Grand Prix of Great Britain F1 2011: free seconds with Felipe Massa commanding

Quite boring for more than 45 minutes meeting that did not leave any single-seater for the given track conditions which was wet but not power and with a quite important shower. In the second half, were slowly coming to track all pilots to assess conditions and times were down, but with some parsimony. The truth is that you there are little relevant to count at a meeting in which seem to all have dedicated to file with the few tests that have been carried out.
With ten minutes to the end of the same Webber leading the table ahead of Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher, while Sebastian Vettel was put in a single round the seventh behind Sutil, Buemi and Alguersuari. It has in fact fallen (Vettel) away from the car as if things weren't with him. I already say that little chicha in general, until the last three minutes...

Five minutes from the end none of the McLaren had set a time, something of relevance if possible because it seemed that the thing would look like. Several problems of grip for Hamilton brought him to number 11 in the absence of less than four minutes, and Button little was known.
That if, at the last minute all at a, as Fuenteovejuna, and Nico Rosberg first did with the first place, Hamilton with the second who immediately stole Kobayashi (already replenished the problems of the first session), Button was fourth and Perez fifth. But not just there the thing because it would be Di Resta to the fifth relegating Perez in seventh place. Seventh? Yes, because Massa marked a 1: 49.967 for first place. More changes, but we can already see this in the time table. Ferrari first free seconds, a little crazy and much boredom to then give a reasonably fast lap in the conditions of the track.

Red Bull loses 0.5 seconds without blown diffusers: If but not

Helmut Marko things on the one hand and from what little I think I things that they involve technology in Formula 1, loss of performance and other ads when they come from the video team (read Ferrari, McLaren and RedBull Renault even when it's Mass Damper). The man who is behind important decisions in RedBull says that they will lose about half a second per lap from which prohibit blown broadcasters. And all because the aerodynamics will be embittered.
Let's see, if that is the case and there was nothing more, we could start thinking about a second much more disputed part of the Championship, but neither has taken into account to the rest of teams, or it is bearing in mind that there are more things that touch once banned the blown diffuser to think about RedBull is finished. Before proceeding, my impression is that Helmut Marko has done a great joke, but is the second part of the story to tell.

Anyway, we have made some preparations to neutralize this in terms of setup and aerodynamic measures. We are optimistic in the face to maintain our level of benefits

This is what is called a "do not say anything, but I say this to". When we were already thinking in what invest these five tenths second going to lose RedBull, us ends by saying that "gives equal, because we have taken measures". Equally, so seems a preventative to FIA slap (fudge) as a challenge to the rest of teams: "you alegreis not yet, that not we going to achieve".
Whatever it is, so we'll see from Silverstone. I personally do not think the thing to vary much, and in any case could vary as a maximum in the RedBull pass to win Street (with Vettel) to be sentenced to the second or third step of the podium with a victory. Goodbye Championship, goodbye. Measure implemented FIA, but to record anything more.

Grand Prix of Spain F1 2011: free seconds with things more clear. RedBull out of orbit and Hamilton in the Middle

Second session of the Grand Prize of Spain-free and almost more of it. Almost, but not the same, because this afternoon Lewis Hamilton has succeeded in placing his McLaren between the two men of RedBull, being the strongest Mark Webber, and the third ranked Sebastian Vettel, who stayed until the last second in track but was not able to destroy the Cronus of the Australian. Webber is high here in Spain, demonstrated last year, this day was that no one can cough.
Fernando Alonso has not been able to repeat the fourth square of this morning, but the fifth place achieved in the free 2, behind Jenson Button, give hope that things can begin to be consistently well for cars of the Scuderia. Felipe Massa improves considerably and is placed eighth after the two Mercedes GP. Sauber and Renault share of alternating squares of the ninth to the decimosegunda, while Williams and Toro Rosso do the same with the squares in the 13 to 16. More disappointing Force India, although it is clear that we do not know what they have been testing and what not. With Lotus are quite ahead of Virgin, and even more of HRT, who have finished last to nearly 1.5 seconds of distance with the last Virgin's Timo Glock.

