“I think this really surprises, it is totally different from what people expected, "said Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault Formula 1 young stars.
Vettel says, the difference may have on the tires. The decreasing of aerodynamics effect helped by increased grip from the plain tires. Indeed, plain tire give more contact area than grooved tires (20 percent more), so that the car more quickly and sticky in the curve.
"It’s so funny isn’t it? We reduce here, subtract there, reduce again here, but the results still faster. So how can be the speed (the car) when we were given freedom in some things. Just let we see the development throughout this season , "he said.
Most extreme difference, certainly felt by the Brawn-Mercedes drivers. Their cars years ago, when still called Honda, are the worst in Formula 1. This year, a car that dominant. Not only in the street track like in the Melbourne, also in the wider and more long track at Sepang last week (5 / 4).
With a long Research (this Brawn car has been working on using the Honda’s money since 16 months ago), Brawn-Mercedes Formula 1 is not only faster than the Honda Formula 1 last year, they also skip the rich teams like Ferrari Formula 1 and McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1.
“Both cars are very different. Wow! Our new car, when running in backward, may be almost the same speed with the car years ago ran forward. Our new car is much more comfortable to drive,”Jenson Button said.
Button explained, new cars are still not perfect, still have a problem like the others. Sometimes too oversteer (too light curve), sometimes too understeer (droop curve). “But, this new car would react to the changes. We haven’t it last year,” he said.
Remember, cars in 2009 is still “new birth.” All teams still have a development plan, or plan of correction of errors, throughout the season later.
We wait, how fast cars can go in 2009 in other circuits. Perhaps, they will so quickly, FIA rules must be issued extreme regulation again to keep out the speed.
I’m Formula 1 fans hope the rules is not too extreme. We certainly do not want to see the sixties era car racing in modern Formula 1 circuit. : D
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