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zigzag wrote:Plus de 2 secondes gagnées par tour en 1 an.
C'était prévisible.
Avec l'arrivée d'une nouvelle technologie, il y a toujours des problèmes au début, car tout est à découvrir, mais une fois que les ingénieurs ont mis leurs cerveaux à 100% dans cette nouvelle technologie, les choses évolues habituellement assez rapidement. Plus de fiabilité et plus de puissance.
2 secondes durant l'inter-saison et probablement un autre 1 à 2 secondes durant la saison, car cette saison les moteurs (électrique et thermiques) pourront légèrement évoluer.

Et pour Honda, les choses vont arriver peu à peu.
Une première saison qui sera une saison pour apprendre, après on verra ce que Honda sera capable de faire suite à cet apprentissage.

Monte Cristo wrote:Pis de gp de 20 minutes ça fait court...

zigzag wrote:Alonso forfait pour le premier GP de la saison.

Il a suivit le conseil de ses médecins.

Un accident en apparence banal qui a finalement de lourdes conséquences.

@alo_oficial 10 sil y a 11 secondes
It will be tough not to be in Australia, but I understand the recommendations. A second impact in less than 21 days "NO"

Simon wrote:Depuis quand tu n'a pas confiance en Honda, Speed?

"Les recommandations des médecins d’Alonso ne m’ont guère surpris, a indiqué Arnoux lors du salon automobile de Genève, car je suis convaincu que Fernando a eu un problème physique avant son accident."

"J’ai couru en Formule 1, je sais donc de quoi je parle. L’impact fut latéral, mais il s’agissait davantage d’un choc oblique, et cela n’explique pas son forfait. Je crois fermement qu’Alonso a été pris d’un malaise derrière le volant."

"Il y avait certes du vent, mais si vous voulez mon avis, cela a tout simplement servi de prétexte à son accident"

Ricciardo answers GPUpdate reader questions

14:02 – Last month, GPUpdate.net gave readers the opportunity to pose questions to Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo. We picked out a selection and, during a break in his schedule, the Australian answered them.

Grant Redman, email: What is the greatest piece of advice or tip you have ever received about driving a racing car on the limit?
In terms of pushing the car to the limit, I think you have to feel the car and have to become one with the car. You have to have that confidence between man and machine. I think it's not really a tip but more of an advice that you'll need to drive the car on the limit.


Geof Isherwood, Facebook: If you could set the calendar, how many races would be your ideal for a season, and what tracks not on the calendar now would you like to race at, past or present?
With the amount of races, honestly I would like to do more, but then that wouldn't leave time for all the off-track stuff like sponsor commitments and such. If we could do everything at the race track then 30 races a year would be awesome and then still start in March and end in October to have a proper off-season. It's very unrealistic and sounds hectic, but it would be very cool. I'd love to see Macau on the calendar and Brands Hatch GP. That would be really great. Bathurst would be cool as well.

Jon Kijurina, Facebook: In the coming years, how would you like F1's technical regulations to develop? What levels of engine power, aerodynamic grip, mechanical grip and electronic assistance would you like to see?
I'm not really interested in the electronics side. I mean more power would always be nice. We definitely would love to go faster. I would love more aerodynamic grip so we can corner faster but at the same time I think F1 is in a good place now and we can overtake. You don't want to go back 10 or 15 years ago when it was quite boring during races at that time. But I think where we are now is not too bad. I think everyone wants the sound back. So that's probably the one thing.


Matt Sarzyniak, Facebook: I have read that your choice of #3 has its roots in NASCAR, and Dale Earnhardt Sr. Did you follow your fellow countryman Marcos Ambrose's career and would you like to try a stock car?
Since I was a kid I followed NASCAR. To be honest many forms of motorsport, but NASCAR was one and I still follow it. I followed Marcos's career as much as I could and I'm well aware that it's not easy. One day I would be definitely interested to try a stock car.

@Mad_Muttz, Twitter: Daniel, we saw some amazing fights last season. My question is: who was the driver you found it the hardest to overtake?
Anyone with a Mercedes. It was frustrating being stuck behind them with such good straight line speed. I think as drivers everyone is pretty switched on and can defend well, but any car with a Mercedes in the last year really had to plan each move well and that was tricky. So that as a package was difficult.

@iantje31, Twitter: Would you like to see Red Bull keep the camouflage testing livery or do you only care about how fast it goes?
I definitely only care how fast it goes. That's first and foremost, but someone once said: "If you can't be fast, at least make sure you look good." So I think the testing livery is cool. I think it would lose it's cool effect if we run it all season. It's perfect how we've got it just for the test and then go back to a more traditional livery for the races.

Ryan Hayes, Facebook: How much progress do you think Renault has made since last year?
It's still very hard to evaluate. So far in testing we're not reaching the top speeds of the Mercedes, so I think it's fair to say that we still have some work to do. But I think we have to wait until we get to go racing again.

John Johnson, Facebook: Do you feel your performance last year had any impact at all on Sebastian Vettel's decision to move to Ferrari?
No, I don't think that my performance had any impact on his decision to be honest.

@linkinstreet, Twitter: Do you think Sebastian will bounce back this year with Ferrari? And how do you rate McLaren-Honda?
I think Sebastian has the potential to have a good second half of his career with Ferrari. It's a new step for him and a new motivation. So yeah I see possibilities for him to return to the top and hopefully I will have something to say about it. With McLaren-Honda coming into the season I was definitely curious to see how they went. But it's still early days. They are having a few more issues than everyone expected this late in the testing, so they've got a bit of work to do for sure.

