[ 2020 ] Aston Martin RedBull Racing F1 Team - Honda

[Wouter]

Testday 1.

[Wouter]

Max drove 91 rounds. Thats all what matters this first week!

[etusch]

I hope they test their 5000 km dyno milage on track too. So they have to put milage as much as they can. So they can check pu before second 3 days of test sessions

[Capharol]

I hope they test their 5000 km dyno milage on track too. So they have to put milage as much as they can. So they can check pu before second 3 days of test sessions

if they keep it up they can achieve that

[Jambier]

I don't remember a first day like this for RBR

It really seems that this year, they want to compete with Mercedes

[godlameroso]

This is just test one, Marko said that the car we see in testing week 1 won't be the same as the car that races in Australia. He joked saying the livery will be the same.

[Bill]

The lap times that Max was doing were incredible consistent atomic watch level.ferrari laps were all over the place loosing a lot in just few laps.merc decent but not spectacular

[munudeges]

The chassis looks more than capable. Lots, and lots of development has greatly moved on from last year. The only question is, can Honda get close to Mercedes not just with peak power but consistency?

[etusch]

The chassis looks more than capable. Lots, and lots of development has greatly moved on from last year. The only question is, can Honda get close to Mercedes not just with peak power but consistency?

Verstappen completed 100 at half of the day. By this way they may also test that too

[Bill]

Last year it was said Honda & Mercedes were good with fuel efficiency Ferrari lacking.Rbr say these they don't have any excuse these year that implies they are happy with Honda have to offer.Generally news and romours around Honda are positive

[godlameroso]

The car seems twitchy in slow corners. It's fast, to be sure. The new suspension probably needs tweaking.

[dren]

It could be power delivery and or aero instability as well.

[godlameroso]

He's going back out now, one thing we can't do is fault reliability. After a day's worth of running and being able to do consistent 19.5's it means that he's faster than last year's Mercedes. Particularly encouraging when you consider Hamilton's pace was after fresh tires just after a safety car, where he was able to save fuel for a few laps prior to starting his final stint. Hamilton managed high 19's with an 18.4 fast lap early in the stint. That Verstappen can easily go faster with more fuel and worn tires says positive things about the progress Red Bull have made.

Mercedes is capable of a 14.9 however, so I don't know if Verstappen could match that.

[Juzh]

straight line speed seems ok for now

[bulldog]

straight line speed seems ok for now

https://i.imgur.com/MTcHFRp.jpg

Thanks.