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Kapel wrote:

tld wrote:
Re Ferrari's situation: far out man.....that is totally ridiculous. Kappy, are you going to defend what they're doing this time? I think we'll end up seeing Massa rolling his car around everywhere because he's too used to driving the V10! Maybe he can take out MS and Sato at the same time when the two Ferraris try to lap him.

Yes i will defend!

First tld decide,if u consider Massa a Formula Nippon driver(no offence to anyone) or a Formula 1 driver??With 2 years in F1 racing & 1 yr in testing,i surely think he's an F1 driver. N an F1 driver usually should adjust to new car quiet quickly.He's anyway driving a regulated V10 in F2004,which is the platform for 248.Not identical but quiet similar.(Also cos F2005 was crap & tyre changing is back)

He has tested the new car a few times,(JayVee will give u the figures,So sweet ,she's keeping the count.Thanks JayVee) yes not as many times as Michael.Which i would also say its a little unfair.

But if you think he's some lame driver who would just roll over in races cos he's not used the 248 cos he's hardly tested it,i would say then y give him the new car,which is unreliable at the moment just to learn how it behaves?Is he Valentino Rossi who wants to try things out cos its his hobby?

I'm sure,N i shall be happy to see Michael test the new car more than Massa,for the simple reason that at this moment Ferrari needs their best driver to solve their reliability issue rather than give it to Massa to learn.
N what difference would it make to Massa not knowing the car if the car is unreliable in races,it will anyway blow up.

Massa i think has been doing good testing in terms of tyres ,brakes & electronics.
Don worry tld,he'll be fine

Kapel wrote:Has anyone thought y Toyota,the biggest spender in the pitlane & the 1st to launch their 2006 cars has never top the time sheets(have they?) or not been much in the news lately?

I remember everyone in this forum where predicting Toyota to be one of the front runners,but no sign now!!!

I know Ralf is there,but have they gone backwards??

Ed wrote:First Red flag caused by Alonso on his out lap!

Session green again!

Ed wrote:Second red flag of the day caused by Fisichella on his out lap!

Seems like a faulty component on both cars
Bad start for Renault!

Session green again

Redhead wrote:I suppose in the off season its inevitable that people have go nothing better to do than sit in front of their computers and Massa debate.

I think Schumi should be admired for the amount of testing he does, his commitment to his team is unsurpassed by any other driver on the grid, and somehow this is turned into a minus.

And don?t forget the F2004 was a very, very successful car. Ferrari probably have very good reasons for running it back to back with the 248, which doesn?t seem to be standing out in testing, but if I remember rightly, neither did the F2004.

Julian Mayo wrote:

Redhead wrote:I suppose in the off season its inevitable that people have go nothing better to do than sit in front of their computers and Massa debate.

I think Schumi should be admired for the amount of testing he does, his commitment to his team is unsurpassed by any other driver on the grid, and somehow this is turned into a minus.

And don?t forget the F2004 was a very, very successful car. Ferrari probably have very good reasons for running it back to back with the 248, which doesn?t seem to be standing out in testing, but if I remember rightly, neither did the F2004.

Your point being ?

Redhead wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote:

Redhead wrote:I suppose in the off season its inevitable that people have go nothing better to do than sit in front of their computers and Massa debate.

I think Schumi should be admired for the amount of testing he does, his commitment to his team is unsurpassed by any other driver on the grid, and somehow this is turned into a minus.

And don?t forget the F2004 was a very, very successful car. Ferrari probably have very good reasons for running it back to back with the 248, which doesn?t seem to be standing out in testing, but if I remember rightly, neither did the F2004.

Your point being ?

Undeniable

Julian Mayo wrote:

Redhead wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote:
Your point being ?

Undeniable

I deny that

Ed wrote:Latest from the testing at Barcelona,

Kimi Raikkonen fastest with a 1:16.825 with Alonso 0.36 behind.

Barrichello, Klien and R Schumacher have all stopped.

Redhead wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote:

Redhead wrote:
Undeniable

I deny that

Ide Who

Julian Mayo wrote: On the track

A toyota failed to proceed Did the Honda bbq

Ed wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote: On the track

A toyota failed to proceed Did the Honda bbq

All the reported stoppages are on the track. Reasons unavailable at this stage.

Alonso fastest now with a 1:16.310 half a second ahead of Fisichella.

Conditions are sunny, air temp 12 and track temp 20

Ed wrote:

Kapel wrote:

Ed wrote:
I moved a few posts relating to the testing in Bahrain to this thread

I dont see much discussion on Bahrain testing here,just see Michael's bashing or making of a rebel in Massa

We like to keep discussions relating to the testing on this thread. There was a post on Bahrain then a reply relating to Barcelona and hence they were moved.

On the issue of bashing, if there is a post where you feel a driver is being bashed, PM me and we'll look at it.