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Official Pre-season testing thread

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  1. EternalMSC

    EternalMSC Well-Known Member

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    Has it even gone out yet?
     
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  2. The Iceman

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    Make a poll.
     
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  3. BrightLampShade

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    MOST RECENT UPDATE: 10:19:13

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  4. BrightLampShade

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  5. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Ahem excuse my ignorance but... Why is Dr Bellend involved in these meetings with Renault??
     
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  6. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Dietrich's right hand man/advisor, plus Dietrich has never really enjoyed working with Renault and has express plenty of dislike for their failure in building an engine equal to Ferrari and Mercedes.
     
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  7. BrightLampShade

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    Jennie Gow ‏@JennieGow 1m
    Renault and Red Bull summit meeting here in Bahrain. #F1. pic.twitter.com/iqPn4Skec7

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    I imagine the Renault guy just has a picture of the Caterham and Lotus, pointing at its cooling, telling Red Bull it needs some of that to work......







    Meanwhile, we have both Ferrari and Mercedes power into the 40+ lap count.



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  8. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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  9. BrightLampShade

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    Caterham close to joining the 40+ club





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  10. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    Are McLaren trying to impress a potential title sponsor or do they just have a really good car?
     
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  11. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    but according to AmuS, Horner and Marko are still talking to Renault boss Jalinier.
     
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  12. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    Finally the RB10 leaves the garage, but how long until it overheats?

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  13. 51LV3R8RR04

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    Those funnels in between the light and beam wings pointing up look new to me.
     
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  14. BriBau4

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  15. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Where did those scrubbed tyres on the red bull come from? they hadn't been out yet?
     
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  16. BrightLampShade

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    Hamiltons lap is about a second off last season's fastest racing lap.
     
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  17. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Sport bild reporting that Infiniti will be leaving Red Bull.

    'Vettel has lost half a day of testing. Why, soon also Infiniti is leaving the team.'

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  18. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    That's really fickle if true. Give up before the game has started
     
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  19. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Tbh no different with Vodafone jumping ship to McLaren when Schumacher was close to retire and Ferrari struggling, they'll jump at the next big thing at a drop of a hat.

    But it seems Red Bull are really thinking of ditching Renault once and for all which is why Infiniti will leave RBR as they're with Renault commercially.
     
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  20. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Nope my mistake same as Jerez.

    Jerez with first design.

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