2017 F1 general testing thread

[Phil]

I'm becoming a bit annoyed over this obsession about fastest lap times. I understand there is some excitement given that these cars look to be able to beat the track records, but in light of comparing the top 3 contenders with each other?

Has anyone made a direct comparison of the race simulation stints? I can't find it in this topic anymore...

[aleks_ader]

16:23 The Ferrari has stopped just before the chicane, and Raikkonen is out of the car.



The Ferrari went past our own Scott Mitchell "sounding sick", then it "conked out" and locked the rears in old penultimate corner, spinning Raikkonen around.

[Xero]

Updated red flag tally after Raikkonen's latest stoppage;
- McLaren: 4
- Ferrari: 3
- Renault: 3
- Red Bull: 2
- Williams: 2
- Toro Rosso: 2
- Haas: 2
- Force India: 1
- Sauber: 1
- Mercedes: 0

[Phil]

In order to reply to myself, here are the stint times reported by A-M-u-S ticker on Raikkoennen:

Stint 1 (SS)
1:24.5 - 1:24.7 - 1:25.0 - 1:26.9 - 1:25.4 - 1:25.5 - 1:25.6 - 1:25.5 - 1:25.5 - 1:25.9 - 1:26.0 - 1:26.1 - 1:25.7 - 1:25.9 - 1:26.6

Stint 2 (S)
1:25.9 - 1:24.1 - 1:24.8 - 1:24.7 - 1:24.7 - 1:24.6 - 1:25.0 - 1:24.7 - 1:24.7 - 1:24.1 - 1:25.0 - 1:24.8 - 1:24.7 - 1:24.5 - 1:24.3 - 1:24.1

Stind 3 (M)
-- unknown - terminated by self caused Red flagged.

[Xero]

Footage of Kimi's stoppage can be seen here: https://twitter.com/Berrageiz/status/840222237248622592

[ncassi22]

Footage of Kimi's stoppage can be seen here: https://twitter.com/Berrageiz/status/840222237248622592

ERS failure?

[Afterburner]

It seems more gearbox failure.

[Mandrake]

Assuming they haven't changed it yet that's nothing to worry about, right? The amount of mileage collected is more than the gearbox must endure in the season

[Xero]

If it was gearbox the engine would still be audible, I'd guess ICE.

[dren]

Nice to see Lance Stroll bouncing back from the problems he had in week one and doing solid mileage in the second week.

Bouncing back...no pun intended.

[f1316]

Updated red flag tally after Raikkonen's latest stoppage;
- McLaren: 4
- Ferrari: 3
- Renault: 3
- Red Bull: 2
- Williams: 2
- Toro Rosso: 2
- Haas: 2
- Force India: 1
- Sauber: 1
- Mercedes: 0

The thing is, I'm sure McLaren would be more than happy with a few red flags if they were burning up the time sheets; the problem is, as Alonso said, they're neither faster nor reliable.

[dren]

I'm becoming a bit annoyed over this obsession about fastest lap times. I understand there is some excitement given that these cars look to be able to beat the track records, but in light of comparing the top 3 contenders with each other?

Has anyone made a direct comparison of the race simulation stints? I can't find it in this topic anymore...

James Allen had one on his site: https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2017/03/ ... inal-test/

[santos]

Sad news today...
John Surtees has passed away, aged 83...
Rest in peace

[taperoo2k]

I'm becoming a bit annoyed over this obsession about fastest lap times. I understand there is some excitement given that these cars look to be able to beat the track records, but in light of comparing the top 3 contenders with each other?

Well I find comparing laptimes between teams during winter testing to be a bit of a waste of time, given it's testing and the hammer won't be dropped until the race weekend. So I expect we'll either see Mercedes stride off into the distance as the last couple of seasons with a crest fallen Ferrari or it'll be a closer fight.

Has anyone made a direct comparison of the race simulation stints? I can't find it in this topic anymore...

Don't think so, I'm sure somebody will once testing is done and dusted. Something to mull over until Free Practise.

[Xero]

The thing is, I'm sure McLaren would be more than happy with a few red flags if they were burning up the time sheets; the problem is, as Alonso said, they're neither faster nor reliable.

Completely agree! Again, my point was only to disprove McLaren's disruption to other teams, nothing more.