2015 Spanish Grand Prix - Catalunya

[Sriharsha]

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2015Race Date : 10-05-2015
Tire Choices
Option - Medium (2014 - Medium)
Prime - Hard (2014 - Hard)
Number of Laps : 66
Circuit Length : 4.655
Race Distance : 307.104

[Ed Harley]

In absence of better news this is allegedly McLaren's new livery for Spain.

[Ste]

The livery is terrible from the front. It's a poor design. If that enormous and poorly placed McLaren logo wasn't on the top of the nose, it would look fine. Look at it from the front, it looks like an enormously stepped nose instead of the beautiful one they actually have. Not to mention it looks almost entirely the same as the 2010 HRT livery (Spain onwards). Think they need a new livery designer...

[zike]

In absence of better news this is allegedly McLaren's new livery for Spain.

http://im.mtv.fi/image/5062238/lands...si-varitys.jpg

now it looks as bad as it is

[LivingHitokiri]

Lol, this livery reminds of Minardi for some reason.

[zike]

Lol, this livery reminds of Minardi for some reason.

Hispania racing for me

[Black Adder]

http://www.foreca.com/Spain/Barcelona?tenday

Sunny weather during the entire WE

[Sriharsha]

[FerrariF60]

http://www.foreca.com/Spain/Barcelona?tenday

Sunny weather during the entire WE

one good thing at least....i kind of like it when it's a wet weekend, especially in the past when Ferrari was not so good in performance...i.e last year when the F14T sucked

but this year we seem to be right up there in teh Merc's gearbox, and with the MAJOR AERO package coming here, having good dry weather is what is all about...to see EXACTLY where we stack up against those MERCS...

yey, i'm so excited for this weekend...probably because of the THREE weeks off we've had...

now common, let's get ONTO RACING....

Forza Ferrari and let's hope for SOME podiums from both our drivers and DARE i say even A WIN!!!!

[Tony]

What's McLaren's story anyway, still no major sponsor... how much money can they be asking for??

[Rob]

In absence of better news this is allegedly McLaren's new livery for Spain.

http://im.mtv.fi/image/5062238/lands...si-varitys.jpg

just not sure.

[Ste]

What's McLaren's story anyway, still no major sponsor... how much money can they be asking for??

Ron said nobody needs Title Sponsors anymore.

"Title sponsorship doesn't exist any more as a concept," said Dennis."

Basically, he can't get one.

[PURE PASSION]

Gianlu D'Alessandro @Gianlu_DAle

Drivers can't change the livery of the helmets... But the teams yes, they can change the livery of the car.

[ALO]

In absence of better news this is allegedly McLaren's new livery for Spain.

http://im.mtv.fi/image/5062238/lands...si-varitys.jpg

I never understand if heating is an issue with these turbo engines why are cars black like our is black around the engine area?

[rudymentar]

i just have a doubt,isit an hrt hispania from 2010season or some kind of tribute to the a-team van???

[Winter]

What happened to the tire choices? I thought it was going to be the softest compounds in Spain?

Edit: Jaajuu, those were 2014 tires on the OP.

[Liscia]

Very blah livery on the McLaren which actually suits the car which is quite blah too!

[FerrariF60]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OznF30AbFJs

have you guys noticed around 2:31 in this video how the nose's CAMERA posts are FLEXING...maybe that is WHY they got banned and now Ferrari are running different ones because they're flexing BIG TIME

[Sriharsha]

What happened to the tire choices? I thought it was going to be the softest compounds in Spain?

Edit: Jaajuu, those were 2014 tires on the OP.

I dont think pirelli want to go with Softest tires and have a 8 stop race ;)
Due to heavy lateral forces they go with durable compounds at Spain most of times.

[Winter]

I dont think pirelli want to go with Softest tires and have a 8 stop race ;)
Due to heavy lateral forces they go with durable compounds at Spain most of times.

Yep, it was Monaco,Canada and Austria with soft/super soft compounds.
Wouldn't make much sense to go with softest tires in Spain. That 3rd turn eats front left like candies

[Sriharsha]

Yep, it was Monaco,Canada and Austria with soft/super soft compounds.
Wouldn't make much sense to go with softest tires in Spain. That 3rd turn eats front left like candies

There is a misconception. Its not T3 that takes most of the life from the tire, Its Turn 4. The tire already gets heated when it exits T3 and then having the retardation then the tight turn in then acceleration makes the tire to have severe punishment, this is where the Tire looses its life alot more.

