Comments on: Alonso Conquers Another Test Session

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:23:09 +0000

I second your last sentence there Bo Punk 2.0: Toro Rosso are leaving it very late indeed…

By: Bo_Punk_2.0

Bo_Punk_2.0 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:01:50 +0000

On the RBR subject, remember that it was a late bloomer compared to the other cars in terms of when it actually began testing, plus the Super Aguri’s had a full year of development behind them (being last years car of of course). And also remember, Adrian Newey moves forward with new pens, even on budget constraints. You will rarely see a new car actually be slower then the last (eventually at least). Let’s hope their engineers can translate data into good setups, preferably before Australia! (And god help the ridiculously late Toro Rossos!)

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:27:05 +0000

…they might’ve had a technical glitch…

I hope so, because the two days testing times don’t paint a pretty picture for Newey’s spanking new car. Still, how many times have a team gone uber-fast in testing only be lost in the midfield come race day? [ahem]Honda[/ahem] It works both ways, so there’s hope yet.

By: LoudHoward

LoudHoward — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:07:07 +0000

I was shocked with the RBR laptime today I must admit (Yesterday Webber spun when it was damp and he had to be towed back, I’m sot so sure he got out again when it dried up).

But reading the lap times during the day, Coulthard was 4th at lunchtime when it was wet all morning (the best time at that point was a 1:18 or something) and then it obviously dried out in the afternoon, yet DC only did one more lap so they might’ve had a technical glitch or something *shrugs*