Nico Rosberg has led the way on the one but last day of pre-season testing. The German set a time of 1:20.686 despite having a stoppage with 45 minutes left on the clock. Nico was almost a second quicker than Buemi and completed a massive 128 laps.
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Roland Ehnström wrote:I'll swim against the stream and make a guesstimate on the current pecking-order, based on the, admittedly rather limited, info and quotes we have to go by from the first test:
Ferrari
Sauber
McLaren
Mercedes
Toro Rosso
Renault
Williams
Feel free to discuss and flame.
Sauber's pace isn't bad at all but they mostly run very light.
I even would trade Sauber's place with Renault in your guesstimation. Renault are used to test with heavy loads. Their times with a lot of fuel were competitive and they're not far off of Ferrari's pace.
Losers focus on winners, winners focus on winning.
ISLAMATRON wrote:Why is it that nobody here understands sarcasm or what a joke is? It seems like the Ferrari fans are the worst when it comes to this... calm the hell down it is only a game.
btw, who are you to tell me who's fan I am. Maybe mine was a joke too which u didn't understand, just like Ferrari's tripple diffuser.
Losers focus on winners, winners focus on winning.
"The car I have many things to adjust to, the seat, the pedals, the steering wheel, the helmet, which is a new brand for me. I never run with Brembo brakes, so that was a first for me as well. Many things to adapt, many things to check, but I had a good base in the car thanks to Felipe's job during the first two days.
"I think it was a really, really big help for me because I didn't lose time with the set-up or the car. I just concentrated in my comfort in the car because Felipe's set-up was good enough to keep running in the morning."
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Thanks to Silly Hobbit.
"The car I have many things to adjust to, the seat, the pedals, the steering wheel, the helmet, which is a new brand for me. I never run with crappy Brembo brakes, like Felipe who wouldn't know the difference anyways, so that was a first for me as well. Many things to adapt, many things to check, but I had a good base in the car thanks to Felipe's job during the first two days, which took me only a few laps to get used to and beat his time.
"I think it was a really, really big help for me because I didn't lose time with the set-up or the car. I just concentrated in my comfort in the car because Felipe's set-up was good enough to keep running in the morning, as if some child Kart racer had set it up, but there were quite a few things that idiot had missed."
Before I do anything I ask myself “Would an idiot do that?” And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing. - Dwight Schrute
ISLAMATRON wrote:Why is it that nobody here understands sarcasm or what a joke is? It seems like the Ferrari fans are the worst when it comes to this... calm the hell down it is only a game.
btw, who are you to tell me who's fan I am. Maybe mine was a joke too which u didn't understand, just like Ferrari's tripple diffuser.
Telling fellow forum members to "eat ---" is not a joke, at least not a funny one. And I knew that your FErrari pic was a joke... I just used it as another oppurtunity to call them cheaters... which they are. Cry baby cheaters
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Hmm. Button seems slow.. not good.. He BETTER Get faster! You can't be the Boss's assistant and be 0.7 seconds off! I am not buying the "Button was fitting seat getting used to the car/team". Blah! blah! blah! as Barichello would say. He BETTER improve those times OR ELSE!!
"The car I have many things to adjust to, the seat, the pedals, the steering wheel, the helmet, which is a new brand for me. I never run with Brembo brakes, so that was a first for me as well. Many things to adapt, many things to check, but I had a good base in the car thanks to Felipe's job during the first two days.
"I think it was a really, really big help for me because I didn't lose time with the set-up or the car. I just concentrated in my comfort in the car because Felipe's set-up was good enough to keep running in the morning."
Fred’s already talking --- about his teammate!
Talking --- ?? Where do u read that? Eat ---!
That’s pretty hostile bro!
It was a supposed to be funny!
I'm the biggest FA honk on this forum
Allegory- A veiled reference within a narrative
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ISLAMATRON wrote:Why is it that nobody here understands sarcasm or what a joke is? It seems like the Ferrari fans are the worst when it comes to this... calm the hell down it is only a game.
btw, who are you to tell me who's fan I am. Maybe mine was a joke too which u didn't understand, just like Ferrari's tripple diffuser.
Telling fellow forum members to "eat ---" is not a joke, at least not a funny one. And I knew that your FErrari pic was a joke... I just used it as another oppurtunity to call them cheaters... which they are. Cry baby cheaters
Who's the crybaby bringing stuff up that any team have done in the past.. Looking how far they can go with the regs is part of the game. Get over it.
Losers focus on winners, winners focus on winning.
n smikle wrote:Hmm. Button seems slow.. not good.. He BETTER Get faster! You can't be the Boss's assistant and be 0.7 seconds off! I am not buying the "Button was fitting seat getting used to the car/team". Blah! blah! blah! as Barichello would say. He BETTER improve those times OR ELSE!!
but then hamilton and button could be on diff programs? Rosberg had trouble with his seat too.
n smikle wrote:Hmm. Button seems slow.. not good.. He BETTER Get faster! You can't be the Boss's assistant and be 0.7 seconds off! I am not buying the "Button was fitting seat getting used to the car/team". Blah! blah! blah! as Barichello would say. He BETTER improve those times OR ELSE!!
but then hamilton and button could be on diff programs? Rosberg had trouble with his seat too.
lets wait and see what happens at jerez
Precisely, plus, why is the pressure on for Button, he himself said he has nothing to prove and why should he. He has a 3 year contract lets not dismiss him from literally day one.
Its impossible to know relative speeds. Some of the slow guys on 8 lap stints could have had a full tank, while some on 20 lap stints might have only 20 laps of fuel.
