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Les comparto un analisis de Sam Tremayne para Autosport con respecto a las pruebas en Barcelona!
ANALYSIS - PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 27TH 2012
What we learned from Barcelona testing
The fact that eight different drivers have topped the opening eight days of Formula 1 pre-season testing is a fitting illustration of how hard this year's form book is to read
By Sam Tremayne
AUTOSPORT writer
The fact that eight different drivers have topped the opening eight days of Formula 1 pre-season testing is a fitting illustration of how hard this year's form book is to read.
Even after witnessing thousands of miles being completed at the first test at Jerez, it was nigh on impossible to say who was in the best shape. Besides, we were yet to see Mercedes and its W03, or for that matter the 2012 challengers from Marussia and HRT.
Of the trio, only the W03 made it to the second test, held at what is by common consensus one of the best testing facilities available: Barcelona. Four days at the Spanish Grand Prix venue produced a slightly clearer picture of the 2012 pecking order, not least because we saw for the first time race simulation runs and the full range of Pirelli slick tyres for the coming season.
Though F1's 'phoney war' is still incredibly difficult to puzzle together, here is what we learned from the second, and penultimate, pre-season test.
1. Lotus will be busy
What a difference a week makes. At Jerez, there was no getting away from the fact: Lotus looked on its game. The E20 appeared aggressive and nimble in the hands of both Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, and seemed to have the reliability and consistency to match.
Just seven laps into Barcelona, things deteriorated badly. Grosjean reported a 'strange' feeling from the chassis and the team decided to stop running for the day, the plan being to ship out the chassis used at Jerez for the second day onward. Bench testing then revealed that the problem - concerning the front-suspension mounts - affected the Jerez chassis too, so Lotus elected to abandon the test.
Though the team was immediately confident that it could rectify the problem, its Enstone base will have been a hive of activity amid the disappointment. Lotus will be burning the midnight oil to make up for lost ground.
Blink and you missed it. Lotus packed up after only seven laps on day one © LAT
2. Ferrari has improved…
The F2012 was the talking point of the Jerez test, as Ferrari struggled to get its radical challenger dialled in. The mood of the team also suggested that it was not where it wanted to be – fighting for world championship glory in 2012.
The good news for fans of the Prancing Horse is that the F2012 did indeed look better at Barcelona. Even as Fernando Alonso conceded he may not have the quickest car heading into the season, there were signs – such as long-run pace and improved handling – that Ferrari was making progress.
Then came Felipe Massa's comments on the final day that the team had found 'the direction' to follow, and that it had been a positive day, "not so much in the morning but in the afternoon."
With such a radical machine, it was inevitable in some ways that Ferrari struggled to get an immediate handle on the car, but the signs suggest the team is starting to work out how to extract its performance.
Massa's F2012 looks a stronger proposition following Barcelona's test © LAT
3. …but so has the competition
The problem for Ferrari is that, as it works out the F2012, its rivals are also making progress.
It was hard to read too much into the form of Red Bull and McLaren at Jerez, but the fact that they were the first to complete race simulations was significant, not only in the pace they achieved, but in what it inferred about their preparations. Race simulations, after all, can only be attempted once the minor issues connected with a new car are ironed out.
The RB8 in particular looked strong, the drivers able to run deeper, hold a wider – and faster – line through the left-handed SEAT curve and ease the throttle on without losing the rear. Through the first turn and the following long right-hander it was able to hold a tighter line than anyone but the McLaren, which wasn't able to ride the kerbs quite so well but looked similarly assured in the slow stuff.
Then there was the launch of the Mercedes W03, which instantly looked settled and soon proved reliable too. Ferrari has its work cut out…
You could throw a blanket over the midfield based on Barcelona pace © LAT
4. Mercedes looks sharp
Speaking of the W03, Mercedes' calculated decision to introduce the car at the second test seems to have been rewarded. The W03 was quick out of the box and by day three was capable of long runs. It also looked a close match for McLaren and Red Bull out on track.
The mood of the camp matched that impression. Team principal Ross Brawn said the outfit was in a much better position than last year, that it had "something to work with" even if he was not quite convinced he had a car capable of race wins.
