Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
By Ian Lockwood
March 5 2012
Sebastian Vettel completed just 23 laps in a heavily revised RB8 at the final test before the 1st race of the season in Melbourne. To add insult to injury, Red Bull were at the bottom of the time sheets, 1.6 seconds off the pace setting Lotus of kimi Räikkönen.
After three relatively trouble-free weeks of testing, Red Bull Racing faced a number of issues on its final day of testing in Barcelona, which restricted Sebastian Vettel's time on track.
“I’d love to be able to say more about today, but this morning I had an issue, I went off track and broke the front wing and had to come in,” Sebastian said. “It took quite a while to get back out and then just before lunch we had a problem with the gearbox so it upset the whole day. After that there wasn’t much we could constructively do.
To be honest, it wouldn’t be fair to judge the updates we have, as I didn’t get many laps today. I think yesterday was quite a decent step and it was a good day for Mark, so we’ll take what we can from that.”
“Summing up, I think that with testing you always have something you’d run differently but you have to accept what you get. There aren’t many years you can give yourself a 10 out of 10, because it’s likely that things break or you stop for precautionary reasons. Overall, though, I think we can be quite happy with how we’ve done this time.”
Sebastian’s Race Engineer Guillaume Rocquelin added: “We’ve had a pretty smooth run all the way through pre-season and to have such a disrupted day on the final one is pretty disappointing. We hardly had any running in the morning and when we did manage to get out in the afternoon there really wasn’t much we could achieve in the short time available. It’s frustrating as the boys worked really hard all day. But when things like this happen you just have to roll with the punches.”
“If there is a positive to take from today it’s that it happened on the final day and otherwise Seb has had a pretty good run through the three tests. We’ve learned a lot, progressed the car well, I think, and now we’ll just look forward to taking it racing, where it really counts.”
Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
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Date: 05/03/2012 09:00
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Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: F1mania (IP Logged)
Date: 05/03/2012 11:17
Obviously bot a great day for vets
Obviously they will be testing parts come fp1
Obviously vets is feeling frustrated
Obviously mark will beat seb this year
Obviously red bull will be strong
Notice how not a single obviously was in that
Story
It was quite obvious to me
..... Time to be eaten seb
Obviously they will be testing parts come fp1
Obviously vets is feeling frustrated
Obviously mark will beat seb this year
Obviously red bull will be strong
Notice how not a single obviously was in that
Story
It was quite obvious to me
..... Time to be eaten seb
Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: Ozzy Osbone (IP Logged)
Date: 05/03/2012 23:20
Red Bull were in the same boat last year. The car was not reliable early on but it was Webber who got all the bad luck. How many times did he have no KERS?
At the moment you would have to say that the most likely car to break down in the flyaway races will be the Red Bull. We'll see.
At the moment you would have to say that the most likely car to break down in the flyaway races will be the Red Bull. We'll see.
Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: LoudHoward (IP Logged)
Date: 05/03/2012 23:53
Quote:Ozzy Osbone
At the moment you would have to say that the most likely car to break down in the flyaway races will be the Red Bull. We'll see.
HRT want their 'most likely to break down' award back, and this time it's personal.
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Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: f1man (IP Logged)
Date: 06/03/2012 01:35
hehe
Mark WEBBER 9 hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: Whitey*~@ (IP Logged)
Date: 06/03/2012 07:03
Haha
*** WILLIAMS F1 FAN SINCE 1985 ***
Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: Ozzy Osbone (IP Logged)
Date: 06/03/2012 21:55
Nah, HRT have fitted a 2 litre Pinto Engine out of a Ford Cortina. Unless the gearstick comes off, it should be fine.
Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: f1man (IP Logged)
Date: 07/03/2012 00:58
hrt will beat marussia this year?
Mark WEBBER 9 hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Re: Problems Hamper Final Test For Red Bull
Posted by: Flasheart (IP Logged)
Date: 11/03/2012 07:11
Is it a company directive that a picture of Ricciardo is to be used in your headers, or are you just getting ready for next year Ian?