Pre-Season F1 2022

[FB]

Can you imagine how pissed off George Russell is going to be if Williams have got it right and Mercedes have got it wrong

He will have to cry himself to sleep on a bed of banknotes in his Monaco apartment.

 

[Il_leone]

Don't think Mercedes will get it wrong that badly because they have planned for it and getting info about the engines from other teams as well

Red Bull could get it wrong especially the engine situation..they have a habit of blaming their partners ..oops its themselves now

 

[cider_and_toast]

Mercedes side pod intakes look substantially bigger than most of the other cars I've seen so far.

 

[F1Brits_90]

Can you imagine how pissed off George Russell is going to be if Williams have got it right and Mercedes have got it wrong

He will have to cry himself to sleep on a bed of banknotes in his Monaco apartment.

it would be very Fernando Alonso

but Russell had to move as when Mercedes come calling. you got to go

 

[The Pits]

If Mercedes have it wrong and Mercedes have it right, I am sure that Toto will have a recovery plan in place, involving many people in dark clothing and a lot of silver paint

 

[F1Brits_90]

is the silver brighter or is just that im used to black

 

[GeoffP]

We’re going to have a season riddled with punctures!

 

[FB]

Apparently Red Bull were running shake down tests at Silverstone yesterday but press were not invited.

 

[F1Brits_90]

doesnt surprise considering how the teams asked for the 1st test to be effective behind doors & the 1st time we will see a car on track is 13th march 1st day of test 2

 

[FB]

Inevitably there are pictures

 

[The Artist.....]

doesnt surprise considering how the teams asked for the 1st test to be effective behind doors & the 1st time we will see a car on track is 13th march 1st day of test 2

I think we will see videos and photos of cars on track during the Barcelona test, even though it will be "behind closed doors". My understanding is that the media centre will be open, photographers will be at the track - the only thing that won't be running is tv coverage, spectator access, and live timing.

 

[F1Brits_90]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1495714742379425793

 

[F1Brits_90]

went on youtube to watch the indycar preview with the series starting on sunday & ended up coming across a youtube channel with some live timing of 1st test, thats a test thats not a test

this what it looked like in the end of the 1st morning

 

[FB]

The RB18 has taken to the track and, once again, Red Bull have ripped the arse out of the FIA ambitions with these new rules by creating a pseudo bargeboard with the floor. Great that the teams make such an effort to respect both the spirt and letter of the rules. I hope it handles like a bus!

 

[FB]

How badly have Williams got it wrong?

F1 pre-season testing day one: Max Verstappen racks up the laps in radical-looking Red Bull

Formula One’s new era has begun with a day characterised by rock-solid reliability and smooth running for the top teams.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[F1Brits_90]

FB that is worrying they must be worried about their wind tunnel

 

[cider_and_toast]

The RB18 has taken to the track and, once again, Red Bull have ripped the arse out of the FIA ambitions with these new rules by creating a pseudo bargeboard with the floor. Great that the teams make such an effort to respect both the spirt and letter of the rules. I hope it handles like a bus!

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It's ok, the design was cleared by Michael Masi just before he left.

 

[sobriety]

Rumours that Adrian Newey gave him a bell on the old dog and bone and talked him through exactly how it should be found legal are most certainly false.

 

[cider_and_toast]

I won't be too worried about Williams yet. They've done 66 laps with Latifi so it's not as if the car is unreliable.

The teams will be doing a lot of work to understand their numbers with the new designs.

 

[F1Brits_90]

end of the 1st day of testing that not testing