Wolfgang Baert, Facebook: How do you rate Jean-Éric Vergne compared to Vettel? You've beaten both with more or less the same figures. Does this mean Vergne is just as good as Vettel?
I'd definitely rate Jean-Éric as a competitor. I spent two seasons with him in Formula 1 and it's a bit of a shame that he is not in the group as he definitely had the skills for it, that's for sure. He gave me a good run. It's hard to compare him to Vettel, because he is a four-time World Champion, but both are very high-class drivers.


@Marcoco__, Twitter: If you were a Team Principal and had to choose two drivers (no matter the era), who would you hire and why?
I think Senna, just to see how he ticked and for a bit of fun James Hunt. Because if the car wasn't great and we didn't win, then at least we'd have a bit of fun.

Lode Beuten, Facebook: Which driver in F1 history are you most a fan of?
Senna is definitely one. But I also have a lot of respect for Mario Andretti and how much racing he did here and there. He was a real racer and it was just pure passion for him.

Alan van Rijn, Facebook: What's your favourite circuit?
Of all time I would say Macau and on the current calendar I would say Canada. I always really enjoyed Montreal and not only because it was my first win but the very first time I did my lap there I had a smile on my face.

@Vetteldonuts, Twitter: What is your favourite band?
Again a very hard question to answer. There are many, but I've been a big fan of Parkway Drive for a long time. They are very heavy and I'm not always listening to this genre, but I do like them a lot.


@I_Hart_F1, Twitter: You seem to be good at a lot of things, a 'jack of all trades'. Is there anything at all that you aren't good at?
I'm sure there are some things I'm not good at. In terms of sports, I think my ability to pick things up is quite good, so hand-eye-coordination and things like that. Singing is definitely something I'm not good at. I wish I could be good at it, but that's a skill I definitely don't have.

Charles van Emmen, Facebook: Daniel, please share with us your secret. What did you do to set the fastest time on the Top Gear test track in the 'Reasonably Priced Car'?
I was giving it a go and was trying different lines. I eventually tucked the mirrors in as well to give it a bit more of an aerodynamic effect. A few people spotted that. We obviously got a few laps done so it wasn't a one hit wonder. But I would say smooth aggression is definitely the secret.

zigzag wrote:René Arnoux:

"Les recommandations des médecins d’Alonso ne m’ont guère surpris, a indiqué Arnoux lors du salon automobile de Genève, car je suis convaincu que Fernando a eu un problème physique avant son accident."

"J’ai couru en Formule 1, je sais donc de quoi je parle. L’impact fut latéral, mais il s’agissait davantage d’un choc oblique, et cela n’explique pas son forfait. Je crois fermement qu’Alonso a été pris d’un malaise derrière le volant."

"Il y avait certes du vent, mais si vous voulez mon avis, cela a tout simplement servi de prétexte à son accident"

Le quotidien El Pais affirme que le pilote McLaren a souffert d’une importante perte de mémoire après son accident.

Alonso, dont la perte de connaissance suite à la violence du choc a été confirmée par son patron Ron Dennis, pensait être en 1995 et avoir 13 ans quand il s’est réveillé à l’hôpital.

"Je suis Fernando. Je cours en karting et je veux être un pilote de Formule 1 dans le futur", aurait-il dit aux médecins.

El Pais prétend qu’Alonso ne se souvenait plus qu’il avait débuté en Formule 1 avec Minardi en 2001 ou bien qu’il avait remporté le championnat du monde à deux reprises avec Renault en 2005 et 2006.

Toujours selon la publication, il aurait fallu une bonne semaine pour que l’Espagnol, âgé de 33 ans, retrouve complètement sa mémoire de ces 20 dernières années.

"Alonso pourrait ne jamais revenir en F1"
Par Grégory Demoen le 06/03/2015 à 09:54 231 Commentaires

Fernando Alonso pourrait ne jamais reprendre la compétition après l’accident dont il a été victime en essais au Circuit de Catalunya le mois dernier.

C’est ce qu’affirme le correspondant du Daily Mirror sur les Grands Prix, Byron Young, citant des sources proches du pilote espagnol.

Alonso a déclaré forfait pour la première course de la saison en Australie et sa participation au Grand Prix de Malaisie reste à confirmer.

"Mirror Sport a appris que les médecins et les enquêteurs n’excluaient pas la possibilité que le double champion du monde ait pu perdre connaissance AVANT l’accident qui l’a contraint à manquer l’ouverture de la saison en Australie", écrit Young.

"Un témoin oculaire qui a vu la scène au virage 3 à Barcelone a déclaré qu’Alonso n’avait pas perdu le contrôle de sa voiture à vive allure en sortant des limites de la piste, comme cela a été rapporté, mais que sa monoplace était tout simplement sortie d’elle-même de la piste."

Alonso pensait avoir 13 ans après son crash !
"A présent, des sources proches de l’Espagnol affirment qu’il se rappelle de tout excepté de l’accident et qu’il pourrait ne jamais revenir [en Formule 1]", conclut-il.

S’exprimant sur son blog en début de semaine, Gary Hartstein, l’ancien médecin de la F1, reconnaissait que la situation deviendrait "étrange" si Alonso était dans l’obligation de faire également l’impasse sur la deuxième manche de la saison, en Malaisie.