Austria In- Season Testing 2015 Red bull Ring

[f412]

Not that this would make an interesting thread..but any body atleast have hope,that we would make any improvements with the car?

[f412]

And also seb and kimi wont be doing the testing...so we wont be able to compare much..

[FerrariF60]

And also seb and kimi wont be doing the testing...so we wont be able to compare much..

nothing happened this morning, as it was a complete washout.
let's hope that will be better in the afternoon

[f412]

Heavy rain halted running on Tuesday's first morning of the post-race test at Spielberg before any of the teams could run in anger.

Only McLaren and Ferrari, who had Stoffel Vandoorne and F1 debutant Antonio Fuoco in their respective cars, were able to complete installation laps before track officials decided to red flag proceedings because of the amount of standing water on track.

[RedRebel40]

there is no real testing because of the rain. we did 1 lap mclaren did 1 lap the other teams did 0 laps so far.

[f412]

there is no real testing because of the rain. we did 1 lap mclaren did 1 lap the other teams did 0 laps so far.

things have changed my friend..

1 S. Vandoorne McLaren 1:32.151 6
2 A. Fuoco Ferrari 1:37.048 8
3 M. Verstappen Toro Rosso 0:00.000 1

[f412]

Grosjean go fastest with a 1:22.456 in wet conditions

[f412]

verstappen tops that with a 1:22.249

[f412]

verstappen lowers the benchmark again...1:21.699

[f412]

Anybody knows what kind of testing is ferrari doing?

[Rob]

Antonio’s first drive in the SF15-T
http://i58.tinypic.com/jajbds.jpg
Spielberg, 23 June – Just under 48 hours on from the Austrian Grand Prix, the SF15-T was back on track, with Antonio Fuoco at the wheel for the first of two days testing at the Spielberg circuit. The Ferrari Driver Academy student, currently competing in the GP3 series, follows the path first taken by Davide Rigon at Magny Cours in 2012 and then again at Silverstone in 2013, adding to the list of young Italians given the opportunity to drive at an official test.

Fellow academy student, Raffaele Marciello undertook testing duties at Abu Dhabi in 2014 and then again at the first day of the Barcelona test back in May of this year. Fuoco’s debut today has been affected by very heavy rain, which has not let up prior to the lunch break. It means that only installation laps could be completed by those taking part, so there are no lap times.

[stefa]

It should have rained like this on Sunday :furious

[Jax]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/williams-reveals-radical-new-winglet/?v=2&s=1

[Hornet]

Many people are saying it should be illegal according to the regulations. But maybe Williams know something no one else do

[TigerKing]

Well the Mercedes Benz logo is blocked so I expect a complaint from Mercedes! ;-)

[Rob]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/williams-reveals-radical-new-winglet/?v=2&s=1

:Hmm Just hope we dont start putting winglets there. Start looking like the current IndyCars.

[Nova]

Cool new wing on the Williams..Is this legal?
How long ago was it when the sidepods did this...

[Hornet]

Cool new wing on the Williams..Is this legal?
How long ago was it when the sidepods did this...

should be illegal, unless there's a loophole in the rules.

2008 was the last year we saw mini wings being used to reduce rear wheel drag. In 2009, all these aero bits was banned.

[Homan13PSU]

Antonio’s first drive in the SF15-T
http://i58.tinypic.com/jajbds.jpg
Spielberg, 23 June – Just under 48 hours on from the Austrian Grand Prix, the SF15-T was back on track, with Antonio Fuoco at the wheel for the first of two days testing at the Spielberg circuit. The Ferrari Driver Academy student, currently competing in the GP3 series, follows the path first taken by Davide Rigon at Magny Cours in 2012 and then again at Silverstone in 2013, adding to the list of young Italians given the opportunity to drive at an official test.

Fellow academy student, Raffaele Marciello undertook testing duties at Abu Dhabi in 2014 and then again at the first day of the Barcelona test back in May of this year. Fuoco’s debut today has been affected by very heavy rain, which has not let up prior to the lunch break. It means that only installation laps could be completed by those taking part, so there are no lap times.

Did we change the color on our rain lights? Can't say I've ever seen green before.

[samboozik]

:Hmm Just hope we dont start putting winglets there. Start looking like the current IndyCars.

Well it looks better than these massive EMPTY floors.

[chris.gotfunk]

Did we change the color on our rain lights? Can't say I've ever seen green before.

It designates the driver as a rookie from what I read.

[gvera]

Is Ferrari testing something new?

[gjoko-mkd]

Is Ferrari testing something new?


Yes, crashing the car with a different drivers

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIMjjJJWcAEe-Ns.jpg

[zike]

Yes, crashing the car with a different drivers

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIMjjJJWcAEe-Ns.jpg

Gut did 110 laps today, nice number.....but dont know what did we test

[totox]

6394


Also this is very interesting! It seems that we are the only team that didn't test any innovative solution or at leat aero upgrade. The end of the williams, when the white hood end, around their exhaust is also new? Very tight package...

[jragona]

Does anyone know what Ferrari were or might have been testing?

[FerrariF60]

Does anyone know what Ferrari were or might have been testing?

hopefully a faster, more powerful engine
or maybe a different engine map so taht we can extract more from our engine in Quali...like the merc's are doing

[f412]

according to ferrari sight they were mostly doing aero test...

[mark p]

hopefully a faster, more powerful engine
or maybe a different engine map so taht we can extract more from our engine in Quali...like the merc's are doing

Merc do not have a quali mode more likely quali is what their engine has but was turned down for races due to knocking. With reliability upgrade they can use their engine in the race at same power as quali hence the quali gap is now the race lap gap. At least this is now known due to Ferrari pressure Merc cannot hide performance so although they are far the goal is now clear.

[Ilsan]

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/06/wittmann-catches-the-eye-as-austria-f1-test-ends-with-rosberg-on-top/
"Ferrari used a tyre laser on their car to measure the shape of the tyres, as homework for their wind tunnel model, which shows the level of sophistication in F1 today,"

http://formula1.ferrari.com/en/positive-day/
Today’s testing focused mainly on studying the behaviour of the various Pirelli compounds, as well as looking at some aerodynamic solutions. It’s always nice to be able to drive the current Formula 1 car and I want to thank the team for giving me this opportunity. It was a positive day, we did a good job and we completed the programme we had set ourselves, gathering plenty of data that we can now carefully analyse back in Maranello”.

[Nova]

I dont see what the Williams nose can accomplish, interesting, but still ugly.
After the last race I was yearning for some racing, so I pulled out some old vcr
tapes of races from 96 thru 99. How refreshing to not only watch, but hear also.
The cars looked so much better.

[Nova]

1. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 117 laps 1m 09.113s
2. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Ferrari-Ferrari 110 laps 1m 09.931s
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 79 laps 1m 10.029s
4. Marco Wittmann GER Toro Rosso-Renault 158 laps 1m 10.103s
5. Pascal Wehrlein GER Force India-Mercedes 132 laps 1m 10.253s
6. Jolyon Palmer GBR Lotus-Mercedes 110 laps 1m 10.373s
7. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 104 laps 1m 10.718s
8. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-Renault 116 laps 1m 10.757s
9. Felipe Nasr BRA Sauber-Ferrari 138 laps 1m 10.922s

[stefa]

I dont see what the Williams nose can accomplish, interesting, but still ugly.
After the last race I was yearning for some racing, so I pulled out some old vcr
tapes of races from 96 thru 99. How refreshing to not only watch, but hear also.
The cars looked and sounded so much better.

:thumb