Barcelona Testing 2019 (Circuit de Catalunya)

Its the race lap record.

Its faster than day one testing last year too.

 

New aero makes the cars slower than last year? Who said that to you?

 

Cant knock that start!

Forza Ferrari

 

By 1.5 seconds, so this current pace is quite encouraging.

Also the amount of Laps Ferrari is doing! On lap 139 now and counting. Last year they did 80...most laps on day 1 last year was 105 from Red Bull (Verstappen closing in on that with the Honda engine...)

 

Confirmed Mercedes have not done any laps using their DRS.


Pirelli confirmed rougher track surface this year, possibly making the surface a bit faster but with more tire wear.

 

Grosjean and Haas starting to put the spurs to that car early aren't they. Low 1:19 is indeed a quick one.

 

Macca second fastest

 

McLaren made a big step. They were nowhere near these times last year.

 

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Not a bad start: the car didn´t break and Vettel spun only once.

 

Positive Ferrari day
Positive Red Bull day
Positive Mercedes day

Should be an interesting start for us

 

Positive all around. Then again we don’t know loads, engine settings, etc.

 

Actually they were. Alonso drove last year's McLaren a second faster at testing. 1.17.78.

Mercs and RB are always sandbagging at Barcelona. Even last year Vettel had the fastest car in testing. And yet, who won in the end?

 

Also nobody hit 1.18 on day one in 2018. 1.20 was the quickest even on the day one of the second test last year. Forget about the first test last year.

This year's cars are certainly faster.

 

Fastest overall Ferrari, fastest among those who used hards, Mercedes. Here we go again. The duel is back on

 

Cannot disregard the showing by the Ferrari-powered teams, testing or not. My read:

- Vettel is making a statement to Leclerc...he hears the chatter
- McLaren is running at a higher level to save face vs Honda
- Verstappen is not attacking
- Mercedes is being Mercedes...not in a rush to show anything
- Paddock is reportedly harsh on Renault/Ricciardo. I'd say it's too early to tell.

 

You see all these expensive buses, trucks and garages, and compare to what they used 50 years ago:
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The press wisdom was today Mercedes were loaded fuel heavy all day.

 

That Honda power unit is holding up...Mclaren looking doubly stupid, cue music.

 

We dinosaurs prefer this version. Thanks for posting.

 

Seb very happy with the car:

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/vettel-unbelievable-day-close-perfection/4339981/

 

I’m waiting for him to react well to imperfection... lol