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Following the final winter test session at Bahrain, Renault's Deputy Technical Director Rob White insists real progress has been made on the Renault powertrain. He does however admit that the preparations are not yet complete.
Fastest laps of the Bahrain Tests so far
1. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:33.258, Supersoft tyres, Test Two - Day Three.
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:33.283, New Soft tyres, Test One - Day Four.
3. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:34.263, New soft tyres, Test One - Day Three.
4. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:34.797, Unknown tyre compound, Test Two – Day Four.
5. Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1:34.910, New supersoft tyres, Test One - Day Two.
6.. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:34.957, New soft tyres, Test One - Day Four.
7. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:35.290, Unknown tyre compound, Test Two – Day One.
8. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:35.426, Supersoft tyres, Test Two – Day Three.
9. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:35.509, Unknown tyre compound, Test Two – Day Four.
10. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:35.743, Unknown tyre compound, Test Two – Day Two.
11. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:36.113, Unknown tyre compound, Test Two - Day Three.
47 km/h faster than Vergne
That's a bit one-sided, problems differ; it depends if they are solved later, repeatable, small or big. For example FW didn't fall apart later, did it? Just about everyone had problems too, mostly bigger but I see your point - reliability is binary - 100% or nothing, first lap or last, small or a big problems.mclaren_mircea wrote:Review of the Mercedes problems
1-9: FW failure
2-9: Gearbox issue
3-9: Electric issues
4-9: Brake by wire
5-9 : "small problems" (they didn't tell the nature of it)
6-9: Hydraulic failure
7-9 : Gearbox
8-9: Engine issues
9-9 - Gearbox + oil leak
If you say that that is normal during the testing time, that 90% of your running days you report a technical problem, or that you saw this situation on a Mercedes car in the last year's winter testing, or in actuality if that is similar with other team's problems (except the Renault powered cars), than I can say that you can continue to ignore the reality
]They're very unlikely to run again today. More likely to just prepare for running on Monday for their filming day.NathanOlder wrote:The Mercedes finally gets out on track. 20mins before the lunch break.
Also just read on Autosport, the Red Bull is in the garage , engine cover off but no one working on the car.
sauber 322?mikeerfol wrote:47 km/h faster than Vergne
315 I think, I'm not sure.diemaster wrote:sauber 322?mikeerfol wrote:47 km/h faster than Vergne
If you say this year winter testing is comparable with past years winter testing and you continue ignoring these are new cars that need to be tested and need to find the weak points, then I can say that you can continue to ignore the realitymclaren_mircea wrote:Review of the Mercedes problems
1-9: FW failure
2-9: Gearbox issue
3-9: Electric issues
4-9: Brake by wire
5-9 : "small problems" (they didn't tell the nature of it)
6-9: Hydraulic failure
7-9 : Gearbox
8-9: Engine issues
9-9 - Gearbox + oil leak
If you say that that is normal during the testing time, that 90% of your running days you report a technical problem, or that you saw this situation on a Mercedes car in the last year's winter testing, or in actuality if that is similar with other team's problems (except the Renault powered cars), than I can say that you can continue to ignore the reality
