I stand corrected!


Formula One will switch to a knockout qualifying system next season after an F1 Commission meeting in London.

Qualifying will now take part in three phases, with five cars dropping out after a first 15-minute session and another five following a second stint. The remaining 10 cars will then compete for pole position in a 20-minute finale designed to maximise TV excitement.

Tyre changes is also making a return after being scrapped this season, despite objections from some teams. The return to slick tyres and a move to run a single tyre supplier were also passed for a provisional introduction in 2007.

A proposal for a radical new rear wing concept, designed to facilitate overtaking, also won the support of teams for 2007 subject to further input from their technical directors.

"This new research is important for the future of Formula One," said International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley.

Proposed rule changes that were not accepted were the banning of spare cars for 2006 and the end of third cars running in Friday practice sessions.

The current single-lap qualifying format, with each car running alone against the clock, has been much criticised by teams and broadcasters. And the new system was developed by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

Ecclestone, Mosley, sponsors, promoters and representatives from all 10 teams were among those at the meeting.

Outgoing Minardi head Paul Stoddart was wary on the qualfying changes, while he said the tyre changes would lead to a tyre war. Stoddart said: "Time will tell with the qualfying change. But the tyre changes will bring a tyre war and a massive escalation in costs. I do not think it's the smartest move.
Only time will tell if it is a good day for Formula One or a bad day. But I don't think it will prove to be a good day."


Didnt think they'd change to be honest http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment91928.jpg

Bahrain to host round 1!


Bahrain has been chosen to host the opening Grand Prix of the 19-race 2006 season on 12 March.

The traditional order of races has been altered so as not to clash with two other major sporting events next year.

The Australian Grand Prix, which has been the season-opener since 1996, has been pushed back to 2 April as Melbourne hosts the Commonwealth Games.

And the British, French and German races change dates due to Germany hosting the World Cup in June.

Britain's round at Silverstone is moved from its traditional July slot to 11 June, which clashes with the first Sunday of the World Cup.

France will host their race on 16 July with Hockenheim staging the German Grand Prix two weeks later.

Silverstone managing director Richard Phillips said: "Next year's World Cup has always been at the back of our minds during the planning process for the 2006 British Grand Prix.

"We were hoping to keep our traditional date in July, but we are also realistic.

"Time differences and TV schedules around the World Cup were always going to be taken into consideration, so we're not entirely surprised that a number of circuits have had to change dates."

Meanwhile, the organisers of the Bahrain event, which arrived on the calendar two years ago, are delighted to be hosting the opening race.

Bahrain general manager Martin Whitaker said: "The first race always attracts considerable attention with new teams, drivers, engines and regulations."

Despite worries over the future of Formula One in the United States after the Indianapolis tyre fiasco this year, that race remains and is given the prestigious Independence Day weekend date.

The calendar reverts to Interlagos in Brazil as its final stop, on 22 October, though the Sao Paulo date is listed "subject to contract approval".

Meanwhile, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) also confirmed changes agreed earlier in the week, including a new three-part qualifying system, a return to tyre changes during races and a new rear wing to aid overtaking.

And for the 2008 season, there will be a single tyre supplier, with cars using slick tyres and larger wheels.

F1 2006 schedule:

Mar 12: Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain)
Mar 19: Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang)
Apr 2: Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
Apr 23: San Marino Grand Prix (Imola)
May 7: European Grand Prix (Nurburgring, Germany)
May 14: Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
May 28: Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
Jun 11: British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
Jun 25: Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
Jul 2: United States Grand Prix (Indianapolis)
Jul 16: French Grand Prix (Magny-Cours)
Jul 30: German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)
Aug 6: Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
Aug 27: Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul)
Sep 10: Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
Sep 17: Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
Oct 1: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
Oct 8: Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
Oct 22: Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)

Today, Wednesday, the World Motor Sport Council met in Rome (Italy) to take decisions on the rules in Formula One. Biggest surprise coming out of the meeting was that F1 teams will be allowed to switch tyres again next season as often as they like.


The rules explained:

Tyres
Each driver will be permitted to use seven sets of dry-weather tyres for each event. All tyres used for qualifying and race must be of the same specification. Tyre changes will be permitted at any time during the race.

