F1 2015 Testing

[sems4arsenal]

They'll be competitive by the time that preseason testing is finished. They're still getting acclimated to the new engine and car. Some of the stuff I've read about it is very interesting.

I'd still give them half a season before we can expect anything to be honest.

 

[Dotini]

Times at 15:35
1. Kimi Raikkonen – Ferrari – 1:20.841 – 79 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:22.497 - 98 laps
3. Max Verstappen – Toro Rosso – 1:22.553 – 83 laps
4. Felipe Massa – Williams – 1:23.116 – 61 laps
5. Marcus Ericsson – Sauber – 1:23.551 – 76 laps
6. Romain Grosjean – Lotus – 1:23.802 – 53 laps
7. Daniil Kvyat – Red Bull – 1:24.164 – 53 laps
8. Jenson Button – McLaren – 1:27.660 – 35 laps

 

[baldgye]

How many race distances have Merc done now? Good to see TR getting up there tho!

 

[GTPorsche]

Raikkonen's time was done on low fuel and soft tires.

(Before anyone gets any silly ideas that Ferrari are going to be the best this year based on that time).

 

[spyrrari]

Times at 15:35
1. Kimi Raikkonen – Ferrari – 1:20.841 – 79 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:22.497 - 98 laps
3. Max Verstappen – Toro Rosso – 1:22.553 – 83 laps
4. Felipe Massa – Williams – 1:23.116 – 61 laps
5. Marcus Ericsson – Sauber – 1:23.551 – 76 laps
6. Romain Grosjean – Lotus – 1:23.802 – 53 laps
7. Daniil Kvyat – Red Bull – 1:24.164 – 53 laps
8. Jenson Button – McLaren – 1:27.660 – 35 laps

Go Max!!



Spy.

 

[mustafur]

Raikkonen's time was done on low fuel and soft tires.

(Before anyone gets any silly ideas that Ferrari are going to be the best this year based on that time).

To be fair all we know is the tyres.

 

[psychoazubi]

Last year, Magnussen was 1 sec faster than Hamilton after the first week, so let's see. But it's nice to see Ferrari is reliable and pretty fast this year. Sauber's pace was also very good.

Now I hope that McLaren will find some seconds and reliabilty...

 

[Dotini]

WEDNESDAY'S TEST TIMES:

Pos Driver Car...................................... Time Gap Laps
1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari.......................... 1m20.841s.......... - 106
2 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari.............. 1m22.019s 1.178s - 112
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes ......................1m22.172s 1.331s - 116
4 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault....... 1m22.553s 1.712s - 97
5 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes............. 1m23.116s 2.275s - 73
6 Romain Grosjean Lotus/Mercedes.......... 1m23.802s 2.961s - 53
7 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault................ 1m23.975s 3.134s - 63
8 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda.............. 1m27.660s 6.819s - 35

 

[GTPorsche]

To be fair all we know is the tyres.

It was most certainly lower fuel than the rest of the teams.

 

[Roger the Horse]

How many tests are there this season, out of interest? I assume there are more to follow, but I can't find any information anywhere.

 

[GTPorsche]

How many tests are there this season, out of interest? I assume there are more to follow, but I can't find any information anywhere.

Feb. 19-22 at Catalunya, Feb. 26-Mar. 1 at Catalunya

Then there's in-season testing at Catalunya on May 12 and 13, and the Red Bull Ring on Jun 23 and 24.

 

[priesty_lfc]

How many tests are there this season, out of interest? I assume there are more to follow, but I can't find any information anywhere.

2 more, both at Barcelona

 

[Dhalism]

Saw a great quote that make me crack up in regards to this on reddit:

Alonso is like "Car is great guys, no development needed"

"But Fernando it doesn't even run"

 

[spyrrari]

Teds notebook day 4:



And more interviews etc:





Spy.

 

[FoRiZon]

The sound is more audible than the 2014.

Its sounded like the 1980's F1 sound with faster gear change.

 

[Jase01]

Mclaren may have a slow start in its collaboration with Honda but the latter's coming back to F1 is indeed one of the most talk about in the sport today. They are still positive to getting close to Hamilton.

 

[Iceman220]

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[spyrrari]

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[MHPALA]

Sixty four bucks taken down
**** You youtube

This is normal. Another channel (bucks) will pop up, eventually.

 

[Whodoyouthink]

What the 🤬 is "Sixty four bucks"? Nothing comes up in my searches.

 

[spyrrari]

What the 🤬 is "Sixty four bucks"? Nothing comes up in my searches.

The dude who uploaded all the youtube f1 testvideos i posted...



Spy.

 

[spyrrari]

Driver line up fore 1st Barcelona test starting tomorrow:

Mercedes
Thursday: Lewis Hamilton
Friday: Nico Rosberg
Saturday: Lewis Hamilton
Sunday: Nico Rosberg

Red Bull
Thursday: Daniel Ricciardo
Friday: Daniel Ricciardo
Saturday: Daniil Kvyat
Sunday: Daniil Kvyat

Williams
Thursday: Susie Wolff
Friday: Felipe Massa
Saturday: Valtteri Bottas
Sunday: Felipe Massa & Valtteri Bottas

Ferrari
Thursday: Kimi Räikkönen
Friday: Kimi Räikkönen
Saturday: Sebastian Vettel
Sunday: Sebastian Vettel

McLaren
Thursday: Jenson Button
Friday: Jenson Button
Saturday: Fernando Alonso
Sunday: Fernando Alonso

Force India
Thursday: Pascal Wehrlein
Friday: Sergio Pérez
Saturday: Pascal Wehrlein
Sunday: Nico Hülkenberg

Toro Rosso
Thursday: Max Verstappen
Friday: Carlos Sainz Jr.
Saturday: Max Verstappen
Sunday: Carlos Sainz Jr.

Lotus
Thursday: Pastor Maldonado
Friday: Jolyon Palmer
Saturday: Pastor Maldonado
Sunday: Romain Grosjean

Sauber
Thursday: Felipe Nasr
Friday: Marcus Ericsson
Saturday: Marcus Ericsson
Sunday: Felipe Nasr



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[mustafur]

Mercedes showing who is boss at Force India lol.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

Or Force India removing some of the debt owed to Mercedes... Wonder how much useful information Mercedes will get back from Wehrlein.

 

[mustafur]

Or Force India removing some of the debt owed to Mercedes... Wonder how much useful information Mercedes will get back from Wehrlein.

theres no or, thats the reason.

 

[psychoazubi]

@spyrrari according to various german sources, Mclaren will drive with Jenson-Fernando-Jenson-Fernando

 

[spyrrari]

@spyrrari according to various german sources, Mclaren will drive with Jenson-Fernando-Jenson-Fernando

Yeah could be,reading different line ups here and there... guess we will see during next few days 👍



Spy.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Wonder how much useful information Mercedes will get back from Wehrlein.

None. Mercedes credit their open relationship with their customer teams as a big part of their success. They don't need to send Wehrlein to gather information because they will already get it from the team.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Or Force India removing some of the debt owed to Mercedes... Wonder how much useful information Mercedes will get back from Wehrlein.

As PM said none, one they're running the old car not the new so...

 

[MHPALA]

Button comes out with a 1:31. All the gremlins are ironed out (looks like).