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[vietlol]

mmm wontons



looks to be chilly, apparently its barely 10C

maybe the Ferrari engine will last

Will Renault make good on overhauling Merc? I think they have a good chance

Will KK finish a race? yes in first place

Will it rain? I hope it doesnt rain in quali and isnt washed out like last year, just some light showers to mix it up

Will schu crash into any more people while on his way to the grid? time will tell

[vietlol]

Ferrari to evaluate F-duct in practice

Ferrari will evaluate an F-duct on its car in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix tomorrow, AUTOSPORT has learned, as teams clamber to close down the straightline advantage enjoyed by McLaren.

BMW Sauber is the only outfit that has so far been able to successfully copy the McLaren concept, which provides a straightline speed boost through the driver closing off a valve in the cockpit that helps stall the rear wing.

Although teams all set about working on their versions of the F-duct, the fact that the McLaren has been so quick in speed traps so far this year has brought some added urgency to teams getting it onto their machines.

Sources close to Ferrari have revealed that the team is making preparations to evaluate a duct on Fernando Alonso's car during Friday's free practice session in Shanghai.

It is not clear yet how the Ferrari system is incorporated onto the F60, or if the concept is at an advanced enough stage to be raced in the Chinese Grand Prix.

Ferrari's decision comes after Felipe Massa admitted in the build-up to this weekend's race that he was concerned about the advantage McLaren was enjoying from the F-duct.

"It's a nice circuit to drive and the extremely long straight leading into a tight corner means there is a real possibility to overtake," said Massa.

"However, we will need to be careful on that straight this year, because we have seen that the McLaren in particular has a very high top speed, so in case of a close battle with them we will have to be careful and ready to defend position."

Team-mate Fernando Alonso said on Thursday that he would welcome the device.

"It will be an advantage, no doubt," Alonso said. "It is one of the longest straights in the championship and we know how efficient the McLaren is on the straights and what their top speed in the first races was.

"We saw McLaren very competitive in Malaysia, especially with Lewis [Hamilton] in the dry. But I still think that Red Bull will have a little advantage over everybody again here."

The Spaniard claimed, however, that the F-duct was not a top priority for his team.

"I know that we keep developing the car, but it's not maybe the first priority for us, that system. We keep working on our philosophies. There is an important step here to improve the car, and I know that there is more coming in the next races. I'm not specifically worried only about that system."

Other teams are also close to giving the green light to introducing the system - with Williams also possibly looking at evaluating a 'blown rear wing' in Shanghai this weekend.

[vietlol]

we love you long time

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

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we love you long time

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it's going to be a Ferrari McLaren battle...
RedBull best of the rest...

[MrHahn]

it's going to be a Ferrari McLaren battle...
RedBull best of the rest...

I still think Red Bull will still be fastest overall - whether they'll be in the lead is a different matter.

LOLonso will go DOOOOOOOWWWWWNN IN A BLAZE OF GLOOOOOOOOOORRRREEEEEEYYYYY

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LOLonso will go DOOOOOOOWWWWWNN IN A BLAZE OF GLOOOOOOOOOORRRREEEEEEYYYYY

not as bad as Kimi in the McBoom era

[vietlol]

I think Massa is actually worse off this weekend. They are using the Bahrain race engines at Ferrari.

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Either the McLarens are running light right now or this weekend could be a snoozer.

Uh-oh, Fred's V8 went boom again.

[vietlol]

The engine that Fred lost is the one they changed out pre-emptively before Bahrain race.


HOLY SHIT BUEMI WTF BOTH WHEELS JUST FLEW OFF

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mclarens are flying....

[Redliner]

Someone post a link in the streaming thread please!

[vietlol]

Ferrari f-duct at work?

[doublemeat]

Whoa! What a freak upright failure that was.

[Nacho]

holy balls, that failure was freaky in real-time.

[Nacho]

Did anyone else see the F-duct of Ferrari's on Speed? How the fuck does that work?

[vietlol]

Looks like the F-duct on the Ferrari wasnt working. They were just testing the engine cover to see the numbers.

http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/82913

"The F-system was not active," he said. "We tested some parts of the engine cover and the rear wing to validate them and to check they worked fine, but the aerodynamicists will now gather data. But the system was not complete.

"I had nothing inside the cockpit because the system is not complete. We tested the engine cover to compare it with the standard one. I didn't notice anything. I guess there will some new numbers from an aero point of view."

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Buemi's instinct was to apply opposite lock when the rear end was coming around.. Just looks a bit funny when there are no wheels to steer with.

[TimzSI]

Holy Shit Buemi! Never seen anything like that, wow. He looked a bit peeved in the after shot. lol.

[TimzSI]

oh and HAHA lonso. Two down, six to go.

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

[vietlol]

oh and HAHA lonso. Two down, six to go.

Just giving the others a chance

[TimzSI]

brb, calling M.A. Horne for a heated blanket.

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In regards to Buemi, i was expecting his seat to eject next... and a parachute to come out of it...

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Ferrari F-Duct