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You can see there's a split inside often times. Maybe people in Sauber thought they have some benefits packaging-wise or they though they needed to tune ducts separately. No big deal IMO.
C30-01:
Kobiyashai = CAN QUALI & RACE, EUR, GBR, GER, HUN, BEL ITA
Perez = AUS, MAL
C30-02:
Kobiyashai = Valencia Test, Jerez Test, Barcelona #1 Test
Perez = Valencia Test, Jerez Test, Barcelona #1 Test, CAN, EUR, GBR, GER, HUN, BEL, ITA
De la Rosa: CAN
C30-03:
Kobiyashai = Barcelona #2 Test, AUS, MAL, CHI
Perez = Barcelona #2 Test, TUR, ESP, MON
(CHASSIS WRITTEN OFF AFTER PEREZ ACCEDENT IN Q3 AT MON)
C30-04:
Kobiyashai = TUR, ESP, MON, CAN
(CHASSIS WRITTEN OFF DUE TO KOBIYASHAI ACCEDENT IN FP3 @ CAN)
Willem Toet will return to his old role as Sauber's head of aerodynamics, the Swiss team has announced.
Toet held the position from 2006 to 2009, during the period when the squad was BMW-owned, but stepped down after the German manufacturer's departure.
He will retake the position from 14 November, replacing Seamus Mullarkey, who has requested a change of role.
"The British engineer favours more technical and less management-oriented assignments and will be in charge of Aerodynamic Research," said a Sauber statement.
Prior to joining BMW Sauber in 2006, Toet worked at Toleman/Benetton, Ferrari and
"And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver..." Ayrton Senna
Peter Sauber said this car has been racing WITHOUT the Blown diffuser trick pioneered by the RedBull RB7.
Interesting if true, as the Sauber C30 has done quite well keeping up with the competition, Q3 car at times too. The base car is quite god then. This could mean that the Sauber C31 stands to lose little performance for 2012.
n smikle wrote:Peter Sauber said this car has been racing WITHOUT the Blown diffuser trick pioneered by the RedBull RB7.
Interesting if true, as the Sauber C30 has done quite well keeping up with the competition, Q3 car at times too. The base car is quite god then. This could mean that the Sauber C31 stands to lose little performance for 2012.
If true that's quite impressive.
“To be able to actually make something is awfully nice”
Bruce McLaren on building his first McLaren racecars, 1970
“I've got to be careful what I say, but possibly to probably Juan would have had a bigger go”
Sir Frank Williams after the 2003 Canadian GP, where Ralf hesitated to pass brother M. Schumacher
n smikle wrote:Peter Sauber said this car has been racing WITHOUT the Blown diffuser trick pioneered by the RedBull RB7.
This seems odd... In the video found at http://www.f1talks.pl/?p=11635, labeled factory tour 1 (at the 5:19 point), the mechanic is holding the now standard oval (flattened) exhaust collector used to blow the side of the diffusers by everyone else.