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Red Bull will be delighted with how this test went minus the Hadjar crash but maybe the data about running in the wet with these cars will be valuable. The engine is ahead of where I expected and did a massive amount of laps between both teams with no major failures. The aero concept looks aggressive and the car should evolve significantly by Melbourne. The crash probably held them back from getting deep into setup optimization and pushing performance like Mercedes and Ferrari did but this should give them confidence that Bahrain can focus on those things.
Wasn't the crash just half an hour before end of day 2? So the team lost not that much of tracktime.
Do you mean the same spec or "literally the same PU"?
Same PU is what I meant. I would assume same spec if they used two different engines.
On Monday both teams have been on track, so using the same is not possible. Other than that it would be quite an effort for the mechanics to interchange between the 2 cars.
Do you mean the same spec or "literally the same PU"?
Same PU is what I meant. I would assume same spec if they used two different engines.
On Monday both teams have been on track, so using the same is not possible. Other than that it would be quite an effort for the mechanics to interchange between the 2 cars.
Thanks that makes sense. I was of the impression that only "one" Red Bull car ran at any point and you precisely caught that point.
Laurent Mekies on a good week for
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after a good start with lots of laps for HAD on Monday was negated by his Tuesday crash: "It was an incredible job by the team trackside and back on campus to get RB22 back on track for Friday, there have been some long nights to ensure we got a third day of running. Max was in the car all day and he too got over 100 laps on the clock, giving insightful and beyond valuable feedback, as we continue to learn about this new car and PU. We have a lot to take away from this week and Max's experience and detail with engineering will help us shape the preparations for Bahrain and beyond. In terms of what we were expecting from the power unit in these first three days, I can only stress how proud we are of everyone back at base who delivered us this PU."
Red Bull will be delighted with how this test went minus the Hadjar crash but maybe the data about running in the wet with these cars will be valuable. The engine is ahead of where I expected and did a massive amount of laps between both teams with no major failures. The aero concept looks aggressive and the car should evolve significantly by Melbourne. The crash probably held them back from getting deep into setup optimization and pushing performance like Mercedes and Ferrari did but this should give them confidence that Bahrain can focus on those things.
Wasn't the crash just half an hour before end of day 2? So the team lost not that much of tracktime.
Thats fair, would say choosing to run on Tuesday was more impactful than the crash. They lost a whole day of the sort of running they were able to do Monday and Friday. I'm sure the crash itself changed what Max had to focus on for today because he was in a rebuilt/patched car.
Red Bull will be delighted with how this test went minus the Hadjar crash but maybe the data about running in the wet with these cars will be valuable. The engine is ahead of where I expected and did a massive amount of laps between both teams with no major failures. The aero concept looks aggressive and the car should evolve significantly by Melbourne. The crash probably held them back from getting deep into setup optimization and pushing performance like Mercedes and Ferrari did but this should give them confidence that Bahrain can focus on those things.
Wasn't the crash just half an hour before end of day 2? So the team lost not that much of tracktime.
Thats fair, would say choosing to run on Tuesday was more impactful than the crash. They lost a whole day of the sort of running they were able to do Monday and Friday. I'm sure the crash itself changed what Max had to focus on for today because he was in a rebuilt/patched car.
I have to agree! Running on Tuesday was a very, very bad decision. They knew it would be a wet day. Maybe Max' illness influenced the decision.
