Changing colours?

[Ignis Fatuus]

I found these pictures from today's testing at Paul Ricard.


Is it really Montoya in Raikkonen's car (red top)?


And Kimi in Juan's?

Were they trying to compare the performance of the two cars???

1. Alonso Renault (M) 1:05.363 122
2. Kovalainen Renault (M) 1:05.546 111
3. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) 1:05.563 148
4. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:05.577 50
5. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:05.624 143
6. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:05.686 120
7. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:06.008 121
8. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:06.083 47
9. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:06.266 75
10. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:06.333 112
11. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:06.369 169
12. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) 1:06.619 93

[manchild]

Perhaps they've just switched the helmets

[Ignis Fatuus]

Perhaps they've just switched the helmets

I didn't think of that. Silly me...

[wowf1]

New front wing, that's for sure! Look at the 'spoon' section. More square than previously.

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[Ignis Fatuus]

One more picture...

[JimmyK]

New front wing, that's for sure! Look at the 'spoon' section. More square than previously.

Yeh, what I was gonna say

Can't see any reason other than Monaco, looks like a hefty amount of downforce would be produced at the front there, and prob at the back too.

Perhaps they've just switched the helmets

Helmets are fitted individually for the driver though, aren't they? Surely wearing each other's would be uncomfortable.
And what's with half the alphabet on the sidepod?

[johny]

i think alcohol sponsorship is banned in france so that's why thy put silly things like keep walking

[Tom]

Johnny Walker doesn't pay enough to advertise during testing? Booze ad laws?

[Ignis Fatuus]

Quote:
Perhaps they've just switched the helmets


Helmets are fitted individually for the driver though, aren't they? Surely wearing each other's would be uncomfortable.
And what's with half the alphabet on the sidepod?

Yes, they are fitted individually. But what did they switch, and why? Cars, some part of it, or just paint?

[manchild]

Helmets are fitted individually for the driver though, aren't they? Surely wearing each other's would be uncomfortable.

Well, Couthard borrowed Schuey's helmed 10 years ago and drove whole race with it.

*Now I expect the jaw jokes

[vyselegend]

That's strange. I wonder what is the most plausible, switching helmets or customized seats... I think helmets wear different sponsors sometimes, and I think it's part of the driver's contract to be seen with it. Maybe you're right ignis, they may have decided to compare cars performance after some JPM ranting In bahrein he was complaining his car was slower than Kimi's, and here he beat him...

[frpax]

Johnny Walker doesn't pay enough to advertise during testing? Booze ad laws?

Typically, sponshorship is not on the cars as they're tested, regardless of who the sponsor is. There are exceptions, of course. The sponsors pays to have their name on the cars during race weekend.