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[Ducks]

Nothing good in OP.

 

5 minutes until FP1.

[thegamer23]

go go go!

[Ducks]

Another helmet change for Lewis Hamilton, I thought it wasn't allowed?

[thegamer23]

Mclaren loks even morr Hrt-esque on track

[OO7]

The Red Bull nose resembles the Toro Rosso's, but with the thumb perhaps starting a little further back.

Edited by OO7, 08 May 2015 - 08:12.

[Otaku]

What were the times during the tests before the season?

[Gilles4Ever]

Formula 1 @F1

PRACTICE SESSIONS 2014 (FASTEST LAPS): FP1: Hamilton 1:27.023 FP2: Hamilton 1:25.524 FP3: Rosberg 1:25.887 #SpanishGP #GPEspana

[Gilles4Ever]

 

1 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Lotus-Mercedes 1:24.348

2 Max Verstappen (Ned) Toro Rosso-Renault 1:24.739

3 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes 1:26.142

4 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.340

5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:26.407

6 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Red Bull-Renault 1:26.589

7 Felipe Massa (Brz) Williams-Mercedes 1:26.912

8 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Force India-Mercedes 1:27.333*

9 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams-Mercedes 1:27.556

10 Jenson Button (GB) McLaren-Honda 1:29.151

[Kunis]

What were the times during the tests before the season?

 

Nico Rosberg did a 1:22.792 on soft tyre@Day 2 Barcelona Test

[Gilles4Ever]

F1 Paddock Pass @F1PaddockPass

Ferrari are wearing #27 on their arm bands today. They are remembering the great Gilles Villeneuve, who died this day in 1982. #F1

[Otaku]

Barcelona Test 2 – Cumulative Results

1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m 22.792s (254 laps; 106 Fri, 148 Sun.)
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m 23.022s (124; 48 Thurs., 76 Sat.)
3. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m 23.063s (179; 90 Fri., 89 Sun.)
4. Felipe Massa Williams 1m 23.262s (205: 103 Thurs., 102 Sat.)
5. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m 23.469s (272; 143 Fri., 129 Sun.)
6. Felipe Nasr Sauber 1m 24.023s (300; 141 Fri., 159 Sun.)
7. Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 1m 24.191s (218; 86 Thurs., 132 Sat.)
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m 24.200s (191; 75 Thurs., 116 Sat.)
9. Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1m 24.276s, (245; 122 Thurs., 123 Sat.)
10. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1m 24.527s (224; 139 Fri., 85 Sun.)
11. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m 24.638s (200; 128 Sat., 72 Sun.)
12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1m 24.939s (235; 77 Fri., 158 Sat.)
13. Sergio Perez Force India 1m 25.113s (130; 130 Sun.)
14. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1m 25.225s (39; 39 Sat.)
15. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m 25.276s (216; 80 Thurs., 136 Sat.)
16. Jenson Button McLaren 1m 25.327s (138; 7 Thurs., 101 Fri., 30 Sun.)
17. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1m 25.947s (159; 75 Thurs., 84 Fri.)
18. Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1m 26.705s (176; 140 Fri., 36 Sun.)

 

 

Will be interesting to see how much teams have progressed or regressed (due to weather? edit: AND TYRES!!!), specially those McLarens 

Edited by Otaku, 08 May 2015 - 08:35.

[The Passenger]

The Ferrari is "70% different"?

 

Wonder what percentage is for the better.

[thegamer23]

Not much activity..

[wift]

Anyone have pictures of visible updates to top cars?

[wift]

I kinda like the look of that dark Mclaren... What do you think?

[Gilles4Ever]

Anyone have pictures of visible updates to top cars?

Take a look in the individual car threads

[motoman]

alonso rally driving in the mclaren, looks terrible, no rear grip out of corners.

[Jerem]

This onboard view of Alonso is one of the best onboards I have seen in a long time. You can see how everything is moving and punching the driver!

[muramasa]

haha current time sheet, it looks like Merc&Ferrari and the rest

[TDN]

It's as if Renault get to 5 mins before practice starts and go "Blimey, practice is on son, better stop the chin-wagging and get to work preparing the engine". What the hell do the teams do in the lead-up to a race. Get it bloody sorted!!

[Ferrari2183]

Mercedes are a country mile ahead...

[thegamer23]

Rosberg on fire

[Newbrray]

Mercedes are a country mile ahead...

 

Early days, Ferrari might still  be evaluating their updates and finding the right setup so not definitive yet. Although I prefer the outcome you suggest

[Jovanotti]

Erm, how much do you pay for the Sky F1 package? Just asking because there's an ad break every 10 minutes or so...

Edited by Jovanotti, 08 May 2015 - 09:09.

