Bahrain testing 27 Feb-2 Mar

[Ste]

We don't know how much fuel he's running in the car.

A comparable amount I'd imagine.

[OSS EL BOSS]

Running multiple lap consecutively looks like a race sim to me.

No, definitely not. He just did a 1m36.293 lap on soft tyres.

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's second stint (Medium)

1:42.707
1:43.700
1:43.080
1:42.893
1:43.240

[Cemz85]

Any updates for this test from yesterday regarding aero

[Black Adder]

Kimi's second stint (Medium)

1:42.707
1:43.700
1:43.080
1:42.893
1:43.240

This is great!!!

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's second stint (Medium)

1:42.707
1:43.700
1:43.080
1:42.893
1:43.240
?
?
1:43.167

[Kyss4k]

Running multiple lap consecutively looks like a race sim to me.

That's not a definition of a race sim. And if he is doing race sim and we are comparing the same stints, we are done. So no, that can't be real.

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's second stint (Medium)

1:42.707
1:43.700
1:43.080
1:42.893
1:43.240
?
?
1:43.167
?
1:43.579
1:43.953

[PlatzdaTurbo]

How much time left today ?
Assuming wer doing a race sim do we have enough time ?

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's second stint (Medium)

1:42.707
1:43.700
1:43.080
1:42.893
1:43.240
?
?
1:43.167
?
1:43.579
1:43.953
1:44.214
1:43.948
1:43.649
1:43.968

[mark p]

I thought every test was extended by 30 minutes so 1 hour left?

[Jas]

Not looked much into the times, but I have a gut feeling where not the quickest, that mercades car looks so well developed at the rear!

[shamim179]

Don't think Rosberg is doing a race sim at the moment. He has spent a few minutes in the pits before heading out again. But yes it would be definitely game over for us if they were his race sim times!

[Jas]

Also people saying we don't know the fuel levels...so true, but with one day left, I don't tjik we or any one else will be hiding anything!

[f1tomi8]

Dani Kvyat goes fastest in the Toro Rosso with a 1.36.1 on super soft tyres

[Black Adder]

How much time left today ?
Assuming wer doing a race sim do we have enough time ?

1 hour to go, so Kimi will be able to drive a race distance!!

[f1tomi8]

Raikkonen pits for a second time in this race simulation. Ferrari are running this 'race' slightly differently to Alonso's yesterday, giving Raikkonen a much longer second stint than his team-mate did.

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's second stint (Medium)

1:42.707
1:43.700
1:43.080
1:42.893
1:43.240
?
?
1:43.167
?
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
Pit

[f1tomi8]

13:39 The average laptime over that longer stint for Raikkonen was around 0.1s per lap faster than he managed during his first stint, and around half a second per lap faster than Alonso's (much shorter) second stint was yesterday.

[Forzi]

For now it's:
Kvyat 1:36.113 Super-soft
Magnussen 1:36.172 Super-soft
Hulkenberg 1:36.205 Super-soft
Rosberg 1:36.689 Soft
Raikkonen 1:36.993 Soft
Massa 1:37.224 Medium

[PlatzdaTurbo]

The average laptime over that longer stint for Raikkonen was around 0.1s per lap faster than he managed during his first stint, and around half a second per lap faster than Alonso's (much shorter) second stint was yesterday.

It's still quite some margin adrift of what we saw from Mercedes with Rosberg last week, but track conditions could be playing a part in that.

[wacc]

For now it's:
Kvyat 1:36.113 Super-soft
Magnussen 1:36.172 Super-soft
Hulkenberg 1:36.205 Super-soft
Rosberg 1:36.689 Soft
Raikkonen 1:36.993 Soft
Massa 1:37.224 Medium

Refresh your page its:

1 Massa Williams 1m34.450s
2 Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m36.113s +1.663
3 Magnussen McLaren 1m36.172s +1.722
4 Hulkenberg Force India 1m36.205s +1.755
5 Rosberg Mercedes 1m36.293s +1.843
6 Raikkonen Ferrari 1m36.993s +2.543
7 Ericsson Caterham 1m41.614s +7.164
8 Bianchi Marussia 1m41.889s +7.439
9 Grosjean Lotus 1m42.166s +7.716

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's third stint (Medium)

1:41.331
1:42.249

[Forzi]

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

[Jose-Lorca Fan]

Those stint times from Kimi are horrible. I fear we will be battling in midfield again with the like of FI. Not good....

[OSS EL BOSS]

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

It is indeed soft, but it is not worrying.

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's third stint (Medium)

1:43.331
1:42.249
?
?
?
1:42.091

[emirBoz]

yeah, why is it worrying?

this is just q sim. :D

[Hornet]

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

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

[tifosi1993]

Kimi's third stint (Medium)

1:41.331
1:42.249
?
?
1:42.091
1:42.721
1:42.562