F1 2023 Pre-Season Testing (23-25 February)

[wisepie]

It finally looked like Ferrari did some actual testing today. Rather going around the track, doing short runs-long runs, topping the timesheet and racking up laps, they actually did some meaningful testing today.

The car is fast, and it will be unleased in the qualifying. Until then, hold on to your nerves.

(I am expecting the car to be more dialed up for tomorrow.)

I hope you're right, tifosi, it still looked like it was porpoising with Charles (I didn't see Carlos in the morning stint) but the team did appear to be trying various options including strange wires to the front wing, and that strange dent in the nose was a bit weird in the morning session. Day 1 and not attemping to top the timesheets leaves more room for the real power to be unleashed later!

[NenoX]

Saw what looked like porpoising today for both drivers.

[tifosi1993]

I hope you're right, tifosi, it still looked like it was porpoising with Charles (I didn't see Carlos in the morning stint) but the team did appear to be trying various options including strange wires to the front wing, and that strange dent in the nose was a bit weird in the morning session. Day 1 and not attemping to top the timesheets leaves more room for the real power to be unleashed later!

Not worried about porpoising. It was never the issue last year. And it's impossible to solve this phenomenon. Due to the immense downforce the SF23 is creating with the floor, it is impossible to seal the floor properly, hence the porpoising.

Actually, I would've been worried right now, had not been porpoising as it did today.

[tifosi1993]

Saw what looked like porpoising today for both drivers.

Impossible to solve the porpoising. And the porpoising we saw today looked a lot more docile than last year's.

[brucewayne]

Impossible to solve the porpoising. And the porpoising we saw today looked a lot more docile than last year's.

According to Vasseur, porpoising wasn't an issue today.

Good start.

[tifosi1993]

[ferrari1.8t]

Solid day in terms of laps and reliability.

The pessimist in me says RedBull have the championship locked up, and we maybe fighting with AM and Merc for 2nd/3rd

The optimist in me says they are laying low and will unleash the SF23 come Q3.

Let’s hope it’s the latter lol

[FerrariF60]

Not worried about porpoising. It was never the issue last year. And it's impossible to solve this phenomenon. Due to the immense downforce the SF23 is creating with the floor, it is impossible to seal the floor properly, hence the porpoising.

Actually, I would've been worried right now, had not been porpoising as it did today.

red bull got TONS of downforce, and it is NOT porpoising at all... or at least what the critics that are at the track are saying

[Aziz]

red bull got TONS of downforce, and it is NOT porpoising at all... or at least what the critics that are at the track are saying

Quite frankly the car did not look good today

[stasera]

Quite frankly the car did not look good today

we can't know it. we dont even know what the team measured today.


at least we have to wait for the last day of the tests.

[FerrariF60]

Quite frankly the car did not look good today

that's what i keep hearing, but others seem to think that it was OK....but maybe they;ll do some setup change overnight and the car will be on RAILS tomorrow....one can only hope right??

but it is testing after all.....but at the same time last year we looked SOLID in testing from the get go, apart from porpoising of course which was pretty visible last year on the Ferrari

[Tony]

One thing is for certain, there is no messing around this week, there are only 3 testing days permitted before the start of the season. Any issues that we see teams having after 3 days will likely continue on into the start of the season unless upgrades are already planned (which is the case for certain teams).

[stasera]

Helmut Marko:

“Everything worked straight away for us. We are very satisfied.”

“Ferrari and Mercedes are our rivals, and they will be close.”

“They both still have problems. I’m surprised that the Ferrari is still bouncing so much, we didn’t expect that.”

[PURE PASSION]

so we abort the development last year from the French GP ,to come now and still bouncing a lot !!!!! I struggle to believe Freds words that its not porpoising but something else minor. I dont know if this car trully has potential hidden ,but Im afraid that they will be o lot of GPs till we figure it out .

[ferrari1.8t]

Helmut Marko:

“Everything worked straight away for us. We are very satisfied.”