Michael Schumacher too said it was "definitely clear we have improved the car", while Nico Rosberg said the team was heading in the right direction and looking at "big things".
Of course, the question of just how much Mercedes has improved remains. The third and final test may go some way to answering that question, but there was plenty of evidence to suggest Mercedes has taken a big step towards the front with the W03.
The new Mercedes has its first official test run last Tuesday © LAT
5. The games have already started
The FIA has been on a crusade to eradicate any form of exhaust blowing that produces an aerodynamic benefit, and last October AUTOSPORT revealed the imposition of strict engine-mapping limits to prevent continued off-blowing.
But teams will continue to push the limits of regulations, and last Thursday a new loophole – which opens the possibility of teams getting around the stricter limits – was reported to the FIA by Mercedes.
AUTOSPORT understands that an updated version of the software used in F1's standard ECU will be released before the Australian Grand Prix. The FIA also said it did not suspect any team had been making use of the loophole.
Still, the games have begun, just a few days into the pre-season.
A loophole on any kind of exhaust blowing will be closed off © LAT
6. Pirelli's supersoft appears to be versatile
Pirelli brought 34 sets of its new super-soft compound to Barcelona, the first time the red-marked tyre has been used this year. While only 16 were used, there was enough evidence to suggest it could be quite versatile.
Primarily, the consensus was that it behaves like a classic qualifying tyre, with a large helping of grip for a one-lap run. It was perhaps significant that Nico Hulkenberg and Pastor Maldonado went fastest (on days two and three respectively) when their cars were shod with the super-soft compound.
But this does not appear to be wildly more competitive than the soft – as evidenced by the fact that Kamui Kobayashi's best super-soft tyre was fractions slower than his best time on softs on the final day.
In addition, a 10-lap run was managed on the super-soft – albeit at slow times, and way down on the highest run on softs, which stood at 24 laps.
Most of the cars had a run on the supersofts at Barcelona © LAT
7. Slow-speed corners could be critical
While each team will have different areas to focus upon, and different areas of relative strength and weakness, the slow-speed corners are where the biggest gains can be found and therefore where lap time can be recovered.
Williams openly recognised the need to improve the handling of its FW34 in the slow stuff and, encouragingly for the Grove-based squad, looked to have made progress between Jerez and Barcelona.
The Williams looked better than the 2011 model through the slow stuff © LAT
8. HRT faces a race against time to make the final test
After testing for two days at Jerez, HRT had to abandon plans to attend the first test at Barcelona when its 2012 challenger failed the mandatory FIA crash tests.
The team said the decision would help it focus on getting its new car ready for the final test, which begins on March 1.
But it was only able to pass all the new tests on the February 25, leaving the team facing a race against time to be ready. It may end up missing one or two days – far from ideal preparation given the season's start is less than one month away.
De la Rosa was out at Jerez in the old car, but hasn't been seen since © LAT
9. It's still incredibly difficult to read testing…
Pirelli will tell you that the teams collectively managed 14,949 kilometres in Jerez. At Barcelona they managed 17,207km, bringing the grand total to just over 32,000km. Despite that, it still remains incredibly difficult to ascertain a definite idea of the pecking order.
Apart from surprise packages such as Kobayashi and Maldonado, we've seen Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso in the mix. But no one team has consistently run at the front as a multitude of testing programmes – and perhaps an element of keeping the powder dry – blur the picture substantially.
Kobayashi topped the final day, but did it mean anything? © LAT
10. …but this year could be close
OK, call us optimists. But up front, the general consensus is that Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes all look well matched. It's harder to know what to expect from Ferrari, but it seems to be making progress, raising the prospect of a tremendous scrap between the top four.
The midfield looks even closer, with Force India, Toro Rosso, Sauber and Williams all having reasons to be positive. Most have also profited from the blown-diffuser rule changes, and have closed on the front as a result.
Then of course there is Lotus, absent for all but seven laps of Barcelona, but with a strong enough base at Jerez to suggest it too could be a force come the first round in Australia.
