Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Williams is not running this morning. Stating obvious, they are in dodo land now. Incomplete testing, junior may or may not pan out, money come Dec might be a scarcity resource... So, should we focus on 2018 instead? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Mercedes is also not running their drivers. Autosport: Quote 2:13 No action for Hamilton today: "Electrical fault kept us in the garage this morning, so I've decided with the team not to drive today as I wouldn't have learned much. Shame not to drive but it's been a great few days. The guys have done an awesome job. Can't wait to be back in the car next week." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 12:26 UTC+1 02 MARCH 2017 - WINTER TESTING - DAY 4 DRIVER TEAM TIME DIFFERENCE # 1. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.557 38 2. Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:26.562 +1.005 35 3. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:29.867 +4.310 33 4. Sergio Perez Force India 1:31.315 +5.758 11 5. Romain Grosjean Haas F1 1:32.946 +7.389 36 6. Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber 1:37.439 +11.882 28 7. Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:41.826 +16.269 21 8. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso no time 1 9. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes no time 0 10. Carlos Sainz jr Toro Rosso no time 0 11. Jolyon Palmer Renault no time 0 12. Felipe Massa Williams no time 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 14 minutes ago, Sakae said: Mercedes is also not running their drivers. Autosport: lol. think he was just avoiding wet weather track time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 16 minutes ago, BradSpeedMan said: lol. think he was just avoiding wet weather track time It is sad world these days when I too am realizing my deeply rooted distrust what some people or entities do say or claim. Zero credibility with me. Just because they stated something I have hardly paid any attention to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 02 MARCH 2017 - WINTER TESTING - DAY 4 DRIVER TEAM TIME DIFFERENCE # 1. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.305 45 2. Romain Grosjean Haas F1 1:22.739 +0.434 48 3. Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:23.918 +1.613 34 4. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:23.920 +1.615 43 5. Sergio Perez Force India 1:24.893 +2.588 25 6. Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:24.974 +2.669 51 7. Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber 1:25.037 +2.732 37 8. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:36.512 +14.207 8 9. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso no time 1 10. Carlos Sainz jr Toro Rosso no time 0 11. Jolyon Palmer Renault no time 0 12. Felipe Massa Williams no time 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Whats up with this creating wet weather testing. It's driving me crazy! I mean, having tanks go around watering the flippin track!! Who made this ridiculous decision! I just want to see F1 cars going faster and faster! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 No wonder Hamilton sat out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radical-one 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Ferrari is looking better each day. Merc should watch out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Now that's commitment for ya "Poor Kimi, he still has the flu He hasn't recovered yet, but he wanted to follow the programme & go on track" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 48 minutes ago, BradSpeedMan said: Whats up with this creating wet weather testing. It's driving me crazy! I mean, having tanks go around watering the flippin track!! Who made this ridiculous decision! I just want to see F1 cars going faster and faster! Teams agreed to support Pirelli's development of wet tires, if my memory serves me correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 21 minutes ago, BradSpeedMan said: Now that's commitment for ya "Poor Kimi, he still has the flu He hasn't recovered yet, but he wanted to follow the programme & go on track" My understanding is that Seb wanted to accumulate more distance in the new car, but obviously behind closed door decision taken - Kimi is behind the wheel, and doing a bang up job, must say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 They could've stayed an extra day for it, now it affects teams actually needed proper test -time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 15:08 The teams that did pull their weight this morning in the first wet running probably aren't that impressed that they are facing the same conditions again on the final afternoon of this week's track time. The urgency with which most cars went out when the track became fully dry in the morning suggested everyone was happy to see the back of the wet surface and keen to do some proper testing again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 25 minutes ago, radical-one said: Ferrari is looking better each day. Merc should watch out Hamilton told whole world nothing to worry about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Water is supposedly from a nearby pig farm. Must be pleasant smell to be sprayed when you follow other car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 15:31 Bottas is the only car on track, so yet again the teams are making the most of this wet running. 15:31 This is pointless. Edd Straw Hilarious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 15:41 Seems like a lack of joined-up thinking on today's wet test. It's hardly surprising that teams have been reluctant to turn laps in difficult conditions. Spare parts are scarce. It takes time and money to produce them, and there is little point wasting that resource when new developments are likely to render your old bits redundant almost immediately. Why risk what you have to a needless crash? Ben Anderson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radical-one 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 55 minutes ago, Sakae said: Hamilton told whole world nothing to worry about. Until we hear him whine and b1tch again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Reported Plan - Upgraded engine for Mercedes in the first race. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 35 minutes ago, Sakae said: Reported Plan - Upgraded engine for Mercedes in the first race. Read that, but I have no fear. Judging from what I read, I think the Ferrari has better handling and grip to the surface Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Kimi is fantastic today. Ferrari is fielding two WDC, and perhaps the very best on the current grid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 02 MARCH 2017 - WINTER TESTING - DAY 4 DRIVER TEAM TIME DIFFERENCE # 1. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.872 93 2. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:21.769 +0.897 85 3. Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:21.778 +0.906 39 4. Romain Grosjean Haas F1 1:22.309 +1.437 118 5. Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber 1:22.401 +1.529 84 6. Sergio Perez Force India 1:22.534 +1.662 82 7. Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:22.576 +1.704 67 8. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:23.443 +2.571 68 9. Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:24.974 +4.102 51 10. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso no time 1 11. Felipe Massa Williams no time 0 12. Carlos Sainz jr Toro Rosso no time 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 42 minutes ago, Sakae said: Kimi is fantastic today. Ferrari is fielding two WDC, and perhaps the very best on the current grid. They seem to go faster on will aint it, I think there's a whole lot of holding back. Just my feeling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2017 Next week we will see qualifying sim, and then we get better feel for it. I bet however that RB would liked to have put Ferrari today a peg down, and failed in that IMO, of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites