2007 F1 Season

[Roy]

A true champion the way he has dealt with the weekends disappointment. Hope Webber learns from him by not alientating the team... http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/new...416115412.shtml

Nect few GPs will be itneresting for RBR. Webber needs to keep his mouth shut and get on with the job. Talk has the new seamless gearboc giving them 3-4 tenths so they will have the chance to be at the heels of BMW. In fighting by pointing fingers wont help the team achieve its goals

[ctjet]

Why was Kubica so much slower that Heidfeld?

Experience, car setup??? Hiedfeld seems in inspired form.

Inspired my ass. More like contract renewel is up so its time to put on a good show

Rumour is that Toyota is a possiblity. Dr Mario is keen to get Vettel into a seat and Kubica is his prodigy in progress, so the pressure is on. Be interesting to see how this pans out because I dont see who they'll drop. Heidfeld needs to keep this sort of form up to retain his seat.

[Necx0]

I didn't say what had inspired him!!!

I don't think BMW should get rid of Hiedfeld.......and going to Toyota would be the worlds worst move.

[ctjet]

Hopefully Heidfeld stays, and if Kubica doesnt pick up his game by the end of the season he can gtfo and give Vettel a run for a year... then keep the guy with more promise. Personally i dont see Vettle doing much, so i cant see what the big rush is?

Edited April 17, 2007 by ctjet

[ctjet]

Always a good read

Team-Mate Wars: Bahrain

LOL... best part:

Some in the PF1 office put Kimi's lacklustre performance down to the fact that it was a Muslim country with alcohol banned, and hence no possibility of a piss-up afterwards.

Edited April 17, 2007 by ctjet

[sh@un]

Where do I go to check to see who's running fresh engines, and who has to use the same engine as last race for the next round in Catalunya?

[ctjet]

All the big teams (BMW, Mclaren, Renault, Ferrari, Williams and Toyota) are running engines that have already completed one race

[djr81]

Speaking of engines, I was reading Jack Brabhams biography/autobio last night. When he was casting (get it, casting. anyway) around for a V8 block that Repco (Now ACL, not technically the Repco shops) could turn into an F1 engine he went to Japan in 1964. He viewed a small V8 motor with an aluminium block & cast liners. Unfortunately he formed the opinion it was too fragile for the basis of an F1 motor.

The interesting bit is that the block was made by a little car company called Prince......

[ctjet]

As in Nissan...? Well now anyways

Or am i trippin out and not even close

[djr81]

You are on the money.

[ctjet]

... i like money

[sh@un]

All the big teams (BMW, Mclaren, Renault, Ferrari, Williams and Toyota) are running engines that have already completed one race

k thnx

[ctjet]

I find it strangly coincidental that the MASSIVE fine that had been handed out to the organisers of the The land of goat sphincter rings GP was recended, fortunately enough, in time for Bernie Ecclestone's buyout of the track. He has personally guranteed its future until 2021 which im sure will make even richer... Nice to see theres no conflict of interests there

Bernie hasnt changed since the 70's

[ctjet]

Former Ferrari employees in jail

24 April 2007

Two former employees of the Ferrari Formula 1 team faced trial on Monday and were found guilty. The duo stole Ferrari's software and brought it with them to their new office in Cologne at Toyota F1.

According to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport the two Italians will be taken to jail. One will have to go behind bars for nine months, the other for one year and four months.

LOL

[dezz]

Maybe they never got around to installing it at Toyota....it doesn't seem to have helped much

[ctjet]

well, there might be some one sided discussions from now on LOL

[ctjet]

Heidfeld revels in Nordshleife glory

29 April 2007

BMW wrote another chapter in motor sport history on the legendary Nordschleife at the Nürburgring on Saturday when a modern Formula 1 vehicle was driven round the 20.8 kilometre race track for the first time in 31 years in front of a crowd numbering 45,000.

BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld was extremely enthusiastic after three laps in the F1.06: "This drive was simply incredible. I thought it would be great to drive on the Nordschleife before I started out. But it was even better than I had expected. This racing track is the best in the world. I'd really like to have emptied the tank. It was a very special moment when I left the grand prix circuit in the direction of the Nordschleife. I was really shaken up at the Bergwerk section and on the Döttinger Höhe. I'll never forget today as long as I live. Another particularly special experience has now joined the many fantastic childhood memories and racing successes."

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said: "We wanted to give fans a special treat. And I believe we have done this with the entire BMW motor sport programme. The BMW M3 GTR that Olaf Manthey presented today was welcomed like an old friend. The car is actually much too athletic for the museum. Naturally, the high point was Nick's drive with the F1.06. We had implored him to be careful. The day was a homage to the fans and to this unique circuit in the world of racing. For once, the lap times were a secondary consideration."

Despite unusually hard demonstration tyres and short transmission ratio, Heidfeld notched up a top speed of 275 km/h on the long straight called the "Döttinger Höhe". The second lap was his fastest lap and took 8:34 minutes.

Edited April 29, 2007 by ctjet

[Whiplash]

McLaren have been testing a new front wing at barcellona (couldn't see this mentioned above)

the new wing extension connects to the end plates and goes over the top of the nose of the car

not sure how much this will flex though with our any central support and small amount at each end

[ctjet]

knocking off Renaults idea.. in an albeit less elegant application

It was such a beautiful car upto this point aswell

They're probably the last team in the paddock to not be running this setup... look how long it took them to get those sidepod endplates into a race prepared car. I heard most of their devlopment centred around the rear of the car. Anyways, i cant wait for them to explain this one

Edited April 30, 2007 by ctjet

[Roy]

Finally some footage...