2018 Season Launch and Testing Thread - Page 11

**bjohnsonsmith** · 26 Feb 2018, 10:41 (Ref:3803997)

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Originally Posted by F1Guy

The pink one...

Now we only have to wait for the unveiling of the new team name in Melbourne.

E.B · 26 Feb 2018, 10:57 (Ref:3804001)

So the wheels have fallen off at McLaren pretty early in the year.
Alonso is the only one to have used the Super Soft rubber, and still is a second off the TR Honda on the standard soft.

S griffin · 26 Feb 2018, 11:04 (Ref:3804005)

Anyone think Force India are going to go back to being Jordan? Or just Force something

AdrianM · 26 Feb 2018, 12:13 (Ref:3804020)

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Originally Posted by F1Guy

Never could understand why they test in such low temperatures when the cars never ever race at those sort of low temperatures!?

Can still learn loads even at low temps. These cars are prototypes really. Besides there's nowhere else they could really test that wouldn't bring massive logistical issues with getting new parts etc.

AdrianM · 26 Feb 2018, 12:14 (Ref:3804021)

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Originally Posted by E.B

So the wheels have fallen off at McLaren pretty early in the year.
Alonso is the only one to have used the Super Soft rubber, and still is a second off the TR Honda on the standard soft.

Not exactly comparable amount of running, conditions etc etc.

Besides no-one gives a monkeys about times until the 2nd test. They've all got everything detuned massively at this stage.

E.B · 26 Feb 2018, 12:24 (Ref:3804024)

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Originally Posted by AdrianM

Not exactly comparable amount of running, conditions etc etc.

Besides no-one gives a monkeys about times until the 2nd test. They've all got everything detuned massively at this stage.

Agreed.... I was unaware of his lap count when I posted what was in reality more a tongue in cheek jibe.

Times at the lunchtime break. Not that important after just a few hours but for interest.....
Impressively Bottas and Danny Ric or Hulkenberg have yet to use anything other than medium compound tyres. Other like Raikkonen have gone one softer to the standard soft.

1 Ricciardo Red Bull 1m20.179s
2 Bottas Mercedes 1m20.349s
3 Raikkonen Ferrari 1m20.506s
4 Hulkenberg Renault 1m20.547s
5 Hartley Toro Rosso 1m22.371s
6 Stroll Williams 1m22.452s
7 Grosjean Haas 1m23.092s
8 Alonso McLaren 1m24.202s
9 Ericsson Sauber 1m25.417s
10 Mazepin Force India 1m25.628s

peebee2 · 26 Feb 2018, 12:30 (Ref:3804026)

Of course it’s incredibly early but can’t help but laugh that the “incredible” McLaren car failed and that the “nightmare” Honda engine did 72 trouble-free laps!

**bjohnsonsmith** · 26 Feb 2018, 12:33 (Ref:3804027)

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Originally Posted by peebee2

Of course it’s incredibly early but can’t help but laugh that the “incredible” McLaren car failed and that the “nightmare” Honda engine did 72 trouble-free laps!

Honda clearly have done some work on the engine since last season but it's early days yet.

Paradise City · 26 Feb 2018, 12:59 (Ref:3804030)

It wouldn't surprise me to see STR beating Mclaren this year. And it wouldn't surprise me to see Renault's reliability suffer with the very large Renault customer program that's underway. It seems a bit of a folly to take on so many teams.

I don't blame Mclaren for making the switcheroo mind you -- but I got a sinking feeling they could be caught out with that decision nevertheless.

Mike Bell · 26 Feb 2018, 13:03 (Ref:3804032)

Hamilton not even in top 10?

I know, he’s not driving, but just shows how easy it is to interpret the results to suit your own viewpoint!

Looking at the video of Alonso seems like a failure as suggested, rather than loose wheel. EDIT- according to McLaren it was loose wheel......

Is there any free live timing anywhere ?

**bella** · 26 Feb 2018, 13:34 (Ref:3804038)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

Anyone think Force India are going to go back to being Jordan? Or just Force something

wonder what the bets are for hitech f1...