Vettel chases Hamilton during Wednesday's test session © LAT
Via Autosport
ANALYSIS - PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 27TH 2012
What we learned from Barcelona testing
The fact that eight different drivers have topped the opening eight days of Formula 1 pre-season testing is a fitting illustration of how hard this year's form book is to read
By Sam Tremayne
AUTOSPORT writer
The fact that eight different drivers have topped the opening eight days of Formula 1 pre-season testing is a fitting illustration of how hard this year's form book is to read.
Even after witnessing thousands of miles being completed at the first test at Jerez, it was nigh on impossible to say who was in the best shape. Besides, we were yet to see Mercedes and its W03, or for that matter the 2012 challengers from Marussia and HRT.
Of the trio, only the W03 made it to the second test, held at what is by common consensus one of the best testing facilities available: Barcelona. Four days at the Spanish Grand Prix venue produced a slightly clearer picture of the 2012 pecking order, not least because we saw for the first time race simulation runs and the full range of Pirelli slick tyres for the coming season.
Though F1's 'phoney war' is still incredibly difficult to puzzle together, here is what we learned from the second, and penultimate, pre-season test.
1. Lotus will be busy
What a difference a week makes. At Jerez, there was no getting away from the fact: Lotus looked on its game. The E20 appeared aggressive and nimble in the hands of both Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, and seemed to have the reliability and consistency to match.
Just seven laps into Barcelona, things deteriorated badly. Grosjean reported a 'strange' feeling from the chassis and the team decided to stop running for the day, the plan being to ship out the chassis used at Jerez for the second day onward. Bench testing then revealed that the problem - concerning the front-suspension mounts - affected the Jerez chassis too, so Lotus elected to abandon the test.
Though the team was immediately confident that it could rectify the problem, its Enstone base will have been a hive of activity amid the disappointment. Lotus will be burning the midnight oil to make up for lost ground.
Blink and you missed it. Lotus packed up after only seven laps on day one © LAT
2. Ferrari has improved…
The F2012 was the talking point of the Jerez test, as Ferrari struggled to get its radical challenger dialled in. The mood of the team also suggested that it was not where it wanted to be – fighting for world championship glory in 2012.
The good news for fans of the Prancing Horse is that the F2012 did indeed look better at Barcelona. Even as Fernando Alonso conceded he may not have the quickest car heading into the season, there were signs – such as long-run pace and improved handling – that Ferrari was making progress.
Then came Felipe Massa's comments on the final day that the team had found 'the direction' to follow, and that it had been a positive day, "not so much in the morning but in the afternoon."
With such a radical machine, it was inevitable in some ways that Ferrari struggled to get an immediate handle on the car, but the signs suggest the team is starting to work out how to extract its performance.
Massa's F2012 looks a stronger proposition following Barcelona's test © LAT
3. …but so has the competition
The problem for Ferrari is that, as it works out the F2012, its rivals are also making progress.
It was hard to read too much into the form of Red Bull and McLaren at Jerez, but the fact that they were the first to complete race simulations was significant, not only in the pace they achieved, but in what it inferred about their preparations. Race simulations, after all, can only be attempted once the minor issues connected with a new car are ironed out.
The RB8 in particular looked strong, the drivers able to run deeper, hold a wider – and faster – line through the left-handed SEAT curve and ease the throttle on without losing the rear. Through the first turn and the following long right-hander it was able to hold a tighter line than anyone but the McLaren, which wasn't able to ride the kerbs quite so well but looked similarly assured in the slow stuff.
Then there was the launch of the Mercedes W03, which instantly looked settled and soon proved reliable too. Ferrari has its work cut out…
You could throw a blanket over the midfield based on Barcelona pace © LAT
4. Mercedes looks sharp
Speaking of the W03, Mercedes' calculated decision to introduce the car at the second test seems to have been rewarded. The W03 was quick out of the box and by day three was capable of long runs. It also looked a close match for McLaren and Red Bull out on track.
The mood of the camp matched that impression. Team principal Ross Brawn said the outfit was in a much better position than last year, that it had "something to work with" even if he was not quite convinced he had a car capable of race wins.
Michael Schumacher too said it was "definitely clear we have improved the car", while Nico Rosberg said the team was heading in the right direction and looking at "big things".
