Official Pre-season testing thread

Macca starting as they mean to go on i see.

 

15:45 Sebastian Vettel takes the Red Bull out for its first run.


please don't go fastest lol

 

Vettel has been unleashed.

 

Good move for Perez then, he's only 15s off the pace compared to not even starting

 

Vettel apparently spun on his 1st lap...

 

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He's just practicing for the rest of the season when he wins a race

 

Nah, just practicing victory donuts

 

That was probably the worst test session I've ever tried to watch.

 

I think this might be the least conclusive day of testing ever.

 

[TABLE="class: results, width: 590"]
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[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1.[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]F14 T[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:27.104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]31[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]2.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]W05[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:27.820[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]0.716[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]3.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Valtteri Bottas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]FW36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:30.082[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]2.978[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]4[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]4.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Sergio Perez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Force India[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]VJM07[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:33.161[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]6.057[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Jean-Eric Vergne[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]STR9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:36.530[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9.426[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]6.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Esteban Gutierrez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]C33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:42.257[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]15.153[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Marcus Ericsson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]CT05[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]8.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Red Bull Racing[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]RB10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Max Chilton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Marussia F1 Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]MR03[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]10.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Jenson Button[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]MP4-29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]0[/TD]
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late surge from Williams lol

 

3 Mercedes engines in the top 4, with very likely taking the top spot with no front wing failure for Lewis.

 

Steady on, there's some key cars that need to set laps before we can make that conclusion. Haven't see M4X yet for starters!

 

What was I thinking

 

Final results:

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[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1.[/TD]
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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Kimi Räikkönen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]F14 T[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:27.104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]31[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]2.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Lewis Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]W05[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:27.820[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]0.716[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]3.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Valtteri Bottas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]FW36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:30.082[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]2.978[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]4.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Sergio Perez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Force India[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]VJM07[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:33.161[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]6.057[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Jean-Eric Vergne[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]STR9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:36.530[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9.426[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]6.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Esteban Gutierrez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]C33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:42.257[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]15.153[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Sebastian Vettel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Red Bull Racing[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]RB10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]8.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Marcus Ericsson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]CT05[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Max Chilton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Marussia F1 Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]MR03[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]10.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]

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[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Jenson Button[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]MP4-29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
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Think you need to calm down. Have a brew.

 

Best summary.

 

Like the rest, I'm just stirring the spoon.

 

I think it says a lot about the lack of running today that I was able to see the times in the morning session, go to work and come back and see that the times had barely changed, I really did not expect teams to be this far behind. Melbourne could be mayhem if today is anything to go by.

 

Took teams 26 minutes to record a 1:25.705 last year...