Bahrain testing 27 Feb-2 Mar

**yz2006** · 2nd March 2014, 07:27

Sauber who uses our power unit, just completed a quali simulation - 1:37:5. it feels to me that we were not sandbagging yesterday with Kimi's 1:35 quali run. We are a lot slower than Merce powered cars on single lap. Alonso please proves me wrong

**Forzafonz** · 2nd March 2014, 07:31

keep calm..and keep calm.

**Kristof_F40** · 2nd March 2014, 07:32

I'm wonderring, we are testing our car and we have our own programme, perhaps/probably we aren't showing everything. On the other probably Merc isn't showing everything aswell, but hopefully a bit more than us. But how is this programme influence by the engine manufacturer? I mean, we as Ferrari have our own engine and have a programme for it. Do we advise Sauber and Marussia do to a certain programme? Or is itup to them? The same thing goes for Mercedes. If for instance Mercedes (engine) has a different kind of programme for their engine and all their teams follow this, it could explain some thing. I mean, the engine is important for sure. But I don't think it's really possible that all Merc powered cars are faster than us. Aero is different in all these team, so let's say we have Merc-Williams-McLaren-Force India, than it should be Ferrari, but that wil mean that we are 1-2s slower than Merc, given all the different aero settings for all these team, the real difference has to be made by the engine. We all can see that is possible, Renault, but I don't think it's possible that the Merc engine has that big of an advantage over everybody...

**f1tomi8** · 2nd March 2014, 07:33

1 Alonso Ferrari 1m35.509s

**Kristof_F40** · 2nd March 2014, 07:33

OfficialSF1Team: "#SuperSutil finishing a quali simulation, box box, pit stop practice and mini launch. 26 laps in the bag so far. #pushpush"

Simulating a qualifying session doesn't mean that you are actually trying to be the fastest. It's all the procedures and everything, what does the team expect you do to etc.

**Kristof_F40** · 2nd March 2014, 07:34

Originally Posted by f1tomi8

1 Alonso Ferrari 1m35.509s

that's already Kimi's fastest time of yesterday (almost)

**PlatzdaTurbo** · 2nd March 2014, 07:36

If the so called experts had their way theyd probably place their bets on caterham over Ferrari.

**f1tomi8** · 2nd March 2014, 07:37

On Soft!

**Ferris** · 2nd March 2014, 07:40

Originally Posted by f1tomi8

On Soft!

Any idea what compound Bottas is on?

**karvyin12** · 2nd March 2014, 07:42

the media is there to pounce on when ever there is a bit of down trend. it didn't happen day before yesterday, because we had good mileage n good top speed. Hope they will start playing politics between our drivers.
one thing is for sure everyone is fearing the best driver pairing of the grid.

**f1tomi8** · 2nd March 2014, 07:43

Originally Posted by Ferris

Any idea what compound Bottas is on?

I don't know, but I think soft compound.

**bondilad** · 2nd March 2014, 07:44

07:42A good number of upgrades have appeared on the Ferrari F14 T for this test, including some ideas that our tech expertCRAIG SCARBOROUGHreckons haven't been seen since 2009.

**Ferris** · 2nd March 2014, 07:45

Originally Posted by f1tomi8

I don't know, but I think soft compound.

Damn. So the only variable is the fuel load. I was hoping Bottas was on SS.

**Kristof_F40** · 2nd March 2014, 07:46

Originally Posted by karvyin12

the media is there to pounce on when ever there is a bit of down trend. it didn't happen day before yesterday, because we had good mileage n good top speed. Hope they will start playing politics between our drivers.
one thing is for sure everyone is fearing the best driver pairing of the grid.

Indeed, if our car isn't dominant, we could still be dominant, that doensn't go for any other team..

**f1tomi8** · 2nd March 2014, 07:48

Originally Posted by Ferris

Any idea what compound Bottas is on?

Bottas times were achieved on medium. via Amus

**Ferris** · 2nd March 2014, 07:51

Originally Posted by f1tomi8

Bottas times were achieved on medium. via Amus

bugger.

**tifosi1993** · 2nd March 2014, 07:51

**f1tomi8** · 2nd March 2014, 07:53

modified engine cover

**f1tomi8** · 2nd March 2014, 07:56

**Black Adder** · 2nd March 2014, 07:57

Autosport: Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised to see Alonso and Ferrari at the top of the times today. After completing a race simulation on day two of this test, the Spaniard urged Ferrari to focus on finding more performance from the F14 T over the rest of the test.

Ferrari didn't get a chance to do much work in that direction yesterday, as Kimi Raikkonen's morning running was disrupted by a problem and the focus of the afternoon had to be his first attempt at a race run.