Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton ended the third and final day of the Barcelona shakedown test on the top, beating his new team mate George Russell. F1Technical’s Balázs Szabó reports from the Barcelona paddock.
I wonder what they were saying about 2014!shamyakovic wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:15They said the same thing after first day of testing in Barcelona 2009
They do it with everybody:NicoS wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:37According to the media and some, everything normal with mercedes is always ingenious super high tech, extremely developed ominous brilliant solutions.dans79 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:29Is Autosport talking about the pitot tubes? It's worded like they are talking about some kind of magical tape.
09:17 Here's a look at the pressure tappings on the Mercedes, as the team checks the airflow distribution in the airbox and on the rear wing:
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Hoffman900 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:45Motorsports journalism is very formulaic, but it has to be, because most only see / know the same things we know.
Lecelrc is ~3.5 seconds off last years pole time, Any car on the grid could set a single purple sector right now if they wanted to.09:47 Hamilton set a purple first sector on his most recent lap, but backed out of it to deprive us of further fun. Further shame.
What else are they going to write about for the next few weeks? It’s amazing they can spin material to get through the winter.dans79 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:51Hoffman900 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:45Motorsports journalism is very formulaic, but it has to be, because most only see / know the same things we know.
The also love to play up the drama. for example.
Lecelrc is ~3.5 seconds off last years pole time, Any car on the grid could set a single purple sector right now if they wanted to.09:47 Hamilton set a purple first sector on his most recent lap, but backed out of it to deprive us of further fun. Further shame.
some lap time information would be really easy, considering they are the only ones who have access to it.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:52What else are they going to write about for the next few weeks? It’s amazing they can spin material to get through the winter.
Most motorsports journalists are tabloid gabs and hype people.
Lap times without context is worthless. Only the teams know and the other teams have an idea due to knowing what they are capable of and their data collected / assumed about the competition.dans79 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:58some lap time information would be really easy, considering they are the only ones who have access to it.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:52What else are they going to write about for the next few weeks? It’s amazing they can spin material to get through the winter.
Most motorsports journalists are tabloid gabs and hype people.
I know, but it would still be better than the random babbling, at least we could attempt to gleam something from the times!Hoffman900 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 18:01Lap times without context is worthless. Only the teams know and the other teams have an idea due to knowing what they are capable of and their data collected / assumed about the competition.dans79 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:58some lap time information would be really easy, considering they are the only ones who have access to it.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 17:52What else are they going to write about for the next few weeks? It’s amazing they can spin material to get through the winter.
Most motorsports journalists are tabloid gabs and hype people.
What stands out on the straight here: Some of the cars are very bumpy. Especially the Williams, but also the Aston Martin and the Alpine. On the Aston, it disappears when DRS is open. Red Bull stable, right up to the braking zone. Ferrari, Merc and AlphaTauri don't bounce at all.
Fernando Alonso, Alpine, 1m21.746, C2 
It's a high speed behaviour?!
