Top Teams Likely To Refrain from Running on Friday

shambles · 9 Mar 2006, 18:57 (Ref:1541879)

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Such a shame really. Especially, in a country where they struggle to fill the grandstands as well. Maybe they should have practice engines, but again - money is money isn't it... it would go to defy the cost cutting measures. Have the FIA shot themselves in the foot here?

Silk Cut Jaguar · 9 Mar 2006, 19:37 (Ref:1541899)

Teams save money while the paying fans get less value for theirs. Gotta love it, thanks FIA.

shambles · 9 Mar 2006, 19:51 (Ref:1541904)

It's quite extraordinarily cheeky.

Marbot · 9 Mar 2006, 19:52 (Ref:1541905)

Friday should be an official test day and should be included in the 36 days that all the teams have supposedly agreed to.

Sodemo · 10 Mar 2006, 00:05 (Ref:1542046)

Jeez, doesn't anyone proof read those ITV articles before they are published?

sizzle · 10 Mar 2006, 08:52 (Ref:1542130)

The session is almost over and this is exactly what is happening.

Rennen · 10 Mar 2006, 08:54 (Ref:1542132)

I'm told we might see some more cars out lapping in the next session!

Rick · 10 Mar 2006, 08:57 (Ref:1542137)

how come not even Ant is doing any running?

sizzle · 10 Mar 2006, 09:03 (Ref:1542141)

Willams and Honda not even going out. (Race Cars)

Wurz fast in the 3rd car.

Raikkonen / Schumacher fast for 6 / 5 laps each.

climb · 10 Mar 2006, 09:14 (Ref:1542151)

Renault refrained as well

climb · 10 Mar 2006, 09:23 (Ref:1542159)

I reckon some reg changes will be introduced soon...

Pingguest · 10 Mar 2006, 09:36 (Ref:1542170)

Formula 1 has lost some of its value since 2004, when the engine had to last one whole race weekend. Since 2005 it has only become worse.

Max Mosley must really like these quiet Fridays, because he wants to introduce three-event engines. This will make the situation even worse.

By the way, these V8-engines really sound bad. And they all sound almost the same as well.

xman_wolve · 10 Mar 2006, 10:00 (Ref:1542183)

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Originally Posted by Rick

how come not even Ant is doing any running?

may be they are hiding something?? I bet he won't do the second practise as well.....waiting until tomorrow qly section to show the true pace?

**ScotsBrutesFan** · 10 Mar 2006, 10:19 (Ref:1542200)

Ida in the Super Aguri is 8.6 seconds off the pace of the fastest car - BMW test driver Kubica...early days I know but this can't bode well for race performance?
Sato was 2 seconds faster than his teammate but still 6 seconds off the pace.

Lets hope for SA's sake that they were running heavy on fuel or dragging an anchor behind them while everyone else was on fumes.

sizzle · 10 Mar 2006, 10:32 (Ref:1542209)

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Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan

Ida in the Super Aguri is 8.6 seconds off the pace of the fastest car - BMW test driver Kubica...early days I know but this can't bode well for race performance?
Sato was 2 seconds faster than his teammate but still 6 seconds off the pace.

Lets hope for SA's sake that they were running heavy on fuel or dragging an anchor behind them while everyone else was on fumes.

I think you are being a little harsh on them. They knew the old technology car wasn't going to be on the pace. I would be more of the view that "I hope the new car is ok".

Rennen · 10 Mar 2006, 10:33 (Ref:1542210)

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Originally Posted by Rick

how come not even Ant is doing any running?

They have loads of data from their recent very wise testing there...Ant will be doing long run tyre evaluations in 2nd session.

Rennen · 10 Mar 2006, 10:42 (Ref:1542214)

[QUOTE=sizzle]Willams and Honda not even going out. (Race Cars)

Wurz fast in the 3rd car.QUOTE]

Honda didn't need to, and Williams had Wurz gathering set-up data!

Meroo · 10 Mar 2006, 10:50 (Ref:1542220)

Thanks for the info. Still, surely you'd think the more third car running the better, even for fan/promotional purposes.

xman_wolve · 10 Mar 2006, 10:52 (Ref:1542223)

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Originally Posted by Rennen

They have loads of data from their recent very wise testing there...Ant will be doing long run tyre evaluations in 2nd session.

thank you for the real inside info!!!! can't wait to see the true pace of the Honda!!

Meroo · 10 Mar 2006, 11:17 (Ref:1542231)

Seems like a poker game so far, with no one wanting to show their full hand.

Dixie Flatline · 10 Mar 2006, 11:24 (Ref:1542235)

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Originally Posted by xman_wolve

thank you for the real inside info!!!! can't wait to see the true pace of the Honda!!

Looking good so far - Ant's 1/2 a second up on Kimi (almost 0.6 seconds actually).

Williams, BMW, Renault, Honda and RBR have not sent out their race drivers yet in this session. Interesting choice from Williams as Nico is a rookie at this circuit and you would have thought that they would want him to get up to speed on the circuit ASAP.

Meroo · 10 Mar 2006, 11:31 (Ref:1542239)

Nico won here last year in GP2 event I think?

Dixie Flatline · 10 Mar 2006, 11:39 (Ref:1542244)

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Originally Posted by Meroo

Nico won here last year in GP2 event I think?

He might have (I don't know), but driving a Formula One car around a track is still a different experience from driving around a lower formula car.

Williams still haven't sent out their race drivers. Only Webber, Rosberg, DC and JV remain in the sheds without setting a lap time.

Rennen · 10 Mar 2006, 13:18 (Ref:1542301)

Those who followed the official data, will have noted AD's top time of 1.32.997 was set on his first lap of a long 18 lap tyre evaluation run, which was very consistant. Whilst in the pits his time was beaten by Alonso, then Wurz and then by Massa all on short runs, demoting AD to 4th fastest...AD then came out at the end of the session, lighting up all three sectors purple, leaving the fastest time at 1.31.353 topping Schumi's and Wurz, which were both set on that same lap.

N I Tram · 10 Mar 2006, 13:22 (Ref:1542304)

DC was worried about engine reliability, as they haven't done a full distance in testing. It's really unfortunate for the fans, but I don't think it'll be this bad for the rest of the season, as teams will be have already revealed their relative pace, and will be more confident of reliability.

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