2022 Winter Testing Part 1: Barcelona 23 - 25th February

[theblackangus]

I think a shakedown is "Make sure you have assembled it correctly and it runs w/o issue".

[Zynerji]

Shakedown: Drive it and see what falls off!

[JordanMugen]

I reckon that Bahrain was scripted to exclusively hold the test, but then the teams reuested Barcelona in addition. Now what does FIA do? They can't take that marketing exposure away from Bahrain, so they have no choice but to make Barcelona a closed doors event?

Not Formula One Management?

Anyway, I don't understand the extra test, why not make the teams arrive at Bahrain unprepared and make them sweat. Far more entertaining!

[hollus]

I’ve merged the 2 active BCN testing threads into one, apologies for the bit with 2 parallel discussions.

[jumpingfish]

Does anyone know if there will be photographers present at the test? Or will we have to rely on teams social networks for photos?

The print press will be allowed, plus photos and videos from the team's social media. I think that this is the maximum that should be counted on.

I've read somewhere that some locals were organizing a drone to fly around and record, I hope this is true it will be cool and it will also give FIA & FOM the middle finger.... which they respectfully deserve for this.

Need more drones and good cameras

[SmallSoldier]

I reckon that Bahrain was scripted to exclusively hold the test, but then the teams reuested Barcelona in addition. Now what does FIA do? They can't take that marketing exposure away from Bahrain, so they have no choice but to make Barcelona a closed doors event?

Not Formula One Management?

Anyway, I don't understand the extra test, why not make the teams arrive at Bahrain unprepared and make them sweat. Far more entertaining!

I for one want a good season, so I don’t mind the extra days of testing to ensure that we don’t have cars either way off the pace at the beginning of the season (like Williams a couple of years ago) or with a lot of DNF’s

[McL-H]

F1 can exist due to the fans. Not because of the current teams, the drivers or the Bahrani’s. The sport is not doing the fans any favours here.

[ojir19]

cant wait for the day after tomorrow

[nzjrs]

May I ask what is a shakedown exactly? What is the purpose, what does it entail?

I casually tried to explain what it meant to my wife and struggled not to use the word "test" in my explanation. Maybe I'm missing something here...because all I keep reading is "no no it isn't a test it's just a test".

It's a test without upholding the norms of spectators being able to attend. It's what Barcelona had before Bahrain paid to take it from them

[the EDGE]

May I ask what is a shakedown exactly? What is the purpose, what does it entail?

I casually tried to explain what it meant to my wife and struggled not to use the word "test" in my explanation. Maybe I'm missing something here...because all I keep reading is "no no it isn't a test it's just a test".

It's a test without upholding the norms of spectators being able to attend. It's what Barcelona had before Bahrain paid to take it from them

One big difference not mentioned yet is that there is no official timing being provided either. I assume that means that teams will not know about each others performance yet either, unless they get a stop watch out that is

It's going to be interesting to see if we have engine reliability concerns creep back in again this year. all teams have either new or heavily revised ICE's to cope with E10. Merc say they have revised the PU the more than any other time since 2014, Renault & Ferrari units are totally revised, I have no idea what Honda have said/done?

[Marble]

Anyway we could get access to lap by lap timing ?
I'll be checking AMU's tracker and f1 debrief but any other ideas ?

[the EDGE]

Anyway we could get access to lap by lap timing ?
I'll be checking AMU's tracker and f1 debrief but any other ideas ?

As I said above... the is no official timing for Barcelona this year

[Marble]

Anyway we could get access to lap by lap timing ?
I'll be checking AMU's tracker and f1 debrief but any other ideas ?

As I said above... the is no official timing for Barcelona this year

Sorry, thought you were just stating no live timing provided to the public, didn't know even teams and medias in the press room wouldn't get timing ... I mean this is ridiculous.
Teams get GPS data so they'll easily get the info

This 'Barcelona behind closed doors' just looks a mess from my point of view


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[bauc]

I think a shakedown is "Make sure you have assembled it correctly and it runs w/o issue".

Shakedown in F1 terms means 100km max on unrepresentative tire not a full 3 day test.

I'm sure FOM and FIA will ask teams to make demo runs and to test if the new rules give the required result in terms of one car following another and other things, which if they don't work will be bad for FOM image and they don't want us (the fans) to brag about it.

[the EDGE]

Anyway we could get access to lap by lap timing ?
I'll be checking AMU's tracker and f1 debrief but any other ideas ?

As I said above... the is no official timing for Barcelona this year

Sorry, thought you were just stating no live timing provided to the public, didn't know even teams and medias in the press room wouldn't get timing ... I mean this is ridiculous.
Teams get GPS data so they'll easily get the info

This 'Barcelona behind closed doors' just looks a mess from my point of view

no apologies necessary... after a little research it turns out i'm wrong anyway.

Although there is no live timing available, there is timing available to teams, and we will get to here about fastest laps etc. at the end of each day

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-co ... s%20Button