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T01 Jerez - Day two
Circuito de Jerez, Spain - Wednesday 6th February 2013
Driver: Giedo van der Garde, car #21
Chassis: CT03-05
Total laps: 88
Best lap: 1.21.311
Giedo van der Garde, car #21, chassis CT03-05:"Another solid day on track and with 88 laps completed we can bepleased with what we've achieved today. For the second day runningwe didn't have any real issues and we're working through theprogram so the team on track and back in Leafield have a lot ofdata to work on.
"In the morning session we ran through a number of aero programsand then switched to comparing set-up options on a variety of thetyre compounds. I think we found a good direction in the last runin the afternoon, so now the team can keep making progress in thenext two days.
"The other important thing for me is that I'm getting more andmore comfortable in the car. The time I spent on track last yearwith the team was obviously a big help and it's meant I've comeinto this test knowing my way around the team, and to havecompleted over 150 laps in my first two days of testing is verypositive."
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发表于 7-2-2013 04:32 PM
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CATERHAM F1 TEAM ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH MCGREGOR
Jerez, Spain - 7th February 2013
Caterham F1 Team launched its CT03 2013 racecar on the first day of testing and one addition to the car’s striking new livery is McGregor, the Dutch fashion company that traces its roots back to New York in 1921, which has joined the team as an Official Partner. The McGregor logo now appears on the CT03 2013 race cars and across all of the Caterham F1 Team’s branding platforms.
Cyril Abiteboul, Team Principal, Caterham F1 Team: "We are all very pleased to welcome McGregor into Caterham F1 Team. McGregor is not new to Formula One and if they have no doubt of the value that our sport can deliver to their brand, their expectations of the value their activation of this partnership will deliver will be just as high. Securing an Official Partnership with McGregor is a great testimonial for us, for all the hard work that we continue to do to build our platform on track and at the factory, to the benefit of the Caterham brand and all of our partners.
“Giedo will be racing in car #21 in 2013 which neatly ties in with McGregor’s denim lifestyle range, Twenty One By McGregor, and we are all excited about helping to activate the plans McGregor have to engage F1 fans and their consumers throughout 2013.”
Jan Paul ten Hoopen, McGregor’s Managing Director: "We’re proud to be the official clothing partner of one of the most ambitious Formula 1 teams. Caterham F1 Team – just like McGregor – are associated with drive, enterprise, passion for detail and a great chance of success in the future.
“This partnership will enable us to place our continuous international growth on the fast track whilst giving our brand image a powerful boost.
“We are looking forward to presenting the new Caterham by McGregor collection during the Monaco Grand Prix this year. Thanks to our strong distribution network this collection will be made available worldwide online via www.mcgregor-fashion.com as well as in Europe through our own McGregor stores and selected stockists such as Galleries Lafayette, Printemps, El Corte Ingles, Coin, Breuninger, Bijenkorf and Galleria Innovation.”
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发表于 8-2-2013 12:21 AM
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T01 Jerez - Day 3 report
T01 Jerez - Day three
Circuito de Jerez, Spain - Thursday 7th February 2013
Driver: Charles Pic, car #20
Chassis: CT03-05
Total laps: 57
Best lap: 1.22.352
Charles Pic: "It was very good to get back ontrack and for my first day with the team it's been pretty good. Wehad a technical issue late in the morning session that stopped thecar on track but the team did a good job to fix it and give meenough time in the afternoon session to complete 57 laps intotal.
"The important thing for the first day was starting to get usedto the car, particularly working with KERS and my new team.Everyone's been very helpful since I first went to the factory andI've already spent time in the simulator there, and with myengineers and mechanics, so nothing was completely new to me.
"Obviously it's important for me to feel comfortable in the caras quickly as possible and we've worked through a lot of the normalprocedures today so I'm pleased with what we've achieved.
"Tomorrow we'll keep working through a similar program, as wellas some aero tests, and just keep adding to the mileage."
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T01 Jerez - Day 4 report
T01 Jerez - Day 4
Circuito de Jerez, Spain - Friday 8th February 2013
Driver: Charles Pic, car #20
Chassis: CT03-05
Total laps: 109
Best lap: 1.21.105
Charles Pic: "A good day and 109 laps today is a goodway to finish the first test. The track was colder this morningthan the first three days so it was tricky getting the tyres towork, but we completed all the programs we'd set for the day and wehave some very useful information to work on, and some interestingoptions to look at for the next test.
