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Sebastian Vettel topped the times on the second day of testing at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. His time set just on Pirelli's new ultra-softs before noon remained best as teams focused on longer runs in the afternoon.
This question might have been touched before, but why aren't all teams posting times on ultra softs? Is it because they choose not to or is it because they weren't given the option in the first place?namao wrote:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ccep8YKWEAAaqbx.jpg
=D>Alexgtt wrote:I'm sorry but this thread is not the same? Where have all the McLaren doom and gloomers gone?
Medium and Soft tyres are by far the most populair racing tyres. It makes sense to invest most testing time using those compounds. Besides, like said here earlier, it doesn't make a lot of sense to test the US and SS at Barcelona, since they won't be used there at the Grand Prix anyway. Any given compound is going to perform & last differently depending on the circuit, so teams might as well do the testing in FP1,2 and 3 once they arrive at a circuit which required the softest compounds.IamLegend wrote:This question might have been touched before, but why aren't all teams posting times on ultra softs? Is it because they choose not to or is it because they weren't given the option in the first place?namao wrote:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ccep8YKWEAAaqbx.jpg
Bottas did that time on UltrasGM7 wrote:Winter-Test : global conclusion (day 5).
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I remove the Sauber (2015) and Celis.
The US aren't used until Monaco as I read somewhere. Think they are busy with the car setup for the first few races and it looks like they aren't yet too bothered by the ultimate pace. The amount of laps they are doing, it's almost more like fast driving then racing. There must be so much potential left in the gearbox and the engine, that with a few flicking of switches a second a lap is easily won. Same goes for the drivers. If you do 90+ laps on a morning or afternoon, you won't have the same edge every corner. half to a full second is won there as well.dot235 wrote:I'am also a bit confused why Mercs didn't run yet USs and see how their car responds to them.
If they are supposedly sandbagging, then why not fill a full tank of fuel and go for 5-10 laps on US to see how they compare to S/SS in similar conditions?
Well, they aren't prescribed by Pirelli before Monaco. But teams could still choose to use them. They wouldn't want to race them, but if teams use the US in qualifying, they must still start the race on them.Jolle wrote:The US aren't used until Monaco as I read somewhere.
I thought that the teams didn't have all freedom to choose tires, but get the option of three compounds with a maximum of the amount in total. The US will just be used on circuits like Monaco and Sochi, where grip is so low, that even the super soft would degrade so much. On a normal track they would overheat within a lap prob.ME4ME wrote:Well, they aren't prescribed by Pirelli before Monaco. But teams could still choose to use them. They wouldn't want to race them, but if teams use the US in qualifying, they must still start the race on them.Jolle wrote:The US aren't used until Monaco as I read somewhere.
Just checked. You're right. My bad! I thought it was free to chose whatever a team likesJolle wrote:I thought that the teams didn't have all freedom to choose tires, but get the option of three compounds with a maximum of the amount in total. The US will just be used on circuits like Monaco and Sochi, where grip is so low, that even the super soft would degrade so much. On a normal track they would overheat within a lap prob.
https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-we ... tions.htmlThe remaining 10 sets can be chosen by each team, from the three compounds nominated for the race weekend.