2018 pre-season testing thread

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FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:52
JonoNic wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:47
Santozini wrote:What's going on in there? :?

https://img.f1today.eu/x/liveupdate/5aa ... 8b8651.jpg
Garage 13... oops
better than garage 17. :mrgreen:
Who's on 17? :?
I loved the iconic McLaren-Honda
But most of all i love McLaren . After all first contact made with M23 that had a Ford Cosworth PU

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cyclon wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:53
FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:52
JonoNic wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:47
Garage 13... oops
better than garage 17. :mrgreen:
Who's on 17? :?
probably McLaren... :lol:
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

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CriXus wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:53
Vettel's ultrasoft lap - 1:18.079
That was a fast lap. =D>

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Nice Ferrari is finally pushing harder

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CriXus wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:53
Vettel's ultrasoft lap - 1:18.079
so they are not to far behind then...
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

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FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:55
CriXus wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:53
Vettel's ultrasoft lap - 1:18.079
so they are not to far behind then...
Which is great.

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FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:55
CriXus wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:53
Vettel's ultrasoft lap - 1:18.079
so they are not to far behind then...
With track temps 5 degrees lower than yesterday it's quite impressive

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MtthsMlw wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:57
FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:55
CriXus wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:53
Vettel's ultrasoft lap - 1:18.079
so they are not to far behind then...
With track temps 5 degrees lower than yesterday it's quite impressive
15 deg lower, not 5. Current track temp is 16, yesterday was 30-31 degs.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” - George Bernard Shaw

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Restomaniac wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:56
FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:55
CriXus wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:53
Vettel's ultrasoft lap - 1:18.079
so they are not to far behind then...
Which is great.
Encouraging ... but still early days ... Both his fast times came in 4 lap stints.. Ric 1.18.04 on HS was a 10 lap stint

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CriXus wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:58
MtthsMlw wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:57
FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:55


so they are not to far behind then...
With track temps 5 degrees lower than yesterday it's quite impressive
15 deg lower, not 5. Current track temp is 16, yesterday was 30-31 degs.
Even better then haha

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I'm understating, lets hope it is enough to be #1.
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

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ironrose wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:59
Restomaniac wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:56
FrukostScones wrote:
08 Mar 2018, 12:55


so they are not to far behind then...
Which is great.
Encouraging ... but still early days ... Both his fast times came in 4 lap stints.. Ric 1.18.04 on HS was a 10 lap stint
He is out again on US ... the unofficial lap record will be broken very shortly ..

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ESPN: "Vettel was clearly off the throttle when he crossed the start-finish line on both those quick laps we saw. Clearly Ferrari is holding something back, so those are impressive lap times to be setting."

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1:18.576 from Magnussen on SS. Quite impressive too, if you ask me.

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Respect for Robert Kubica, all things considered