The development race

Here is Alonso discussing his 4th place qualifying at the German GP. This is why F1 is so awesome!

“We’re still improving the car, the new parts we brought here are also very positive, the car feels better and better every time. It’s not that our competitors are looking at the TV in the 15 days between the two races; everyone is improving. We know McLaren brought here a big aero package, Red Bull as well. It’s a competition also outside the races which team is quicker in developing the car as well.”

And a picture to make this post interesting. Here's Alonso doing some testing of a new rear wing in Canada. Some pressure sensitive paint and a few sensors on the rear wing. Not sure what he's looking at though :)

Been there!

This weekend is the German GP at the Nurburgring. The one place they always highlight during this weekend is the castle at the top of the mountain. They always have nice helicopter shots of it. Here's a view from the top, overlooking the Nurburgring GP course. The GP course is in the upper right of the image. Even part of the Nordschleife is in the left of the shot. I wish they would still race on that, but there is no way...much too dangerous for the speeds of these cars today! I loved that place, and hope to go back one day!

Hooray for keeping up with these posts on a regular* schedule.

*open to interpretation :)