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Zitat2013 Hungarian Grand Prix, Friday 26th July
Romain Grosjean set the third fastest time on the opening day of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, with Kimi Räikkönen third in the morning and eighth in the afternoon after a productive day of running at the Hungaroring. Both cars ran with the team’s slimline bodywork configuration and without the ‘Device’ for what was both drivers’ first taste of the latest medium and soft compound Pirelli tyres.
Technical Programme Notes: • Both cars ran with new mirrors, rear floor updates and exhaust configurations. • Pirelli’s medium compound tyre was used in the morning, the medium and soft in the afternoon. • Cooling levels were monitored closely in the high temperatures.
What We Learned Today: • Setup was modified for the latest specification tyres. • Soft tyre performance and long run performance were both favourable today, with evident areas for performance gains tomorrow.
Kimi Räikkönen, E21-03 Free practice 1: P3, 1:23.010, 20 laps Free practice 2: P8, 1:22.011, 32 laps
Kimi: “It wasn’t ideal today but it wasn’t that bad either. We took a bit of time to understand the new tyres and it was also very hot. It’s too early to say if the heat will suit us with these new tyres, but we’ll soon have a better idea. I had some traffic in the afternoon and so wasn’t able to set a fast lap on new tyres, plus we have some areas to improve on with the setup. We’ll try to do the best that we can in qualifying and we’ll see where we are. If we get the car right we should be ok tomorrow.”
Romain Grosjean, E21-02 Free practice 1: P5, 1:23.111, 20 laps Free practice 2: P3, 1:21.417, 40 laps
Romain: “It’s been a good day overall. I didn’t get to try the new tyres at Silverstone so the main focus was to work on getting the most from them which all went ok. To be honest they’re not really night and day from the old ones, which is good as it means we haven’t had to change too much. There’s still a bit of graining and degradation to deal with but that’s normal. Our pace looks pretty good on both compounds, but the field is quite close so it’s hard to say where we are. We’ll just keep doing our best to find the right compromise for qualifying and the race and see where we stand at the end of the weekend.”
Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director: “A good solid Friday for us with nothing untoward to note – save for a leaky drinks system – during the course of the day. The car is clearly working well here and we have no concerns about the heat. Kimi’s afternoon time isn’t representative as he got caught up with a McLaren on his fast lap and we have no concerns about our long or short run pace. We paid particular attention to the various temperature levels on the car to ensure cooling levels are sufficient for Sunday and we’re happy with all the data we’ve seen so far.”
ZitatHungarian GP: Kimi Raikkonen says new Pirelli F1 tyre hurting form By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer Saturday, July 27th 2013, 14:57 GMT
Kimi RaikkonenLotus driver Kimi Raikkonen believes his form has been harmed by Formula 1's switch to new Pirelli tyres from this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Finn has been unhappy with his car throughout the Hungaroring weekend and qualified back in sixth.
"I think it is a combination of the new tyres, the front tyres, they are a bit like last year and they are not as strong as the last ones we ran - that is not ideal for me," said Raikkonen.
"We'll try to work on that. In qualifying it was not too bad, we should have probably run a bit more front wing and been up there at the front.
"But I am much happier now than I was earlier in the weekend.
"It is not a disaster, but it is not as we want."
Asked if he was concerned that Lotus was now going to struggle more in the coming races, Raikkonen said he was optimistic it could adapt.
"We just have to do some changes and improve it," he said.
"We have some ideas but we didn't have much time to do different things over a race weekend so we have to make some plans."
Raikkonen's team-mate Romain Grosjean qualified third behind Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull.
The Frenchman was more upbeat about his race chances.
"The option [soft] is quite tough tyre to make last but medium was OK on our car," said Grosjean.
"It can change things a bit - hopefully tomorrow I can have a go.
"It has been a pretty good weekend so far. There will be different strategies and we will try and get the best from the car when we get some clean air."
I really think Kimi should have done the tyre testing in Silverstone, now they're wasting valuable FP times trying to learn the tyres and therefore couldn't find the proper setup.
Zitat von YiNing I really think Kimi should have done the tyre testing in Silverstone, now they're wasting valuable FP times trying to learn the tyres and therefore couldn't find the proper setup.
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Zitat Jon Noble @NobleF1 10m Lotus summoned to see stewards after alleged breach of front floor deflection rules on Romain Grosjean's car. Full story soon
ZitatHungarian GP: Romain Grosjean's Lotus fails floor test By Jonathan Noble Saturday, July 27th 2013, 16:51 GMT
Romain Grosjean's third place on the Hungarian Grand Prix grid is in doubt after his Lotus car failed a front floor deflection test on Saturday.
The Frenchman was the nearest challenger to front row men Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at the Hungaroring.
But in post-qualifying inspections of the front floor, it was found that his E21 did not comply with the regulations.
A statement issued by the stewards said: "Car number 08 did not comply with Article 3.17.5 of the 2013 FIA Formula One Technical Regulations as the front floor deflected more than 5mm vertically when the load was applied vertically to it at the point which lies 100mm [forward] of car centre line on the RHS."
Representatives of the Lotus team have been summoned to see the stewards to explain the situation - with a technical infringement likely to result in exclusion from qualifying.
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