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maocheng · 发表于 25-3-2012 08:34 PM

Added: Sun 25 Mar, 2012

Malaysian Grand Prix - Sunday 25th March 2012

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Weather
Wet start, rain in early part of race, rain leading to red flag, dry post-restart

Final Positions
PET: 16th
KOV: 18th

Team Quotes

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: "I am really happy with the performance today. We didn't show the car's true potential in qualifying, but today I was able to put in similar lap times to the cars ahead and didn't make any mistakes in the tricky conditions. The car felt good all afternoon and the team worked really well to help me get the most out of it, both on the pitwall and with the stops, so I'm very pleased I've been able to record my first race finish for the team and to start to show what we can do in races. This gives us a good base to work from so it's been a good Sunday, particularly in front of our home fans."

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: "That was one of those races when we could have had a really good result, but a bit of bad luck and a car I didn't really have a great balance on meant I'm just pleased to have got it home. I made a small mistake on the inters and had to come in for a new nose, and that dropped me back a few places which basically ended my race. Despite that, it's good that we got both cars home and we also showed again that we have a car that can race on Sundays. Now we need to focus on getting more out of it in qualifying and pushing on at the next race in China."

Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "Conditions like we saw today can make the race a complete lottery. We worked well all afternoon with the engineering team to adjust the engine strategy to deal with the red flag and the safety car period, and we can be reasonably pleased with how well the car performed against the teams ahead, so now we will focus on China and Bahrain and make sure we use this as a base to keep progressing."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: "From the technical perspective that was an incredibly busy race. With the constantly changing conditions we had to make a number of calls to give us a chance to fight and while that paid off for Vitaly, for Heikki it was a much tougher afternoon. He had to change a front wing after going off track and that effectively ended his race, but it is good to see how hard Vitaly was able to push, and to see the lap times he was putting in on the inters."

Tony Fernandes, Team Principal: "I'm happy with how the race went today. We recorded our first two car finish at our home race in Malaysia, and we definitely gave the fans here something to cheer for, particularly with Vitaly battling with the likes of Ferrari, Williams and Toro Rosso. We showed good pace and with a bit more work ont he strategies I think we can keep demonstrating that we keep edging ever closer to what is clearly an intense battle in the midfield. The fact we are now fighting with some of the most famous names in motorsport is a huge achievement in what is only our third season, and now we will keep fighting to close that gap which is already so much smaller than it was last year, and streets ahead of where we were in 2010."

maocheng · 发表于 5-4-2012 05:50 PM

Chinese Grand Prix View
Added: Thu 5 Apr, 2012

Chinese Grand Prix View

General
Race laps: 56
Air / Track temp (°C): 19 / 27
Pitlane altitude (m): 38
ATM Press (HPa): 1022
Hum (%): 35
Wind (kph): NNW 25

Timing

2010 Qualifying
P1: 1:33.706 (VET Q3)
P2: 1:34.421 (BUT Q3)
P3: 1:34.463 (HAM Q3)
CF1T best: P19 1.37.894 (KOV Q1)
CF1T delta to best Q1: +2.622 (102.7%)

2011 Race
P1: HAM (1:40.415) L48
P2: VET (1:41.321) L47
P3: WEB (1:38.993) L42
CF1T best: P16 KOV (1:42.672) L45
CF1T delta to best race lap: +3.679 (103.7%)

Quick description
Overtaking is difficult
The track is easy on brakes
Kerbs are not an issue
Wind has a big influence in S2, the high speed section and on top speed
There are usually traction instability issues out of T6 / T14 and understeer in T7 / T8
1st gear sometimes used in T6

Circuit particularity
Bumpiness: low
Overtaking chance: low
Kerbs: smooth
Ride height setting particularity: none
Engine severity: medium
Gearbox severity: medium
Lat / Long grip: lateral
Aero eff ratio: medium
Safety car history: 2011 - none, 2010 - two (1-3 & 22-25), 2009 - race start (rain)
Track grip evo during w/e: medium / high
Aero settings: high
Brake wear severity: low
Brake cooling necessity: medium

Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's another couple of back to back races, this time China and Bahrain. We'll look at Bahrain next week so for now the focus is on China. I've been in Abu Dhabi since leaving Malaysia, staying with my girlfriend Catherine's parents so I can keep up the training regime and avoid the full jetlag that can kick in when you return to Europe. I'm feeling really good, back to 100% after the bug I had in Malaysia and I just want to get back out on track.

"When we do get back out it will be in Shanghai at one of the pretty standard modern tracks. It's a mix of low and medium speed corners, a very long straight with a tight corner at the end that provides a natural point to overtake, and a couple of tight fiddly bits you never quite feel like you get completely right. It's not too hard on the brakes but you need to get the car stable under braking so you can really attack into each braking zone, and you need good traction out of the slower corners to be able to pressure the cars ahead around the whole lap. The key bit is probably into T11, 12 and 13 - making sure you get the braking into T11 right so you can carrry as much speed as possible through 12 and 13 and out onto the straight. Get that right and you give yourself a chance to fight at the end of the straight."

Vitaly Petrov: "As soon as the Malaysian race was over I headed back to Russia for a few days at home before we get going again in China. I've been doing a bit of training, catching up with friends and family and I hooked up with Andrei Arshavin to help launch the new Nike Mercurial Vapour VIII football boots. I'm a big football fan and it's always good seeing Andrei. He's obviously having a pretty interesting season with Arsenal and I know he and the whole Russian team are looking forward to Euro 2012 in June. I'll have to make sure I can fit in watching a few games while we're at races - I'm in Canada for Russia's opening game so I'll have a word with the IT guys to see if they can help me watch it!

"Next up though it's China. I've been in the points for the last two years in Shanghai and while it would obviously be great to repeat that in 2012 with Caterham I suspect it might be a bit too early in the season for us to get a point in China. It's not a particularly hard circuit to drive, it's not too technical but you have to make sure you get it right through the tight section from turns 1 to 4, and the same from 11 to 13 as you head onto the straight. You can make up or lose quite a bit of time in both those sequences and that means setting up the cars to have the right balance between the high speed run down to T14, meaning less drag, and the slower turns in sectors one and three, both of which need much more downforce."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: "As we head to Shanghai for the third race of 2012 we know that we still have some margin to work on to extract the best from the car and the tyres in both qualifying and the race itself. We have been looking at this in detail since returning from Malaysia and have a number of plans in place to help us move forwards as soon as we get on track in Shanghai.

"The ambient temperatures in China are always much lower than the last race in Malaysia, although it would not be a surprise to see rain at some stage over the course of the weekend. The layout of the circuit itself makes overtaking quite tricky so it will be interesting to see how much KERS helps us, now we have it here for the frist time, along with DRS this year.

"The track surface is relatively smooth and the kerbs are generally not an issue in China, so we will take these factors into account when we plan the optimum setups for the weekend. We still have yet to run a dry race in 2012 on a full grand prix circuit which means that we have a limited amount of tyre information for the Chinese GP weekend. That puts a premium on the importance of running tyre programmes in FP1 and FP2 and gives the engineers a lot of work to do on Friday night.

"Externally, we will be running the cars in high downforce configurations and we have bodywork updates targeted at increased load and more efficient cooling, given the lower ambient temperatures we will to see in Shanghai. China is not especially tough on brakes but we also have a couple of  updates in this area."

Tony Fernandes, Team Principal: "While the race team has had a very well deserved couple of weeks off since the end of the Malaysian race, the work rate in the factory has intensified as we keep up the development fight off track. This time last year we wanted to bring updates to each race, but we were not in a financial or logistical position to do so. This year we can do just that, and that is another sign that we are going in the right direction.

"Before the Australian and Malaysian races we had a pretty clear idea of where we would be relative to the other teams around us, and the performances we saw confirmed what we need to do to keep bridging the gap to the cars ahead. Over the race weekends we need to look at improving our qualifying pace, and it looks like we can work more efficiently on maximising tyre performance levels over the whole weekend. Back at the factory the main focus for us is on improving the aero performance of the cars. This is what will give us the chance to fight for the point we want to win, and the fact we can now head into the next two flyaway races with the sort of upgrades we could only dream of last year is a very encouraging sign, and one that shows how hard the whole team is working to help us achieve our goals."

maocheng · 发表于 13-4-2012 04:52 PM

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Weather
FP1: Overcast, drizzle, air temp 13° - 14°, track temp 14° - 15°
FP2: Overcast, dry, air temp 15°- 16°, track temp 15°

Fastest laps / positions:
FP1: KOV 1.41.071, 16th / GAR 1.42.521, 19th
FP2: KOV 1.38.990, 19th / PET 1.39.346, 20th

Total laps:
FP1: KOV 14 / GAR 11
FP2: KOV 36 / PET 20

Runplan - FP1
Heikki Kovalainen
0959 – 1002: Installation, 1 lap (wet tyres) 
1002 – 1038: System checks. Changes: front wing flap angle, brake balance, front brake blanking 
1038 – 1049: Run 2, 5 laps (medium tyres)
1049 – 1114: Changes: Front wing flap angle, front / rear brake blanking, brake balance
1114 – 1123: Run 3, 4 laps (intermediate tyres)
1123 – 1124: Changes: front wing flap angle, brake balance
1124 – 1132: Run 4, 4 laps (medium tyres)

