2016 F1 Pre-Season Testing

**wisepie** · 22nd February 2016, 11:44

Promising morning so far, keep drinking that Italian coffee and feel the energy!

**number 13** · 22nd February 2016, 11:49

Seems pretty promising to me..Let's hope for the best

**mirafiori** · 22nd February 2016, 11:56

Originally Posted by wisepie

Promising morning so far, keep drinking that Italian coffee and feel the energy!

Totally agree with you wisepie and it's been a promising morning do far.

**vetalo** · 22nd February 2016, 12:01

I see alliance here - Ferrari should be on top of their game in terms of putting millage on the car which is one of the primary reasons testing is done; as a test engineer howbeit in telecoms i know why testing is always important because it help you learn the reliability to what you are producing. Are we saying that a Mercedes car is more reliable than a Ferrari? my Gut feeling is that Ferrari is a good car. We always have this habit that we are different. How many time last year we missed qualifying because we sat in the garage and not out running when other were?? so don't just support somebody here because he or she is your friend look at fact - wasted millions, wrong strategy 2010, 2011 = no championship

**SashAlex** · 22nd February 2016, 12:03

Originally Posted by vetalo

I see alliance here - Ferrari should be on top of their game in terms of putting millage on the car which is one of the primary reasons testing is done; as a test engineer howbeit in telecoms i know why testing is always important because it help you learn the reliability to what you are producing. Are we saying that a Mercedes car is more reliable than a Ferrari? my Gut feeling is that Ferrari is a good. We always have this habit that we are different. How many time last year we miss qualifying because we sat in the garage and not out running when other were?? so don't just support somebody here because he or she is your friend look at fact - wasted millions, wrong strategy 2010, 2011 = no championship

A bottle of wine and you'll see how beautiful the world is. :D

**darkchild** · 22nd February 2016, 12:06

Originally Posted by vetalo

I see alliance here - Ferrari should be on top of their game in terms of putting millage on the car which is one of the primary reasons testing is done; as a test engineer howbeit in telecoms i know why testing is always important because it help you learn the reliability to what you are producing. Are we saying that a Mercedes car is more reliable than a Ferrari? my Gut feeling is that Ferrari is a good car. We always have this habit that we are different. How many time last year we missed qualifying because we sat in the garage and not out running when other were?? so don't just support somebody here because he or she is your friend look at fact - wasted millions, wrong strategy 2010, 2011 = no championship

How many times did we miss qualis? As far as I remember we were as good as anyone else reliability wise last year, and last two decades as well. Speed was our problem, not reliability. Everyone has their own scheduled and we are doing fine.

**vetalo** · 22nd February 2016, 12:06

Originally Posted by SashAlex

A bottle of wine and you'll see how beautiful the world is. :D

I am afraid I am teetotal; Alcohol is not good for my system :) if you say Italian coffee I would give a thump up

**RedRebel40** · 22nd February 2016, 12:20

We need to make more milage with the car. At least 120 a day to be sure of our reliability.

**SashAlex** · 22nd February 2016, 12:26

14:25 Nothing that'll surprise you, but a little note posted by Ferrari confirms that it 'focused on aerodynamics and set-up work' during the morning running, where Vettel set the pace in the SF16-H.

**Schumyboy83** · 22nd February 2016, 12:31

Seb.jpg

**darkchild** · 22nd February 2016, 12:31

http://media.f1i.com/seasons/9727-ba...elona-spain-31

http://media.f1i.com/seasons/9727-ba...elona-spain-33

Seems pretty similar, we might actually have slightly tighter car.

**vetalo** · 22nd February 2016, 12:41

Karun Chandhok

Interesting to see Vettel on mediums already 1 tenth quicker at lunch time than what Pastor did on day 1 at Barcelona last year on soft tyre

**KimiBot** · 22nd February 2016, 12:45

Looks like it is gonna be interesting year, Ferrari, Sauber, Toro Rosso and Haas vs. Mercedes, Williams and Red Bull.

**porthoz** · 22nd February 2016, 12:59

20:56 Vettel's lapping at a decent pace, he's in the mid 1m25s at the moment, while Hamilton is in the 1m28s.

**NenoX** · 22nd February 2016, 13:09

Originally Posted by darkchild

How many times did we miss qualis? As far as I remember we were as good as anyone else reliability wise last year, and last two decades as well. Speed was our problem, not reliability. Everyone has their own scheduled and we are doing fine.

I agree with darkchild, we don't know what the team's plans are for testing. Let them follow what their plan dictates, albeit different from merc.

**slak** · 22nd February 2016, 13:30

What is this?
Cb0bOUkW8AE6Yio.jpg

**darkchild** · 22nd February 2016, 13:30

**Kyss4k** · 22nd February 2016, 13:35

SF16-H on track from Sky Sports

http://www.skysports.com/iframe/widg...h03V2AE2jTpZuc

**Kyss4k** · 22nd February 2016, 13:36

Originally Posted by slak

What is this?

It's most likely a crash structure sticking out. We have it as well. There is a mandatory width of it, but teams want to make the sidepods as slim as possible, so this is the way around it...

**jragona** · 22nd February 2016, 13:37

Originally Posted by slak

What is this?
Cb0bOUkW8AE6Yio.jpg

I think this may be Merc's version of the blown wheel nut that some teams are running. I remember another team run something like this a few years back. Can't remember which team/year it was. It could have been Renault.

Edit: Renault R31 used something similar for exhaust blowing. Merc would not be doing that, but could they be redirecting the airflow from their oversized airbox down to the sidepods to achieve something similar?

**NenoX** · 22nd February 2016, 13:37

Originally Posted by slak

What is this?
Cb0bOUkW8AE6Yio.jpg

Side pod crash structure I may be wrong with the name but it basically sustains loads from side crashes.

**NenoX** · 22nd February 2016, 13:39

Originally Posted by Kyss4k

SF16-H on track from Sky Sports

http://www.skysports.com/iframe/widg...h03V2AE2jTpZuc

The car sounds different under braking compared to the last two years.
The PU was relatively silent under braking in the past.

**darkchild** · 22nd February 2016, 13:40

Hmm we haven't been out for too long.

**S1000RR** · 22nd February 2016, 13:42

she looks planted

**vetalo** · 22nd February 2016, 13:43

Originally Posted by darkchild

Hmm we haven't been out for too long.

Ferrari running his own plan as you said

**NenoX** · 22nd February 2016, 13:44

Originally Posted by darkchild

Hmm we haven't been out for too long.

how long since our last in lap?

**vetalo** · 22nd February 2016, 13:48

The more Ferrari runs the car the more they no more about the car - and then have a long list of what they issue they need to resolve before Melbourne. this year there is only two testing before the first race. For I don't ever believe the hype about the car until the first race