Post-season test: Barcelona, Nov. 13 - 15

[saadie]

I always thought schumi was an electronics wizzard ..... the timesheets prove me wrong ..... he really is one hell of a driver ...

dani .. any idea which helmet Schumacher is using ... pparently kimi uses the same ...
hamilton uses arai GP5k . .hmm

[saadie]

i hope its cheaper then the arai (fingers crossed XD ..before opening the site hehe) ...
im getting a suit real soon ..

[saadie]

http://www.thememorabiliaexperience.com/helmets/
^^ nice site

i cant find the Schuberth RF1 anywhere :S

[saadie]

haha noo .. Evo has a simpson diamondback i think ... but in black ... hes the closest person to the stig on this board lol ...

im getting this grey/silver combination .. i'll pm you with the details

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Final test day:

Heikki Kovalainen put on a late flying lap to finish the final day of testing at Barcelona on top of the times with the fastest time of the week. The Renault driver set a best time of 1:20.659 to eclipse Ferrari's Felipe Massa, second quickest in the F2007.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:20.659 82
2. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:21.044 92
3. Montagny Toyota (B) 1:21.363 85
4. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.486 67
5. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.555 82
6. Badoer Ferrari (B) 1:21.741 74
7. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.805 33
8. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.820 69
9. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.939 84
10. Paffett McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:22.070 31
11. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.460 53
12. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.706 52
13. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:23.039 126
14. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:23.064 52
15. Klien Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:23.084 83
16. Button Honda (B) 1:23.118 96
17. Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:23.206 92
18. Conway Honda (B) 1:23.729 72
19. Rossiter Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:23.931 61
20. Doornbos Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:24.102 61

Heikki wants that McLaren seat

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Massa tops the final Barcelona test, not Kovalainen

The Ferrari team completed their dominance of the Barcelona test, with Felipe Massa finishing on top of the times on the final day of work. Massa set a best time of 1:21.044 to just edge Renault's Heikki Kovalainen, who went quickest in the final moments of the session. The Finn's time, however, was deleted after it was found he had cut the final chicane.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:21.044 92
2. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:21.136 82
3. Montagny Toyota (B) 1:21.363 85
4. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.486 67
5. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.555 82
6. Badoer Ferrari (B) 1:21.741 74
7. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.805 33
8. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.820 69
9. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.939 84
10. Paffett McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:22.070 31
11. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.460 53
12. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.706 52
13. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:23.039 126
14. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:23.064 52
15. Klien Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:23.084 83
16. Button Honda (B) 1:23.118 96
17. Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:23.206 92
18. Conway Honda (B) 1:23.729 72
19. Rossiter Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:23.931 61
20. Doornbos Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:24.102 61

[5vz-fe]

Seems like everyone is busy testing new electronics.

[saadie]

^^ such as ?

[5vz-fe]

Originally Posted by saadie ^^ such as ?

BMW Sauber
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...15192956.shtml

For the third and final day of the first winter test the task list was basically the same as for the two previous days for BMW Sauber. Again, development work with the 2008 standard ECU was on the agenda, as well as testing new mechanical parts in preparation for the 2008 season. Today Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica put in just over a 100 laps between them with best times of 1:22.460s and 1:22.706s respectively. While the team lost some track time in Barcelona due to teething problems with new components, the positive conclusion is that it learned a lot in Spain.

Red Bull
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...15200331.shtml

The penultimate test of 2007 ended today at the Circuit de Catalunya and the past three days can generally be described as positive for Red Bull Racing. David Coulthard drove on all three days and this last one saw him continue to work on aero and mechanical set-up, based on developments aimed at the 2008 regulations. A trouble free final day saw him get through everything on his programme. With around two hours being lost to red flags caused by various teams and drivers, it was difficult to squeeze in a full workload. Nevertheless, Robert Doornbos, who took over from Karun Chandhok, got through the majority of his programme which focussed on the 2008 common ECU and getting the Renault engine and Red Bull Racing chassis systems working in harmony with it. Coulthard set the fifth fastest time of the day with Doornbos slowest in 20th. It’s back to Spain for the test team, with a four day session at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, starting on December 4th.

Toro Rosso
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...15195234.shtml

Scuderia Toro Rosso heads home to Faenza after three generally successful days of testing at the Catalunya circuit. Unlike yesterday, there was no swapping of chassis for the two drivers, with Sebastian Vettel sticking to the car running the 2008 Common ECU, while Sebastien Bourdais ran a 2007 spec car, with traction control and engine braking turned off. Vettel also worked on the new suspension, trying various different settings. As for Bourdais, the past three days have been something of a learning process as the team adapted to providing him with a car that suits his driving style. Vettel and Bourdais recorded the fourth and ninth fastest times respectively. Overall, the past three days have been productive the team stated, generating enough data to give a solid base to work on the 2008 systems. Scuderia Toro Rosso will be back in Spain, this time at Jerez de la Frontera, for a four day test beginning on December 4th.

Renault
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...15203338.shtml

Renault today concluded its three-day test session on the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. The day was mainly devoted to testing the reliability of the new standard ECU, the MES TAG31OB ECU, which all the teams will have to use from 2008 onwards. Heikki Kovalainen, who has done all the driving for Renault this week, continued to fine-tune his R27, testing various set-ups and getting to grips with a car that has neither traction control nor EBS. The Finn was able to complete a full programme this week without any major problems. Today, he was slightly delayed by a mechanical incident. Thanks to the efforts of his mechanics Heikki wound up the day having gathered a lot of data, which will now be analysed when the team gets back to the factory tomorrow. On his final day Heikki set the quickest time in 1’20.659 having covered 81 laps. The team will be testing in Jerez at the start of December with Nelson Piquet Jr at the wheel.

Honda
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...15192728.shtml

Honda began its on-track preparations for the 2008 Formula One season at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona this week. The three-day test sees the team’s 2007 car, the RA107, running without traction control as the new standardised electronics system is evaluated for the first time. James Rossiter began the testing duties on Tuesday at the wheel of the RA107, which is running in the team’s interim livery of Honda Championship White. Rossiter worked through a systems check for the new electronics in the morning and continued his work through the afternoon, concentrating on longer runs. He completed a total of 69 laps. Jenson Button joined the team in Barcelona on Wednesday and took over the testing programme in the RA107 for his first experience of the car with the 2008 electronics. He spent the early laps finding a good balance before continuing the team’s evaluation of the new system. Button also completed a number of race starts and ended the day with 79 laps.

Toyota
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...15192514.shtml

Toyota concluded the penultimate test of 2007 with a useful day’s work at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Once again, the focus was on preparation for the 2008 regulations changes, with Jarno Trulli and Franck Montagny gathering information on new items and making set-up comparisons. Montagny, on his last day of testing in his role as third driver, kept up his good work evaluating the 2008 standard ECU and enjoyed a productive morning, clocking almost 40 laps and setting encouraging lap times.