You're just trying to get us all to notice you comment at the bottom. After spending the whole of testing telling us the 'headline' lap times are meaningless, he's now analysing the average lap times. Despite these still not reflecting fuel loads, tyre compounds, constant speed tests etc. they're just as 'notoriously difficult indicator of form' as the 'headline lap times'.
Well at least one persons noticed, now all we need is some keen new members I do like the analysis, just ignore the facts and go with a random number. Its not like the drivers are on varied.... everything
Complain about this comment. Reason: Cause it's BLS. Do you think I should complain about Benson's own comments for reasons of bias?
It's a bluff. I believe that Ferrari are strong, and just sandbagging/teabagging (whatever takes your fancy). This is my top 5 so far. Red Bull McLaren Ferrari Lotus Force India.
McLarens exhaust update close up: please log in to view this image [HR][/HR] [HR][/HR] And then just a general good pic of the McLaren: please log in to view this image [HR][/HR] [HR][/HR] and finally what looks a suspiciously like a sort of double diffuser (on the Red Bull)... please log in to view this image
Total mileage: 1. Mercedes 1,183 laps / 5,427.9 km / 3,358.0 mi - 2012 car: 835 laps / 3,887.0 km / 2,400.6 mi - 2011 car: 348 laps / 1,540.9 km / 957.4 mi 2. Williams 1,164 laps / 5,334.0 km / 3,300.4 mi 3. Ferrari 1,083 laps / 4,980.6 km / 3,080.4 mi 4. Sauber 1,073 laps / 4.926.9 km / 3,047.7 mi 5. McLaren 1,066 laps / 4,891.1 km / 3,025.9 mi 6. Caterham 990 laps / 4,527.1 km / 2,801.8 mi 7. Toro Rosso 987 laps / 4,522.7 km / 2,798.5 mi 8. Force India 942 laps / 4,341.6 km / 2,682.2 mi 9. Red Bull 941 laps / 4,312.9 km / 2,668.7 mi 10. Lotus 800 laps / 3,492.7 km / 2,163.7 mi 11. 2011 Marussia 338 laps / 1,573.4 km / 971.7 mi 12. 2011 HRT 108 laps / 478.2 km / 297.1 mi Williams drove as far as Barcelona to Athens and back.
If you're at track-side to watch your own car, are you going to look away from other cars? No. Newey is making comparisons. As for Red Bull's lower mileage (than the other 'big' teams), you could be right. However, it may be simply that they were able to go through their programme with fewer hitches than others, since there is no point in repetitive pounding of a track if everything has been evaluated as far as possible.
It also could just be that *sigh* they're so far ahead they can afford to relax a little and save a little bit of money for later on in the season.
Haha! Well, along with Ferrari, I think Red Bull have shown little concern about sticking to any pre-arranged budget…
