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[Gilles4Ever]

McLaren Honda MP4-31

 

[Marklar]

First

[Lemans]

First!

[Lemans]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maustinsj]

First!

[jensfan09]

Fourth!

[wj_gibson]

According to the current update, Rosberg is in fact first.

[AustinF1]

LOL.

[Lemans]

We're a bunch of clowns. I love it.

Edited by Lemans, 03 March 2016 - 10:48.

[GVera]

They need the new parts to work.

Canal F1 showed the cars on turn 3 and the McLaren was very very late on power and even then they were losing the rear end a lot.

Mercedes was planted, Ferrari and RB very good too.

[Maustinsj]

Just FYI, from the testing thread: (It is related to the car, so I think it's relevant)!

 

 

 

Alonso's interview for Marca after day 1 (test 2)

 

http://www.marca.com...e9158b45ed.html

 

This answer is pretty telling for testing purposes (original below):

 

A: Greetings. We ran 116 with some interesting tests. The car is still immature. She has some parts that we still need to understand, we are just doing many tests just for that. Testing is very confusing, both regarding times and performance. Perhaps when we put new tires we have some crazy heights, or the car higher on the right side than the left, things like that for aerodynamic studies we do. When you like at times is difficult to analyze, there is still some performance to gain but I am happy with what I felt the first day.

 

R. Buenas. Entrenamos 116 vueltas con algunas pruebas interesantes. El coche todavía está inmaduro. Tiene algunas piezas que tenemos todavía que entender bien, estamos haciendo muchas pruebas justo para eso. Los tests son muy confusos, en cuanto a tiempos y prestaciones. A lo mejor cuando ponemos unos neumáticos nuevos, llevamos unas alturas totalmente locas, o el coche más alto del lado derecho que del izquierdo, cosas así para estudios aerodinámicos que se hacen. Cuando se ven los tiempos es difícil de analizar, nos quedan prestaciones que conseguir pero estoy contento con lo que he sentido el primer día.

 

[f1rules]

ahahahahaha  NIce one fighting for pole

Edited by f1rules, 03 March 2016 - 10:57.

[f1rules]

 

Just FYI, from the testing thread: (It is related to the car, so I think it's relevant)!

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for sharing

[bogi]

We're a bunch of clowns. I love it.

 

We are fun group.

[Albert Quintana]

I was just trying to bring down some overreacting to testing times

 

I have the feeling McLaren is going to surprise many so-called experts. 

And if I am wrong, I will eat my crow

[f1rules]

when you see kimi posting a time like that you'd wish mclaren would take some fuel out, but i dont think it will happen, not until australia

Edited by f1rules, 03 March 2016 - 11:02.

[RPM40]

ahahahahaha  NIce one fighting for pole

 

Its the only pole fighting that will be happening in this thread

 

unfortunately

[Lemans]

Its the only pole fighting that will be happening in this thread

 

unfortunately

 

I sure hope so. I don't want a repeat of the 'Who has the biggest 'Pole' in the thread' fiasco from last year.

It got really uncomfortable once the alcohol wore off.

Edited by Lemans, 03 March 2016 - 11:08.

[smr]

First.

[f1rules]

yeah 

 

and back to reality, renault claim they gained 0.5 sec over the winter, if so, then i can understand rb is optimistic, according to ricardo they will challenge williams for 3rd, that means mclaren has to beat torro rosso and FI to be in top 10, lets hope it will happen 

 

http://www.motorspor...ferrari-677033/

Edited by f1rules, 03 March 2016 - 11:10.

[CountDooku]

Has there ever been a car thread that has passed 80 pages before the first race of the season??!

[Alofan]

Personally, I would assume with a qualifying trim as seen with Ferrari a few moments ago, our ultimate pace on the options should be somewhere in the higher 1:23 bracket. This would put as approximately 0.7 tenths down on Force India, who in my opinion are dark horses this year. Obviously, this is all based on assumptions and could be entirely incorrect.

 

I think a reasonable target is to be on the cusp of making the top 10 in qualifying trim, which at the moment looks very close. I am very curious to see what the set up was when Alonso did a 1:24.8 on the super softs. I hope a second improvement on the time is possible.

[RPM40]

Personally, I would assume with a qualifying trim as seen with Ferrari a few moments ago, our ultimate pace on the options should be somewhere in the higher 1:23 bracket. This would put as approximately 0.7 tenths down on Force India, who in my opinion are dark horses this year. Obviously, this is all based on assumptions and could be entirely incorrect.

 

I think a reasonable target is to be on the cusp of making the top 10 in qualifying trim, which at the moment looks very close. I am very curious to see what the set up was when Alonso did a 1:24.8 on the super softs. I hope a second improvement on the time is possible.