Of course, the question of just how much Mercedes has improved remains. The third and final test may go some way to answering that question, but there was plenty of evidence to suggest Mercedes has taken a big step towards the front with the W03.
The new Mercedes has its first official test run last Tuesday © LAT
5. The games have already started
The FIA has been on a crusade to eradicate any form of exhaust blowing that produces an aerodynamic benefit, and last October AUTOSPORT revealed the imposition of strict engine-mapping limits to prevent continued off-blowing.
But teams will continue to push the limits of regulations, and last Thursday a new loophole – which opens the possibility of teams getting around the stricter limits – was reported to the FIA by Mercedes.
AUTOSPORT understands that an updated version of the software used in F1's standard ECU will be released before the Australian Grand Prix. The FIA also said it did not suspect any team had been making use of the loophole.
Still, the games have begun, just a few days into the pre-season.
A loophole on any kind of exhaust blowing will be closed off © LAT
6. Pirelli's supersoft appears to be versatile
Pirelli brought 34 sets of its new super-soft compound to Barcelona, the first time the red-marked tyre has been used this year. While only 16 were used, there was enough evidence to suggest it could be quite versatile.
Primarily, the consensus was that it behaves like a classic qualifying tyre, with a large helping of grip for a one-lap run. It was perhaps significant that Nico Hulkenberg and Pastor Maldonado went fastest (on days two and three respectively) when their cars were shod with the super-soft compound.
But this does not appear to be wildly more competitive than the soft – as evidenced by the fact that Kamui Kobayashi's best super-soft tyre was fractions slower than his best time on softs on the final day.
In addition, a 10-lap run was managed on the super-soft – albeit at slow times, and way down on the highest run on softs, which stood at 24 laps.
Most of the cars had a run on the supersofts at Barcelona © LAT
7. Slow-speed corners could be critical
While each team will have different areas to focus upon, and different areas of relative strength and weakness, the slow-speed corners are where the biggest gains can be found and therefore where lap time can be recovered.
Williams openly recognised the need to improve the handling of its FW34 in the slow stuff and, encouragingly for the Grove-based squad, looked to have made progress between Jerez and Barcelona.
The Williams looked better than the 2011 model through the slow stuff © LAT
8. HRT faces a race against time to make the final test
After testing for two days at Jerez, HRT had to abandon plans to attend the first test at Barcelona when its 2012 challenger failed the mandatory FIA crash tests.
The team said the decision would help it focus on getting its new car ready for the final test, which begins on March 1.
But it was only able to pass all the new tests on the February 25, leaving the team facing a race against time to be ready. It may end up missing one or two days – far from ideal preparation given the season's start is less than one month away.
De la Rosa was out at Jerez in the old car, but hasn't been seen since © LAT
9. It's still incredibly difficult to read testing…
Pirelli will tell you that the teams collectively managed 14,949 kilometres in Jerez. At Barcelona they managed 17,207km, bringing the grand total to just over 32,000km. Despite that, it still remains incredibly difficult to ascertain a definite idea of the pecking order.
Apart from surprise packages such as Kobayashi and Maldonado, we've seen Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso in the mix. But no one team has consistently run at the front as a multitude of testing programmes – and perhaps an element of keeping the powder dry – blur the picture substantially.
Kobayashi topped the final day, but did it mean anything? © LAT
10. …but this year could be close
OK, call us optimists. But up front, the general consensus is that Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes all look well matched. It's harder to know what to expect from Ferrari, but it seems to be making progress, raising the prospect of a tremendous scrap between the top four.
The midfield looks even closer, with Force India, Toro Rosso, Sauber and Williams all having reasons to be positive. Most have also profited from the blown-diffuser rule changes, and have closed on the front as a result.
Then of course there is Lotus, absent for all but seven laps of Barcelona, but with a strong enough base at Jerez to suggest it too could be a force come the first round in Australia.
Vettel chases Hamilton during Wednesday's test session © LAT
Via Autosport
Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Fotos del jueves en Barcelona via GPUpdate.net
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Gary Anderson y Martin Brundle afirman que la Scuderia Ferrari no ha encontrado el camino a seguir y sufrirán a lo largo de 2012.