Giedo van der Garde
0959 – 1002: Installation, 1 lap (wet tyres) 
1002 – 1037: System checks. Changes: balance, rear brake blanking
1037 – 1042: Run 2, 2 laps (medium tyres)
1042 – 1114: Changes: Front wing flap angle, rear brake blanking, brake balance
1114 – 1121: Run 3, 3 laps (intermediate tyres)
1121 – 1124: Changes: front wing flap angle, brake balance
1124 – 1132: Run 4, 5 laps (medium tyres)

Runplan - FP2
Heikki Kovalainen
1400 – 1414: Installation, 7 laps (medium tyres) 
1414 – 1420: Changes: rear ride height, rear brake blanking, brake balance  
1420 – 1443: Run 2, 13 laps (medium tyres)
1443 – 1459: Changes: Front wing flap angle, front / rear brake blanking
1449 – 1510: Run 3, 5 laps (soft tyres)
1510 – 1514: Changes: n/a
1514 – 1533: Run 4, 11 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1400 – 1415: Installation, 6 laps (medium tyres) 
1415 – 1438: Changes: front wing flap angle, front torsion bar, front anti-roll bar  
1438 – 1448: Run 2, 5 laps (medium tyres)
1448 – 1512: Changes: front wing flap angle, front / rear brake blanking
1512 – 1521: Run 3, 4 laps (soft tyres)
1521 – 1524: Changes: n/a
1524 – 1533: Run 4, 5 laps (soft tyres)

Team Quotes

Giedo van der Garde, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “That wasn’t the easiest first FP1 session for me with the team but I’m pleased with the job I did and have had good feedback from the engineers, so I don’t think I could have done any more in today’s tricky conditions. In general the car balance was good. There’s a lot of traction and the braking stability has improved since the test I did in Spain so it’s good to see the car’s developing well. Bearing in mind the updates we’ve brought here, it’s clear the team is pushing hard to join the fight ahead and I’m glad I had the chance today to help here in China.”
 
Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “A bit of a tricky day and one where I'm not sure how much we've learnt. The conditions this morning meant we didn't learn too much, even though it was good to get some mileage on the inters, and this afternoon I had a few issues trying to find decent grip but we can work on that tonight. I'm pretty certain we can find quite a lot more from the whole package for tomorrow so let's see where we find ourselves when it gets serious on Saturday afternoon.”
 
Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “I had a slightly interrupted session this afternoon with maybe one run lost to an alteration to the front suspension early in the session, but despite that I'm reasonably pleased with how the rest of FP2 went. Tyre degradation doesn't look too bad on either compound and I think we can find more time with some changes to the mechanical grip, so with some hard work tonight I think we can be ok for tomorrow and the race on Sunday.”

Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "The layout of the Shanghai track presents us with a few challenges, particularly in optimising the gear ratios for the very long straight to make sure we can get the most out of DRS in both qualifying and race conditions. The cold, damp weather today also gives us a few issues - the internal parts are under more stress than normal as there is more air going into the engine, particularly at high speed, but I think we have dealt with that well and it hasn't given us any problems. We have also been looking at making sure we give the drivers enough driveability in the first sector, and balancing that against the need for maximum speed on the straight, and from the feedback we have had from all three drivers so far I think we are in the right area." 

Mark Smith, Technical Director: “We started with Giedo in for Vitaly this morning and he did a good job in conditions that were obviously pretty tricky. The weather this morning meant we ended up running more than we would have liked on the intermediate tyres and with the new floor we have brought here we wanted to maximise our running on the dry tyres to learn as much as we could about the update on the actual race cars. It is still too early to tell how much the update has given us but this afternoon we were able to run through most of the programme which gives us a useful amount of aero data on the new floor so we will work with the team here in China and back at the factory on that information tonight and see what we need to do to get the most out of it tomorrow and for the race on Sunday.”
 
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maocheng · 发表于 14-4-2012 03:55 PM

Chinese Grand Prix FP3 and Qualifying - Saturday 14th April 2012

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Weather
FP3: Dry, air temp 19° - 21°, track temp 24° - 27°
Q1: Dry, air temp 21°, track temp 25°

Fastest laps / positions:
FP3: PET 1.38.701, 19th / KOV 1.39.198, 20th
Q1: KOV 1.38.463, 19th / PET 1.38.677, 20th

Total laps:
FP3: PET 19 / KOV 19
Q1: KOV 9 / PET 7

Runplan - FP3
Heikki Kovalainen
1059 - 1105: Installation, 2 laps (medium tyres)
1105 - 1116: System checks
1116 - 1129: Run 2, 7 laps (medium tyres)
1129 - 1134: Changes: rear ride height
1134 - 1145: Run 3, 6 laps (medium tyres)
1145 - 1152: Changes: n/a
1152 - 1200: Run 4, 4 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1100 - 1103: Installation, 1 lap (medium tyres)
1103 - 1111: System checks
1111 - 1122: Run 2, 6 laps (medium tyres)
1122 - 1126: Changes: front wing flap angle
1126 - 1138: Run 3, 6 laps (medium tyres)
1138 - 1150: Changes: front suspension adjustment
1150 - 1202: Run 4, 6 laps (soft tyres)

Runplan - Q1
Heikki Kovalainen
1400 - 1406: Run 1, 3 laps (medium tyres)
1406 - 1409: Refuel
1409 - 1414: Run 2, 3 laps (soft tyres)
1414 - 1417: Refuel. Changes: front wing flap angle
1417 - 1423: Run 3, 3 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1401 - 1410: Run 1, 4 laps (soft tyres)
1410 - 1417: Refuel
1417 - 1423: Run 2, 3 laps (soft tyres)

Team Quotes

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: "I pretty much got as much as I could out of the car today. I made a small mistake in the final corner on my second run that maybe cost me a couple of tenths, but the car felt well balanced and there probably wasn't any more to come in Q1. On my first run I was blocked by Maldonado on the back straight, so we'll see what happens with that, but overall I'm pretty pleased with my performance so we'll see what happens tomorrow."

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: "I've had a couple of issues today with finding the right balance, but on the second run in Q1 I had a pretty good lap and I think it all came together to put that time in. We know from the first two races we can fight on Sundays and we've looked relatively easy on the tyres, so with a good plan and a bit of luck maybe tomorrow can bring us something good."

Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "From the engine perspective the conditions today obviously suit us better and we saw that the strategies we were running worked. Today it was about maximising outright top speed over the two straights whilst giving the drivers the engine characteristics they look for in the slower corners and we can be reasonably pleased that we have achieved both objectives."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: "The team here in China and back at the factory have been working hard on some specific areas, particularly on ensuring we can get the most out of the tyres when it matters. Today we saw positive results on both cars, and having tweaked the setups overnight we saw Heikki record a time just under 8/10ths from the car ahead, which is a step forward for us in qualifying. Last year we were almost 1.5 seconds behind the car in front in Q1 so that shows we are progressing. Now we turn our focus to the race and the clear aim is to keep up the race pace we showed in Australia and Malaysia and make sure both cars cross the finish line."

maocheng · 发表于 15-4-2012 06:05 PM

Chinese Grand Prix - Sunday 15th April 2012

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Weather
Race: Dry, air temp 22° / track temp 24° (start), 22° / 23° (lap 28), 22° / 22° (lap 56)

Runplan
Vitaly Petrov
1431 leave for grid, 2 laps (1 through pitlane)
Start on soft tyres
Lap 10: pitstop 1, medium tyres
Lap 29: pitstop 2, medium tyres
Finished: 18th
Fastest lap: 1.42.385, lap 38

Heikki Kovalainen
1430 leave for grid, 2 laps (1 through pitlane)
Start on soft tyres
Lap 12: pitstop 1, medium tyres, front wing flap adjustment
Lap 28: pitstop 2, medium tyres (problem with right rear tyre)
Lap 29, pitstop 3, medium tyres
Lap 47, pitstop 4, soft tyres
Finished: 23rd
Fastest lap: 1.41.190, lap 53

Team Quotes

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “I am really pleased with my performance today. I think we got as much out of the car as we could and the fact we were on the same lap as the leaders right up until the final lap is a very positive sign. We brought some updates here and they've worked out pretty well - the key for us is to keep pushing, keep bringing new parts to the car and make sure we maintain the momentum we are building up.”

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “I had a good start, getting up to 16th off the line and then was running pretty well for the first stint on the options. We pitted on lap 13 and went to the primes which held up well until lap 30 but then as soon as we made the second stop I could feel an issue with the right rear so we had to stop again immediately which was basically the end of my race. This hasn't been our strongest weekend but with the next race back-to-back with China we can look to bounce back straight away, so we'll regroup in Bahrain and look to put in a stronger weekend there.”
 
Thierry Salvi, Renault F1 Sport Support Leader: "We saw again today that our pace in the races is pretty good. Obviously the issue Heikki had was a shame, but until that point both he and Vitaly were making good use of the engine strategies we gave them, easily passing the slower cars and recording good lap times with no issues on our side."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: “Today's race was pretty tough, but I am pleased with the way both drivers kept pushing and I think we have learnt some very useful lessons here in China. We opted to start both cars on the soft tyres and our pace in the early laps was good. Both drivers switched to the medium compounds for their second stops and we were easily pulling away from the cars behind but then when Heikki stopped on lap 30 he felt a problem with the rear of the car as soon as he pulled out of the pitlane so had to do a very slow lap and come back in. Vitaly had a problem free afternoon and was putting in good lap times, staying on the lead lap until almost the final lap and with every race he is growing more and more confident in the car and with the team. Now we have another week of hard work ahead of us so we will do our best to make the most of the different conditions we will face in Bahrain and aim to get back to where we know we should be."
 
