2018 pre-season testing thread

[FrukostScones]

Bigger 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.

That wasn't the issue being discussed though. 2 battery failures on Renault different teams.

Then it's (again) bad luck for McLaren/Alonso, being in the wrong team at the wrong time with the wrong PU....

if there is a structural failure in the ES (or CE, what fried the ES), the beginning of the season may come too soon....

how can something self-inflicted be bad luck?

[F1NAC]

It seems that now Ferrari is running on mediums while Merc on soft

[Santozini]

Those rears

[digitalrurouni]

https://img.f1today.eu/x/liveupdate/5a9 ... d4de4c.jpg

Those rears

Seems like pickup to me.

[Dazed1]

La macchina di Vandoorne è stata spinta a mano ai box, si riparte!

can any one translate?

As we say in 'Murica, "I wouldn't have a problem with foreigners if they would just speak English". We also say that about the English.

[Gerhardsa]

La macchina di Vandoorne è stata spinta a mano ai box, si riparte!

can any one translate?

As we say in 'Murica, "I wouldn't have a problem with foreigners if they would just speak English". We also say that about the English.

Luckily this is an international platform, so English...thank you very much

[Phlumbert]

What would the reasoning be behind Bottas spinning his rears through the pit? To hide their degradation maybe?

[Restomaniac]

What would the reasoning be behind Bottas spinning his rears through the pit? To hide their degradation maybe?

I have no idea it's had me scratching my head all morning over it.

[godlameroso]

La macchina di Vandoorne è stata spinta a mano ai box, si riparte!
Vandoorne's machine is being pushed by hand to the pit box, it starts!

[ema00]

https://img.f1today.eu/x/liveupdate/5a9 ... d4de4c.jpg

Those rears

These rears

[Chene_Mostert]

https://img.f1today.eu/x/liveupdate/5a9 ... d4de4c.jpg

Those rears

Seems like pickup to me.

Yes... picked up a bad case of blistering.

[digitalrurouni]

https://img.f1today.eu/x/liveupdate/5a9 ... d4de4c.jpg

Those rears

Seems like pickup to me.

Yes... picked up a bad case of blistering.

Hah more so in that second picture. Dang!

[godlameroso]

Those are last year's super softs, they're not a race tire that's for sure. The mediums seem to be holding up well, on that note, the super softs are last year's ultra softs, those seem to be getting a work out. Not a single person has bothered with the hards as usual.

[ripper]

La macchina di Vandoorne è stata spinta a mano ai box, si riparte!
Vandoorne's machine is being pushed by hand to the pit box, it starts!

That "si" can be translated in many different ways. That sentence is a bit decontextualized but, in my opinion, that "si riparte" isn't referred to the car itself, but to the whole test session. So it means "now that the car has been pushed to the box the test session can start again"

[godlameroso]

Vandoorne's car is back underway.