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Meister-Man
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I know it's only day 1 of testing but, things seem the same.
Top 4
Merc
Rbr
Ferrari
McLaren
Midfield
Aston
AlphaTauri
Alpine
Backmarkers
Alfa
Williams
Haas
Not in that particular order, but in those groupings still.
Top 4
Merc
Rbr
Ferrari
McLaren
Midfield
Aston
AlphaTauri
Alpine
Backmarkers
Alfa
Williams
Haas
Not in that particular order, but in those groupings still.
Alpine was only one lap behind red bull and Williams had a higher lap count than AlphaTauri.
As you said it is only day one and it is reliability not speed that I am counting on, but I think the mid field is mixed up and in contention with the top three so far.
I see most cars did over 100 laps, but not all the individual drivers did so based on some teams splitting the use of the car between both cars.
Except for Haas and Alfa Romeo who had issues with their cars.
But looking good, and the cars sound better than last year too!
Good reliability on the engines too! They really have come a long way.
Perez's RB18 looks to have stopped at Turn 13.
Yesterday went off without a hitch, zero red flags to interrupt any running. But Perez is well and truly parked up here, and while the rest of the pit lane falls quiet, a few Red Bull mechanics stand anxiously waiting just outside their garage.
A fair few mechanics have headed out to Turn 13 now, presumably to cover up that car and prevent their rivals getting a closer look at any of the detailing...
Yesterday went off without a hitch, zero red flags to interrupt any running. But Perez is well and truly parked up here, and while the rest of the pit lane falls quiet, a few Red Bull mechanics stand anxiously waiting just outside their garage.
A fair few mechanics have headed out to Turn 13 now, presumably to cover up that car and prevent their rivals getting a closer look at any of the detailing...
The pit lane remains quiet while the teams await the resumption of the morning session - Perez's intact RB18 is being popped onto the back of a low loader. It appears undamaged so the suspicion is either a technical problem that forced him to stop where he was, or even a lack of fuel.
Perez is back in the pit lane now, having grabbed a lift. He headed straight into the Red Bull garage, not pausing to stop and chat to anyone. Helmet was off so that is a good sign that his mood isn't too thunderous.
And here comes the car, hidden under a tarp.
Red Bull have confirmed to RacingNews365.com that a gearbox issue was the cause of Perez's stoppage, with the car coming to a halt in the final sector.
Read more: Red Bull bring out the first red flag of F1 testing
And here comes the car, hidden under a tarp.
Red Bull have confirmed to RacingNews365.com that a gearbox issue was the cause of Perez's stoppage, with the car coming to a halt in the final sector.
Read more: Red Bull bring out the first red flag of F1 testing
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You watching this on F1tv?
No Just scanning live blog reports on 3 sites
From Pitpass.com:
...the big issue today was the reappearance of porpoising... and we're not talking Flipper.
The issue was first notice yesterday afternoon when Lewis Hamilton experienced issues, and this morning a number of other teams, including Red Bull, were experiencing the same.
Porpoising was peculiar to ground effect cars when they previously raced in F1, and is the result of airflow separation causing the cars to bounce and rock. Having only run this new generation of car on simulators or in the windtunnel the effect hadn't come to light, but it is now clear that the teams have a problem on their hands.
The solution is to try and harmonise the air flow between the front wing and floor in order that it doesn’t separate and instead keeps the car bolted to the ground, and as a result a number of teams have modified their floors overnight, while others have brought in new floors from their factories.
It’s been suggested that ‘porpoising becomes less noticeable when DRS is open – however, that’s not going to be a long term solution.
Such was the concern that in the opening phase of the session - where once again the aero rakes were much in evidence - lap times were way off the pace as drivers were ordered to slow on the pit straight as the teams studied the phenomenon.
McLaren continues to set Barcelona pace
Daniel Ricciardo tops the Thursday morning timesheets in Spain as F1 rediscovers the phenomenon of 'porpoising'... and we're not talking Flipper!
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McLaren continues to set Barcelona pace
Daniel Ricciardo tops the Thursday morning timesheets in Spain as F1 rediscovers the phenomenon of 'porpoising'... and we're not talking Flipper!
www.pitpass.com
...the big issue today was the reappearance of porpoising... and we're not talking Flipper.
The issue was first notice yesterday afternoon when Lewis Hamilton experienced issues, and this morning a number of other teams, including Red Bull, were experiencing the same.
Porpoising was peculiar to ground effect cars when they previously raced in F1, and is the result of airflow separation causing the cars to bounce and rock. Having only run this new generation of car on simulators or in the windtunnel the effect hadn't come to light, but it is now clear that the teams have a problem on their hands.
The solution is to try and harmonise the air flow between the front wing and floor in order that it doesn’t separate and instead keeps the car bolted to the ground, and as a result a number of teams have modified their floors overnight, while others have brought in new floors from their factories.
It’s been suggested that ‘porpoising becomes less noticeable when DRS is open – however, that’s not going to be a long term solution.
Such was the concern that in the opening phase of the session - where once again the aero rakes were much in evidence - lap times were way off the pace as drivers were ordered to slow on the pit straight as the teams studied the phenomenon.
Schumacher putting in the hard yards there and looking better today than yesterday!
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