2024 Pre-Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Feb 21 - 23

[SirBastianVettel]

No idea what they've changed since yesterday but the rear is not happy on that merc anymore.

Looks more like an hovercraft atm.

[Luscion]

No idea what they've changed since yesterday but the rear is not happy on that merc anymore.

It is a skinnier rear wing.

Pretty sure that last lap was on the same downforce wing as one that was run yesterday.

yea its the same wing Russell was running yesterday, Lewis started today with their old barn door wing

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If this is deg, yikes

[SirBastianVettel]

If this is deg, yikes

I really hope this is just an experiment, but I really am not confident that Mercedes has finally managed to get a grasp on these ground-effect cars.

[Luscion]

If this is deg, yikes

Considering hes sliding all over the place with the current setup I don't think it's truly representative, car seemed very good on deg yesterday with Russell.

[Matt2725]

If this is deg, yikes

The deg was pretty good for Russell yesterday. Seems like they're trying extremes with Hamilton's setups at the moment.

[DGP123]

Russell was like a snail yesterday, hardly pushing or very heavy. That’s why the car looked stable and quite good, but it was quite slow. Any push for performance and it’s a mess

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Perez finally off the C1 tyre

[Matt2725]

Russell was like a snail yesterday, hardly pushing. That’s why the car looked stable and quite good, but it was quite slow. Any push for performance and it’s a mess

That isn't true at all. They didn't do any performance runs no, but his long runs were on a par with Verstappen's long runs accounting for tyre delta.

[Luscion]

Russell was like a snail yesterday, hardly pushing. That’s why the car looked stable and quite good, but it was quite slow. Any push for performance and it’s a mess

Russell was pushing, they just weren't doing low fuels runs which seems to be the case again today, Russell put in very good times on the C1 towards the end of the session

[FittingMechanics]

Jack Doohan (Alpine reserve driver) seems aware that Alpine won't be that fast. He didn't say it directly but reading between the lines I think it is clear.

[Luscion]

W15 looked much better on that last run

[Sevach]

Jack Doohan (Alpine reserve driver) seems aware that Alpine won't be that fast. He didn't say it directly but reading between the lines I think it is clear.

First team member to fail at poker this season?
Can't wait for more.

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Jack Doohan (Alpine reserve driver) seems aware that Alpine won't be that fast. He didn't say it directly but reading between the lines I think it is clear.

First team member to fail at poker this season?
Can't wait for more.

No if you check the alpine team thread the TP and TD already said much the same. Will be a tricky beginning but they hope to have built a car that will be developed well

[chrisc90]

Oh here’s another broken track