Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Stan said: Why is testing done at Catalunya and not various venues to potentially test for different race conditions? Multiple venues are definitely not viable from financial and logistical view. Air cargo is extremely expensive and to transport all the equipment from one place to the next one would cost way too much and I'm not sure it would be worth it either considering that the teams get only two weeks of testing (and only 8 days on track I think), so multiple venues would mean more time spent traveling and setting up the garage etc. That's also one of the reasons why they do testing in Europe in general; first of all it's easy accessible and cheap, and if the teams need new parts urgently during the testing they can get them delivered fast and inexpensive. The other factor is climate; it's still winter so the choice of a circuit is limited by that as well. Barcelona, Jerez, Paul Ricard; I'm not sure if there are many others in Europe that fit FIA's grade requirements and are not too cold in February. Barcelona is also a good track for testing downforce so I guess that's a factor for teams as well. Paul Ricard could be an interesting choice too given all the different layouts it has. I know Pirelli wanted to move testing to Bahrain this year and even offered to cover some extra expenses but the majority of teams disagreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 21, 2019 A near miss between Kubica and Hamilton; could have ended nasty! https://www.formula1.com/en/video/2019/2/Testing_Day_4__A_near_miss_for_Hamilton_and_Kubica.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted February 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, nudge said: A near miss between Kubica and Hamilton; could have ended nasty! https://www.formula1.com/en/video/2019/2/Testing_Day_4__A_near_miss_for_Hamilton_and_Kubica.html Ooooof, that was close. I think the Williams mechanics need a set of fresh underwear. Imagine if the car was completely damaged after all the hard work they put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 21, 2019 Administrator Share Posted February 21, 2019 Wow. That could have been so bad. Did Kubica just have no idea he was there?! I guess Hamilton was expecting him to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted February 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Stan said: Wow. That could have been so bad. Did Kubica just have no idea he was there?! I guess Hamilton was expecting him to move. Robert was probably running the testing routine he was told, and was not supposed to slow down or move? Like some Aero stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 21, 2019 Albon tops today's morning session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just catching up on testing, going to watch from Day 2 as I've been away and not had chance to watch the coverage. Just seen this though, could have been really nasty and apparently it denied Lewis the fastest lap of the day. Great to see Kubica back in an F1 car though, funny how I want to see both him and Russell do well even though they will most definitely be at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted February 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2019 Danny Ric in good spirits https://streamable.com/sgbym Love that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Forget F1, I love Danny Ric more than anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 21, 2019 Administrator Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Tommy said: Danny Ric in good spirits https://streamable.com/sgbym Love that guy. Such good positive energy from Ricciardo, always. Love it. Great person to have in the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Good interview with Kubica on SkyF1. Just listening to them with Landon Norris and he comes across as a bit of a tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,501 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 34 minutes ago, Cannabis said: Good interview with Kubica on SkyF1. Just listening to them with Landon Norris and he comes across as a bit of a tit. Norris is a jumped up rich brat, am glad Russell raped him in F2 last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted February 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2019 George Russell really seems like a nice kid. Lando not so much. Shame the nicer and apparently better one is not in the better seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Tommy said: George Russell really seems like a nice kid. Lando not so much. Shame the nicer and apparently better one is not in the better seat. Fingers crossed for a Norris/Stroll collision in Melbourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG 227 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Cannabis said: Forget F1, I love Danny Ric more than anything Even Hamilton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 22 hours ago, AMG said: Even Hamilton? As I haven't seen them in the same room together, I am convinced they are the same person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted February 23, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Cannabis said: As I haven't seen them in the same room together, I am convinced they are the same person. Or maybe it's because Danny is a happy and positive person who has no time for phony fakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Tommy said: Or maybe it's because Danny is a happy and positive person who has no time for phony fakes. You're such a fountain of happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted February 23, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2019 Remember when Danny took Lewis' phone and posted an Instagram story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 23, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 23, 2019 An interesting analysis of the first testing week by Mark Hughes on the Motorsport Magazine: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/mph-why-ferraris-top-after-f1-test-1 According to their calculations (i.e. time adjustments for tire compound), that's how the current pecking order should approximately look like: 1 Ferrari 1min 17.4sec 2= Red Bull and Mercedes 1min 17.8sec 4= Renault and Alfa Romeo 1min 18.5sec 6 McLaren 1min 18.6sec 7 Toro Rosso 1min 18.8sec 8 Haas 1min 19.1sec 9 Racing Point 1min 19.7sec 10 Williams 1min 21.5sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 23, 2019 Administrator Share Posted February 23, 2019 Apparently Ted Kravitz has been sacked from Sky's coverage. Not sure why or what he's done but that's a big loss for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted February 23, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, nudge said: An interesting analysis of the first testing week by Mark Hughes on the Motorsport Magazine: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/mph-why-ferraris-top-after-f1-test-1 According to their calculations (i.e. time adjustments for tire compound), that's how the current pecking order should approximately look like: 1 Ferrari 1min 17.4sec 2= Red Bull and Mercedes 1min 17.8sec 4= Renault and Alfa Romeo 1min 18.5sec 6 McLaren 1min 18.6sec 7 Toro Rosso 1min 18.8sec 8 Haas 1min 19.1sec 9 Racing Point 1min 19.7sec 10 Williams 1min 21.5sec I'm not getting my hopes up, just so Mercedes obliterates the entire field in Melbourne. Heard about Ted Kravitz. Would be a real shame. I loved Ted's Notebook. Hopefully he'll be picked up by F1's media crew, like Will Buxton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 23, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted February 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tommy said: I'm not getting my hopes up, just so Mercedes obliterates the entire field in Melbourne. Heard about Ted Kravitz. Would be a real shame. I loved Ted's Notebook. Hopefully he'll be picked up by F1's media crew, like Will Buxton. Oh that's definitely not an indication of how things will look like in Melbourne... Just an overview of the first testing week and there's still plenty of time for development. I guess we'll see a bit more next week when teams will do their race and quali simulations. As for Ted Kravitz... Kimi was not impressed with him anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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