Yeah, I hear you, but when was it last time when a McLaren driver was so high on timing sheets (despite all claims how irrelevant those are, especially when Hamilton is lower than media expected).
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Pre-Season 2018-2019 Winter testing and car launches
Last year! Alonso was quick and the team promised the earth
To tel the truth, I do not expect today result as indicative of much will what happen later. I am just happy with Seb, and basking in pleasure while it lasts.
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F1Brits_90
World Champion
F1Brits_90
World Champion
for me i said higher up on this thread that before the podium or top 10 talk. id be more worried about being out in Q1 in Australia. which i worry is highly likely
F1Brits_90
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Tidy start for McLaren. Possibly the best first day for them since the pre-Honda days.
Grosjean is not happy with mandated(?) temperature (80 deg C) for heating tire-blankets, and asserted that inadequately pre-heated tires were cause for his spin. I wonder if anyone is paying attention and how far this will go. Perhaps FiA is waiting until there is some decent pile up with several cars put out of a race before they lift themselves off the chair and act.
If the idea was to spice up a show with cold tires, I would say its totally bad idea. I wonder who came up with this mark and why.
This is posted in GP247
Working Ranges
The working ranges are a bit higher for this year in order to reduce the potential for overheating. This ensures that overall there is a wider operating window as well.
C1 110-140°C
C2 110-135°C
C3 105-135°C
C4 90-120°C
C5 85-115°C
If the idea was to spice up a show with cold tires, I would say its totally bad idea. I wonder who came up with this mark and why.
This is posted in GP247
Working Ranges
The working ranges are a bit higher for this year in order to reduce the potential for overheating. This ensures that overall there is a wider operating window as well.
C1 110-140°C
C2 110-135°C
C3 105-135°C
C4 90-120°C
C5 85-115°C
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F1Brits_90
World Champion
for me grosjean is abit like the millionaire complaining that they had to travel in business class. because IndyCar F2 & i believe WEC dont have tyre warmers. many drivers developed a skill on how to drive on cold tyres
BradMan
Rookie
11:45 The idea of Formula 1 switching to a common gearbox sounds good on paper, but to give the manufacturers until March 15 to tender is ridiculous because to do it properly and understand it takes far more time than that. It seems somebody doesn’t realise the scale of the job.
Setting that aside Haas, Alfa Romeo, Racing Point and Toro Rosso use gearboxes manufactured by someone else so there is something in it because not all teams make their own gearboxes. But it does take away some of the challenge of being an F1 team and we don’t want it to become a kit car formula.
If I was still a technical director, I would be arguing against this solution. Every team thinks their design is the bee’s knees and won’t want to give that up. And I can’t see this happening because of the time constraints.
Gary Anderson
Ja ne, That's FIA for you
Setting that aside Haas, Alfa Romeo, Racing Point and Toro Rosso use gearboxes manufactured by someone else so there is something in it because not all teams make their own gearboxes. But it does take away some of the challenge of being an F1 team and we don’t want it to become a kit car formula.
If I was still a technical director, I would be arguing against this solution. Every team thinks their design is the bee’s knees and won’t want to give that up. And I can’t see this happening because of the time constraints.
Gary Anderson
Ja ne, That's FIA for you
It seems that yesterday times will fall today, once some rubber is put on.
Gearboxes - I think people know what it takes, but considering conditions given, I am interpretting it as deliberate creation of (perception of) crisis and disharmony with Liberty's agenda behind it.
Gearboxes - I think people know what it takes, but considering conditions given, I am interpretting it as deliberate creation of (perception of) crisis and disharmony with Liberty's agenda behind it.
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On gearboxes - Williams rejected Mercs gearbox this year which they may end up regretting - sounds more about money that belief in their own. Something of a pride thing I guess as well. Other than the manufacturers they are the last teams left to produce their own.
Commentators curse coming up. No honda failures so far.
BradMan
Rookie
I've been out watching all the way from Turn 1 to Turn 9 this morning.
The Ferrari looks very good and stable in the change of direction and the rear end in particular seems planted.
The Mercedes still seems better on the kerbs, at T7 for example and their traction is still excellent. Lewis also seems the most comfortable to have just a tiny lift through the ultra fast T9 despite carrying a decent fuel load.
The Honda’s gearshifts and engine note seem audibly much smoother than last year and I’m sure Gasly’s on a decent fuel load as he’s just pounding round and round with the Red Bull looking very consistent and balanced. That traditional strong front end in the medium/slow speed corners continues to be a characteristic and you can see how deep Gasly can go on the brakes into T1 and T4.
Of the midfield cars, the Alfa continues to impress as a consistently balanced car and looks particularly good in the medium speed corners.
Karun Chandhok
The Ferrari looks very good and stable in the change of direction and the rear end in particular seems planted.
The Mercedes still seems better on the kerbs, at T7 for example and their traction is still excellent. Lewis also seems the most comfortable to have just a tiny lift through the ultra fast T9 despite carrying a decent fuel load.
The Honda’s gearshifts and engine note seem audibly much smoother than last year and I’m sure Gasly’s on a decent fuel load as he’s just pounding round and round with the Red Bull looking very consistent and balanced. That traditional strong front end in the medium/slow speed corners continues to be a characteristic and you can see how deep Gasly can go on the brakes into T1 and T4.
Of the midfield cars, the Alfa continues to impress as a consistently balanced car and looks particularly good in the medium speed corners.
Karun Chandhok
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