Qualifying format
All cars are permitted on the track. At the end of the first 15-minute period the slowest five cars can take no further part in qualifying. These cars will make up the last five grid positions in the order of their times, the fastest occupying 16th position.
The times for the fifteen remaining cars are reset for the next session. At the end of the second 15-minute period the slowest five cars can take no further part in qualifying. These cars will make up the grid in positions eleven to fifteen in the order of their times, the fastest occupying 11th position.

The times for the ten remaining cars will be reset for the next session. For the final period, lasting 20 minutes, the cars will be arranged on the grid in positions one to ten in the order of their times, the fastest occupying pole position.

Cars will be under parc ferme conditions from the time they enter the track for the first time during qualifying until the start of the race. Changing tyres and adding fuel will no longer be part of the parc ferme regulations.

Fuel may be added to cars at any time during the first 40 minutes of qualifying and any car eliminated during the first two periods may then be refuelled at any time until the pit lane opens for the race. Teams will be required to fill cars taking part in the final 20-minute period with the amount of fuel with which they intend to start the race. Any fuel used during the 20-minute period may be replaced before the start of the race.

If 22 cars are eligible to take part in the Event, six cars will drop out after each of the fifteen minute periods leaving ten for the final 20 minutes. If twenty four cars are eligible to take part in the Event, six cars will drop out after each of the fifteen minute periods leaving twelve for the final 20 minutes.

A package of measures were approved for the 2008 Championship. These include the introduction of a Centreline Downwash Generating wing, larger wheels with slick tyres and a single tyre supplier. The package will be brought forward to 2007 if an 80% majority of the Formula One Technical Working Group agree to do so before the end of December 2005.

http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=102161

Great find Scotty,
That qualifying system is sooooo good. Adding the new parc ferme rules of 'no fuel and no tyres' is great. Will make things very hard for anyone to have a real advantage for the beginning of the races. It however could mean a forfeit by top teams to conserve tyres and fuel for the start then just play catch-up whilst everyone else is pitting after having had to run an extra 35 (20-25laps??) minutes racing.
LOVE IT. And I hope they bring the new aero packs in 2007 as Im doing a bit of an extended euro-break and will go to a few races.

Ron Denis and the new McLaren building on Beyond Tomorrow

Sniffpetrol has the latest on the next seasons rules :hmph:

http://www.sniffpetrol.com

FIA ANNOUNCES 'ONE SHOT RACING'
No sooner is the 2005 F1 season over than the FIA has announced radical new plans to change the format of next season's racing with a new 'one shot race' format. Sources at FIA headquarters in Paris say the governing body was highly concerned by the amount of 'excitement' that this year's championship may inadvertently have generated and hopes that its new proposal will prevent a repeat of such action in future. 'One shot racing' has been inspired by the relentless fiddling with qualifying which has made it pointlessly complicated and dull, and FIA bosses hope their new scheme for race day itself will have a similar effect. Under the proposed new system, instead of assembling the entire field on the grid at the start of a Grand Prix and allowing them to 'race' for an hour and half, each driver will go out and complete the race on their own one after another, starting with the lowest placed championship driver and working up the table to the ones that will probably always win anyway. "This will solve a number of problems," said one FIA official. "First of all, it will give all teams equal TV time and sponsorship coverage. Secondly, it will remove any possibility of that annoying 'overtaking' that occasionally happened this year. And finally, it will almost certainly prevent Takuma Sato from twatting into anyone except himself".
Spies say the new and dismally confusing plan has been made possible thanks to a prototype 'split wing' system installed at FIA HQ known as the 'centreline hogwash generator'

