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[FirstnameLastname]

Been a long wait, but testing finally gets underway today in preparation for the 2025 season…

Line up is:

McLaren: Lando Norris/Oscar Piastri, Pato O’Ward
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc, Arthur Leclerc/Antonio Fuoco
Red Bull: Isack Hadjar, Yuki Tsunoda
Mercedes: Kimi Antonelli, George Russell
Aston Martin: Jak Crawford, Felipe Drugovich
Alpine: Paul Aron, Jack Doohan
Haas: Ryo Hirakawa, Esteban Ocon
RB: Ayumu Iwasa, Liam Lawson
Williams: Luke Browning, Carlos Sainz
Sauber: Gabriel Bortoleto, Nico Hulkenberg

Nobody really cares. Hamilton’s not in the Ferrari yet… tests already half done as they run it during the daytime unlike the race weekend.

Normal drivers are using 2025 tyres, ‘young’ drivers are using 2024 spec tyres.

[Augurk]

Lets see how Sainz feels about the car. Same with Yuki and the RBR.

[expert]

Williams WCC 2025?

[H0R]

Pato quicker than Norris. #ominous

[McPedro]

Is it a two day test?

[LolaB0860]

Remember how we were supposed to have pointless Young Driver Sprint Race? Anyone would have had energy for that?

[1player]

Pato quicker than Norris. #ominous

That, or next year's tyres are worse. Knowing Pirelli, I wouldn't be surprised.

[PrinceBira]

Tsunoda vs Hadjas old school shoot out for 2025?

[jonklug]

I've seen enough. Sainz 2025 WDC. 

[FirstnameLastname]

Tsunoda vs Hadjas old school shoot out for 2025?

Button/Junqueira stylie!

[FirstnameLastname]

Hulk has that ‘wtf have I done’ look about him

[MinardiM02]

Sainz WDC. Season's over. pack it up boys. 

[PayasYouRace]

Always love the first tests of drivers in their new teams.

[cjm321190]

Sainz WDC. Season's over. pack it up boys.

As a Williams fan. Brillliant.

[JimmyClark]

Remember how we were supposed to have pointless Young Driver Sprint Race? Anyone would have had energy for that?

Yeah, it would be naff. I'd hold it on the Thursday before the final race.

[BRG]

Antonelli too sick to run.  And will miss the Superformula test lin Japan later this week.

[Amin]

Antonelli too sick to run.  And will miss the Superformula test lin Japan later this week.

It must be a serious illness to miss 2 x F2 races and an F1 test.

[Stephane]

WHat was the point of a superforumla test ?

[PayasYouRace]

WHat was the point of a superforumla test ?

To get some experience of Suzuka.

There’s a an article on the home page which mentions it.

https://www.autospor...lness/10681244/

Bearman is doing the same.

[RainyAfterlifeDaylight]

Since nobody mentions it, I have to say it myself!

It looks fast!

[Stephane]

To get some experience of Suzuka.

There’s a an article on the home page which mentions it.

https://www.autospor...lness/10681244/

Bearman is doing the same.

 

Makes sense (i always forget there's a website attached to the forum).

[FirstnameLastname]

Antonelli too sick to run. And will miss the Superformula test lin Japan later this week.

Urgh. I hate new starters who pull sickies in their first week

Fail the probation Toto… it’s a big red flag!

[BRG]

It's a pity he's missing Suzuka.  I would have enjoyed it if Juju Noda had lapped faster than him!

[jals99]

It must be a serious illness to miss 2 x F2 races and an F1 test.

He is back to afternoon testing

But long flight to Suzuka would be very hard for him , so they cancelled it

He had 40 degrees temperature at Saturday,very hard virus

Edited by jals99, 10 December 2024 - 12:09.

[Muppetmad]

Well, given that Antonelli is an eighteen-year-old who hasn't done anything to anybody, I for one wish him a speedy recovery.

[jcbc3]

well, working for Mercedes/Toto makes him guilty by association. I don't know for what, but I'm sure we have posters that can come up with a charge.

