Quote Originally Posted by eu
I don't understand this! Why would they test elements that normally aren't going to be used? Don't they want to see if they really work?
well with RBR, the car isnt complete yet, the aero package is still in the wind tunnel undergoing final evaluation. And alot of teams just simply do not shoot for overall speed at such an early point in winter testing. They are often concentrating on reliability and understanding the car and how they work with the tyres. They dont start shooting for speed usually untill the very end of winter testing

Whats the point in setting times anyway? Its not like you win anything, theres simply no point at all in doing it. Last year Honda won the "unofficial testing world championship" by being incredibly quick all the way through winter testing, but turned out to be pretty darn flat when it came to the 1st couple of GP's and never really showed the pace which they promised from testing. Hence why you really cant pay too much attention to testing times. The 1st GP is where its at!