F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[PhillipM]

Looking at how much steering he has on, the front left tie rod might well have broken.

[FittingMechanics]

The front wing didn't brake.
https://images.scribblelive.com/2019/2/ ... 93_800.jpg

I think it was established that image was on another part of the track?

[jjn9128]

The front wing didn't brake.
https://images.scribblelive.com/2019/2/ ... 93_800.jpg

I think it was established that image was on another part of the track?

Where was that established?? Just flicked back through, no mention of that I can see?

[Marti_EF3]

Some media saying that the wheel nut failed??

[DVB]

Damn! Instead of someone says, or some media says that. Just post sources

[Marti_EF3]

Damn! Instead of someone says, or some media says that. Just post sources

I heard it on a live YouTube review from SoyMotor they do every day at 18:05. And they said that about the wheel nut...

Here it is, but is in Spanish

[FittingMechanics]

The front wing didn't brake.

I think it was established that image was on another part of the track?

Where was that established?? Just flicked back through, no mention of that I can see?

Well, I am not an expert but people in the thread said that it doesn't look like turn 3. I tried to find proper images, and ended up with this.



If you look at it and compare with the alleged image of him sliding


you can tell that on the real image of the crash, on the right side there is green colored tarmac, on sliding image there is no green tarmac, also you can see that start of the kerb on the left side of the car on the sliding image, while on the real crash image there is no kerb on the left side of the car. On the real image, kerb is visible on the right side of the car while in the sliding image there is no kerb (only green colored tarmac). There are more discrepancies but I think even these few are enough.

I'd say it's likely that image is from before and not from the crash.

[Maplesoup]

I think liberty has genuinely told all the top teams not to show actual qualy pace during test and to mid-field to show qualy pace to even out the time sheet.
This timesheet is simply confusing.

Like Merc said on Instagram, when they start giving points out for testing then they'll go all out.

Testing is about understanding the car and making sure the aero is doing what the wind tunnel and cfd say it is. They run the engines on the dyno to test how powerful it is and can simulate a whole weekend of running at any track.

Plus Merc, Ferrari and Honda have the more than one team to supply so they can run different engine programs. The smaller teams will most likely be running the qualy runs to find any issues with the engine turned up.

[jjn9128]

Well, I am not an expert but people in the thread said that it doesn't look like turn 3. I tried to find proper images, and ended up with this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Z6AzgXQAAZhKH.jpg:large

If you look at it and compare with the alleged image of him sliding
https://images.scribblelive.com/2019/2/ ... 93_800.jpg

you can tell that on the real image of the crash, on the right side there is green colored tarmac, on sliding image there is no green tarmac, also you can see that start of the kerb on the left side of the car on the sliding image, while on the real crash image there is no kerb on the left side of the car. On the real image, kerb is visible on the right side of the car while in the sliding image there is no kerb (only green colored tarmac). There are more discrepancies but I think even these few are enough.

I'd say it's likely that image is from before and not from the crash.

I couldn't find that mentioned anywhere, but comparing those you're quite correct. It does look like the inside wall from T3 though.

[FittingMechanics]

Well, I am not an expert but people in the thread said that it doesn't look like turn 3. I tried to find proper images, and ended up with this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Z6AzgXQAAZhKH.jpg:large

If you look at it and compare with the alleged image of him sliding
https://images.scribblelive.com/2019/2/ ... 93_800.jpg

you can tell that on the real image of the crash, on the right side there is green colored tarmac, on sliding image there is no green tarmac, also you can see that start of the kerb on the left side of the car on the sliding image, while on the real crash image there is no kerb on the left side of the car. On the real image, kerb is visible on the right side of the car while in the sliding image there is no kerb (only green colored tarmac). There are more discrepancies but I think even these few are enough.

I'd say it's likely that image is from before and not from the crash.

I couldn't find that mentioned anywhere, but comparing those you're quite correct. It does look like the inside wall from T3 though.

It's similar but there are differences. The wall in the crash image doesn't have a fence and the wall looks further away then in the sliding image.

Oh, I just realized, the shadows point in the opposite direction in the two images.

[jaba.hut]

I think it was established that image was on another part of the track?

Where was that established?? Just flicked back through, no mention of that I can see?

Well, I am not an expert but people in the thread said that it doesn't look like turn 3. I tried to find proper images, and ended up with this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0Z6AzgXQAAZhKH.jpg:large

If you look at it and compare with the alleged image of him sliding
https://images.scribblelive.com/2019/2/ ... 93_800.jpg

you can tell that on the real image of the crash, on the right side there is green colored tarmac, on sliding image there is no green tarmac, also you can see that start of the kerb on the left side of the car on the sliding image, while on the real crash image there is no kerb on the left side of the car. On the real image, kerb is visible on the right side of the car while in the sliding image there is no kerb (only green colored tarmac). There are more discrepancies but I think even these few are enough.

I'd say it's likely that image is from before and not from the crash.

To me it is obvious that below photo is not from Turn 3 because there are no red/white kerbs at outter edge of track at top photo but green painted tarmac. Below image is from last chicane I would say.

[ChrisF1]

I would have guessed last chicane from the surroundings, but all locked up into a slow corner like that? More likely to be two turns back into the left hander using the F1 route rather than pre-2002/MotoGP maybe?

[NathanOlder]

Surely its into Turn 10 ?? Just the front locked up but the smoke doing what the air is doing and sticking to the side of the car and past the rear wheel.

[foxmulder_ms]

Mercedes is adamant not to show any real pace until qualifying.

[NathanOlder]

Mercedes is adamant not to show any real pace until qualifying.

Yeah same as every year in recent times. And still the media are almost writing them off