"Todavía están usando la parafina, lo que para mi es una señal de que los ingenieros no entienden qué está pasando con el flujo de aire. Y justo antes del inicio de la temporada, es bastante alarmante", aseguraba Anderson a la publicación alemana Speed Week.
Siguiendo una línea similar a la del ex diseñador de Jordan, Brundle confirma que el F2012 no rinde como lo esperado. "El Ferrari parece que da mucho trabajo, sobre todo cuando sale de una curva. No parece que vaya tan mal como McLaren el año pasado, pero tienen algunos problemas, no hay ninguna duda", afirmaba el comentarista de Sky.
Para Anderson y Brundle, Red Bull y McLaren volverán a marcar el ritmo a seguir en 2012.
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El diseñador de Sauber asegura que Red Bull y McLaren serán los más rápidos.
"Si creemos en el análisis hecho, Red Bull y McLaren tienen ventaja, Ferrari es una incógnita y detrás de ellos hay un grupo de muchos equipos", opina Morris. "Creo que la diferencia entre estos equipos del centro será más pequeña este año".
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Lauda no tiene dudas y apostaría su dinero por Vettel. El expiloto asegura que será Seb quien se lleve la corona también este año.
"La gente me pregunta si para 'Seb' será más sencillo o más complicado ganar el campeonato esta temporada. Y mi respuesta es clara, más sencillo. Sin duda alguna", ha manifestado el actual comentarista de la cadena alemana RTL.
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"Todavía están usando la parafina, lo que para mi es una señal de que los ingenieros no entienden qué está pasando con el flujo de aire. Y justo antes del inicio de la temporada, es bastante alarmante", aseguraba Anderson a la publicación alemana Speed Week.
Siguiendo una línea similar a la del ex diseñador de Jordan, Brundle confirma que el F2012 no rinde como lo esperado. "El Ferrari parece que da mucho trabajo, sobre todo cuando sale de una curva. No parece que vaya tan mal como McLaren el año pasado, pero tienen algunos problemas, no hay ninguna duda", afirmaba el comentarista de Sky.
Para Anderson y Brundle, Red Bull y McLaren volverán a marcar el ritmo a seguir en 2012.
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El diseñador de Sauber asegura que Red Bull y McLaren serán los más rápidos.
"Si creemos en el análisis hecho, Red Bull y McLaren tienen ventaja, Ferrari es una incógnita y detrás de ellos hay un grupo de muchos equipos", opina Morris. "Creo que la diferencia entre estos equipos del centro será más pequeña este año".
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Lauda no tiene dudas y apostaría su dinero por Vettel. El expiloto asegura que será Seb quien se lleve la corona también este año.
"La gente me pregunta si para 'Seb' será más sencillo o más complicado ganar el campeonato esta temporada. Y mi respuesta es clara, más sencillo. Sin duda alguna", ha manifestado el actual comentarista de la cadena alemana RTL.
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Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Comentario del analista de la BBC Gary Anderson
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Hamashima en acción este fin de semana en Barcelona (Foto via f1talks)OscarF21 escribió:Hirohide Hamashima llega a la Scuderia Ferrari para con el fin de solucionar uno de los mayores problemas que tuvo el equipo el año pasado, la interacción de los neumaticos con el carro.
Hirohide Hamashima ficha por Ferrari como responsable de neumáticos
El japonés será el encargado de interactuar con Pirelli
Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Algunas fotos de este viernes!
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Una salida de pista de Michael Schumacher el día de hoy en Barcelona
Los miembros del equipo muy vivillos corrieron a tapar el fondo plano del W03 cuando lo subían a la plataforma
Los miembros del equipo muy vivillos corrieron a tapar el fondo plano del W03 cuando lo subían a la plataforma
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Sir Frank Williams dio a conocer hoy que dejará su cargo como administrador del equipo el próximo mes cuando llegue a cumplir sus 70 años, y continuará unicamente como jefe de equipo.
"The Williams team has announced Frank Williams is to step down from the board, with his daughter Claire joining from next month.
Williams made it clear, however, that he will continue to be team principal for the squad that bears his name.
