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2017 Pre-season testing

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Gro in turn 5 - gravel. Consensus emerging, once you loose rear, from a driver you become instantly a passenger.

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2.5 hrs into last testing day:

 
  DRIVER TEAM CHASSIS TIME DIFF. #    
1. nl.png Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB13 1:19.852   15 PIT
2. de.png Hülkenberg Renault RS17 1:19.885 +0.033 25 PIT
3. ca.png Stroll Williams FW40 1:20.335 +0.483 47 PIT
4. fi.png Bottas Mercedes W08 1:20.522 +0.670 30  
5. fr.png Grosjean Haas F1 VF-17 1:21.714 +1.862 29  
6. fi.png Räikkönen Ferrari SF70-H 1:21.891 +2.039 19  
7. se.png Ericsson Sauber C36 1:22.101 +2.249 47 PIT
8. mx.png Perez Force India VJM10 1:22.622 +2.770 28 PIT
9. es.png Sainz jr Toro Rosso STR12 1:22.638 +2.786 17  
10. es.png Alonso McLaren MCL32 1:22.731 +2.879 17 PIT

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3 hrs of testing: not sure what is Kimi testing, while Alonso is trying to get out of pits without stopping.

 
  DRIVER TEAM CHASSIS TIME DIFF. #    
1. nl.png Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB13 1:19.491   18 PIT
2. fi.png Bottas Mercedes W08 1:19.845 +0.354 36 PIT
3. de.png Hülkenberg Renault RS17 1:19.885 +0.394 33 PIT
4. ca.png Stroll Williams FW40 1:20.335 +0.844 47 PIT
5. es.png Sainz jr Toro Rosso STR12 1:20.896 +1.405 22 PIT
6. mx.png Perez Force India VJM10 1:20.950 +1.459 33 PIT
7. fi.png Räikkönen Ferrari SF70-H 1:21.382 +1.891 25 PIT
8. se.png Ericsson Sauber C36 1:21.670 +2.179 52 PIT
9. fr.png Grosjean Haas F1 VF-17 1:21.714 +2.223 30 PIT
10. es.png Alonso McLaren MCL32 1:22.731 +3.240 18

 

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Looks like Ferrari might be considering M-tire to cover most of their forthcoming season, while opponents are riding mostly S, SS, and US (at least in those tests).  

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MCLAREN STATS

Let's just remind you that the most amount of consecutive laps McLaren have managed during pre-season is eleven. 

Update posted on 12:30:01
NEW PRE-SEASON LAP RECORD

Raikkonen sets the new fastest pre-season lap time, a 1:19.019 on the super soft tyres.

 

 

courtesy f1today

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Seb lifted, Kimi has not, and its a record.

THE FIRST 1:18'S LAP

Wow! 1:18.634 for Raikkonen!

Update posted on 12:39:34

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Data, my data, what they say, and what are they hiding? 

 
  DRIVER TEAM CHASSIS TIME DIFF. #    
1. fi.png Räikkönen Ferrari SF70-H 1:18.634   46  
2. nl.png Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB13 1:19.438 +0.804 30  
3. es.png Sainz jr Toro Rosso STR12 1:19.837 +1.203 39 PIT
4. fi.png Bottas Mercedes W08 1:19.845 +1.211 50  
5. de.png Hülkenberg Renault RS17 1:19.885 +1.251 45 PIT
6. mx.png Perez Force India VJM10 1:20.116 +1.482 46 PIT
7. ca.png Stroll Williams FW40 1:20.335 +1.701 59 PIT
8. fr.png Grosjean Haas F1 VF-17 1:21.429 +2.795 40 PIT
9. se.png Ericsson Sauber C36 1:21.670 +3.036 59 PIT
10. es.png Alonso McLaren MCL32 1:22.731 +4.097 19 PIT

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I am not sure why Ferrari blocked Vettel to finish his flying lap yesterday. More than once, actually, but let this one to go ahead. For quite a while I have feeling that relationship between Ferrari brass and Seb is not 100% trouble free. Bottas seat is not guaranteed for him, I think. Bottas might retain it, Alonso might be interested, and Totto doesn't likes Seb.  

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I predicted a difference of 0,3-0,4 between Ferrari and RBR. And this is simlly my own estimation folks, don't get too excited, barring fuel loads unknowns

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1 minute ago, BradSpeedMan said:

I predicted a difference of 0,3-0,4 between Ferrari and RBR. And this is simlly my own estimation folks, don't get too excited, barring fuel loads unknowns

True. Small + will be negated in the race very quickly. Seb got stuck behind TR, and it took him a lot of effort to pass, and that was without TR driving defensively.

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I wonder if it was a low fuel run Sakae... strange Autosport estimated a 0,5 last corner to the start line, wouldve been 1:18.700's. Might be tight between the Ferrari mates

 

Edit: For Seb I meant

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Ferrari is definitely a force to recon with. There's no doubt about that. Whether they are actually faster than Merc is not measurable at the moment however, they showed that they can go head to head with Merc and is on the right direction.

I want Merc beaten this year - Go Ferrari ! :ferrari::1st:

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Yeah well according to the paddock we will have three cars at this present time fighting at the front but Iam not saying anything yet, still to early IMO.

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I don't trust test data. Last year Rosberg said that Ferrari is very close, but he doesn't know if they,ferrari, are faster or litle slower than Merc.

Mind games .

 

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Data are what they are. Correct interpretation of those matters, namely what they reveal, and what they hide.

First three are in the ballpark in terms of performance, and are able to create jam on pointy end of the grid, whereas some others will be happy to finish a race at any speed. So much is clear already. Despite new specs and worries that this is going to be 2014 all over, well, there is no need for that kind of panic. At least I don't think so. Not in the first three or four races. After that when new pieces begin to show up, all bets are off.

March 26 - Australia (Melbourne)
April 9 - China (Shanghai)
April 16 - Bahrain (Bahrain)
April 30 - Russia (Sochi)
May 14 - Spain (Barcelona)

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I will say only just like in 2014, it wasn't as bad as some people ended making of it, lambasting a one specific driver. This year it has actually started already on the internet, that some armchair experts declared Ferrari 2017 a fake, because based on historical records car is not as stable at the front as (their beloved) RBR, Williams and McLaren. Without Alison (again), it is Italian disaster. 

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RAIKKONEN IN THE GRAVEL - AGAIN

Raikkonen already crashed out this week and now the Finn in facing the wrong way in the gravel.

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The Ferrari has stopped just before the chicane, and Raikkonen is out of the car.

 

So what happened? Crashed, run of fuel, or what?

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Ferrari say that Kimi had an electrical issue and that he will be back on track before the end of the session (via Motorsport) #F1Testing

It's the same engine they started with testing last week.

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