2013 Testing - Barcelona 1: 19 - 22 Feb

[gray41]

Its a bit of a conundrum, just enough fuel for the 17 laps?

[andrewf1]

On Mediums too =D>

Indeed. What did they change to make this car appear so featherweight on tires now. Nico could also simply be taking it easy on the tires, but still, I cannot follow how they would degrade so little.



Webber appears to be on a race sim at the moment. First 7 laps were in the 1:31 range, tire change, then 1:28 dropping to current 1:31.7 after 11 laps.

maybe it was the fact that he nursed those tires in the opening 3 laps, with slow times
1:32.337
1:33.243
1:35.526

[gray41]

Im sure i read somewhere that this is what Checo would do in the races where he had to manage his tyres.

Extra slow at the start but in doing so adding 6-7 laps to his stint?

[SchumiSutil]

Webber race sim is looking bloody good...

[andrewf1]

Webber race sim is looking bloody good...

what makes you say that?

[Maelstrom]

Im sure i read somewhere that this is what Checo would do in the races where he had to manage his tyres.

Extra slow at the start but in doing so adding 6-7 laps to his stint?

Yes... but last years Sauber was also one of the cars with the least tyre degradation.

[GrizzleBoy]

Grosjean's current stint looks the best so far to me

90 1:31.536
91 1:29.147 -2.389
92 1:28.594 -0.553
93 1:28.262 -0.332
94 1:28.423 +0.161
95 1:28.622 +0.199
97 1:29.118 +0.496
98 1:29.188 +0.07
99 1:29.397 +0.209
100 1:29.324 -0.073
101 1:29.265 -0.059
102 1:29.127 -0.138
103 1:29.248 +0.121
104 1:28.880 -0.368 <-------
105 1:29.461 +0.581
106 1:28.957 -0.504

[CjC]

Webber race sim is looking bloody good...

Red Bull look the team to beat at the moment me thinks

[Maxion]

Webber race sim is looking bloody good...

Red Bull look the team to beat at the moment me thinks

Huh, why? Grosjean is currently lapping faster and also on a long race simulation.

[SchumiSutil]

Webber race sim is looking bloody good...

what makes you say that?

The lap times...

1:30.979 1:31.282 1:31.334 1:31.632 1:31.881 1:32.188 IN OUT 1:28.457 1:28.853 1:30.561 1:30.594 1:30.942 1:31.252 1:31.072 1:31.347 1:31.696 1:31.749 IN OUT 1:29.679 1:29.586 1:29.642 1:30.050 1:30.843 1:31.086 1:31.037 1:31.347 1:31.471 1:31.774...

To be able to de 1:28.4 with about 60 laps remaining in a race simulation looks very fast. And the drop is not a disaster.

[kooleracer]

15:02 A bit of disruption in the pitlane as the McLaren men were waiting for Button to come in, only for Giedo van der Garde to come through their box en route to the Caterham garage. Having to jump out the way didn't go down too well with some.

Giedo did a Button ROFL

[dxpetrov]

Webber race sim is looking bloody good...

Red Bull look the team to beat at the moment me thinks

Huh, why? Grosjean is currently lapping faster and also on a long race simulation.

GRO is at least one stint in front.

[khaliweed]

Webber race sim is looking bloody good...

Red Bull look the team to beat at the moment me thinks

Huh, why? Grosjean is currently lapping faster and also on a long race simulation.

This morning, Pirelli official said that the tyres will start to behave normally after long runs in the afternoon, due to temperatures. Could that be the reason why Redbull and Lotus are having some good race times?

[SchumiSutil]

It should be, I can't imagine the Williams being 2s off the pace...

[GrizzleBoy]

More sporadic laptimes from the Mercedes

77 1:29.571
79 1:27.163 -2.408
80 1:27.568 +0.405
81 1:27.678 +0.11
82 1:28.362 +0.684
83 1:28.681 +0.319
84 1:29.461 +0.78
85 1:28.863 -0.598
86 1:28.416 -0.447
87 1:28.330 -0.086
88 1:28.553 +0.223
89 1:29.049 +0.496