Barcelona Test - Day One

3rd & 7 37yd

I know Hulkenberg is very good, but on occasion Perez has made him look fairly average...

by Don Hopings 2/19/2015 4:12:31 PM
Have you had a chance to see the cars out on the track yet? How are they performing through the corners? Which cars are stable and which aren't?

by Nikhil Duki 2/19/2015 4:12:40 PM
Maldonado has just flashed past the media centre with the yellow-striped Pirelli's - meaning that last time was done on the soft tyre.

by Nate Saunders 2/19/2015 4:13:25 PM
@NikhilDuki: Nate is at the track this week, so we'll make sure he gets a chance to witness the cars in action. All told, it's been a bit of a scrappy day for on-track action, so hopefully he'll see a bit more later in the week and can report back.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/19/2015 4:13:42 PM
I think giving teams greater freedom in designing their cars will not improve the show. I can relate to what some call the "Golden Era" of CART, where in 95-99 they had 2-3 different chassis designs, and the show on the track was incredible. I don't support turning F1 into a mono-series, but I think tightening up the regs and leaving them unchanged for a few years is the only feasible recipe to improve racing. Your thoughts?

by Yevgeny 2/19/2015 4:14:37 PM
@Yevgeny: It's an interesting debate, but I would argue that F1 has slightly different DNA to CART. So much of F1 is about individual constructors making the fastest cars to a set of regulations. Those regulations should probably do a better job at capping costs, but the innovation is key to the sport. Just look at the variation in something as small as the "monkey seat" that we were talking about earlier. I think that is still important for a lot of F1 fans.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/19/2015 4:16:38 PM
@mfbull I know they are returning with the GT next year to celebrate 50 years since the first winning GT-40, I just thought they may try to jump back in with Haas but I know they are going to use Ferrari units (looks pretty smart right now) But I just would like to see more than the handful of manufacturers we have now

by Joshua Wright 2/19/2015 4:16:55 PM
What's up with Mercedes? Why are both their driver's at the bottom of the list - both in terms of time and mileage?

by Uzayr 2/19/2015 4:17:14 PM
After a sizeable delay, Wehrlein is out on track hoping to add to his 22 laps for Mercedes this afternoon.

by Nate Saunders 2/19/2015 4:17:50 PM
Today has been far from ideal for Mercedes so far.

by Nate Saunders 2/19/2015 4:18:13 PM
@Uzayr: It's been a bit of a shocker for Mercedes. Hamilton woke up with a fever and after 11 laps decided he couldn't take anymore. Then the team had to set the car up for reserve driver Wehrlein, but after his first 20 laps they discovered a fuel pump issue.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/19/2015 4:18:27 PM
But... as Nate reports, Wehrlein is back out now.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/19/2015 4:18:51 PM
@Joshua: and there's the rub, until F1 brings back the eyeballs, corporate boards won't let the racers in the car manufacturers go racing.

by mfbull 2/19/2015 4:22:09 PM

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