More teams have hit trouble in the final day of pre-season testing at Barcelona. At a moment when one would expect reliability issues to be nearly ironed out, the lack of running for some teams was surprising.
That wasn't the issue being discussed though. 2 battery failures on different Renault powered cars for whatever reason.Jolle wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 13:52Bigger chance they ffed up installation (sensors, or whatever) because they or other renault teams didn't have such a quick failure. Any overheating would have been noticeable last week.
Then it's (again) bad luck for McLaren/Alonso, being in the wrong team at the wrong time with the wrong PU....Restomaniac wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 13:57That wasn't the issue being discussed though. 2 battery failures on Renault different teams.
Oh it's the worst luck. You have to know that McLaren are quietly fuming at the Toro Rosso car running forever like they are. Don't get me wrong McLaren had to make that call at the time they did but still it's got to sting slightly.Jolle wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:00Then it's (again) bad luck for McLaren/Alonso, being in the wrong team at the wrong time with the wrong PU....Restomaniac wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 13:57That wasn't the issue being discussed though. 2 battery failures on Renault different teams.
if there is a structural failure in the ES (or CE, what fried the ES), the beginning of the season may come too soon....
I was roasted last week for saying that it was quite possible that McLaren went from the worst PU to the worst PU. I don't think I'm far off. Been a McLaren follower/fan since 1984 but, especially watching the Amazon docu, it's a company without leadership. I was really surprised by the general crossed arms and being almost submissive in being behind.Restomaniac wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:04Oh it's the worst luck. You have to know that McLaren are quietly fuming at the Toro Rosso car running forever like they are. Don't get me wrong McLaren had to make that call at the time they did but still it's got to sting slightly.Jolle wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:00Then it's (again) bad luck for McLaren/Alonso, being in the wrong team at the wrong time with the wrong PU....Restomaniac wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 13:57That wasn't the issue being discussed though. 2 battery failures on Renault different teams.
if there is a structural failure in the ES (or CE, what fried the ES), the beginning of the season may come too soon....
That only applies on this (newly resurfaced) track. I imagine the story will be very different on other circuits.Juzh wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:12So it seems medium tire can basically go forever. Given Vettel's laptimes it's clear degradation is not enough to offset reduced weight from fuel burn and laptimes tend to get faster as the stint goes on.
Makes you wonder what they intent do to with the hards, let alone superhards lol.
I don't. Most tracks that used to be tire shredders have been resurfaced, and arguably 2 of the absolute worst (barcelona and malaysia) are now child's play for tires.Anthropolyte wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:21I imagine the story will be very different on other circuits.
I'm not calling the Renault the worst PU. Just that the Honda seems to running and running which is a million miles from last season.Jolle wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:11I was roasted last week for saying that it was quite possible that McLaren went from the worst PU to the worst PU. I don't think I'm far off. Been a McLaren follower/fan since 1984 but, especially watching the Amazon docu, it's a company without leadership. I was really surprised by the general crossed arms and being almost submissive in being behind.Restomaniac wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:04Oh it's the worst luck. You have to know that McLaren are quietly fuming at the Toro Rosso car running forever like they are. Don't get me wrong McLaren had to make that call at the time they did but still it's got to sting slightly.
They all are I would say, given that it's mandatory to finish 5+ races per engine anyway. Curious what'll happen when the quali-modes are tested hopefully later this week.
Last heard, FIA seems to be planning revolution with regards to bringing the costs down, just as with the PU allocation (3 per year), every driver will be allocated just 1 set of tyres for the whole weekend, but the good news is, it can either be hard or superhard!
