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[brotkasten]

Alonso: We'll work day and night during the test in Bahrain

Circuit: Sakhir Circuit – 5.412 km
Driver: Fernando Alonso
Car: Ferrari F14 T
Weather: air temperature 27/34°C, track temperature 31/44 °C. Sunny.
Laps/Km completed: 12/64
Best time: 1:37.912

Once again, Fernando Alonso took to the Sakhir track at the wheel of the F14 T for the second and final day of this in-season test at the Bahraini circuit.

On the job list for today was a series of set-up tests, carried out based on data from yesterday. Unfortunately, testing had to be called to a halt when the chassis was found to be damaged.

After the necessary checks were made, the team decided to bring the test to a premature end as a precautionary measure.

The next time the cars will be on track will be Friday 18 April in free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

 

[Dilly]

Alonso: We'll work day and night during the test in Bahrain

Circuit: Sakhir Circuit – 5.412 km
Driver: Fernando Alonso
Car: Ferrari F14 T
Weather: air temperature 27/34°C, track temperature 31/44 °C. Sunny.
Laps/Km completed: 12/64
Best time: 1:37.912

Once again, Fernando Alonso took to the Sakhir track at the wheel of the F14 T for the second and final day of this in-season test at the Bahraini circuit.

On the job list for today was a series of set-up tests, carried out based on data from yesterday. Unfortunately, testing had to be called to a halt when the chassis was found to be damaged.

After the necessary checks were made, the team decided to bring the test to a premature end as a precautionary measure.

The next time the cars will be on track will be Friday 18 April in free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Can't believe they used the chassis from Raikonnen that took a hit from a curbstone for testing.

 

[NHale]

You're being unfair to Hill. He looked clumsy in comparison to Schumacher and Hakkinen and he probably lacked the raw driving talent of Berger and Alesi, but he was capable of great drives. See Spa 98.

Or Hungary with a shitty car aka Arrows. If it wasn't for an hydraulic failure 2 laps from the end, he would have won that race with Villeneuve in the all-powerful Williams 20 seconds behind.

That was the defining race of his career to me. While others completely fail while driving shitty cars (Villeneuve....), Hill actually revealed himself as a good driver after a lot of inconsistent driving with the best car on the grid.

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Alonso: We'll work day and night during the test in Bahrain

Circuit: Sakhir Circuit – 5.412 km
Driver: Fernando Alonso
Car: Ferrari F14 T
Weather: air temperature 27/34°C, track temperature 31/44 °C. Sunny.
Laps/Km completed: 12/64
Best time: 1:37.912

Once again, Fernando Alonso took to the Sakhir track at the wheel of the F14 T for the second and final day of this in-season test at the Bahraini circuit.

On the job list for today was a series of set-up tests, carried out based on data from yesterday. Unfortunately, testing had to be called to a halt when the chassis was found to be damaged.

After the necessary checks were made, the team decided to bring the test to a premature end as a precautionary measure.

The next time the cars will be on track will be Friday 18 April in free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Fuck Ferrari management. Burn it all down.

 

[Zeppu]

It's simple, as soon as good drivers happen to also have amazing cars, they all of a sudden become "shit" drivers. There have been genuine champions who were shit drivers throughout F1 history, Damon Hill anyone? But Lewis, Alonso, Kimi and yes even Vettel are all phenomenal drivers imo. Button, while not of the raw speed talent was always soft on the tires while still maintaining fast lap times. Post F1 career endurance racer? I look forward to the next first time F1 champion.

Yep. Exactly.

His argument is that Rosberg, the guy who always beat the 7-time world champion in the driver standings, is a 'nobody' so Hamilton doesn't have any real competition. Not like Alonso who is able to win races even with the shitty car he has (even though Hamilton tied/beat 2-time world chamption Alonso in his debut year.)

Logical conclusion, yo.

 

[DrM]

Can't believe they used the chassis from Raikonnen that took a hit from a curbstone for testing.

I really wonder what are they doing. It looks like complete disarray at Ferrari

Williams and Mercedes are doing tyre compound testing today. Issues with car at Ferrari (as cited above), Force India, Lotus and RBR. And here is the reason why Lewis is flying today

 

[nawz]

French media suggesting that the chassis was damaged throughout the Bahrain race...lol

 

[Psychotext]

And here is the reason why Lewis is flying today

I really hope we don't get another season of cameras cutting to her in the garage. I hate all that WAG shit.

 

[Hammer24]

I really hope we don't get another season of cameras cutting to her in the garage. I hate all that WAG shit.

I´d prefer a Rush sequel, starring HAM and ROS

 

[TCRS]

fucking heads need to roll at Ferrari. this isn't even funny anymore.

