F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[FrukostScones]

VER WDC confirmed

[TwanV]

Interesting to compare that with the length of Gasly's run now. EDIT: not quite that many laps. lol FrukostScones

[FrukostScones]

Galsy run pretty short, 5 laps I think (incl. in /out)

[RZS10]

Regarding Lewis' S3 time:

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 0152264705
He cut the track.

[Jozsusz]

Regarding Lewis' S3 time:

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 0152264705
He cut the track.

[TwanV]

Does anyone have stint times available for Russell? I think they set a quick time this morning on C5(?) but I'd like to learn how the car is doing on "normal" tires.

[GPR-A]

Don't know how to read this.

[TwanV]

That Mercedes twitter guy/girl has to be the coolest in the business.

[GPR-A]

Does anyone have stint times available for Russell? I think they set a quick time this morning on C5(?) but I'd like to learn how the car is doing on "normal" tires.

Russell (C3) #FW42
OUT
1: 26.592
1: 24.489
1: 24.194
1: 24.322
1: 24.278
1: 24.112
1: 24.321
1: 24.709
1: 25.514
1: 25.712
1: 25.713
1: 26.777
1: 27.099
IN #F1Testing #Day5 #F1
@WilliamsRacing

[TwanV]

Thanks GPR-A, let's hope they're taking it easy.

[LM10]

Autosport:

Mercedes is changing the engine for Bottas after an oil pressure problem.

The team says it has made the decision in order to "continue today's programme and also to pursue our analysis of the problem".

[dxpetrov]

That Mercedes twitter guy/girl has to be the coolest in the business.

He is trying to be funny, but is clearly not. Primary school humor level.

[RZS10]

Yea ... corporate twitter accounts have tried to act cool/funny/relatable for some time now, posting memes and using way too many emojis but it's usually just cringeworthy.

oil pressure issue for Merc - engine swap

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 4771344386

[dans79]

it will be interesting to see how long it takes them to get the swap done. I remember back in 2014 people where quoting 4 to 6 hours to swap out the new engines.

oil pressure issue for Merc - engine swap

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 4771344386

[cplchanb]

it will be interesting to see how long it takes them to get the swap done. I remember back in 2014 people where quoting 4 to 6 hours to swap out the new engines.

oil pressure issue for Merc - engine swap

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 4771344386

sigh....gone are the 00s glory days of 1 hour swaps.....