Mike Harte · 26 Feb 2018, 13:44 (Ref:3804041)

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Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Is there any free live timing anywhere ?

Don't think that they release live timing at test sessions.

Mike Bell · 26 Feb 2018, 13:57 (Ref:3804045)

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Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Don't think that they release live timing at test sessions.

Thanks Mike, I’m keeping an eye out for info on twitter, whatever that is....

**bjohnsonsmith** · 26 Feb 2018, 14:10 (Ref:3804047)

Autosport have a live link but it doesn't seem to be working.

https://www.autosport.com/live/

Mike Harte · 26 Feb 2018, 14:19 (Ref:3804054)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Autosport have a live link but it doesn't seem to be working.

https://www.autosport.com/live/

I think that that is just live journalistic coverage rather than live timing. This ( https://www.autosport.com/f1/live/27...t-day-one-2018 ) provides the coverage plus up to date fastest single laps by each car/driver.

**bella** · 26 Feb 2018, 14:47 (Ref:3804062)

i’ve seen a screengrab from the f1 testing app on twitter... is there a free version of that data?

insane014 · 26 Feb 2018, 15:36 (Ref:3804075)

McLaren is in full on PR salvage mode right now by running Ultra Softs to post 1:21:339

Mike Bell · 26 Feb 2018, 15:40 (Ref:3804079)

Looks to me like track is so cold that is a better compound choice. Seems most have decided it’s too cold......

gary396 · 26 Feb 2018, 15:50 (Ref:3804082)

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Originally Posted by Mike Bell

.....Is there any free live timing anywhere ?

No Mike (not directly anyway). The Teams contract direct with TSL (not the usual FOM timing lot) and it's the Teams' data so TSL can't feed it live.

chillibowl · 26 Feb 2018, 15:58 (Ref:3804083)

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Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Thanks Mike, I’m keeping an eye out for info on twitter, whatever that is....

have to say, the official F1 twitter feed is actually doing a solid job with posting videos from todays session including footage from Alonso's spin.

https://twitter.com/F1?ref_src=twsrc...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://twitter.com/F1/status/968067939864752131

AdrianM · 26 Feb 2018, 16:43 (Ref:3804096)

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Originally Posted by insane014

McLaren is in full on PR salvage mode right now by running Ultra Softs to post 1:21:339

Tyre compounds are meaningless in the temperature ranges in Spain at the moment. Last year the softer compounds were slower than the harder ones. They're just not designed to work in those conditions so times are totally irrelevant. All any of the teams want to do in the first couple of days is make sure everything works. The top 3 will be doing 1:16's by the end of the next test.

**bella** · 26 Feb 2018, 17:13 (Ref:3804101)

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Originally Posted by gary396

No Mike (not directly anyway). The Teams contract direct with TSL (not the usual FOM timing lot) and it's the Teams' data so TSL can't feed it live.

it's on the f1 app though?

insane014 · 26 Feb 2018, 17:31 (Ref:3804104)

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Originally Posted by AdrianM

Tyre compounds are meaningless in the temperature ranges in Spain at the moment. Last year the softer compounds were slower than the harder ones. They're just not designed to work in those conditions so times are totally irrelevant. All any of the teams want to do in the first couple of days is make sure everything works. The top 3 will be doing 1:16's by the end of the next test.

How come? Alonso's fastest times were achieved on super softs compared to his times on softs.

gary396 · 26 Feb 2018, 17:48 (Ref:3804108)

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Originally Posted by bella

it's on the f1 app though?

Sorry, I should have been clearer - I meant it can't be accessed via the usual TSL Timing route for anyone looking there. But new for this year there is a new agreement for the F1 app to use the TSL / Team data apparently.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 26 Feb 2018, 17:58 (Ref:3804111)

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Originally Posted by insane014

How come? Alonso's fastest times were achieved on super softs compared to his times on softs.

Just because softer tyre compounds give better grip.

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