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BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson
"I've been watching the cars out on the track this morning, down at the chicane at Turns seven and eight. The Ferrari looks particularly difficult to drive - Fernando Alonso has caught a couple of lurid slides when he lost rear-end grip. He's trying to drive the car he wants to have rather than the car he has. Felipe Massa was also struggling yesterday, but the way he drives the car looks nervous. Alonso just makes it slide. The Red Bull looks neat and tidy, although it does build up a bit of understeer. The Ferrari looks like it has very 'peaky' grip whereas the Red Bull looks more comfortable to drive. I suspect if the drivers were to really have a go, the pace of the two cars would be close, but you'd be less likely to make a mistake in the Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton has not done many laps - and when he has been out the McLaren has looked heavy with fuel."
BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson
"I've been watching the cars out on the track this morning, down at the chicane at Turns seven and eight. The Ferrari looks particularly difficult to drive - Fernando Alonso has caught a couple of lurid slides when he lost rear-end grip. He's trying to drive the car he wants to have rather than the car he has. Felipe Massa was also struggling yesterday, but the way he drives the car looks nervous. Alonso just makes it slide. The Red Bull looks neat and tidy, although it does build up a bit of understeer. The Ferrari looks like it has very 'peaky' grip whereas the Red Bull looks more comfortable to drive. I suspect if the drivers were to really have a go, the pace of the two cars would be close, but you'd be less likely to make a mistake in the Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton has not done many laps - and when he has been out the McLaren has looked heavy with fuel."
First person i've seen say that...
“This is an opportune moment, also, for me to consider my own role in the team. I turn 70 in April and I have decided to signal the next stage in the gradual but inevitable process of handing over the reins to the next generation by stepping down from the Board at the end of this month. This is not as dramatic a move as it may appear: I shall continue to work full-time as Team Principal and I shall continue to attend all Board meetings as observer. I also remain the majority shareholder of Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC. Nonetheless, I shall be looking to Claire to represent the Williams family on the Board and I know that she will work tirelessly alongside Adam to make the Group and the team just as successful as we can be.”
“It is no secret that Claire is my daughter but I am proud to say that she has fought hard to earn this appointment and of all the battles she has had to fight, the prejudices of her father were not the least challenging. Dominic Reilly has proven a unique talent in the field of sports marketing and filling the gap he leaves was daunting. But I have come to the view that Claire, with her profound love and knowledge of the sport and the team, can do so and I am proud and delighted that the Board has given her this opportunity. I am equally delighted that Dominic will remain close to the team with his new venture and that we can thank him for his contribution to Williams by supporting him now.
BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson
"Chatting to the teams over lunch today, it seems there is not as much performance difference between the tyres as you might imagine. First of all, they're struggling to get the 'super-softs' to last one lap of the abrasive Circuit de Catalunya. That means they are only about 0.2secs a lap quicker than the 'softs'. The soft is about 0.3-0.4secs quicker than the 'medium', and there is hardly any difference at all between the mediums and the 'hards' - although the hards hang on a bit longer."
Why have Red Bull asked to test a different chassis to the one they've been testing?
I think by "new chassis" they mean newly made rather than revised. Sounds to me that changing all of the parts for the updates would likely damage the chassis (especially around the exhaust) that is currently being used so they are going to us a new one, albeit it is the same as the one currently in use. That's my interpretation at least, but we'll see what they use on track tomorrow though.
I think by "new chassis" they mean newly made rather than revised. Sounds to me that changing all of the parts for the updates would likely damage the chassis (especially around the exhaust) that is currently being used so they are going to us a new one, albeit it is the same as the one currently in use. That's my interpretation at least, but we'll see what they use on track tomorrow though.
I think the changes of parts is so extensive that it would take a lot of time to fly out just the parts and do the refit on site so they're sending out another chassis with the parts already fitted. The way Ted's explained it is just a bit confusing.
They had to get permission from the other teams to be able to fly a new chassis out. Im just intrigued to see how different it looks. Pretty nose anyone?
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