2011 F1 testing day 12 live: Barcelona

45 comments on “2011 F1 testing day 12 live: Barcelona”

1. 

   somerandomguy
   8th March 2011, 8:04

   i dont get it. is it just live twitter feed and chat?
   1. 

      Homer
      8th March 2011, 8:12

      what more did you expect?

      the real innovation is how to present that data. this is much better than coveritlive, imo. :)
      1. 

         Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
         8th March 2011, 8:16

         this is much better than coveritlive

         Glad you think so!
         1. 

            Pinball
            8th March 2011, 9:27

            It looks good.
         2. 

            BasCB (@bascb)
            8th March 2011, 10:28

            I like it as well. Good idea to improve.
         3. 

            Fixy (@)
            8th March 2011, 16:41

            It’s very good as it allows to reply to comments to have more order and it’s easier to comment.
   2. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      8th March 2011, 8:15

      Leandra’s at the track today and we’ll be getting updates from her later on too.
2. 

   Ace
   8th March 2011, 8:32

   F1 Fanatic Live is a great idea!

   Something strange for me though. It says the first day of the test is completed, with the countdown saying the 2nd day is 5hrs away. Possibly something to do with me being on New Zealand time?
   1. 

      Ace
      8th March 2011, 8:38

      …i’m using Chome 9. :-)
3. 

   zecks
   8th March 2011, 8:42

   Still no sign if the HRT boys then? in a weird kind of way i will miss them
   1. 

      Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
      8th March 2011, 9:21

      Just because they haven’t shown for day one of the test doesn’t mean they are out completely. The test is planned for four days, but some teams are running Tuesday-Friday whilst others are doing Wednesday-Saturday. Hispania fall into the latter category, and they have said it will run on Wednesday or Thursday. As soon as the car is ready to go out on track, it will be going out on track. They might just have to use the F110 on Wednesday if the F111 isn’t ready in time.
      1. 

         RaulZ
         8th March 2011, 10:08

         Confirmed by http://www.caranddriverthef1.com:
         HRT will show and run his T111 on thursday.
4. 

   Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
   8th March 2011, 9:24

   According to Luiz Razia’s Twitter feed, Team Fernandes won’t be running Jarno Trulli today. Instead, they’ve decided to give both rookies more track time, so Davide Valsecchi will take the morning shift and Razia the afternoon.
   1. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      8th March 2011, 9:34

      Thanks, hadn’t seen that. Trying to run three drivers in one day did seem a bit much though!
   2. 

      Fixy (@)
      8th March 2011, 13:30

      I had said it looked too busy to run 3 drivers!
5. 

   tee geba
   8th March 2011, 10:12

   what is that crazy thing on the maccas nose?
   1. 

      VXR
      8th March 2011, 10:17

      It’s a load sensor.
      1. 

         VXR
         8th March 2011, 10:23

         Button is now doing a race simulation.
      2. 

         Derek
         8th March 2011, 12:53

         They are going to paint it ‘Red’ for Red Nose Day on Friday!
6. 

   just.daz (@nemo87)
   8th March 2011, 11:26

   WOAH what’s goin on here..!?

   http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-photos/6780/formula-1-test-at-circuit-de-catalunya-8-march-2011/170664/#/170665
   1. 

      just.daz (@nemo87)
      8th March 2011, 11:31

      http://photos.gpupdate.net/large/170634.jpg
      1. 

         just.daz (@nemo87)
         8th March 2011, 11:32

         http://photos.gpupdate.net/large/170627.jpg
   2. 

      Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
      8th March 2011, 11:33

      It’s a load sensor.
      1. 

         Rob Wilson
         8th March 2011, 11:42

         So, it’s just for testing then?
         1. 

            Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
            8th March 2011, 12:43

            Yeah. McLaren’t problem is that they can’t get enough downforce. That sensor is obviously there to measure the load being placed on the front wing, since downforce manifests as downward pressure being placed on car parts. McLaren are trying to isolate which parts of the car aren’t producing as much downforce as they’d like so that they can find a remedy.
   3. 