Tony Fernandes, Team Principal: “The whole team did very well today and for me that was one of our most competitive races since we joined Formula 1. There were no safety cars and yet we were incredibly close to finishing on the same lap as the leader. Our race pace was good on both cars - unfortunately we let Heikki down during his second pitstop but apart from that it was another good day in the growth of this team.

"We have also taken another step forward in the direction of the overall business, with Mark Smith assuming his position on the pitwall today and Mike's role as our Group Chief Technical Officer giving us a clear vision on where we are taking both the F1 team and our roadcar and technical operations. We also have John Iley starting with us in the next couple of weeks to boost our capabilities back at the factory, and the wind tunnel operations will be going 24/7 in the next couple of months. With all of this I feel very optimistic about the future and leave China knowing we are going in the right direction.”

maocheng · 发表于 16-4-2012 07:58 PM

Bahrain Grand Prix View
Added: Mon 16 Apr, 2012
General
Race laps: 56
Track length: 5,412 metres
Air / Track temp (°C): 34 / 49
Pitlane altitude (m): 20
ATM Press (HPa): 1006
Hum (%): 1012
Wind (kph): SW 10
 
Quick description
Back to 2009 track layout
Sandy track surface at start of sessions and off-line throughout weekend
Altitude is relevant
Bumps and kerbs are not an issues
High brake energy
Usually very windy, can negatively affect car behaviour in high speed corners
Hot and very dry ambient conditions
Braking and traction instability are usually main issues
1st gear used in T1
Usually require short 1st gear for launch due to high grip levels
7th gear requires particular attention due to possibility of strong tail / head winds
 
Circuit particularity
Bumpiness: low
Overtaking chance: T1
Kerbs: smooth / medium
Ride height setting particularity: usually low
Engine severity: high
Gearbox severity: medium
Lat / Long grip: longitudinal
Aero eff ratio: medium / low
Safety car history: 2011 - n/a, 2010 - n/a, 2009 - none
Track grip evo during w/e: high
Aero settings: high
Brake wear severity: high
Brake cooling necessity: high
 
Heikki Kovalainen: "Bahrain is another one of the typical modern circuits. It doesn't have any really challenging corners and you can push hard for most of the lap, particularly over the kerbs which are pretty easy on the cars. As the track surface is rubbered in grip levels improve dramatically, so you'll see laptimes dropping fast over the weekend, and that means you have to be on it for qualifying, to make sure you can get the most of out the session.
 
"Apart from the track conditions, one of the main technical areas we will be focusing on in Bahrain is braking. The high ambient temperatures and the nature of the track mean we will be spending quite a lot of Friday's practice sessions managing brake cooling and wear rates, so we are as well prepared as possible for qualifying and the race."
 
Vitaly Petrov: "Bahrain is where I made my F1 debut back in 2010 so it's a track that means a lot to me. I had great support when we last raced there and I'm sure it'll be the same this year with Caterham F1 Team.
 
"From the driver's point of view it's a pretty technical circuit and one where you need to have a really good balance and make sure you nail every apex to get the best lap times in. That's particularly true in the last sector and if you can get that right you can make up, and lose, a lot of time there.
 
"The sand obviously affects everyone the same, and it'll be interesting on Saturday to see how late everyone leaves their Q1 runs. The track gets more and more quick with every lap, and that means you have to be pretty bold with your strategy to make sure you give yourself the best possible shot at a good quali lap."
 
Mark Smith, Technical Director: "The Bahrain circuit present us with several challenges, the most obvious being its desert location. The track surface is always pretty sandy at the beginning of each session and this means we see a reasonably high level of grip evolution throughout the course of the race weekend. On top of this, the sandy atmosphere means we have to pay special attention to both air filtration and the general mechanical assemblies, to prevent accelerated wear.
 
"The ambient temperatures will be hot and dry as expected, but the wind will also play quite a significant role throughout the weekend. The wind direction can change very suddenly and we have to take that into account when we are making final decisions on gear ratios, particularly top gear with KERS and DRS usage factored in.
 
"Significant demands are also placed on the brakes in Bahrain and it will be important to get the balance right between controlling brake temperatures and wear rate, without losing too much outright performance. This means that car setup work for each day on track will have a heavy focus towards providing a stable platform to meet the demands of both heavy braking and each traction event throughout the lap.

"Finally, the tyres allocated for Bahrain will be the medium and soft compounds which will also have been used in China. Hopefully this means we will have learnt a bit more about their optimum usage, albeit in a different ambient environment, and we will see how we can apply that knowledge over the race weekend."

maocheng · 发表于 20-4-2012 08:57 PM

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Weather
FP1: Dry, air temp 27° - 30°, track temp 35° - 40°
FP2: Dry, air temp 32° - 31°, track temp 40° - 33°

Fastest laps / positions:
FP1: KOV 1.36.330 18th / PET 1.36.484, 19th
FP2: PET 1.35.913 16th / KOV 1.35.968 17th

Total laps:
FP1: KOV 11 / PET 18
FP2: KOV 35 / PET 33

Runplan - FP1
Heikki Kovalainen
1003 – 1005: Installation, 1 lap (medium tyres) 
1005 – 1042: System checks. Changes: n/a
1042 – 1053: Run 2, 6 laps (medium tyres)
1053 – 1100: Changes: rear ride height, front torsion bar, front wing flap angle
1100 – 1109: Run 3, 4 laps (medium tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1003 – 1005: Installation, 1 lap ( tyres) 
1005 – 1042: System checks. Changes: brake balance
1042 – 1058: Run 2, 9 laps (medium tyres)
1058 – 1114: Changes: rear ride height, front anti-roll bar, front wing flap angle
1114 – 1130: Run 3, 8 laps (medium tyres)

Runplan - FP2
Heikki Kovalainen
1402 – 1415: Run 1, 7 laps (medium tyres) 
1415 – 1424: Changes: n/a  
1424 – 1433: Run 2, 5 laps (soft tyres)
1433 – 1442: Changes: front anti-roll bar
1442 – 1504: Run 3, 12 laps (medium tyres)
1504 – 1511: Changes: front anti-roll bar, front wing flap angle
1511 – 1531: Run 4, 13 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1402 – 1413: Run 1, 6 laps (medium tyres) 
1413 – 1422: Changes: front wing flap angle, brake blanking
1422 – 1429: Run 2, 4 laps (soft tyres)
1429 – 1443: Changes: front wing flap angle
1443 – 1503: Run 3, 11 laps (medium tyres)
1503 – 1511: Changes: front torsion bar, front / rear ride height, front wing flap angle
1511 – 1533: Run 4, 12 laps (soft tyres)

Team Quotes

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “A good day for us in terms of the mileage we've covered and the amount of data we've collated. This morning the track wasn't as dusty as we'd feared, so the grip levels were ok. That meant we could take a proper look at the degradation levels on the prime tyres in FP1 and it was immediately clear that the heat and the nature of this track will mean managing wear rates is going to be crucial on Sunday. Rear grip is an area we'll have to pay particular attention to and we tried a few setup changes to try and manage that, but I think it'll be the same for everyone.”

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “It's been a good day for us. We completed a decent number of laps in both sessions and I've been happy with the car all day. It's going to be tough on the tyres on Sunday, on both compounds, but we looked pretty good on the softs on the performance run and we have a couple of changes we can try tomorrow to get the most out of the primes, so I think we're looking good. It's clear that degradation is going to be the biggest talking point on Sunday and I think we'll see a lot of stops right across the field. That'll bring strategy and pitstops into play in a big way so whatever happens it's going to be an exciting race for the fans.”

Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "The Bahrain International Circuit presents us with an interesting challenge in two main areas: how we deal with the physical conditions of the track, and how we maximise the performance of the car over the whole lap. The ambient temperatures and sandy atmosphere mean we have to work closely with the team to ensure we have the optimum cooling package on the bodywork, but the sand isn't actually a major issue for us. We use filters that are based on our experience in desert rallying and they are the same for the whole season. We cannot change them race by race, so we have accounted for the conditions here many months before the season starts.

"Performance-wise, we have another track that requires us to have good top speed down the main straight from T14 down to T1, and make sure the drivers have good traction throughout the whole lap. We have to pay particular attention to how we configure seventh gear for the main straight as the wind direction can change between tail and head winds and that has a relatively high effect on what ratios we use.

"From what we have seen today I think we can be happy with the plans we have activated here, and we have more performance to come tomorrow, so it looks like this could be a good weekend for the team."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: "The conditions here give us some interesting challenges for us from a technical perspective. Today our main priority has been assessing the tyre degradation rates and how we can manage those on differing fuel loads. It looks like rear tyre degradation is going to play a critical role on Sunday so the mileage we have completed today gives us a good chance to make sure we know what to expect on race day. 

"We have also been looking at how we maximise the brake cooling and how we deal with brake wear. The Bahrain circuit is hard on the brakes so we need to make sure the drivers have consistent performance from the braking system, both in qualifying and on race day.

