F1 2016 pre-season testing

[Andres125sx]

From Autosport

There’s been lots of interest in how the speed trap figures are looking in testing. Here’s how the drivers stacked up in the main speed trap, situated just before Turn 1, yesterday:

Nasr (Sauber), 346.1km/h
Magnussen (Renault), 341.7km/h
Hamilton (Mercedes), 338.5km/h
Bottas (Williams), 337.5km/h
Haryanto (Manor), 336.4km/h
Verstappen (Toro Rosso), 334.3km/h
Raikkonen (Ferrari), 332.3km/h
Gutierrez (Haas), 331.2km/h
Hulkenberg (Force India), 331.2km/h
Rosberg (Mercedes), 327.2km/h
Alonso (McLaren), 326.2km/h
Kvyat (Red Bull), 322.3km/h

So Rosberg top speed was almost 20km/h down Sauber..... That surely means Mercedes PU is around 100-150bhp down Ferrari, so we can probably say Ferrari will dominate this season


Or that´s what pre-season numbers say, right?

[flickerf1]

From Autosport:

Hamilton follows his slow warm-up lap up with a 1m23.622s to go fastest on soft tyres for Mercedes.

[mikeerfol]

From Autosport

There’s been lots of interest in how the speed trap figures are looking in testing. Here’s how the drivers stacked up in the main speed trap, situated just before Turn 1, yesterday:

Nasr (Sauber), 346.1km/h
Magnussen (Renault), 341.7km/h
Hamilton (Mercedes), 338.5km/h
Bottas (Williams), 337.5km/h
Haryanto (Manor), 336.4km/h
Verstappen (Toro Rosso), 334.3km/h
Raikkonen (Ferrari), 332.3km/h
Gutierrez (Haas), 331.2km/h
Hulkenberg (Force India), 331.2km/h
Rosberg (Mercedes), 327.2km/h
Alonso (McLaren), 326.2km/h
Kvyat (Red Bull), 322.3km/h

So Rosberg top speed was almost 20km/h down Sauber..... That surely means Mercedes PU is around 100-150bhp down Ferrari, so we can probably say Ferrari will dominate this season


Or that´s what pre-season numbers say, right?

Yup, I'm afraid they're doomed

[snowy]

Sainz (M) OUT 1:25.7 1:26.1 1:26.6 1:27.0 1:26.8 1:27.0 IN
Vettel (M) OUT 1:24.6 1:26.2 1:26.6 1:26.8 1:33.3 IN
Bottas (M) OUT 1:26.6 1:26.9 1:27.8 1:27.7 1:27.7 1:27.6 IN
Perez (M) 1:29.4 1:28.6 1:28.9 1:29.1 1:29.4 1:29.6 1:29.7 1:29.7 1:29.5

[iotar__]

So Rosberg top speed was almost 20km/h down Sauber..... That surely means Mercedes PU is around 100-150bhp down Ferrari, so we can probably say Ferrari will dominate this season


Or that´s what pre-season numbers say, right?

Yes it's take whatever you wish for approach, for example one lap under 2 s slower than Merc and 1 s slower than Williams (all ifs) is hooray optimistic for McLaren, weird.

One slightly positive feeling, group behind top 2 might be interesting: Williams, FI, 2xRB maybe McL.

[GoranF1]

Is it me or are this Renault works team beginning to look handy?

They've just gone quicker than McHonda and Force India I think on the same (soft) tyre.

Speed traps clocked them nicely too. Has the works team cracked the code on the power unit?

I don't know about Force India but Button was on a 10 lap stint when he did his lap, Magnussen was doing a quali simulation I believe.

where did you get info that Button was on a 10 lap stint?

BTW car is broken in the garage at the moment....says Albert Fabrega
https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/statu ... 5596434432

[Thunder]

It's Lunchtime anyways. ^^

[mikeerfol]

Is it me or are this Renault works team beginning to look handy?

They've just gone quicker than McHonda and Force India I think on the same (soft) tyre.

Speed traps clocked them nicely too. Has the works team cracked the code on the power unit?

I don't know about Force India but Button was on a 10 lap stint when he did his lap, Magnussen was doing a quali simulation I believe.

where did you get info that Button was on a 10 lap stint?

I am following F1today's live timing.

[cliffgamerz]

where did you get info that Button was on a 10 lap stint?

I myself was watching live timing screens and can confirm it that button was on 10 lap stint from lap 35 to 45

[Vasconia]

I was expecting to see Button doing a great amount of 50 laps but he is in boxes and it seems that they another problem. Anyway I expect 100-110 laps for today.

[cliffgamerz]

I was expecting to see Button doing a great amount of 50 laps but he is in boxes and it seems that they another problem. Anyway I expect 100-110 laps for today.

Maybe they are bolting on new upgrades which are due for testing today

[GoranF1]

I was expecting to see Button doing a great amount of 50 laps but he is in boxes and it seems that they another problem. Anyway I expect 100-110 laps for today.

Maybe they are bolting on new upgrades which are due for testing today

could be....its not the engine, they expect to be back in the afternoon

[wickedz50]

Did Vettel do any lap on Soft compound today?

[KingHamilton01]

it's a suspension issue, so should be running as they have another chassis for spare parts?

[Overdriving]

Did Vettel do any lap on Soft compound today?

No. All laps on mediums.