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jenkF1 · 03-28-2005, 05:43 AM

What a twat getting a fracture playing tennis. That fuking suks cus in the championship, although very very early and without the F2005 so far, hes only like 8 points behind Alonso.

phantomfocus · 03-30-2005, 08:53 PM

I'm dissapointed, I'd like to see JPM do well. Especially if that means a tighter title fight! Now it will be even easier on the the new F2005 ferrari's.

|Nuno| · 05-04-2005, 12:03 PM

V8 News

FERRARI:

Acording to Gazzeta, work on the V8 is progressing rapidly and could be on the track sooner rather than later (June or so).

Apparently the biggest feature of this engine at the design stage is reduced size. This has been achieved not only because of the 2 cylinders missing but because of a philosophy that forms the cornerstone of the project: -10%.

The team is trying to reduce the dimensions of most components by 10% compared to the 055. This also has obvious weight advantages. They go into some detail as to what's being done to achieve this with the rigity of the engine and transmission and getting as much energy out of the engine and through the chassis. A big focus of the project is trying to get the optimum and efficient transfer between heat energy and mechnical energy in combustion.

Finally they speculate that it is possible, given the lower consumption and bigger fuel tank possible of a no-stop race at certain tracks.
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B.A.R. Honda:

BAR Tested Honda V8 Engine Last Week
Wednesday, 04 May 2005 08:49

BAR-Honda were the first Formula One team to test their V8 engine ahead of the 2006 season last week at the Mugello circuit, Autosport-Atlas has learned.

The engine rules are changing next year to a V8 2.4 litre format from the current V10s.

The smaller independent teams will be allowed to use V10s in 2006 and 2007, subject to a restriction on revs to be determined by the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA).

Minardi have already announced they will keep using their Cosworth v10s next year.

BAR's test drivers Anthony Davidson and Enrique Bernoldi tested the first prototype of Honda's V8 engine at the Mugello circuit last week, reportedly lapping around four seconds slower than with the current power unit.

"It wasn't at any time a question of catching quick laptimes," BAR's technical director Geoff Willis said after the test. "Davidson before, and Bernoldi later, just ran to help us learn how this engine works and to control several parameters and technical details, and collect a lot of data in view of future, more complete tests.

"It is a very strange engine. Really low. Really, really low and shorter than usual, with a lack of power and a lower stroke curve compared to the actual V10, as logical.

"But it will still be a very interesting engine, in some ways more similar to a MotoGP engine than an actual F1 V10."

phantomfocus · 05-04-2005, 03:17 PM

Very interesting, I am very anxious to hear the new V8's as well as some confirmed rpm figures. I have heard in the neighborhood of 22,000 revs!

|Nuno| · 05-04-2005, 07:41 PM

/\/\

The Ferrari bit, I got from another forum (from a guy that bought "La Gazzeta").

And the B.A.R. bit is from Atlas F1.

Toronto · 05-05-2005, 11:04 PM

For those who don't know what is going on,
"BAR team handed two-race ban"
http://www.formula1.com/race/news/2947/736.html

ZfrkS62 · 05-05-2005, 11:11 PM

holy crap :shock: i'll bet button and sato are absolutely FUMING at this :shock:

graywolf624 · 05-05-2005, 11:13 PM

Not really all that suprising. Should make the points race even more interesting then before though.

ZfrkS62 · 05-05-2005, 11:40 PM

probably the impending train wreck of a 9 team grid

graywolf624 · 05-06-2005, 06:54 AM

probably the impending train wreck of a 9 team grid

Perhaps

WTF graywolf in here?? i think this is the first time i have seen you in here. what brought you out here??

F1 has been rather disappointing for the last few years. You might see me in here a little more if it continues to pick up.

|Nuno| · 05-06-2005, 03:44 PM

Things aren't looking good for Williams:

"BMW has revealed a major problem for the Spanish Grand Prix and as a result the engines in both Nick Heidfeld's and Mark Webber's cars will need to have engine changes because of problems with a faulty exhaust valve. Two engines of a new specification are being assembled today in Munich and will be flown to Barcelona in time for practice tomorrow morning.

As a result of this Heidfeld will run on Friday and will get a drop of 10 places on the grid as a result. Mark Webber will not run on Friday and will only start work on Saturday morning., This will mena he avoids a drop of 10 places on the grid but may have a car that is not as well set-up as it could be.

Not a promising start to the weekend."

GrandPrix.com

graywolf624 · 05-06-2005, 06:59 PM

but i have some NEWS, LMAO

And here comes the train wreck. Right on time.

|Nuno| · 05-09-2005, 02:54 PM

Bridgestone Unhappy with Lack of Testing

Monday, 09 May 2005 10:34

Bridgestone have stepped into the ongoing dispute between Ferrari and their rival teams over testing limitations by claiming that their current form is suffering because they cannot test enough.

Although Ferrari are the only team not limited to the current 30-day ceiling agreed between the nine other teams, the outfit's tyre supplier Bridgestone are adamant that they are still at a disadvantage compared to Michelin.

Bridgestone's head of motorsport tyre development Hirohide Hamashima claims that the number of teams that Michelin can call upon to test, even with each outfit limited to a 30-day limit, has handed the French tyre manufacturer a huge advantage in terms of data.

When asked why there appears to have been a dramatic turnaround in form between Michelin and Bridgestone this year compared to last season, Hamashima told Gazzetta dello Sport: "The explanation is simple: we don't test enough.

"They say Ferrari test more than anyone but last winter, when we had only one car at our disposal, there were teams lining up three of them. And besides, our rivals can count on several top teams, so they can improve much faster.

"This is particularly decisive this year, with these new regulations. This is why we pushed for an agreement which limited testing in terms of kilometres rather than days."

Ferrari did propose a testing limitation to the other teams that involved setting a maximum amount of kilometers that each tyre manufacturer could test for.

Rival teams rejected that because the distance would have had to be shared out by the Michelin teams, whereas Ferrari would have been able to conduct most of that work alone for Bridgestone.

Despite the problems that Ferrari are suffering, however, Hamashima believes that the only area where the team are weak is in their single lap pace _ which has hindered Schumacher's chances of decent grid positions.

"The only problem here was the lack of performance in qualifying," said Hamashima. "After that the pace was good for Michael until the retirement."

mindgam3 · 05-09-2005, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by |Nuno|

Despite the problems that Ferrari are suffering, however, Hamashima believes that the only area where the team are weak is in their single lap pace _ which has hindered Schumacher's chances of decent grid positions.

"The only problem here was the lack of performance in qualifying," said Hamashima. "After that the pace was good for Michael until the retirement."

So that means that Ferrari's actual car has a crap race pace, not just the tyres

SFDMALEX · 05-09-2005, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by mindgam3

Originally Posted by |Nuno|

Despite the problems that Ferrari are suffering, however, Hamashima believes that the only area where the team are weak is in their single lap pace _ which has hindered Schumacher's chances of decent grid positions.

"The only problem here was the lack of performance in qualifying," said Hamashima. "After that the pace was good for Michael until the retirement."

So that means that Ferrari's actual car has a crap race pace, not just the tyres

And were did you get that from? Crap race pace?