"Overall I am pleased with what we have achieved today. It is too early to tell where we are in relation to the cars ahead but I think we have got back to where we should be in relation to the cars ahead and I am confident we are in good shape for the weekend ahead.”

maocheng · 发表于 21-4-2012 08:42 PM

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Weather
FP3: Dry, air temp 29° - 31°, track temp 37° - 41°
Quali: Dry, air temp 30°, track temp 41°

Fastest laps / positions:
FP3: KOV 1.35.694, 18th / PET 1.36.532, 20th
Q1: KOV 1.34.852, 17th / PET 1.35.823, 20th
Q2: KOV 1.36.132 16th

Total laps:
FP3: KOV 19 / PET 17
Q1: KOV 7 / PET 7
Q2: KOV 3

Runplan - FP3
Heikki Kovalainen
1101 – 1104: Installation, 1 lap (medium tyres) 
1104 – 1115: System checks. Changes: front brake blanking
1115 – 1128: Run 2, 7 laps (medium tyres)
1128 – 1133: Changes: frong wing (race)
1133 – 1144: Run 3, 6 laps (medium tyres)
1144 – 1150: Changes: front wing flap angle, front / rear ride height
1150 – 1159: Run 4, 5 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1101 – 1103: Installation, 1 lap (medium tyres) 
1103 – 1115: System checks  
1115 – 1127: Run 2, 6 laps (medium tyres)
1127 – 1137: Changes: front wing flap angle
1137 – 1145: Run 3, 4 laps (medium tyres)
1145 – 1150: Changes: n/a
1150 – 1201: Run 4, 6 laps (soft tyres)

Runplan - Q1
Heikki Kovalainen
1406 – 1414: Run 1, 4 laps (medium tyres)
1414 – 1417: Refuel
1417 – 1422: Run 2, 3 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1406 – 1414: Run 1, 4 laps (medium tyres)
1414 – 1417: Refuel
1417 – 1422: Run 2, 3 laps (soft tyres)

Runplan - Q2
Heikki Kovalainen
1440 – 1445: Run 1, 3 laps (medium tyres)

Team Quotes

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “That was an excellent qualifying session for our team. It's a real bonus for us getting into Q2 but we'd already seen this morning that we were close to a few cars and we thought that with the conditions today, being hot and pretty windy, we might be able to use the option tyres to get us into Q2, and it worked out. We've also saved a set of tyres for tomorrow as we were pretty sure we wouldn't be able to get too much higher, and with the degradation rates we've seen yesterday and today it's clear tyre management is going to play a big role tomorrow. Overall, I'm delighted for the team. We've worked really hard to put ourselves in a position where we can fight and today we showed that we are close enough to record results like we did today. We made progress over the winter, and even though we haven't really shown it yet this season, today's the sort of result we knew we could put in, so it's a great day, for everyone in Caterham F1 Team back at the factory and here on track.”
 
Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “I'm reasonably pleased with how today went, bearing in mind the problem we had with the floor in FP3 which cost us a bit of time and meant we weren't really able to find a balance on the soft tyres that I could really exploit in qualifying. My run on the prime tyres was good - I was very close to my team mate and the car felt good, but when we switched to the options the car just didn't feel right. It wasn't so much a balance issue, it was more about how the car felt under braking and I think that's what cost me the time on the soft tyres. Despite that I think we look like we're getting towards where we should be. We're much closer to the cars ahead than we were in China and having already seen how we can fight with some of the midfield cars in the races I think tomorrow could be a good day for us. It's definitely going to be interesting. There will be a lot of stops and it'll come down to who uses their tyres best.”

Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "Seeing Heikki in Q2 is a very good result for us and the whole team. We have been working on giving the drivers the right balance between top speed and traction out of the slower corners and today's result shows we have found the right setup for this track. The wind today, particularly on the main straight where there was a stronger head wind than yesterday, meant we had to fine tune the engine maps and our final positions in today's qualifying session is the reward for the work the whole team has done." 

Mark Smith, Technical Director: “We are all delighted with today's result. This morning we had a very good FP3 and the work we have done overnight has paid off with Heikki's result today. Everything on his car worked as we had planned and this is a clear sign that the whole team is making progress. Vitaly had a strong run on the first set of medium tyres but he just was not able to get the most out of the soft tyres on his second run, but he has already shown how strong he is on Sundays so we have good reason to be positive about his prospects here as well. We know we have a good package for the race tomorrow, so we'll look forward to what will definitely be an exciting Grand Prix and aim to maintain the sort of pace we have already shown in the first three races this season.”

Ends

maocheng · 发表于 22-4-2012 10:24 PM

Bahrain Grand Prix - Sunday 22nd April 2012

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Weather
Race: Dry, air temp 28° / track temp 32° (start), 27° / 30° (lap 27), 27° / 29° (lap 57)

Runplan
Vitaly Petrov
1431 leave for grid, 2 laps
Start on option tyres
Lap 11: pitstop 1, option tyres
Lap 24: pitstop 2, prime tyres
Lap 40: pitstop 3, prime tyres
Finished: 16th
 
Heikki Kovalainen
1431 leave for grid, 2 laps
Start on option tyres
Lap 1: pitstop 1, option tyres
Lap 14: pitstop 2, option tyres
Lap 26: pitstop 3, prime tyres
Lap 39: pitstop 4, prime tyres
Finished: 17th

Team Quotes
 
Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “That was a really interesting race, particularly at the start when there was a lot of overtaking and it was good to be right in the middle of the early battles. We made some very good pitstops, quicker than in China and good enough to help me stay out ahead of Ricciardo who I had a good battle with for quite a lot of the race. It was only towards the end when we had to let the leaders pass that we started losing a bit of time but today’s performance shows again how strong we can be on Sundays. This has been a good weekend all round and a great way to end the first four flyaway races. We have a couple of weeks now until the next race in Spain and we’ll head there feeling very positive about how we keep progressing.”

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “I had a good start but then had contact with a car behind in turn 10 which caused a rear left puncture. We pitted immediately and from then on it was basically about putting in as strong a race as I could. I passed Glock quickly and pulled out a good gap to him and then went after my team mate and Ricciardo. It’s obviously a bit frustrating to have had the puncture on the first lap, but we can take a number of positives from this weekend, particularly from the pace we showed in qualifying and from the way we were able to look after the tyres, so overall it’s been pretty good.”

Thierry Salvi, Renault F1 Sport Support Leader: "I think that was a pretty good day for the whole team. Both cars showed good pace throughout the race and both Vitaly and Heikki were able to take advantage of the engine maps we gave them to easily pull away from the cars behind. Vitaly had a good fight with the Toro Rosso and did well to manage his tyre degradation, so this is another step in the right direction.”

Mark Smith, Technical Director: “We can be pleased with today’s performance from both cars. Despite the puncture Heikki suffered on the first lap he put in a very strong drive all afternoon and Vitaly was also racing Ricciardo hard for most of the afternoon. This shows we are definitely making progress, and our qualifying performance yesterday gives us good reason to look forward to the European season which starts in two weeks in Barcelona. We have a number of updates planned for the next few races, and more to come throughout the season, so we will aim to keep building on this type of performance and keep edging closer to the teams ahead."

Ends

maocheng · 发表于 25-4-2012 09:26 AM

Gonzalez to join race drivers
at Mugello
Added: Tue 24 Apr, 2012

Caterham F1 Team has confirmed that Rodolfo Gonzalez will be joining race drivers Vitaly Petrov and Heikki Kovalainen at the fourth official test of the 2012 F1 season, taking place at Mugello, Italy from 1st to 3rd May 2012.

Gonzalez, currently competing with Caterham Racing in the 2012 GP2 series, will be in the car on 1st May. Vitaly Petrov will take over on 2nd May and Heikki Kovalainen on 3rd May.

Rodolfo Gonzalez: "I am very excited about getting back into an F1 car at the Mugello test, and want to thank Caterham F1 Team for this opportunity. It will be my third time in an F1 car with this team and it will be another good chance for me to further my experience at the top level of global motorsport. I took part in the young driver tests in 2010 and 2011 with the team, so to be able to help their development programme mid-season is another good step in my career and something that I can take lessons from back into my GP2 season with Caterham Racing."

Riad Asmat, Caterham Group Chief Executive Officer: "Rodolfo is developing well and we are very pleased we are playing an active role in his growth as a driver. He did a good job for us when he took part in the young driver tests, and we expect him to work to the plans he is given, deliver what we ask him to on track, and provide the engineers with the sort of feedback someone with his experience should. His day with the F1 team in Mugello will also help his ongoing development in GP2 and that will be good news for Caterham Racing, so for everyone involved this is good news."

maocheng · 发表于 1-5-2012 11:57 PM

T04 Mugello - Day One

Mugello, Italy - 1st May 2012
Driver: Rodolfo Gonzalez

Chassis: CT01-#1

Total laps: 35

Fastest lap: 1.27.197 (lap 27)

0901 - 0904: Installation lap, 1 lap, wet tyres
0904 - 1001: System checks; Changes - brake balance, brake blanking
1001 - 1012: Run 2, 6 laps, intermediate tyres
1012 - 1114: Changes - front / rear brake blanking,
1114 - 1133: Run 3, 7 laps, intermediate tyres
1133 - 1217: Changes - front / rear ride height, front torsion bar, front wing flap angle, brake balance, front brake blanking
1217 - 1233: Run 4, 9 laps, medium tyres
1233 - 1245: Changes - front wing flap angle, rear ride height, front torsion bar, front anti-roll bar, rear brake blanking
1245 - 1301: Run 5, 10 laps, medium tyres
Lunch break (extended break due to rain): Changes - front wing flap angle, brake balance, front / rear brake blanking
1512 - 1516: Run 6, 2 laps, wet tyres (run aborted due to heavy rain)
Rain ends session

Team Quotes

Rodolfo Gonzalez: "Despite the weather, which was obviously frustrating this afternoon, I've had a good day with the team here at the Mugello test. I love this track - I've won here in the past in International F3, so getting back out in an F1 car this morning was a great experience. Obviously I'd have preferred a lot more dry running, but today wasn't about setting the fastest times I could, it was more about making sure I ran to the plan we'd set with the engineers, not making any mistakes, and continuing to learn as much as I could. After the morning session I was happy with my performance, particularly considering how stop / start the session was, and while the running was pretty much meaningless this afternoon it's still been another very valuable day for me. Every minute I'm with the F1 team helps me develop as a driver, so even though everyone at the test was affected by today's rain, for me this has still been another step in the right direction for my career."

