FIA Formula 1 Championship 2012

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Iba talaga paglumampas ng 40... Lolo ng yung galaw.

http://planetf1.com/news/3213/746299...-Final-Season-

Michael Schumacher fans had best say farewell during this season because Gerhard Berger reckons it will be his last in F1.

Schumacher, arguably the most successful driver to have ever raced in Formula One with his seven World titles, first quit the sport at the end of 2006.

After three years out, he returned in 2010, brought back by Ross Brawn's Mercedes GP outfit.

And although Schumacher stated at the time that winning an eighth World title was the ultimate goal, the German has yet to put up a challenge.

With Mercedes GP struggling to match the leading three teams, the 43-year-old and his team-mate Nico Rosberg have battled to even reach the podium. In fact, Rosberg is the only one who has during their partnership.

The younger German has also had the measure of his compatriot in the standings, beating him soundly in 2010 while he was again the victor in the intra-team battle last season.

And it's Schumacher's inability to match Rosberg that has Berger predicting that this season - the last in his Mercedes GP contract - will also be his last in F1.

"I do not think he will extend his contract. At this point I think it will be enough," Berger told Auto Moto und Sport.

"He has no chance against Rosberg. He will have to admit that at more than 40 years old he cannot beat a young driver at his level."

[Retz]

Iba talaga paglumampas ng 40... Lolo ng yung galaw.

http://planetf1.com/news/3213/746299...-Final-Season-

mabagal na ang reflexes....

[niky]

Reflexes only matter when the car starts to spin on a wet track or when someone swerves into you. And as we've seen over the past few seasons, even younger drivers cannot catch the cars if they're not expecting it. See what happened in that last wet race where Vettel, Hamilton and Alonso all spun.

Schumacher is not lacking in reflexes. He's still one of the top drivers at the Race Of Champions, better even than Vettel.

No, what he lacks is the stamina and strength of youth. The ability to drive an F1 car at full chat for two hours straight, despite the incredibly high G-Loads. That's what Rosberg has. Schumacher would still make a winning Touring Car driver or a competitive prototype driver, but F1 is just too physical for a forty year old man.

[Ry_Tower]

Maybe the reflexes slowed a bit but yes, the physical conditioning to last 2hours of energy sapping focus is a problem for a 40 yr old. The mind is willing but the body is not.

[Retz]

Caterham CT01: The pictures they didn’t want you to see….



more photos of Caterham CT01:
Caterham CT01: The pictures they didn’t want you to see…. | YallaF1.com

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Caterham CT01: The pictures they didn’t want you to see….



more photos of Caterham CT01:
Caterham CT01: The pictures they didn’t want you to see…. | YallaF1.com

^^^ Certainly looks like a winner to me!!! - Tony Fernandes......

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McLaren unveils MP4-27 in Woking - GPUpdate.net

[Retz]

^

Here is the front view:

[niky]

Man, those are some ***xxxxy sidepods. That is one mean looking car!

[CVT]

Agree bro.

The only remaining question is, "Where is it in the field?".....

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[erj22]

old school side pods. mukhang yan ang trend sa f1 cars ngayong season. magkakaalaman kung saang field sila sa unang karera. di hamak na mas pogi ito kaysa caterham.

[Ry_Tower]

old school side pods. mukhang yan ang trend sa f1 cars ngayong season. magkakaalaman kung saang field sila sa unang karera. di hamak na mas pogi ito kaysa caterham.

Baka dahil sa color scheme lang. Looks a bit the same for me. Or maybe I don't have that trained eye.

[Monseratto]

Last year's Mclaren had a more unique side pod...

[niky]

The sidepods really aren't that old school. They're just as intriguing as last year's, for the opposite reason. Traditional sidepods hug closer to the sides of the car, and are usually squarish (with rounded corners) to present the least area to the wind.

If I'm reading this design right, those sidepods are lifted off the ground for some aero effect:



See how the intakes for the radiators are high off the ground, leaving space underneath? And see how they have winglets to keep the air flowing through that area, to keep the flow attached to the body? From the shape of the sidepod under the intake, that flow is expected to either isolate the rear wheels from incoming air, removing turbulence, or to cling to the surface and eventually hit the rear diffuser, giving the car much more downforce without resorting to a blown diffuser, which is now banned.

Actually... come to think of it, that is the most likely answer to why the sidepods are shaped like that. And it looks fantastic.

Funny... it's similar to the system the Caterham car seems to be using, though McLaren's version is neater looking and seems better sorted out. But whether this will be the same system all the teams will be using in response to the new rules remains to be seen. But considering how important the rear diffuser is, and how the blown-diffuser and double-diffuser solutions are now banned, this may be the next logical step.

I can't wait to see what Newey does with the new Red Bull car.

Agree bro.

The only remaining question is, "Where is it in the field?".....

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Out in front, by two laps.

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The raised intake already existed 3 years ago...

[niky]

Yeah, but McLaren's sidepod was radically different last year, lower and U-shaped. The aerodynamics (without the blown diffuser) now look much better.

Interesting to look back and see how simple the Brawn GP car's aerodynamics package was. With that freak innovation of the double-diffuser, even with an aero-package that isn't all that complicated compared to the traditional front-runners, they were able to win a championship... in what was supposed to be Vettel's first championship year.

[Monseratto]

Yeechh!!!

[niky]

Rules state that the nose can only be a certain height in front, and can only come down to a set height behind the front wheel. Either you use a stepped nose, or use a very narrow slanted nose like McLaren. It is possible McLaren and Red Bull will be among the few teams that have a ***y nose this year. Everyone else likes having the nose as high as possible.

Forget the stepped noses... though Force India's is the best non-McLaren so far... the most important part of the car is at the rear.

Force India has a clean undercut sidepod like McLaren, but their exhaust blows into an auxiliary winglet under the main wing. Ferrari are blowing the exhaust onto the brake ducts. It's likely that their brake ducts will either direct air towards the rear diffuser or act as an extension of the rear diffuser.

[Retz]

Running order confirmed for first test
Friday 03rd February 2012, 22:33 by Adam Poole

The teams have released details of which drivers will run on which days of the up-coming pre-season test at Jerez.
The test is due to take place from Tuesday until Friday and will be the first glimpse of F1 action since the 2011 season finished in late November.

The full running order is as follows:

Running order confirmed for first test

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Luma pa rin kotse ng Mercedes GP...

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