F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[Bill_Kar]

Hamilton doing an interesting stint behind Kimi, in turbulence air. From my non expert and naive view, it seems to behave well and lap times didn't drop too much. Not that it means anything in testing but just saying.

Did you notice how the Merc rear wing was shaking and moving around alot, and I dont just mean when behind Kimi.

Then my bad. i noticed during turn 3 that it was well planted and in some other corners but I may have missed what you said

[dans79]

Hamilton doing an interesting stint behind Kimi, in turbulence air. From my non expert and naive view, it seems to behave well and lap times didn't drop too much. Not that it means anything in testing but just saying.

I was watching the timing, and he was mid 1:22s before he caught Kimi, and then low to mid 1:24s once he got close.

[Bill_Kar]

Hamilton doing an interesting stint behind Kimi, in turbulence air. From my non expert and naive view, it seems to behave well and lap times didn't drop too much. Not that it means anything in testing but just saying.

I was watching the timing, and he was mid 1:22s before he caught Kimi, and then low to mid 1:24s once he got close.

yes, of course it depends on who is in front of you but that isnt a dramatic drop.

[Sieper]

That T wing at least was shaking like me on Saturday night after a some drinks. Or more accurately described when SWMBO has discovered my latest modelcar purchase it's actual price.

[F1Fan2018]

Hamilton doing an interesting stint behind Kimi, in turbulence air. From my non expert and naive view, it seems to behave well and lap times didn't drop too much. Not that it means anything in testing but just saying.

Did you notice how the Merc rear wing was shaking and moving around alot, and I dont just mean when behind Kimi.

Then my bad. i noticed during turn 3 that it was well planted and in some other corners but I may have missed what you said

Sorry I just mean the actual rear wing, the car did look planted and looked good to my untrained eye I just mean the rear wing was shaking a moving about a lot just not seen that before.

[Bill_Kar]

Sorry I just mean the actual rear wing, the car did look planted and looked good to my untrained eye I just mean the rear wing was shaking a moving about a lot just not seen that before.

oh sorry! i thought you said the whole rear part, for some reason

yes you're correct, i wonder to what degree is this normal. i remember two years ago there was a fuss around the mobility of t-wings but the rear wing is a different story. what could cause that? red bull and haas (right in the field now) seem pretty not-shaky

[dans79]

Hopefully Merc goes out again for some performance runs. They have 165 laps and a race sim in the books with over an hour to go.

[Vasconia]

That does not prevent Horner to declare:

- Merc is 0.5s behind Ferrari
- RB is in front of Merc, and will fight with Ferrari

No one on this planet can´t take these words seriously.

[GPR-A]

Hamilton's long stint (All on C2).

OUT
23.167
23.353
23.281
23.869
23.662
23.709
23.651
23.871
24.130
23.879
23.907
23.922
23.678
23.663
23.854
23.997
23.942
24.013
24.332
26.744
INLAP
OUTLAP
24.006
23.801
22.704
23.004
22.585
22.313
21.990
21.745
22.435
INLAP
OUTLAP
21.692
21.652
21.994
22.187
24.851
24.297
22.815
22.179
22.325
22.432
24.043
24.533
IN

[Vasconia]

Hopefully Merc goes out again for some performance runs. They have 165 laps and a race sim in the books with over an hour to go.

Performance runs won´t occur until next test and being Mercedes I still dobt if they will show their true pace. They should do, because it would be a mistake not to try to know where the car really is.

[Sierra117]

Hamilton doing an interesting stint behind Kimi, in turbulence air. From my non expert and naive view, it seems to behave well and lap times didn't drop too much. Not that it means anything in testing but just saying.

I was watching the timing, and he was mid 1:22s before he caught Kimi, and then low to mid 1:24s once he got close.

yes, of course it depends to whom (or is it who?) you're behind of but that isnt a dramatic drop.

"depends on whom" sounds better, although, the structure of the sentence is a bit off, so best to just rephrase - "it depends on who is in front of you"

[F1Fan2018]

Sorry I just mean the actual rear wing, the car did look planted and looked good to my untrained eye I just mean the rear wing was shaking a moving about a lot just not seen that before.

oh sorry! i thought you said the whole rear part, for some reason

yes you're correct, i wonder to what degree is this normal. i remember two years ago there was a fuss around the mobility of t-wings but the rear wing is a different story. what could cause that? red bull and haas (right in the field now) seem pretty not-shaky

Not sure why it would be like that, its almost (although i know it isnt) like there is a couple of bolts not tightened up properly if that makes sense, the Redbull rear wing is rock solid.

[dans79]

Hopefully Merc goes out again for some performance runs. They have 165 laps and a race sim in the books with over an hour to go.

Performance runs won´t occur until next test and being Mercedes I still dobt if they will show their true pace. They should do, because it would be a mistake not to try to know where the car really is.

I agree, not to mention wasting over an hour of track time would be horrendous.

[Bill_Kar]

"depends on whom" sounds better, although, the structure of the sentence is a bit off, so best to just rephrase - "it depends on who is in front of you"

hehe thank you very much sierra!

[Capharol]

For all those who were wondering why Vettel couldn't pass Sainz or Kvyat, simplay because he didn't wanted to..... Ferrari grabbed up the data on how the car behaves behind another car (eg. drag, tyre degradation, etc.)