Bahrain testing 27 Feb-2 Mar

[OSS EL BOSS]

But larger sidepods inlent,higher cog than the Ferrari(the w05 looks a bit like the old F10) combined with longer sidepods than the Ferrari,if you take all this variable toghether,the Ferrari and the FI are the most impressive.

Good point, both solutions have advantages and disadvantages.

[tifosi1993]

[bonzo]

Still 2sec off the pave today

[RedPassion]

Good point, both solutions have advantages and disadvantages.

And dirtier at the back were the W05 is way more open than to say the Ferrari,Toro Rosso or Red Bull .

[Hornet]

From Autosport

12:58 Raikkonen is in the pits once again, and from trackside BEN ANDERSON has noticed some interesting points at the exit of Turns 1/2:

"Very inconsistent upshifts from the Ferrari coming out of T1/2. The Mercedes cars are a lot smoother, particularly McLaren. Sutil is getting wheelspin through T2."

[zike]

only 37 laps!!!!!!

[Ste]

Kimi is back out now, onto 39 laps and counting.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Kimis short runs indicate that he is working on set-up.

[F1NAC]

Still 2sec off the pave today

are you ing kidding me? what pace? is there a race at bahrain?? So from your point of view FI will be very dominant with Perez.

[f1tomi8]

Anderson reports that the Ferrari looks good there, Raikkonen has a similar moment of his own.

The cars are also making a strange noise when they lock up (we'll assume he doesn't mean the tyre squeal), which he speculates could be related to the energy recovery systems.

As a more general observation, Raikkonen and Sutil are "pushing hard" at the moment.

[Samcar222]

Perez WDC.. relax guys we'll be ok.

[bonzo]

Ok,ok, 2sec off TODAY's best time. Are u happy now?

[PURE PASSION]

So according to the "experts" , Mercs are smoother in up shifting and we are smoother in downshifting !!!

[LivingHitokiri]

Ok,ok, 2sec off TODAY's best time. Are u happy now?

Different tyres, perez did it on Supersoft while kimi was on mediums if im not mistaken.

[f1tomi8]

13:20 A comparison of the Mercedes and Ferrari-engines under acceleration from BEN ANDERSON:

"There are distinct upshift differences between the Mercedes and Ferrari cars. The Mercedes short shift quickly out of Turn 1 and into Turn 2, particularly Magnussen in the McLaren. The Ferrari-powered cars hold onto each gear for longer."

[SinanOzerS]

13:20 A comparison of the Mercedes and Ferrari-engines under acceleration from BEN ANDERSON:

"There are distinct upshift differences between the Mercedes and Ferrari cars. The Mercedes short shift quickly out of Turn 1 and into Turn 2, particularly Magnussen in the McLaren. The Ferrari-powered cars hold onto each gear for longer."

That's very good news for traction.

[macks]

13:20 A comparison of the Mercedes and Ferrari-engines under acceleration from BEN ANDERSON:

"There are distinct upshift differences between the Mercedes and Ferrari cars. The Mercedes short shift quickly out of Turn 1 and into Turn 2, particularly Magnussen in the McLaren. The Ferrari-powered cars hold onto each gear for longer."

Could just suggest different gear ratios. Merc might be geared longed than Ferrari. Which one will get it right seeing as there's only 1 set of gear ratios for the season?

[Kristof_F40]

Could just suggest different gear ratios. Merc might be geared longed than Ferrari. Which one will get it right seeing as there's only 1 set of gear ratios for the season?

The Ferrari is geared longer if it hold on longer.. don't know what would be best..

[Bubbles]

Just read this post by Gorma from the Autosport Forum:

It's a good thing that the engine mapping is far from optimised. There is more room for improvement.
It is good that the car stops running from time to time. It shows the team that there are issues that need to be fixed.
It is good that the aerodynamics are simple. It shows that the team is working hard in the wind tunnel producing more complex parts.
It is good that the team needs to cut adhoc cooling holes. It shows that the team can be innovative and fast at solving problems.
It is good that Kimi has had much running, because Kimi isn't that motivated anyway.
It is good that Ferrari isn't on the top of timing charts since the best cars rarely are fastest in testing.
It is good that the gears shifts sound rough compared to others. They have just figured out something that the competition hasn't.

