2018 pre-season testing thread

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Phil wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 16:51
dans79 wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 16:44
For reference Bottas's laps all would have been in the top 6 in qualifying last year.
If I am not mistaken, I think the current cool temperatures during testing account for a bit of laptime (and of course, free choice of tires). Didn't last years testing times compare favorably to Q3 times at Barcelona later in the year (comparing like for like on same compounds)?
2016 cars where much slower than 2017 cars because of the many rule changes.
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Good to see Kimi got over hangover and karaoke for this afternoon

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Any sign of Mclaren's return :?:
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Last year fastest lap in testing was a 1:18.8xx using the super soft tire, pole was .3 seconds slower using the soft tire. Which means the Mercedes last year was probably good for low 18's using super softs. Starting race pace was in the 25's, vs 1:19.1 for pole, that means there is 6-7 seconds between starting race pace and full on qualifying time.

Once we see people do race simulations subtract 6 seconds and you more or less have total pace of the car. If the starting race pace for the simulations is 1:22 or 1:23 subtract 6 seconds and that gives you your ultimate pace of 1:16 or 1:17 more or less what I've predicted.
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VarioR wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 17:00
Any sign of Mclaren's return :?:
Takes 4hrs to do an engine swap, so they should be getting ready to go out again with an hour to go in the session.
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Why is hartley is so slow compared to gasly.. Wonder how fast sainz in STR 13. Redbull surely run out talent

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Red Bull doing a race sim

Red Bull Racing is performing a first race simulation. Daniel Ricciardo started on the mediums and posted times around 1:23.3. Then he made a pit stop, the team fitted new medium tyres and now the Australian goes around in laps of around 1:22.5.
Update posted on 09:53:36
1:17.3 subtracting 6 seconds.

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Singabule wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 17:04
Why is hartley is so slow compared to gasly.. Wonder how fast sainz in STR 13. Redbull surely run out talent
Why do you say that? Their testing times seem to be evenly matched. Gasley's time yesterday was close to Hartley's time today.
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Incomplete race sim from RBR:

1. stint - medium
Outlap - Inlap - Startlap - 1.25,4 - 1.23,8 - 1.23.7 - 1.23,4 - 1.23,4 - 1.23,3 - 1.23,4 - 1.23,3 - 1.23,3 - 1.23,5 - 1.23,8 - 1.23,5 - 1:24,6 (traffic) - 1.23,5 - 1.24,2 - 1.24,1 - 1.23,8 - 1.23,3 - Inlap

2. stint - medium
Outlap - 1.22,3 - 1.22,5 - 1.22,5 1.22,3 - 1.22,4 - 1.22,3- 1.22,1 - 1.22,8 - 1.23,1 (traffic) - 1.22.5 - 1.22.9 - 1.22,7 - 1.22,2 - 1.21.9 - 1.22,1 - 1.22,5 - Inlap - Inlap

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I'd say it's still all about reliability testing for STRH

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Is it as windy as yesterday?

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gandharva wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 17:10
Incomplete race sim from RBR:

1. stint - medium
Outlap - Inlap - Startlap - 1.25,4 - 1.23,8 - 1.23.7 - 1.23,4 - 1.23,4 - 1.23,3 - 1.23,4 - 1.23,3 - 1.23,3 - 1.23,5 - 1.23,8 - 1.23,5 - 1:24,6 (traffic) - 1.23,5 - 1.24,2 - 1.24,1 - 1.23,8 - 1.23,3 - Inlap

2. stint - medium
Outlap - 1.22,3 - 1.22,5 - 1.22,5 1.22,3 - 1.22,4 - 1.22,3- 1.22,1 - 1.22,8 - 1.23,1 (traffic) - 1.22.5 - 1.22.9 - 1.22,7 - 1.22,2 - 1.21.9 - 1.22,1 - 1.22,5 - Inlap - Inlap
Would they start the race with the medium compound though? Surely they'd qualify with the soft, so that would be the tire for the first stint, those are probably worth close to a second in race trim, still think 16's are possible.
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godlameroso wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 17:14
... still think 16's are possible.
Me too. At least for the top 3.

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godlameroso wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 17:07
Singabule wrote:
07 Mar 2018, 17:04
Why is hartley is so slow compared to gasly.. Wonder how fast sainz in STR 13. Redbull surely run out talent
Why do you say that? Their testing times seem to be evenly matched. Gasley's time yesterday was close to Hartley's time today.
Yesterday is windy, colder, and also brake system failure. I think gasly Way better in outright speed, but hartley more composed. Also dont forget about track evolution because of new asphalt
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