F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[dren]

and how is the general opinion after the 1st testday?

Cars went around a track. Nobody blew up. Good overall day.

[Mansell89]

What’s the Pirelli guide for time delta between C-2, C-3, C-4 tyres guys?

[Juzh]

toto said "ferrari are looking strong", so merc wdc/wcc confirmed.

[Phillyred]

toto said "ferrari are looking strong", so merc wdc/wcc confirmed.

Toto is a great poker player!

[ferkan]

I think for the first time in years the Ferrari looks really stunning.

They looked the same one year ago.

Not really. They didnt bang in great laps every time they got out, and their longer stints where generally well down on Merc. This is more akin to 2017, even that wasnt this good for Ferrari IMO.

[aleshondas]

Honda completed 200 laps.....a lot a lot of data

[F1T]

Vettel ends first day of testing on top

Sebastian Vettel was fastest at the end of the first day of testing at Barcelona. A reliable Ferrari allowed him to do more than 160 laps, sending a strong message to Mercedes and other rivals.

[etusch]

https://www.instagram.com/tv/BuBINZwgI6X/

[Just_a_fan]

Vettel did a big pile of laps today - he'll need a decent massage and a hot bath after that lot! Good number of laps by the Mercedes duo too, to finish not too far back on the lap count from Vettel. A number of teams exceeded 100 laps which is not bad for day 1 of the test season.

Did we learn anything? Not much. Much less than the teams did, that's for sure.

[jumpingfish]

Tires were not bad after racing simulations, thats good

[etusch]

https://twitter.com/F1/status/1097527023709446147?s=19

[bucker]

Doesn't look for Renault after the first day.

[marmer]

Surprised to see both Renault's bottom of the list

[RonDennis]

Sainz on C4 supersofts does a 1:18.5, 0.4 off Vettel's time this morning on C3 softs.

Yes glory runs as usual for McLaren.

Well, they should have used the C5 in that case. I guess Monday isn't your best day.

[Jolle]

and how is the general opinion after the 1st testday?

That the teams across the field have their reliability sorted. And that Williams has problems...