Jerez Test - Day Two
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@Selva: Nothing 'fishy', no. I think some people are reading too much into the headline times. Every team is doing something different and focusing on something different - for example, Mercedes yesterday was only interested in mileage. We don't know fuel loads, engine modes etc, so a lot of what you see needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
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@Selva: Well low fuel would explain it but there's a whole host of things at play here. At the moment, from my perspective, Mercedes looks like its stayed at the top of the pile but we won't really start to see a clear picture of what's going on until Barcelona - that circuit is much more comparable to other circuits on the race track, Jerez is not. Jerez is good for accumulating mileage and getting the early shakedowns of the car completed.
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@SD: They would have had a benchmark to aim for from last year, but there's no substitute to actually completing running on track and accumulating mileage on an engine. It's only then you understand everything about the packaging of the engine and the way it works, so I would say a slow start was inevitable. It's how quickly McLaren can catch up and learn on the job which will be key later this month.
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@AnasAbu: I don't see any reason to expect it falling off the pace. Pat Symonds has really revolutionised the technical side of the team and on an operational side it was functioning much better last year, something Symonds is credited with also. Add into the mix Mercedes power and I can see them challenging for a win or two this season.
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