F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[Phil]

First QF sim by Bottas on the C4 tire?

10:27 Bottas has gone out on shiny C4s.

10:31 And Bottas goes fastest of all with a 1m17.101s.

10:32 Bottas was really hooked up through Turns 1, 2 and 3. Probably the best balanced we’ve seen the Mercedes for a while. --- Edd Straw

10:33 Neither Bottas or Kubica push again the next time around..

10:34 But both Bottas and Kubica appear to be kicking on again. The Mercedes driver falls just short with a 1m17.534s, the Williams man also misses out with a 1m20.241s.

[equaliser]

They have indeed.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0j_zxWWsAA1WE5.jpg
Photo by Albert Fabrega

What is the point of this?

Stiffening the diffuser from what I read in RB15's thread.

Could this be the week one diffuser bearing in mind the new stiffened diffuser was destroyed by Gasly yesterday?

[F1Krof]

Bottas' time doesn't look particularly fast. How many laps did he do before the quick time?

[Phil]

@F1Krof; According to AMuS;

"Es war nur ein kurzer Run für Bottas auf dem C4-Kleber: Outlap - 1:17.1 - 1:43.6 - 1:17.5 - Inlap."

So, out-lap, fast-lap, cool-down-lap, another-fast-one, in-lap.

[Iowa]

Did you guys saw that ? : https://twitter.com/redbullracing/statu ... 7966876672

If true, the Bottas's stints are more impressive than we think

I think they're being funny.

Probably, yes.

The C1 would not have the line markings, yet the tyres in the picture clearly have them and it doesn't look like they're being washed off so they are C2s

Yep, got it afterwards.

Could have be even more funny to remove the red stipe on the C4 and downplaying your one lap performance

[Morteza]

Sainz with a 1m16.913s on C5 tires

Bottas did a 1m16.960s on C4 tires now

[GrandAxe]

Bottas did 29 laps. Best time in a 5 lap stint.

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 64/photo/1

[GrandAxe]

Times so far:

Sainz 1:16.913
Bottas 1:17.101
Grosjean 1:17.575
Verstappen 1:17.709
Ricciardo 1:17.772
Raikkonen 1:18.255
Perez 1:18.430
Kvyat 1:18.485
Vettel 1:18.762
Kubica 1:20.108

[MtthsMlw]

Bottas did 29 laps in total, not a 29 lap stint.

[GrandAxe]

Bottas did 29 laps in total, not a 29 lap stint.

Corrected now. Thanks.

[NathanOlder]

Can you please post the laptimes?

Here you go:
Race sim of Verstappen:

First stint on C3: Outlap - 1:23.0 - 1:23.2 - 1:23.3 - 1:23.3 - 1:23.4 - 1:23.4 - 1:23.4 - 1:23.6 - 1:23.7 - 1:23.7 - 1:23.8 - 1:23.8 - 1:24.2 - 1:24.0 - 1:24.1 - 1:24.3 - Inlap

Second stint on C2: Outlap - 1:22.4 - 1:22.3 - 1:22.4 - 1:22.5 - 1:22.4 - 1:22.4 - 1:22.6 - 1:22.7 - 1:22.9 - 1:22.7 - 1:22.9 - 1:23.1 - 1:23.8 (traffic) - 1:22.4 - 1:43.9 (traffic or mistake) - 1:23.9 - 1:23.1 - 1:22.6 - Inlap

Third stint on unmarked tires: Outlap - 1:21.6 - 1:21.6 - 1:21.4 - Inlap

I am not sure if they are race sim. They are usual stints of testing. A race sim involves no break in between stints and involves only tyre changes. What ferrari did yesterday, is not an ideal race stint as you don't do a race on single type of tyre. You count the laps from the times you have posted and its only 37 laps.

They were simulating a normal race length while powered by Honda

[NathanOlder]

Has anyone got the times for the best sectors so far ?

Best S1 time -
Best S2 time -
Best S3 time -

of all 8 days so far ?

[GPR-A]

Here you go:
Race sim of Verstappen:

First stint on C3: Outlap - 1:23.0 - 1:23.2 - 1:23.3 - 1:23.3 - 1:23.4 - 1:23.4 - 1:23.4 - 1:23.6 - 1:23.7 - 1:23.7 - 1:23.8 - 1:23.8 - 1:24.2 - 1:24.0 - 1:24.1 - 1:24.3 - Inlap

Second stint on C2: Outlap - 1:22.4 - 1:22.3 - 1:22.4 - 1:22.5 - 1:22.4 - 1:22.4 - 1:22.6 - 1:22.7 - 1:22.9 - 1:22.7 - 1:22.9 - 1:23.1 - 1:23.8 (traffic) - 1:22.4 - 1:43.9 (traffic or mistake) - 1:23.9 - 1:23.1 - 1:22.6 - Inlap

Third stint on unmarked tires: Outlap - 1:21.6 - 1:21.6 - 1:21.4 - Inlap

I am not sure if they are race sim. They are usual stints of testing. A race sim involves no break in between stints and involves only tyre changes. What ferrari did yesterday, is not an ideal race stint as you don't do a race on single type of tyre. You count the laps from the times you have posted and its only 37 laps.

They were simulating a normal race length while powered by Honda

You are a butcher.

[MtthsMlw]

Bottas on C4 Outlap - 1:16.9 - 1:48.3 - 1:46.4 - 1:17.3 - Inlap

[SiLo]

16.5 now for Bottas on the C5. Merc slowly starting to show some pace, although still 3 tenths off Ferrari on the same tyre.