More teams have hit trouble in the final day of pre-season testing at Barcelona. At a moment when one would expect reliability issues to be nearly ironed out, the lack of running for some teams was surprising.
I dont think you can reach to many useful conclusions taking into account how different both tracks are.marcus wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 23:41Does anyone have an idea why is Mercedes so stubbornly testing soft and medium tyres when it is obvious they have more problems with US and SS. Not to mention hypersoft - I don't think they have ever used them in 2018?
I mean, Monaco is in 10 days and hypersoft will be the mail qualifying tyre. Why not test it now??? Next we know they will be bitching how they can not generate enough temperature in them.
I spoke with several Mercedes engineers last night. They told me it was to frustrate posters on internet forums.marcus wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 23:41Does anyone have an idea why is Mercedes so stubbornly testing soft and medium tyres when it is obvious they have more problems with US and SS. Not to mention hypersoft - I don't think they have ever used them in 2018?
I mean, Monaco is in 10 days and hypersoft will be the mail qualifying tyre. Why not test it now??? Next we know they will be bitching how they can not generate enough temperature in them.
Because track layout is important. Every tire has a different compound and a different temperature working range (ranging from low to high). How much temperature goes into the tire depends on how much load/energy is put through it - and that is also very dependent on the track layout.marcus wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 23:41Does anyone have an idea why is Mercedes so stubbornly testing soft and medium tyres when it is obvious they have more problems with US and SS. Not to mention hypersoft - I don't think they have ever used them in 2018?
I mean, Monaco is in 10 days and hypersoft will be the mail qualifying tyre. Why not test it now??? Next we know they will be bitching how they can not generate enough temperature in them.
Best post I've read in ages
No, because they might be too hard for this particular track layout. I also assume the tires for the test were ordered way in advance (e.g. not yesterday or last week), so the knowledge they gained from the race-weekend doesn't necessarily reflect on their order which tires to use/test during testing.
They definitely wont be using race engines in a test.
They replied to a question on Pirelli's Twitter page....marcus wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 23:41Does anyone have an idea why is Mercedes so stubbornly testing soft and medium tyres when it is obvious they have more problems with US and SS. Not to mention hypersoft - I don't think they have ever used them in 2018?
I mean, Monaco is in 10 days and hypersoft will be the mail qualifying tyre. Why not test it now??? Next we know they will be bitching how they can not generate enough temperature in them.
He's essentially writing drivel which is subjective at best (and should be marked as "commentary" not be posted as "news" or anything like that) ... now the "Merc power advantage" article ... it's shitty clickbait loaded with personal opinions and is prominently posted on a site called f1technical ... what a jokeJust_a_fan wrote: ↑16 May 2018, 22:53Does anyone know who this Balazs Szabo person is who is writing pieces for the front of the site? The latest one about the tyres is just a rehash of old supposition with just a final throw away line at the end saying that Vettel changed his tune after the test.
The test showed that the tyres weren't changed to help Mercedes, no matter what Marko or Vettel might have said several days ago.
It's a non-story but is newly prominent on the site. Weird.
