Bahrain testing 19-22 Feb

[Senna4Ever]

It looks like Renault solved their problems.
Even Vettel has decent number of laps...

Seems so ... would be interesting for how many laps he was out there for one stint ... if these 36 laps so far are like out-lap-in .... or also more laps in a row ...
but however looks much better at all for them ...

[anialonso]

Alonso back out now

[RedPassion]

When Ros brought the red flag,he was on a race simulation so Mercedes seem to have the confidence of trying one..
Common Ferrari show them that we can do it without any issue

I believe it is more important at the moment to check all the systems(from wind tunnel data,to engine temps,to electronic systems) to know that all systems at home are now working fine,this is very important for further development,as for the rest just keep the faith.......

[fronaldo]

Ferrari is testing the Back end of the Car with new parts or setup

-f1today.net-

[Senna4Ever]

also ToroRosso making miles today ... by now more than RBs ...

[anialonso]

11:47 GLENN FREEMAN reports that Alonso has gone off at the end of the back straight:

"Just went in too deep and ran wide; tried to hold it but the car wobbled on him."

[anialonso]

11:49 New quickest lap of the day from Hulkenberg puts Force India back on top. 1m37.215s. Mercedes engines 1-2-3 now.

I Bet all the Sky,Autosport and BBC reporters are loving this..

Cant wait to see Ferrari crash all their party..

[Majki2111]

11:53 Hulk backs off for a lap then goes again. He's quickest of all in the first sector and does a personal best in the final part of the lap to shave another four thousandths of a second from the benchmark time.

11:49 New quickest lap of the day from Hulkenberg puts Force India back on top. 1m37.215s. Mercedes engines 1-2-3 now.
I think teams are starting to test thir performance...

[OSS EL BOSS]

Rosberg did his fastest lap on medium tyres.

[anakin]

Rosberg did his fastest lap on medium tyres.

how about alonso? hards?

[OSS EL BOSS]

how about alonso? hards?

No, he was on mediums too.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Rosberg did his fastest time on a 12-laps run while Fernando did his on a 8-laps run but much earlier and the track is improving.
And Fernando was on a faster lap through the first and second sector but he didn't complete the lap and pitted.

[OSS EL BOSS]

The most impressive laptime done so far is for me Hamiltons 1.37.9 yesterday on hards at the start of an 18-laps run.

[f1tomi8]

Most of the work centered on checking the car’s systems, as well as focusing on the engine, car balance and brakes. There have been three red flag interruptions so far, which slowed down the work rate, but did not have any great effect on the team’s schedule.

This afternoon work continues on system checks, with further set-up testing and the usual tyre evaluation.

- See more at: http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/bus....SkoMMsSN.dpuf

[OSS EL BOSS]

Our topspeed is not bad too, Fernando reached 291.1 km/h this morning only 2.3 km/h slower than the fastest car which was the Williams.

[Hornet]

Saw this on Autosport

Glenn Freeman spotted somebody from Mercedes stationed towards the end of the back straight recording various cars as they pass by on full throttle.

GARY ANDERSON: "It's likely he will be recording the engine sound. From that, you can work out the engine RPM and gear ratio. And from that, probably the engine torque and the electrical torque that a given car is using to reach its top speed."

Just goes to show how hard the teams are competing.

[anakin]

Saw this on Autosport



Just goes to show how hard the teams are competing.

ferrari should also do that.

[PadGeT]

It seems we aren't on top of our break by wire system.. locking up here and there
Sorry if i sound too pessimistic... blame my bloody exams for that

[OSS EL BOSS]

From this topspeed numbers we can read out that no team is really pushing the engine to the limit.
Last year on this track the highest topspeed was 314.2 km/h done by a Force India, and this years cars are expected to be round 15 km/h faster.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Rosberg into the 1.36 with 1.36.965.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Mercedes once again looking very strong, Resbergs lap was done on mediums.

[F2002]

and if our engine is more reliable and our aero is so efficient that gives much downforce without forgetting the cooling of the engine ... who did a better job overall?

That's a trickier question than you think, because it ignores the results of past seasons.

[hrc5555]

From this topspeed numbers we can read out that no team is really pushing the engine to the limit.
Last year on this track the highest topspeed was 314.2 km/h done by a Force India, and this years cars are expected to be round 15 km/h faster.

Aren't those cars supposed to have smaller top speed than last years?

[SinanOzerS]

Aren't those cars supposed to have smaller top speed than last years?

Nope.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Aren't those cars supposed to have smaller top speed than last years?

No, not at all they should be even faster on the straights with less drag due the loss of the beam wing, a smaller rear wing and a better DRS.
As from the engine side the new power units should deliver rround 860 hp (700 from the combustion engine and 160 from ERS) which is more than 100 hp than the V8s.

[medeni73]

Alonso might doing long run but every live-test sites are fascinated by qualy-runs from Merccedes-engine cars...85 laps for Alonso..

[PadGeT]

Well if yesterday was a 9er out of 10 , whats today gonna be i wonder?

[hrc5555]

That's a trickier question than you think, because it ignores the results of past seasons.

It doesnt matter which season you are looking to, its the same for every season. The team who does better job will win the championship, the team who does less good job will lose. It will be always like that...

[Senna4Ever]

That's a trickier question than you think, because it ignores the results of past seasons.

If I would compare past seasons with this one it would be like apples and pears ...
what do you think is harder: start from 0 or develop a solid basis proofed to be quick???

[Jas]

Acting team boss Gerard Lopez expects Lotus to be fully competitive in 2014.

Amid rumours of financial strife, the Enstone team sat out the opening Jerez test, and when the E22 finally made its public debut in Bahrain on Wednesday, it clocked the slowest time and a mere 8 laps.

Team owner Lopez, however - acting as team boss while the McLaren-departed Eric Boullier's successor is found - said Lotus was right to have voluntarily skipped Jerez.

"I predicted there would not be much to learn because of (technical) problems, so we saved a lot of money by staying home," he told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

The E22 then seemed to have a promising rollout at Jerez in the week after the official test, but in Bahrain on Wednesday Lotus struck Renault-powered trouble.

Nonetheless, Lopez is confident, dishing out high praise for the E22's designers, who have penned a car not only with a two-pronged nose, but an unusual asymmetrical solution for the exhaust and rear wing support.

"We have a super car," he said.

"The boys cannot believe the wind tunnel numbers. If we get those numbers on the track as well, the thing will go like hell.

"I can only hope we don't end up with three championships based on (engine suppliers) Mercedes and Ferrari and Renault," said Lopez.