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Don't know whether it was Ferrari, or perhaps it was the Alfa team, in the mid-80's, but they never had engine failures despite evidence of smoke and/or a trail of oil and/or engine bits being left on the track after an 'explosion'. It was always an "electrical" fault, or some other reason, which explained things :p
Yup, usually along the lines of a cable being damaged (forgetting to mention that it was caused by a piston going through it)!
A red flag with five minutes to go. Where've we heard that before? Oh yes, almost every session this month!
I wonder if they'll get restarted and if so who'll go for a low-fuel glory run...
Edit: no. Game over.
1 Webber Red Bull 1m21.487s
2 Hulkenberg Williams 1m22.407s +0.920
3 Rosberg Mercedes 1m22.514s +1.027
4 de la Rosa Sauber 1m23.144s +1.657
5 Button McLaren 1m23.452s +1.965
6 Liuzzi Force India 1m24.064s +2.577
7 Alonso Ferrari 1m24.170s +2.683
8 Petrov Renault 1m24.173s +2.686
9 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m24.869s +3.382
10 Di Grassi Virgin 1m27.057s +5.570
11 Fauzy Lotus 1m28.002s +6.515
RBR looking impressive IMO.
http://scienceblogs.com/startswithab...arth-vader.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
Yeah Dave, I have to agree.
It's sort of frustrating that in every test session so far there's always some kind of problem at the end that prevents the drivers to try and get a single fast lap. Boring, isn't it?
I wonder how they will feel in Q1 in Bahrain, being the first time they really need to push for a time. Will we see the real car deficiencies there?
@GloomyDay: lol :D
I had a quick look at the new rules after I saw the picture of those... looks to me like they'll be clearly legal provided they're an integral part of the wheel (not a separate component) and are recessed at least 25mm in from the outer face of the wheel.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
From the shape I would hazard a guess that they're more about brake cooling than drag... just a guess though, I'm no expert.
A bit premature. McLaren & Ferrari have yet to show their hand against each otherQuote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
Rules? Gary Anderson reckons that there is going to be a real mess when the teams all expose their diffusers to scrutiny.
The whiny babies of F1, Ferrari, already fired the first shot a few weeks ago with their dark mutterings.
Anderson thinks the fins are ugly and ought to be banned by the FIA. He says they are useful signboards.
But I wonder how a team like Ferrari will react if Red Bull and Mclaren do all the running at Sakhir?