Formula 1 CFA Comments
Spain Grand Prix 2011
by Cato Batista, 21/05/2011 17:11:43
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It was the other RedBull on pole, but it’s clear that Adrian Newey’s cars are in a league of theirown. They sail through Q1 on hard tires and needed only 1 set of softs to lockthe front row, leaving plenty of new primerubber for the race. Apparently VET had a KERS issue earlier in QF but thatshould not take anything from WEB who has shown his best form from the go onFriday. HAM was 3rd as many expected, but the happiest guy was ALOsplitting the McLarens in forth with a very impressive last lap on option tires, bringing a lot of speculationthat Ferrari could have a very strong car on race trim for tomorrow. PET againsolid behind the big names and in front of the Mercedes. The surprise wasrookie MAL in the Williams making the Q3 cut.
Three colleagues score QF plenums: Joe, Santi and reigning champFernando, but in general it was a toughsession for us with many ‘ones’ and ‘zeroes’.
The Grid: WEB VET HAM ALO BUT PET ROS MAS MAL SCH
We are starting to get a better picture of what thestrategy for tomorrow could be when McLaren and RB were extracting 14 laps out of thesoft tires. With 66 laps to cover, that means 3 stops leaving the hard compoundfor the closing stint with 18 laps. This is a very abrasive surface and hasn’tallowed the rubber to build up leaving the teams with little options. At 2 secondsa lap faster than the hard tires, RB and Ferrari will have an advantage if theycan use their 3 new sets of soft compound.
Since the new changes were announced for 2011 (DRS, KERS andPirelli), it was apparent that the Circuit de Catalunya ...
It was the other RedBull on pole, but it’s clear that Adrian Newey’s cars are in a league of theirown. They sail through Q1 on hard tires and needed only 1 set of softs to lockthe front row, leaving plenty of new primerubber for the race. Apparently VET had a KERS issue earlier in QF but thatshould not take anything from WEB who has shown his best form from the go onFriday. HAM was 3rd as many expected, but the happiest guy was ALOsplitting the McLarens in forth with a very impressive last lap on option tires, bringing a lot of speculationthat Ferrari could have a very strong car on race trim for tomorrow. PET againsolid behind the big names and in front of the Mercedes. The surprise wasrookie MAL in the Williams making the Q3 cut.
Three colleagues score QF plenums: Joe, Santi and reigning champFernando, but in general it was a toughsession for us with many ‘ones’ and ‘zeroes’.
The Grid: WEB VET HAM ALO BUT PET ROS MAS MAL SCH
We are starting to get a better picture of what thestrategy for tomorrow could be when McLaren and RB were extracting 14 laps out of thesoft tires. With 66 laps to cover, that means 3 stops leaving the hard compoundfor the closing stint with 18 laps. This is a very abrasive surface and hasn’tallowed the rubber to build up leaving the teams with little options. At 2 secondsa lap faster than the hard tires, RB and Ferrari will have an advantage if theycan use their 3 new sets of soft compound.
Since the new changes were announced for 2011 (DRS, KERS andPirelli), it was apparent that the Circuit de Catalunya ...
Spain Grand Prix 2011
by Cato Batista, 21/05/2011 0:48:33
It has emerged that Pirelli was looking for a 1.5 secs difference between compounds. The other half second was lost when all the teams found oversteer with the hard tires, the problem is that they don't last the 20 laps you need from them. Soft tires were good for 14 laps (both McLaren & RB) Things may change if the GP2 & GP3 cars rubber the track in by race time.
Edited by Cato Batista 2011-05-21 12:19:33
Edited by Cato Batista 2011-05-21 12:19:33
Spain Grand Prix 2011
by Cato Batista, 20/05/2011 18:27:30
Colleagues:
I'd posted wrong P2 session results
It should had been:
WEB
HAM
VET
BUT
ALO
ROS
SCH
MAS
KOB
HEI
My apologies
Cato
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I'd posted wrong P2 session results
It should had been:
WEB
HAM
VET
BUT
ALO
ROS
SCH
MAS
KOB
HEI
My apologies
Cato
Spain Grand Prix 2011
by Cato Batista, 20/05/2011 17:22:18
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It was Red Bull with WEB in front on both sessions. Therewere signs of progress from the teams with revised aero parts, as ROS was 3rd,ALO 4th, PER 5th & HAM 6th in P1. It was busywith most teams averaging 30 laps per driver per session mostly testing the best setup for the critical last stint of the race with low fuel and hard tires.
On P2 WEB set the bench mark early on that was 2 secondsclear of the field, but near the end HAM bolted prime tires to close the gap to 4hundreds of a sec. The most revealing fact of today’s practice sessions was thehuge 2 seconds gap in laptimes between the 2 compounds. Pirelli has broughttheir new harder rubber out for the first time that is supposed to last longer,but so far the unanimous opinion among all competitors is that it is too slowand with an unpredictable wearing pattern. We might see many of the driversmaking the Q3 cut setting only one QF lap to save precious sets of softs forthe race, a continuation of the latest trend that places more importance onsaving rubber for race day that seeking the best starting position.
P1 – WEB 1.25.142 VER ROS ALO PER HAM SCH HEI BUT BAR
P2- WEB 1.22.470 VET BUT ALO ROS SCH MAS KOB HEI
The best 2010 time was set by VET at 1.19.965
Weather forecast will give little to talk this weekendwith Saturday being the nicest at 23 Celsius. There may be cloud coverage bySunday at race time but is expected to be dry throughout.
So, WEB or VET for pole?, and then comes the hardest choicefor 3rd between McLaren Ferrari and Mercedes, this weekend all clearlya of ...
It was Red Bull with WEB in front on both sessions. Therewere signs of progress from the teams with revised aero parts, as ROS was 3rd,ALO 4th, PER 5th & HAM 6th in P1. It was busywith most teams averaging 30 laps per driver per session mostly testing the best setup for the critical last stint of the race with low fuel and hard tires.
On P2 WEB set the bench mark early on that was 2 secondsclear of the field, but near the end HAM bolted prime tires to close the gap to 4hundreds of a sec. The most revealing fact of today’s practice sessions was thehuge 2 seconds gap in laptimes between the 2 compounds. Pirelli has broughttheir new harder rubber out for the first time that is supposed to last longer,but so far the unanimous opinion among all competitors is that it is too slowand with an unpredictable wearing pattern. We might see many of the driversmaking the Q3 cut setting only one QF lap to save precious sets of softs forthe race, a continuation of the latest trend that places more importance onsaving rubber for race day that seeking the best starting position.
P1 – WEB 1.25.142 VER ROS ALO PER HAM SCH HEI BUT BAR
P2- WEB 1.22.470 VET BUT ALO ROS SCH MAS KOB HEI
The best 2010 time was set by VET at 1.19.965
Weather forecast will give little to talk this weekendwith Saturday being the nicest at 23 Celsius. There may be cloud coverage bySunday at race time but is expected to be dry throughout.
So, WEB or VET for pole?, and then comes the hardest choicefor 3rd between McLaren Ferrari and Mercedes, this weekend all clearlya of ...
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