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bobby · 03-17-2009, 06:40 AM

Preparations for Formula One’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix continue in Jerez, Spain, this week with the Brawn GP, Renault, McLaren-Mercedes and Williams-Toyota teams in action. Other top runners have filled their quota of preseason tests and have no days of track running left before practice commences in Melbourne on March 27.

After a crash spoiled his progress Sunday, Fernando Alonso bounced back to take the top time for Renault, pipping the Brawn car of Rubens Barrichello. Barrichello—the quickest on Sunday--only drove in the morning before handing over to Jenson Button at lunchtime. However, the Briton was stopped after just 12 laps of a race-simulation run.

McLaren did not run on Sunday, and on Monday, Lewis Hamilton was outpaced by Alonso to the tune of nearly 1.2 seconds. The team will end its test a day later than its rivals, allowing it to get in some private running as it tries desperately to address the aerodynamic problems that have plagued the car thus far.

Nico Rosberg took over the Williams car after test driver Nico Hulkenberg drove Sunday and was the slowest of the five drivers to appear.

Conditions were warmer than in previous tests, and thus gave a slightly more reliable indicator of what to expect in the opening race in Australia.

Test Times

1. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1m 18.343s

2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 1m 18.398s

3. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 1m 18.892s

4. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1m 19.513s

5. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota, 1m 19.783s

nomcat · 03-17-2009, 12:09 PM

I hear that a new rule has been announced for 2009... driver with the most wins gets the Championship!! I'm not sure I like the idea... could make the last few races of the season boring. We'll have to wait and see!

tphillips · 03-20-2009, 05:44 PM

Does the change in engine from Honda to Mercedes account for the dramatic performance improvment in the Brawn?

Craven Morehead · 03-20-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nomcat

I hear that a new rule has been announced for 2009... driver with the most wins gets the Championship!! I'm not sure I like the idea... could make the last few races of the season boring. We'll have to wait and see!

not going to happen this year, maybe next

03-17-2009, 06:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	Latest F-1 test info.... Preparations for Formula One’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix continue in Jerez, Spain, this week with the Brawn GP, Renault, McLaren-Mercedes and Williams-Toyota teams in action. Other top runners have filled their quota of preseason tests and have no days of track running left before practice commences in Melbourne on March 27. After a crash spoiled his progress Sunday, Fernando Alonso bounced back to take the top time for Renault, pipping the Brawn car of Rubens Barrichello. Barrichello—the quickest on Sunday--only drove in the morning before handing over to Jenson Button at lunchtime. However, the Briton was stopped after just 12 laps of a race-simulation run. McLaren did not run on Sunday, and on Monday, Lewis Hamilton was outpaced by Alonso to the tune of nearly 1.2 seconds. The team will end its test a day later than its rivals, allowing it to get in some private running as it tries desperately to address the aerodynamic problems that have plagued the car thus far. Nico Rosberg took over the Williams car after test driver Nico Hulkenberg drove Sunday and was the slowest of the five drivers to appear. Conditions were warmer than in previous tests, and thus gave a slightly more reliable indicator of what to expect in the opening race in Australia. Test Times 1. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1m 18.343s 2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 1m 18.398s 3. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 1m 18.892s 4. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1m 19.513s 5. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota, 1m 19.783s __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

03-17-2009, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
nomcat Twisted Location: UK	I hear that a new rule has been announced for 2009... driver with the most wins gets the Championship!! I'm not sure I like the idea... could make the last few races of the season boring. We'll have to wait and see! __________________ There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.

03-20-2009, 05:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
tphillips Upright	Does the change in engine from Honda to Mercedes account for the dramatic performance improvment in the Brawn?