Steve Nielsen, Caterham F1 Team Sporting Director: "The weather played its part today in limiting the running we had planned for Rodolfo. Despite that he still did a good, solid job for us this morning, making no mistakes and putting in consistent lap times on every run he completed. His is developing as a driver and we can measure his progress over the last couple of years against the data we accumulated from his previous outings with us, at the Abu Dhabi young drivers' tests in 2010 and 2011, and in the way he conducts himself in and out of the car. He responds well to the instructions he is given and his technical feedback has improved markedly since he first drove for us in 2010, so overall we are pleased with the job he has done for us today, in what have been obviously frustrating conditions, and now we want him to take what he's learnt back to his GP2 season with Caterham Racing and continue to develop his skills every time he is on track.

"Tomorrow we have Vitaly back in the car and he will be spending the day evaluating several new parts on the car, including a new spec rear wing, new bodywork and a number of revisions to the exhaust system. Hopefully we will have a better day with the weather so we avoid losing too much more valuable track time at this test."

maocheng · 发表于 3-5-2012 12:38 AM

T04 Mugello - Day Two

Mugello, Italy - 2nd May 2012
Driver: Vitaly Petrov

Chassis: CT01-#1

Total laps: 112

Fastest lap: 1.24.312 (lap 53)

0901 - 0903: Installation lap, 1 lap, intermediate tyres
0903 - 0942: System checks
0942 - 0955: Run 2, 8 laps, medium tyres
0955 - 1009: Changes - front wing flap angle, front / rear ride height, front anti-roll bar
1009 - 1022: Run 3, 8 laps, medium tyres
1022 - 1037: Changes - front wing flap angle, front brake blanking
1037 - 1049: Run 4, 7 laps, medium tyres
1049 - 1100: Changes - front wing flap angle
1100 - 1112: Run 5, 7 laps, medium tyres
1112 - 1127: Changes - front wing flap angle
1127 - 1142: Run 6, 9 laps, hard tyres
1142 - 1152: Changes - n/a
1152 - 1205: Run 7, 8 laps, hard tyres
1205 - 1223: Changes - front wing flap angle, rear ride height
1223 - 1225: Run 8, 1 lap, medium tyres
1225 - 1230: Changes - n/a
1230 - 1239: Run 9, 6 laps, medium tyres
1239 - 1245: Changes - front wing flap angle, rear brake blanking, rear ride height
1245 - 1257: Run 10, 7 laps, hard tyres
Lunch
1437 - 1441: Run 11, 2 laps, super soft tyres
1441 - 1449: System checks
1449 - 1501: Run 12, 7 laps, medium tyres
1501 - 1512: Changes - n/a
1512 - 1524: Run 13, 7 laps, hard tyres
1524 - 1532: Changes - n/a
1532 - 1544: Run 14, 7 laps, hard tyres
1544 - 1612: Red flag / Changes - n/a
1612 - 1619: Run 15, 4 laps, hard tyres
1619 - 1646: Changes - front / rear brake blanking, front wing flap angle, rear wing
1646 - 1657: Run 16, 6 laps, soft tyres
1657 - 1710: Changes - front wing flap angle, rear wing
1710 - 1720: Run 16, 6 laps, soft tyres
1720 - 1734: Changes - rear ride height, front wing flap angle, front anti-roll bar
1734 - 1746: Run 17, 7 laps, soft tyres
1746 - 1753: Changes - front wing flap angle
1753 - 1801: Run 18, 4 laps, soft tyres

Team Quotes

Vitaly Petrov: "I have very good memories of Mugello as this is where I won in F3000, so coming back is good. I'm not sure the track is right for today's F1 cars - you get very close to the walls and it's maybe a bit small for the cars now, but it's still a good challenge putting together a quick lap. I think we can be pleased with what we have achieved here today. The car has run faultlessly all day and we have completed everything we targeted in today's runplan. This afternoon we started running some new parts and even though it's too early to make any judgements on what sort of step forward they give us, I can say the new rear wing we tried immediately felt like it was giving us more downforce. The car's balance felt better and there was more grip, so that's definitely a step in the right direction. Hopefully we can have a similar day tomorrow and give ourselves a good chance of making more progress when we're back racing in Spain next week."

Jody Egginton, Caterham F1 Team Chief Engineer: "Day two in Mugello has been a good one for the team. The weather is obviously a vast improvement over yesterday and with Vitaly in the car we managed to complete 112 laps, helping us catch up with the time we lost on track yesterday with the rain. This morning we ran through a program on a variety of tyre compounds that gave us the chance to evaluate the new parts we put on the car in the afternoon. From that we have generated a very good amount of data the team on track and back at the factory can use to accurately assess what we have gained with the updates which include new bodywork, a new rear wing and a look at a revised exhaust layout. Tomorrow we will be looking to replicate the same sort of program with Heikki in the car and with the forecast looking good for the last day of the test we want to be able to leave Mugello having completed everything we planned."

maocheng · 发表于 4-5-2012 12:11 AM

T04 Mugello - Day Three

Mugello, Italy - 3rd May 2012 Driver: Heikki Kovalainen

Chassis: CT01-#1

Total laps: 139

Fastest lap: 1.23.169 (lap 51)

Runplan
0900 - 0902: Installation, 1 lap, hard tyres
0902 - 0936: System checks
0936 - 0949: Run 2, 8 laps, soft tyres
0949 - 1002: Changes - front / rear brake blanking
1002 - 1004: Run 3, 1 lap, soft tyres (red flag)
1004 - 1020: Changes - front / rear ride height
1020 - 1031: Run 4, 8 laps, soft tyres
1031 - 1040: Changes - front / rear brake blanking
1040 - 1051: Run 5, 8 laps, medium tyres
1051 - 1104: Changes - rear wing, front wing flap adjustment
1104 - 1106: Run 6, 1 lap, medium tyres (red flag)
1106 - 1123: Changes - n/a
1123 - 1135: Run 7, 8 laps, medium tyres
1135 - 1145: Changes - rear ride height
1145 - 1159: Run 8, 8 laps, medium tyres
1159 - 1217: Changes - front wing flap angle, rear ride height, rear wing
1217 - 1226: Run 9, 6 laps, soft tyres
1226 - 1235: Changes - n/a
1235 - 1244: Run 10, 6 laps, soft tyres
1244 - 1247: Changes - rear brake blanking
1247 - 1300: Run 11, 8 laps, hard tyres
Lunch / Changes - revised bodywork
1411 - 1426: Run 12, 9 laps, medium tyres
1426 - 1431: Changes - n/a
1431 - 1445: Run 13, 9 laps, medium tyres
1445 - 1453: Changes - n/a
1453 - 1459: Run 14, 3 laps, medium tyres - off in turn one
Return to garage
1525 - 1535: Run 15, 7 laps, hard tyres
1535 - 1542: Changes - return to baseline setup
1542 - 1559: Run 16, 11 laps, hard tyres
1559 - 1631: Changes - bodywork, floor
1631 - 1647: Run 17, 11 laps, hard tyres
1647 - 1653: Changes - n/a
1653 - 1659: Run 18, 4 laps, hard tyres (red flag)
1659 - 1711: Changes - front wing flap angle, rear wing
1711 - 1727: Run 19, 10 laps, soft tyres
1727 - 1735: Changes - front wing flap angle, rear wing
1735 - 1747: Run 20, 7 laps, soft tyres
1747 - 1750: Changes - n/a
1750 - 1801: Run 21, 5 laps, soft tyres

Team Quotes

Heikki Kovalainen: "A good day's work for the team and good to have completed so many laps. I enjoyed myself out there today - even though a lot of what we were doing was pretty repetitive, it's still a good place to drive an F1 car around and having got through everything we'd planned it's good to leave this test on a positive note.

"We tried a variety of new parts and it felt like we may have found a couple of things that we can take to the next race. You can never tell just how much of an improvement something has been until you go through all the data, but the fact we've brought new parts that feel like a step forward is good. It shows we're pushing as hard as we can and that's what we need to do to achieve the goals this year."

Jody Egginton, Caterham F1 Team Chief Engineer: "It's been another solid day for us on the final day of the Mugello test. Heikki took over the car today and ran a program very similar to Vitaly's from day two, completing 139 laps which helped us achieve everything we wanted from this test. We have tried a number of new parts including bodywork, floor, exhausts and some work on the brakes, some of which we expect to see on the race cars next week in Barcelona.