"One key part of this test was to work on getting the most outof KERS and we've definitely made good progress on that. There'sstill more to come from that, especially maximising its performanceunder braking, but I'm really happy with what we've worked throughand can't wait to get back in the car in Barcelona."
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T02 Barcelona - Day 1
Circuit de Catalunya, Spain - Tuesday 19th February 2013
Driver: Charles Pic, car #20
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 49
Best lap: 1.27.534
Charles Pic: "49 laps on the first day of thesecond test isn't the total we wanted, but we've still been able tocomplete quite a bit of today's program and with every lap I'mgetting more and more comfortable in the car.
"In the morning session we ran through a similar program to thesecond day in Jerez last week, and we had planned more tyre work inthe afternoon. When I went out for a stint after the lunch break Ihad a mechanical problem going into Turn 3 and afterwe got the car back to the garage we found out it was a gearboxissue and that brought the day to an early end. We've alreadystarted work on the fix and I'm sure we'll be ready for tomorrowmorning when we can get back to work."
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T02 Barcelona - Day 2
Circuit de Catalunya, Spain - Wednesday 20th February 2013
Driver: Charles Pic, car #20
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 102
Best lap: 1.26.243
Charles Pic: "My second day in the car inBarcelona was a positive step from yesterday but we still have workto do to get the car's performance to where we want it to be byMelbourne. After losing some time on day one it was important toget as many kilometres done as possible and completing 102 lapsgives us a lot of data to work through and will help us progressover the next two days of this test, and to prepare for nextweek.
"There are definitely positives to take from my two days ontrack this week, and with every lap I'm getting more comfortable inthe car and with the whole team. There are a few areas for us tolook at to extract more performance, but this week hasn't beenabout times, it's been focused on working through various setupoptions and understanding the tyres which are going to be asimportant this year as they were in 2012. We will continue thatwork next week and I'm sure we'll make more progress there."
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T02 Barcelona - Day 3 report
T02 Barcelona - Day 2
Circuit de Catalunya, Spain - Thursday 21st February 2013
Driver: Giedo van der Garde, car #21
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 93
Best lap: 1.26.177
Giedo van der Garde: "We've had a prettyproductive day and completing 93 laps meant we were able to runthrough the whole plan we'd set out for today. We had a technicalissue in the afternoon which meant we were running without KERS forthe whole session after lunch, but despite that we were still ableto try a number of different set-ups that give us more to work ontomorrow and several options to work through at the next test.
"One area we are focusing on is improving the rear stability ofthe car. It definitely has a sharper front end than the 2012 carbut we need to take a more detailed look at that tonight and,assuming the rain stays away tomorrow, we can keep working on thaton day four of this test."
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T02 Barcelona - Day 4 report
T02 Barcelona - Day 4
Circuit de Catalunya, Spain - Friday 22nd February 2013
Driver: Giedo van der Garde, car #21
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 50
Best lap: 1.27.429
Giedo van der Garde: "Despite today's weatherit's been another relatively productive day. It's certainly beenone of the coldest days I've had on track, but even with the coldtrack temps and the rain that stopped and started we were able toget through quite a bit of work.
"The cold weather meant it might not have been much fun for thefans in the stands, but it was useful to get some laps done on theintermediate tyres as it was my first time in an F1 car in the wet,and to experience the car in the wet/dry conditions we hadtoday.
We also tried a couple more ideas to help improve the rearstability but, again, as the tyres weren't really coming up totemperature we weren't able to push too hard today.
"Even with the weather today, it's been a fairly good test forus. We're steadily working through the plan, making sure we'recovering everything we need to and now we have a lot of informationto help us prepare for the final test back here in Barcelona nextweek."
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T03 Barcelona - Day 1 report
T03 Barcelona - Day 1 Circuit de Catalunya, Spain - Thursday 28th February 2013
Driver: Charles Pic, car #20
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 83
Best lap: 1.28.644
Charles Pic: "Day one of the final test hasbeen ok - 83 laps and another day where we've run without anyissues and kept the same consistent approach throughout all thetests. We had planned to do qualifying and race simulations, butwith the rain today we've switched the race simulation to Sundaywhen I'm back in the car. We did run through all the qualifyingprocedures and that went pretty well.
