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Revision as of 14:31, 11 May 2007
The 2007 Spanish Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race and is the fourth round of the 2007 Formula One season. It will take place on the weekend of the 11-13 May at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain.
Pre-race
Prior to the Grand Prix, the Circuit de Catalunya was going through some circuit revisions to encourage overtaking and make the racing more exciting and also to improve safety standards at the circuit.[1] The revisions included a chicane placed at the final two corners. "Although I have always really enjoyed the final two corners and their speed, the new chicane at the end of the track will hopefully lead to more overtaking during the race, which is great for the spectators." Fernando Alonso commented.[1] The new revision is predicted to increase the average lap time by five seconds.[1]
Just over a week before the weekend of the grand prix, there was an organised test session at the track[2] that was to last four days, with primary focus on aerodynamic set-ups. However, due to heavy rain on the Tuesday[3], many teams abandoned their initial test schedule and instead looked to focus on wet-weather set-ups. Both Ferrari and Red Bull took advantage of these conditions and scored first and second fastest times respectively on both Tuesday and Wednesday[4]. The wet weather eventually did lead to another, fourth, day of testing, in which Red Bull driver David Coulthard broke Ferrari's run and set the fastest time by 0.2 seconds[5].
The aerodynamic focus was evident in the unveiling of two new and radical front aero designs by both the Honda[6] and McLaren[7] teams. Both teams would be understandably reluctant to release figures to support their reasoning for using such radical winglets, although McLaren's consistent speed throughout the testing is noted by only having out-paced championship rivals Ferrari once.[5] Honda, however, ended up half a second down on the nearest car on the final day of testing where they unveiled their "elephant ear"[6] winglets. McLaren punctuated their need for aero testing over rain testing by withdrawing on the rained-out Tuesday.[3]
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Spanish track changes to aid overtaking". Official Formula One website. May 4, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Three day testing after five week break". Official Formula One website. April 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Rain hits test". Official Formula One website. May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Ferrari fastest". Official Formula One website. May 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Coulthard sets fastest test time". Official Formula One website. May 4, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Honda grows elephant ears". Official Formula One website. May 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "McLaren debut radical front wing". Official Formula One website. April 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
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