Some new injury surprises in this one. Kubica Feared He Was Paralyzed In Crash (formula-one.speedtv.com)
A few pics from testing today at Jerez: Quick Nick thinking about his ride tomorrow in Kubica's car. Oops! McLaren are really interested in testing how things are working back behind those odd new sidepods. Looks like some of that aero paint... ... and their rear sensor rig is back as well. Red aero paint on the Force India. And aren't they taking the roll blade thing to the extreme? Check out the wheel hub rigs on the Lotus Renault.
Wow, this is really cool to see the various testing devices. It's interesting to see what things they are looking for as far as aero and grip. Hey, I just notoced on the back of the Lotus/Renault car. Is that a message to Robert Kubica to get better?
Formula 1 teams came together at the Jerez test this morning to publicly wish Robert Kubica a speedy recovery - as the Renault driver continues to make good progress in hospital. As F1 teams got back into action for the second pre-season test, every car present displayed a Polish 'Szybkiego powrotu do zdrowia Robert' message on its car. The phrase means: "Get well soon Robert." The Formula One Teams' Association - FOTA- has also displayed the message on its official website. The show of support for Kubica, who could be out for the entire season as a result of the serious injuries he picked up in his rally crash at the weekend, comes amid more positive news from the Santa Corona hospital where he is currently staying. Kubica has left the intensive care unit and has been moved to the normal ward following another good night He is now scheduled to undergo surgery to his foot and humerus tomorrow morning, before having an elbow operation on Monday. The operations are expected to last around four hours each. After that, Kubica will return to the intensive care unit for post-surgery course. Italian media reports that, if all goes well, the Renault driver could be discharged from hospital as early as the end of next week.
This thing looks right up my alley, plus it's cheap at 99 cents. Unfortunately it won't work on my iPod Touch. It will apparently work with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch but requires iOS 4.0 or later. For any iPod Touch users who might consider this app, the 1st Gen Touch (like I have) isn't compatible with iOS 4.0. You must have at least a 2nd Gen to load that version of the OS.
I'm not used to Bernie acknowledging concern over potential venue dangers. Ecclestone worried by Bahrain protest 'danger' (gpupdate.net)
You know the teams are thinking about it. Bernie's language could be as much a result of calls from team bosses etc as genuine concern on his part. On the other hand, even Bernie can't ignore actual threats given the all real world evidence available these days.
Does anyone else buy this? Kubica reveals identity of his preferred replacement (crash.net) The cynic in me says maybe Bob is just worried about his seat. Here's part of a speculative post from an armchair pundit on another site:
Huh. Interesting. I'd have to agree that Heidfeld is a better driver. Interesting theory... Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk
More on the Pirrelis (below the pics) backs up what Alonso and others have said about wear. These folks all seem very interested in the rubber being left behind. I'm guessing Pirreli gathers up all the tires post-test leaving the teams with nothing to take home to study. Pirellis on course to demand two stops (itv-f1.com)
Button has this ability to save tires. He must be very light on the controls and smoother with his actions than other drivers. This may play into his hands rather well.
Yup, and I figure that's why right away after the first tests Button was talking about how much he likes the tire situation and how the tires will make the racing fun this year. :yesnod: