2012 Indian GP: Friday & Saturday Practice Sessions Thread

[anuragiyer8989]

I might sound stupid, but what if the other 11 teams were to wake up one day and say enough!
..and then act to plot against the Bulls and spoil their performances every race....

Please don't think otherwise....my mind is brewing up these crazy thoughts....maybe coz i've just been shown that no matter how much they talk, they motivate each other,
we still haven't been able to bridge the gap between trying and succeeding with new parts/upgrades....

[anuragiyer8989]

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[medeni73]

we're not the only ones, Maccas. Merc, Lotus, they are all falling behind, we are at least on same level but thats not enough of course for any serious Ferrarista...

[stefa]

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[stefa]

we're not the only ones, Maccas. Merc, Lotus, they are all falling behind, we are at least on same level but thats not enough of course for any serious Ferrarista...

They can fall down, because as for the championship to be won they are finished, so they can concentrate more on next years car development than to develop this years one.

[stefa]

See you all tomorrow. Have a nice day!

[varun]

Lucky there are only 4 more damage limitations weekends.

yes P2 is a good indication and at best alonso with his superhuman talent can beat both mclarens and maybe 1 redbull at best but no win.
looking forward to 2014 only now.. where we may be at an advantage. sad for alonso ..he could have had atleast 4 titles by 2012 but ferrari ruined his party('10 & '12)thats the truth!!!

[Catalan]

After watching the free practices today, it´s no brainer that Red Bulls are clear favorites for a 1-2 in qualy tomorrow. In normal conditions, first row is out of reach for FA. Think that Ferrari´s goal is starting the race from P3.

First stint: Ferrari is at the same level than RB will full tank and soft tyres. Sometimes the lap will be a bit better for them, sometimes for FA, the problem is the usual: Vettel starts from the pole, gets a 10-second advantage after the first stint, probably with Webber covering his back, and that´s it.

I know everybody says, Alonso the first, that Fridays mean nothing, they will now spend the afternoon studying data and will put together the best package for tomorrow, but I agree with those of you pointing to another damage-limitation weekend.

Anyway, let´s keep the faith. Points are allocated on Sunday, not today neither tomorrow.

[medeni73]

P3 is reality...with proper set-up and perfect lap from FA I dont see who could beat us for P3...but beyond that unless RBs crash P1-P2 are out of reach... I'm talking about qualy. here, for the race I mostly agree with Catalan...

[medeni73]

Lap times Alonso - Vettel, last long run stint:
Vettel Alonso
23 23 lap 1:33.071 23 lap 2:11.621 out lap -38.550 -52.136 11
24 24 lap 1:32.873 24 lap 1:32.644 +0.229 -51.907 13
25 25 lap 1:33.083 25 lap 1:32.829 +0.254 -51.653 14
26 26 lap 1:38.318 26 lap 1:32.090 +6.228 -45.425 15
27 27 lap 1:32.721 27 lap 1:32.288 +0.433 -44.992 16
28 28 lap 1:32.776 28 lap 1:32.331 +0.445 -44.547 17
29 29 lap 1:32.340 29 lap 1:32.349 -0.009 -44.556 12
30 30 lap 1:32.340 30 lap 1:31.997 +0.343 -44.213 18
31 31 lap 1:39.095 31 lap 1:35.313 +3.782 -40.431 19
32 32 lap 1:31.607 32 lap 1:31.954 -0.347 -40.778 13
33 33 lap 1:41.190 33 lap 1:31.559 +9.631 -31.147 20
34 34 lap 1:31.212 34 lap 1:40.309 pit in -9.097 -40.244 14
35 35 lap 1:41.602 pit in

[Hermann]

Domenicali saying in the pc he wants everyone to be positive. So stay positive!

[wacc]

Here is the comparison of times between FA and SV. I don't think we can make any conclusion out of this, but maybe someone could be interested.

[Tifoso84]

The Red Cows look set to lock out the front row in quali, unless some miracle happens. So our only hope is that Nando gets P3 and then perhaps we can do something with our race pace. But the sad part is that even getting that P3 ain't certain, cause the Maccas are very much in contention. It is absolutely essential that Nando gets P3 if the finger boy starts from pole. Our race pace seems to be our only weapon for stopping finger boy from winning again.

Fernando's fastest lap with a heavy fuel load was 1:31.5
Vettel's fastest lap with a heavy fuel load was 1:31.2
Webber's fastest lap with a heavy fuel load was 1:31.9

So in terms of race pace we should be right up there on Sunday. The most important thing is getting good starting positions in quali.

[wacc]

Domenicali saying in the pc he wants everyone to be positive. So stay positive!

Sir, yes, Sir!

[Rishu]

Gary Anderson: "The Red Bulls are quick for sure but Ferrari are not going to lie down. That was Alonso's eighth lap on the same tyres, while Vettel was on his third timed lap. You don't quite know how much fuel they are on.

[Rosso Corsa]

Sorry to ask, I've lost track. Did either Fernando or Felipe end the session with the new rear wing?

[fronaldo]

Race-simulation runs. Avgs: ALO 1:32.23; VET 1:32.45; RAI 1:32.66; HAM 1:32.67; WEB 1:32.79. Fastest: VET 31.202; ALO 31.559; WEB 31.587

[wacc]

Sorry to ask, I've lost track. Did either Fernando or Felipe end the session with the new rear wing?

My stream had low quality but Fernando ran RW with the V-cuts. So it was the old one I think.

[Jose-Lorca Fan]

Ferrari's race pace simulation was quicker than that of Red Bull in korea, yet look what happened in the race. I fear the same will apply here in India.

[Tifoso84]

Not all hope is lost yet. But the sad fact is that the Red Cows are just blindingly fast and we still have a lot of work to do in order to be seriously fighting for this WDC title. The Red Cows are light-years ahead of everybody, including us, no point in denying it.
Now I know how fans of the other teams must've felt when Ferrari and Schumacher dominated every season.

[stefa]

Domenicali saying in the pc he wants everyone to be positive. So stay positive!

Until when?

[stefa]

Sir, yes, Sir!

[Ken]

Sorry to ask, I've lost track. Did either Fernando or Felipe end the session with the new rear wing?

According to Ted Kravitz and the Sky team we are running the old wing

[Tifoso84]

Yes, apparently we were running with a new FW and an old RW.

[fronaldo]

seems like new RW is not good

[FA fan]

Its 10:30 sorry...my bad again :)

It's ok;) I saw on sky sports it said sonntag: 09:30 is it cuz of the time difference?? Sorry it's just confusing:)

[Muhammad Ansib]

Do not worry.remember 2011 India with a truck of F150 Italia managed a podium and Hopefully if he gets a front row start Alonso will win.Just Praying desperately ..Forza Ferrari and forza Fernando

[bonzo]

We are equal in race trim so from P3 Alonso can make it a win with the help of RB slower pit times...Who knows...

[medeni73]

According to Andrew Benson:
"I'm told @alo_oficial kept all developments on car through P2 - ft & rear wings, diffuser, brake ducts. Encouraging for them if that's case"

[wisepie]

This is Red Bulls to lose. People won't like it but practice certainly points to that.

Guess you're right, but a lot can change tomorrow and Sunday, don't give up hope yet and as for Felipe's spins, at least he'll now know where to be careful so don't let's start criticising him for experimenting with limits! There was obviously an issue with the car after the first excursion so the team will try to fix it. Coraggio!