Pre-Season 2016 Season Preview

[sushifiesta]

Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren will take part in the Pirelli test. I'm kind of assuming it will be with old cars (though maybe new engines?) but can't find any information.

If I was Pirelli I wouldn't be too confident about getting a lot of laps done with 2 out of the 3 cars using Renault/Honda engines.

F1 news: McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull set for Pirelli's wet F1 tyre test

 

[sushifiesta]

Teams aren't allowed to use the 2016 spec cars in the wet weather test so guess we won't be seeing much of the new cars until mid-February.

 

[Bill Boddy]

It really is reassuring that Pirelli are building their tyres to suit last year's regulations and suspension designs.

 

[Dartman]

Aren't they testing to ensure they don't last very long, even the hard ones, the object is that the supersoft choice can never finish a race no matter how many sets Bernie allows the teams

 

[FB]

Shouldn't the teams be building their cars to work with the Pirelli tyres rather than the other way round?

 

[Dartman]

The tyres are specifically designed to ensure performance is limited, the powers that be find that tyres are the least expensive way to overcome performance cheating

 

[FB]

At £1,300 per set they are probably the cheapest part of the car. Wasn't there some story about wheel nuts costing $400 each some time ago?

 

[siffert_fan]

I really didn't know what thread to post this on, but I think it is perceptive enough to warrant reading:

F1 needs solutions, not criticisms - Prost

 

[FB]

Here's an important piece of news for 2016, the drivers won't be spraying Mumm champagne.

Mumm Leaves Formula One

I love this quote: "In our mission to continually innovate, excite and push the boundaries, we have chosen to explore a new opportunity". Grow up, you make fizzy white wine with a poncey name.

 

[Andyoak]

I'm not sure Prost said anything.

He doesn't want to provide any fixes for F1; just says it's fucked... Then says he doesn't want to talk about how it could be fixed.

Non story.

And they call him the professor :-X

 

[Bill Boddy]

He wants more people to watch F1 so how about putting everything free to air.

 

[teabagyokel]

Certainly improves the show of you actually transmit it.

 

[sushifiesta]

Williams launching first day of testing, 22nd Feb: Williams set to launch on opening test day

 

[LifeW12]

the days of glitz and glamour launches are over - they were an unnecessary waste, especially when the car was rubbish

 

[F1Brits_90]

The 21 race season tv schedule has been announced it will broadcast live after recently taking over Formula 1's UK terrestrial television rights from the BBC.Following a selection process with Sky Sports F1, which shows every race live, C4 has announced broadcasts begin with round 2 in Bahrain, and also include Azerbaijan's first GP, the British event at Silverstone end with the finale in Abu Dhabi

.In full Bahrain, Spain, Europe (Azerbaijan), Britain, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico & Abu Dhabi as its live broadcasts.

20 March: Australia - Sky Sports
3 April: Bahrain - Channel 4
17 April: China - Sky Sports
1 May: Russia - Sky Sports
15 May: Spain - Channel 4
29 May: Monaco - Sky Sports
12 June: Canada - Sky Sports
19 June: Azerbaijan - Channel 4
3 July: Austria - Sky Sports
10 July: Great Britain - Channel 4
24 July: Hungary - Channel 4
31 July: Germany - Sky Sports
28 August: Belgium - Channel 4
4 September: Italy - Channel 4
18 September: Singapore - Sky Sports
2 October: Malaysia - Channel 4
9 October: Japan - Sky Sports
23 October: USA - Sky Sports
30 October: Mexico - Channel 4
13 November: Brazil - Sky Sports
27 November: Abu Dhabi - Channel 4

 

[Olivier]

So Jun 12th Canada and the Jun 19th Azerbajian? And then a 4-week break in August. Me no like it.

 

[Bill Boddy]

Why have they reversed Germany and Hungary? I may not be able to manage Hockenheim as a result.

 

[pob]

I would suggest it is so that when the German GP is cancelled there'll be a longer summer break.

 

[FB]

Sauber haven't managed to finish their car in time for the first test days Sauber's 2016 car will miss first Formula 1 test in Barcelona

I read somewhere else McLaren worked all over Christmas to get their new car finished in time.

 

[FB]

And Ferrari have been running their 2014 car round Fiorano: Vettel back testing for Ferrari at Fiorano