But he said it is time for him to start the process of handing over the reins of the team since he will turn 70 next month.
Frank Williams said last week that he saw Parr as his natural successor." Via Autosport
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"The Williams team has announced Frank Williams is to step down from the board, with his daughter Claire joining from next month.
Williams made it clear, however, that he will continue to be team principal for the squad that bears his name.
But he said it is time for him to start the process of handing over the reins of the team since he will turn 70 next month.
Frank Williams said last week that he saw Parr as his natural successor." Via Autosport
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Algo que ha llamado mucho la atención la mañana de este sabado en Barcelona es la nueva posición de los escapes en el RB8
Test F1 2012 Así son los nuevos escapes de Red Bull
Escrito por Ivan Martin y Ladera
Circuito de Cataluña. Como boxGP había anticipado, Red Bull Racing ha presentado esta mañana una nueva versión del RB8 que cambia algunos conceptos del monoplaza significativamente. Una vez más, la parte más afectada de la evolución del monoplaza campeón del mundo es el área de los escapes.
Mientras otros equipos a lo largo de la pretemporada han ido moviendo sus escapes hacia diferentes partes de la parte posterior, el equipo de Milton Keynes ha mantenido invariados sus escapes, hasta el penúltimo día de test.
El sábado por la mañana Mark Webber ha rodado sobre la pista con unos nuevos escapes que cambian radicalmente el rumbo hasta ahora tomado por el equipo, a la hora de aprovechar el flujo que los gases de escape proporcionan cuando 'soplan' a más de 400 km/h.
Red Bull ha situado sus escapes en el extremo lateral exterior de sus pontones laterales, modificando la parte final del lateral del monoplaza, dotándoles de una gran incidencia y un sutil canal que ayuda a 'enfocar' el flujo de los escapes hacia una zona de la parte posterior totalmente diferente a lo que habíamos visto hasta ahora.
La solución es muy similar a la utilizada por Sauber en su C31 y abandona, en parte, la orientación hacia la parte central del flap inferior de alerón trasero de los primeros días de test. La nueva orientación aprovecha mucho más los aletines y perfiles con función aerodinámica que se sitúan en las tomas de refrigeración de los frenos posteriores, aprovechando la permisibilidad de la normativa en esa zona.
Via BoxGP
Según Gary Anderson de Autosport, la idea con esta posición de los escapes en el RB8 es que pretende unir los gases con el flujo de aire que pasa por la cubierta del motor o mejor dicho, el área que comúnmente se conoce como "Coke-bottle"
Aparte de la nueva posición de los escapes también se habla de un pequeño ducto que RBR ha hecho en la parte inferior del sidepod, casi que justo debajo de los escapes, y basicamente buscan direccionar el flujo de aire que viene por debajo del sidepod hacia la parte central del difusor.
Via F1Technical
En esta imagen mas o menos se aprecia como entraria el flujo de aire por el ducto que ha creado Red Bull en esa zona del RB8
Test F1 2012 Así son los nuevos escapes de Red Bull
Escrito por Ivan Martin y Ladera
Circuito de Cataluña. Como boxGP había anticipado, Red Bull Racing ha presentado esta mañana una nueva versión del RB8 que cambia algunos conceptos del monoplaza significativamente. Una vez más, la parte más afectada de la evolución del monoplaza campeón del mundo es el área de los escapes.
Mientras otros equipos a lo largo de la pretemporada han ido moviendo sus escapes hacia diferentes partes de la parte posterior, el equipo de Milton Keynes ha mantenido invariados sus escapes, hasta el penúltimo día de test.
El sábado por la mañana Mark Webber ha rodado sobre la pista con unos nuevos escapes que cambian radicalmente el rumbo hasta ahora tomado por el equipo, a la hora de aprovechar el flujo que los gases de escape proporcionan cuando 'soplan' a más de 400 km/h.
Red Bull ha situado sus escapes en el extremo lateral exterior de sus pontones laterales, modificando la parte final del lateral del monoplaza, dotándoles de una gran incidencia y un sutil canal que ayuda a 'enfocar' el flujo de los escapes hacia una zona de la parte posterior totalmente diferente a lo que habíamos visto hasta ahora.
