Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 DRIVER TEAM CHASSIS TIME DIFF. # 1. Räikkönen Ferrari SF70-H 1:18.634 108 ● 2. Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB13 1:19.438 +0.804 69 ● 3. Sainz jr Toro Rosso STR12 1:19.837 +1.203 129 ● 4. Bottas Mercedes W08 1:19.845 +1.211 53 ● PIT 5. Hamilton Mercedes W08 1:19.850 +1.216 52 ● 6. Hülkenberg Renault RS17 1:19.885 +1.251 45 ● PIT 7. Perez Force India VJM10 1:20.116 +1.482 128 ● PIT 8. Palmer Renault RS17 1:20.205 +1.571 43 ● PIT 9. Stroll Williams FW40 1:20.335 +1.701 130 ● 10. Grosjean Haas F1 VF-17 1:21.110 +2.476 76 ● PIT 11. Alonso McLaren MCL32 1:21.389 +2.755 43 ● PIT 12. Ericsson Sauber C36 1:21.670 +3.036 59 ● PIT 13. Wehrlein Sauber C36 1:23.527 +4.893 42 ● PIT ● Hard ● Soft ● Intermediate ● Medium ● SuperSoft ● Wet ● UltraSoft DRIVER MAX SPEED AVERAGE SPEED 1. Stroll 290.3 0 2. Räikkönen 288.7 0 3. Hamilton 288 0 My revised predictions: McLaren will be 4th or 5th by end of the season, assuming they don't kill each other well before that. Williams will probably fall back to 6th, fighting with Haas over it. FI in top 5, battling McLaren and TR. Next - Melbourne. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 Ferrai stopping again. Even if they claim electrical issue....NOT GOOD! Merc most reliable and fast.Williams really suprise. RBR fast but unreliable. FI, Renault, TR suprised, Haas will again fight for scrap. Mclaren... well Mclaren. All Im sayin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 Ferrari had it fixed pretty quickly. It's aim of testing, finding what works, and what not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 Mouth-watering! But they need to make the beast reliable. http://gptoday.com/full_story/view/597443/Game_On/ I can't wait enuff for top 3 battle come Melbourne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 9 minutes ago, BradSpeedMan said: Mouth-watering! But they need to make the beast reliable. http://gptoday.com/full_story/view/597443/Game_On/ I can't wait enuff for top 3 battle come Melbourne Why Vettel wasn't allowed(?) to complete his hot lap and lifted in order not to reveal his potential performance, whereas Kimi today was permitted to do so? Both drivers would have been most likely close in lap time. I do not follow Ferrari on that one. It really doesn't means much in large scheme of things, but it is still annoying for Vettel's fans. I am probably more upset about it, than Seb is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 https://www.formula1..._Barcelona.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, Sakae said: Why Vettel wasn't allowed(?) to complete his hot lap and lifted in order not to reveal his potential performance, whereas Kimi today was permitted to do so? Both drivers would have been most likely close in lap time. I do not follow Ferrari on that one. It really doesn't means much in large scheme of things, but it is still annoying for Vettel's fans. I am probably more upset about it, than Seb is. Vettel might have chosen not to reveal his pace. I think thats the most reasobable explanation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, BradSpeedMan said: Vettel might have chosen not to reveal his pace. I think thats the most reasobable explanation I hope that you are right. Kimi is back in headlines that he could go even faster. Sounds good to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmcee 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Sakae said: This photo is awesome, you always find the good ones Sakae. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 Winter championship in pictures. Time means (allegedly) nothing, but people (insiders) continue to measure it for some weird reason. Noted: individual top speeds were increasing with each day, and were fastest on last day of testing. (Marginally). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmcee 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 I rekon come the Spanish Grand Prix they'll get that time down to like 1:17s maybe even 16s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2017/03/f1-test-analysis-is-ferrari-really-ahead-of-mercedes-heres-what-to-look-out-for/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakae 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 Nice graphing, yet I am continuing to believe, since the primary cluster of cars are very close to each other in performance, position on the track will be very important. If Ferrari or any other hopeful gets stuck behind a slower car, small speed advantage will be negated pretty quickly. It is going to be a big question how difficult overtaking will be with those cars. At the moment, hearing from two or three drivers, it didn't look easy to them. Hülkenberg for example said (hopefully in slightly flippant manner) that all what defending car has to do is to stay in the middle of the road - there is his defense strategy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmcee 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2017 I think it will be hard to pass as every driver is claiming as soon as you loose the rear its game over. So imagine those coming in to hot under brakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massa 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 It will be hard to pass, but standing starts after safety cars this year make Lance Stroll's wrecks a huge variable in shuffling the field. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmcee 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2017 I forgot about that standing start, should be intresting but if we have a few issues the races will be ended on the two hour limit instead of laps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted March 19, 2017 Who else has read this? Very insightful http://gptoday.com/full_story/view/598103/Test_analysis_Rating_the_F1_teams_with_Renaults_Sergey_Sirotkin/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites