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		<title>So Barcelona was a good race&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2011/05/so-barcelona-was-a-good-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 04:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Yes I know that Sebastien Vettel won again but it wasn&#8217;t a walk in the park, and Lewis Hamilton nearly had him. But the race as a whole was good, Barcelona doesn&#8217;t always produce the best racing because the teams know the track so well &#8211; I guess it&#8217;s not as bad these days with the limited testing but still. It wasn&#8217;t even the DRS that helped, I don&#8217;t think it was massively down to the tyres either, though they clearly have an impact especially if this article about the Red Bull not being able to use all of it&#8217;s downforce is true.
Down the field there were battles between drivers all over though I think some of these were due to the tyres. This part of the racing seems to be settling down over time as people become used to the differential in pace and are running much more similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Schumacher starts to build his team</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2010/05/michael-schumacher-starts-to-build-his-team/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Michael Schumacher put on a much better show in Barcelona than he&#8217;s managed elsewhere this season, but the important difference is that Mercedes have upgraded the car. It seems to suit Michael Schumacher much better although I wonder if Nico Rosberg will want the old spec back.
While speculation around Schumacher&#8217;s performance has been focusing on whether he&#8217;s up to it and not always the type of car that he&#8217;s driving it seems that he does need a particular setup to be at his best. Apparently the new spec has a longer wheel base and a different weight distribution. It would make the car more stable though it seems only Michael Schumacher can make it work to it&#8217;s best and I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;s the way he would have liked it. It seems that he has the ear of the engineers already &#8211; what else could we see in the pipeline?
If this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLaren lead the teams across all four days of the last test with Lewis Hamilton</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2010/03/mclaren-lead-the-teams-across-all-four-days-of-the-last-test-with-lewis-hamilton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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When we look at the full four days of the testing in Barcelona the picture is much the same as the last day of the test. Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and Felipe Massa take the top spots again showing the form of these teams. 
In this list Mercedes GP look of the ultimate pace taking 6th spot behind Force India and Williams but as the first seven places are separated by less than half a second perhaps the story that it tells is that this season will be very close. In this list the new teams seem to have a lot of work to do, they are five seconds adrift.
The odd teams are Toro Rosso and Renault, they seem to be off the pace of the others even if they have managed to impressive on particular days, the Toro Rosso was also fast at Jerez so perhaps it&#8217;s just the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLaren and Lewis Hamilton end the last test on a high</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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The McLaren is looking good for this year posting the fastest times of the last few tests. It looks quick in both the hands of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. The Red Bull and the Ferrari also ended the testing at the sharp end &#8211; it looks like the title contenders are starting to show themselves.
Force India take fourth spot in a reasonably impressive set of pre-season testing times, I wonder how they will perform at the first GP, the car was good at the end of last year so perhaps they can impress. Sauber have impressed at Jerez but they haven&#8217;t made a massive impact at Barcelona, does that point to a car that is hard to setup or one that prefers certain circuits? Whatever the reason they now have two weeks to understand it.
Lotus have made a good start to their F1 challenge too, they have completed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does all the bad weather during the tests mean for the season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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With three out of the four pre-season tests being affected by bad weather the teams will be well prepared for damp conditions but they won&#8217;t have done nearly as many miles in the dry as normal. How is a cold damp Spanish circuit going to compete with Bahrain?
I would imagine that the teams will have a very good understanding of how the new tyres perform in changeable conditions but they won&#8217;t have a very good understanding of the wear rates in hot conditions. Valencia &#8211; the only dry test is a street circuit and so will have different tyre wear rates to &#8216;real&#8217; racing circuits and so it may effect the setup that the teams can run in the race.
The rates at which the engines burn fuel will also have been affected by the weather as the cars won&#8217;t have been able to push as hard around the circuits, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nico Hulkenberg and Williams top the Friday times in Barcelona</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Williams ended the second day of the last pre-season test at the top of the times with the young Nico Hulkenberg, though he says that it doesn&#8217;t mean anything as it&#8217;s only testing it means a lot more if you can&#8217;t do it which Mercedes haven&#8217;t really done yet.
Red Bull suffered some problems with their car in the afternoon, stopping it as a precaution, Renault also ran into some problems with something not right on the suspension. Virgin seemed to manage to get some laps done so perhaps they have dealt with the hydraulic issue that has caused them so much bother.
Alonso in the Ferrari finally jumped to the top end of the times taking second place in the listing, it was Alonso&#8217;s last action before the first race and he&#8217;ll have been pleased to get in some good times without any issues even if the Williams did beat him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Webber and Red Bull top the first day at Barcelona</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Red Bull finally jumped to the top of the times in good conditions with Mark Webber in Barcelona. It will be a great boost to them to see the car at the top of the times and give them the confidence that this years car might be able to compete right at the sharp end. With Ferrari and McLaren down in 5th and 7th some two seconds off the pace though I&#8217;m not sure that much confidence can be there yet.
Sauber are still appearing in the top four runners as they have almost everywhere on everyday. It shows that they are consistent and they seem to have reliability. With their technical director Willi Rampf saying that they aren&#8217;t happy with the balance of the car and that there&#8217;s still a lot of work to do it seems that the other mid field teams are going to have another battle.
Yesterday also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing moves to Barcelona and the Circuit de Catalunya</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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The final 2010 pre season test is to begin in Barcelona today with all the teams that were at last weeks Jerez test present. The test promises to be more relevant than the previous ones, if only because of the weather. The teams have also had a chance to learn the cars and work on the setup so we should see some more comparable times.
Along with better weather the teams will be hoping that they have ironed out any technical gremlins that could restrict their running, Virgin most of all will be hoping that the hydraulic issues that dogged them at the last test have been sorted and they can get some proper long runs on the board.
Ferrari will be looking to reassert themselves too after not really making an impression into the last two tests, it&#8217;s important that they show they are capable of the times &#8211; especially to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two more tests to go, what else is there to do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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The 2010 formula one pre-season testing regime is halfway now with the tests in Valencia and the the first Jerez test complete. The remaining testing includes another four day test at Jerez (17-20th February) and one at Barcelona (25-28th February). The teams will then have a couple of weeks to digest the results and ship out to Bahrain for the first race on the 14th of March.
Over the course of the testing so far we&#8217;ve seen Ferrari show blinding pace at Valencia to then be over shadowed by Mercedes, Sauber, Toro Rosso and McLaren in the rain hit test at Jerez. So what can we expect in the next few tests?
One thing will be the arrival of Lotus and whether they can beat the Virgin car, and whether they can make an impression on the other teams, something that Virgin haven&#8217;t done yet. Virgin will also be looking for a [...]]]></description>
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