Funny as hell.

[bonzo]

Vik asks: In your opinion, is Ferrari sandbagging or just plain slow?

EDD STRAW: "Probably neither. Ferrari is focusing on its programme and has had a few bumps in the road. Certainly, it’s appears not to be as far advanced as Mercedes with its engine and has some work to do.

"We haven’t seen a proper race run or a qualifying simulation, so it’s hard to say what the difference between it and Mercedes would be if there were a race tomorrow. It’s playing catch-up, certainly, but too early to write Ferrari off."

[Jose Lorca]

Third and final stints for Bottas and Magnussen. Impressive from Williams:

Also Bottas is ready. His 3 Stint went over 24 rounds on medium tires: out lap - 1:38.3 - 1:39.3 - 1:40.1 - 1:40.3 - 1:40.1 - 1:40.0 - 1:40.0 - 1:40.1 - 1:40.1 - 1: 40.3 - 1:40.6 - 1:40.8 - 1:40.6 - 1:41.0 - 1:40.9 - 1:41.3 - 1:41.6 - 1:41.8 - 1:42.4 - 1:43.5 - 1:43.9 - 1:45.5 - Inlap

Magnussen has finished his race simulation schedule. The third Stint was over 21 laps on soft tires. Here the individual times: out lap - 1:40.0 - 1:39.8 - 1:39.8 - 1:39.9 - 1:40.4 - 1:40.8 - 1:40.8 - 1:40.8 - 1:40.9 - 1:41.1 - 1:41.7 - 1:42.0 - 1:43.0 - 1:42.7 - 1:43.3 - 1:43.7 - 1:44.2 - 1:45.0 - 1:45.8 - Inlap

[Bubbles]

Vik asks: In your opinion, is Ferrari sandbagging or just plain slow?

EDD STRAW: "Probably neither. Ferrari is focusing on its programme and has had a few bumps in the road. Certainly, it’s appears not to be as far advanced as Mercedes with its engine and has some work to do.

"We haven’t seen a proper race run or a qualifying simulation, so it’s hard to say what the difference between it and Mercedes would be if there were a race tomorrow. It’s playing catch-up, certainly, but too early to write Ferrari off."

Kimi did a fast run, pushing the car to max, and barely got a 1m37.287s. Yeah, I'd say the car slow alright. Of course, I would love to be proven wrong...

[tifosi1993]

[ManFromMilan]

Kimi did a fast run, pushing the car to max, and barely got a 1m37.287s. Yeah, I'd say the car slow alright. Of course, I would love to be proven wrong...

The more i see your posts the more i think you are just wrong, always.

[Ste]

Kimi did a fast run, pushing the car to max, and barely got a 1m37.287s. Yeah, I'd say the car slow alright. Of course, I would love to be proven wrong...

How do you know he wasn't pushing the car to the max with a full tank of fuel? And, how do you know he was pushing? Just from a trackside observer?

Plus, his 1m37s was four seconds slower than the time Rosberg did last week, not two.

[f1tomi8]

[LivingHitokiri]

Kimi did a fast run, pushing the car to max, and barely got a 1m37.287s. Yeah, I'd say the car slow alright. Of course, I would love to be proven wrong...

Again, like i mentioned above they had different types, Kimi never ran qualifying simulation , how can you claim the car is slow when the car is not even testing for 1 lap speed?

[f300v10]

Looks like they are also trying new rear bodywork with a larger opening around the exhaust. Not the best angle, but clearly new. (right click and open for bigger version)

[tifosi1993]

Looks like they are also trying new rear bodywork with a larger opening around the exhaust. Not the best angle, but clearly new. (right click and open for bigger version)

Indeed. For comparison, here is the old bodywork:

[Hornet]

Our monkey seat seems to be strangely absent still.