"Giedo is back in the car for tomorrow and Saturday, and if theweather improves by Saturday morning I think we'll be able to getthrough everything we've planned for the final test."
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F1卡特汉姆车队宣布亚历山大•罗西和马青骅成为车队预备车手
今天，F1卡特汉姆车队宣布亚历山大·罗西和马青骅将成为车队预备车手，在2013赛季，他们将和正式车手查尔斯·皮克，范德加德一起为车队效力。
作为车队的预备车手，亚历山大在低级别方程式中取得了很多成功和丰富的经验，今年，他将继续和卡特汉姆车队自2011年以来的合作。从2011年的阿布扎比青年车手测试开始，2012年亚历山大上演了自己在F1的处子秀--作为车队试车手参加了西班牙站星期五的第一次自由练习。2013年，作为预备车手项目的一部分，他将会参加数站F1星期五的第一次练习赛。
而马青骅则是卡特汉姆F1大家庭的新成员，作为他2013年预备车手项目的一部分，他将会在中国站星期五的第一次自由练习赛登场亮相。此外，马青骅将会作为卡特汉姆车队的正式车手参加接下来整个GP2赛季的比赛，他将有机会和赛车界最好的年轻车手们一起竞争，同时帮助他完全融入F1的环境。
在他的个人职业生涯里，马青骅已经参加过F1的周五第一次自由练习，2012年他在四场周五一练中登场。在那之前，他在2005年亚洲雷诺方程式挑战赛和意大利的F3000赛事中亮相，此后他的履历还有包括A1大奖赛、英国F3锦标赛在内的一系列赛事。
卡特汉姆F1车队主席塞利尔·阿比特波尔说："首先，我非常高兴地欢迎马青骅加入我们车队，而2013年亚历山大将继续和我们合作，他的成长是我们为他未来持续投入的最好印证。"
"马青骅带着他在2012年积累的F1经验来到这里，他将作为关键人物帮助我们的GP2车队完成2013年的目标。我们非常期待进一步挖掘他在F1和GP2两项赛事中的才能，而未来一年中，中国车迷在赛道上有了头号支持对象。"
"作为预备车手，亚历山大和马青骅会和车队一起参加每站比赛，为了进一步提高，他们会参加一些比赛周末的第一次自由练习赛。对于向F1进发的年轻车手，最主要的挑战之一就是与他们合作的人比此前赛车生涯中任何一个阶段都要多。雷诺方程式3.5中这个数字很小，到了F1就已经超过15名，他们来自于工程师、赛车性能、可靠性、引擎、KERS系统、战术、通讯和市场营销等不同部门。我们为亚历山大和马青骅制定的计划允许他们在2013年完全沉浸于F1的环境之中，当他们跨出下一步抵达终极目标时，可以完全做好准备。"
亚历山大·罗西说："这个冬天我和卡特汉姆车队进行了多次有关我2013年计划的讨论，今天宣布的消息让我距离加入F1的目标又近了一步。"
"2013年将是我与卡特汉姆大家庭共同度过的第三个赛季，我和整支车队已经建立了非常牢固的关系。这个赛季参加周五练习赛，我的目标就是完成车队每个阶段的比赛计划，和每个人紧密合作并尽可能地学习，始终为下一个机会做好准备。作为卡特汉姆车队的储备车手，我将参加所有F1活动，有机会从技术和商业角度完全融入车队，从运动角度也能为我的下一步做好准备。"
"我想要感谢卡特汉姆车队的股东托尼和卡马鲁丁给予我完全的支持，还有车队主席塞利尔·阿比特波尔对我的信任以及赋予我的责任。我计划尽可能抓住这个赛季带来的机会，能为下一步充分地做好准备。"
马青骅表示："能够加入卡特汉姆大家庭我感到非常激动，谢谢卡特汉姆F1车队和卡特汉姆GP2车队给我参加GP2赛事的机会，进一步扩充我的F1经验。"
"这两支车队具备了沿着正确方向前进的一切条件，我很期待能够在帮助他们实现今年的既定目标方面扮演重要角色。我知道家乡的车迷很高兴看到我参加GP2，还有摆在我面前的F1工作，继续拥有一位车手参与顶级赛车赛事是全中国的骄傲。"
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Alexander Rossi and Ma Qing Hua to be Reserve Drivers
Alexander Rossi and Ma Qing Hua have today been confirmed asCaterham F1 Team's Reserve Drivers, joining Race Drivers CharlesPic and Giedo van der Garde in the team's line-up.