I must admit that not I have attracted so much attention to these free as to the first seconds, it should be the lunch that distracted me. But what is true is that we have seen how the riders and the teams have proven a thousand things, different configurations, and to come into play different gums, times have emepzado to fluctuate in a strange way. The first was Fernando Alonso who began rolling fast medium 1: 25to see later how Vitaly Petrov gave the chime breaking records of partial (I guess that with rubber soft but I could not check it with the image of the performance).
A measure that moved the meeting to Pastor Maldonado was temporarily placed in third place. The difference between starting the session with hard or soft was clear to see that, the good Shepherd near Hamilton and Alonso. At any given time, Vettel took track taking sectors purple by large lead and marked a tiempazo below the 1: 23. It seemed that all was but missing still Mark Webber with this time of 1: 22.470, followed of secluded by Hamilton, 39 slower thousandths and final time of 1: 22. 509.
Shot considerably more than in the first session, and in the absence of practically no relevant thing that stress, I am convinced that all teams (at least the first five insurance) are very prepared for tomorrow the last session of free and the qualifying session. We will tomorrow be stiff, now there are 1 second between Webber and Alonso, but Nico Rosberg is also nearby (1.1s).
The downside for me is seeing again Sebastian Buemi ahead of Jaime Alguersuari (remember that the question of the week is still open). A return less than Jaime, 1.5 tenths of a second ahead. Enough to have Rubens Barrichello between the two. Tomorrow is more important, we can say that the free are to shoot without looking at the time, so we will wait to see if the extra filming in Barcelona motivation makes Alguersuari us a joy.
That should be rechargeable batteries are the two drivers of HRT (the team in general, come on), because they have been to 7 seconds for the fastest time of the session, well behind the two Virgin. This circuit can negatively affect the spate of HRT (streak to qualify and finish relatively close rivals), and that it is precisely the Grand Prix of House which seems choking (for now) leaves us a bit discouraged. Tomorrow, more-

2011 F1 China GP: Vettel, interesting behind free seconds

Every time that I see a few training free I start thinking about the same, that times are not significant with a view to the classification of the Saturday, but the truth is that some free sessions give enough information, or at least it is the feeling that I take from this second batch.
Sebastian Vettel again in first position with a record of 1'37. 688 followed by Lewis Hamilton in 0.166 seconds, Button, Rosberg, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa. After these first six colaba Sutil and the two Renault, Heidfeld and Petrov by that order, and Mark Webber to complete the top 10. Fernando Alonso marks the 14 best record after hydraulic problems and Alguersuari was placed behind the Ferrari in 15th position. The two HRT have been ahead of D'Ambrosio, Glock and Di Resta.
Even there the quick summary. There are several things that I would like to comment, because it is clear that it can crash to see Fernando Alonso the fourteenth or Mark Webber 10th as Sebastian Vettel breaks the cronos or Massa is sixth (by commenting on the two couples of pilots). And we must also discuss the good records of Hamilton and Jenson Button, which does not seem so far today and who also made times throughout the session.
Fact: the temperature of the track has gone down during the session, since the 35 ° C at the start to 32 ° C at the end of the same. The air temperature has remained between 27 ° C and 26 ° C at the end of the session. This has been able to influence time significantly.
Nico Rosberg marked the refefencia in the first third of the session with a Cronus of 1'38. 912, the fastest of the home and continued to fall until its final time, 1'37. 943 (fourth position) Michael Schumacher did not get down to 37, but we have seen the two Mercedes quite fast in a consistent way.
Both Renault have been close in time, just 54 thousandths of a second difference between Heidfeld and Petrov. I expected something more, but still free practice there why alarmed. Heidfeld has become to have excursion off track but less serious in the previous free, because that has been able to return to track by itself although he would go through boxes to fix the flaws.
Things have been regular for HRT. On the one hand Narain Karthikeyan has been able to shoot 25 laps, staying 5,214 seconds from Vettel and Liuzzi, D'Ambrosio, glock and Di Resta (who did not come out this time). On the other we saw Liuzzi despairing while he saw work in box of their mechanics, but in the end it was unable to make a fleeting output to make a Cronus and it has been placed to 950 thousandth of the Hindu. For a single turn, good result and do not seem so far away from his rivals, sincerely.
We are now going with what most expected to comment on. First, Fernando Alonso had a hydraulic car problem that has been stopped much of the session in review by the mechanics. Went missing when finally less than 10 minutes to the end to test the soft wheels, quedandoel 14th but with the feeling of the pneumatic option. The truth is that I wouldn't you worry about this position seeing how has gone Massa during the long wave that has been done in 1'43 (with harsh).
And Mark webber. We have seen him make a long series of laps with fuel at the top, have in fact been no more than 15 laps (say no more because not is how many have been in total, but between 12-15 laps probably) scoring a best time of 1'44. 425. This found me a coach for the first stint of the race on Sunday, then see how walking times, but it seems a good clue (taking into account the conditions of the track). Meanwhile, Vettel test pure speed.
Tomorrow we will return with free 3 and classification for this exciting Chinese Grand Prix.