[Nand0Nand0]

There is a misconception. Its not T3 that takes most of the life from the tire, Its Turn 4. The tire already gets heated when it exits T3 and then having the retardation then the tight turn in then acceleration makes the tire to have severe punishment, this is where the Tire looses its life alot more.

In the end you are both correct - Barca is hard on the front tires. I think this will play hugely into our hands with our lower front roll center. Even without upgrades I think we would be even closer to Merc here. I'm sticking my neck out and picking a win for Seb and Kimi on the podium as well.

[Winter]

There is a misconception. Its not T3 that takes most of the life from the tire, Its Turn 4. The tire already gets heated when it exits T3 and then having the retardation then the tight turn in then acceleration makes the tire to have severe punishment, this is where the Tire looses its life alot more.

Might be so, but the front left should anyway be weakest link on this circuit and it might be our change to beat Mercedes. This far Mercedes has been better in aero corners and Spain should suit them better in that way. But if we can make the tire(s) last longer that's our change to get them.

[Sriharsha]

#Turrini "In Spain we'll see a 70% new #Ferrari. The front end will be substantially different. No Tokens have been used yet"

I request moderators and forum managers to add twitter button so that we can paste tweets directly

[Senna4Ever]

#Turrini "In Spain we'll see a 70% new #Ferrari. The front end will be substantially different. No Tokens have been used yet"

wow ... 70% ist nearly a complete new car for me at least ...

[stefa]

wow ... 70% ist nearly a complete new car for me at least ...

Let's wait and see....

[Black Adder]

one good thing at least....i kind of like it when it's a wet weekend, especially in the past when Ferrari was not so good in performance...i.e last year when the F14T sucked

but this year we seem to be right up there in teh Merc's gearbox, and with the MAJOR AERO package coming here, having good dry weather is what is all about...to see EXACTLY where we stack up against those MERCS...

yey, i'm so excited for this weekend...probably because of the THREE weeks off we've had...

now common, let's get ONTO RACING....

Forza Ferrari and let's hope for SOME podiums from both our drivers and DARE i say even A WIN!!!!

I have the same feeling...

[Ste]

Rivola and two others have been dismissed. Unsure why at the moment.

On the eve of one of the biggest races of the season sporting director, a man close to Sebastian Vettel, Massimiliano Rivola was removed from his duties. They were suspended two other members of the team, the logistics manager and the cook.
ROME -Caos in Ferrari. On the eve of one of the biggest races of the season, sports director Massimo Rivola - man near Sebastian Vettel - did not show up in Barcelona and will not be on the pit wall. Unofficially in Ferrari they speak first of "a week's holiday" and then "a personal problem of Rivola", but what he learns "Republic" sports director has been suspended.

Still not clear the cause of a decision so sensational as traumatic for a room that had recently recovered his serenity. According to what has been possible to reconstruct, however, they would not be sporting reasons. Along with Rivola they were suspended two other members of the team, the logistics manager and the cook.
All three persons involved unexpectedly taken by Maurizio Arrivabene are therefore present in Barcelona, where Ferrari will be looking to get closer to the Mercedes.

Rivola - whose star was brilliant at the time of Fernando Alonso and Stefano Domenicali of which was personal friend and had instead a bit 'darkened with the arrival of Marco Mattiacci - was chosen as the point man on the team by Sebastian Vettel, with whom he had worked at the time of Toro Rosso. Arrived in Maranello, it was precisely the German to ask Arrivabene that Rivola was not moved and in fact took on even more central role in the team. Now the unexpected storm. The causes and effects of which are yet to be deciphered. "No comment" by the press office of the Ferrari.

[FerrariF60]

wow ... 70% ist nearly a complete new car for me at least ...

true INDEED...minus the engine and tranny and a few other small bits...YEAH almost a COMPLETELY NEW CAR

Forza FERRARI

[Senna4Ever]

Rivola and two others have been dismissed. Unsure why at the moment.
.....

on a German forum I found a posting where Ferrari already denied Rivola had been dismissed and said that Rivola isn't AT THE TRACK due to personal reasons ...
so he isn't there but not fired ...

very strange this ...