Rossi comes with a large amount of experience and success injunior formula. He will continue the development he has made withCaterham F1 Team since first driving for the team at the 2011 AbuDhabi Young Driver test, and building on the Test Driver role hefulfilled in 2012, which included his F1 debut in the Spanish GrandPrix FP1 session.
As part of his 2013 Reserve Driver role, Rossi will be takingpart in a number of FP1 sessions throughout the season, furtheradding to the experience he has gained with the team since2011.
Ma Qing Hua is a new addition to the Caterham F1 Team roster andwill drive in the Chinese Grand Prix FP1 session as part of hisReserve Driver program. In addition, Ma will be racing throughoutthe forthcoming season with Caterham Racing in the GP2 Series,giving him the opportunity to compete against some of the bestyoung talent in motorsport while being fully integrated into the F1environment.
Ma already has FP1 experience on his CV, having driven in fourFriday practice sessions in 2012. He first competed in motorsportin 2005, in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge, and in ItalianF3000. Since then he has competed in various series including A1Grand Prix and the British Formula 3 Championship.
Cyril Abiteboul, Team Principal of Caterham F1Team: "I'm very pleased to welcome Ma into our team.Alexander continues his development with us into 2013 and hispromotion is a reflection of the investment we are making in himfor the future".
"Ma joins us with previous F1 experience from 2012, and willplay a key role in helping our GP2 team achieve their 2013 goals.We are looking forward to helping him develop his talents, both inthe F1 and GP2 environments, and giving Chinese fans a figureheadto support on track throughout the year ahead.
"As Reserve Drivers, both Alexander and Ma will attend everyrace with us and will be driving in a number of FP1 sessions tocontinue their development. One of the main challenges facing youngdrivers moving up to F1 is the sheer number of people they have tointeract with compared to any other level of their motorsportcareer. They go from a small number in Formula Renault 3.5 to morethan 15 in F1 across engineering, performance, reliability, engine,KERS, strategy, communications and marketing.
"The program we have devised for Alexander and Ma will allowthem to immerse themselves completely in the F1 environmentthroughout 2013, preparing them for the day when they take the nextstep up to the ultimate level."
Alexander Rossi: "After many discussions thiswinter with Caterham F1 Team regarding my 2013 program, today'sannouncement brings me even closer to my goal of racing in F1.
"2013 will be my third season with the Caterham family and I'vebuilt solid relationships within the whole team. My goal for theFriday practice sessions that I will drive this season is tofulfill the team's runplan for each session, work closely witheveryone and learn as much as possible, always being ready for thenext opportunity. As Caterham F1 Team's Reserve Driver I willattend all F1 events, allowing me to integrate fully within theteam technically, commercially and from a sporting perspective inF1, best preparing me for the next step.
"I want to thank Caterham shareholders Tony and Kamarudin fortheir complete support and Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul for thetrust he has placed in me to carry out these duties. I plan to makethe most of this season and the opportunities afforded to me soI'll be best prepared for what comes next."
Ma Qing Hua: "I am very excited about joiningthe Caterham family and would like to thank everyone at Caterham F1Team and Caterham Racing for giving me the chance to race in GP2and to extend my F1 experience.
"Both teams have everything they need to keep growing in theright direction and I am looking forward to playing an importantrole in helping them achieve what they've set out to do this year.I know the fans at home will be really excited to see me race inGP2 and with the F1 work I also have ahead of me, China can beproud that it continues to have a driver involved in motor racingat the very highest level."
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T03 Barcelona - Day 2 report
Driver: Giedo van der Garde, car #21
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 48
Best lap: 1.26.316
Giedo van der Garde: "We knew day two of this test would beanother stop / start day with the weather forecast being bad for atleast half the day and the forecast wasn't wrong! Despite that wewent out early for an installation lap and ran through more setupwork on the wet and intermediate tyres in the morning session.
"The weather cleared up a bit in the afternoon but we had atechnical issue that cut into our runplan so we switched from thefull race simulation we were going to run to more setup work andtyre evaluation. Unfortunately the rain came back again with halfan hour to go, which again meant we had to change the plan but theforecast for the last couple of days is better so hopefully we canget back to the original runplan and finish the tests as we'dplanned."
