Time will tell on the upgrades, hope the posts have credibility. Would think at least we're going for it and switching resource to 2012, working flat out. Would agree that exhaust, floor, ddrs, would be where we would make up the 3ths a lap needed, but then still going for right till the end
My only concern is how far behind we will fall in terms of development for next year, especially if the upgrades don't work exactly as planned.
In technical terms cars for 2013 wont differ much from 2012 ones, so if these 2013 updates work now they could be very good starting point for the next year car and you will get more time to test them and fine tune them...
If these upgrades work and we gain 3ths in India that puts us more or less equal with red bull. Then it's a 3 race development war and vettel v Alonso. If the don't work and we stay 3 ths shy then it's weather and reliability and luck which will decide it, having said that, I would still back Alonso to take it to brazil, I can't wait!!!!!!!!! We could still win it 3ths behind the pace with those factors, all we want is to been equal pace, I'd back Alonso over 4 races anyday.
Autosprint say that Ferrari will have:
- New exhaust
- New wings
- They will have a straight line speed test at Vairano
@SoumyaBanerjee Thank you very much for your nice words!
I can't wait for the test at Vairano if it is to happen! I will try before the end of this week to draw a Ferrari Red Bull hybrid just for fun! The weird thing is though that the last time i did this was early this season when i drew a Ferrari Mclaren exhaust hybrid, and Ferrari's exhaust for Canada was exactly as i drew it! :P I will not post it in my blog but i will post it here!
Didnt the vairano test in 2010 help Ferrari in unlocking the potential of their F-Duct?? It happened a few weeks before the Monza race that year,and it ensured that the F10 was the fastest car there,even though many had tipped the MP4-25 to be the pick of the field at that race....hope it helps this time too.
i've just thought of something...autosprint says the new exhausts will look like the Red Bull ones...so about half the sidepod will be changed if it is true...if the new exhausts were indeed designed for the F2013 or what the car will be called next year..then to be compatible with this year's car then the cooling configuration must be very very similar...so is this a hint the oil cooler above the gearbox will be retained? i thought that they would go back to a regular configuration for next year for a lower center of gravity and better mechanical grip..
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The excitement !! the anticipation! I can think about nothing else. !!
But i have a secret fear, what if red bull figure out what we're going to do and outsmart us? I mean, i want to know what's coming, but why isn't everything all 'hush- hush' ?
If we could somehow gain half a second on RBs then we would be on par with them or perhaps even slightly ahead.
I would do anything to see us making a huge step forward in India, thanks to working updates. If we could just be on level terms with RB in car performance, then I'm sure that Nando and Felipe would make the difference in driving.
We have the better team and we have the better drivers, all we need is a better car.
Give our boys a car matching the RB8's pace and they will destroy them.
Webber will be happy because I'm sure deep down he'd rather see Fernando win and Vettel with his soar losing mentality will just have to put his finger somewhere else to calm his nerves ;)
"I cannot judge what he did in his time at Renault and McLaren but I have worked with World Champions Schumacher, Villeneuve and Raikkonen and Fernando is the one who impresses me the most," said Gene.
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