Sebastian Vettel topped the times on the second day of testing at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. His time set just on Pirelli's new ultra-softs before noon remained best as teams focused on longer runs in the afternoon.
The Mercedes still looks more like a championship winner.
You must be some sort of magician if you can say that just by looking at cars picturesFLuidd wrote:The Mercedes still looks more like a championship winner.
Look at the rear spoiler , look at the front suspension and look at the shape of the front wing , they look more refined , they look more simple , yet more sophisticated than the Ferrari.
I strongly believe Mercedes will stomp the competition yet another year.
Tbh it would be fairly pointless at this stage of testing.Rikhart wrote:Speed trap data anywhere? Would be interesting.
its started out with nonsense talking about mercedes innovation...? really Torro Rosso ran that type of airbox last year and mercedes copied it along with the cutouts in the floor ahead of the rear wheels.
LMFAO you're kidding right?PlatinumZealot wrote:Hmm, it's only the first day and they say it is only testing but I usually go by driver interviews to get a sense of the pecking order. It's interesting the words of Vettel and Hamilton. Hamilton had happy words, very specific about the improvments in the new car. But Vettel, his words sound a bit subdued. He didn't really praise the car in any meaningful way he just said there is a lot of work agead.. It is as if he knows the battle is lost even before it starts!
i dont know maybe they are happy that the bulletproof merc of 2015 ran 150+ laps in 2016 even though the car was less reliable than the lowly Ferrari last year when they also ran 150+ laps on the first day of testing.Chuckjr wrote:Can someone explain why the hell people are making season predictions after only one day of winter testing? Good gracious. Some of the people making predictions should know better! Smh.
All we can say is that the Mercedes looks amazing, I mean they are fast and realiable. McLaren looks better(that was easy) and we cannot say a lot about the rest...Chuckjr wrote:Can someone explain why the hell people are making season predictions after only one day of winter testing? Good gracious. Some of the people making predictions should know better! Smh.
Yes, and I am sure that they know if they are close to Mercedes or not. Teams dont say the truth but they know if they have done a good job from the very first day.Postmoe wrote: Because stints have always counted in testing, whereas fastest lap have traditionally been more marginal to performance during the season.
Need an insider from Ferrari camp to throw some light on this thought. I recon Ferrari camp is a bit skeptical at the moment. They have a beast for sure but the beast is still not under full control. It will be a gradual tuning I guess throughout the season. Today Kimi has to better the number of laps put in by Vettel yesterday without any glitch.Vasconia wrote:Yes, and I am sure that they know if they are close to Mercedes or not. Teams dont say the truth but they know if they have done a good job from the very first day.Postmoe wrote: Because stints have always counted in testing, whereas fastest lap have traditionally been more marginal to performance during the season.
Yes, they need more running. The have taken more risks with this car(which is what they should do) so they will need more time.wickedz50 wrote: Need an insider from Ferrari camp to throw some light on this thought. I recon Ferrari camp is a bit skeptical at the moment. They have a beast for sure but the beast is still not under full control. It will be a gradual tuning I guess throughout the season. Today Kimi has to better the number of laps put in by Vettel yesterday without any glitch.