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Driver: Giedo van der Garde, car #21
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 126
Best lap: 1.24.235
Giedo van der Garde: "For my final day of testing it's reallygood to put 126 laps on the board. We took full advantage of theweather today, running through the final tyre and setup evaluationsthis morning and then running a full race simulation after lunch.We only had one minor issue with the car this morning, but apartfrom that it ran well all day and it was good to get a full racedistance done, both for me and the whole team.
"Even with the amount of laps we got through I feel really good.I've worked hard all winter to prepare for the season and today wasa good test for how I feel physically and mentally, so it's good tofinish off the tests feeling prepared for the race season tostart."
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Driver: Charles Pic, car #20
Chassis: CT03-06
Total laps: 116
Best lap: 1.23.115
Charles Pic: "I'm pleased with how the last day of testing hasgone. We've finished everything we planned for this test andcompleted 116 laps today, including a race simulation and fullpitstops so we've done everything we can to prepare for the startof the season in a couple of weeks.
"It was also important to use the tests to familiarise myself withthe whole team. I've really enjoyed working with everyone - there'sa good atmosphere inside the team and we're realistic about what wecan achieve this year so we'll go into the season with a goodspirit and aim to take advantage of anything that comes our waywhen the races start."
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Caterham F1 Team has announced that Hari Roberts has joined theteam as Head of Aerodynamics.
As Head of Aerodynamics Hari will be working closely withTechnical Director Mark Smith and Performance Director John Iley.He brings with him a wealth of aerodynamic, trackside andsimulation experience from his previous roles which includesworking with Jordan, Renault F1 Team and, most recently, Lotus F1Team, giving him the perfect platform to play an important role inCaterham F1 Team's long-term plans to challenge for honours inFormula One.
Mark Smith: "I am delighted that Hari has joined our team,particularly as his appointment extends an excellent workingrelationship that I have had with him over many years with teamsincluding Jordan and Renault F1 Team. He gives us more seniorleadership in a critical area of the team's development and it isanother sign of our shareholders' ongoing commitment to our team'sgrowth that we have appointed someone of Hari's calibre to the roleof Head of Aerodynamics.
"From a starting point of zero just over four years ago Hari nowjoins a team of over 120 very talented people in our TechnicalOffice. We have also invested in such core areas as our dedicatedmodel shop at Leafield, the ongoing development of our HighPerformance Cluster (HPC), which powers our CFD and designfunctions, and our driver in the loop simulator - all of which giveus the tools needed to fight with the most famous names inmotorsport in years to come."
Hari Roberts: "I am excited about the challenge that lies aheadwith Caterham F1 Team and I am delighted to have renewed my workingpartnership with Mark, and started a new partnership with the wholeteam. Caterham F1 Team has the potential to grow into a seriousforce in Formula One and I am looking forward to playing anintegral role in helping the team fulfil its potential."
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General Race Information
Race Laps: 58
High average speed around the lap
Medium-high brake severity
In general the track surface is smooth with low grip, especiallyin FP1 Some bumps may cause braking stability issues and cause thecar to bottom out, particularly in T9 Kerbs are generally not anissue Overtaking is difficult, even with DRS In 2009 the race startwas moved to 1700 creating some vision difficulties due to sunsetand fading light The track is usually dusty with tree leavestypically getting stuck in radiator inlets. First gear is not usedon the track
2012 Race Weather
Air/Track temp ( C): 21 / 31
Altitude (metres ASL): 5
ATM Press (HPA): 1020
Hum (%): 50
Wind (kph): NE 5
2012 Timing
Qualifying
P1: Hamilton, 1.24.922 (Q3)
P2: Button, 1.25.074 (Q3)
P3: Grosjean, 1.25.302 9Q3)
CF1T best: P19 Kovalainen, 1.28.679 (Q1)
Race
P1: Button (1.29.187 L56)
P2: Vettel (1.29.417 L57)
P3: Hamilton (1.29.538 L57)
CF1T best: P18 Kovalainen (1.33.693 L26)
Circuit Particularity
Bumpiness: medium
Overtaking chance: low
Kerbs: smooth / medium
Ride height setting particularity: none
Engine severity: high
Gearbox severity: medium
Lat/Long grip: lateral
Aero eff ratio: high
Safety car history: 2012 - 1 (37 - 41), 2011 - none, 2010 - 1 (laps1 - 4) Track grip evo during w/e: high Aero settings: high Brakewear severity: high Brake cooling necessity: medium / low
Team Quotes
Charles Pic, car #20: "I'm looking forward toreturning to Melbourne, this time for my first race with CaterhamF1 Team and I think it's going to be a good weekend.
