2018 pre-season testing thread

[Evillian]

because no one wold stay out almost the entire day with no test running just because of that.... that's insane or its amateur day at Mclaren....

The exhaust probably did damage to internal parts and cables. Also they did come out at the end, which they probably wouldn't have done if your assumptions were right. Also these burn marks don't appear simply because an engine gets too hot. They will only appear by direct heat (such as from an exhaust), or an engine fire which means they have to replace the engine which they didn't.

Also ending your post with "Hahahahaha" indicates you are over-confident which is considered very rude. Even if your post did make any sense.

[Mr.G]

Any track videos so far?

[BrunoH]

its not normal, lets just say what it is.. other teams did almost 100 laps even with this ´´snow´´ thing, they have a total of less than 50% of the total laps in testing in the 2 days than some teams and are dead last in laps total... anyway its always a bad thing, and given that Williams did not agree to change the testing dates.. they are going most likely not to run with relevant data due to weather tomorrow and the 4 day also thats raining.. so yeah its a bit problem when you see that the next 2 days of testing are not going to be so good for testing... so no real chance to ´´catch up´´

[Steven]

Some people just expect this winter testing to be a competition on it self.

It is just testing; to see if everything works as it should- and incase it doesn’t to find solutions before the start of the season/championship.

Well, the media isn't really helping either.

Here in Belgium, the news reported "... Vandoorne was third fastest in his first day of testing. Among others, he set a faster time than Max Verstappen".

[Redragon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRzDNMbXpAM

[GoranF1]

The only worry for me right now is Mclaren tyre choice for this test?

I honestly don’t understand why that would be an issue

There is no possible comparison to be made to last year due to track resurface.
The track is no longer an abrasive tyre killer for the same reason.
It’s freezing cold so a soft choice would enable a much quicker warm-up which would give more consistent data back to team

For me, the surprise is other teams not going the same direction

I’ve said it before, but I think teams had to pre-order tyre requirements, McLaren simply went softer than others. It has no bearing on the chassis as McLaren were running the SS from the word go, it’s not as if they tried the medium and thought our cars no good, and it has no bearing on their speed, as all their doing is systems checks & aero correlation at given speed

For me the most important thing in testing are track observers...and they all say Mclaren looking very good.
We see by RB performance engine is good enough so i think things are looking good so far.
Wheel nut and exhaust problems are nothing.

[PlatinumZealot]

Red Bull are struggling...

[GoranF1]

Red Bull are struggling...

For pace?

[DVB]

Some people just expect this winter testing to be a competition on it self.

It is just testing; to see if everything works as it should- and incase it doesn’t to find solutions before the start of the season/championship.

Well, the media isn't really helping either.

Here in Belgium, the news reported "... Vandoorne was third fastest in his first day of testing. Among others, he set a faster time than Max Verstappen".

Typically Belgian news... I don't read hln or Sporza.. only F1T

[George-Jung]

Some people just expect this winter testing to be a competition on it self.

It is just testing; to see if everything works as it should- and incase it doesn’t to find solutions before the start of the season/championship.

Well, the media isn't really helping either.

Here in Belgium, the news reported "... Vandoorne was third fastest in his first day of testing. Among others, he set a faster time than Max Verstappen".

True, some media hyping I can understand- but we “forum-members” should know better..

It is better to have an exhaust clamp failure now and fix it ‘forever’- than to have it during your warm up lap at your first race.

[lio007]

Red Bull are struggling...

Why?

[FrukostScones]

Im fine if you put Vettel and Maldonado in the same group. I mean, I dont particularly like Seb, but comparing him to Maldonado, bit harsh pal.

Both beat ALO. Ahhaahahahahah.

[Phil]

It may not be trolling, but it sure sounds like it.

No, it’s called being factual. Most pf us want to see McLaren do well. Sitting in the garage while others are out driving despite less than ideal conditions isnt “according to plan”.

According to plan is what the top 3 have been doing. Being outthere, gathering data, simulations, learning.

Sitting innthe garage because a fault did occur is a perfect example of something NOT going according to plan. If it did, nothing would have failed in the first place.

It doesnt mean they cant recover, but it is what it is.

[marmer]

Anyone have data on amount of laps done in testing for past few years and constructors championship final position would be interesting to see

[Bill_Kar]

Oh my. The T-cam is horrible with HALO fit in.