2023 Pre-Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Feb 23 - 25

[johnny comelately]

Most teams are testing different ride height/ suspension settings

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For those at work here's an example



It's oscillating up & down like this on every straight, but sparking particularly aggressively along the main straight where it's bumpiest.

So far:

[mzivtins]

That doesn't look like aero induced oscillation to me, it looks exactly like our gt3 car when we added helper springs, it would oscillate everywhere over bumps and the front and back aren't exactly in sync which you can see in slow mo

edit: i may be talking absolute balls though so....

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Sainz has lost the rear at turn 6 three or four times this morning..

[Vanja #66]

For those at work here's an example

Thanks, that looks like a full fuel behaviour and a very very low ride height. Bit too much scraping, so they might want to tweak that suspension a bit further. Sainz might be on a long run already.

[the EDGE]

[johnny comelately]

Stroll must have been injured fairly well to not drive, you would wonder why they are allowed to get on pushbikes, the tally is quite high: Adrian Newey, Nicky Hayden jump to mind

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Stroll must have been injured fairly well to not drive, you would wonder why they are allowed to get on pushbikes, the tally is quite high: Adrian Newey, Nicky Hayden jump to mind

Alonso pre-2021 too

[johnny comelately]

The Honda engine sounds sweet

[johnny comelately]

Nice to see Pedro de la Rosa interviewed, is it him who still has the track record?

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Nice to see Pedro de la Rosa interviewed, is it him who still has the track record?

Yup

[johnny comelately]

Stroll must have been injured fairly well to not drive, you would wonder why they are allowed to get on pushbikes, the tally is quite high: Adrian Newey, Nicky Hayden jump to mind

Alonso pre-2021 too

Yes of course, Mark Webber too

[ChrisF1]

Didn't half the Mercedes team get taken out in a peloton style crash that broke Toto's arm?

Road cycling is actually very safe in most places, and great for cardio fitness. I'd happily let employees do it away from cities.

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Top speeds so far (AMuS)

[Spoutnik]

What about the draggy (in 2022) Merc ?