Malaysia F1 2011 GP: Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton penalized 20 seconds

The FIA has returned to show off punishing Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton after the spectacular Grand Prize of Malaysia which we enjoy this morning. They have been punished with 20 seconds to both. Reason? In the case of the McLaren driver changes of direction in his fight with the Spanish. For its part, Ferrari's has been penalized by colliding with his rival. Is this a joke? No, it isn't.
I remember well the defensive maneuver of Hamilton with Alonso. I live not considered it as do "eses". There was a slight changes of address, movements understandable to well address a curve if you you are defending the harassment of a rival. And says it a server, an admirer of Alonso. Found nothing worthy of sanction. The FIA does not believe so.
The sanction to Fernando Alonso is to make it look. They penalize you for having struck against a rival. Hence we are in agreement, it is obvious that the Ferrari played McLaren. The Asturian it missed and struck the right Hamilton's rear wheel, destroying the left mustache of his front wing. The FIA him punished by this fact, colliding against a rival. Neither had done to post. Already had enough with having to change his nose for failing in his attempt at overtaking. A maneuver that nothing had to do with the stray bullet which became Rubens Barrichello to try to outflank Nico Rosberg in Albert Park; the Spanish was no kamikaze.
With the sanction Fernando Alonso retains the 6th, but Lewis Hamilton is relegated to the eighth to the detriment of Kamui Kobayashi. The question is, do so want to reward the FIA overtaking? If when it goes wrong you risk receiving a sanction, pilots will have to think twice before trying to outpace a rival. Too bad the FIA, very bad; a simple lance's career has been taken on chest.
With this decision feel a bad precedent for the future, but perhaps do care them? If something is characterized for its total lack of logic and consistency when making decisions. Anything that is surprising at this point.

Less than 57 seconds with Honda NSX 1999 Tsukuba circuit

It is a curious title for a curious brand. If you know or have you played in Gran Turismo you know perfectly the Tsukuba circuit. It is a short, seemingly simple but with some curious sinceramente… points to prove a return fast. In reality spend three quarters of the same and get a 56,959 seconds with a 1999 Honda NSX Cronus mood as a tiempazo. This has achieved it a fervent Japanese fan of Ayrton Senna, and with a tribute at the front of the car which helped design the great and legendary champion.

It goes without saying that this NSX engine has no no turbo, which gives you more than merit, and work on the NSX due to Tomiyoshi Racing. The result, 380 HP at 8500 rpm to make see return to the circuit as a delicacy. It could perhaps have fallen even more time, but certainly a great return.

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Does not lack now all we take time in GT4, GT5 or Forza 5 of truth, because I think the reality is quite different. To complete the post, that Japanese pays tribute to Ayrton Senna, we we will mark our particular. Because it is never over.

As a bonus, a Classic of Ayrton Senna video taking juice to the Honda NSX in Suzuka circuit. It is very curious back to watch this video and see how Senna handled perfectly Accelerator (among other things, but highlights the game in the right foot, I love). Sure that what we have again here Motorpasion F1, but also sure you enjoy it as the first time.