The Flying Lap with Peter Windsor

What do you think of the fact that Rubens Barrichello is not at an F1 session for the first time in 20 years? it seems strange and hard to get used to :( Have you spoken to Rubens and could you shed any light on his future, thanks :)

did you have to prise that toy car from jacks little hands Peter?

Any thoughts on Kimi’s comments on DRS being ridiculous?

Do you think that the financial controls that FOTA members have to follow, and non members don’t will cause a two tier system.

Do you believe we’ll be watching a Bahrain GP this season?

Peter – great job as always. Do you think refueling will ever return and what’s your preference. Refueling or full tanks?

It’s very obvious that Bahrain situation is not good, and I don’t see any reason that sport like F1 should go there, except greedy, dirty money. What’s your view?

I’ve only been able to catch the end of the show, :-( but I get the impression that you think the cars are understeering a lot. Yes/No?

Peter – Less downforce in the rear of the new cars and a pointy front end. Plus, more mechanical grip in the rear and durability delivered by Pirellis tyres.

Do you think that this new configuration can help Lewis to recover from his last season?

He said yesterday that the car is more unpredictable in terms of turn in. Could this affect Jenson ´s drive this year?

And about Didie Cotton, Lewis’s new sport manager? I would like to hear your thoughts about him.

Thanks for the show – It is always informative and insightful!

Question to you Peter or Scarbs.What do you think about Red Bull duct under their nose?What this duct can do with air?

I would like to see the noses ‘grounded’ when the regulations change in 2014 this should prevent these ugly noses in the future. Do you agree?

I’d like to know how the bann of the “Lotus” “active ride” system will effect the car. Was the car based around the whole concept of active ride . And wheather or not the signing of Kimmi was based souly on this feature of the car or they impressed him with something else. Because surely Kimmi won’t come back with a car that he feels is not able to compete for wins.

Cheers from Bulgaria and good luck with your amazing program :)

Lotus have been very impressive during the 1st test. They have showed what seems genuine pace and also have been very consistent on long runs. To the naked eye their car does not look anymore neat or tidy than any other car – so what’s their secret? Can you reveal anything?

Does Scarbs have any thoughts of the purpose of the “vent” that’s been discovered on the bottom of the nose of the Red Bull RB8?

There is rumor that pull rod on F2012 creates vortecies and disturbs flow to the rear of the car. What could be changed since it is hard to change geometry of suspension? Could the front wing be used as solution?

With Ferrari seemingly having problems with their all new car (Alonso’s glory lap not withstanding), could it be that Mercedes’ approach of beginning testing with the old car and slowly learning about individual components is the better way to start into the season? Or are there too few tests to waste time in the old car?

Thanks.

Question on FIA.
Reading and following action in Jerez, it look like there’s new exhaust controversy on the horizon. Newey’s words. Why can’t FIA rules be black and white, without any gray area? Who are the technical people that are writing them? There are many sports with complicated rules, but very few have such inconsistency year after year. Yes, i know, F1 is one of the most advanced sports and that’s why we love it.
And one more thing on FIA … it’s very obvious that Bahrain situation is not good, and I don’t see any reason that sport like F1 should go there, except greedy, dirty money. What’s your view?

What exactly is that periscope aero device teams use over the roll hoop during testing? What is its purpose?

How can the step up nose be aerodynamically efficient? It looks as if could be more of a hindrance than anything!

How much of a difference do you expect the Pirelli’s to make in the overall competetion level over last season

What do you expect to see as far as changes go for Barcelona? Will we see the true pace of some of the top teams? What new bits do you expect to see?

Keep up the great Peter, What have you heard about the rumours of Mercedes New Front Wing, maybe the reason why we have not seen their 2012 car yet

Do you believe we will see any appeals due to exhaust even though Charlie Whiting seems to agree that they are withing the rules (RE: Ferrari, McLaren)

Peter how did the Caterham look on track? With the exception of the nose the car looks great especially with the tight rear end.

Do you think the team’s choice of which driver went Tue-Wed vs. Thu-Fri is a clear indication of their number 1 and 2 drivers. Vettel, Hamilton, Alonso… Kimi notwithstanding! :)

Do the teams have any say on the circuits that they test at? would it not be more sensible on a commercial side to go to tracks that dont have a formula 1 race, rather than having 2 tests at barcalona?

Awesome show guys keep it up! now that Mclaren and ferrari’s exhaust solutions have been given the green light from charlie whiting, is it going to be easy for the other teams to incorporate into there own designs suucessfully and how long would it take? thanks!

In general, what do a team’s testing agenda would be when they try a car for the first time?

Will the data collected mean much under the very cold track temps?

Hi Peter,
Williams have had some good running this week, do you think that even at this early stage, they are looking better place than in 2011?

Which cars looking more planted in the corners than others.. Are Ferrari & Mclaren looking better than last year?

If you had to, who would you put your money on for Melbourne? Rather than the actual championship

Hello Peter, can you describe a day at Jerez test trough journalist / fan perspective?
What do you do, where do you go, what’s the atmosphere in the paddock, press center?
Thank you!

I’d like to propose we ban mechanics from standing behind their cars on the grid in a lame attempt to prevent pictures of their diffusers. I’m looking at you Red Bull. It’s silly. What do you think?

We here many teams saying they would like more testing and a return to in-season testing. Are there any teams who have stated they are dead against this? What does it cost to put an F1 car on track at a test?