F1 2010: Testing sessions thread

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Originally Posted by henners88

I quite often take what Joe Saward says with a hefty pinch of salt but other sources are beginning to draw the same conclusions as to what issues each team are facing. Red Bull are apparently dissappointed overall with the pace of their car which is abit of as let down seeing as the anticipation from fans alike was great. Newey is often portrayed as a design god, and it seems they need abit more time to adjust. Whispers suggest Ferrari is concerned about fuel consumption over a race distance but appear to be one of the fastest cars and possibly the best car for conserving its tyres. Mclaren at this stage seems to be a favourite for the season and I for one am keeping my fingers crossed on that one. All that aside, this is only testing and we'll find soon enough who is where.. :)


http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/...st-from-jerez/

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this is year is too close to call IMO. I can't recall previous year where I was so unsure of who will do what. The variables are plenty and most of the cars seem to be on pace. I think rewarding points to the top 10 is a blessing since I think we will have races where we could see as many as 14 cars in the mix for points right up to the last laps.

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Another thing that pisses me off regularly is all these red flags! They don't stop the RACE every time someone stops on track, and they have 20+ cars running that time, so why is it necessary to stop the test session each and every time there is a car stranded? There are only a handful cars circulating at a time anyways, and surely a local yellow would do the trick, unless it's a REAL mess. Especially in dry conditions... just let them RUN, damnit! Annoying! :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by maximilian

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Another thing that pisses me off regularly is all these red flags! They don't stop the RACE every time someone stops on track, and they have 20+ cars running that time, so why is it necessary to stop the test session each and every time there is a car stranded? There are only a handful cars circulating at a time anyways, and surely a local yellow would do the trick, unless it's a REAL mess. Especially in dry conditions... just let them RUN, damnit! Annoying! :rolleyes:
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Because you don't get many marshalls doing test days as you would for race days.

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Originally Posted by maximilian

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Another thing that pisses me off regularly is all these red flags! They don't stop the RACE every time someone stops on track, and they have 20+ cars running that time, so why is it necessary to stop the test session each and every time there is a car stranded? There are only a handful cars circulating at a time anyways, and surely a local yellow would do the trick, unless it's a REAL mess. Especially in dry conditions... just let them RUN, damnit! Annoying! :rolleyes:
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It's a pain, but you have to remember that there's a fraction of the marshalls that you'd find during a race weekend. They can't safely clear a stranded car as quickly as we might like, and for a test session it makes no sense to expose them to danger while they're out on the track.


Edit: well and truly beaten to it! :laugh:

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

It's a pain, but you have to remember that there's a fraction of the marshalls that you'd find during a race weekend. They can't safely clear a stranded car as quickly as we might like, and for a test session it makes no sense to expose them to danger while they're out on the track.

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Yep, true of course. I think they should add the red flag stoppage time to the end of the session as they might during a soccer match (besides me thinking there should not BE an official end of the session in the first place) ;)

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Originally Posted by maximilian

Yep, true of course. I think they should add the red flag stoppage time to the end of the session as they might during a soccer match (besides me thinking there should not BE an official end of the session in the first place) ;)

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Need to be careful re testing - the marshalls are there for the benefit of the testers, so it is unfair not to mention down right pig headed to put them at unneccessary risk.

Besides, there is no safety car at the tests.....

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Originally Posted by truefan72

this is year is too close to call IMO. I can't recall previous year where I was so unsure of who will do what. The variables are plenty and most of the cars seem to be on pace. I think rewarding points to the top 10 is a blessing since I think we will have races where we could see as many as 14 cars in the mix for points right up to the last laps.

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The amount of near instant info from testing adds to the build up. Should be a classic season.

Just wondering, are the track marshals "paid" for their efforts, or are they usually volunteers?

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Originally Posted by maximilian

Just wondering, are the track marshals "paid" for their efforts, or are they usually volunteers?

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I 'think' they are volunteers doing what they enjoy. They might get a free lunch.....

Another red flag (Hulkenberg?), this time just five minutes from the end of the session. So if they restart, who's going to do a banzai low-fuel run? :D