“Ferrari and Mercedes are our rivals, and they will be close.”

“They both still have problems. I’m surprised that the Ferrari is still bouncing so much, we didn’t expect that.”

If Ferrari haven’t figured out the problems yet and are still 2nd-3rd best, then we will not win a championship in this rule cycle. I really hope this is not the case and we can challenge for victories right away.

[jgonzalesm6]

New floor for the Scuderia on day 2.

[ferrari1.8t]

Not the face of a happy, confident man.

https://twitter.com/fanaticsferrari/...FfAVghwJFRQhcg

[djmorin27]

Hello ware are you see a new floor for the Bella ferrari

[FerrariF60]

Not the face of a happy, confident man.

https://twitter.com/fanaticsferrari/...FfAVghwJFRQhcg

yeah, but he was all smiles and over the moon when he drove it at the launch as well as the filming day.....what happened???
oh, he wasn't pushing the limits of the car then....now that he's pushing he prolly realizes this car is still second best....i hope not

[Rishu]

I fail to understand why each year people draw out conclusion based on testing times. These times are still more than 2s off from 2022 Qualifying and these cars are expected to go even faster. Alonso being P2 just behind Verstappen, Championship is locked and we are fighting Aston Martin, really??


Just as a reference 2011 testing in Barcelona:

Ferrari F150th Italia – 1m22.625
Mercedes W02 – 1m23.168
Red Bull RB7 – 1m23.315
Renault R31 – 1m23.463
Toro Rosso STR6 – 1m23.519
McLaren MP4-26 – 1m23.858
Williams FW33 – 1m24.008
Lotus T128 – 1m24.242
Sauber C30 – 1m24.243
Force India VJM04 – 1m25.194
Virgin MVR-02 – 1m26.598
HRT-Dallara F110 – 1m27.044


Actual Qualifying:

Pos Driver Constructor Q3
1 *Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 01:21.0
2 *Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 01:21.2
3 *Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:22.0
4 *Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:22.0
5 *Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 01:22.0
6 *Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:22.5
7 *Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:22.6
8 *Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:22.9
9 *Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 01:23.0
10 *Michael Schumacher Mercedes no time1

[tifosi1993]

Not the face of a happy, confident man.

https://twitter.com/fanaticsferrari/...FfAVghwJFRQhcg

You guys really need to get a grip. Ferrari not topping the testing season, and it's all doom and gloom here.

[tifosi1993]

New floor for the Scuderia on day 2.

Yup, good stuff. Ferrari can play a lot around with the floor edges.

[Aziz]

You guys really need to get a grip. Ferrari not topping the testing season, and it's all doom and gloom here.

Car just looks nasty to drive, not a good sign

[subfire91]

we look much better today. the car much more dialed in and no apparent bouncing

[JacKy]

With the help of less angled Rear wing , SF-23 Just topped 308 km/h without DRS. And i believe the fuel tank was full.

Leclerc was defending himself with 280 km/h last year at the race

[tifosi1993]

Car just looks nasty to drive, not a good sign

You sure?

[tifosi1993]

[JacKy]

Leclerc (C4): 29.509 - 39.677 - 23.229 - 1:32.415 — 2022 Day 3
C.Sainz(C3): 29.447 - 39.871 - 23.168 - 1:32.486 — 2023 Day 2

[JacKy]

2022 Day 3 vs 2023 Day 2 ( Both Morning Session )
Driver : Sainz
Long Run - 11 Laps - 1.40.4 (Avg) - 2022
Long Run - 12 Laps - 1.39.6 (Avg) - 2023 (7 Laps old C3)
Long Run - 12 Laps - 1.39.8 (Avg) - 2023 (6 Laps old C3)
Long Run - 10 Laps - 1.39.3 (Avg) - 2023 (6 Laps old C3)

[NenoX]

we look much better today. the car much more dialed in and no apparent bouncing

True.