 

I guarantee you, Force India aren't dark horses of anything. This is just the usual testing time variances. 

[Mandzipop]

Can testing talk go to the testing thread http://forums.autosp...a-ii-1-4-march/

[Dalton007]

Let's not get carried away just yet.

 

http://www.skysports...rd-in-14-months

 

Jenson said:

 

"The improvements are good, but we are still a long way off the other guys and you can see that in the speed traps. But you can definitely feel the difference on the initial part of the straight.

[argiriano]

26th!!! 

 

aaaah... whatever!

I forgot what I was going to say about the car with the chat above. 

[balmybaldwin]

@CountDooku - I'm sure last year we were on part 2 by the end of the first tests

[LuckyStrike1]

McLaren-positioned 

[keshav]

Will McLaren focus on performance today? Turn the engine up?

[Joseki]

I don't think we'll see a race simulation at all.

[argiriano]

 

 

 

still no sign of updates

[TakataDomeNSX]

come on...where is the ultra soft run..

[MirNyet]

For me, I think one of the most positive signs that the Honda engine has improved is that they are bolting on wing angle - the monkey seat being ran is also a good sign as it shows that they feel they can afford the drag.

[werks prototype]

 

 

That car is such a Ninja.

[Lazy]

Jeez, so much pointless waffle to wade through in the testing them.

[balmybaldwin]

Re arrange the following to make a well known phrase: 

 

Kettle, black, pot, calling, the

[f1rules]

hope someone can help :-) 

http://www.marca.com...34378b45e0.html

Edited by f1rules, 03 March 2016 - 14:10.

[LuckyStrike1]

Re arrange the following to make a well known phrase: 

 

Kettle, black, pot, calling, the

 

Racist Kettle calling the pot black 

Edited by LuckyStrike1, 03 March 2016 - 14:12.

[showtime]

hope someone can help :-) 

http://www.marca.com...34378b45e0.html

 

Just a compilation of things we already know.

[Maustinsj]

 

hope someone can help :-) 

http://www.marca.com...34378b45e0.html

 

Basically, they are rehashing what's already been said and posted in this thread ad nauseum.

 

However, the best part is that Google Translate came up with a subheading as "Size Zero Fat" 

 

 

Edit: Showtime beat me to it.

Edited by Maustinsj, 03 March 2016 - 14:18.

[f1rules]

:-) ok thanks

[SuitcaseWarrior]

Well I've just purchased 2 team t-shirts and a jacket, why?


Because of my drinking

[f1rules]

seems alonso reverted for the lower df rear wing, if this picture is from after lunch

 

Yep, seems its after lunch, has just been published on sutton so low df confiq

Edited by f1rules, 03 March 2016 - 14:48.

[Owen]

Race sim just started

[f1rules]

Stint Alonso on medium OUT 30.1 30.5 31.1 31.5 31.3 31.5 31.5 31.6 32.0 32.3 32.6 32.0 32.0 32.4 32.4 IN

Stint verstappen OUT 1:30.1 1:30.4 1:30.1 1:30.3 1:30.3 1:30.5 1:30.8 1:31.3 1:31.1 1:31.7 1:32.5 BOX

Edited by f1rules, 03 March 2016 - 14:55.

[keshav]

Stint Alonso on medium OUT 30.1 30.5 31.1 31.5 31.3 31.5 31.5 31.6 32.0 32.3 32.6 32.0 32.0 32.4 32.4 IN
Stint verstappen OUT 1:30.1 1:30.4 1:30.1 1:30.3 1:30.3 1:30.5 1:30.8 1:31.3 1:31.1 1:31.7 1:32.5 BOX

Ouch!

[f1rules]

still dont know fuel but....  

Edited by f1rules, 03 March 2016 - 14:59.

[LEO10]

Was the first stint:

15:38 Alonso has spent the early part of what appears to be a race run in the 1m31-32s bracket. We haven't seen any times that slow from the Mercedes or Ferrari race stints, aside from a couple of Raikkonen laps in traffic and the final lap of Hamilton's short opening stint on softs when he appeared to lose the tyre performance. However, Alonso is completing his (heaviest) opening stint on mediums, whereas Mercedes and Ferrari started their 'races' with softs.


No idea why they are running that rear wing, it probably rapes the tyres as well on a stint

[Kvothe]

still dont know fuel but....

Not just fuel, wasn't it mentioned that they had the engine turned down as well. Plus it looks like tyre degradation might be particulalry bad which could also be down to the drivability of the software, which when you consider the new improvements is surely in its infancy.

[muelte]

Engine probably not at it's full power, no proper setup job done yet, new parts... Times are not good but at this point it doesn't mean that car is bad IMHO.