Video: Fernando Alonso testing the Ferrari F10 in Valencia Day 3

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02-08-2010, 01:08 AM

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Video: Fernando Alonso testing the Ferrari F10 in Valencia Day 3

The big smile at the beginning was for Stomacher and the amigos...

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. Mucho , Mucho , Luv... Fernanado !!!!! ............. ..

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02-08-2010, 01:21 AM

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What is that big antenna thing?

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02-08-2010, 01:28 AM

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Michael Schumacher & Nico Rosberg testing the new 2010 Mercedes MGP-W01

To be fair , Stomacher testing the Mercedes

ohhh, hum ... Hmm waht's dat , 1 zecond zee slowerz....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shED1IRq5A0

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02-08-2010, 10:13 AM

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What is that big antenna thing?

Pitot tube fairing

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02-08-2010, 04:14 PM

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Ohhh, i thought it was an Amigo detection Pole ...............

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02-08-2010, 05:12 PM

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Lewis, what is a pitot tube and what does it do? Or was that a joke?

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02-08-2010, 05:59 PM

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One would definitely not want to sit on that pole.

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02-08-2010, 07:04 PM

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Pitot Tubes are used to measure speed of the vehicle going through the air.
Think normally used in aeroplanes to measure airspeed.

Probably want it high up so it can get better airspeed reading without all the turbulence from all the aero widgets on the car.
Interesting way to measure wheelspin?

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02-09-2010, 12:02 AM

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You can use GPS for that 2 ........

Ferrari reveals Jerez testing plans

By Jonathan Noble Monday, February 8th 2010, 10:39 GMT

Fernando Alonso will kick off Ferrari's testing on his home ground at Jerez in Spain this week, driving for the first two days before handing the car over to Felipe Massa.

The Spaniard was fastest of all in last week's first pre-season test at Valencia, with the early indications suggesting that Ferrari has an early edge in its preparations for the 2010 season.

The F10 will feature a few mechanical updates for this week's run, with the team not intending to bring any aerodynamic improvements until the next Jerez test - when the team is expected to use its second chassis for the first time.

The Jerez test is set to feature 10 teams – with Force India, Virgin Racing and Red Bull Racing joining the seven current outfits who tested at Valencia.

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02-09-2010, 12:52 AM

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How accurate is F1 GPS?

General GPS stuff is around 30 feet +/- on a good day.
Unless they do ground/track station correction that would work much gooder.

Guess the pitot is for airspeed to accomodate prevailing wind conditions.

When they say 2nd chassis. Do they mean car number 2 or revision b?

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