Honours even in the first round of the battle of the champions at McLaren - 6 laps each
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Honours even in the first round of the battle of the champions at McLaren - 6 laps each
I hope Alonso doesn't end up regretting his move to McLaren. It will be just his luck if Ferrari have managed to get their act together for this year.
The cars sounded quite good in the trackside video on the BBC F1 page. I can't decide whether they sound different from last year, or if it's just because they are being recorded in isolation each time.
What times Were they doing last year in testing at Jerez ,and was it similar to Vettel,s Ferrari,s times of this year.
Impressed by Mercedes laps so far.Dark horses could be RB and Ferrari ,but with all the sandbagging that goes on in testing ,we won't know the true potential until Australia.
Are Williams going to spring a surprise ,would love to see Lotus competitive again too
I know Nico was 4 seconds quicker this year, than the fastest time set at first test last year.
But then, no one did much in the way of running at all last year.
Steve
I don't think Williams is a surprise. Based on the form last year they are expected to be around "best of the rest" group behind Mercedes anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by driveace
Lotus could be a dark horse indeed. After all they have got better engines than last year. So it is the matter of how good their chassis now is, and also integration with power unit.
Good to see Sauber looking fast. Following on from last years disaster and with one promising rookie and one erm.... 1 year veteran (read hugely disappointing 2014) driver inn the team, they can hopefully be competitive at least with Force India, Toleman etc this season
I keep hearing rumours of a Caterham or Marussia turning up in Oz in some form. I assume now this is completely out of the question and we will end up with just 18 cars this season.
Which makes me unbelievably sad.
Caterham's web site is a wee bit enigmatic, in that there is no news update since the 2 day Abu Dhabi test last year, but they have an active countdown clock to the start of the Australian GP running. The administrators looking after things are still saying that there are three interested parties looking to buy and run the team.
Marussia cancelled the wind up auction because there was apparently a buyer ready to talk, howener the factory has already been bought by the Haas team who are due on the grid next season, and it is really difficult to find any offcial statements from them re a buyer.
I think we can pretty safely write those two off. Sad, but they are probably gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Right now I would take 18 cars. I'm a bit concerned that force India won't make it.
Yeah I think Marussia and Caterham were never likely to recover. We will find out, what is the situation with Force India, but they are inherently a stronger team and should make it. If they didn't, it would be a huge blow.
I can't remember there being such an overwhelming pre-season favourite as Mercedes now. Already before winter testing it seemed like a consensus that they are going to walk it again.
So the main hope for the season is that hopefully there is at least a good competition behind them. Most likely between Red Bull, Ferrari, Williams and we are yet to properly find out, what can the likes of Lotus and McLaren deliver. Or even Force India.
Sauber's times are nice and it is a good sign if both Ferrari-powered teams are going well. It may mean the power unit has become more competitive for 2015. But I don't really expect miracles from Sauber - if they can get points from time to time they will have done well. Toro Rosso will probably be somewhere they have always been.