2018 Car Reveal and Pre-season Testing

Kenneth Cruz67 said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=986O...outu.be&t=1173

Cool video, thanks. 🙏

For the Sauber fans out there: Marcus Ericsson says they still have absolutely no clue what kind of car they actually have. Apparently, it's a total tech departure from last year, and they need every single mile of testing just to start wrapping their heads around it.

It’s absolutely killing the car during long runs, and Bottas is making it look effortless.

Joseph Flores15 said:It’s absolutely killing the car during long runs, and Bottas is making it look effortless.

I feel like I’ve seen similar posts popping up a few times now. Could someone share a link to the other long run data? Or if it isn't too much trouble, could someone just post the long runs for Leclerc or Sainz here?
Thanks

Nicholas Newman2 said:I feel like I’ve seen similar posts popping up a few times now. Could someone share a link to the other long run data? Or if it isn't too much trouble, could someone just post the long runs for Leclerc or Sainz here?
Thanks

View on imgur
Starting the "race sim" today.

Kenneth Cruz67 said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=986O...outu.be&t=1173

Seriously, what kind of channel is this, ranked 48th? 🤣

Race Weather Simulations:


*Honda arrived at these tests with a dozen power units on hand, so whenever there was a significant break in the action for Toro Rosso Red Bull Honda, they simply swapped out the engine. (*Source: Sky Sports)

Final results

Williams 🤣

Man, it’s absolute madness when the reserve driver is actually faster than both main drivers. 🙏

Kubica is driving tomorrow morning, then Sirotkin in the afternoon. Interesting stuff.

EDIT: They scrapped the plan for Kubica tomorrow morning—Lance Stroll is stepping in instead.

This is honestly so good that I had to post it in both the McRenault thread and right here.
Do you remember Benny Hill? Well, you’re going to absolutely love this.

EDIT

I seriously can't stop staring at this; if you look at the 0.15 mark, you can see the bubble on the last crane, looking just as shell-shocked as we all are by what's happening.



What absolute legends!

Raymond Anderson4 said:View on imgur
Starting the "race sim" today.

Matthew Murphy91 said:Race Weather Simulations:


*Honda arrived at these tests with a dozen power units on hand, so whenever there was a significant break in the action for Toro Rosso Red Bull Honda, they simply swapped out the engine. (*Source: Sky Sports)

Nicholas Newman2 said:I feel like I’ve seen similar posts popping up a few times now. Could someone share a link to the other long run data? Or if it isn't too much trouble, could someone just post the long runs for Leclerc or Sainz here?
Thanks

Thanks, everyone. 👍

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...mercedes-vorn/

According to AMuS GPS data, Mercedes is sitting 0.3s ahead of Red Bull Racing—and even further ahead of Ferrari. Apparently, Renault still has plenty of power left in reserve.

These racing times are completely nonsensical; if you can't see why, then I really don't know what to tell you.🙂, based on this, Mercedes would have finished a full lap ahead of Ferrari and two laps ahead of McLaren. Yeah right.

And let's be real, we all know preseason testing doesn't mean much. You never truly know what anyone is actually running or how heavy their fuel loads are. But most of us also know that Mercedes has been absolutely dominant for years now, so don't hold your breath for some massive sudden shift in power. The real question is just whether Ferrari is going to keep up with Mercedes' pace or fall even further behind.

mellowtiger83 said:These racing times are completely nonsensical; if you can't see why, then I really don't know what to tell you.🙂, based on this, Mercedes would have finished a full lap ahead of Ferrari and two laps ahead of McLaren. Yeah right.

People are out here saying "Yeah right," what an illiterate hater

Here we go again! 😵

It’s kind of wild how most of the English and German media outlets—which honestly doesn't surprise me one bit—are still ranking Ferrari behind the gray and blue cars despite Seb's performance yesterday.
Are they just biased fans, totally clueless, or is this actually what's happening on the ground!?

McLaren 🙏

So here’s how things wrapped up last year (2017) - Fastest lap per driver : driver team test day Tyre
Driver Team Test Day Tyre Time
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari day Eight Supersofts 1:18.634
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari day Eight Ultrasofts 1:19.024
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes day Six Supersofts 1:19.310
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes day Seven Ultrasofts 1:19.352
Felipe Massa Williams day Six Ultrasofts 1:19.420
Max Verstappen Red Bull day Eight Supersofts 1:19.438
Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso day Eight Ultrasofts 1:19.837
Nico Hulkenberg Renault day Eight Ultrasofts 1:19.885
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull day Five Ultrasofts 1:19.900
Sergio Perez Force India day Eight Ultrasofts 1:20.116
Esteban Ocon Force India day Seven Ultrasofts 1:20.161
Jolyon Palmer Renault day Eight Ultrasofts 1:20.205
Lance Stroll Williams day Eight Softs 1:20.335
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso day Seven Supersofts 1:20.416
Kevin Magnussen Haas day Seven Ultrasofts 1:20.504
Romain Grosjean Haas day Eight Ultrasofts 1:21.110
Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren day Seven Ultrasofts 1:21.348
Fernando Alonso McLaren day Eight Ultrasofts 1:21.389
Marcus Ericsson Sauber day Eight Supersofts 1:21.670
Pascal Wehrlein Sauber day Seven Ultrasofts 1:22.347
Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber day Four Ultrasofts 1:22.401
Alfonso Celis Force India day Three Ultrasofts 1:23.568

Joseph Flores15 said:McLaren 🙏

The McLaren car seems fast. I honestly have no idea what they're up to. And good grief, did you see them during the pit stop yesterday? They were turning the wheel completely the wrong way.

The cars are looking incredibly fast. Watching them together, they move in such tight synchronization that it’s hard to look away. Honestly, I think Ferrari and Mercedes ought to be looking over their shoulders; it seems pretty obvious that Adrian Newey has engineered some kind of wind tunnel masterpiece.

The mystery behind the TR and Honda setup is finally solved:
Speaking of the Honda power unit, James Key told Ted Kravitz yesterday that Toro Rosso had used Three of The Japanese manufacturer's engines across The First Seven Days of testing—apparently, he claims that was the strategy from the get-go.

mellowtiger83 said:The McLaren car seems fast. I honestly have no idea what they're up to. And good grief, did you see them during the pit stop yesterday? They were turning the wheel completely the wrong way.

The cars are looking incredibly fast. Watching them together, they move in such tight synchronization that it’s hard to look away. Honestly, I think Ferrari and Mercedes ought to be looking over their shoulders; it seems pretty obvious that Adrian Newey has engineered some kind of wind tunnel masterpiece.

Your English is enough to knock us off our feet.