Nick Heidfeld was confident that Renault will improve

Begin the histories of half a season without having reached it not even close. If Mercedes GP is already saying that is to think in 2012 after a handful of races, now Nick Heidfeld begins to say that the improvements will come , but that they will not be in the Grand Prize of Canada. Well luckily. Because in Monaco the phrase was that they were going for the victory and them has not been shine for nothing. Of course another also speaking was Michael Schumacher, saying that the aim was to the podium. They are well, gossip that are before the races.

For Renault, the Grand Prize of Canada will be hard and does not appear that there will be no reflection of the two podiums treasured in the first races of the world 2011. In addition, comments also the good Nick that the potential for improvement of Renault is very large even if they prohibiesen finally blown diffusers. That is, if we we are picky, that the car is pretty mediocre, but let us be good. With regard to broadcasters I have to say that not I see logical that they prohibit them if they are elements within the law. Things that are left out are discovered at the time, not months.

However, I believe that Renault is them promised very happy in this 2011 but not just materialize with the two exceptions in the form of podium at the beginning of the season. In Monaco, where the differences are reduced, Renault precisely did nothing of what was expected. That in my case was not that they win, but they finalise the two drivers in the top 6.

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.

Ferrari they trust to improve further in the face of the Grand Prize of Spain

Following the excellent results of the Grand Prize of Turkey, at Ferrari they trust to improve further in the face of the Grand Prize of Spain. The Italian team believes that it remains after having given the return to a situation that seemed impossible to resolve, now only go up. It seems, the optimism takes over Maranello.
In fact, there are a number of improvements planned for the next race, which will be the first of the two home runs for Fernando Alonso, and therefore, one of the four important races for Ferrari, with Valencia, Italy and Brazil. However, Ferrari they know that the other teams will not rest on our laurels, and that should work.
Stefano Domenicali, prudent, it believes that the best way to proceed in Ferrari for this season would be put pressure to Red Bull. Given that they are the results, must be subject to pressure. You are the reasoning of the Italian team's leader. In fact, believes that the difference between the Red Bull and Ferrari today is only in classification.
Perhaps this last is too optimistic, but it is true that for much of the race, Alonso could shoot faster than Webber, and almost at the same level as Vettel. Between the second and third stop pit, the Asturian was able to reduce the distance between you on Vettel, so the rate they do.
Therefore, the question is actually the difference is only in classification? Perhaps if Fernando could exit from the second or third position he could fight for the victory. Anyway, at least in Italy there is now hope, something that makes just a week seemed impossible to obtain, during 2011.

Ferrari plans to improve its wind tunnel in summer

A few weeks ago my colleague Igor commented that Ferrari had given the main problem of the designs of his single-seater, outdated wind tunnel. An aspect that was greatly by conditioning the aerodynamics of their cars, and that leaves them in inferiority with respect to many of its rivals, which does have latest wind tunnels.
The Scuderia has put the batteries and plans to improve its facilities at the end of summer. With them they hope to put an end to the problems affecting its wind tunnel. So much so, that they used the of Toyota Motorsport, located in Cologne, to assist in the design of the Ferrari 150 ° Italy.
Ferrari has been identified that their wind tunnel produces erroneous data, which do not correspond with reality. This detail was confirmed when they compared their results with those obtained in the Toyota. In addition to contributing to the design of its current single-seat, also they used in order to calibrate their own. The conclusion is known by all, of the Maranello needs more than a simple hand of sheet metal and painting.
The changes have already begun to try to alleviate the situation, and the technical director Aldo Costa said yesterday in Turkey that there will be major reforms later this year:

It is not uncommon to have a problem with the wind tunnel, unfortunately when what we have received much attention. These cars are very complex in terms of management of vortices in many areas, and there are certain areas where it is not working too well. So we have analyzed parts of the tunnel and aspects of its architecture. Redesigning probably will be after the break of August, around September or October.

The Italian confirmed that they have used the Toyota facilities:

We investigate the Toyota wind tunnel, so we have the possibility to compare three different environments, our tunnel, yours and the track, and also a fourth because the CFD (computational fluid dynamics). I think that we have made considerable progress, and I hope that we will have a very good correlation between the tunnel and the track for September or October. By then we hope to forget about the problems has been accusing.

Poncharal said Spies have the hablidad to improve the Yamaha

According to Herve Poncharal, former team leader, Ben Spies has the technical skills to develop the Yamaha and maintain as leading in MotoGP.

This is the statement of Poncharal cited by MCN when Spies has moved to the Yamaha factory team for 2011, suggesting that the American pilot will have a much greater role developing the YZR-M1.

Yamaha lost the contribution of the Italian Grand Prix Valentino Rossi at the end of last season when he opted to move to the Ducati factory team.  The former head of Yamaha, ensures the Japanese brand and current world champion of the Jorge Lorenzo must demonstrate development skills by 2012 with the introduction of the new 1000cc for four-stroke category.

And Masao Furusawa confirmed to MCN in Sepang at the beginning of this month that the Yamaha 2012 draft project already it is in the Japan test track.

I think Ben feel many things, technically speaking." "He is very methodical and never enters the garage if you had a bad beat and launches his helmet or gets angry," Poncharal is cited by MCN.

"He just sits and explains very calmly what is happening and as Mr Furusawa mentioned earlier, is very good to explain what is happening, what he feels and what should be done to make the bike go faster," he explained.

"It is clear that I believe this profile help Yamaha to work well and develop a good machine." "I'm not saying that it will be better than Valentino but Ben already knows enough to be able to assist in the development of the motorcycle".

Poncharal said Spies have the hablidad to improve the Yamaha

According to Herve Poncharal, former team leader, Ben Spies has the technical skills to develop the Yamaha and maintain as leading in MotoGP.

This is the statement of Poncharal cited by MCN when Spies has moved to the Yamaha factory team for 2011, suggesting that the American pilot will have a much greater role developing the YZR-M1.

Yamaha lost the contribution of the Italian Grand Prix Valentino Rossi at the end of last season when he opted to move to the Ducati factory team.  The former head of Yamaha, ensures the Japanese brand and current world champion of the Jorge Lorenzo must demonstrate development skills by 2012 with the introduction of the new 1000cc for four-stroke category.

And Masao Furusawa confirmed to MCN in Sepang at the beginning of this month that the Yamaha 2012 draft project already it is in the Japan test track.

I think Ben feel many things, technically speaking." "He is very methodical and never enters the garage if you had a bad beat and launches his helmet or gets angry," Poncharal is cited by MCN.

"He just sits and explains very calmly what is happening and as Mr Furusawa mentioned earlier, is very good to explain what is happening, what he feels and what should be done to make the bike go faster," he explained.

"It is clear that I believe this profile help Yamaha to work well and develop a good machine." "I'm not saying that it will be better than Valentino but Ben already knows enough to be able to assist in the development of the motorcycle".