Formula 1

Kevi Magnesson was quickest of the day in the Mclaren.Still havent figured why Ron Dennis has sacked Martin Whitmarsh.Martin was in charge when the new car was developed and it seems to have been a success.He didnt design last years car so cant be blamed for that and he selected Kevin Magnesson so he has done a brilliant job.I like Eric Boullier but think Martin with his Mclaren knowledge would have done the better job this season.

The teams are up and running again today and already Lewis Hamilton is putting some quickest times so far on the board.He is not on the softest tyres either.

hi beard,, I think its going to be a wide open season this year.
With all the new rule changes and a switch from V8s to V6s anything could happen.
It would appear that most if not all the teams have less downforce on the cars this year so theres going to be a lot of sliding around on the corners, which no doubt will create high wear of the tyres.
The fuel load is also restricted to 100 litres I think, so fuel management I feel will be critical.
I worked at Silverstone on security for 19 years and, over that time met many of the drivers from F1.
Last year I retired at the end of the season but,, I have been asked to come back and work at the F1 GP and Motogp.
My job will be to liase between the drivers and British Racing Drivers Club on their campsite.
Should be very interesting.

WOW :woohoo: your a lucky man,that should be great.I follow Moto GP also and hope Ducati are more competitive this year.The F1 engines are so complex this year reliability looks an issue.all the teams are suffering gremlins at these tests ,lets hope they all get sorted.Alan Mcnish feels Jenson will benefit due to his smooth driving,but I thought that when the Pirelli tyres came out and of course he was to smooth ans couldn't switch them on.
It has just been reported that Lewis was actually on soft tyres so the time isnt as impressive and jenson has done the same time already as
Magnusson yesterday

Last day today but more testing next week.Not sure the Renault teams will be ready for the first race in Australia.Mclaren did a full race simulation yesterday including a 45 second wait in the pits to simulate wating on the grid at the start of a race.Williams concentrated on doing pit stops.so although Bottas did 55 laps he didnt set a time.

Last test days taking place in Bahrain before the 1st GP the Australian in the middle of March.Every car seems at some point to have stopped on track,even the most reliable Mercedes.We could have some lowly team poodling around not straining anything 10 laps down win cos all the racers break down.The engine manufacturers have to lodge the final engine spec today.Renault are asking for an extension as there engine isnt up to spec yet,This after a delay as these engines were originally meant for the 2013 season.Its all too big a step and too complex a job

Force India had the best day and Red bull did a lot better today,their best day so far

Does all this testing mean they are eating into their quota of engines for the year or is there a cut off date?

Good question,probably not,but not been mentioned,less engines this year

Bad day for Red Bull,didnt get a lap in.Nor did Sauber.Lotus faired just as badly,bet Maldonaldo wishes he stayed with Williams because Felippe Massa was quickest of the day.Only 1 more day of testing which is Tomorrow and next stop is Melbourne ready or not.

Final day of testing yesterday and Mercedes and Williams were quickest.Williams had their first breakdown towards the end of testing bur it was a worn out engine.Mclaren had the same thing but earlier in the day.There is a lot to do between now and 14th when first practice starts for all the teams especially the Renault engined cars

Saw the film 'Rush' yesterday in my local theatre. (Hunt v. Lauda). Highly recommended to anyone with the slightest interest in Motor Racing, or the 70's.

I am normally very critical of films that have historical inaccuracies, but this is pretty good. The racing scenes are just about perfect. The only thing was that the film was supposed to be 122 minutes long, all we got was 110, including credits. There was some tasteful nooky in it, I assume that the very naughty bits were cut out. When the DVD or BluRay gets down to a budget level I will buy it to enjoy it again and find out what was cut. :dry:
Probably best watched in a cinema.

hi Harry do you take a stop watch everywhere.Yes,enjoyed the film a lot,it was due to James I got into motor racing.I think all films are best seen in cinema but if you havent seen them at all DVD is fine with the sound turned up.Only a week to go until Melbourne should be interesting

No, but I know that the film started dead on 2-30 and I was out of the theatre at 4.20!

Any news on Schumaker?