Bahrain testing 27 Feb-2 Mar

[Ste]

What worries me is the trend of Merc powered cars being top in terms of single pace so far. I know it's not everything when it comes to race, but having that extra pace may allow them to have more choices

We haven't done a low fuel run yet. :)

[Forzi]

It is indeed soft, but it is not worrying.

I do consider that as a worry. They were bettering McLaren on the long runs. Even Button said they might even be the best at long runs out of everyone. Now they pulled a 2nd best lap out of everyone behind the Mercs who bettered this last weekend with supersofts and today is considered to be a windy day. Not to mention it's on softs, so 0,7 sec or so is still to come. Mercs seem to be flying.

[PURE PASSION]

Would guess the williams went for Super softs? If it's only the softs, then it's really worrying.

And at the same time in the same tires Ros time was 1,5 s worse!!!
So Williams from 3d worse team last year, gonna win the championship!!!!

[emirBoz]

[Jas]

Ever the optimist here, but this is worrying! A race sim yes...2 weeks before the grand prix....this is the real deal imo! and yh, strange how mercades cars are all up their!

[OSS EL BOSS]

Hulkenbergs Race simulation:

Startlap
1:43.7
1:43.5 -
1:43.5 -
1:43.6 -
1:43.6 -
1:43.7 -
1:43.8 -
1:44.3 -
1:44.1 -
1:44.9 -
1:44.6 -
1:44.8 -
1:44.5 -
1:44.1 -
1:45.5 -
1:45.0 -
1:45.8 -
1:45.7 -
Inlap
Outlap -
1:41.7 -
1:41.8 -
1:42.2 -
1:42.0 -
1:42.3 -
1:42.7 -
1:42.7 -
1:42.0 -
1:42.0 -
1:41.7 -
1:42.6 -
1:42.7 -
1:42.5 -
1:43.7 -
1:43.7 -
Inlap
Outlap -
1:40.8 -
1:40.9 -
1:41.1 -
1:41.3 -
1:41.1 -
1:41.2 -
1:41.4 -
1:41.6 -
1:41.5 -
1:41.5 -
1:42.0 -
1:42.1 -
1:42.0 -
1:41.6 -
Red Flag


Medium - soft - soft.

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's third stint (Medium)

1:41.331
1:42.249
?
?
1:42.091
1:42.721
1:42.562
?
1:42.608
1:42.832
?
Pit

[Jas]

And at the same time in the same tires Ros time was 1,5 s worse!!!
So Williams from 3d worse team last year, gonna win the championship!!!!

NEW START NEW RULE NEW PEOPLE, anything can happen, we should know that more than anyone...remember 2009 and the new regs?!?1

[mark p]

Hulkenbergs Race simulation:

Startlap
1:43.7
1:43.5 -
1:43.5 -
1:43.6 -
1:43.6 -
1:43.7 -
1:43.8 -
1:44.3 -
1:44.1 -
1:44.9 -
1:44.6 -
1:44.8 -
1:44.5 -
1:44.1 -
1:45.5 -
1:45.0 -
1:45.8 -
1:45.7 -
Inlap
Outlap -
1:41.7 -
1:41.8 -
1:42.2 -
1:42.0 -
1:42.3 -
1:42.7 -
1:42.7 -
1:42.0 -
1:42.0 -
1:41.7 -
1:42.6 -
1:42.7 -
1:42.5 -
1:43.7 -
1:43.7 -
Inlap
Outlap -
1:40.8 -
1:40.9 -
1:41.1 -
1:41.3 -
1:41.1 -
1:41.2 -
1:41.4 -
1:41.6 -
1:41.5 -
1:41.5 -
1:42.0 -
1:42.1 -
1:42.0 -
1:41.6 -
Red Flag


Medium - soft - soft.

Worse than Ferrari by a long way considering medium v soft is around a second. In 1st stint when both on softs difference is big and stints 2 and 3 on soft v Ferrari on medium and gap is not the second or so it should be.

Most important Ferrari need both cars to finish Australia as many cars may not Merc included.

[PURE PASSION]

NEW START NEW RULE NEW PEOPLE, anything can happen, we should know that more than anyone...remember 2009 and the new regs?!?1

Yes but I keep hearing from some people that we where behind RB and Mercs and is difficult to cutch them!!!
So for us is difficult and for all the others is quite simple!!!!
And when we are posting some good laps , the others are just hiding and when the others doing it the are just to fast for us !!!!!

