2017 F1 general testing thread

[Bill_Kar]

I wonder if Red Bull's and Renault's idleness is due to engine problems.

[TAG]

Mercedes running w/o the T bar. Thinking the writing is on the wall for these, going very soon.

[Sieper]

that looks so much better!

[Bill_Kar]

Bottas completed a bit more than two and a half races.Superb

[etusch]

Merc are almost whole day long on track so I think they don't try anything new just testing reliability of the car

[digitalrurouni]

Merc are almost whole day long on track so I think they don't try anything new just testing reliability of the car

And getting data on tire wear!

[Andres125sx]

According to Marca, McLaren has completed 81 laps on day2, improving their (Vandorne) qualy lap by two tenths, despite using soft tires!

I´ve not followed the tests and to me Marca is far from a reliable source as they´re gutter (that´s the reason I didn´t even mention their headline ), so if any of you have any further info, we McLaren fans are eager to get some positive news!

[Bill_Kar]

They must have test some parts, but basically the tyre wear.That was what the test was to them, exploiting new year tyres.

[matt_b]

Merc are almost whole day long on track so I think they don't try anything new just testing reliability of the car

They were trying lots of things regarding set up and getting the tyres working better in the race. They took full advantage with 240 laps.

[davidfroshanzen]

According to Marca, McLaren has completed 81 laps on day2, improving their (Vandorne) qualy lap by two tenths, despite using soft tires!

I´ve not followed the tests and to me Marca is far from a reliable source as they´re gutter (that´s the reason I didn´t even mention their headline ), so if any of you have any further info, we McLaren fans are eager to get some positive news!

http://ticker.auto-motor-und-sport.de

[etusch]

Did Vandoorne make his lap time at qual with supersoft?

[mwillems]

Does anyone know how many laps Vandoorne had done at the end, before setting his fastest lap?
Is there anywhere where we can get detailed run information?

[fenix4life]

1. V. Bottas Mercedes Grand Prix 01:31.280 143
2. S. Vettel Ferrari 01:31.574 64
3. C. Sainz Jr. Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:31.884 68
4. S. Vandoorne McLaren 01:32.108 81
5. K. Magnussen Haas 01:32.120 88
6. E. Ocon Force India F1 01:32.142 60
7. D. Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:32.213 61
8. G. Paffett Williams 01:32.253 126
9. S. Sirotkin Renault 01:32.287 90
10. P. Gasly Red Bull 01:32.568 65
11. P. Wehrlein Sauber 01:34.462 91
12. S. Perez Force India F1 01:35.015 70

[Andres125sx]

Did Vandoorne make his lap time at qual with supersoft?

Yes

[Vasconia]

According to Marca, McLaren has completed 81 laps on day2, improving their (Vandorne) qualy lap by two tenths, despite using soft tires!

I´ve not followed the tests and to me Marca is far from a reliable source as they´re gutter (that´s the reason I didn´t even mention their headline ), so if any of you have any further info, we McLaren fans are eager to get some positive news!

The weird thing is that Bullier says "we have no idea why we have had such a good day" while Honda implies that they may have solved the problems with their MUGH. What a coordinated team...