richard_leeds wrote:Its impossible to know relative speeds. Some of the slow guys on 8 lap stints could have had a full tank, while some on 20 lap stints might have only 20 laps of fuel.
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Nico Rosberg has led the way on the one but last day of pre-season testing. The German set a time of 1:20.686 despite having a stoppage with 45 minutes left on the clock. Nico was almost a second quicker than Buemi and completed a massive 128 laps.
richard_leeds wrote:Its impossible to know relative speeds. Some of the slow guys on 8 lap stints could have had a full tank, while some on 20 lap stints might have only 20 laps of fuel.
I don't think they mainly run with low fuel loads, it's just that they end up running their fastest laps when the loads gets light. They absolutely have to run heavy loads otherwise they will be the worst prepared team on the grid.Moanlower wrote:Sauber's pace isn't bad at all but they mostly run very light.
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My thoughs on Sauber isn't based on facts though, should have added 'me thinks' in that sentence. Why I think they mostly run quite light is because they're still desperately looking for sponsors. More or less the same like Brawn last year but still. I also believe that you can tell when a car is light on fuel compared to a heavy loaded car by how agile the car behaves.mx_tifosi wrote:I don't think they mainly run with low fuel loads, it's just that they end up running their fastest laps when the loads gets light. They absolutely have to run heavy loads otherwise they will be the worst prepared team on the grid.Moanlower wrote:Sauber's pace isn't bad at all but they mostly run very light.
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Or are you basing this off of actual stint/session information? Can I have a link to that if anyone knows of it?
What's the normal stint length during a test? 10-12 laps? 15-20?
We heard a lot of comments like that last year about Brawn. Then they turned up in Melbourne and showed the same pace in quali and then in the race. There were also people saying McLaren & Ferrari were deliberately sand bagging last winterMoanlower wrote:My thoughs on Sauber isn't based on facts though, should have added 'me thinks' in that sentence. Why I think they mostly run quite light is because they're still desperately looking for sponsors. More or less the same like Brawn last year but still.
Right. I think I was one of the few who believed right away how fast Brawn GP was and that Mclaren and Ferrari were struggling.richard_leeds wrote:We heard a lot of comments like that last year about Brawn. Then they turned up in Melbourne and showed the same pace in quali and then in the race. There were also people saying McLaren & Ferrari were deliberately sand bagging last winterMoanlower wrote:My thoughs on Sauber isn't based on facts though, should have added 'me thinks' in that sentence. Why I think they mostly run quite light is because they're still desperately looking for sponsors. More or less the same like Brawn last year but still.