Mercedes AMG F1 W03

[mahesh248f1]

MSC did a 1-23.3 on Softs on a 1 lap run. Hope it was a used soft or they HAD much more fuel because did a great time with Hards on a long run.

Never hope in F1.

[veYda25]

Last Year's Qualifying Barcelona GP (21/05/2011)

Pole (Mark Webber) - 1:20.981

Q3 Nico Rosberg - 1:22.599 (He did best in the Q2(1:22.569))

Q2 Michael Schumacher - 1:22.671

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/

[kooleracer]

Last Year's Qualifying Barcelona GP (21/05/2011)

Pole (Mark Webber) - 1:20.981

Q3 Nico Rosberg - 1:22.599 (He did best in the Q2(1:22.569))

Q2 Michael Schumacher - 1:22.671

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/

Because when there are testing they are using a different track lay-out.

[Gerhardsa]

Last Year's Qualifying Barcelona GP (21/05/2011)

Pole (Mark Webber) - 1:20.981

Q3 Nico Rosberg - 1:22.599 (He did best in the Q2(1:22.569))

Q2 Michael Schumacher - 1:22.671

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/

I raised this exact point last year just before the Catalunya race weekend! and my jaw dropped when i saw the could not get within 1 second of the test times.

[Schurcedes]

He was doing 1:30s before the red flag, I think it's fair to assume that was on full tanks.

[Gerhardsa]

Last Year's Qualifying Barcelona GP (21/05/2011)

Pole (Mark Webber) - 1:20.981

Q3 Nico Rosberg - 1:22.599 (He did best in the Q2(1:22.569))

Q2 Michael Schumacher - 1:22.671

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/

Because when there are testing they are using a different track lay-out.

whaaatttt?? Where on earth do you get that from?

[VarioR]

Last Year's Qualifying Barcelona GP (21/05/2011)

Pole (Mark Webber) - 1:20.981

Q3 Nico Rosberg - 1:22.599 (He did best in the Q2(1:22.569))

Q2 Michael Schumacher - 1:22.671

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/

Thats why we can't "trust" in this lap times during the tests

Probably he did that time in special conditions, one and a half seconds is too mutch..

[veYda25]

Last Year's Qualifying Barcelona GP (21/05/2011)

Pole (Mark Webber) - 1:20.981

Q3 Nico Rosberg - 1:22.599 (He did best in the Q2(1:22.569))

Q2 Michael Schumacher - 1:22.671

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/

Because when there are testing they are using a different track lay-out.

AFAIK it was the same GP layout...

[cirrusflyer]

He was doing 1:30s before the red flag, I think it's fair to assume that was on full tanks.

And on softs - probably used.

[cirrusflyer]

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/[/quote]


Because when there are testing they are using a different track lay-out.[/quote]

AFAIK it was the same GP layout...[/quote]


It was cold than and no gils and stuff. At the race were like 20 deg. higher temps and we all know what that ment for wo2.

[ForMuLaOne]

Last Year's Qualifying Barcelona GP (21/05/2011)

Pole (Mark Webber) - 1:20.981

Q3 Nico Rosberg - 1:22.599 (He did best in the Q2(1:22.569))

Q2 Michael Schumacher - 1:22.671

On last years winter testing in Barcelona, Michael did a 1:21.268 (overall best time of the winter tests) In Qualifying of Barcelona they were suddenly so far away from that. I still can't see why... :/

Because when there are testing they are using a different track lay-out.

Because they were using a different exhaust They heated their tyres, later on they head tyre temperature issues.

[Lurk]

Parc fermé rule can explain that. In testing you could setup your car for a single flying lap while in race weekend your qualifiying setup is your race setup too.

Plus Barcelona tyre specs was I think hard & soft while they could run supersoft during winter tests.

[elf341]

Parc fermé rule can explain that. In testing you could setup your car for a single flying lap while in race weekend your qualifiying setup is your race setup too.

Plus Barcelona tyre specs was I think hard & soft while they could run supersoft during winter tests.

Although one must remember that the engine-mapping parc ferme rules only came into place at Valencia 2011. Teams were purported to be gaining many tenths of a second through ultra-aggressive engine maps intended only for qualifying. That would have included the Spanish GP.

[Lurk]

So? Except the engine mapping, the car was setup to run 305km, not only 5.
It has to be soft on its tyres, manage empty & full fuel tank, 2 tyre specs, etc.
Lot of things which alter the single lap performance.

[dren]

Interesting how far ahead in the nosecone the steering arm is.

Mclaren's looks to be in a similar location too.