Barcelona Test, Day 2
3rd & 7 37yd
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@F1fan: I think so - these cars are supposed to shave about five seconds off last year's times. Pole here last year was a 1:22.000 flat. I doubt we'll see all five of those seconds disappear from lap times in the next two weeks as there's so much data to be gathered on tyres, the new cars, etc, but they'll keep dropping as the week goes on for sure.
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...But the three-time world champion backs off at the final sector, meaning we all got our hopes up for nothing. Hamilton yesterday remarked about how hard these tyres are and that they allow for much more pushing every lap. That would suggest that statement is true as he's been out there for a while.
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From Laurence trackside: "Hamilton has just come past on soft tyres and was flat through Turn 9. The Toro Rosso appeared to ease off full throttle but was on much older medium tyres. Hamilton wasn't flat every time, but it's definitely possible and seems to depend on what the team/driver are trying to achieve from each lap."
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Laurence from trackside says the Ferrari has not been flat through Turn 9 on Kimi's most recent run, but the Finn is on medium tyres and not really pushing. Magnussen was pushing on his latest lap and came through T9 as a tail wind was blowing, shark fin and T-wing both wobbling a fair bit.
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Fernando was right.. it is very easy to blame things on Honda and rightly so.. I have already lost hope on Mclaren Honda. They will spend one quarter of the season fixing reliability and then the other quarter chasing performance. By which all the other manufacturers will be way ahead in the development race. 4th in the WCC doesnt seem very realistic.
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I think these ridiculous testing bans are robbing F1 fans from seeing proper fight amongst the top teams.Engine manufactures should be allowed to rack up a huge amount of miles on the track - not just on the dyno. Honda and Renault are just suffering and by xtension, so are RBR and Mclaren.
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@Iain: That's unclear at the moment. The team's update said it will send more information when it has some. Fortunately they have a one-hour lunch break to follow, so that will mitigate some of the lost running time, but looking at a minimum of half a day lost, and that's a good estimate.
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