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On the back of his first pole position last weekend, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas topped the second day of in-season testing at Sakhir. The Finn ejoyed a trouble-free day and completed a massive 143 laps.
Was that on softs or US? The timing was first showing US but now shows softs and he hasn't been back in.Gerhardsa wrote:1min 23.9 from Alonso... almost something respectable
He was using soft tires1158 wrote:Was that on softs or US? The timing was first showing US but now shows softs and he hasn't been back in.Gerhardsa wrote:1min 23.9 from Alonso... almost something respectable
And the irony of him setting a time right after I post Honda's tweet is not lost. Apparently the miscommunication is not just between the PU and chassis folks
Wasn't it Renault who spent a lot of time in the pits yesterday fitting new parts #justguessingf1316 wrote:Would be amusing if it was Ferrari (NB: Ferrari fan - just one with a sense of irony).Sevach wrote:Could be anyone even Ferrari and Mercedes.Gerhardsa wrote:So I see on the live timing from Autosport that 1 team already needs to make changes to their "trick" suspension.
Any idea on who that might be?
I read somewhere else that it seems Merc's suspension is deemed legal and RBR not... how actual are those claims?
do we have info on that. This will hamper testing quite a bit I imagine for the affected team(s).
He has returned to the pits with US on.Morteza wrote:He was using soft tires1158 wrote:Was that on softs or US? The timing was first showing US but now shows softs and he hasn't been back in.Gerhardsa wrote:1min 23.9 from Alonso... almost something respectable
And the irony of him setting a time right after I post Honda's tweet is not lost. Apparently the miscommunication is not just between the PU and chassis folks
Yep, UltraSofts (and a sensorgridfence) so timing says nothing atma1b2i3r45 wrote:He has returned to the pits with US on.Morteza wrote:He was using soft tires1158 wrote:
Was that on softs or US? The timing was first showing US but now shows softs and he hasn't been back in.
And the irony of him setting a time right after I post Honda's tweet is not lost. Apparently the miscommunication is not just between the PU and chassis folks
I totally agree, I was a bit surprised to see this time notation, made me smile a bitAnthropolyte wrote:McLaren have confirmed that the focus of this morning is aero runs, so timing at the moment is of no concern. Still, seems relatively quick - especially with the aero rake attached.
http://www.autosport.com/live/commentar ... -day-threeMario Andretti used to say that the ground effect Lotus 79 was painted to the ground. Well, exiting Turn 2 and into Turn 3, where I am watching, both the Mercedes and the Ferrari look like they are painted to the ground. But, to me, Ferrari has used a better undercoat. It really does look good and super consistent.
As much as we can't draw too many conclusions just yet, I haven't heard anyone (GA included) say that about a Ferrari in a whileFrukostScones wrote:GA:http://www.autosport.com/live/commentar ... -day-threeMario Andretti used to say that the ground effect Lotus 79 was painted to the ground. Well, exiting Turn 2 and into Turn 3, where I am watching, both the Mercedes and the Ferrari look like they are painted to the ground. But, to me, Ferrari has used a better undercoat. It really does look good and super consistent.
it s GA, so maybe all hope is false.
Given what the Red Bull car was doing down the straight i'm pretty sure they'll be nailed too, the inspection just hasn't reached them yet.Quantum wrote:
The standout problem here is how the suspension behaves on all the cars.
On the Mercedes, the suspension is softer and has a lot of lean and roll. Whereas on the Red Bull, it is thought to work by assisting the rake lower as it travels at higher speed.
One is clearly aiding aerodynamics, while the other is not.
You decide.
