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

[Sphere3758]

Charles getting ready to go out. Moment of truth (and disappointment)

[AR3-GP]

He stopped.

[organic]

He stopped.

Means it wasn't a race sim. We can all relax

[Matt2725]

Max has boxed after 17 laps and gone back into the garage. Maybe not on full race fuel on that stint.

Russell in after 9 laps, averaging in the mid 1:35s from what I could see.

[InsaneX_Badger]

Look at the bright side, F1.5 has 9 teams in it now!

[Xyz22]

Only hope is that he wasn't on full fuel.

[F1ern]

It was not a racesim afterall.

[CaribouBread]

He stopped.

Means it wasn't a race sim. We can all relax

Phew

[AR3-GP]

Leclerc looks like he's getting ready to go out.

[dxpetrov]

He stopped.

Means it wasn't a race sim. We can all relax

Phew

I think they have a long stop, to confuse us and give a false hope...

[AR3-GP]

edit: see Organic's post below.

[mendis]

I guess Red Bull doesn't want to carry on with the race sim. I won't be surprised if they don't continue it.

[organic]

The full stint was 14 laps:

01:37.5
01:37.4
01:37.2
01:37.2
01:37.2
01:37.2
1.37.160
1.37.130
1.37.058
1.37.124
1.37.208
1.37.205
1.37.233
1.37.116

I have 17 including outlap and inlap:

outlap
1: 37.752
1: 37.575
1: 37.422
1: 37.285
1: 37.172
1: 37.177
1: 37.221
1: 37.160
1: 37.130
1: 37.058
1: 37.124
1: 37.208
1: 37.205
1: 37.233
1: 37.116
inlap

I'm also confident he did 17 laps in the stint total

This is the exact stint length of Sainz yesterday on his race run. Not fearmongering but i believe that might be their stint 1 sim

[AR3-GP]

I have 17 including outlap and inlap:

outlap
1: 37.752
1: 37.575
1: 37.422
1: 37.285
1: 37.172
1: 37.177
1: 37.221
1: 37.160
1: 37.130
1: 37.058
1: 37.124
1: 37.208
1: 37.205
1: 37.233
1: 37.116
inlap

I'm also confident he did 17 laps in the stint total

That is much more accurate. I didn't consider the out and in, and I think I was behind and missed the very first lap as well...

[dxpetrov]

He's experiencing a new phenomenon - a negative degradation!