 

[DrM]

Another 120 laps for Mercedes today on final day of Bahrain midseason test - 240 laps or 4 full Bahrain race distances covered in two days without any major glitch. And Pirelli must be clapping with their ears due to all the data that Mercedes provided today (and 64 laps from Williams)

1 L. Hamilton 1:34.178 120
2 J.-E. Vergne 1:35.557 64
3 K. Magnussen 1:36.203 26
4 S. Pérez 1:36.586 63
5 D. Ricciardo 1:37.310 67
6 J. Bianchi 1:37.316 93
7 G. van der Garde 1:37.623 77
8 F. Alonso 1:37.912 12
9 M. Ericsson 1:39.263 66
10 F. Nasr 1:39.879 64
11 R. Grosjean 1:43.732 16

Peter Prodromou (chief of aerodynamics at RBR) stepped down from active duties at team and starts his move to Mclaren (F1Fanatic)

Something must be in the air at Mclaren : McLaren can catch Mercedes says race chief Eric Boullier

#whereisSutil

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Xperia x McLaren. Heard a funny rumour about it today. Title sponsorship. Sony feel like they can make headway with the Xperia brand across Asia and in Brazil by sponsoring McLaren. I wonder whether Sony will use any GT branding if they do go for it. I would force the issue in their place.

Edit: got a number as well, 3 year deal from the 2015 season, around $125m per year. The team would be called Xperia/Sony McLaren Honda.

Uh, if this is true, then big fucking lol:

https://twitter.com/pitlanetalk/status/453872982956732416

:lol :lol

Ferrari are hilarious. Fucking fire the lot of them.

 

[DBT85]

fucking heads need to roll at Ferrari. this isn't even funny anymore.

For sure.

 

[Leunam]

Uh, if this is true, then big fucking lol:

https://twitter.com/pitlanetalk/status/453872982956732416

French media reports Raikkonen's chassis was broken all weekend in Bahrain after hitting the kerb in FP1. Team noticed today. #F1

 

[Jibbed]

Uh, if this is true, then big fucking lol:

https://twitter.com/pitlanetalk/status/453872982956732416

Di Montezemolo will be on a rampage this week... honestly I can't see Domenicali sticking around much longer.

 

[Dilly]

Uh, if this is true, then big fucking lol:

https://twitter.com/pitlanetalk/status/453872982956732416

That's what I also read.

 

[Hammer24]

BTW, has anyone counted how many overtakings we´ve seen in Bahrain?

 

[brotkasten]

Di Montezemolo will be on a rampage this week... honestly I can't see Domenicali sticking around much longer.

The thought of most Ferrari fans since 2009?

 

[Nicktendo86]

Uh, if this is true, then big fucking lol:

https://twitter.com/pitlanetalk/status/453872982956732416

Fucking lol, how incompetent do they have to be?

Double whammy good news for McLaren, rumours that PP was backing out of move which seems untrue now and Zomg's Sony sponsorship sounds good.

 

[Draconian]

The thought of most Ferrari fans since 2009?

Alonso bought him a couple of years in 2012. How he was able to consistently get results out of that car, I'm not sure.

 

[theignoramus]

Uh, if this is true, then big fucking lol:

https://twitter.com/pitlanetalk/status/453872982956732416

That's fucking sad man. I cant even laugh at that

 

[Juicy Bob]

BTW, has anyone counted how many overtakings we´ve seen in Bahrain?

There were 51 on-track overtakes in Bahrain last weekend. To compare with previous races at Sakhir:

2009: 16
2010 (enduro layout): 16
2012: 43
2013: 63
2014: 51

 

[AndyD]

So is the fantasy site dead or what? Wish we still had a good one going like a few years ago.

 

[Zeknurn]

Last year I asked about what were the good seats at the Nürbergring GP and I got much appreciated help from this thread. This year I'm thinking about going to the Hockenheim GP and I'm wondering the same thing. Has anyone been and is there anything else worth knowing?

So is the fantasy site dead or what? Wish we still had a good one going like a few years ago.

The website is up and running here, however the results from the last race hasn't been updated because there was a case of some people changing their team during qualifier thanks to a daylight savings time screw up. They are working on reverting these changes.

I would like to see them introduce bonus questions for additional income like what f1rm had because right now it's pretty hard to nail the polelap.

 

[Elvin Atombender]

So is the fantasy site dead or what? Wish we still had a good one going like a few years ago.

I played on that site last year and it was awful so I stayed away this year.

The way it's set up it's basically the first person who gets money for an upgrade that wins it. With a better team you get even more money for more upgrades. You can't really earn money any other way than from the races so whoever has the best team there will improve even more.

With all the new rules this year there might be some small chances for some unexpected results though.

I don't think they ever changed the prices last year either. McLaren was more expensive than everyone but Red Bull during the whole season last year. Lotus is (still) the second most expensive team this year!

