Those lap times don’t mean much. Just take a look at the rear wing Leclerc had compared to Lewis - he was running a high downforce setup, which changes everything about the car's performance.DJ Downforce wrote: ↑05 Feb 2025, 20:29And that's a wrap on the tests.
Final day lap times:
Hamilton - 1:16.759![]()
Leclerc - 1:14.971![]()
Of course these times don't mean anything - different tires etc. would I be saying this if ham was ahead![]()
Hopefully both drivers have found use in the track time and dusted off the winter cobwebs. This is the calm before the storm now - in a few weeks it's all gonna start kicking off in a good way![]()
That's a completely different car mate.El_KaPpa wrote: ↑06 Feb 2025, 21:25Those lap times don’t mean much. Just take a look at the rear wing Leclerc had compared to Lewis - he was running a high downforce setup, which changes everything about the car's performance.DJ Downforce wrote: ↑05 Feb 2025, 20:29And that's a wrap on the tests.
Final day lap times:
Hamilton - 1:16.759![]()
Leclerc - 1:14.971![]()
Of course these times don't mean anything - different tires etc. would I be saying this if ham was ahead![]()
Hopefully both drivers have found use in the track time and dusted off the winter cobwebs. This is the calm before the storm now - in a few weeks it's all gonna start kicking off in a good way![]()
https://i.ibb.co/PZ1ZBnD1/FB-IMG-1738867487077.jpg
It’s not El_KaPpa’s fault…scuderiabrandon wrote: ↑06 Feb 2025, 21:38That's a completely different car mate.El_KaPpa wrote: ↑06 Feb 2025, 21:25Those lap times don’t mean much. Just take a look at the rear wing Leclerc had compared to Lewis - he was running a high downforce setup, which changes everything about the car's performance.DJ Downforce wrote: ↑05 Feb 2025, 20:29And that's a wrap on the tests.
Final day lap times:
Hamilton - 1:16.759![]()
Leclerc - 1:14.971![]()
Of course these times don't mean anything - different tires etc. would I be saying this if ham was ahead![]()
Hopefully both drivers have found use in the track time and dusted off the winter cobwebs. This is the calm before the storm now - in a few weeks it's all gonna start kicking off in a good way![]()
https://i.ibb.co/PZ1ZBnD1/FB-IMG-1738867487077.jpg
SF-24 was used for the Pirelli test, which is where the lap times are from, both driver set those times in the SF-24, with the low downforce setup. The car in the image is the SF-23, which was used for the TPC test, completely unrelated to the lap times.
Didn't think I had to mention it on a “technical” forum, but please stop looking at lap times from a tyre test, where Pirelli select the compounds and run plans for the teams.
Sorry guys, I jumped the gun thinking I was onto something fresh. Saw some Ferrari photos in my feed and thought they were new, but turns out they’re 6 days old from the TPC test. Still finding my way in the red gallery!the EDGE wrote: ↑06 Feb 2025, 22:00It’s not El_KaPpa’s fault…scuderiabrandon wrote: ↑06 Feb 2025, 21:38That's a completely different car mate.El_KaPpa wrote: ↑06 Feb 2025, 21:25
Those lap times don’t mean much. Just take a look at the rear wing Leclerc had compared to Lewis - he was running a high downforce setup, which changes everything about the car's performance.
https://i.ibb.co/PZ1ZBnD1/FB-IMG-1738867487077.jpg
SF-24 was used for the Pirelli test, which is where the lap times are from, both driver set those times in the SF-24, with the low downforce setup. The car in the image is the SF-23, which was used for the TPC test, completely unrelated to the lap times.
Didn't think I had to mention it on a “technical” forum, but please stop looking at lap times from a tyre test, where Pirelli select the compounds and run plans for the teams.
I have no idea why Pirelli would release lap times from 2026 prototype tyre test in a Bastardised car running a sub-optimal setup with an engine that won’t even exist, at a track they will not race at, in the first place