F1 2022 Pre-Season Testing Thread

[burak karaküdük]

we are preparing leclerc car. i guess he is going to lap soon

[Gilles]

Mario Isola in an interview with Sky Sport F1 reveals that “some teams have underestimated braking temperatures with the new hubcaps […] degradation management is going to be important here in Bahrain, we’ve seen teams working on different things. Some, like Ferrari, have done many runs in C3 by testing different solutions to manage degradation on this track."

[ntukza]

I believe they are the best car at the moment

What makes you think theirs is better than hours?

[PURE PASSION]

OK RED BULL is really show some pace !!! ITs really by far the fastest we have seen so far , but again ,as for us many times, we dont now how different we where running (fuel,engine,driver push etc )
in simillar lap stints and with the same tires , Lec is 1,5 s slower then Ves !!!!!! That's A LOT !!!!

[ntukza]

Thank you.
Can't say its a question of being hurtful, its a question of not being able to have any level of civilized discussion with some of the members here.
I am really surprised this sort of thing is happening on a forum for fans that are supposedly supporting the same team.
I am more than fine with people having different views on things, but they should never ever go to personal attracts.

I like this guy.

Please don't leave.

[paneristi]

I wonder what is our program for today.... Carlos put good amount of laps, but kind of slow

When we didn’t do fast lap, you are curious why we are slow. When Merc did the same, some said they’re sandbagging. Let’s have some faith!

[Kyss4k]

RedBull looks awesome. Stable, on rails, fast, no headbanging... I don't think we have any answer to them sadly.

[ntukza]

OK RED BULL is really show some pace !!! ITs really by far the fastest we have seen so far , but again ,as for us many times, we dont now how different we where running (fuel,engine,driver push etc )
in simillar lap stints and with the same tires , Lec is 1,5 s slower then Ves !!!!!! That's A LOT !!!!

We're going to see some fast laps now going to the end of the session. It's obvious.

[ntukza]

RedBull looks awesome. Stable, on rails, fast, no headbanging... I don't think we have any answer to them sadly.

SO you already know the full performance of our car?

Red Bull are the first to go hard and already you're drawing conclusions? At least wait until the end of the session.

[Kyss4k]

SO you already know the full performance of our car?

Red Bull are the first to go hard and already you're drawing conclusions? At least wait until the end of the session.

No, but I can see, that we are porpoising quite a lot, we have issues in slow corners quite often from an onboard shots, while at the same time, RedBull looks like they are on rails. It's just my observation and opinion. Why does everyone feel so hurt by that these days? And I am worried as my expectations were high for this year.

[Grimlock]

No, but I can see, that we are porpoising quite a lot, we have issues in slow corners quite often from an onboard shots, while at the same time, RedBull looks like they are on rails. It's just my observation and opinion. Why does everyone feel so hurt by that these days? And I am worried as my expectations were high for this year.

I don't think anyone is hurt by you stating your observations/opinion.
To me the RedBull sure does look to be the lead car at the moment, but we can't say that for sure.
I feel Ferrari is there or there about, Mercedes looks to be nowhere but you can never tell with them.

On porpoising yes the RedBull looks the best today, the Ferrari looks different from run to run, it goes from 0 porpoising to massive porpoising and why I think they are playing with the setup.
I also don't think it looks like Ferrari will be going for any performance runs today, I think they did theirs yesterday and the conditions were much worse yesterday than they are today so we can't really compare the times.

[Grimlock]

For example I don't think the last lap from Charles was anything to write home about (C4 and he had a nasty moment in turn 4) but there was 0 porpoising.

[Kyss4k]

For example I don't think the last lap from Charles was anything to write home about (C4 and he had a nasty moment in turn 4) but there was 0 porpoising.

And didn't Verstappen do that time on C3 (yellow) tyres? Or was I seeing things?

[jgonzalesm6]

And didn't Verstappen do that time on C3 (yellow) tyres? Or was I seeing things?

Nope, you are correct.

