| NEWS | San Marino GP - Brakes and traction will make the difference at Imola | ||
| DRIVERS STANDING | "It
is always very exciting to race in Italy in front of the tifosi. They
have given us a hard time in the past when things have not gone too well;
we have been going a lot better in recent years so we have had tremendous
support," says Technical Director, Ross Brawn. He and the rest of the
team will all be working hard to see that the debut success of the Ferrari
2002 in Brazil continues at this year's San Marino Grand Prix, opening
round of the European F1 season and first opportunity for the tifosi to
see the new Ferrari 2002 in action. Brawn sees the technical challenge of the San Marino track divided into two main areas, brakes and traction. Aerodynamically, the once fast Imola circuit has, since the introduction of chicanes in recent years, become a medium/slow speed track and one of the highest downforce circuits of the season. There will be a full complement of 2002 cars for Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello and with the Ferrari factory only a couple of hours away, there will be no worries about any last minute modifications to the cars that might be necessary during the weekend. "It's nice to know we have all that back-up just down the road," admits Ross, who does not anticipate any major problems throughout the weekend. "We tested the new car at Imola a few weeks ago, so we have a good data base from which to start and are not anticipating any major changes for the race." |
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| As
well as evaluating the tyres, the main task when the drivers take to the
track on Friday will be to test the brakes and mechanical set-up of the
car. The cars will be run with high fuel loads to simulate the braking
forces during the race, and careful attention will be paid to braking
stability and brake temperatures. "This track is one of the hardest on
brakes along with Canada," points out Ross. Because of that, the team
will be using the heaviest duty of the three different braking systems
available to them throughout the year. However, for qualifying, the cars
will be fitted with the lighter brake set-up. Last year Michael retired from the race because of brake temperature problems that caused a wheel bearing to overheat. "We had a failure of the on board telemetry system and could not monitor the brake temperatures. Once they got too hot it was a viscous circle and the problem increased causing the eventual failure," explained Ross. "That should not be a problem this year as we have a new back-up system this year. CONTINUE >> |
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