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Official Pre-season testing thread

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  1. allsaintchris.

    allsaintchris. Well-Known Member

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    Honda is exclusive for 2015, so it would be 2016 at the earliest for Red Bull, but I also think McLaren would veto it.


    I reckon it's written into the contract.
     
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  2. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Breaking News: The devil walks free from court.
     
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  3. allsaintchris.

    allsaintchris. Well-Known Member

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    Are they expecting 'competition cautions' to allow all teams to back off for a bit!?
     
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  4. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    And that very................slow...........................race...........................sim.........................for..............................Ferrari...............................is..................................now................................over!
     
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  5. allsaintchris.

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    What a ****ing suprise
     
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  6. Forza Bianchi

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    Apparently Rosberg was lapping 1:43's on his race simulation (which he was on before he stopped on track). Compared to Alonso in high 42's.
     
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  7. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Boooooooooooooooo!!!! :emoticon-0149-no:
     
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  8. allsaintchris.

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    So race sim was as expected.

    They couldn't do it <laugh>
     
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  9. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Didn't see him go below 2 minutes though for the majority of the stint.

    Roll out the chimney mk2.0
     
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  10. Eat Sleep Watch F1 Repeat

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    No point comparing times at this stage. We don't know fuel loads or tyre compounds. The only thing we can compare is the consistency of lap times and the amount of drop off teams are suffering
     
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  11. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    But but the timez!
     
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    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Forza I don't know if you know anything but have you got a clue why that original timing site we used testing, for years, has just stopped working?

    http://f1tests.info/2013.php?rev=on
     
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  13. Forza Bianchi

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    MERCEDES AMG F1 @MercedesAMGF1
    The team are still investigating the issue that caused us to stop earlier. Hoping to be back out on track @BAH_Int_Circuit again soon #F1
     
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  14. EternalMSC

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    Forza and Silver both clashing as to which of their respective teams is on the top spot. Would love it if somebody like Mclaren or Williams starts dominating.
     
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  15. BrightLampShade

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    How has vergne done 53 laps? Removed all the bodywork?
     
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  16. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    I see Sauber still haven't got over Ferrari's brake system problems? They seem to keep spinning off track, I would be worried if I were them as they might not even make the fist corner in a GP if they all did it.
     
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    Ferrari already with 4 chimneys! <laugh>

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  18. EternalMSC

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    Really thought Sauber might get a foothold into this season considering their past (occasionally fighting the top dogs Spa 2012 and Korea 2013). Hope they can sort their braking out, apparently it is electronically controlled/mapped this season, compared to the manual brake bias control from the driver. Correct me if I am wrong.
     
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  19. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    We all know Red Bull will still be on top ;)
     
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  20. 51LV3R8RR04

    51LV3R8RR04 Well-Known Member

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    Latest picture of the Ferrari

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