Ferrari before the trip to India made one straight line test, to ensure that updates do not work only in a wind tunnel.
Davide Rigon was allowed to test some new Ferrari parts
Ferrari wants the final sprint of the Formula 1 season 2012 left nothing to chance when it comes to Alonso in the fight against Sebastian Vettel to help the drivers title. Since it is not least due to a very reliable wind tunnel were problems with new parts, the team was now a straight line test with Davide Rigon in Idiada, Spain, to ensure that the planned upgrades will work.
"If there are problems with the correlation between the distance and the wind tunnel, it is best to put everything to verify on the track. What we did in a straight line test last week. We got some very interesting answers and clear trends to what was wrong and we believe we have taken steps to make up for, "said Ferraris chief designer Nikolas Tombazis.
Among others at the Scuderia, the wind tunnel is renewed, since it is believed to have fallen behind in comparison to more modern facilities at the competition. Until the works are completed, the team hired elsewhere, such as the Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Cologne. Since for each of the last four races updates are planned, is expected to be needed in India, despite confusion about the new customs controls on the rear wing, brake ducts, planned the sidepods and the exhaust tailpipes. These parts were allegedly all verified in a wind tunnel in Cologne.