Barcelona Test, Day 2

3rd & 7 37yd

Nate: would it be right to say the RB takes care of its tyres better than the Merc from what you have seen in their stint times/ drop-off?

by Yoseph Shibeshi 2/28/2017 4:03:17 PM
@YosephShibeshi: I don't think there's been enough running to make that assumption yet, plus I haven't been trackside yet so I haven't been able to see the tyres up close on those stints.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:03:51 PM
Why is ferrari so quiet? It's very suspicious.. they might bring something out of the bag. Every one was predicting RB to successful but they might be let down by Renault.

by Mcf1 2/28/2017 4:03:53 PM
@Mcf1: Ferrari know all to well it's still playing catch up to Mercedes. No point coming out and promising wins and then failing to deliver - remember last year?

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:04:20 PM
Don't you have to have power to lose it in the first place? The engineers at Honda should be figuring that out...

by Keith 2/28/2017 4:04:24 PM
Do you think any of the midfield teams like Williams/STR will be in contention for big points during opening rounds ?

by RawPace 2/28/2017 4:04:57 PM
@RawPace: Given the uncertainty around these cars and the steep development arc still to come, I'd say the first few races are going to present a great opportunity for numerous teams. Look at Australia at the last couple of year's, there's always been one standout result which doesn't stand up against the rest of the season's form (Nasr in 2015, Grosjean in 2016).

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:05:56 PM
Ferrari is quiet because the media in ITALY is probably the hardest on them

by Zook 2/28/2017 4:05:59 PM
Vandoorne has added two more laps to his name, but he's back in the garage.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:07:13 PM
Well Ferrari is like their national sports team....

by Keith 2/28/2017 4:07:17 PM
or Magnussen in 2014

by Sian 2/28/2017 4:08:16 PM
@Sian: Absolutely (in relation to what I said earlier about Australian GP, for those just joining)

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:08:29 PM
Picture time...

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:09:42 PM
The rear of the McLaren...

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:10:24 PM
The lovely STR12...

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:11:08 PM
I know its only tests. I know that Ferrari is not ahead of Mercedes. I know that just in case Ferrari is ahead this year, that a lot of people will be upset and nothing else to say.

by Bart 2/28/2017 4:11:56 PM
Sadly, I half expect to see two men behind the mclaren pushing it in that picture...

by Keith 2/28/2017 4:12:00 PM
I'll support the STR12, solely on the basis of that livery...

by MB99999 2/28/2017 4:14:58 PM
Great low angle shot of the RB13

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:15:31 PM
It is sad to see McLaren at the back of the pack... Honda should up their game drastically...

by Roy Richard 2/28/2017 4:16:08 PM
Nice to see Toro Rosso come out with their own colours this season.

by F1 fan 2/28/2017 4:16:11 PM
Gonna see a lot of the back of the McLaren this year as it gets either passed or lapped.

by miketd1 2/28/2017 4:16:18 PM
Mclaren is lost!!!

by Marko 2/28/2017 4:16:23 PM
Magnussen on a quick lap in the Haas, he's just gone back out on track.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:16:36 PM
And as he flashes by the media centre, I can see why - a fresh set of red, super-soft boots on the Haas.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:17:04 PM
@Nate - having been in several meetings this afternoon, could you please tell me what tires Kimi and Lewis have used on their best lap?

by Oliver 2/28/2017 4:17:20 PM
@Nate, with which tire compound did Raikkonen and Hamilton make their best lap?

by Julie Cliche-Dubois 2/28/2017 4:17:24 PM
To both below, Hamilton's was set on the super-soft, Raikkonen's on the soft.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:17:38 PM
Bottas has four laps left on his race simulation.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:17:50 PM
@nate do you guys have access to the teams' radio?

by MB99999 2/28/2017 4:19:41 PM
@MB99999: Nope. A few of the team personnel we know have come up to us with big headphones on, but for obvious reasons at this stage in testing teams aren't too keen to be broadcasting what they're saying over the airwaves...

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:20:25 PM
Not reading into the timings of Kimi and Vettel... will wait till Q1 in Australia to judge Ferrari performance this year.

by Prabul 2/28/2017 4:20:29 PM
@Prabul: Very wise.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:20:35 PM
"Bottas has four laps left on his race simulation." - Wait what? Didn't he finish it already? Pretty sure I saw a tweet from Mercedes a while ago saying that his race sim was done.

by Siddhesh 2/28/2017 4:20:51 PM
@Siddhesh: Maybe his current run, then. Either way, the board below said there were four laps left.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:21:36 PM
Any reason for Merc & Red Bull to be worried by the FIA suspension clarification?

by Bjorn 2/28/2017 4:21:38 PM
@Bjorn: Not if they can prove the suspension concepts in question were not designed to have an aerodynamic benefit. If they can do that, they will be fine.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:21:58 PM
I am sure the mercedes engine will fail during the pre-season testing due to usage..

by RawPace 2/28/2017 4:22:02 PM
Track looking a lot busier at the moment. Kvyat crosses on a personal best, set on super-soft tyres, but stays sixth.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:23:56 PM
Kvyat out there with Raikkonen, Magnussen, Bottas and Vandoorne.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:24:17 PM
I would rather have one Mercedes engine fail during race 😜

by Tungath 2/28/2017 4:24:54 PM
What kind of times is vandoorne achieving @nate?

by alanpmcurley 2/28/2017 4:25:18 PM
@alanpmcurley: Times are the least of McLaren's concerns right now - his lsat lap was an out lap, so it's not representative. At the moment, McLaren will want a solid half hour of running with the MCL32.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:25:58 PM
Vandoorne's current best is 5.2s off Raikkonen's benchmark, but his time was set this afternoon when track conditions were much better. That should give you an example of how little times are relevant at the moment.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:26:29 PM
Magnussen returns to the pits, having completed 101 laps. He's the first man to hit a century of laps this afternoon.

by Nate Saunders 2/28/2017 4:27:02 PM

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