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#298441
Alonso for the win if it rains?


Why? I don't think the Ferrari is the fastest in the wet, If its changeable it will be a case of being on the right tyre at the right time again. If it stays consistently wet then it should be less of a lottery.
#298446
Alonso for the win if it rains?


Why? I don't think the Ferrari is the fastest in the wet, If its changeable it will be a case of being on the right tyre at the right time again. If it stays consistently wet then it should be less of a lottery.


Half wet conditions seem to suit the Ferrari's tyres issues:
Gary Anderson
That win in the conditions in Malaysia will have created more questions than answers.

The main one will be over the torsional stiffness of the car, because in the wet a more flexible structure is a more compliant car, which can be a benefit.

At the other extreme, McLaren always run the car very stiff to control the aerodynamics.

It's quite likely that this is the reason the Ferrari went very well in the wet conditions and McLaren dropped off.

The question those at Ferrari will be asking is why the car doesn't go well in the dry, when the grip levels are high.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17544326

In tricky conditions performance between the cars tends to become less important anyway as the drivers aren't sure what the limit is, Alonso has the ability to make the difference and he's driven very well so far.

Although Ferrari aren't great on tyre calls, Alonso is good at working out the strategy and has a good working relationship with his engineer.

Button though, is the one whoe's distingushed himself in those conditions and maybe Hamilton's penalty will rake the pressure off a bit?
#298450
Even with the penalty it's almost a guarantee he will be starting in front of Alonso.
#298453
Alonso for the win if it rains?


Why? I don't think the Ferrari is the fastest in the wet, If its changeable it will be a case of being on the right tyre at the right time again. If it stays consistently wet then it should be less of a lottery.


Half wet conditions seem to suit the Ferrari's tyres issues:
Gary Anderson
That win in the conditions in Malaysia will have created more questions than answers.

The main one will be over the torsional stiffness of the car, because in the wet a more flexible structure is a more compliant car, which can be a benefit.

At the other extreme, McLaren always run the car very stiff to control the aerodynamics.

It's quite likely that this is the reason the Ferrari went very well in the wet conditions and McLaren dropped off.

The question those at Ferrari will be asking is why the car doesn't go well in the dry, when the grip levels are high.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17544326

In tricky conditions performance between the cars tends to become less important anyway as the drivers aren't sure what the limit is, Alonso has the ability to make the difference and he's driven very well so far.

Although Ferrari aren't great on tyre calls, Alonso is good at working out the strategy and has a good working relationship with his engineer.

Button though, is the one whoe's distingushed himself in those conditions and maybe Hamilton's penalty will rake the pressure off a bit?


Anderson the same guy who questioned McLaren for not having a raised nose... There's probably a reason he is no longer an engineer :hehe:
From what I heard on the grape vine McLaren gambled for a dry race and set their car up for those conditions. Be interesting if qualifying is wet!
#298456
Even with the penalty it's almost a guarantee he will be starting in front of Alonso.

Really?


Really. If you'd like a wager on it, you're most welcome.
#298457
Alonso for the win if it rains?


Why? I don't think the Ferrari is the fastest in the wet, If its changeable it will be a case of being on the right tyre at the right time again. If it stays consistently wet then it should be less of a lottery.


Changeable conditions is the key. If it's wet, it will be a McLaren walkover. Both Lewis and Jeson were pulling away from the field by a LONG shot in Malaysia when wet, the Ferrari came alive only because the changeable conditions suited them best. Full wet or full dry race, we'll see a McLaren podium.
#298468
Alonso for the win if it rains?


Why? I don't think the Ferrari is the fastest in the wet, If its changeable it will be a case of being on the right tyre at the right time again. If it stays consistently wet then it should be less of a lottery.


Changeable conditions is the key. If it's wet, it will be a McLaren walkover. Both Lewis and Jeson were pulling away from the field by a LONG shot in Malaysia when wet, the Ferrari came alive only because the changeable conditions suited them best. Full wet or full dry race, we'll see a McLaren podium.


Then again, Jenson Button's pace in Melbourne when it was bone dry was none too shabby either.
#298470
Sebastian Vettel will run the old version of the Red Bull exhaust during Friday practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Having been the dominant team of 2011 Red Bull has been usurped by McLaren this season, with Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button ensuring two front-row lockouts so far. Red Bull had looked strong in pre-season testing before bringing its major upgrade to the car on the final two days in Barcelona, and in an attempt to find some more one-lap pace it will revert to its previous specification on Vettel's car.

Vettel told Sky Sports News that it was not a case of the team panicking, just trying to confirm its beliefs to do with the car's characteristics.

"I think overall you need to see that it's not a disaster," Vettel said. "We still have a very good car and in the race it looked very promising. In qualifying we were lacking quite a bit of pace which we haven't entirely understood. So for here we have a lot of parts and a lot of things to see whether the things we think can make a difference actually do make a difference."

Mark Webber added that the car was still likely to be unable to fight for the front row, but that any gains made in qualifying trim would help Red Bull's race pace.

"We would need to do a huge performance upgrade to challenge for pole," Webber said. "But stranger things have happened and we believe that we're doing the right things to improve Saturday's performance and they will definitely roll in to help the Sunday performance as well. So we need to hit the track, we need to see how the car's going to perform; we need to get the gloves off and see what happens on Saturday afternoon."

Team principal Christian Horner revealed the thinking behind the work on Friday.

"We will be conducting some evaluation work between the two cars," Horner is quoted by Autosport. "With testing not allowed during the season, Friday is the best opportunity to do some track testing and we are using the opportunity to look at an earlier iteration of exhaust and a further iteration of what we ran in Malaysia. Obviously we will then look at the data and then draw our own conclusions from there."
#298484
It's only Vettel that has the choice of two, Webbers stuck with the new one even if the old layout is faster.


Silverstone 2010 comes to mind...... :twisted:


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