"Melbourne itself is a very nice city. It's good to go from theend of the cold European winter to the hotter weather of Australiaand even though the hours you spend flying mean you arrive feelinga bit destroyed, it's the same for everyone and I'm feeling goodphysically and mentally so it won't be an issue.
"The circuit itself is very cool. It's quick but as it's atemporary street circuit the cars run with high downforce and it'sa good challenge to get a really clean lap in. FP1 is always quietas the track is very green for the early part of the session, butit evolves a lot over the weekend and you need to time yourqualifying lap right to make the most of the rubber that's beinglaid down.
"After the tests we're definitely ready to start racing. We havea good idea of where we're going to start out and I think we have avery interesting season ahead of us. Whatever happens, I'm enjoyingmyself in Caterham and it's great to be part of a team that hassuch an exciting future ahead."
Giedo van der Garde, car #21: "Honestly I can'twait to get started. Melbourne will be my first Grand Prix startand, even though it's taken a while to reach this point, I'mcompletely prepared and really looking forward to getting back toracing.
"Having spent a lot of time with the team last year nothing wasnew to me when I moved up to the Race Driver position, but it'sstill a different world, being a Race Driver rather than a Reserve,but I'm enjoying every minute. I finished off 2012 with a win inSingapore, and, while we're all realistic enough to know we're notgoing to be fighting at that end of the grid, I also know I want tobe in the right position to take advantage of anything that comesmy way when the lights go out.
"Over the season, I know Spa is going to be a great race as it'sso close to home, but for me the most exciting moment of 2013 willbe when the lights go out in Melbourne and everything I've dreamedof for so long comes true. I've worked hard all winter and in thetests to prepare myself and I'm ready, physically and mentally.
"Before it all gets serious in Australia I also want to takethis chance to thank everyone who has helped me reach this stage ofmy career. McGregor have played a big role in helping me become andF1 driver, so thanks to everyone there, and thank you to all thepeople at Leafield. Caterham F1 Team is a family, a very cool groupof people who have a long-term plan that will come true, and if Ican help the whole team achieve its goals then that would be a goodway of saying thanks."
Cyril Abiteboul, Team Principal: "Australiawill be a proud moment for the whole team. 2013 is our fourth yearin F1, the first with our new livery and the first season startsince we moved into Leafield.
"On the surface it may look like we're starting 2013 in asimilar position to 2012, but inside the team it is very different.We have a base in Oxfordshire in which we now control all elementsof the design and production in-house. The wind tunnel we use hasbeen upgraded to meet our exact specifications and is now producingresults that turn into definite improvements. We are continuing toimprove the efficiencies and working practices within the team sowe can compete both on track and as a viable business with a securelong-term future and we are bringing in talented people at alllevels to keep pushing us forwards.
"We also have two new drivers for 2013, Charles Pic and Giedovan der Garde. Both are young, determined to succeed and eager tohelp the team achieve its goals. At the end of 2012 we were acentral part of the F1 show, and I have told both drivers to beready to be part of the show in 2013, maybe not right at the start,but with what we have coming to the car during the season, we canbe confident that we are going to attract interest in us, for theright reasons.
"We have the facilities, we have the people and we have theinfrastructure we need to take the next step forwards. We will dothat in a calm, measured way, one that is grounded in a realisticview of the highly competitive world in which we operate, but wewill do it with the greatest possible level of energy, passion andenthusiasm. It feels like the 2012 season finished only yesterday,but we cannot wait to start racing again!"
