2023 Pre-Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Feb 23 - 25

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The Williams FW45 can't ride curbs without getting unsettled badly.

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Ferrari still don't have a good setup.
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They might be compromised a bit by not being able to run the new rear wing, due to the DRS/flap malfunction…

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Russell doing a C2 stint now. Started in mid 1.38s and now in mid 1.39s at lap 17

Seems to be a full race sim. Ruined by red flag

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That Ferrari power unit really didn’t sound healthy when it let go… thought initially it sounded like the turbo went, but as it came to a stop… could’ve been the ICE itself.

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Its gearbox
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

#DwarvesAreNaturalSprinters
#BlessYouLaddie

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Bottas suffered from a (potential) problem with the Ferrari power unit. Alfa Romeo is changing elements to investigate the causes.

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Vanja #66 wrote:
25 Feb 2023, 12:09
Its gearbox
Same internals as Ferrari though...

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bas550 wrote:
25 Feb 2023, 13:11
Vanja #66 wrote:
25 Feb 2023, 12:09
Its gearbox
Same internals as Ferrari though...
Pretty sure Alfa make their own gearbox as of 2022 :D

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organic wrote:
25 Feb 2023, 13:12
bas550 wrote:
25 Feb 2023, 13:11
Vanja #66 wrote:
25 Feb 2023, 12:09
Its gearbox
Same internals as Ferrari though...
Pretty sure Alfa make their own gearbox as of 2022 :D
As far as I know they're still using Ferrari internals just have their own casing.

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Yeah, the casing is "just" :mrgreen:
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

#DwarvesAreNaturalSprinters
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Does anyone else feel it's utterly ridiculous to waste precious testing time on red light tests and stupid stuff like that? Would it be so hard to test it with other cars, or I don't know, extend session by 30 mins to do all that?

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Rikhart wrote:
25 Feb 2023, 13:17
Does anyone else feel it's utterly ridiculous to waste precious testing time on red light tests and stupid stuff like that? Would it be so hard to test it with other cars, or I don't know, extend session by 30 mins to do all that?
The sessions are 4hrs 15mins for exactly this reason isn't it? They start the VSC at 15mins left and without such tests the session would be 4hrs
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Was that flo-vis coming out between the covers on the side of russells Merc at the end when they pushed him back into the garage?
Mess with the Bull - you get the horns.