[Myrvold]

It's a pity he's missing Suzuka.  I would have enjoyed it if Juju Noda had lapped faster than him!

 

Is it just the fact that his dad decided to give him "Kimi" as a name, and that stuck that are bothering you? 

[Clatter]

As all the kit is there, and with the limited testing they do, I do think it's silly to still limit them to just one car.

[Myrvold]

As all the kit is there, and with the limited testing they do, I do think it's silly to still limit them to just one car.

 

They are using two though?

[FirstnameLastname]

Well, given that Antonelli is an eighteen-year-old who hasn't done anything to anybody, I for one wish him a speedy recovery.

Need to find some reasons to dislike him… it’s the way of things

Can’t spell Ingrown Toenail without Antonelli…. And those things are awful.

[Clatter]

They are using two though?

Ah, I missed that. So used to them only being able to use the one, so assumed the same here.

[Brian60]

I see Lewis is testing for Mercedes so he couldn't have tested for Ferrari  ---Oh wait!

[thegamer23]

Antonelli casually up to P5, despite sickness.

WDC 25 confirmed

[Clatter]

I see Lewis is testing for Mercedes so he couldn't have tested for Ferrari ---Oh wait!

He is still employed by Mercedes though.

[Dan333SP]

I really wish we could get a real quote from one of these team swapping drivers on the true differences between cars when it's this fresh. There's no chance Carlos would come out and explain exactly how the Williams differs from the Ferrari, but boy would it be fun to be a fly on the wall for a debrief or just a conversation with him where they talk this through. I know the margins are tiny, but I wonder what that margin actually feels like from the cockpit and what the driving adaptations are? 

[SenorSjon]

Is it just the fact that his dad decided to give him "Kimi" as a name, and that stuck that are bothering you? 

 

More the hype surrounding him while his F2 year was lacklustre and he crashed his car after ~4 laps of FP1.

[Frood]

Antonelli scored 50% more points than Bearman this year, and Bearman proved he wasn’t a flop in an F1 car. I think Antonelli will be good in 2025.

[vlado]

[prty]

Bearman proved he wasn’t a flop in an F1 car

 

I am not sure that you can judge Bearman in F1 yet. Rookies Colapinto or de Vries had very good initial races, for example, only to flop afterwards. So more time is needed.
 

Edited by prty, 10 December 2024 - 17:39.

[Boxerevo]

Bortoleto.

[aray]

I am not sure that you can judge Bearman in F1 yet. Rookies Colapinto or de Vries had very good initial races, for example, only to flop afterwards. So more time is needed.

Colapinto performed way better than De Vries. He was a proper 'hit', not flop.

[Boxerevo]

Edited by Boxerevo, 10 December 2024 - 18:20.

[Boxerevo]

[Nathan]

How much did Yuki yell at them?

[baddog]

Interesting to compare these times to some of the Q times. EG Is Sainz really that much quicker than the Williams current drivers in a car he just met? Or is this all just misleading?

[RedRabbit]

Interesting to compare these times to some of the Q times. EG Is Sainz really that much quicker than the Williams current drivers in a car he just met? Or is this all just misleading?

We've seen the Williams car be quite easy to adapt to. Add in some track evolution, but I can't remember if the track is faster during the day (testing) or at night (Qualifying)?

No matter what, it's both impressive and a little ominous for Albon.

He also was only just behind Charles in a Ferrari.

Another notable time is Hulk, in a Sauber he doesn't know.

[aray]

Track had a full race worth of rubber. This time doesn't mean much other than Sainz adapted quickly to the new car(which he usually did in his Macca and Ferrari debut).

[SwedeForceOne]

Were the "old drivers" like Sainz using 2024 spec tyres or 2025?

[Hellenic tifosi]

Were the "old drivers" like Sainz using 2024 spec tyres or 2025?

 

I think all established drivers used 2025 tyres, including the C6, which is one step softer than the current C5.