"This has been a pretty hard week for everyone on track. We've run on all three days without any major mechanical issues, and we've put the hours in to help us keep progressing, so I want to thank everyone for a very good week of hard work. Now we need to take what we've achieved here into the start of the European season and make sure we keep up this level of reliability and focus at the races to come."

maocheng · 发表于 6-5-2012 08:46 PM

Spanish Grand Prix View - Catalunya, May 11-13

General
Race laps: 66
Air/track temp (c): 22/36
Pitlane altitude (m): 121
ATM Press (HPA): 995
Hum (%): 40
Wind (kph): NNE 15

Timing
2011 Qualifying
P1: 1:20.981 (WEB Q3)
P2: 1:21.181 (VET Q3)
P3: 1:21.961 (HAM Q3)
CF1T best: P15 KOV (1:25.403 Q2
CF1T delta to best Q2: +3.863 (104.7%)
2011 Race
P1: VET (1:27.162) L60
P2: HAM (1:26.727) L52
P3: BUT (1:27.518) L63
CF1T best: P18 TRU (1:30.783) L34
CF1T delta to best race lap: +3.621 (104.6%)

Quick description
Lateral track with high percentage of high-speed corners
Slow-speed traction important through sector 3
Medium brake energy
Bumps at entry T9 & braking into T10
Grip level can change depending on conditions (track evolution,track temp & wind)

Circuit Particularity
Bumpiness: Medium
Overtaking chance: Low
Kerbs: Smooth to Medium
Ride height setting particularity: None
Engine severity: Low
Gearbox severity: Medium
Lat/Long grip: Lateral
Aero eff ratio: Low
Safety car history: 2011- none, 2010- none, 2009, first lapaccident
Track grip evo during w/e: High
Aero settings: High
Brake wear severity: Medium
Brake cooling necessity: Medium

Team quotes

Alexander Rossi (replacing Heikki Kovalainen inFP1): "I am looking forward to getting back into the F1 car inSpain and I want to thank the team for the chance to run in FP1 inBarcelona. I have a clear goal for the session - make sure I run tothe plan set by the engineers, not make any mistakes and learn asmuch as I can over the whole weekend. I know how much I will beable to take from my time with the team back to my Formula Renault3.5 commitments and I know the team will do everything they can tohelp me maximise my performance on Friday."

Go to www.caterhamf1.com/tv now to watch a film ofAlexander Rossi's seat fitting at our factory in preparation forhis FP1 run in Barcelona.

Heikki Kovalainen: "Barcelona's agood circuit where the main challenge is to nail everythingabsolutely perfectly. If you make a half a tenth of a mistake itcan cost you a grid position and it's a race weekend where you haveto focus on the details to give yourself the best chance ofsuccess. It's a track with a lot of high-speed corners, some whereyou have to be really on it to save time, and you have to be prettycommitted going into the braking zone in T1 as that's where thereis an overtaking chance. For the fans it's often a pretty quietrace because it's a tough circuit to overtake on, but that makesqualifying even more crucial and means you have to get the plan onSaturday absolutely right."

Vitaly Petrov: "After a good testin Mugello we are all looking forward to getting back to racing inSpain. Barcelona is a track I know well and one I like racing on. Iwas on the podium there in GP2 in 2009 and while I know that's outof reach for us at the moment, we will all be focusing oncontinuing to take the fight to the cars ahead and repeating thesort of performances we've put in so far this season, particularlyon Sundays."

Mark Smith, Technical Director:"The Circuit de Catalunya is a track every team knows extremelywell. We have already tested there twice this year as the layoutgives the cars a good test of most of the track conditions we seethroughout the season - fast, high-G corners, a long straight and anumber of slower speed corners where good traction is key. It isalso one of the more technically demanding tracks for the driversand offers a bit of everything. Turns 3 and 9 are high-speedcorners and finding a balance for both together is not easy. Thefinal sector is also a good challenge - the car has to make bigchanges of direction so you need good mechanical grip to maximiseyour lap time."

"Barcelona is also a relatively open circuit and the wind canhave a significant effect on car balance, particularly when itchanges direction. However, while the wind can be an issue, anothermajor factor in Barcelona is the way in which the track evolvesover the race weekend and throughout each day due to air and tracktemperature changes, which can be fairly extreme. Although weunderstand these factors well, due to the amount of time we spendat the circuit, we do need to constantly monitor what is happeningwith the weather to ensure the car setup remains optimised and weare on top of the changing conditions.

"We will also be giving our Test Driver Alexander Rossi hisfirst FP1 run with us in Barcelona and we are all looking forwardto giving him the chance to work with us at a full race weekend. Hedid a good job in Abu Dhabi when we ran him in the young drivertest in 2011 and I am sure he will perform well for us on Friday inSpain."

Tony Fernandes, Team Principal:"We head back to Europe after what has been an encouraging firstfour races for the team. We may not have quite bridged the gap tothe midfield pack yet, but we are clearly much closer than we werethis time last year, particularly on race day when we have seenclear evidence of the progress we have made.

"Having been with us for four races now, I am very pleased withthe job Vitaly has been doing for the team. He is obviously afighter and he is pushing his team mate well, especially onSundays, and that is good for the whole team. I think Heikki is duea run of better luck in the races as he has been pushing extremelyhard in qualifying, particularly to get himself into Q2 in Bahrain,but he has not had the same luck when the lights go out on raceday. Hopefully that will change in Barcelona and we will be able tosee both cars fighting to the chequered flag on Sunday."

maocheng · 发表于 11-5-2012 11:32 PM

Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - FP1 & FP2

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Weather
FP1: Dry, sunny, air temp 22° - 26°, track temp 24° - 31°
FP2: Dry, sunny, air temp 29°, track temp 42° - 44°

Fastest laps / positions:
FP1: PET 1.27.475 (lap 5), 19th / RSI 1.28.448 (lap 12), 21st
FP2: KOV 1.26.296 (lap 19), 19th / PET 1.26.740 (lap 14), 20th

Total laps:
FP1: PET 20 / RSI 25
FP2: KOV 36 / PET 35

Runplan – FP1
Alexander Rossi
1003 – 1005: Installation, 1 lap (hard tyres)
1005 – 1028: System checks.
1028 – 1040: Run 2, 8 laps (hard tyres)
1040 – 1048: Changes: front wing flap angle, rear wing
1048 – 1101: Run 3, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1101 – 1107: Changes: front wing flap angle, rear wing
1107 – 1122: Run 4, 9 laps (hard tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1001 – 1003: Installation, 1 lap (hard tyres)
1003 – 1040: System checks.
1040 – 1051: Run 2, 6 laps (hard tyres)
1051 – 1100: Changes: front wing flap angle, rear wing, rear brake blanking
1100 – 1113: Run 3, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1113 – 1122: Changes: front / rear ride height
1122 – 1131: Run 4, 6 laps (hard tyres)

Runplan - FP2
Heikki Kovalainen
1402 – 1412: Run 1, 6 laps (hard tyres)
1412 – 1425: Changes: rear camber, front anti-roll bar
1425 – 1440: Run 2, 9 laps (hard tyres)
1440 – 1448: Changes: n/a
1448 – 1456: Run 3, 5 laps (soft tyres)
1456 – 1502 Changes: front wing flap angle
1502 – 1520: Run 4, 10 laps (soft tyres)
Pitstop practice
1520 - 1531 Run 5, 6 laps (hard tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1402 – 1411: Run 1, 5 laps (hard tyres)
1411 – 1426: Changes: front wing flap angle, front camber, front torsion bar
1426 – 1437: Run 2, 6 laps (hard tyres)
1437 – 1446: Changes: front torsion bar
1446 – 1455: Run 3, 5 laps (soft tyres)
1455 – 1502: Changes: front wing flap angle
1502 – 1521: Run 4, 12 laps (soft tyres)
Pitstop practice
1521 - 1532: Run 5, 7 laps (hard tyres)

Team Quotes

Alexander Rossi, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: "I am very pleased with how this morning's session went. We completed the program the team had set and I acclimatised quickly to the step up to F1. This isn't my first time working with the team, I already have a day at the Abu Dhbai young driver test last year under my belt, but coming into a full race weekend is a very different proposition to the young driver test. Today wasn't about setting the quickest lap I could - there may have been another seven or eight tenths to be found but the main thing today was to learn as much as I could, contribute by following the plan, give the engineers clear, concise feedback, and not make any mistakes. That's what we did so I think it's been pretty much as good as it could have been."

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “A pretty standard Friday for us. We made a couple of setup changes early on in FP2 that improved the balance and I think we've ended up closer to where we want to be today. As it's been all season, tyre management is going to be vital here, especially on Sunday, and from what we've seen from the tyre degradation patterns on both tyre choices I think we need to do more work on managing wear rates, but if we can do that I think we'll be ok tomorrow, and on Sunday.”

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “I'm relatively pleased with today but it was a bit of an odd couple of sessions for us. This morning we did all the runs on the hard tyres and couldn't really find a balance I could push with, and then this afternoon we managed to dial out the understeer we had on both the hard and soft tyres, but suddenly found we had oversteer that hadn't been there before. I think this is something that's affecting quite a few of the teams, and it's not what we were expecting after the Bahrain race and the Mugello test, but we'll work on it tonight and I'm sure we'll find a solution for FP3 and qualifying.”

Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "Despite the fact that Barcelona is probably the track everyone in F1 knows better than any other, it’s still a good challenge for us to come back here for the race. We tested here for two weeks in February but the weather conditions were obviously cooler then which means we have to run different engine maps to account for the increase in temperature. Those maps have worked well today and we’ve seen the sort of results we expected from the overall engine performance. This is also the first time we can compare KERS data with information generated at the same track back in February, and with the experience we have now of using KERS in the first four races we can see we’re much closer to optimising its performance over the whole weekend. These are a couple of the areas we’ve been concentrating on in the lead-up to this weekend, and for both sessions today, and from the drivers’ initial feedback on the engine performance I think we can be pleased with what we have achieved today."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: “I think we have made good use of both sessions today. Alexander Rossi took part in his first FP1 session for us this morning and did a very good job, working through a program that was looking at a number of rear wing options that gives us more information to work on in addition to the data we generated in Mugello last week. This afternoon Heikki was back in his normal car and he and Vitaly concentrated on tyre work, looking at degradation levels on the soft and hard compounds we have available to us this weekend. There is quite a big time difference between the two types of tyre which will make strategy in qualifying tomorrow very interesting, and will put the onus on Sunday on the drivers looking after the wear rates as much as possible.”

maocheng · 发表于 12-5-2012 09:45 PM

Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - FP3 &Qualifying Caterham F1 Team Partner information
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Weather
FP3: Dry, sunny, air temp 26° - 29°, track temp 36° -39°
Q1: Dry, sunny, air temp 28°, track temp 42°

Fastest laps / positions:
FP3: PET 1.25.911, 18th / KOV 1.26.587, 19th
Q1: PET 1.25.277, 19th / KOV 1.25.507, 20th

Total laps:
FP3: PET 20 / KOV 20
Q1: KOV 8 / PET 8

Runplan - FP3
Heikki Kovalainen
1100 - 1102: Installation, 1 lap (hardtyres)
1102 - 1116: System checks.
1116 - 1128: Run 2, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1128 - 1135: Changes: front anti-roll bar
1135 - 1147: Run 3, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1147 - 1154: Changes: front wing flap angle
1154 - 1202: Run 4, 5 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1100 - 1102: Installation, 1 lap (hardtyres)
1102 - 1114: System checks.
1114 - 1126: Run 2, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1126 - 1133: Changes: front wing flap angle
1133 - 1145: Run 3, 7 laps (hard tyres)
1145 - 1153: Changes: front wing flap angle
1153 - 1201: Run 4, 5 laps (soft tyres)

Runplan - Q1
Heikki Kovalainen
1405 - 1413: Run 1, 5 laps (hard tyres)
1413 - 1417: Refuel
1417 - 1422: Run 2, 3 laps (soft tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1407 - 1415: Run 1,  laps (hard tyres)
1415 - 1417: Refuel
1417 - 1422: Run 2, 3 laps (soft tyres)

Team Quotes

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: "Iam very happy with today's performance. It feels great to have itall come together in qualifying today and I want to thank the teamfor doing a great job and helping me put together a final lap likethat. There was even more time to come as I made a small mistake insector two that maybe cost me two or three tenths, but between FP3and qualifying we found a good balance on the softs and a KERS mapthat I could really get everything out of, so it's great to see itpay off with that sort of performance.

"Tomorrow's going to be an interesting race. I think a lot of itwill come down to who uses the rear tyres best and as we've alreadyseen earlier this season, we can fight with the cars ahead onSundays, so hopefully we can carry through this afternoon'sperformance to tomorrow, and who knows what could happen."

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3:"I'm not unhappy with today's performance but we could havedefinitely got more out of the car this afternoon. I made a mistakein turn three that cost me some time but overall I've notreally been able to find a setup I'm happy with all weekend. We'vetried a few different things to find a decent balance but forsome reason we just couldn't find a compromise for qualifyingtoday. We'll put that behind us now and move on to tomorrow wherewe'll aim to maintain the sort of race pace we've shown in thefirst four Grands Prix this season. If we can look after the tyresI think we'll be ok."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: "I think weprobably got close to extracting as much performance out ofthe cars as we could this afternoon. Both drivers may have beenable to find a couple more tenths but I am pleased with theperformances they put in and now the focus moves to tomorrow'srace. Tyres will be the defining factor in the race. We havealready shown that we can fight with several cars ahead on Sundaysand I think that careful management of the tyres and good pitstopstrategy should give us a chance of putting in a goodperformance."

maocheng · 发表于 14-5-2012 12:17 AM

Spanish Grand Prix - Sunday 13th May 2012

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Weather
Race: Overcast, dry, air temp 22° / track temp 31° (start), 23° / 33° (lap 33), 23° / 34° (lap 66)

Runplan
Heikki Kovalainen
1331 leave for grid, 2 laps
Start on soft tyres
Lap 13: pitstop 1, soft tyres
Lap 27: pitstop 2, soft tyres
Lap 43: pitstop 3, hard tyres
Finished: 16th

Vitaly Petrov
1330 leave for grid, 2 laps
Start on soft tyres
Lap 10: pitstop 1, hard tyres
Lap 28: pitstop 2, soft tyres, front wing flap adjustment
Lap 44: pitstop 3, hard tyres
Finished: 17th

Team Quotes

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: "I think we got as much out of the car as we could this afternoon. I had a good start, passed Senna and was hanging on to the pack ahead up until the second stops. The first stint on the options was good, and we stayed on the soft tyres right up until the last pitstop but maybe the last stint on the hards was a couple of laps too long. Still, it was a decent race and we showed we have decent pace on Sundays, more than enough to easily pull away from the teams behind, but not quite enough to be able to fight throughout the whole race with the cars ahead. We knew this track was going to be one of the tougher ones for us, but now we go to Monaco which will give us a chance of fighting higher up, so we'll keep pushing to close the gap and aim to take another step forwards at the next race.”

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “I'm pleased with how I drove this afternoon and, like Heikki, I don't think we could have got much more performance from the car today. Yesterday we found a good KERS map for qualifying but this afternoon it wasn't working as well in the first and second stints, and I think that's where we lost some time to Heikki. The tyre degradation was higher than we'd seen in the long runs in practice, so we need to look again at why that happened and how we can fix it for future races. Apart from that it was one of those afternoons when we got as much out of the race as we could so now we'll move on to Monaco where the circuit layout and the difficulty of passing should give us a better chance of pushing the cars ahead throughout the weekend."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: “I am pleased with the performance from both drivers today. They kept pushing throughout the whole race and made sure they didn't make any mistakes, particularly at the start of the race. Our early pace was good and we used the tyre strategy well to keep ourselves within touching distance of the midfield pack, but again we saw the issue with blue flags, having to let the cars ahead pass articifially lengthened the gap to the cars we had been fighting with, but we have to deal with that on tracks like this where we knew we would be lapped at some point. We now have a busy couple of weeks before the next race, with an aero test in the UK, part of the program that is helping us keep edging closer to the midfield, and we will go to Monaco, hopefully aiming to repeat the sort of performance we saw last year when we finished 13th and 14th."

maocheng · 发表于 17-5-2012 04:20 PM

Russian Helicopters becomes Official Partner of Caterham F1 Team

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Tony Fernandes, Team Principal of Caterham F1 Team, commented on the deal: "I am absolutely delighted to welcome Russian Helicopters into Caterham F1 Team. It is a sign of the increasingly strong relationships we are growing in Russia that we can attract partners of this calibre and we look forward to repaying their faith in us and Vitaly on and off track."

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maocheng · 发表于 17-5-2012 10:57 PM

本帖最后由 maocheng 于 17-5-2012 10:59 PM 编辑

Monaco Grand PrixView

Added: Thu 17 May, 2012

General
Race Laps: 78
2011 Air/Track temp (°C): 21/34
2011 Pitlane altitude (m): 2
2011 ATM Press (HPA): 1000
2011 Hum (%): 40
2011 Wind (kph): NNE 10

2011 Timing
Qualifying
P1: VET (1:13.556 Q3)
P2: BUT (1:13.997 Q3)
P3: WEB (1:14.019 Q3)
CF1T best: P18 KOV (1:17.343 Q1)
CF1T delta to best Q2: +2.136 (102.7%)

2011 Race
P1: VET (1:16.267) L78
P2: ALO (1:16.471) L77
P3: BUT (1:16.463) L78
CF1T best: P13 TRU; P14 KOV (1:20.678) L66
CF1T delta to best race lap: +4.411 (105.7%)

Quick description
Needs high brake cooling to avoid calipers overheating, but brakewear is not an issue
Maximum downforce needed, compared to better efficiency aeropackage
Very low grip, especially on Thursday P1, and track improvesconsiderably over race weekend
All setup changes between sessions are usually shadowed by trackimprovement
Highest percentage of low speed of all circuits & theseason's slowest corner at T6
Track was partly resurfaced in 2010 and 2011 and bumps have beenremoved for 2012

Circuit Particularity
Bumpiness: Medium
Overtaking chance: Low
Kerbs: Low / medium
Ride height setting particularity: Don't need much higher rideheight than standard track
Engine severity: Very Low
Gearbox severity: Very high
Lat/Long grip: Longitudinal
Aero eff ratio: Very low
Track grip evo during w/e: Very high
Aero settings: Very high (max)
Brake wear severity: Medium / high
Brake cooling necessity: Very high

Safety car history
2011: 2 (34-36, 69-72)
2010: 4 (1-6, 31-33, 43-45,75-78)
2009: none

To see a Renault Sport F1 telemetry trace from a HeikkiKovalainen lap in Monaco 2011, and a detailed explanation of whatis being measured from Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 SupportLeader, go to the latest issue of Caterham Notes here: www.caterhamf1.com/notes

Team Quotes

Heikki Kovalainen: "Monaco's the race everyone in F1wants to win, and it's not just a famous F1 race, it's one of thebiggest annual events in the world. For drivers it's a prettyhardcore race, in and out of the cars, but it's a challenge Ireally enjoy and racing around the streets is one of the realhighlights of being an F1 driver.

