2018 Car Reveal and Pre-season Testing

Alright, looks like things are holding steady, which is a solid sign...
Damn it, I’m actually getting annoyed with myself because I can feel myself slowly turning into a Ferrari fan. They used to drive me absolutely crazy, but honestly, that was back when they were just cold, clinical dominators, kind of like how Mercedes runs the show right now.

Where exactly are you all looking?

hiddenridge99 said:Where exactly are you all looking?

Autosport Live

mellowtiger83 said:Autosport Live

👍

Wait, so we're stuck with just the live timing, right? Is there seriously no actual stream available?

electricpanther9 said:Wait, so we're stuck with just the live timing, right? Is there seriously no actual stream available?

Precisely...

There’s clearly no official broadcast—nothing legitimate at all. I found some amateur livestream on YouTube filmed from the grandstands. It's absolute garbage, honestly—total junk—but I keep it running just to hear the engine noise. 😁

And people actually have the nerve to tell me those clowns over at Liberty are geniuses. 🙄

Seriously, what an absolute joke.
If they had even a single functioning brain cell, they’d live-stream these pre-season tests. Just charge $30 or $40 for a month-long pass on the F1 Access app or the LT app...
They’d rake in a massive pile of cash and win over fans for life.

Honestly, I would’ve happily paid to watch the testing sessions rather than the actual races (which I can just find for free wherever I want anyway 😬).
But instead, they miss out on a huge marketing opportunity and a mountain of easy money.

Vettel’s leg is extending just a bit too far during his cornering on the medium tires.

Verstappen's at the back, running full throttle—but that engine is definitely stuck in safe mode.

stormybadger8 said:And people actually have the nerve to tell me those clowns over at Liberty are geniuses. 🙄

Seriously, what an absolute joke.
If they had even a single functioning brain cell, they’d live-stream these pre-season tests. Just charge $30 or $40 for a month-long pass on the F1 Access app or the LT app...
They’d rake in a massive pile of cash and win over fans for life.

Honestly, I would’ve happily paid to watch the testing sessions rather than the actual races (which I can just find for free wherever I want anyway 😬).
But instead, they miss out on a huge marketing opportunity and a mountain of easy money.

The streamers' union probably got involved. That's why we don't have it.

Now this is how you properly take the competition down a peg. 😁

Force India 🙏🙏🙏
Nice joke. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

These are killer! Honestly, it’s a bummer they didn't think to mount the chain on the land tire too. That would have taken them to the next level.

There was so much endless chatter and speculation a couple of months back about Robert Kubica making his comeback to F1.
Fast forward to today: the guy hops into an FW41, puts in over 30 laps looking like he’s barely even trying, and
yet there isn't a single comment to be found here.

Everyone here seems so baffled by how smoothly all these engines are running lately. Honestly, just look at the temperatures we’re seeing outside; you couldn't ask for better cooling if you tried. Even a high-performance Honda isn't breaking a sweat when it's sitting just a few degrees above freezing.

Gerald Patel said:Everyone here seems so baffled by how smoothly all these engines are running lately. Honestly, just look at the temperatures we’re seeing outside; you couldn't ask for better cooling if you tried. Even a high-performance Honda isn't breaking a sweat when it's sitting just a few degrees above freezing.

And maybe the more important point is that we're already in the fifth season of this engine concept?

Back in 2014, it was the exact opposite. Everyone was dealing with overheating issues, big and small—so bad they actually had to cut vents into the bodywork.
And even then, the outside temperature was lower than what we're seeing at any race right now.

It’s actually pretty wild to see that Kubica was essentially outrunning Sirotkin by a solid three-tenths during today's testing session.

Kubica 1:21.495
Sirotkin 1:21.822

It’s interesting how the test times don't really matter, since there's no way to tell who's actually doing what.

northerncobra31 said:It’s interesting how the test times don't really matter, since there's no way to tell who's actually doing what.

One could safely assume Kubica and Sirotkin were running on essentially identical testing programs; the only real variable was that Kubica’s fastest lap was recorded on track that was perhaps one or two degrees warmer.

Purely by coincidence, they both happen to be driving for Williams. Sirotkin has the capital, which is why he hasn't been shown the door yet.

It's impossible to tell what kind of training programs he was running, so guessing is just pointless.

Why should anyone pull the plug on Sirotkin?

It’s his debut season; give him a chance to prove himself.