      Todfod (@todfod)
      8th March 2011, 11:37

      Looks like the mp4-26 has a large pimple on its nose
      1. 

         just.daz (@nemo87)
         8th March 2011, 11:42

         either that or been in a fight with the Redbull..?
7. 

   Stephen Jones (@aus_steve)
   8th March 2011, 11:30

   the new live system looks awesome! it looks slick, the posts come in regularly, and the layout is nice.

   with firefox 4, the compact layout seems to work a lot better.. the standard uses up too much space

   but all in all, it plays like a high-speed version of facebook!
   1. 

      Ollie (@olz21)
      8th March 2011, 13:42

      agreed, really great app. congrats Keith
8. 

   JUGNU
   8th March 2011, 11:35

   Please post the msfree.gr link
9. 

   JUGNU
   8th March 2011, 11:37

   Found it.

   http://www.msfree.gr/ms.php?id=19406
10. 

    Icthyes (@icthyes)
    8th March 2011, 11:47

    The Live app is so so so much better! Any plans to integrate the Login function with our F1F accounts?
    1. 

       Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
       8th March 2011, 12:02

       Yep it’s being looked into. There is a cost involved so I’m doing the sums and having a think.
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    just.daz (@nemo87)
    8th March 2011, 12:46

    http://photos.gpupdate.net/large/170670.jpg

    some teams will do anything to cool their engines ;)
    1. 

       BasCB (@bascb)
       8th March 2011, 12:51

       Interesting, that would not have been very fast.

       Also the first time I saw that sponsor message on the Saubers rear wing.
12. 

    Rocky
    8th March 2011, 13:54

    Finally McLaren does a lap of note.

    Pos Driver Team Time Diff Laps
    1 M. Webber Red Bull 1:22.544 – 50
    2 J. Button McLaren 1:22.937 +0.393 51
    3 N. Heidfeld Lotus-Renault 1:24.735 +2.191 20
    4 D. Valsecchi Team Lotus 1:25.406 +2.862 50
    5 S. Perez Sauber 1:25.443 +2.899 54
    6 N. Hulkenberg Force India 1:26.030 +3.486 31
    7 S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:26.087 +3.543 13
    8 J. d’Ambrosio Marussia Virgin 1:32.060 +9.516 35
13. 

    Coefficient
    8th March 2011, 13:56

    And Lo, button laps only slightly slower than the Red bull.

    Perhaps the 26 isn’t a dog after all.
14. 

    Nick
    8th March 2011, 13:58

    Should Button really be 6.5 seconds behind, regardless of whether it’s just a race simulation or not ?
15. 

    Nick
    8th March 2011, 13:59

    Arrrgghhhhh. I am too slow. Apologies. Maybe it’s not THAT bad for McLaren then ?
16. 

    Woffin
    8th March 2011, 14:09

    http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee394/JackHammer92/mcair.png
    1. 

       sato113 (@sato113)
       8th March 2011, 14:56

       lol. looks like a duck.
       1. 

          just.daz (@nemo87)
          8th March 2011, 16:12

          haha thats brilliant :)
    2. 

       matt88 (@matt88)
       8th March 2011, 16:25

       they could call it MP4-26B, where B stands for ‘Beluga’…
17. 

    tomforpresident
    8th March 2011, 14:57

    i know we arent speculating on these times as it is just testing, but it’s interestig to see that the tope teams are off their last years times by two seconds where as Lotus are matching their last year times.
    a lot probably due to developments throughout the year, but but nice to see them closing the gap.
    hopefully they arent too manipulated, i.e. weight etc.
18. 

    Motor_mad
    8th March 2011, 16:36

    i get the feeling HRT have no car nor no money, and the car we saw a few weeks back was just a mish mash of others put together in an attempt to hide the fact they have nothing, it would be great to see them with a car just i dont think they have anything.

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