2011 Spanish GP Wing Analysis

You can draw your own conclusions from this super slo-motion clip but it would be fascinating to hear the opinions of someone like Craig Scarborough or perhaps even Giorgio Piola...

2011 Santander Spanish GP Practice 2 results

Pos  Driver              Team                   Time                Laps
 1.  Mark Webber         Red Bull-Renault       1m22.470s            35 
 2.  Lewis Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes       1m22.509s  + 0.039   27
 3.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull-Renault       1m22.826s  + 0.356   37
 4.  Jenson Button       McLaren-Mercedes       1m23.188s  + 0.718   32
 5.  Fernando Alonso     Ferrari                1m23.568s  + 1.098   34
 6.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes               1m23.586s  + 1.116   35
 7.  Michael Schumacher  Mercedes               1m23.981s  + 1.511   30
 8.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari                1m24.278s  + 1.808   30
 9.  Kamui Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari         1m24.290s  + 1.820   33
10.  Nick Heidfeld       Renault                1m24.366s  + 1.896   31
11.  Sergio Perez        Sauber-Ferrari         1m24.483s  + 2.013   38
12.  Vitaly Petrov       Renault                1m24.786s  + 2.316   43
13.  Sebastien Buemi     Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m25.296s  + 2.826   33
14.  Rubens Barrichello  Williams-Cosworth      1m25.303s  + 2.833   38
15.  Jaime Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m25.457s  + 2.987   34
16.  Pastor Maldonado    Williams-Cosworth      1m25.603s  + 3.133   43
17.  Paul di Resta       Force India-Mercedes   1m26.073s  + 3.603   32
18.  Heikki Kovalainen   Lotus-Renault          1m26.417s  + 3.947   37
19.  Adrian Sutil        Force India-Mercedes   1m27.123s  + 4.653   20
20.  Jarno Trulli        Lotus-Renault          1m27.189s  + 4.719   34
21.  Jerome D'Ambrosio   Virgin-Cosworth        1m28.036s  + 5.566   36
22.  Timo Glock          Virgin-Cosworth        1m28.062s  + 5.592   28
23.  Narain Karthikeyan  HRT-Cosworth           1m29.469s  + 6.999   28
24.  Tonio Liuzzi        HRT-Cosworth           1m29.476s  + 7.006   31

All Timing Unofficial

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Remember Traction Control?

Weather forecasts for this week end's Japanese GP do not call for rain, a minor miracle if correct. Remember last year's Kubica vs Massa last lap duel in the middle of a monsoon? It's tempting to ascribe that solely to electronics but Alonso was caught out as indeed were many others that day.

Still, no question it was a huge performance advantage and one nobody really misses....OK, maybe Massa at Silverstone after his fourth spin.

Let's go back to Professor Piola for a short history lesson and then, after the jump, you will find the classic Kubica-Massa battle from 2007...








Rain Heroes from Axis of Oversteer on Vimeo.

Innovative vs Just Plain Strange

A history lesson by the great Giorgio Piola courtesy of Red Bulletin.com.

First we have the innovative then, after the jump, the ones that are just weird...

New-ey Ideas

What's old is new again, more excellent insights from Giorgio Piola and RedBulletin.

Think shark fins in F1 are something new? Click "Read More and find out

Let's consider ergonomics.

Sometimes fans casually condemn a driver as no so good or question when he complains a car is not suited to him.   In this clip, Giorgio Piola,  author of all those fantastic technical drawings you have seen for the past thirty years and one of the world's most qualified F1 commentators, explains that which may not be immediately apparent from the outside.  



Continue for more of Piola's insights,  fascinating.



Ever the PR geniuses, Red Bull have created a web site with all manner of fascinating content. These clips are only a small part of all the great material you can find at RedBulletin.com