2017 F1 general testing thread

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Restomaniac wrote:Verstappen has set a 1m19.4 on SS. At around the same time yesterday Vettel and Hamilton set 1m19.1 and 1m19.4 on US.

Now I know it's a diffrent day but had Vettel and Hamilton cracked the cigars out whilst on their runs or what?
They aren't going flat out.

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PhillipM wrote:Lmfao. Red flag, McLaren...
It's not funny, it's freaking annoying they are disrupting the others with that fugly tractor.

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Red flag... Alonso

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Morteza wrote:Alonso has emerged in the McLaren...and stopped again! ](*,)
Maybe the rest of the teams should chip in to get the mclaren staff to the Barcelona waterpark. That way they avoid getting the track red flagged constantly. Although Alonso might boil up all of the water... .
#AeroFrodo

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PhillipM wrote:
Restomaniac wrote:Verstappen has set a 1m19.4 on SS. At around the same time yesterday Vettel and Hamilton set 1m19.1 and 1m19.4 on US.

Now I know it's a diffrent day but had Vettel and Hamilton cracked the cigars out whilst on their runs or what?
They aren't going flat out.
Obviously and that's my point. Now Bearing in mind that the Red Bull won't be flat out either. Just how much do Ferrari and Mercedes have in their pockets?

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This is getting comical.......
turbof1 wrote: YOU SHALL NOT......STALLLLL!!!
#aerogollum

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Autosport wrote:Teams are supposed to be fine-tuning their cars at this stage. The only thing McLaren's fine-tuning is the Barcelona recovery procedure. #F1
LOL!
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Restomaniac wrote:Obviously and that's my point. Now Bearing in mind that the Red Bull won't be flat out either. Just how much do Ferrari and Mercedes have in their pockets?
~1.5s

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Genuiely at what point do the other teams ask the FIA (Or whoever) to step in and keep that car off the track.

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It's especially irritating because it would be nice to have complete race simulations of the different teams to analyze them....

On a different note; I'm loving the Autosport.com ticker. They really get the humor right (not only in regards to McLaren).
Not for nothing, Rosberg's Championship is the only thing that lends credibility to Hamilton's recent success. Otherwise, he'd just be the guy who's had the best car. — bhall II
#Team44 supporter

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Thunders wrote:This is getting comical.......
I think we are already passed that and now it's both sad and annoying. All the other teams are like "stop with fricking bringing out the car! It's the final day and you are constantly causing red flags!"
#AeroFrodo

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PhillipM wrote:
Restomaniac wrote:Obviously and that's my point. Now Bearing in mind that the Red Bull won't be flat out either. Just how much do Ferrari and Mercedes have in their pockets?
~1.5s
As a guess yes. But it is clearly a lot.

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Thunders wrote:This is getting comical.......
I think it's getting painful... for them and for the other teams. How many red flags did they cause in test? I belive they are winning that championship.

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turbof1 wrote:
Thunders wrote:This is getting comical.......
I think we are already passed that and now it's both sad and annoying. All the other teams are like "stop with fricking bringing out the car! It's the final day and you are constantly causing red flags!"
"Teams are supposed to be fine-tuning their cars at this stage. The only thing McLaren's fine-tuning is the Barcelona recovery procedure."

made me chuckle

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turbof1 wrote:
Thunders wrote:This is getting comical.......
I think we are already passed that and now it's both sad and annoying. All the other teams are like "stop with fricking bringing out the car! It's the final day and you are constantly causing red flags!"
It was already comical in 2015 and 2016. It's a tragedy for Alonso right now!
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare