gary Anderson says the Ferrari exhaust is a neutral solution, which is a step forward and should give them two or three tenths. It's a pity they've lost time with Alonso's off but I doubt we're going to see any light fuel running from Vettel so I reckon the best benchmark we'll get from Mugello will be against Lotus, which isn't a bad touchstone considering where Ferrari are starting from.
It looks a strange exhaust solution in terms of sealing the diffuser compared to the way the rest of the field have gone at Mugello but there's no evidence yet that everyone who is trying out McLaren's solution will stick with it. It's also worth remembering that managing exhaust gives only a small performance gain compared to last year so if that loss enables stability or increases downforce elsewhere then it could have a significant enough effect for Alonso at least to take the fight to the front.
I like the fact that they appear to have gone their own way instead of just copying someone else's design.
It looks a strange exhaust solution in terms of sealing the diffuser compared to the way the rest of the field have gone at Mugello but there's no evidence yet that everyone who is trying out McLaren's solution will stick with it. It's also worth remembering that managing exhaust gives only a small performance gain compared to last year so if that loss enables stability or increases downforce elsewhere then it could have a significant enough effect for Alonso at least to take the fight to the front.
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I like the fact that they appear to have gone their own way instead of just copying someone else's design.
@ScarbsF1 indicates that they're blowing the beam wing:
Not that I would question him but there is a dramatic revision of the sidepod on today's car.
EDIT: He has, of course, considered it and also suggests the new removable heat shield panel might allow them to try a McLaren-type solution:
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Not that I would question him but there is a dramatic revision of the sidepod on today's car.
EDIT: He has, of course, considered it and also suggests the new removable heat shield panel might allow them to try a McLaren-type solution:
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Scarbs talks about it a bit more here: http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/first-sight-ferrari-revised-mugello-exhaust/
Ferrari's new brake duct fins:
Pointed out by: https://twitter.com/#!/Crucial_Xtreme
Pointed out by: https://twitter.com/#!/Crucial_Xtreme
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It's Russell Batchelor, F1 photographer. I haven't seen that ducting before. It looks pretty hefty to be anything like sensor cabling.