3 hrs into the pre-season and it's already decided. These are truly experts, the same ones that last year were saying Ferrari was above the rest...
Day 1 wraps up....and, well, I'm glad testing doesn't mean anything! Ferrari is supposed to be bringing upgrades to Australia at least.
I know you can’t read much into it all, but really nice to see Williams in the mix and out going the business!!!!
I must say that I probably wouldn't even follow F1 anymore without you guys and the great and fun coverage here. So thanks! Still hoping for at least a decent season with a few podiums.
Apparently the baby Stroll-er (aka Racing Point) is a MB clone. This could mean great things for Perez and give him chances for podium finishes. And it will allow Lance Stroll to run 4th until he looses the car.
Yes, it's only Day 1 of testing but I wish I could have a piece of this optimism... So far, we have learnt that Mercedes have: (a) Redesigned the sidepods that everyone else had done already. (b) Managed their engine to run at a higher temperature to mitigate cooling issues that affected them last year (c) An overhaul of the rear suspension to increase DF, something no one else has touched on. Max came out saying that they have improved everything that they wanted to, and have to test all these pieces to fit the puzzle. Us? Yeah, Ferrari have said that they will have an upgrade package for Australia. If this is a season where Ferrari are to underpromise and overdeliver, the stage has been set quite well; mind winter testing time is 25% down from last year.
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https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/28737577/mercedes-fastest-write-f1-2020-just-yet Ferrari under steer per the photo of Charles' notes -- Whether deliberately or otherwise, Leclerc's initial notes after his first run in the car were captured on camera, and they said that he had experienced some understeer - lack of front grip - in the long-duration, low-speed corners on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148333/leclerc-lowly-test-position-reflects-ferrari-approach Charles Leclerc says the Ferrari Formula 1 team has adjusted its approach to pre-season testing after finishing the opening day of 2020 running at Barcelona only 11th fastest. Leclerc, who received a call from Ferrari at 6.45am to replace his unwell team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the opening day of the test, completed 131 laps on the day but was over a second down on Mercedes pacesetter Lewis Hamilton - though he did set his best time on a harder tyre than the reigning champion. This was in stark contrast to the first day of testing last year, when Vettel set the pace, before Leclerc himself went quickest on day two. But Ferrari's strong showing at Barcelona last year did not translate to the start of the season that had been expected, and Leclerc admitted the team is consciously holding off on performance work this time. "We changed a little bit our approach compared to last year," Leclerc said. "Last year testing was great but the first race was a bit less great. "I think we've learned a few things on this, and this year we decided to focus more on ourselves, trying to learn the car as much as possible in these first few days, and then focus on performance a bit later on. "We'll see if that pays off." Image Unavailable, Please Login Leclerc added that Wednesday's work was "more about correlating the numbers from the factory and the track", which means it mostly benefits engineers and that the drivers "don't learn much" about how competitive Ferrari is. "Still, driving a new car, I still try to push at the limit of the car," he continued. "We haven't pushed the car, but I'm pushing myself to try and know this car better. "So, the more laps that we do with it, the more confident I'll arrive in Melbourne, so on that side, on the driving side, I've learned a lot, and then the different tests we've performed, I think they've been very positive." Leclerc suggested Ferrari is unlikely to copy Mercedes' 2019 tactic and bring a considerably different car to the second week of testing. Asked whether the SF1000 has accomplished team principal Mattia Binotto's stated aim of prioritising downforce compared to its predecessor, Leclerc said: "It's quite difficult to see that at the moment. "Of course I feel quite quick in the corners, but it's always difficult to compare one year to the other. "I think the good benchmark will be at the first race when the tyres will be in the right window. "It's still very cold now, and the downforce has quite a big effect on tyres. "So it's all about having the aero that puts the tyres in the right window. And for now we can't really know, so we just focus on ourselves."
AMuS Ferrari was running low power engine modes & high fuel loads all day, according to our information. So lap times are not representative.
Leclerc: “Ferrari changed its spproacb this year” Yes they sat around at Maranello and said to each other “we don’t want to be fast. That would really be bad.”
Which can you trust more? Ferrari explaining why they are starting slow or China explaining how many have corona virus?