[Forzi]

Be it as it may. We're again in a position where we hope that we are sandbagging. It's been too many times like this and too many times it went the wrong way, so please understand my worries. Track side comments don't seem to be too encouraging as the car seems twitchy at the rear.

Let's just hope Ferrari wont repeat what happened for the past few years.

[shamim179]

You can see a pattern emerging from all these series of tests carried out in Jerez and twice in Bahrain. The Mercedes powered cars are consistently up there at the top both on short and long runs. Since there are quite a few teams using the Mercedes engine they can't all be showing their hand or hiding their true pace? In other words they can't be setting all these fast times just by accident?

You would think by now that at this 3rd test we have improved the performance of the car so if that is the case Kimi's times should be representative. So either that is not the case and we still have a lot of room for improving the performance or we're actually not that good but just ok.

[Kiwi Nick]

Looks like the soft tires were not very happy with a heavy car. But that is what Kimi would have to start on after Q3. Let's see if he finishes the race sim on softs.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Kimi's race simulation:

Soft - Outlap -
1:41.9 -
1:42.0 -
1:42.9 -
1:43.4 -
1:43.6 -
1:44.8 -
1:44.3 -
1:43.6 -
1:44.5 -
1:43.9 -
1:44.4 -
1:44.5 -
Inlap -
Medium - Outlap -
1:42.7 -
1:43.7 -
1:43.0 -
1:43.6 -
1:42.8 -
1:43.2 -
1:43.5 -
1:43.1 -
1:44.0 -
1:43.5 -
1:43.9 -
1:44.2 -
1:43.9 -
1:43.6 -
1:43.9 -
1:43.6 -
1:43.6 -
1:44.6 -
Inlap -
Medium

[f1tomi8]

Race sim. with monkey seat

[OSS EL BOSS]

Kimi pits after 48 laps.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Maybe the team wants to do a proper qualifying simulation in the last 30 minutes.

[tifosi1993]

Kim's first stint (soft tyre)

1:41.985
1:42.061
1:42.994 (Overtakes Rosberg)
1:43.4
1:43.625
1:43.658
1:44.825
1:44.388
1:43.647
1:44.519
1:43.516
1:43.926
1:44.405
1:44.567
Pits

Kimi's second stint (Medium)

1:42.707
1:43.700
1:43.080
1:42.893
1:43.240
1:43.5
1:43.167
1:44.0
1:43.579
1:43.953
1:44.214
1:43.948
1:43.649
1:43.968
1:43.628
1:44.633
1:43.817
1:44.6
Pit

Kimi's third stint (Medium)

1:41.331
1:42.249
?
?
1:42.091
1:42.721
1:42.562
?
1:42.608
1:42.832
?
Pit

[Rob]

Race sim. with monkey seat

And the new front wing.

[Red is Best]

Be it as it may. We're again in a position where we hope that we are sandbagging. It's been too many times like this and too many times it went the wrong way, so please understand my worries. Track side comments don't seem to be too encouraging as the car seems twitchy at the rear.

Let's just hope Ferrari wont repeat what happened for the past few years.

Hear hear! Let's hope for the best.

[Jose Lorca]

Difficult to make comparisons with Hulk's race simulation because his strategy was M-S-S while ours was S-M-M, but I don't think our laptimes were bad. It's a shame others weren't doing race simulations at the same time.

[SinanOzerS]

Looks like Mercedes going to do a quali simulation with SS tyres.

Edit:1:33.484

[Nero Horse]

Did Kimi do a race sim?

[wacc]

Rosberg:
soft
1:35.918
1:40"226
1'39"708
1'39"815
1'40"398
1'39"397
1'39"369
1'39"380
1'39"663
1'40"122
1'40"158
in
out
1m33.484

[OSS EL BOSS]

Now the Mercedes beast with 1m33.484s.

[Axelsson]

Rosberg 1m33.484s Wow

[sachin]

Rosberg 1m33.484s Wow

Massa is even faster now

[wacc]

I am more than sure that Mercedes is fastest over one lap atm despite Felipes time.

[Hornet]

Williams and Merc and having a go at each other

[OSS EL BOSS]

Massa responds to Rosberg with a 1m33.258s lap.