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发表于 15-3-2013 09:06 PM
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FP1 / FP2 Report - Friday 15th March 2013
Caterham F1 Team Partner information
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Weather
FP1: Dry, sunny, min / max track temp 29° - 39°, air temp 22°- 23°
FP2: Dry, sunny, min / max track temp 37° - 27°, air temp 23° -22°
Fastest laps / positions:
FP1: PIC 1.32.274, 21st / VDG1.32.388, 22nd
FP2: PIC 1.30.165, 20th / VDG 1.32.450,22nd
Total laps:
FP1: PIC 21 / VDG 18
FP2: PIC 37 / VDG 11
Charles Pic, car #20, chassis CT03-06
FP1
1231 - 1233: Run 1, installation lap, 1 lap (medium tyres)
Changes: front / rear brake duct blanking
1306 - 1326: Run 2, 9 laps (medium tyres)
Changes: front ride height, front torsion bar, front anti-rollbar, front / rear brake duct blanking
1343 - 1402: Run 3, 11 laps (medium tyres)
FP2
1632 - 1646: Run 1, 8 laps (medium tyres)
Changes: front wing flap angle
1655 - 1715: Run 2, 12 laps (medium tyres)
Changes: front / rear brake duct blanking, front torsion bar
1722 - 1732: Run 3, 5 laps (supersoft tyres)
Changes: front wing flap angle
1737 - 1758: Run 4, 12 laps (supersoft tyres)
Giedo van der Garde, car #21, chassisCT03-05
FP1
1231 - 1233: Run 1, installation lap, 1 lap (medium tyres)
Changes: front / rear brake duct blanking
1307 - 1324: Run 2, 7 laps (medium tyres)
Changes: brake balance
1345 - 1402: Run 3, 10 laps (medium tyres)
FP2
1632 - 1645: Run 1, 7 laps (medium tyres)
Changes: n/a
1655 - 1701: Run 2, 4 laps (medium tyres)
Incident at turn 3 ends session
Driver quotes
Charles Pic: "For our first full day of runningthat was ok. We definitely have work to do to get where we want tobe and we knew where we'd be relative to the cars around us for theearly part of the season, so there's been no real surprisestoday.
"In FP1 we ran through a pretty normal program on the mediumtyres but we have some work to do to extract the maximumperformance from them so we'll look at that tonight and do morework on that in FP3. In FP2 we did a couple of longer runs on thatcompound before switching to the supersofts and found that deglevels on those was good, especially on the long runs, and thetimes were consistent. Now we need to make sure we can get the sameperformance level out of the mediums as we did on the supersoftsand that will set us up ok for Sunday."
Giedo van der Garde: "First I want to say howgood it was to start my first full F1 weekend. I've worked veryhard for a long time to get here and a lot of people have helpedmake my dream come true, so I want to thank them for helping makeit happen.
"On track FP1 was good - we got through a decent number of lapsand focused mainly on tyre evaluation, running on the mediums forthe whole session so we could have a detailed look at degradationlevels on that compound. FP2 started ok - on the first run I hadsome understeer that we dialled out for the second run butunfortunately I have a bit of rear locking as I went into T3 andwent into the gravel. The anti-stall kicked in before I could getthe car back out and that was the end of my afternoon.
"Despite that we have a lot of data to work through tonight andwe'll come back fighting tomorrow. We'll have to make the most ofFP3 but I'm looking forward to it and it's all part of the learningprocess for me."
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发表于 16-3-2013 06:16 PM
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Saturday in Australia
FP1 / FP2 Report - Saturday 16th March 2013
Caterham F1 Team Partner information
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Weather
FP3: Overcast (early), rain (starting at 1415), min / max tracktemp 20° - 31°, air temp 19° - 23°
Q1: Wet, track temp 16°, air temp 17°
Fastest laps / positions:
FP3: VDG 1.30.598 / PIC 1.30.959
Q1: VDG 1.49.519 / PIC 1.50.626
Total laps:
FP3: VDG 20 / PIC 19
Q1: VDG 11 / PIC 10
Charles Pic, car #20, chassis CT03-06
FP3
1401 - 1410: Run 1, 6 laps (medium tyres)
Changes: n/a
1415 - 1417: Run 2, 1 lap (supersoft tyres)
Changes: front wing flap angle, front / rear brake ductblanking
1437 - 1447: Run 3, 5 laps (wet tyres)
Changes: brake balance
1450 - 1504 Run 4, 7 laps (intermediate tyres)
Q1
1729 - 1751: Run 1, 10 laps (wet / intermediate tyres)
Giedo van der Garde, car #21, chassis CT03-05
FP3
1401 - 1412: Run 1, 7 laps (medium tyres)
Changes: n/a
1415 - 1417: Run 2, 1 lap (supersoft tyres)
Changes: front wing flap angle, front / rear brake ductblanking
1437 - 1449: Run 3, 5 laps (wet tyres)
Changes: brake balance
1451 - 1504: Run 4, 7 laps (intermediate tyres)
Q1
1729 - 1752: Run 1, 11 laps (wet / intermediate tyres)
Driver quotes
Charles Pic: "Sometimes qualifying goes like it didtoday. We obviously didn't finish where we wanted to but for muchof the session we looked pretty good, especially halfway throughthe session when we were putting in pretty good times.
