GP of Monaco F1 2011: the aerodynamic improvements of Ferrari work

 After the times achieved today, we could say that after the debacle of the Grand Prize of Spain, in training free morning today in Monte Carlo, Ferrari have seen some light thanks to Fernando Alonso. Although still do not know if this is the end of the tunnel or only a mirage. Aerodynamics is the greatest evil of the current single-seat and after discovering the bug in tunnel Maranello, Ferrari, little by little, are introducing changes in this regard.
At the Circuit de Catalunya, Ferrari introduced a new rear wing which was legal in regulation but that not it conformed to the spirit of competition and therefore was banned. Today, on the occasion of the Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari has presented a new engine cover which mainly features a great departure from the "air" of the cooling, in the purest style of Red Bull. Although in truth McLaren or Mercedes GP have similar outputs, although Ferrari's is rather more similar to Red Bull.

Moreover, I am sure that the single-seater anglo-austriacos have been the great inspiration in this improvement since the previous closures of engine of the Ferrari 150 Italy, had nothing to do with the featured on free today's practice. In the case of Red Bull, this engine lid and more specifically the part of the various flows of air from the cooling output varies in each Grand Prix and conforms to the same temperature.

Grand Prix of Spain F1 2011: Lotus Racing hopes to improve a second with his new aerodynamic package

During the past of Turkey of formula one Grand Prix, at the meeting of qualifications, Lotus Racing, and more specifically Heikki Kovalainen, he was only five tenths of Rubens Barrichello, classified in the Q1 seventeenth. Times speak and say that Lotus Racing is more and more away from their theoretical rivals (Hispania Racing F1 Team and Marussia Virgin Racing) and closer to the group which represents the middle of the grid (Toro Rosso, Williams F1 and Sauber).
If we discard the time of Barrichello, able to make a best time of 1.5 seconds in the Q2, we could now say that Lotus Racing is a second platoon. Exactly the time that they intend to improve during the Grand Prix Spain thanks to the important package of improvements that have been. This belief the Team technical director Mike Gascoyne in anglo-Malaysian.
The British announced that at the Circuit de Catalunya, the single-seater Lotus Racing will have a new blown diffuser, the first developed by the team. For this reason, they are cautious. While its goal is to get that second separating them from the squad, they are aware of that will need more time to draw any conclusions because of the complexity of the system.
But Gascoyne is also aware that the blown diffuser should be an incentive for them. If ever is closer to their rivals and they had it blown diffuser, now that they have, the distance should be reducirsese. The Grand Prize of Spain could be the first great moment of Lotus Racing.