Second Barcelona Test

Second Barcelona Test - Second Day

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@Big_red_e: It was just a year ago that teams were looking to reduce GP weekends to Saturday and Sunday to save money. I'm not sure more testing helps the show. Testing at circuits before a GP weekend used to mean everyone turned up with perfect set-ups and races tended to be more boring as a result.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 4:11:25 PM
Most F1 fans would like to see a return to the times when a team's creativity in building the car was as important as the driver's creativity in driving it. With the input driver's can provide now, can you imagine the kind of bespoke cars that could be created if the rules were relaxed? That's where fans want to see their money spent.

by mfbull 2/27/2015 4:11:38 PM
@Big_red_e: I agree, the test drivers can have a go on Thursdays and clean up the track, no racing drivers allowed.

by mfbull 2/27/2015 4:12:04 PM
who all on-track now?

by Sharath Nagendra 2/27/2015 4:12:39 PM
@SharathNagendra: Nasr on the development tyres, Vettel on the mediums, Maldonado onthe softs, Kvyat on the mediums and Hulkenberg on the mediums. Roughly 45 minutes to go.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 4:13:27 PM
How sticky are those tires? If you put your bare hand on a hard tire midsummer, does it come up tarry? Or is it it just malleable?

by mfbull 2/27/2015 4:15:47 PM
@mfbull: More malleable. You can make an imprint in them with your nail, but they don't feel sticky. They do create chemical grip with the track surface but that doesn't last - hence the degradation.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 4:17:22 PM
Rosberg is 2 secs faster then last year time?

by Daniel 2/27/2015 4:19:18 PM
@Daniel: Hamilton's pole position was a 1:25.232 on medium tyres. Rosberg's time was on the softs and roughly 2.5s quicker.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 4:20:12 PM
so the tyres are like erasers?

by bb 2/27/2015 4:20:25 PM
@bb: I've never tried using one for that purpose

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 4:20:43 PM
So is a tire of uniform construction throughout its useable surface?

by mfbull 2/27/2015 4:21:05 PM
@mfbull: The compound you mean? Or the construction?

by Laurence Edmondson 2/27/2015 4:21:23 PM
Daniel@

He is expected to go even quicker when the European season starts up, here for the Spanish GP in a few months. Designed parts, more improvements to the engine block..

by V. L. Efranov 2/27/2015 4:21:33 PM
They erase time!

by Crowden Satz 2/27/2015 4:21:36 PM
The compound. I am wondering if it is at all layered.

by mfbull 2/27/2015 4:22:12 PM
Force India have done almost an equal number of laps as Red Bull in just half a day and that too on their very first day of their new car. Mighty impressive!!

by Mani 2/27/2015 4:25:03 PM
I anticipate Mercedes will have a at least second per lap advantage to the competition comes raceday. It was estimated they had 60 hp more than Renault last year. It is being reported that Renault have cut that deficit in half. But Mercedes have added another 60 hp for this season. So instead of being 60 hp behind, the Renault engine is now 90 hp shy of its German competitor.

by Patric 2/27/2015 4:25:30 PM
Sauber uses Ferrari engine so i guess Ferrari engine did make big improvement on last year engine. Hopefully they would be fighting for podium in each race?

by Chirag 2/27/2015 4:30:49 PM

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