2015 Pre-season Testing

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

The unmarked tyres are either Pirelli's prototype mediums or winter hards. Probably the latter with track temperature down at 16C and his stint before having been on hards

15:49 - Raikkonen pits. His final stint on unmarked tyres: 1:27.2, 1:28.0, 1:28.3, 1:28.1, 1:28.2, 1:28.1, 1:28.5, 1:28.2, 1:29.0, 1:28.3, 1:28.6, 1:28.4, 1:28.8, 1:29.9, 1:28.6, 1:28.6, 1:28.7, 1:28.6, 1:29.1, 1:29.7, 1:29.1, 1:29.2, 1:29.1, 1:29.7, 1:29.5, in lap 1:33.9

[diffuser]

Reports that suggested "no more reliability problems" were obviously bull*hit and nonsense.

Yeah....don't know who suggested that and not sure how you believed that. Since reliability issues are unexpected issues.

[JimClarkFan]

Macca only had 1 run since lunch

[Chene_Mostert]

The unmarked tyres are either Pirelli's prototype mediums or winter hards. Probably the latter with track temperature down at 16C and his stint before having been on hards

15:49 - Raikkonen pits. His final stint on unmarked tyres: 1:27.2, 1:28.0, 1:28.3, 1:28.1, 1:28.2, 1:28.1, 1:28.5, 1:28.2, 1:29.0, 1:28.3, 1:28.6, 1:28.4, 1:28.8, 1:29.9, 1:28.6, 1:28.6, 1:28.7, 1:28.6, 1:29.1, 1:29.7, 1:29.1, 1:29.2, 1:29.1, 1:29.7, 1:29.5, in lap 1:33.9

Ominous the consistency

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

Raikkonen race sims :

Medium : 1:30.6, 1:30.6, 1:30.2, 1:30.3, 1:30.4, 1:30.7, 1:30.7, 1:30.7, 1:30.7, 1:31.0, 1:31.0, 1:31.2, 1:31.1, 1:31.4, 1:31.4, 1:32.0, 1:31.8, 1:31.8, 1:32.0, 1:32.3, in lap 1:35.1

Hard : Out lap 1:51.5, 1:29.5, 1:29.7, 1:29.9, 1:29.3, 1:30.0, 1:30.4, 1:29.4, 1:30.2, 1:30.9, 1:30.7, 1:30.8, 1:30.8, 1:31.1, 1:31.0, 1:32.5, in lap 1:34.5

Unmarked tyres : 1:27.2, 1:28.0, 1:28.3, 1:28.1, 1:28.2, 1:28.1, 1:28.5, 1:28.2, 1:29.0, 1:28.3, 1:28.6, 1:28.4, 1:28.8, 1:29.9, 1:28.6, 1:28.6, 1:28.7, 1:28.6, 1:29.1, 1:29.7, 1:29.1, 1:29.2, 1:29.1, 1:29.7, 1:29.5, in lap 1:33.9

[gandharva]

Ricciardo doing some stints on Mediums:

Medium: 1.30,2 - 1.30,0 - 1.30,1 - 1.30,2 - 1.30,2 - 1.30,2 - 1.30,4 - 1.30,1 - 1.30,4 - 1.30,3 - 1.30,8 - 1.30,4 - 1.30,4 - 1.30,7 - 1.30,9 - 1.31,4

Medium: 1:29.9, 1:29,8, 1:29.9, 1:29.9, 1:30.0, 1:30.1, 1:30.2, 1:30.4, 1:30.5, 1:30.5

[mikeerfol]

That's it for McLaren, oil leak... :/

[diffuser]

I`m not a sexist and I don`t have anything against her but this is simply hilarious :

https://twitter.com/CarmenJorda/status/ ... 3662963713

One of the loudest critics was Jorda's former GP3 teammate Rob Cregan.
https://twitter.com/robcregan/status/570965300176269312
Replying to the news she had been added to the Lotus stable, Stanaway tweeted simply, "LOL."

Mitch Evans, the 2012 GP3 champion and a race winner in GP2 (the series directly below F1), tweeted directly at Lotus to remind the team that "it's not April 1st yet."

http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one ... -hybrid-f1

They're trying to attract women to the sport for the right reasons and men for the wrong....I'm fine with it. Rather look at her than Vettel.

[dren]

If all you're doing is looking, it's only a tease. The comments from her old team mates are more than hilarious.

[Belatti]

I dont understand: are there some testing rules that prevent you from having 2 cars?

Or 2 power units + gearbox with rear suspension? That way, couldnt you just unplug 10 hydraulic lines, 10 electrical wire looms, 20 bolts and replace half of the car?

I cant understand why an oil leak can hamper the 10% of all you gonna test in a year for a proffesional team with 700 employees. I know that nowadays F1s are too complex, but come on! I recall testing 4 engines in an afternoon with a 3 mechanic touring car team!

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

Hamilton, fastest lap with the medium of the test, 1m24.181s


Mercedes website for live testing :

http://myracehub.mercedesamgf1.com/en/e ... 15-2#day-3

[dren]

I dont understand: are there some testing rules that prevent you from having 2 cars?

Or 2 power units + gearbox with rear suspension? That way, couldnt you just unplug 10 hydraulic lines, 10 electrical wire looms, 20 bolts and replace half of the car?

I cant understand why an oil leak can hamper the 10% of all you gonna test in a year for a proffesional team with 700 employees. I know that nowadays F1s are too complex, but come on! I recall testing 4 engines in an afternoon with a 3 mechanic touring car team!

I'm going to guess it was a cost reduction thing.

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

1:23.648 with the soft tyres for Hamilton

[mikeerfol]

1:23.022 now, Hamilton is fastest on soft.

[henra]

1:23.648 with the soft tyres for Hamilton

Hmm, that would leave some hope. Massa did a 1:23.963 with the softs today.
Having seen Rosbergs incredible time from yesterday there still is a good chance today's time didn't reflect the full potential of the W06.