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

There were 51 on-track overtakes in Bahrain last weekend. To compare with previous races at Sakhir:

2009: 16
2010 (enduro layout): 16
2012: 43
2013: 63
2014: 51

The Ferraris helped bump up that number

 

[Jibbed]

Mercedes dominated testing at Bahrain this week. Look at the lap count too.

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Thank god Rosberg and Hamilton are good match and are allowed to race each other.

 

[theignoramus]

Lotus could only do a combined 32 laps over two days? Shit.

 

[Chris R]

What was Hamilton's fastest time not on the super softs?

 

[duckroll]

Wow, Ferrari continues to be a fucking joke. What's the point of paying two world champions to race if you can't even tell that one of their cars is damaged during a race. The team is long overdue for a complete cleansing.

 

[fu3lfr3nzy]

Thinking of some of the folks at Ferrari:

Rory Byrne
Pat Fry
James Allison
Nicholas Tombazis

They must have some really bad mismanagement to produce the embarrassment that is the F14T despite having these four around. I'm sure the crappy engine isnt helping either.

 

[ConstructMe]

how did i just find f1 fanatic

 

[Shaneus]

Uh, if this is true, then big fucking lol:

https://twitter.com/pitlanetalk/status/453872982956732416

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Oh wow.

As in, WOW. Maybe Kimi screwed up by moving from Lotus after all.

 

[Foshy]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Oh wow.

As in, WOW. Maybe Kimi screwed up by moving from Lotus after all.

The Lotus that everybody is laughing about? Nah, I think he did fine. At least he knows he's getting paid at Ferrari

 

[navanman]

Reports in Italian press today that BMW are coming back to F1 as an engine supplier.

 

[Ark]

Reports in Italian press today that BMW are coming back to F1 as an engine supplier.

This would be fantastic news.

Now if only another major car manufacturer would bring in a works team.

Spoiler

I know this isn't going to happen for a long time.

 

[Hammer24]

There were 51 on-track overtakes in Bahrain last weekend.

Thanks!

What was Hamilton's fastest time not on the super softs?

Rather irrelevant. He didn´t do a Merc program, but a Pirelli program, testing next years tyre compounds.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Rosberg has done 555 laps around the Bahrain track this year.

Ten race distances worth. He must be sick of it by now!

 

[DBT85]

Rosberg has done 555 laps around the Bahrain track this year.

Ten race distances worth. He must be sick of it by now!

Probably only of the one he spent behind Lewis

 

[Psychotext]

Reports in Italian press today that BMW are coming back to F1 as an engine supplier.

Bring in Audi and then we'll talk. Man, would be so good to see all that LMP1 experience going into an F1 thoroughbred.

 

[LeBoef]

yeah sure... that amazing diesel engine

 

[Psychotext]

yeah sure... that amazing diesel engine

Yeah, they're completely incapable of making high performance (economical) petrol engines. I forgot.

 

[Hammer24]

Yeah, they're completely incapable of making high performance (economical) petrol engines. I forgot.

They could even slap the Lamborghini or Bentley name on it.

Yes, they were seriously thinking in that direction a couple years back. VW/Seat/Skoda = rally, Audi = touring, Lambo = F1.

 

[Psychotext]

Lambo vs Ferrari would be fun.

 

[DBT85]

yeah sure... that amazing diesel engine

And that awful pedigree of winning the 24 hours of Le Mans 12 times in the last 14 attempts. 7 of the last 8 years they won with TDI power.

Laaame.

 

[NHale]

Thinking of some of the folks at Ferrari:

Rory Byrne
Pat Fry
James Allison
Nicholas Tombazis

They must have some really bad mismanagement to produce the embarrassment that is the F14T despite having these four around. I'm sure the crappy engine isnt helping either.

Indeed. Meanwhile blaming individuals is the big mistake Ferrari has done in the recent past. Always finding a scapegoat to divert from the serious problems that don't solve by firing or hiring someone new.

If your production, personnel and infraestructure is outdated, you can hire Newey and it wouldn't mean a thing. Even Domenicali is not the scapegoat like some like to imply. He can only do so much considering he's basically LdM puppet.

Aldo Costa was once the scapegoat. Wasn't good enough to design a good Ferrari car they said. He went to Mercedes and designed last years and this year car. Apparently he was good enough.

 

[LeBoef]

not saying its a bad diesel engine. i am saying they wont build an engine for f1.
volkswagen group has other manufacturers suitable for f1.

one of them porsche, who had to decide between lmp and f1 racing. now rather battling against its vw brother marque.

its not like you just pull out an amazing petrol engine, because you have an amazing diesel aggregate. why should they leave or at least reduce their successfull lmp r&d for f1? thats expensive and even porsche wont (cant?) do both.

 

[mclem]

Bernie?

 

[DD]

Shouldn't Kimi have felt that there was something wrong with the car?