Barcelona Test - Day Two

3rd & 7 37yd

Hi Though I understand that this is just testing and people will hide their true pace, but I dont understand SFI pace with 2014 car. Can someone explain

by R Richerdson Melchi 2/20/2015 11:07:57 AM
@RRicherdsonMelchi: It can be anything, lower fuel loads and different tyres to the rest the most likely explanation.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:08:12 AM
by McLaren via twitter 2/20/2015 11:08:29 AM
Alonso has posted two near-identical times in the low 1:27 range. He's ticked over onto his 25th lap.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:09:21 AM
Where are Ferrari this morning why is Kimi not doing 1.25s as he did tomorrow any problem with ferrari?

by Kavin Vora 2/20/2015 11:09:23 AM
@KavinVora: No problems the team have confirmed. These sessions are not just about headline times though, he's accumulated a handy 28 laps already and there's still nearly six hours of track time left today.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:10:04 AM
Hi Nate. Can you tell what engine is the fastest at speedtrap currently?

by Fascinator 2/20/2015 11:14:02 AM
@Fascinator: Williams was fastest through the speedtrap yesterday.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:14:12 AM
Hi Nate. Can you tell us why most, if not all, of the cars are black at the rear end and the bottom of the car? Why does the livery not cover the whole car?

by Lee Jellyman 2/20/2015 11:18:04 AM
@LeeJellyman: There may be more reasons, but I would wager sponsors who pay for a spot on those areas of the car prefer white on black because it's the easiest to see. The Rexona branding on Williams' front wing is a good example.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:18:38 AM
Sainz / Palmer / Rosberg - What year is this ?

by The Ghoul 2/20/2015 11:18:44 AM
Hey Nate, looks like Alonso is up on Raikonnen again by a few tenths this year :D

by Matt 2/20/2015 11:21:02 AM
@Matt: Haha. Maybe change the end of that to 'this test' and then I'll agree with you.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:21:16 AM
Ricciardo leaps into second, posting a 1:25.274, a time set on the yellow-striped soft tyre.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:23:56 AM
Nate, what is minimum weight F1 car can have.

by Heman 2/20/2015 11:25:19 AM
@Heman: The minimum weight has actually gone up this year from last year, from 691kg to 702kg. This means there is less pressure on drivers to shred their weight as there was last year, and also less of a hindrance for the taller drivers out there.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:26:18 AM
I can see the point of the reserve driver; we all did yesterday with Lewis. With more restrictive testing this year, is there any point in keeping the test driver role? Figure the main drivers would want to get as familiar with the car and new parts each race weekend.

by metrictoaster 2/20/2015 11:26:21 AM
@metrictoaster: It is mandated in the regulations that teams can't just run their main drivers at tests this years. At least two of the four in-season test days must be allocated to 'young drivers', defined as someone who has not competed at two races or less. It's a good opportunity for the likes of Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein to get F1 track time at a time when full-time opportunities are at a premium (in every sense of the word).

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:27:44 AM
pic of force india please?

by shailesh 2/20/2015 11:28:32 AM
Sergio Perez, who has returned to using his regular helmet today

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:29:05 AM
Ricciardo is lapping quicker and quicker and he has gone fastest, posting a 1:24.574. Raikkonen moves into second behind him.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:30:15 AM
Just spent five minutes watching cars bombing down the main straight. Much more sparks this year than last year. Perez's headline time was set on super-soft tyres, I should point out.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:43:23 AM
Rosberg is getting another hefty stint under his belt on medium tyres, which is why he's not really bothering headline times.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:43:57 AM
We're just 15 minutes away from lunch in Barcelona. Siesta anyone?

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:49:01 AM
The Renault engine definitely doesn't sound 100% as it should, or as you would expect it to. I can't quite put my finger on it but it's as if it's missing a step somewhere every time it comes flying past us on the pit straight.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:50:49 AM
Perhaps the Renault engine is upset by its lack of support from the public. At 4% of the vote that's a lot of money spent for little return

by grahamg 2/20/2015 11:56:29 AM
Personally I'm very surprised. Unpopular and French are never two words I usually associate with one another.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:57:04 AM
A couple of minutes to go until lunch now and we have Raikkonen, Rosberg, Massa and Sainz getting a few final laps under their belts.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 11:58:14 AM
The Honda vote is quite large at 48% even outgunning the Tifosi.it just shows how we all crave something new in F1

by grahamg 2/20/2015 11:59:39 AM
The chequered flag drops and that'll do us for lunch.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 12:00:11 PM
After yesterday's unusual session we've got something of normality restored in Barcelona. Lunch is lunch for everyone here so we'll be clocking off and resuming our live comms at 14:00 local time.

by Nate Saunders 2/20/2015 12:01:55 PM
Any chance we can know the best lap for everyone on softs and mediums? Would love to be able to compare apples to apples.

by BigBernie 2/20/2015 12:42:48 PM
@BigBernie: Unfortunately we don't have that data but we are working on getting more reliable tyre data for the fastest laps of each driver. However, even if you have two cars on the same tyres, the age of the tyres and the fuel loads are crucial to getting a proper understanding of what's going on. Unfortunately, the teams don't tell us the fuel levels.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/20/2015 12:44:10 PM
Results are not surprising, we just want to see Ferrari and Honda rise up and challenge Mercedes and Renault. Those two have dominated F1 for the last seven years.

by Russ 2/20/2015 12:44:44 PM
A nice slow shutter speed shot of Red Bull practising pit stops earlier today. You can see the blown wheelnut on the front wheel, which created a few issues at Williams when they first tried the concept in 2013

by Laurence Edmondson 2/20/2015 12:50:20 PM
Still 10 minutes until action resumes on track. We've sent Nate down to Ferrari to hear what new team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has to say about testing so far. Nate will report back as soon as possible

by Laurence Edmondson 2/20/2015 12:51:57 PM
Personally I don't like speculating during testing, I mean what's the point? There are too many known unknowns. (Why do I feel like bombing someone, now?)

by mfbull 2/20/2015 12:52:24 PM
I would love to see rule changes that allow for innovation on the outside of the car not hidden below in engine covers . We cannot see the technology just little wings and ribs ...... big woop

by grahamg 2/20/2015 12:54:18 PM
@grahamg: It's a good point. The development is minimal and the differences between the cars require close studying of photos. The counter argument is cost, of course, but I believe F1 should find a way to implement a cost cap and then free up the regulations within that spending limit.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/20/2015 12:55:40 PM
Imagine the shock in the paddock when Brabham turned up with this fan on the back of its car at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix! Such radical designs are impossible now

by Laurence Edmondson 2/20/2015 1:00:05 PM
Having said that, Lotus's nose was a bit of a shock last year. Even though it wasn't the intention, the 2014 nose regs did create a lot of variation in design.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/20/2015 1:01:29 PM
What I want F1 to do is what they did back in the 90s: have any engine they want, any spec, and (importantly for fans) any cylinder# they want. Also mix in different tyre makers in there, unlimited testing, and the availability to have any sponsor; F1's back in business!

by McLaren_Senna 2/20/2015 1:02:14 PM
by Mercedes-AMG F1 via twitter 2/20/2015 1:03:19 PM
It looks like Hamilton may be feeling a bit better. Rosberg managed 65 laps in the morning so it may be that Mercedes will split today in order to keep it fair between the two drivers.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/20/2015 1:04:29 PM
If I remember right the Brabham fan was banned after a few races, so it was not a real success.

by Balazs Lengyel 2/20/2015 1:06:13 PM

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