Monza F1 test day 1

[woof]

Monza - 28 August 2007

The first day of testing on the famous Autrodromo di Monza began today under the very warm Italian Sun, before cloud cover moved in and brought a curtain of rain late in the day.

Since additional rain is expected over the next few days, the three-day testing programme could be extended to four although nothing definite has been decided at this point.

It's only day 1 ...

1. L. Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes MP4/22 - 1'24"112 (+0"000) - 53 laps
2. K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F2007 - 1'24"258 (+0"146) - 60 laps
3. N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.07 - 1'24"277 (+0"165) - 76 laps
4. J. Trulli - Toyota TF107 - 1'24"523 (+0"411) - 61 laps
5. K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW29 - 1'25"052 (+0"940) - 98 laps
6. S. Vettel - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 - 1'25"106 (+0"994) - 63 laps
7. N. Piquet - Renault R27 - 1'25"360 (+1"248) - 94 laps
8. R. Barrichello - Honda RA107 -1'25"377 (+1"265) - 85 laps
9. M. Webber - Red Bull Renault RB3 -1'25"427 (+1"315) - 64 laps
10. J. Rossiter - Super Aguri Honda SA07 - 1'25"538 (+1"426) - 69 laps

[nowt]

woof said:

5. K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW29 - 1'25"052 (+0"940) - 98 laps

98 Laps...

[enginearin]

nowt said:

woof said:

5. K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW29 - 1'25"052 (+0"940) - 98 laps

98 Laps...

Williams Toyota FW29... Is that last years car???

[stephen300o]

Does Nakajima have the most potential to be succesful in F1 of any Japanese driver?, imagine if Japan had a top line driver they'd be beside themselves

[FourWheelDrift]

FW29 is this years car.

[classiccooper]

nowt said:

woof said:

5. K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW29 - 1'25"052 (+0"940) - 98 laps

98 Laps...

Bet his necks sore.

[uktrailmonster]

Bit of a monsoon at the start of Day 3. Looks certain to be extended into Friday.

[FourWheelDrift]

Isn't it odd that McLaren have been running the bridge wing (extra wing going over the nose) all season but at the Monza test they have removed it, but other teams are now trying them out.

McLaren


Williams


RedBull

[woof]

wow - look at how little wing front and rear the Mclaren is running.
makes sense to be running as little as possible for speed at Monza, but they must still be generating enough downforce (and mechanical grip) to get it turned in, whilst the other teams are struggling - Ferrari were way off the pace yesterday

Monza* - 29/08/2007
1 . F. Alonso - McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 - 1:23.155 (+ 0.000 ) - 49 laps
2 . L. Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 - 1:23.454 (+ 0.299 ) - 49 laps
3 . N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.07 - 1:23.725 (+ 0.570 ) - 84 laps
4 . J. Trulli - Toyota TF107 - 1:23.759 (+ 0.604 ) - 60 laps
5 . K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F2007 - 1:23.773 (+ 0.618 ) - 59 laps
6 . H. Kovalainen - Renault R27 - 1:24.093 (+ 0.938 ) - 76 laps
7 . S. Vettel - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 - 1:24.266 (+ 1.111 ) - 101 laps
8 . A. Wurz - Williams Toyota FW29 - 1:24.356 (+ 1.201 ) - 71 laps
9 . C. Klien - Honda RA107 - 1:24.595 (+ 1.440 ) - 92 laps
10 . M. Webber - Red Bull Renault RB3 - 1:24.701 (+ 1.546 ) - 83 laps
11 . T. Sato - Super Aguri Honda SA07 - 1:24.976 (+ 1.821 ) - 80 laps
12 . A. Sutil - Spyker Ferrari F8-VII B - 1:25.278 (+ 2.123 ) - 76 laps.

[egomeister]

FourWheelDrift said:

Isn't it odd that McLaren have been running the bridge wing (extra wing going over the nose) all season but at the Monza test they have removed it, but other teams are now trying them out.

I'd imagine that they've done this to reduce drag for Monza, in line with the rest of the aero package. Just because other teams are testing bridge wings at the Monza test doesn't mean they expect to run them there (although it's a possibility). They may just be understanding their character ahead of use at other races.

[FourWheelDrift]

egomeister said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Isn't it odd that McLaren have been running the bridge wing (extra wing going over the nose) all season but at the Monza test they have removed it, but other teams are now trying them out.

I'd imagine that they've done this to reduce drag for Monza, in line with the rest of the aero package. Just because other teams are testing bridge wings at the Monza test doesn't mean they expect to run them there (although it's a possibility). They may just be understanding their character ahead of use at other races.

I was thinking that but McLaren have been using the extra wing for ages (since the 2nd race I think) and they other teams would have had plenty of time to test it before this week.

[uktrailmonster]

Teams tend to test aero updates as complete packages, not isolated parts. So these McLaren copies are likely to be appearing as part of a packaged update. They may be Monza specific, maybe not.

[The Londoner]

stephen300o said:

Does Nakajima have the most potential to be succesful in F1 of any Japanese driver?, imagine if Japan had a top line driver they'd be beside themselves

I was in Japan when they had the first gp at Bahrain and watched it on tv. Everytime the coverage showed Sato, the commentators went mental. Think Murray in trousers on fire mode and multiply it by 10 and you'll get the idea. If they had a front running driver, the coronary rate amongst Japanese tv commenators would be sky high.

[uktrailmonster]

And he's (Nakajima) a really nice guy too, not a spoilt brat like some. Hope he does well in the future. Think he'll do a second season of GP2 + F1 testing.

[FourWheelDrift]

The Londoner said:

the coronary rate amongst Japanese tv commenators would be sky high.

157 died when Sato finished 3rd at the 2004 US GP.

[uktrailmonster]

Sato drove a stonking race at Suzuka that year too, finishing a strong 4th. Crowd went mental. Another really nice bloke too, maybe it's a national trait?