2013 Car Reveal & Winter Testing Kickoff

Samuel Ruiz4 said:Is there any way we could rank these teams based on actual potential, rather than just what they're showing on track? Because some of these guys are definitely hiding their true pace.
Lotus looks like they’ve got a lightning-fast car right now... might actually be outperforming Ferrari and McLaren. Red Bull is playing it smart and holding back, Mercedes is struggling, while Haas and Sauber look solid. I’ve also got a feeling Williams has a sleeper hit on their hands.
1. Red Bull
2. Lotus
3. McLaren
4. Ferrari
5. Williams
6. Mercedes
7. Sauber
8. Haas

just my two cents so far...

Samuel Ruiz4 said:Is there any way we could rank these teams based on actual potential, rather than just what they're showing on track? Because some of these guys are definitely hiding their true pace.
Lotus looks like they’ve got a lightning-fast car right now... might actually be outperforming Ferrari and McLaren. Red Bull is playing it smart and holding back, Mercedes is struggling, while Haas and Sauber look solid. I’ve also got a feeling Williams has a sleeper hit on their hands.
1. Red Bull
2. Lotus
3. McLaren
4. Ferrari
5. Williams
6. Mercedes
7. Sauber
8. Haas

just my two cents so far...

Drew Bennett68 said:Check out this massive collection of testing footage:

http://www.youtube.com/user/FiftyBuckss?feature=watch

Raymond Anderson4 said:They shut his channel down... what a mess.
I noticed he listed "54bucks" on his profile page. I honestly never even caught that before... maybe that's where he's moving his content.

Red Bull
Speed: A-
Degradation: B-

Ferrari
Speed: A-
Degradation: D

McLaren
Speed: B
Degradation: B-

Lotus
Speed: A-
Degradation: A

Mercedes
Speed: B+
Degradation: B

Sauber
Speed: B-
Degradation: B+

Force India
Speed: C+
Degradation: B-

Williams
Speed: C+
Degradation: B

Toro Rosso
Speed: C
Degradation: A-

Caterham
Speed: E
Degradation: -

Marussia
Speed: E+
Degradation: -

Tyler Bennett5 said:I’m really hoping this specific wheel nut design doesn't end up giving them headaches during tire changes.
It’s probably one of the main reasons they spent an entire day during the last round of testing just focusing on
perfecting their pit stop drills.

Jason Campbell70 said:Latest aero updates:


Clockwise, from left to right:
-the cooling slots below the gearbox oil intake are gone,
and honestly, that opening looks even smaller than before.
-they’ve enlarged the vent for hot air passing through the radiators.
-that slot next to the Hublot logo has been removed.

Here is how it looked during previous testing sessions.

Progress is being made. 😁

steelmaker83 said:The question is, does anyone actually know what's going on here...

Jason Campbell70 said:The fact that everything announced so far has actually happened is telling.
Right after they unveiled the car, they admitted the aero package was nowhere near what we'd see in Austin.
Then last week, they announced they’d show up to the final testing session with a new exhaust design.
And they did.

A few days back, I caught a quote from one of the team principals saying we shouldn't expect the full F138 spec before FP1 in Austin.

Still, it can't be any worse than last season, right? 😬 Back then, we were lagging by over a second per lap during those first few races.

Oh, and just so we aren't only talking about Ferrari... I read that Williams is prepping an exhaust style similar to Lotus or Red Bull for tomorrow. We'll see.

Jason Campbell70 said:The fact that everything announced so far has actually happened is telling.
Right after they unveiled the car, they admitted the aero package was nowhere near what we'd see in Austin.
Then last week, they announced they’d show up to the final testing session with a new exhaust design.
And they did.

A few days back, I caught a quote from one of the team principals saying we shouldn't expect the full F138 spec before FP1 in Austin.

Still, it can't be any worse than last season, right? 😬 Back then, we were lagging by over a second per lap during those first few races.

Oh, and just so we aren't only talking about Ferrari... I read that Williams is prepping an exhaust style similar to Lotus or Red Bull for tomorrow. We'll see.