F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[Jolle]

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

Which is completely logical.
A race has a few very important elements. The first stint is very important. They are always run on the softest tire with full tanks, due to the full tanks they are far away from qualifying pace. Then the ability to run with half tanks average a set delta on medium or hard tires. Low fuel load only comes with very worn tires.

Top qualifying pace a so track specific with trim and if your balance is good, it will come.

[Sevach]

Apart from Mercedes teams haven't really bolted on lots of upgrades in week 2... That's very surprising to me.

Will we see stuff in Melbourne?

[Sevach]

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

Only the midgrid teams showed what they can do, Mclaren, Renault, Sauber, Racing Point, STR...
And even then the picture isn't clear.

[KiLLu12258]

Apart from Mercedes teams haven't really bolted on lots of upgrades in week 2... That's very surprising to me.

Will we see stuff in Melbourne?

we will see for sure. Redbull said that this isnt the same car as in melbourne. Most of the teams will come with a lot new things for the first race.

[saviour stivala]

"FERRARI losing almost the whole day due to technical problem while Mercedes completed a 'whopping'number of laps…."Problem after problem"- following technical gremlins with cooling system, FERRARI was dogged by other technical problems". problem after problems means a lot of problems. Balazs out to have said/told us what all those technical problems were. As far as I know FERRARI didn't lose any track time due to having to replace turbos, engines and gearboxes.

[NathanOlder]

Apart from Mercedes teams haven't really bolted on lots of upgrades in week 2... That's very surprising to me.

Will we see stuff in Melbourne?

we will see for sure. Redbull said that this isnt the same car as in melbourne. Most of the teams will come with a lot new things for the first race.

Including Mercedes no doubt.

[Tzk]

Well, Toto said that the current car is (more or less) the Melbourne Spec. But seriously, i expect them to bring another batch of upgrades...

[Sierra117]

Well, Toto said that the current car is (more or less) the Melbourne Spec. But seriously, i expect them to bring another batch of upgrades...

Toto is the Miyamoto Musashi of the F1 world he says only what needs to be said

[jumpingfish]

Ferrari lost so much time and still in boxes

[GPR-A]

Hamilton on a site seeing stint! Trundling around the circuit with 2 minutes a lap for 5 or 6 laps.

[McDrake]

Does anyone know if Ferrari are running today?

[FittingMechanics]

Hamilton on a site seeing stint! Trundling around the circuit with 2 minutes a lap for 5 or 6 laps.

Running constant speed on start-finish line, obviously doing aero evaluation with fixed speed. He has a rake mounted.

[MtthsMlw]

Does anyone know if Ferrari are running today?

They will run like normal, or even a bit more.

[F1NAC]

Ferrari lost so much time and still in boxes

Maybe they're putting new parts, there is picture on twitter showing some crates with bits inside

[KiLLu12258]

Well, Toto said that the current car is (more or less) the Melbourne Spec. But seriously, i expect them to bring another batch of upgrades...

what i think is that the mercedes already looks really straight forward with a shitload of details. It will be not so easy for them to bring new things to the car. So yes, maybe thats nearly the car we will se at melbourne.