La solución es muy similar a la utilizada por Sauber en su C31 y abandona, en parte, la orientación hacia la parte central del flap inferior de alerón trasero de los primeros días de test. La nueva orientación aprovecha mucho más los aletines y perfiles con función aerodinámica que se sitúan en las tomas de refrigeración de los frenos posteriores, aprovechando la permisibilidad de la normativa en esa zona.
Via BoxGP
Según Gary Anderson de Autosport, la idea con esta posición de los escapes en el RB8 es que pretende unir los gases con el flujo de aire que pasa por la cubierta del motor o mejor dicho, el área que comúnmente se conoce como "Coke-bottle"
Via Autosport"The exhaust pipes are further forward on the outer part of the sidepod," he explained. "They are not blowing anywhere in particular, but there appears to be some idea of getting the exhaust gases attached to the bodywork and being channelled somewhere they don't want to go.
"That is why they have detailed that Coke bottle area much more – plus there appears to be a large duct on the underfloor, feeding the flow between the double-skinned floor, to the diffuser."
Aparte de la nueva posición de los escapes también se habla de un pequeño ducto que RBR ha hecho en la parte inferior del sidepod, casi que justo debajo de los escapes, y basicamente buscan direccionar el flujo de aire que viene por debajo del sidepod hacia la parte central del difusor.
The airflow in the central part of the diffuser is particularly interesting, as teams are allowed there to have a small opening into the diffuser so that the starter can be fitted when the car stalled in the pitlane.
It is crucial that as much air as possible is fed into this, albeit small, opening, as it basically provides the same effect as a double diffuser. As this central airflow would potentially be lost by the change of sidepod shape, a ducted sidepod like this both retains central airflow and allows for a downwash on the exhaust gases, gaining diffuser efficiency both on the central part as well as on the outer extremities because of the powerful exhaust flow.
Via F1Technical
En esta imagen mas o menos se aprecia como entraria el flujo de aire por el ducto que ha creado Red Bull en esa zona del RB8
Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Otra imagen del RB8 donde se pueden ver, bueno primero que todo la posición de los escapes y luego, lo que es la salida del ducto que dirige el flujo de aire hacia la parte central del difusor, justo debajo de los brazos de la suspensión. (Click sobre la imagen para ver en tamaño grande)
Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Fotos de los escapes este sabado!
Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Sergio Perez se queda con el tiempo más rápido tanto del día como de todas las jornadas que se han llevado a cabo en Barcelona este año, ese mejor tiempo de 1:22.094 lo estableció durante la sesión matutina con neumaticos suaves. Ya durante la tarde el mexicano no logró mejorar el tiempo ya que el equipo Sauber al igual que la mayoria, se dedicaron a realizar tandas largas con altas cargas de combustible.
Jenson Button fue de los pocos pilotos que no siguieron la norma de realizar tandas largas, en McLaren se dedicaron a probar el compuesto medio de Pirelli y llevar bajas cargas de combustible lo que le permitió subir al segundo puesto a solo 0.009 de Perez.
La lluvia se hizo presente durante la tarde dándole la oportunidad a los equipos de probar los neumáticos intermedios, de hecho tuvieron que finalizar el día con ellos ya que el circuito de Cataluña no secó lo suficiente como para permitirle a los equipos volver nuevamente a los slicks.
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Jenson Button fue de los pocos pilotos que no siguieron la norma de realizar tandas largas, en McLaren se dedicaron a probar el compuesto medio de Pirelli y llevar bajas cargas de combustible lo que le permitió subir al segundo puesto a solo 0.009 de Perez.
La lluvia se hizo presente durante la tarde dándole la oportunidad a los equipos de probar los neumáticos intermedios, de hecho tuvieron que finalizar el día con ellos ya que el circuito de Cataluña no secó lo suficiente como para permitirle a los equipos volver nuevamente a los slicks.
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Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Ted Kravtiz de Sky Sports habla sobre los nuevos escapes del RB8
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Gary Anderson analista de la BBC y Autosport con respecto a las actualizaciones del RB8
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Christian Horner describe al RB8 que salió hoy a pista en Barcelona como una evolución!