[ConsiderAndGo]

Its the last sector where Merc are easting Ferrari alive!

Edited by ConsiderAndGo, 08 May 2015 - 09:09.

[Newbrray]

For those interested in comparing with last years FP times 

 

 

Free Practice 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Practice 2

 

 

[ConsiderAndGo]

For those interested in comparing with last years FP times 

 

 

Free Practice 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Practice 2

 

 

 

I miss these graphics.

[Lokt]

ROS under investigation for pit entry (wrong side of the bollard)

[thegamer23]

Strange work by ferrari

[SamH123]

Disappointing session, Mclaren and red Bull a bit meh, as you were really

 

Weekend is still young though

[LuckyStrike1]

It's a bit of a joke when a team like Williams sidelines a driver like Bottas (or Massa) for a driver likte Susie Wolff in a practice session. 

[Kunis]

Kimi LOL

[wift]

Kimi LOL

Can you elaborate?

[Jerem]

Alonso not yet ready for the move to drift racing... but nice 360 indeed.

[A3]

Can you elaborate?

 

 

He drove into the pits, found no one there and went on.

Edited by A3, 08 May 2015 - 09:34.

[Jerem]

Can you elaborate?

He came to his pit, looking to stop, but nobody was waiting for him, so he just carried on in the pit lane for one more lap.

[PARAZAR]

JB reports over the radio to McLaren that "the balance is completely wrong with this wing". Forward a few minutes later, FA spins it.

Edited by PARAZAR, 08 May 2015 - 09:35.

[Redback]

It's as if Renault get to 5 mins before practice starts and go "Blimey, practice is on son, better stop the chin-wagging and get to work preparing the engine". What the hell do the teams do in the lead-up to a race. Get it bloody sorted!!

They're French.

 

Don't rush them.

 

Meanwhile, the Germans, Italians and Japanese (weren't they on the same side recently?) seem to have a plan that doesn't actually involve explosions... 

[aditya-now]

Mclaren loks even morr Hrt-esque on track

 

Doesn't look spectacular yet - also the red does not change into orange as we have thought..

[aditya-now]

For those interested in comparing with last years FP times 

 

 

Free Practice 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Practice 2

 

 

 

You need to do your own comparisons now.

 

Another attempt by FOM, FOA and FIA to increase the involvement of the F1 fans.

[Nemo1965]

          14 Susie Wolff Williams/Mercedes 1m29.708s 2.880s 22 15 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 1m29.813s 2.985s 22 16 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 1m29.817s 2.989s 22

 

Okay, that is a picture I never expected to see. Wolff only 0.8 slower than Massa. Were their times comparable or did she get a low-fuel run?

[KiloWatt]

They're French.

 

Don't rush them.

 

Meanwhile, the Germans, Italians and Japanese (weren't they on the same side recently?) seem to have a plan that doesn't actually involve explosions... 

 

 

And they even seem to be doing the same to the French.

Edited by KiloWatt, 08 May 2015 - 10:04.

[HopkinsonF1]

It seemed that Mercedes were running different set-ups on their two cars: high downforce for Lewis and low downforce for Nico. The difference through the speed traps was huge. So not too much can be read into their drivers' comparative lap times yet.

[Gilles4Ever]

It seemed that Mercedes were running different set-ups on their two cars: high downforce for Lewis and low downforce for Nico. The difference through the speed traps was huge. So not too much can be read into their drivers' comparative lap times yet.

Andreas Haupt ‏@andihaupt1  1h1 hour ago

#F1: speed trap: #Hamilton 335,6 km/h, #Rosberg 319 km/h. Looks like a very different setup. More downforce for Rosberg. #Mercedes

[femi]

Andreas Haupt ‏@andihaupt1  1h1 hour ago
#F1: speed trap: #Hamilton 335,6 km/h, #Rosberg 319 km/h. Looks like a very different setup. More downforce for Rosberg. #Mercedes

I was just going to post the opinion that Lewis appeared to be running less wing or a different power mode, Not only was he much faster than Nico in all the sectors, I think he was fastest than anyone else in all sectors !

I thought that was done deliberately by the team to determine the way to go with regards to setup.

[Gilles4Ever]

handy table

 

Lorenzo De Luca @LorenzoDL83

#Fp1 sector times @Circuitcat_eng #Hamilton fastest in S1 & S2 #Rosberg in S3 pic.twitter.com/6G0ivcBQ4f

 

 

go to tweet for much bigger image

 

[SophieB]

@F1: Nico Rosberg has been reprimanded by the race stewards for the #FP1 incident when he entered the pit lane after the bollard #SpanishGP

[Tiakumosan]

Lotus 

[Gilles4Ever]

[KOMORI]

Undressed itself pretty quickly lol