Silverstone Testing Thread

[Mysterious Rock]

Anyone else there today?
Any times?

I saw Ralf and Hekki, in the short time I was there
De La Rosa, Luca and some others but Im not that good with my helmets.

[Allyc85]

1. Ralf Schumacher Toyota-Toyota 1min 22.540secs 71 laps
2. Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1m 22.915s 98 laps
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m 23.329s 42 laps
4. Heikki Kovalainen Renault-Renault 1m 23.510s 63 laps
5. Luca Badoer Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 23.768s 57 laps
6. Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 1m 23.841s 42 laps
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 24.125s 50 laps
8. Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1m 24.665s 124 laps
9. Adrian Valles Spyker-Ferrari 1m 25.394 36 laps
10. Giedo van der Garde Spyker-Ferrari 1m 25.931s 27

There ya go :D Im up there on thursday if the weathers good, but I got to be sure as its a long way from devon to see 5 exploration laps lol

[DanielB]

I'm going tomorrow - can't wait! Anyone got any info on which corners were open etc and how busy it was?

[Pedalpusher]

I'm going tomorrow :D

Hope it's not going to be too wet :(

From their website

Silverstone is opening up the spectator terraces from Luffield all the way up the Pit Straight.

[leopard]

I'm going tomorrow :D

Hope it's not going to be too wet :(



Don't forget to take some nice pics and share it :)

[jens]

If that Toyota's fastest time only meant something...

[Garry Walker]

If that Toyota's fastest time only meant something...

It doesnt, but the fact that Ralf is testing must mean there is more venom to come from the plethora of his haters because he is for sure racing at France :D :D :D

[LessThanSte]

I would have gone, but im not, in protest at the charge to get in!

[ioan]

It doesnt, but the fact that Ralf is testing must mean there is more venom to come from the plethora of his haters because he is for sure racing at France :D :D :D

Good point! ;)

[Allyc85]

I would have gone, but im not, in protest at the charge to get in!

£10 for a whole day of F1? shocking that is...

[blakebeatty]

If that Toyota's fastest time only meant something...

It may perhaps have meant that there is a glitch in the telemetry systems of the FIA

[Pedalpusher]

Here's some of mine from today :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8802674@N06/sets/72157600411458486/

Oh, and thanks to the inconsiderate f**k in a red Rover hatchback who opened his car door and let it swing straight into mine, and left a bloody great mark. :mad:

[jens]

Funny enough, now it's Trulli's turn to clock the fastest time:

1. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:21.420 48
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:21.548 62
3. Wurz Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.904 64
4. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:22.018 58
5. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:22.119 53
6. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:22.365 52
7. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:22.447 33
8. Glock BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.481 84
9. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:23.284 72

C'mon Yota, please prove that you indeed have become more competitive than you have been so far this season. :D

[Spoonbender]

Just got back.

Cracking day. Got to say having previously paid £99, £149, £159 I was happy to part with a tenner today. Rained about twice, bunch of ****** wouldnt come back out until track dried up, having said that I think Heikki came out on wets for a couple of laps but that was it. Thought Kimi had dissapeared off to the beer tent near the end, but he popped in a few laps (after the checquerd flag had been shown) Hopefully got a few good snaps and a few mins of Video. Need a drink now to wind down.

All who have been or are going tomorrow, we recon the BMW is the loudest, agree/disagree

[DanielB]

Went to the test today - here's a few pics. Had some big time camera issues today and I am NOT happy with any of my results from the EOS 30D (ie. most of these!), but that's another matter altogether.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing001.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing001.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing002.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing002.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing003.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing003.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing004.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing004.jpg)

[DanielB]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing005.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing005.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing006.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing006.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing007.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing007.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing008.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing008.jpg)

[leopard]

okey dokey, the pics are getting better and closer :)

[MrPonx]

Did Kimi speak to the press after the tests? what does he think of the new aerodynamics?

[GridGirl]

Whats wrong with the pics Daniel?

My other half has a 30D, the spoon just spent £1200 on a new lens for it last week and we're getting cracking pictures. Just interested to know as we'll be using it for the first time to take pics of F1 cars at the GP in a couple of weeks. We had a 300D at last years GP and got good pictures, and we've always got good rally photos from the 30D.

[Spoonbender]

I got a Sony Erricsson camera phone, does that count?

I have to say that I recon there was more money's worth of camera gear at Silverstone yerterday than F! cars.
Every other person had a huge lens in one hand, and a tripod in the other. The rest of us had £99 digital cameras and phones, bet our pictures are better, well maybe.

[Spoonbender]

Taken with Sony Ericsson W8001 about 4pm yesterday

[leopard]

Taken with Sony Ericsson W8001 about 4pm yesterday
I don't think it was a McLaren, what do you think?

[ioan]

Taken with Sony Ericsson W8001 about 4pm yesterday

That thing is small, or maybe my computers screen resolution is to high. I will not comment on the noise.

[Garry Walker]

Did Kimi speak to the press after the tests? what does he think of the new aerodynamics?

He was pretty satisfied and hopeful.

[DanielB]

Whats wrong with the pics Daniel?

My other half has a 30D, the spoon just spent £1200 on a new lens for it last week and we're getting cracking pictures. Just interested to know as we'll be using it for the first time to take pics of F1 cars at the GP in a couple of weeks. We had a 300D at last years GP and got good pictures, and we've always got good rally photos from the 30D.
The full size shots are all ever so slightly out of focus - I'm not impressed. I do many, many airshows every year and I'm well accustomed to panning at slow speeds with fast moving objects, but I've never had such a bad day of shooting in all my life. I'm in the market for an EOS 10D at the moment - I was hoping to have one before the test but alas it wasn't to be, so I had to borrow a 30D and it was terrible. Worst digital body I've ever used. I'm not prepared to believe it was my fault - I do alot of photography and I know how to use a camera. I must have just had a terrible example - even shots of things that were standing still (my family) are out of focus with it.

