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What's Burning? wrote:Schumacher tops the time sheets day one!ok you need to go into rehab before the season starts.
andrew wrote:McLaren will be way off the pace in testing and will then be miraculously on the pace come the first race or at the very least miles ahead of where they appeared to be during the final test in a change of form that is worthy of the most hackneyed of low budget straight to daytime TV films.I've got a feeling McLaren are going to be on the pace straight off this season.
Cai wrote:I'm hoping for a ridiculously equal grid this year. Obviously we won't really know anything 'till MelbourneAgreed... my personal thoughts on each team:
Cai wrote:Red Bull - with blown diffusers banned surely they'll have much less of an advantage.In theory, but they're world champs for a reason so i would still class them as favourites.
Cai wrote:McLaren - haven't heard anything about McLaren yet, maybe they're hiding something special?You could say that about any team really though, but nonetheless McLaren are usually there or thereabouts. McLaren have pulled something innovative out the bag for the last 2 seasons now though, we'll see if they can get a hat trick (without outsmarting themselves this year).
Cai wrote:Ferrari - with all the new technical staff and with their own version of reactive suspension they'll be hoping on climbing up the grid.They're talking a big talk. Pressure is on for them this season... but they are capable of delivering. I would expect a slightly better season than last for them given their issues in 2011 and completion of a transitional period.
Cai wrote:Mercedes - with the front wing f-duct and apparently reactive suspension too they'll be stronger this year.The front wing f-duct is still mostly rumour at this stage... i honestly can't see them catching the front 3 though. If they can stop the car eating it's tyres this year it'll be a start.
Cai wrote:Lotus - as pioneers of reactive suspension their system will surely have a performance advantage over any copies.Perhaps, although i think the real advantage will lie in combining this technology with flexi front wings. Lotus should benefit massively from the HBD ban though.
Cai wrote:Force India - I read an interview somewhere saying that the expect to be 5th minimum and realistically they think they'll finish 3rd!I would be VERY surprised if they finished 5th again to be honest. They gained a lot from blown diffusers near the end of last season where other teams lost out a lot (same goes for Toro Rosso). Now that extra chunk of pace has been removed...
Cai wrote:And we've got the winners of the last 12 Driver's Tittles (2000 - 2011) lining up on the grid across 5 teams! It's so hard to call this year25% of the grid. I think I'm correct in saying this makes it the most garlanded grid ever!
What's Burning? wrote:Schumacher tops the time sheets day one!In the old car? Even my optimism has a limit!
JamesD89 wrote:It was tongue in cheek of me, if not bordering on head up @ssWhat's Burning? wrote:Schumacher tops the time sheets day one!In the old car? Even my optimism has a limit!
but rambunctious exuberance knows no bounds in our little corner of the internet.JamesD89 wrote:Well that's not so far fetched, while everyone is shaking down their new cars teams with last years cars know it inside and out and can put the hammer down straight away, Even with 2012 parts added.What's Burning? wrote:Schumacher tops the time sheets day one!In the old car? Even my optimism has a limit!
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