http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZ5yRtxLJw
Video of The Boss' shunt :stareup:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZ5yRtxLJw
Video of The Boss' shunt :stareup:
Really? All day to change one spring?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Alca-Tazizzle
A remarkable day. For as long as I have followed winter testing sessions in my life, I can't remember a day, where very few could barely put in proper laps throughout the whole day. But that's how the first day went. Based on that alone could be an interesting start into the season!
McLaren could not even get their car running?
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25924834
I agree with jens – I can't remember a day like this either. Everyone was either not ready to run, or barely ready to go once round the block (if that!). 93 laps between all the teams is a laughable figure.
Mercedes looked most confident early on, and were knocking in the laps (in comparison to the rest) until the wing failed. Ferrari then caught up to where they were having the extra time in the afternoon.
Lap times
1 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:27.104
2 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:27.820
3 Valtteri Bottas (Williams) 1:30.082
4 Sergio Perez (Force India) 1:33.161
5 Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) 1:36.530
I couldn't keep up with the action today as I was at work.
Are these the only 5 to set times of the 9.
Maybe Lotus wa sright after all not to attend the first test?
That depends whether by waiting they will be more ready or whether they will be at this stage at the start of the second test. If it's the latter they could be in trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
I guess the teams will use this test to get the machines reliable enough so that they can actually start to test performance and set ups in the following tests.
Possibly, but IMO they are just delaying their teething period. As Paddy Lowe pointed out, they were ready to go partly because of the running they did at SilverstoneQuote:
Originally Posted by COD
http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/01/28/merc ... g-failure/Quote:
“It was going very well. We had the advantage of having been to Silverstone on Friday, so we were well placed to get out this morning right on time. We had a few issues which we hadn’t expected, but in general it was going well, we were building up to longer runs, and it was just at that point that we unfortunately had the failure. It was shaping up to be a very good day. And as it was we achieved a lot in the half day we ran.”.
Frankly I'm surprised that more teams didn't try basic shakedowns at Silverstone or 'media' days before the tests because however complex these new cars are the limited testing period makes each day, each lap that much more valuable. I'd have thought they'd have done their best to ensure that the cars could at least turn a wheel before turning up.Quote:
Originally Posted by minardi
Still, it will be interesting to see the reliability rates especially in the first few races. It could be like 2002 where no hopers like Minardi and Toyota threatened to or did score points purely because they were reliable and the cars in front of them all dropped off. Focussing on reliability at the cost of performance could actually make the difference for a team like Marussia or Caterham....