2015 pre-season testing thread!!!

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allsaintchris. said:
Am I alone in thinking that the bodywork seems too tight, so that it's almost too open at the back end?

Can't see how the airflow can be particularly tidy without much to route it around the back end neatly, as it's just hitting all the exposed suspension, exhaust etc.
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Are they hiding their rear bodywork solution to be revealed later?
 
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After two days:

Mercedes-1088km
Sauber-698km
Ferrari-636km
Williams-579km
ToroRosso-526km
RedBull-389km
Lotus-181km
McLaren-53km

or to put it another way,

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So guys, two days in what do you make of McLaren Honda so far? Are they usual teething problems, or are they worse than that?

As predicted in my first post in this thread- Fernando Alonso's odds have now drifted to 23/1 on Betfair after the first two days.

Are these issues similar to Red Bull of last season?
 
TopClass said:
So guys, two days in what do you make of McLaren Honda so far? Are they usual teething problems, or are they worse than that?

As predicted in my first post in this thread- Fernando Alonso's odds have now drifted to 23/1 on Betfair after the first two days.

Are these issues similar to Red Bull of last season?
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Said it would be a dog on the Mclaren thread. Honda drifted away in effectiveness (not that they were terrible effective at their peak ) last time they were in F1, now they're playing catch up... Did anybody actually expect them to be competitive (apart from Ron Dennis)?!
 
Give Honda time. They were bound to have some gremlins just as they're bound to get them sorted.

So... What's the thought on Ferrari? Genuine pace or a good amount of show boating?
 
Honda are in worse trouble than Renault were last year if this continues into the next test. Renault at least had TR and Caterham to fall on for lap data, Honda are effectively learning nothing by only having McLaren use their engines.

From the small spectator videos of the Ferrari it looks solid through the corners and respectable under traction compared to other Ferrari's in the past from what saw.
 
There's a good amount of testing left for Honda to start getting to grips with their issues. I don't think anybody is really expecting McLaren to be competing for wins this season, so they're not under too much pressure just yet.
 
El_Bando said:
Ferrari always do well in the first test. You think 'Oh.. they might have a chance this year...' then come the 2nd test they say 'hmmm our wind tunnel doesnt work and nothing correlates...'
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Australia qualifying, "Raikkonen has just missed out on the top 10 there".... beckons.
 
Lots of action this morning despite generally 'intermediate' conditions.
Impressive stuff from McLaren. With the brand new power unit from Honda, they are, as expected, on a very steep learning curve – but considering the last two days, what they are doing this morning must be a huge relief to Alonso et al. What's more, their lap times aren't too far adrift and at last they are featuring on the leaderboard!

Personally, I'm pleased for the whole Woking team but especially for Honda; I feel they've have had a bit of a raw deal with regard to 'loopholes' for all other power unit manufacturers whilst they are essentially discluded. I want to say more but this is a testing thread, and I think most know the details anyway.

Best of luck to them…
 
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