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Gary Anderson analista de la BBC y Autosport con respecto a las actualizaciones del RB8
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Christian Horner describe al RB8 que salió hoy a pista en Barcelona como una evolución!
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Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Kimi Raikkonen cierra los tests de pretemporada en Barcelona como el más rápido y además mejora el tiempo de Sergio Perez del sabado, es decir, se convierte en el más rápido del 2012 en el circuito de Cataluña, sin embargo lo que más destacó fue la simulación de carrera que realizaron el día de hoy con un total de 65 vueltas interrumpidas únicamente por los cambios de neumáticos que ha hecho, 3 juegos de blandos y 1 juego de neumáticos duros, donde vale destacar que durante cada stint su perdida de rendimiento fue inferior a los 2 segundos.
Kimi Raikkonen: "I was happy with today's running. We didn't have any major issues so it was certainly better than yesterday. Everything worked, we tried a lot of set-ups on the car and it all came together well. It was a long time in the car today but I feel fine. It was cooler today so the tyres didn't work as well as otherwise but everything was okay. Of course, the fastest time at the end of the day looks good but no-one will know how fast any of the cars are until we get to qualifying at Albert Park. All the changes we have made over testing have been improving the car, so we'll have to see what happens in Melbourne in a couple of weeks' time. I'm feeling positive."
Sebastian Vettel fue el que menos logró girar hoy con el RB8 ya que primero sufrió una salida de pista que daño el alerón delantero por lo que tuvo que volver a los garages y perder tiempo ahí mientras se hacian los cambios para luego tener que sufrir problemas con la caja que le impidieron volver a pista casi que hasta la tarde, al final del día solo pudo completar unas 23 vueltas.
Sebastian Vettel: "I'd love to be able to say more about today, but this morning I had an issue, I went off track and broke the front wing and had to come in. It took quite a while to get back out and then just before lunch we had a problem with the gearbox so it upset the whole day. After that there wasn't much we could constructively do. To be honest, it wouldn't be fair to judge the updates we have, as I didn't get many laps today. I think yesterday was quite a decent step and it was a good day for Mark, so we'll take what we can from that. Summing up, I think that with testing you always have something you'd run differently but you have to accept what you get. There aren't many years you can give yourself a 10 out of 10, because it's likely that things break or you stop for precautionary reasons. Overall, though, I think we can be quite happy with how we've done this time."
Kimi Raikkonen: "I was happy with today's running. We didn't have any major issues so it was certainly better than yesterday. Everything worked, we tried a lot of set-ups on the car and it all came together well. It was a long time in the car today but I feel fine. It was cooler today so the tyres didn't work as well as otherwise but everything was okay. Of course, the fastest time at the end of the day looks good but no-one will know how fast any of the cars are until we get to qualifying at Albert Park. All the changes we have made over testing have been improving the car, so we'll have to see what happens in Melbourne in a couple of weeks' time. I'm feeling positive."
Sebastian Vettel fue el que menos logró girar hoy con el RB8 ya que primero sufrió una salida de pista que daño el alerón delantero por lo que tuvo que volver a los garages y perder tiempo ahí mientras se hacian los cambios para luego tener que sufrir problemas con la caja que le impidieron volver a pista casi que hasta la tarde, al final del día solo pudo completar unas 23 vueltas.
Sebastian Vettel: "I'd love to be able to say more about today, but this morning I had an issue, I went off track and broke the front wing and had to come in. It took quite a while to get back out and then just before lunch we had a problem with the gearbox so it upset the whole day. After that there wasn't much we could constructively do. To be honest, it wouldn't be fair to judge the updates we have, as I didn't get many laps today. I think yesterday was quite a decent step and it was a good day for Mark, so we'll take what we can from that. Summing up, I think that with testing you always have something you'd run differently but you have to accept what you get. There aren't many years you can give yourself a 10 out of 10, because it's likely that things break or you stop for precautionary reasons. Overall, though, I think we can be quite happy with how we've done this time."
Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.
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Tom Batch, Sebastian Vettel's systems engineer.