The Official 2012 F1 Thread. Spoilers possible! - Page 16

shrineclown · 02-10-2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by g®eg

the HRT looks completely wrong...

Try looking at it standing on your head. It will make more sense.

doyle · 02-10-2012, 11:10 AM

Has it passed its crash tests yet?

g®eg · 02-10-2012, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doyle

Has it passed its crash tests yet?

well it looks like it's been crashed.....

Ace100 · 02-10-2012, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g®eg

the HRT looks completely wrong...

Good god, that's ugly!

jeiff · 02-11-2012, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g®eg

the HRT looks completely wrong...

A new main mast and stickers, and it will be fine. Or at least no worse than most.

wxwax · 02-13-2012, 02:33 PM

Interesting weight advantage for cars on Renault.

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When discussing race advantage, Caubet explained that Renault-powered cars can line-up on the grid with 15 to 18 litres (approximately 20-24km) less fuel than its rivals.

Dilligaf0220 · 02-15-2012, 07:29 PM

Really neat look at Lotus Renault, and some insight on this seasons reg changes.

Clem Kevin · 02-15-2012, 07:58 PM

why is there no food on any of those tables? That video was excruciatingly unexciting. Will Buxton seems like he's trying so hard to not show how much he hates himself deep down inside.

g®eg · 02-17-2012, 09:45 AM

new Merc

http://www.racer.com/first-picture-o...rticle/228168/

wxwax · 02-22-2012, 03:25 PM

So... crisis at Lotus, which had to abandon the test and send their chassis back to the factory. Speculation the chassis has bad mounts, possibly engine mounts.

Ferrari not feeling fast. Still trying to figure the car out. Slow on corner exits.

Red Bull looking like the creamy d'el croppo, surprise, surprise.

McLaren pleased with reliability, not sure about pace.

Mercedes already saying they're not the quickest.

Those seem to be the storylines out of Barca so far.

Codewheeney · 02-23-2012, 08:57 AM

Third RedBull seat opens up for 2012 season!

g®eg · 02-23-2012, 04:11 PM

a very good read on the Ferrari
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/0...ferrari-f2012/

heaps of detail

g®eg · 02-24-2012, 05:21 AM

older info:

but still pretty interesting

wxwax · 02-24-2012, 01:05 PM

The comments from Massa and Rosberg were revealing today.

First, Massa. Earlier, Alonso had said they had a lot of work to do to figure out this year's car. Today Massa said they finally hit on the right development direction in the afternoon session. He said the car is so different that they had too many avenues to explore. He said that in the afternoon they were, apparently for the first time, able to put down steady lap times. He wasn't worried about overall pace so much as he was stabilizing the car and making it consistent. Fascinating, in light of Greg's link which shows how different the 2012 Ferrari is to its predecessors.

Now, Rosberg. He and Schumacher and Brawn all say the same thing: they don't have race-winning pace. But that's not the juicy bit. What's revealing is that Rosberg says this car is more polished, more prepared and more ready to go than its predecessors. Which, to me, says a lot about how far behind Brawn had slipped when Mercedes took over.

""The team is in the right direction, and the car build, the work they have done at the factory over the winter is so much better than previous years. It is clean, the car build is performing as expected and all these things [are good], so we are looking at big things as a team.""

wxwax · 02-24-2012, 09:05 PM

Interesting column from the BBC's Andrew Benson that despite appearances, the Ferrari may actually be quite competitive at this point. The McLaren quite a bit less so.

02-10-2012, 11:10 AM	#227
doyle RallyRaidReview-ing Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Off Piste Oddometer: 21,522	Has it passed its crash tests yet? __________________ *Got Smugmug? Use code HWkDUhHwGv5Tc for a discount.* RallyRaidReview - @RallyRaidReview

02-17-2012, 09:45 AM	#234
g®eg Canadian living in exile Joined: Jul 2004 Location: 41.655984,-71.302657 Oddometer: 4,958	new Merc http://www.racer.com/first-picture-o...rticle/228168/ __________________ Greg Europe 2012 Europe 2011 England 2010 Gaspe PQ 2008 Nova Scotia 2007 *Try to see the world beyond your front door.* g®eg screwed with this post 02-21-2012 at 06:24 AM

02-22-2012, 03:25 PM	#235
wxwax Excited Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 63,712	So... crisis at Lotus, which had to abandon the test and send their chassis back to the factory. Speculation the chassis has bad mounts, possibly engine mounts. Ferrari not feeling fast. Still trying to figure the car out. Slow on corner exits. Red Bull looking like the creamy d'el croppo, surprise, surprise. McLaren pleased with reliability, not sure about pace. Mercedes already saying they're not the quickest. Those seem to be the storylines out of Barca so far. __________________ Sid. It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan

02-23-2012, 08:57 AM	#236
Codewheeney Hoopy Frood Joined: May 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA Oddometer: 2,333	Third RedBull seat opens up for 2012 season! __________________ Jim Morgan Hill, CA - 2013 R1200GS (Cam head), 2004 R1150GS. Plays in traffic.

02-23-2012, 04:11 PM	#237
g®eg Canadian living in exile Joined: Jul 2004 Location: 41.655984,-71.302657 Oddometer: 4,958	a very good read on the Ferrari http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/0...ferrari-f2012/ heaps of detail __________________ Greg Europe 2012 Europe 2011 England 2010 Gaspe PQ 2008 Nova Scotia 2007 *Try to see the world beyond your front door.*

02-15-2012, 07:29 PM	#232
Dilligaf0220 Miserablist Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Armpit Of Canuckistan Oddometer: 4,030	Really neat look at Lotus Renault, and some insight on this seasons reg changes.

02-15-2012, 07:58 PM	#233
Clem Kevin Nude With Boots Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Oddometer: 495	why is there no food on any of those tables? That video was excruciatingly unexciting. Will Buxton seems like he's trying so hard to not show how much he hates himself deep down inside.

02-24-2012, 05:21 AM	#238
g®eg Canadian living in exile Joined: Jul 2004 Location: 41.655984,-71.302657 Oddometer: 4,958	older info: but still pretty interesting __________________ Greg Europe 2012 Europe 2011 England 2010 Gaspe PQ 2008 Nova Scotia 2007 *Try to see the world beyond your front door.*

02-24-2012, 01:05 PM	#239
wxwax Excited Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 63,712	The comments from Massa and Rosberg were revealing today. First, Massa. Earlier, Alonso had said they had a lot of work to do to figure out this year's car. Today Massa said they finally hit on the right development direction in the afternoon session. He said the car is so different that they had too many avenues to explore. He said that in the afternoon they were, apparently for the first time, able to put down steady lap times. He wasn't worried about overall pace so much as he was stabilizing the car and making it consistent. Fascinating, in light of Greg's link which shows how different the 2012 Ferrari is to its predecessors. Now, Rosberg. He and Schumacher and Brawn all say the same thing: they don't have race-winning pace. But that's not the juicy bit. What's revealing is that Rosberg says this car is more polished, more prepared and more ready to go than its predecessors. Which, to me, says a lot about how far behind Brawn had slipped when Mercedes took over. ""The team is in the right direction, and the car build, the work they have done at the factory over the winter is so much better than previous years. It is clean, the car build is performing as expected and all these things [are good], so we are looking at big things as a team."" __________________ Sid. It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan

02-24-2012, 09:05 PM	#240
wxwax Excited Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 63,712	Interesting column from the BBC's Andrew Benson that despite appearances, the Ferrari may actually be quite competitive at this point. The McLaren quite a bit less so. __________________ Sid. It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan

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