"We made the call to switch to inters with about five minutesleft of the session and for the first lap it was very tricky -there was a lot of standing water and it was hard to keep the caron track, but it improved pretty quickly and I was starting to pushbefore I touched the white line which caused me to spin and I madecontact with the barrier which meant I had to pit. Until that pointI was much faster but didn't have the luck you sometimes need.
"Our pace was good in the conditions today, similar to a numberof cars ahead, but it's obviously important to finish our fastestlaps - today we didn't do that but that speed gives us reason to bepositive."
Giedo van der Garde: "Honestly I'm disappointedwith where we ended up today as we could definitely have finishedhigher. We made quite a few changes to the car overnight and itfelt much better in FP3 so I was feeling good about qualifying.
"The delays at the start of quali obviously weren't ideal but Iwas very calm and looking forward to getting out there. It wasobviously the same conditions for everybody and it was very trickyout there - I hit a puddle on my first run and span off which meantI had to pit for a new nose, but the boys did a good job to get meout again quickly and we were looking good.
"With a few minutes left in Q1 we switched to inters and the carfelt great. On my last run I was well up but I had to back off fordouble yellow flags and that was the end of my chance. It's a shameas I know we'd have finished higher, but sometimes it's likethat.
"Now we have some more work to do to prepare for the race.Starting where we are we just have to make sure we can avoid anyproblems at the start and concentrate on getting to the end of whatwill be my first Grand Prix. If it's raining again at least we knowwhat the track's going to be like so I'm looking forward toit."
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2013 Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne, Australia - Sunday 17th March 2013
Caterham F1 Team Partner Information
An AirAsia aircraft is either taking off or landing somewhere in Asia every three minutes.
Weather
Race: Dry (start), overcast, occasional very light rain (mid race); air temp 17° / track temp 23° (start), 18° / 21° (lap 29), 18° / 19° (lap 58)
Runplan
Charles Pic
Start on supersoft tyres
Lap 8: pitstop 1, medium tyres
Lap 33: pitstop 2, medium tyres
Finished: 16th
Fastest lap: 1.32.261 (lap 55)
Giedo van der Garde
Start on supersoft tyres
Lap 7: pitstop 1, medium tyres
Lap 16: pitstop 2, medium tyres
Lap 34: pitstop 3, medium tyres
Finished: 18th
Fastest lap: 1.32.636 (lap 39)
Team Quotes
Charles Pic, car 20, chassis CT03-#6: “That wasn’t too bad a race for us. Of course we’d prefer to finish higher but I think that at this stage of the season this reflects our current performance levels.
“We started on the supersofts and our pace was ok for the first stint but the tyres dropped off very quickly. In contrast, when we went onto the mediums the degradation levels were very good so we were able to push the second stint much longer than we’d planned and that gave us a chance to fight. Unfortunately towards the end of the race we had a KERS failure which obviously cut our outright pace and prevented us from taking full advantage of the good tyre wear we saw on the primes.
“We know that it’s going to be similar to this for the first few races, but with what we have coming it’s going to be a really interesting season. We have quite a few small details we need to work on for the next race but it’s good to have a real fight on our hands, good for the team and the fans so let’s see how this progresses.”
Giedo van der Garde, car 21, chassis CT01-#5: “For me that was a reasonable start to my F1 career. It was really important to finish my first race and that’s exactly what I did so I’m pretty happy with how it ended up.
“I started the race on the supersofts, passed a few people in the first turn and was keeping up with Bianchi until the first pitstop, even with the deg levels on the option tyres. Unfortunately I had a slow puncture on the first set of mediums and that cost me time and position. We had to stop much earlier than planned to put a new set of mediums on and that meant a change to the strategy, but it’s all good experience for me.
“I’ve said all through pre-season that the first races are a chance for me to learn and today was really good for that. I feel good physically and now we have a lot more information about tyre wear and how to manage that so we’ll take that to next week’s race Malaysia and see what we can do at our first home race of the season.”
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