Jerez Test - Day One
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@Keith: Alonso has only been out for three installation laps. In Abu Dhabi last year McLaren registered just five laps in two days with the new Honda power unit, so the car is running a little bit more smoothly today. They will build up to longer runs later today as long as these early laps go well.
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@MichaelDuncan: We should also remember that this is the first morning of testing. A lot will change on the cars over the tests and again for the first race in Melbourne. However, it would be a massive surprise if Mercedes weren't the team to beat this year.
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E23 is in the air on its way to Jerez after firing up in Enstone yesterday, arrival expected later today #ExpectationOverloadby Renault F1 Team via twitter 2/1/2015 10:39:43 AM
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@Laurence yeah of course Mercedes are the team to beat, but your personal opinion in the races, do you think Mercedes will still have that big gap and always pull away from the field like last season or do you think Red Bull will close the gap down and close in on the Mercedes? Cause I think Red Bull will be a lot closer to Mercedes this season. I'd love the Mercedes to still have that gap they did in Abu Dhabi where in the race they were 2 seconds faster than everyone else.
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@MichaelDuncan: I think you're right. Renault and Ferrari spent much of last year getting the power unit up and running reliably, but it was another thing to optimise the ERS and fuel efficiency. In theory they had more to gain over the winter just from getting the more potential from what they already had, plus the updates over the winter. However, Mercedes won't be standing still.
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@Siddhesh: If you're referring to the bits that ran on the back of the suspension to increase aero last year, then no. But remember this is the first iteration of the car and the focus is on mileage for Honda and not so much aero performance. More updates will come during testing.
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