munudeges wrote:He doesn't have any because it didn't happen. Anyone who has had one of their eyes open in the past few weeks knows that it has been established Ferrari performed a test with a two year old car. A bit of an eye opener and raises questions, but it's been done before with Renault. Mercedes used their current cars, drivers and race team and had the opportunity to simulate exact current circumstances on a track where they performed abysmally during the race (two seconds a lap slower in fact). It's just an example of the brain damage that there is over this issue. "Oh, maybe in my own mind if I can imagine that Ferrari perhaps put some up to date parts on their car at their test then what Mercedes did is perfectly justified and OK". Not it wouldn't, in any case.
But I agree, this issue garbage and we simply shouldn't be discussing or attempting to debate a case of blatant cheating that makes the sport look even more ridiculous. Let's censor that. We should wait until this race is over even though we've had several weeks where it's been clear that Mercedes have made dramatic improvements post-Barcelona. It's not even as though it's about debating a part on the car of questionable legality that took time and effort to design and build. They managed to do a 1000 kilometre test with their current car, drivers and team where no other team could during a hard test ban. End of.
This'll be my last post on this as you've clearly got your fingers in your ears and are singing "la la la" very loudly.
Ferrari have been accused of running 2013 aero and suspension on a 2011 chassis in testing by your beloved Red Bull. Horner has asked the FIA for a clarification. We have not yet heard on this from any other party, looks like it's being dealt with on the hush hush. But Ferrari have not denied it happened despite the public accusation. They have yet another tyre test lined up for next week (or the week after) where Red Bull have again accused Ferrari of planning to run 2013 parts on a 2011 tub.
There's also the small matter that the FIA sanctioned Merc's test with Charlie Whiting even getting it signed off with the FIA's lawyer. It was Todt who changed the FIA's stance on this retroactively with the FIA's own tribunal stating unequivocally that Mercedes acted in good faith. But of course you know better than everyone else.
Then there's the little fact that you have no sodding idea how much of an effect that test had and that every proclamation you're making on the subject is blind assumption on your part based on pseudo evidence and wild extrapolation. You have no idea what work was in Merc's pipeline before that test, what work was carried out at the test, what data was collected, how their plans have evolved, if they even tested new parts, who controlled the setup (the test was run by Pirelli not Mercedes), if setup changes were even allowed / used, or what tyres were used. You also have no idea how much of their apparent improvement in performance has been down to setup, development, track conditions, weather, or even just driver confidence. You also have no idea yet what their pace is going to be like in tomorrows race.
But in the absence of all that evidence you've decided that Mercedes are blatant cheaters who gained a whole load of race day performance are only successful because of that one test and that anyone who disagrees with you is a blind fanboy. Pot meet kettle.
Asking the medium tires to last 40+ laps just seems unrealistic. 
