Comments on: Now we’ll find out if they can overtake…

By: sumedh

sumedh — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:55:23 +0000

Very true, the double decker diffuser causes more air to be released at a lower speed, thus increasing the downforce available for the car.

This results in more disturbed air in the wake of the car. Thus decreasing the downforce for a car following this car.

By: dwp

dwp — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:26:20 +0000

I have also heard they don’t use the wing adjustment, at least in qualy.

I thought the idea of the wing adjustment was the driver could adjust it to increase grip, at the expense of more drag, when closely following a car through a corner then when coming out of the corner adjust it back to less drag staying closer to the leading car. Slipstreaming on the straight then pulling out to pass. Granted it may come down to braking, or the better driver, better set up, but that’s what we want to see.

By: John H

John H — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:33:08 +0000

Get your money on Glock!

By: Chaz

Chaz — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:35:07 +0000

I’m expecting more overtaking attempts and more broken front wings for their efforts…

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:59:56 +0000

Exactly. More on that here: Lap times at the Circuit de Catalunya

By: Journeyer

Journeyer — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:21:28 +0000

They added the new chicane at the end of the lap, which caused laptimes to slow down.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:04:07 +0000

I’m curious, in that picture, why is it that in 05 and 06 pole positions were 1.14 but in 07 they were 1.21?

By: Brawn4Constructors

Brawn4Constructors — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:13:59 +0000

Pole Sitter will win at Barcelona, same as usual.

Button to win. +200

ODDS TO WIN THE SPANISH F 1 GRAND PRIX
Fri 5/8 3:00AM (EST)

1031 JENSON BUTTON +200
1032 SEBASTIEN VETTEL +500
1033 FERNANDO ALONSO +900
1034 LEWIS HAMILTON +900
1035 RUBENS BARICHELLO +1000
1036 KIMI RAIKKONEN +1000
1037 FELIPE MASSA +1200
1038 JARNO TRULLI +1400
1039 MARK WEBBER +1600
1040 TIMO GLOCK +1800
1041 ROBERT KUBICA +2500
1042 FIELD +1000

By: Rikadyn

Rikadyn — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:20:31 +0000

I agree that Spain is boring, but the worse track in my opinion has always been Hungary.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:17:52 +0000

to overtake someone you have to be faster than them in the first place.I’m not convinced the advantages of these wings in following or overtaking,so far the kers cars have this advantage on the straight’s.I still say these driver’s are still scared about wiping out those snowploughs on the front