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

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It doesn't look good for Alpine. On fresh tyres it's significantly slower to the Aston Martin.

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MDrop17 wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 17:57
Leclerc is now doing low 1:36, similar to Verstappen but Verstappen was in the high 1:35s for a while on the same tyre. I know we can't take the times too seriously, but it seems advantage RB at the moment.
The SF 23 is still lacking balance, clearly. They changed a lot from last year, so it should be expected.

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@Blackout your concept seems to be going quite well :D

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23 Feb 2023, 14:35
Translation: Stroll broke both wrists and only operated on one in the bike accident. The team says he will be back for the GP... check it out!

I think he probably just skinned both palms severely. I've had that on a bike crash as a kid. That is consistent with their account of what happened and his projected return.
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Ferrari, major porpoising, small rear wing, high ride height

Red bull, medium ride height, but lowers in corners, medium to low rear wing, no porpoising

Merc medium rear wing, high ride height, little to no porpoising, stiff over bumps

Aston, large rear wing, low ride height, no porpoising, stiff over bumps

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Alonso's second push lap being so close to his first even after those issues is very promising.

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CaribouBread wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 18:13
Alonso's second push lap being so close to his first even after those issues is very promising.
For sure. Car seems super stiff though. Has definitely locked up the most out of any car today

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23 Feb 2023, 18:20
Have you seen a dimple on ferrari's nose at the end of the straight ? is it real or just light playing a trick ?
They have fixed it. It's just the vanity panel flexing inwards as the section underneath is hollow from weight saving. Just required some reinforcement

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organic wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 18:22
https://i.imgur.com/wyBzzLU.png
Takes the cake for the strangest testing contraption yet! :D :lol:

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CaribouBread wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 18:26
organic wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 18:22
https://i.imgur.com/wyBzzLU.png
Takes the cake for the strangest testing contraption yet! :D :lol:
I think I have seen this before. And logically, it's to measure the FW flexing. Nothing new here :)

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organic wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 17:57
atanatizante wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 17:56
HAM just ended a 17-lap race sim on also used medium tyres, starting on mid 1.38 and ending at low 1.39 ... very consistent lap times this time around ...
It was C2 compound I believe
Which one?

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atanatizante wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 18:28
organic wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 17:57
atanatizante wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 17:56
HAM just ended a 17-lap race sim on also used medium tyres, starting on mid 1.38 and ending at low 1.39 ... very consistent lap times this time around ...
It was C2 compound I believe
Which one?

https://postimages.org/
Not sure :D But I believe he did a C3 (medium - yellow line & text) run then a C2 (medium - no yellow line) run and now a C1 (hard) run

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Max did 157 laps in one day. 850km driven

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organic wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 18:29
atanatizante wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 18:28
organic wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 17:57


It was C2 compound I believe
Which one?

https://postimages.org/
Not sure :D But I believe he did a C3 (medium - yellow line & text) run then a C2 (medium - no yellow line) run and now a C1 (hard) run
I second that and I think he just did a 2 stop race sim having a C3-C2-C1 tyre strategy
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