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Does anybody know testing times? I can´t find them on the net!
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SSSSHHHH! There top secret, only for the teams to know.
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8 Mar 2005, 10:53 (Ref:1246484) | #54 | |
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Is it today or later on in the week that the first official DTM test of the season begins at Mugello?
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We don't know if they were on the same test programme.
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I was told that the Merc GP and MH were in was the finished '05 car. In that case you would at least be expecting GP in an '05 Merc to be matching the times of Frentzen in the '05 Opel.
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9 Mar 2005, 10:16 (Ref:1247516) | #62 | |
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Today Frentzen thusfar is a lot faster than the rest (almost 2 seconds): http://www.dtm.de/livetiming_index.htm
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9 Mar 2005, 10:32 (Ref:1247529) | #63 | |
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Could Opel shock everyone and actually compete with the Audi's and Merc's or am i jumping to conclusions a little early?
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Its too early yet. Lets wait until the later testing when Audi and Mercedes have their proper 05' cars.
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I hope Opel does well this year, even better if they win the championship? If they do really well or win, would Opel consider changing their minds and stay with the Opel after '06? It's way too early for '06 speculation, but I wonder if any privateers or existing teams would continue racing the '05 spec Vectra in '06?
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I've been in Mugello, following the tests for www.racingworld.it.
You can find the articles here (in italian only, sorry) http://www.racingworld.it/dtm/ And some photographs here http://www.racingworld.it/dtm/photo0...03_mugello.asp All i can say it's that the 05 Mercedes, driven by Paffett and Alesi, sounds incredible, and 'm pretty sure it isn't only a matter of exhausts, there must be something new in the engine. Trust me, no one is pushing, maybe only Frentzen is, the teams were using new tires only in the last 30 minutes of each session. Anyway the Vectra seems to behave really better comparing to last year, Mugello is a difficult circuit for a car, you have climbs and dives, and Opel showed a really good balance. I hope for them that they'll manage to compete for the title... |
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It seems MB/Audi are finally flexing their muscle and stretching their legs a little bit now?
The third day of testings has seen Opel been toppled off the top 3 spots?? 1 Alex Margaritis Mercedes C-Class 1:43.809 2 Jamie Green Mercedes C-Class 1:44.104 3 Frank Stippler Audi A4 1:44.283 4 Pierre Kaffer Audi A4 1:44.364 5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Opel Vectra 1:44.702 6 Christian Abt Audi A4 1:44.727 7 Rinaldo Capello Audi A4 1:44.777 8 Jean Alesi Mercedes C-Class 1:44.962 9 Manuel Reuter Opel Vectra 1:45.527 10 Bruno Spengler Mercedes C-Class 1:45.956 |
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But as you can see, no one beated Frentzen's 1.43.2, time that he made on the second day. It's a goord time, Dindo Capello told me that if he was going to put on new tires and run for a qualifying lap i could have done, with his Audi 2004, a 1.42.8-9, so you can see that Opel is running good.
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The new Audi should be an improved as well.
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The new Audi should be a great improvement, but they are really late with the building of the cars, and dunno if they'll be in Spa with all four A4.
In any case they won't be at 100% in Hockenheim, i'm pretty sure about this. For the race pace all i can say is that when Frentzen tried a run on 10 laps, he lapped constantly on 1.46.xxx, a time that seemed in line with the potential of other cars. Anyway I'm expecting great things from Mercedes, you really can't imagine the potential that their test car seem to have... |
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This rookie Jamie Green sounds quick, whats the story with him?
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16 Mar 2005, 06:36 (Ref:1253121) | #75 | |
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2003; 2nd in Brit F3
2004; Champion in F3 Euroseries 2005; Next stepping stone to F1? |
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