Sniffpetrol has the latest on the next seasons rules :hmph:

http://www.sniffpetrol.com

FIA ANNOUNCES 'ONE SHOT RACING'
No sooner is the 2005 F1 season over than the FIA has announced radical new plans to change the format of next season's racing with a new 'one shot race' format. Sources at FIA headquarters in Paris say the governing body was highly concerned by the amount of 'excitement' that this year's championship may inadvertently have generated and hopes that its new proposal will prevent a repeat of such action in future. 'One shot racing' has been inspired by the relentless fiddling with qualifying which has made it pointlessly complicated and dull, and FIA bosses hope their new scheme for race day itself will have a similar effect. Under the proposed new system, instead of assembling the entire field on the grid at the start of a Grand Prix and allowing them to 'race' for an hour and half, each driver will go out and complete the race on their own one after another, starting with the lowest placed championship driver and working up the table to the ones that will probably always win anyway. "This will solve a number of problems," said one FIA official. "First of all, it will give all teams equal TV time and sponsorship coverage. Secondly, it will remove any possibility of that annoying 'overtaking' that occasionally happened this year. And finally, it will almost certainly prevent Takuma Sato from twatting into anyone except himself".
Spies say the new and dismally confusing plan has been made possible thanks to a prototype 'split wing' system installed at FIA HQ known as the 'centreline hogwash generator'
I liked the take on the new GP mini on Sniff petrol this month... LOL :)

One for Scotty, at least…

http://www.outrunner.net/poster/AllF1_A0.jpg
19mb JPG showing every F1 car up until 2004. :eek:

It’s pretty cool, and I spotted it courtesy of skc on VWvortex. :cool:

:indi:

wow.......

Nice find Liam http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachment90527.jpg

A1 racing on Channel 10 tonight.

yeah?

cool - thanks Tom :cool:

Here's what the guide says.....

I'm up for it :D

I'm absolutely buggered - but might try to stay up for it :D :p

wow - helicopter car recovery!!!

How cool was that eh!

total distance to race: 5778.9 km
the highest top speed: 370.1 km/h (Kimi Raikonen, Monza)
the highest av. top speed in practice: 320.28 km/h (Renault)
the most spectators on race day: 156,000 (Japan)
the most spectators on race weekend: 369,000 (Australia)
total No. of spectators all races: 1,725,000
total No. of spectators all race weekends: 3,516,000
total No. of specators German television: 6,940,000
the most pole positions: 6 (Fernando Alonso)
the most fastest laps: 10 (Kimi Raikkonen)
the hotest race: 42/55 degrees Celsius air/track (Bahrain)
the coldest race: 17/19 degrees Celsius (Belgium)
the most gear changes per lap: 60 (Imola)
the least gear changes per lap: 34 (Barcelona, Indianapolis, Silverstone)
the highest full-throttle ratio: 75% (Monza)
the lowest full-throttle ratio: 40 (Monaco)
the highest fuel consumption per lap: 5.8 liters (Spa)
the lowest fuel consumption per lap: 3.0 liters (Monaco)
the most spin-offs: 34 (Michael Schumacher)
the least spin-offs: 4 (Jesnon Button)
the most test kilometers (team): 67,775 (Ferrari)
the most test kilometers (driver): 24,757 (Luca Badoer)
the least test kilometers (team): 4,013 (Minardi)
total No. of pilots race,practice and testing: 55
the most team internal driver duells: 16:1 (Jenson Button vs. Takuma Sato)
the best starter: +25 places (Juan Pablo Montoya)
the worst starter: -21 places (Mark Webber)
best av. starting position: 3.83 (Fernando Alaonso)
the highest total penalty fee: $16,750 (David Coulthard)
the most race kilometers in lead: 1,722.4 km (Kimi Raikkonen)
the most race kilomters in total (team): 10,396.4 km (Toyota)
the most race kilometers per race (av.): 296.2 km (Fernando Alonso)
the least race kilometers per race (av.): 237.5 km (Nahrain Karthikeyan)
winner from the worst starting position:17 (Kimi Raikkonen)
the most finishes (team): 32 (Jordan)
the most finishes (driver): 18 (Monteiro)
the most changes of race leader: 9 (Japan)
the av. changes of lead per race: 3.1
the most retirements: 9 (Minardi)
the av. speed of best practises: 214.990 km/h
the av. speed of fastest laps: 214.746 km/h
the fastest lap in practice: 257.295 km/h (Juan Pablo Montoya, Monza)
the fastest lap in race: 255.857 km/h (Kimi Raokkonen, Monza)
the fastest race: 247.097 km/h (Monza)
the longest race: 1h45m15.558s (Monaco)
the highest lead in practice: 0.897 secs. (M.Schumacher, Hungary)
the lowest lead in practice: 0,035 secs. (R.Schumacher, Japan)
the highest lead in race: 35.581 secs. (Kimi Raikkonen, Hungary)
the lowest lead in race: 0.215 secs. (Fernand Alonso, Imola)

source: sport auto 01/06

total distance to race: 5778.9 km
the highest top speed: 370.1 km/h (Kimi Raikonen, Monza)
the highest av. top speed in practice: 320.28 km/h (Renault)
the most spectators on race day: 156,000 (Japan)
the most spectators on race weekend: 369,000 (Australia)
total No. of spectators all races: 1,725,000
total No. of spectators all race weekends: 3,516,000
total No. of specators German television: 6,940,000
the most pole positions: 6 (Fernando Alonso)
the most fastest laps: 10 (Kimi Raikkonen)
the hotest race: 42/55 degrees Celsius air/track (Bahrain)
the coldest race: 17/19 degrees Celsius (Belgium)
the most gear changes per lap: 60 (Imola)
the least gear changes per lap: 34 (Barcelona, Indianapolis, Silverstone)
the highest full-throttle ratio: 75% (Monza)
the lowest full-throttle ratio: 40 (Monaco)
the highest fuel consumption per lap: 5.8 liters (Spa)
the lowest fuel consumption per lap: 3.0 liters (Monaco)
the most spin-offs: 34 (Michael Schumacher)
the least spin-offs: 4 (Jesnon Button)
the most test kilometers (team): 67,775 (Ferrari)
the most test kilometers (driver): 24,757 (Luca Badoer)
the least test kilometers (team): 4,013 (Minardi)
total No. of pilots race,practice and testing: 55
the most team internal driver duells: 16:1 (Jenson Button vs. Takuma Sato)
the best starter: +25 places (Juan Pablo Montoya)
the worst starter: -21 places (Mark Webber)
best av. starting position: 3.83 (Fernando Alaonso)
the highest total penalty fee: $16,750 (David Coulthard)
the most race kilometers in lead: 1,722.4 km (Kimi Raikkonen)
the most race kilomters in total (team): 10,396.4 km (Toyota)
the most race kilometers per race (av.): 296.2 km (Fernando Alonso)
the least race kilometers per race (av.): 237.5 km (Nahrain Karthikeyan)
winner from the worst starting position:17 (Kimi Raikkonen)
the most finishes (team): 32 (Jordan)
the most finishes (driver): 18 (Monteiro)
the most changes of race leader: 9 (Japan)
the av. changes of lead per race: 3.1
the most retirements: 9 (Minardi)
the av. speed of best practises: 214.990 km/h
the av. speed of fastest laps: 214.746 km/h
the fastest lap in practice: 257.295 km/h (Juan Pablo Montoya, Monza)
the fastest lap in race: 255.857 km/h (Kimi Raokkonen, Monza)
the fastest race: 247.097 km/h (Monza)
the longest race: 1h45m15.558s (Monaco)
the highest lead in practice: 0.897 secs. (M.Schumacher, Hungary)
the lowest lead in practice: 0,035 secs. (R.Schumacher, Japan)
the highest lead in race: 35.581 secs. (Kimi Raikkonen, Hungary)
the lowest lead in race: 0.215 secs. (Fernand Alonso, Imola)

source: sport auto 01/06
Interesting :biggrin:

the worst starter: -21 places (Mark Webber)