[jgonzalesm6]

Let's see if the times come down as this is the proper racing time at this track.

[tifosi1993]

We are slower than Magnussen in the Sector 1 and Sector 3 and only 3 tenths faster in the Sector 2. And that should tell everything.

But I do want Ferrari to turn on the power and rain on Red Bull's parade.

[Tifoso Svedese]

If you offered me a P2-P3 at the start of the season I'd take it. The key is: are we close enough to Red Bull that our guys will beat the bang average Pérez or not?

[jgonzalesm6]

At least wait until the end of the session.

4 or 5 races into the season is a good sign of where everyone stands.....at least in the 1st half of the season.

[Tifoso Svedese]

Obviously Mercedes could show up from nowhere but assuming they don't I'm fairly confident we could have two cars on the podium in Bahrain but might not be able to touch Verstappen.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc P1. And as ever, the F1-75 is very good in the sector 2. They are down in the sector 1 and equal in the sector 3, two engine dependent sectors.

[Grimlock]

Charles back on top but yes, Max did his lap on C3 and Charles is only 0.2 faster. From what we are seeing now the RedBull is the car to beat, but we can't be sure and hope dies last :)

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc (C4): 29.509 - 39.677 - 23.229 - 1:32.415 - 308

Verstappen (C3): 29.409 - 39.911 - 23.325 - 1:32.645 - 313

[tifosi1993]

Charles back on top but yes, Max did his lap on C3 and Charles is only 0.2 faster. From what we are seeing now the RedBull is the car to beat, but we can't be sure and hope dies last :)

Are you sure? I think it's between us and the Merc. Don't be fooled by their pace, they are way down on power, like us. Either they have completely goofed up their engine, which is unlikely, or they are running heavily detuned, which is more likely.

Red Bull has cranked up the power.

[PURE PASSION]

We are 0.230 faster then Max but on faster tire (so probably slower) but again we are 0.7s faster Perez on the same compound !!!
What i mean is that from this you can see that you dont now how everybody is running . some might run harder on a slower compoud to look for some performance and unother lower on a faster tire .

[Aziz]

We are 0.5 slower, on FL, after we spent 2 years developing this car, RB on the other hand developed last year car to the very end.... Same story again

[Grimlock]

Are you sure? I think it's between us and the Merc. Don't be fooled by their pace, they are way down on power, like us. Either they have completely goofed up their engine, which is unlikely, or they are running heavily detuned, which is more likely.

Red Bull has cranked up the power.

To me it seems Merc has big porpoising issues, they seem to be the most affected from what I saw. But you can't ever count them out.
And yeah RedBull defiantly cranked their engine today.

I recall reading somewhere that Ferrari were going to use the same engine they used in Barcelona to make iron out reliability.
Does any one know if that's really the case and if the Ferrari is really running with a high mileage engine?

[stefa]

As I have said the other day, I am really amazed how many experts in various fields are in this forum, who can spot things and make conclusion just by looking at picture or video, without any deep data! I am speachless!!!

[patrese86]

We are 0.5 slower, on FL, after we spent 2 years developing this car, RB on the other hand developed last year car to the very end.... Same story again

Same story? It's testing. The only thing which is the same story is you moaning.

[Grimlock]

Charles did not do a one lap wonder though, he set a better middle sector on the same set on another lap. So the tires were still good and he defiantly had some fuel in the tank so lest not read too much into the times.

[tifosi1993]

To me it seems Merc has big porpoising issues, they seem to be the most affected from what I saw. But you can't ever count them out.
And yeah RedBull defiantly cranked their engine today.

I recall reading somewhere that Ferrari were going to use the same engine they used in Barcelona to make iron out reliability.
Does any one know if that's really the case and if the Ferrari is really running with a high mileage engine?

We are slower than Magnussen in the sector 1 minisectors, on a different level in the sector 2 and again losing out in the sector 3 minisectors, and all those minisectors are straights.

That should tell everything, I think.