"On track it's one of the races where the pack bunches up a bitand that might give us a chance to do something special. Last yearI finished 14th, one of our higher finishes of the season, sohopefully we can improve on that this year. We have KERS this yearand a car that has good race pace, and as our car is slightlyeasier on the tyres than some of the teams ahead, maybe thatwill help us achieve a high race finish."

Vitaly Petrov: "I've raced a lot in Monaco, not justin Formula One. I had a podium there in GP2 when I finishedsecond in 2009, which was good. In F1 I've raced there twice. Thefirst time wasn't so great but last year was pretty good,right up until the point I crashed! That was so disappointing,but I couldn't avoid it. We had a good strategy and I'd had a goodrace up to that point, but that's how racing goes sometimes.Monaco is an unbelievable place though. Normally, between Barcelonaand Monaco we have just one week and I'd leave Barcelona on Sundaynight and drive to Monaco, because on the Tuesday of the race weekwe have the football match for the F1 drivers, which is alwaysgreat.

"The track itself is always a little bit dirty at the start of theweekend and it's quite difficult to get tyre temperatures up duringthe lap. It's tricky because the walls are so close. If you makeone mistake or have a little bit of oversteer, you don't even get achance to correct it - you're in the wall. It takes quitea bit of mental preparation and you need to be totally focused forevery single lap of every session. The race itself? The atmospherein the race is incredible. It's just an amazing place to drive aracing car and I really love it."

Mark Smith, Caterham F1 Team Technical Director:"Monaco is a unique challenge, for the drivers and the teams. Thefact we are in very different garage conditions to normal, and in acramped paddock, makes it a tough race for the truckies, themechanics and the engineers, but it is a race we all look forwardto and one that everyone wants to do well at.

"The short length of the lap and the limited high-speed sectionsmeans there is much less difference in lap times than at somewherelike Barcelona. We all use high downforce settings, and we have aspecific aero configuration we will use in Monaco and probablyHungary, but the days of cars sprouting all sorts of special wingsjust for Monaco are behind us. The cars may not look hugelydifferent to how they appeared in Spain, but we do have as muchdownforce as we can find for the whole weekend in MonteCarlo.

"The other challenges are managing the brake cooling and tyrewear. Even though it's a stop - start lap, the brakes are not putunder huge strain as the speeds never get as high as a normaltrack, but there is a real emphasis on making sure we cool thebrakes as efficiently as possible, and that is something we workedon at the Mugello test, so we are happy we have a good solution forthat.

"For the tyre wear we have planned as well as we can, but we haveseen so far this season that until we are actually out on trackit's almost impossible to know which teams will be hard on thetyres and which teams will be able to manage the degradation levelswell. We have the soft and the supersoft compounds in Monaco, andif the wear rates on the softs are anything like we saw in Spain,strategy will be critical."

Tony Fernandes, Team Principal, Caterham F1 Team:"Before looking ahead to Monaco I want to talk about what happenedafter the race in Spain. We performed well in the race itself -both cars ran faultlessly and Heikki and Vitaly put in strongdrives, managing their tyres well and getting as much performanceas they could from the cars that afternoon.

"After the race I was absolutely delighted for Sir Frank and thewhole Williams F1 Team that they won their first race in eightyears. Williams is one of the cornerstones of F1 today and SirFrank and Patrick have served as mentors for me in F1 so I owe thema great deal. When I saw what then happened in their garage I wasobviously concerned for the safety of my team and all the peoplefrom teams up and down the grid who showed incredible bravery,putting themselves in the middle of a very dangerous situation tohelp a fellow team.

"Since the team returned to base I have received a very graciouscommunication from Jean Todt, thanking our boys for helping put thefire out on Sunday. The actions of the Williams team, people fromour team and everyone else who helped out, stopped the situationescalating and it makes me incredibly proud to be part of a sportthat shows such bravery and spirit. For us, teams like Williams setthe standards we must reach on track, but we showed on Sunday thatwhen faced we adversity we behave like a championship winning team.That spirit is at the heart of our team and it is what we will callon to keep progressing and keep fighting to emulate the teamsahead."

maocheng · 发表于 24-5-2012 10:40 PM

Monaco Grand Prix 2012 - FP1 & FP2

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Weather
FP1: Dry, sunny, air temp 22° - 23°, track temp 28° - 33°
FP2: Overcast (start), rain (intermittent) air temp 23°, track temp 31° - 26°

Fastest laps / positions:
FP1: KOV 1.19.039, 18th / PET 1.19.341, 19th
FP2: PET 1.18.440, 18th / KOV 1.20.029, 21st

Total laps:
FP1: KOV 20 / PET 16
FP2: PET 25 / KOV 13

Runplan – FP1
Heikki Kovalainen
1000 – 1002: Installation, 1 lap (prime tyres)
1002 – 1037: System checks
1037 – 1054: Run 2, 11 laps (prime tyres)
1054 – 1109: Changes: brake blanking, front wing flap angle
1109 – 1132: Run 3, 8 laps (prime tyres)
Engine failure ends session

Vitaly Petrov
1000 – 1003: Installation, 1 lap (prime tyres)
1003 – 1038: System checks
1038 – 1051: Run 2, 9 laps (prime tyres)
1051 – 1113: Changes: brake blanking, front / rear ride height, front camber
1113 – 1123: Run 3, 6 laps (prime tyres)
Session red flagged

Runplan - FP2
Heikki Kovalainen
1406 – 1408: Installation, 1 lap (prime tyres)
1408 – 1411 System checks, rear brake duct blanking
1411 – 1416: Run 2, 3 laps (prime tyres)
1416 – 1438: Changes n/a
1438 – 1444: Run 3, 3 laps (option tyres)
1444 – 1516: Changes: n/a
1516 – 1526: Run 4, 6 laps (intermediate tyres)

Vitaly Petrov
1400 – 1412: Run 1, 8 laps (prime tyres)
1412 – 1414: Changes: n/a
1414 – 1418: Run 2, 2 laps (prime tyres)
1418 – 1438: Changes: n/a
1438 – 1444: Run 3, 3 laps (option tyres)
1444 – 1515: Changes: n/a
1515 – 1534: Run 4, 12 laps (intermediate tyres)

Team Quotes

Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “This morning's session went pretty well. We tried a new suspension part early on that felt pretty good, and then we ran through a normal FP1 session on the primes until the engine let go as I was entering the tunnel towards the end of the session. As soon as I engaged neutral the rear axle locked up and that brought FP1 to a slightly early end. In FP2 everyone had the same issues with the rain and even though we got a couple of laps done on the supersofts I didn't have a chance to put in a flying lap on those so we'll have to look at that again on Saturday. We made the final run on the inters and coming into turn five the car went straight on - it was very greasy out there but there was no damage so I parked it and that was that.”

Vitaly Petrov, car 21, chassis CT01-#2: “Both sessions were good for me today. Even though we’d obviously liked to have had more time on the options this afternoon the rain interrupted the run we tried on the super softs, but that was the same for pretty much everyone so we’re all in the same position.

“In FP2 the car felt pretty good and even though the track was very slippery when we went out on the inters I still felt like we have a decent balance to work from . This is one of the races where we need to make sure we’re there at the chequered flag and not make any mistakes, so having had a few laps in what will probably be the trickiest conditions all weekend I’m feeling good about the sessions ahead, and the race on Sunday.”

Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "Monaco is obviously a unique circuit, similar only to Hungary in its demands on the engine. There are two key areas that we focus on while preparing to race here and in the first two practice sessions - driveability and maximising stability under braking. The number of slow speed corners here means we need to give the drivers an engine package that gives them excellent engine response out of all the low speed corners so they can be on the power early and have a smooth exit from each turn. Braking stability is also key. The heaviest braking zone is out of the tunnel into turn ten and even though the track has been resurfaced this year and the bumps that were there in 2011 have been smoothed out, we need to ensure the KERS and engine maps are giving the drivers the confidence to brake as late as possible into one of the few possible overtaking places in Monaco."

Mark Smith, Technical Director: “Today's practice sessions were ok for us, if a bit stop start with the weather in FP2. This morning we tried a couple of new suspension parts on both cars that worked as we had expected and even though Heikki's FP1 was cut short by the engine failure it was at the end of the session and we did not lose any track time as the session was red flagged. The new engine he ran in FP2 was due to go on his car tomorrow anyway, it had covered more than 2,000kms, so it really was not a big problem for us to see his morning session end that spectacularly! The team worked very well with Renault Sport F1 to make the engine change over lunch and Heikki was back on track about six minutes after FP2 began. In the afternoon session we managed to get Vitaly and Heikki out on the supersofts before the rain came back, so we have some data from those runs that will be useful for Saturday and Sunday. We finished the session with intermediates on both cars but as we also managed to complete enough laps on the softs in FP1 I think we're ok data-wise for the rest of the race weekend.”

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