Says it all really! :(

total distance to race: 5778.9 km
the highest top speed: 370.1 km/h (Kimi Raikonen, Monza)
the highest av. top speed in practice: 320.28 km/h (Renault)
the most spectators on race day: 156,000 (Japan)
the most spectators on race weekend: 369,000 (Australia)
total No. of spectators all races: 1,725,000
total No. of spectators all race weekends: 3,516,000
total No. of specators German television: 6,940,000
the most pole positions: 6 (Fernando Alonso)
the most fastest laps: 10 (Kimi Raikkonen)
the hotest race: 42/55 degrees Celsius air/track (Bahrain)
the coldest race: 17/19 degrees Celsius (Belgium)
the most gear changes per lap: 60 (Imola)
the least gear changes per lap: 34 (Barcelona, Indianapolis, Silverstone)
the highest full-throttle ratio: 75% (Monza)
the lowest full-throttle ratio: 40 (Monaco)
the highest fuel consumption per lap: 5.8 liters (Spa)
the lowest fuel consumption per lap: 3.0 liters (Monaco)
the most spin-offs: 34 (Michael Schumacher)
the least spin-offs: 4 (Jesnon Button)
the most test kilometers (team): 67,775 (Ferrari)
the most test kilometers (driver): 24,757 (Luca Badoer)
the least test kilometers (team): 4,013 (Minardi)
total No. of pilots race,practice and testing: 55
the most team internal driver duells: 16:1 (Jenson Button vs. Takuma Sato)
the best starter: +25 places (Juan Pablo Montoya)
the worst starter: -21 places (Mark Webber)
best av. starting position: 3.83 (Fernando Alaonso)
the highest total penalty fee: $16,750 (David Coulthard)
the most race kilometers in lead: 1,722.4 km (Kimi Raikkonen)
the most race kilomters in total (team): 10,396.4 km (Toyota)
the most race kilometers per race (av.): 296.2 km (Fernando Alonso)
the least race kilometers per race (av.): 237.5 km (Nahrain Karthikeyan)
winner from the worst starting position:17 (Kimi Raikkonen)
the most finishes (team): 32 (Jordan)
the most finishes (driver): 18 (Monteiro)
the most changes of race leader: 9 (Japan)
the av. changes of lead per race: 3.1
the most retirements: 9 (Minardi)
the av. speed of best practises: 214.990 km/h
the av. speed of fastest laps: 214.746 km/h
the fastest lap in practice: 257.295 km/h (Juan Pablo Montoya, Monza)
the fastest lap in race: 255.857 km/h (Kimi Raokkonen, Monza)
the fastest race: 247.097 km/h (Monza)
the longest race: 1h45m15.558s (Monaco)
the highest lead in practice: 0.897 secs. (M.Schumacher, Hungary)
the lowest lead in practice: 0,035 secs. (R.Schumacher, Japan)
the highest lead in race: 35.581 secs. (Kimi Raikkonen, Hungary)
the lowest lead in race: 0.215 secs. (Fernand Alonso, Imola)

source: sport auto 01/06

Hi,

Very intertesting Scotty.

Schuey had the most spin-offs which is interesting ;)

Also, thats amazing that Luca Badoer could clock up nearly of 25k of test time :D When you think about it, thats about the same amount of driving we all do every year, but not in an F1 car ;)

Cheers

Robbo

I heard Alonso has signed with McLaren for 2007... word on the street is this means that the IcE mAn will move to Ferrari...

Sure has Toodles, http://www.formula1.com/news/3888.html
Could make way for Kimi to shove over to Ferrari for the R&R partnership! Hate to imagine the cost to MM as Im sure Flavio negotiated the deal. Probably will fund Renault for the next 5 years!!!

btw, whats with Vodafone being part of MM now, have they dropped Ferrari?

Regardless, its ALL good for MERCEDES POWER!

Maybe Vodafone just wanted a little more exposure than Ferrari could offer them...

I'm a little disappointed Alonso went as I thought he could string together some nice things at Renault... ah well.

R&R sounds good! If Rossi wins the World Championship in the coming year, I think he will definitely want to move from Yamaha to a new challege at least... maybe F1, maybe Ducati? That'd be sweet!

Maybe Vodafone just wanted a little more exposure than Ferrari could offer them...

I'm a little disappointed Alonso went as I thought he could string together some nice things at Renault... ah well.

R&R sounds good! If Rossi wins the World Championship in the coming year, I think he will definitely want to move from Yamaha to a new challege at least... maybe F1, maybe Ducati? That'd be sweet!

I reckon you're dead right about the exposure thing for Vodafone. At the red team they've
always been a poor third cousin, at Macca they'll be numero uno...

Alonso leaving the frogs brings into question one or two things;
Will The Flav be there after 2006 ?
Will Renault be in F1 after 2006 ?
Is Italian food truly better than creamy French food ?

The Doctor at the red team....hmmmm...he even lied to his mum about where he was during some of his first F1 tests...you know how hard it is for an Italian boy to disappoint his mum...? Serious...

