2015 Pre-season Testing

[turbof1]

Autosport reports a third run on softs for Rosberg?

EDIT: no mediums.

[Chene_Mostert]

I really did not think that Merc would do their low fuel glory runs so early, I thought they would have left it for Melbourne. It will be very interesting to see what time we can get down to once every team stops sandbagging, 22.3 is my prediction

[giantfan10]

[/quote]and the fact that last year's pole was on medium[/quote]
lol come on dont let facts get in the way of the lovefest going on lol
so mercedes was the first team to do a qualy run... maybe we should wait for the other teams to do similar runs before we start celebrating and predicting : )

[dans79]

I really did not think that Merc would do their low fuel glory runs so early, I thought they would have left it for Melbourne. It will be very interesting to see what time we can get down to once every team stops sandbagging, 22.3 is my prediction

They wan't to get some data so they can fine tune things first.

[Moose]

lol come on dont let facts get in the way of the lovefest going on lol
so mercedes was the first team to do a qualy run... maybe we should wait for the other teams to do similar runs before we start celebrating and predicting : )

Pretty sure several other teams have done low fuel qually runs actually.

[dren]

It should also be of note that Rosberg did that 1.22.7 lap in reverse with a full tank and extra added weight, how much is not known.

[horse]

16:21 After witnessing Rosberg's blistering run trackside, KARUN CHANDHOK suggests it's not all doom and gloom for Mercedes' rivals.

"I was out watching Rosberg's quail run through Turns 7, 8 and 9 and it looked like a properly quick, committed lap. The car was working well.

"I still think that while his lap was seven-tenths faster than Massa's yesterday, the track's had another day of rubber. So I would argue that Williams could probably get within three or four tenths of that time. "

[giantfan10]

lol come on dont let facts get in the way of the lovefest going on lol
so mercedes was the first team to do a qualy run... maybe we should wait for the other teams to do similar runs before we start celebrating and predicting : )

Pretty sure several other teams have done low fuel qually runs actually.

i'm pretty sure no other team has went out and did a one lap qualy run then went back into the pits..
you telling me the williams is 1.2 seconds slower than the mercedes based on todays times? i think not

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

And Massa said yesterday that it was not a very good lap as he had to overtake some slower cars.

[SpecialCircumstances]

I'm really confused, why are people so impressed/surprised by Rosberg doing a 22.8 on softs when freaking Nasr has done a 24.0? Because the Merc being a second faster than a rookie in what might be the slowest car of the grid is a surprise somehow?

[PlatinumZealot]

Nasr did it on softs?

[Moose]

And Massa said yesterday that it was not a very good lap as he had to overtake some slower cars.

Massa said yesterday that that lap was nearly as good as it could have been, but that he maybe lost one tenth by passing a slower car.

[Moose]

lol come on dont let facts get in the way of the lovefest going on lol
so mercedes was the first team to do a qualy run... maybe we should wait for the other teams to do similar runs before we start celebrating and predicting : )

Pretty sure several other teams have done low fuel qually runs actually.

i'm pretty sure no other team has went out and did a one lap qualy run then went back into the pits..
you telling me the williams is 1.2 seconds slower than the mercedes based on todays times? i think not

Williams did that yesterday, and was 0.7 seconds slower.

[turbof1]

Button at 99 laps, about to break into the 100's!

edit: there we go. A lot better from McLaren.

[sq948]

Do you guys seriously think Merc is showing it's real pace by now? Rosberg probably had fuel for more than 10 laps