The shots I posted here were the best of an (extremely) bad bunch.

[Spoonbender]

I don't think it was a McLaren, what do you think?

McLaren?? no it's Jarno in his Toyota

[ShiftingGears]

He was pretty satisfied and hopeful.

I hope this translates into results

[MrPonx]

He was pretty satisfied and hopeful.

press? or you're guessing?

I really hope it gives them the edge, this guy needs his chance to go for the title as he deserved it for so long.

damn Ferrari and their deep pockets, otherwise he would be leading this season without any competition

[Spoonbender]

You Ferrari fans may like to know that, the Mclaren had to have an engine change yesterday while we were there and, twice in the afternoon crawled past us sounding V sick on his way to the pits, reliabillity issues ????

[ArrowsFA1]

...reliabillity issues ????
Good time to have those kind of issues if so.

[MrPonx]

You Ferrari fans may like to know that, the Mclaren had to have an engine change yesterday while we were there and, twice in the afternoon crawled past us sounding V sick on his way to the pits, reliabillity issues ????

As much as I love McLaren, I hate them more for not giving Kimi the right car for him to win in the past years. and having 100% reliability that hasn't happened since what? 1999? just right after he left is pissing me off

[Big Ben]

As much as I love McLaren, I hate them more for not giving Kimi the right car for him to win in the past years. and having 100% reliability that hasn't happened since what? 1999? just right after he left is pissing me off

Why didn't he stay? Nobody forced him to leave

[Garry Walker]

press? or you're guessing?

His comments.


Why didn't he stay? Nobody forced him to leave

He had had enough of Ron and the constant failures he had to put up with at McLaren. From wings flying off to the throttle pedal getting stuck.

[DanielB]

I've been though and sorted out some more - again, all thanks to Photoshop. Not really very happy with them, but they give you some idea of the teams that were there etc. Ho hum...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing026.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing026.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing025.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing025.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing024.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing024.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing023.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing023.jpg)

[DanielB]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing022.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing022.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing021.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing021.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing020.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing020.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing019.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing019.jpg)

[DanielB]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing018.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing018.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing017.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing017.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing016.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing016.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing015.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing015.jpg)

[DanielB]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing014.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing014.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing013.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing013.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing012.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing012.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing011.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing011.jpg)

[DanielB]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing010.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing010.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/th_Testing009.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/LNStrikeEagle/Testing009.jpg)

[johnny shell]

man those are awesome

I love how they're all from the same spot and at the same angle - it makes it real easy to compare the different cars

thanks a ton!

[johnny shell]

woops - sorry, your British. Thanks a hecter or whatever!

[Brown, Jon Brow]

woops - sorry, your British. Thanks a hecter or whatever!

:laugh:

[Allyc85]

Just got back from watching this mornings action and it was well worth the 3 hour drive :D Alonso caused 1 red flag with a tech problem at Stowe, while Massa caused two spinning off at Abbey and Priory. You could see Massa was totally on it all the time, especially through Copse!

Anywho il start to upload my photos n get some up on here.

[Allyc85]

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:20.805 87
2. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.274 98
3. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.284 58
4. Piquet Renault (B) 1:21.357 108
5. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:21.703 70
6. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.933 69
7. Glock BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.456 80
8. Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:23.049 65
9. Albers Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:23.374 36
10. van der Garde Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:25.865 5

[GridGirl]

The full size shots are all ever so slightly out of focus - I'm not impressed. I do many, many airshows every year and I'm well accustomed to panning at slow speeds with fast moving objects, but I've never had such a bad day of shooting in all my life. I'm in the market for an EOS 10D at the moment - I was hoping to have one before the test but alas it wasn't to be, so I had to borrow a 30D and it was terrible. Worst digital body I've ever used. I'm not prepared to believe it was my fault - I do alot of photography and I know how to use a camera. I must have just had a terrible example - even shots of things that were standing still (my family) are out of focus with it.

The shots I posted here were the best of an (extremely) bad bunch.

Maybe you just didnt get the setting on it right or it was just a faulty camera. Does sound like the camera was broken if even family shots turned out wrong. My other half is a complete photo freak and his pictures have never been out of focus, unless hes deliberately trying to get them out of focus.

[Allyc85]

should try having a Fuji S5600, the focus is a nightmare, ive deleated loads of pics from today already :(

[DanielB]

Maybe you just didnt get the setting on it right or it was just a faulty camera. Does sound like the camera was broken if even family shots turned out wrong. My other half is a complete photo freak and his pictures have never been out of focus, unless hes deliberately trying to get them out of focus.
As I said in my last message - I do alot of photography outdoors on fast moving subjects and I know how to set a camera up to do what I want. Look at my website.... http://www.aotv45.dsl.pipex.com

I'm convinced it was faulty.

[Allyc85]

Some of my pictures from today. These were taken with a Fuji S5600 :)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/allyc85/Silverstone%20F1%20Test%2007/DSCF2512.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/allyc85/Silverstone%20F1%20Test%2007/DSCF2617.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/allyc85/Silverstone%20F1%20Test%2007/DSCF2669.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/allyc85/Silverstone%20F1%20Test%2007/DSCF2673.jpg

The rest can be found here http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/allyc85/Silverstone%20F1%20Test%2007/

[leopard]

McLaren?? no it's Jarno in his Toyota
I might have problem with my eyesight, thought it was Hamilton on the McLaren that has speed can't easily caught up by a sony ericsson, thanks for telling it.