2024 Pre-Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Feb 21 - 23

[Luscion]

Sainz stint on the C1

[Seanspeed]

So Sainz wasn't doing a full race stint, probably a bit lighter on fuel.

No he did a full race distance without going into the garage

Counting the laps pretty sure they don't add up to a full race stint. But idk, someone will post the full thing.

Even if they dont fully finish the entire last stint doesn't mean they wouldn't still be loaded up with the full race fuel. You could get most of the data you needed to by then, especially when the C1 tires seem to basically last forever.

Also yes, a 12C difference in temps could be huge for tire behavior and pace. Clearly the Ferrari is not gonna be two seconds quicker than the Red Bull.

[AR3-GP]

What on earth is happening right now on the track?

[organic]

What on earth is happening right now on the track?

Racing for track position

[Luscion]

That was pretty fun to watch, so many of them sparking too

[mendis]

[stonehenge]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GG9AR5BXUAA ... name=large

That Ferrari race sim is impressive...

[AR3-GP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GG9AR5BXUAA ... name=large

That Ferrari race sim is impressive...

Something doesn't seem quite "like for like", because Sargeant is matching Perez in the last stint on the C1.

[CouncilorIrissa]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GG9AR5BXUAA ... name=large

That Ferrari race sim is impressive...

Something doesn't seem quite "like for like", because Sargeant is matching Perez in the last stint on the C1.

Perez's race sim was in daytime.

[AR3-GP]

That Ferrari race sim is impressive...

Something doesn't seem quite "like for like", because Sargeant is matching Perez in the last stint on the C1.

Perez's race sim was in daytime.

Thank you for that.

[CouncilorIrissa]

Something doesn't seem quite "like for like", because Sargeant is matching Perez in the last stint on the C1.

Perez's race sim was in daytime.

Thank you for that

Checo couldn't have gotten this bad, come on

[mendis]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GG9AR5BXUAA ... name=large

That Ferrari race sim is impressive...

Something doesn't seem quite "like for like", because Sargeant is matching Perez in the last stint on the C1.

There was a 12C difference in temperatures and C1 isn't a great tyre for the higher temperatures. Nevertheless, still very impressive lap times from Ferrari.

[stonehenge]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GG9AR5BXUAA ... name=large

That Ferrari race sim is impressive...

Something doesn't seem quite "like for like", because Sargeant is matching Perez in the last stint on the C1.

Yeah not necessarily saying it's impressive compared to Red Bull, but it's impressive just by itself. Remarkably consistent lap times on all three compounds.

[CouncilorIrissa]

That Ferrari race sim is impressive...

Something doesn't seem quite "like for like", because Sargeant is matching Perez in the last stint on the C1.

Yeah not necessarily saying it's impressive compared to Red Bull, but it's impressive just by itself. Remarkably consistent lap times on all three compounds.

Sainz also kinda cooked his C3s early on by starting off too quickly, as evidenced by his 2nd stint times being slower than the first two laps on full tanks on C3s.

[organic]

Perez was significantly slower than almost anyone's race runs. Assuming RB were hiding a lot