I am just eager to see what the macs will look like with the Vodafone logo given they are normally red/white over the macs black/silver.

-Dan

Toyota's engine details:

RVX-06 Specifications

Designation: RVX-06
Number of cylinders: 8
Capacity: 2398cc
Horsepower: Approximately 740bhp
Revolutions: Around 19,000rpm
Valve actuation: Pneumatic
Throttle actuation: Hydraulic
Spark Plugs: DENSO
Fuel: Esso
Lubricants: Esso

Technical Specifications: TF106

Monocoque construction: Moulded carbon fibre and honeycomb construction
Fuel tank: ATL safety cell
Front suspension: Carbon fibre double wishbone arrangement, with carbon fibre trackrod and pushrod. Pushrod activates rocker, torsion bar, damper and anti-roll bar assy
Rear suspension: Carbon fibre double wishbone arrangement, with carbon fibre toelink and pushrod. Pushrod activates rocker, torsion bar, damper and anti-roll bar assy
Dampers: Penske
Wheels: BBS forged magnesium
Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
Brakes callipers: Brembo
Brakes master cylinders: Brembo
Braking material: Hitco (carbon/carbon)
Steering: Toyota power-assisted steering
Steering wheel display: Toyota carbon fibre wheel with Toyota / Magneti Marelli instrument
Driver seat: Carbon fibre construction, moulded to driver's shape
Driver restraints: Takata
Driver HANS device: Toyota design
Electronic systems: Toyota / Magneti Marelli
Transmission: 7-speed unit plus reverse Toyota-designed maincase with Toyota / Xtrac internals
Gear selection is sequential via driver-controlled electro-hydraulic actuation
Wheelbase: 3090mm
Overall length: 4530mm
Overall height: 950mm
Overall width: 1800mm
Overall weight: 600kg including driver and camera

What happened to James Courtney? One moment he's a Toyota corporate driver waiting to get into F1, and now has trying to get a drive in Taxi Racing?

James Courtney was @ Jaguar and a massive accident in 2002 testing, from there I think he kicked around Europe then Japan in F3 or something.

I'm guessing it would be along the same lines as the CLK touring cars they sponsor.

Ferrari F2006 roll-out


At 09:24 this morning, in bitterly cold conditions, Ferrari's new V8-engined Grand Prix car roared out onto the track at Fiorano for the very first time, in the hands of the German seven-times Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher.

This is the car (which is expected to be named the F2006 when it is officially launched next Tuesday morning at Mugello) that Scuderia Ferrari hope will take them back to the winners' circle and banish the memories of last year when their unprecedented, crushingly dominant championship-winning run came to an abrupt end and they only managed to claim a single race win, which came during the six-car United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis. Designed to the new F1 rules the new machine is fitted with a new 2.4-litre V8 engine. Under the new regulations, designed to cut costs as well as car speeds, the 3.0-litre V10 units that have held sway in recent years are being replaced for 2006, and as such, this morning was the first time that the scream of Ferrari's new V8 had echoed around the race tracks.

Last Thursday during the 'Wroom 2005' skiing event at Madonna di Campiglio, Jean Todt had announced the schedule for the new car: "We started the car today for the first time and at the beginning of next week we are going to start private testing at Fiorano," Todt told the media, "not with a black car but with a red car with no writing on it, so something different in comparison to what we have done in the past.

"There is a possibility that we will run this Monday and then we will do some tests for a few days with Michael in Fiorano," added Todt, who went on to say: After that, we are going to do some tests in our workshops and then on Tuesday the 24th, we are going to present the car in Mugello during some testing and we are going to present it with our partners and the press."

And so at 0924 this morning Michael Schumacher (who had arrived minutes earlier by helicopter) edged the new car onto Ferrari's private test track, as small flurries of sleet drifted down. In the freezing conditions, journalists, TV crews, photographers and 'tifosi' waving 'Prancing Horse' flags, had gather to witness the arrival of the new F1 machine, which was unadorned save for the Ferrari shield, painted in traditional red, with white front wings and bargeboards, and a sporting an all-black rear wing. Having given the machine a brief shakedown, at 0950 Schumacher began the first of three test runs, at one point leaving the track. (Italiaspeed)