F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[Sevach]

It's getting worse, sadly. What is wrong with this team?

The car is already in Barcelona. So why wouldn't they run tomorrow?

If you mean this
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzrkeUBXQAAjWCD.jpg
It's last year's car by the looks of it
I also found this

RaceFans understands from a source at the team that the first completed FW42 will be airfreighted to the track early on Wednesday morning.

This is sad.

[turbof1]

So that means it will effectively leave their base at Grove on Wednessday morning, meaning it will still need to travel all the way to Barcelona and then be assembled?

That car will not be driving Wednessday either I am afraid.

[Sierra117]

Literally 9 mins in and Sky's commentary begins on an idiotic note about how there should be no secrecy, get rid of the screens (the paddock opaque panels) etc.

[gandharva]

Seems Ferrari already started the first race sim.

[F1Fan2018]

From Sky F1

So what's it like to drive a 2019 F1 car?
A first word from Renault's Nico Hulkenberg, who has been speaking to the media after completing a productive morning session in the RS19.

"First impressions are ok. I would say just alright for now.

"The car ran without any big problems this morning - 65 laps is a decent start.

"It doesn't feel like a completely-different animal, it's more a feeling of coming home. For me it hasn't changed that much, we have the same steering wheel and similar seating position, for example. Perhaps I also wasn't expecting a huge difference.

"The new aero regulations were difficult to anticipate how that would impact the feeling, but for now it's not so different."

He did say that one effect of the new higher, wider rear wings for 2019 was "like pulling a parachute across the straight", impacting the feel of the power underneath him.

[TankMarvin]

Yes - at each race white is hard, yellow = medium, red = soft.

So the "No Brackets" tyre designs (C1 & C5 on the image above) are only relevant for testing because at a race there will only be white, yellow and red (with the bracket/stripe designs) ?

for the races will be picked 3 of the C1-C5 , which are then colored white yellow red , hard to the softest.
so forget the colors of the testing ... it is just to distinguish them at testing,
now C3 yellow! for testing can be red (soft) or white (hard)for some races theoretically.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/911613/1/ ... 2019-races

Yes, that's what I meant.
I should have said the "No brackets" design will not be seen at the races, because if C1, C2 and C3 is used they will be white, yellow and red with bracket/stripe.

Thanks.

[Mandrake]

The Mercedes looking very understeery at times with Lewis overshooting the corners twice in succession

[F1NAC]

https://twitter.com/f1debrief/status/10 ... 5747278848

[SiLo]

I can already hear all the fans calling Vettel WDC just from this day of testing alone.

[Morteza]

[FrukostScones]

I can already hear all the fans calling Vettel WDC just from this day of testing alone.

let them, their thoughts wishes expectations...

[santos]

I can already hear all the fans calling Vettel WDC just from this day of testing alone.

I didn't saw anyone making that kind of statements. Are you somehow afraid that it could happen already?

[Sierra117]

Great job by Sky to almost completely mute the sounds of the cars so all we hear is this non-stop nonsense commentary. Great start.

[Jambier]

Read somewhere that Renault DRS is not complete hence they can't open it and lose 8 tenth a lap.

Have you seen images with DRS opened on the Renault ?

[gandharva]

Great job by Sky to almost completely mute the sounds of the cars so all we hear is this non-stop nonsense commentary. Great start.

Switch to FX. Sound is good.