Before formula 1: Michael Schumacher, looking for victories

 Michael schumacher was news in 2010 by returning to the specialty, return some described of madness, while others looked to win the Championship is that year, Mercedes Grand Prix was, in fact, Brawn GP. In the end, the results not accompanied and Michael was recently surpassed by Nico Rosberg. Now, it seems that Mercedes has reacted and the team it will look for victories.
In principle, expect good results both of Michael as Nico in 2010 was logical. The team came from winning it all in 2009, and they gathered experience with youth, on a computer that seeping talent. But the Mercedes W01 not was as fast as expected and Schumacher seemed to not be so fast enough, there was no way that the expected results arrive.

In fact, during the offseason, 2011, Mercedes speech heralded not acknowledgement a too best season, often openly declaring that they were away from the Group's head and that lacked them a second to get. In the end, in recent testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, Mercedes said, with good times and good rhythm, and optimism was in possession of the German team and, to a lesser extent, of Schumacher.
The heptacampeon is unrealistic and optimistic, and although he now believes that they may fight for winning any race, knows that This will not be common, and not expected to fight for the title in 2011. It would seem that it takes this season as a preparation for his final assault in 2012. In any case, Schumacher seems confident that this year see you ahead far more often than in 2010.
Party preferences of each one, the truth is having a champion fighting for the race it would be a luxury, and is that the other four champions will have machines to win (assuming that the McLaren ends with the altitude), so according to that maxim of "where there are two, fit three", I say that "where there are four, fit five", or not?

There is no doubt that, although not say clearly, Michael Schumacher expects that 2011 is the year in which again demonstrate what is why demonstrate, to make it clear that the numbers that have come by a talent which is still there. You know that, "who had retained", and I am convinced that little to the own Mercedes goes well, Schumi will be in a front.
In addition, the single-seat this season will have to be more adapted to Schumacher in what was supposedly the last year, and the problem of the Bridgestone tyres, Schumacher failed to warm up, does not exist with the Pirelli. They disappear, therefore the excuses (justified or not) who was esgrimieron last year, and now of Schumi will expect nothing more than non-compelling results.
But Mercedes Grand Prix have been cautious during the offseason, so if Schumacher said that he may fight for winning races in 2011, the truth is that I have to admit that I think. So far, the German has been very careful not to raise false expectations, after the whack of the last year. For us that his performance in Montmelo, along with what he says, is so important; and even if 2012 must be his final assault on the title, let us remember that the rumors say that perhaps falls more time...

Analysis of the India Force VJM04; Looking to the future

India Force VJM04 is the first vehicle created by the team under its new coach by Andrew Green, who exactly 20 years ago was one of the men behind the original Jordan 191.

Silverstone equipment faces challenges created by the changes in the 2011 FIA technical regulations with load cut aerodynamics and the new mobile rear spoiler. Furthermore Pirelli has become the supplier of tires, and teams have agreed to allow the use of the KERS again. The result is a car, India Force VJM04 very different from its predecessor.

"Everything is different, but much of this visually is subtle," says Green, returned to hook the team in July 2010.

"The most obvious visual change is we have gone from a sheet to a conventional development." This gives us a small improvement compared to a more conventional style. The engine cover is different, in line with the deletion of the system through F. But there are many differences in external people will not necessarily be given account. ”

Ban double diffusers and other changes in the regulation have created a drastic reduction in burden aerodynamics in the rear of the car. Get this additional burden has been one of the major challenges of the winter.

"We have recovered much of the aerodynamic performance, we believe." We still have a little to get, but we are still in the process of realignment at the end of last season, because it takes much time to move this aerodynamic position to another. "The mobile wing is a completely new element, and we are going to be trying to exploit his performance to the maximum".

"We also busy trying to maximize the potential performance of the new Pirelli tyre compounds." So we hired a new tyres, Matsusaki, engineer who will guide us in the development process. The test was carried out recently in Valencia, was a good learning exercise".

Leakage management will also be a large area of development of this year. There will be an update for the first race, so there are some changes that will enter into force on the Bahrain test.

It is significant that the team has done much more than a simple interpretation of the new rules. It has also returned to basics, to a look closer to the basics of the package of the last year, and attempted to address the key areas of concern.

"Towards the end of last season there was a fall in our relative performance," says Green. "In theory, the performance of the car were adding but it was not translated into the track." We decided to have a very thorough discussion of what was going on in the car and what could be causing this. The conclusion is that we extracted not full blown diffuser, so during the winter we have had a reasonable opportunity to understand the philosophy in the aerodynamics of the car to try to avoid such a drop in performance which saw at the end of last year. ”

In addition, the team has focused on improving its performance in high load specifications aerodynamics.

"Looking back to cars of previous years, which always have struggled on the slopes of high load aerodynamics always have been 'slippery'." We have identified a problem and now we have to fix it, and that means that there are potentially other strategic aerodynamic changes added. “

Highlighting this new approach to the aerodynamic development team, there will be greater emphasis in collecting data on the Grands Prix Friday.

"We will use the real track car as a tool of aerodynamics, validation is something that we have not done before".

"We understand how important it is, and we are in the game now also." "On Friday will be to understand the behaviour of the car we have, as well as understanding of the runway at the time and the tyres being implemented".

Change requires more accurate sensors and different procedures for the collection of data, better analysis tools, and persons engaged solely in aerodynamic performance.

Force India already knows the KERS. The 2009 car was designed to use the system from Mercedes, but it was never run with him.

"Mercedes KERS system is very strong, and we are very happy with it." We have done a lot of testing on the Simulator, pilots are therefore well informed with how to use it. We are well developed with what we have to do for the collection and the implementation. It is smaller and lighter than in 2009. “

In short, Green said that the intention is to create a drive, a constant evolution in the aerodynamic work, something which expresses pays good dividends.