Bahrain testing 27 Feb-2 Mar

[NickEice]

You just summed up Q3.

Last I checked this session isn't Q3

[Hornet]

A glory run is low fuel. Fresh tires. Max settings. We are Ferrari. We rarely do that.

Coincidence the only team without its true livery and lack of sponsors is on top of the time sheets?

Which is exactly what qualifying is about. Of course, it doesn't mean it will win them races as race is a completely different thing. But such pace is real and at least beneficial in qualifying.

[bonzo]

Those track experts are never right. We've been saying it look at 2011 testing when we thought we had the best car. Look at last years test, red bull 13th overall.

There are a lot of more important things that get "timed and measured" during testing. We have seen alonso and Kimi slow down in S3 numerous times while on a fast lap.

What about Mercedes the last few days. They have mainly been looking up at us on the time sheets. Where is the doom and gloom there? Why isn't anyone saying Mercedes is slow. Mercedes has broken their gearbox a few times in the past few days. Everyone of our red flags seems to beatified in short order. Relax guy. We have a good car. Development during the year is going to be far more important this season than the quality of the cars we see here.

Yes, we are 1,4 sec off on the same soft tire as bottas, that is very relaxing, isn't it?

[vcs316]

You are wrong with Red Bull. They were saying after the first test I believe, that they would lap everyone. They were really confident, that they are the best.

Yeah, i remember Hemut Marko saying that they would lap everyone if the race were held that very day...

[Jose Lorca]

Red Bull breaks down in the pitlane again. Only a minor problem though.

[SinanOzerS]

You are wrong with Red Bull. They were saying after the first test I believe, that they would lap everyone. They were really confident, that they are the best.

That's right.

[arcabe]

everyone thought we had a monster in 2011 testing, and look where that took us...the red fools (which they never showed their true pace in ANY of the testing and always 2-3 seconds slower) WIPED teh floor with ALL THE TEAMS when it came to show their hand and delivered beautifully in australia


so relax guys, we're in good position...we just don't want to show our hands and want to see JAWS drop come Melbourne QUALI

Maybe that's what Ferrari is doing also, hope it may be true.

[anotherfinemess]

A glory run is low fuel. Fresh tires. Max settings. We are Ferrari. We rarely do that.

Coincidence the only team without its true livery and lack of sponsors is on top of the time sheets?

With the new engine rules, low fuel runs have to be tested. Sandbagging is not a luxury this season.

[vcs316]

Last I checked this session isn't Q3

Yeah and the team has not done a quali session yet. And if it has, then we are nowhere near the Williams or Merc.

[Forzi]

A glory run is low fuel. Fresh tires. Max settings. We are Ferrari. We rarely do that.

Coincidence the only team without its true livery and lack of sponsors is on top of the time sheets?

They got sponsors and the Martini deal is done. Heck, they are showing the livery next weekend.

Ferrari for the last few years did quali runs on the last two days of testing.

[NickEice]

I'll see you guys in 2 weeks. Keep the faith. When we put it around 3-4 on the grid and alonso has his great trademark start into turn 1 I'll say told you so.

[vcs316]

Hamilton gets himself back up to second on the timesheet with that last effort, almost into the 1m34s now and quickest of all in the final sector.

[Kyss4k]

Oh another red flag.

[Kristof_F40]

Marussia 3s behind Caterham, it's not like the Renault engine is 3s a lap faster than the Ferrari..

[Hornet]

Oh another red flag.

They should have extended the session for 1 hour with all these red flags

[Kyss4k]

Yay! Williams caused a red flag finally!

[vcs316]

That's our sixth red flag of the day, just after Alonso returned the Ferrari to second spot on the leaderboard. Looks like Bottas' Williams has stopped on the startline!

[Kristof_F40]

There goes the zero red flags..

[Kyss4k]

That's our sixth red flag of the day, just after Alonso returned the Ferrari to second spot on the leaderboard. Looks like Bottas' Williams has stopped on the startline!

[FerrariF60]

Maybe that's what Ferrari is doing also, hope it may be true.

that's all we can HOPE at this stage; cause surely the pace they are showing us now, is NOTHING to write home about...if you know what i mean

but who knows, maybe we are hiding our true speed on purpose...to let other teams think we have LOTTA work to do...

again, until we hear statements from our drivers and/or team taht we're not doing that good....JUST RELAX GUYS!!!!

[Forzi]

1:34.280 for Fernando

[Kyss4k]

Alonso 1:34.2

[SinanOzerS]

Alonso did his personal best lap.Three tenths off to Bottas' best lap.

[bonzo]

Yay! Williams caused a red flag finally!

May be they forced the engine to the limiter and it gave away

[arcabe]

Yay! Williams caused a red flag finally!

are we seeing that often during the race? o dear...counting few cars to finish the race.

[FerrariF60]

SO BOTTAS HAS STOPPED.....LOLOLOLOL

I GUESS RUNNING ON FUMES TO GET THAT FAST LAP FOR TEH SPONSORS

[shamim179]

1:34.280 for Fernando

What tyres?

[tifosi1993]

1:34.280 for Fernando

Wait a minute...i thought we are two second behind!

[Black Adder]

1:34.280 for Fernando

I knew it. We are not that slow!!

[Kyss4k]

What tyres?

Still running on those softs I presume.