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[nekkid]

Hamilton is already complaining about neck pain because he hasn't been to a fitness studio in months. Blessed professional.

That's not what he said.

 

[darkinstinct]

Alonso has gone full Wax Free. Poor guy is delusional at this point.

Early 2015: We will win races by the end of 2015. We will be the WC in 2016.
First test of the year 2016 ... screw this year, in 2017 we will be back big time.
So sad.

 

[darkinstinct]

That's not what he said.

Yes, just read up on the original quote. Media here turned it into something else.

 

[Ryne]

Hamilton is already complaining about neck pain because he hasn't been to a fitness studio in months. Blessed professional.

That's not what he said.

Hamilton attended a sponsor event in Barcelona on Tuesday night and said then that, while he felt good, he was also sore after his first stint in a Formula One car since last November's season-ending race.

"It's like doing a workout if you haven't been to the gym for a couple of months or something like that," motorsport.com quoted him as saying. "Then the next day you have that soreness. It's exactly the same.

"So the back of my neck, because of the G-forces we are pulling is crazy... I feel my neck a little bit and my lower back."

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/m...keep-drivers-fresh-675348/?v=2&s=1&q=hamilton

Yeah, someone twisted his words purposely.

 

[Psychotext]

Hamilton is already complaining about neck pain because he hasn't been to a fitness studio in months. Blessed professional.

His dog don't look so happy either.

 

[DrM]

Oil leak for Williams

 

[brotkasten]

Hydraulic leak for McLaren.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

So now we're getting qualifying akin to elimination ala forza and other games?

Could be interesting if ratifyied

 

[TCRS]

The McLaren still sounds like a WWII prop plane:
F1 2016 Test Day Two - McLaren and Mercedes in Action

lmao

also fuck you ferrari, not falling for that great pre season performance again.

 

[DrM]

Renault with numerous tech problems

 

[Psychotext]

Is that it for the first test, or is there another day?

 

[Goldrusher]

Is that it for the first test, or is there another day?

4 test days this week
4 days break
4 test days next week

So tomorrow there's another day, then a long weekend, then from Tuesday another 4 days.

 

[RoKKeR]

Looks like another positive day for Haas. Strong lap count and good timing. (albeit on softs) Performing about as well in testing as you could hope for a new team like them.

 

[theignoramus]

The Manor looks great.

That does look good.

 

[nature boy]

Honda's new boss is saying the objective for this season is regular Q3.

He did not attend the Arai School of Hype.

P.S.: New quali system is a mess.

 

[Psychotext]

4 test days this week
4 days break
4 test days next week

So tomorrow there's another day, then a long weekend, then from Tuesday another 4 days.

Thanks.

 

[JadedWriter]

Honda's F1 program in a single sentence.

I honestly thought "Running in gimp mode" summed it up better.

 

[darkinstinct]

So now we're getting qualifying akin to elimination ala forza and other games?

Could be interesting if ratifyied

It won't change much. It's not true elimination where the last on the track is gone, just the slowest. Here's how it's going to work out: Everybody goes out at the beginning of a session, drive as fast as necessary to reach the next session. The best will be at the top. The rest can then decide when they do their second lap. The last racers will go to the pit and immediately do another run. During that run some racers will be eliminated as it takes about five minutes for a stint with one fast lap including changing the tires, but every 90 seconds somebody is eliminated. They can't do more than two or three laps at all because of tire set limitations and they can't do multiple runs on a given set because they have to start the race with the set they had during their best lap. So nothing will change - which is why this easily passed the teams consent.

It really only changes when racers will do their second stint in a session, leading to less traffic for the top teams, leading to less surprises. Of course the first few minutes will now be more crowded.

 

[Don_Tombery]

http://img1.auto-motor-und-sport.de...uar-2016-fotoshowBigImage-33aff783-929651.jpg

This somehow asks for something like this:

(excuse my poor paint skills)

 

[PdotMichael]

Hamilton with that thing would still beat the Hondas.

 

[kharma45]

McLaren has managed almost as many laps already as they did in the entirety of testing last year. Somewhat promising.

 

[dubc35]

I honestly thought "Running in gimp mode" summed it up better.

haha, yes I agree.

 

[NHale]

McLaren has managed almost as many laps already as they did in the entirety of testing last year. Somewhat promising.

Finishing in 14th instead of DNFs. Progress!

 

[DrM]

AMuS reporting that Mercedes brought only medium component tyre for first four days of testing

 

[massivekettle]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35655208

I have a feeling Mercedes isn't as fast as they think they are. They are pounding round with remarkable consistency, but so was Ferrari in 2011 and they ended up firmly behind RBR and McLaren once the season started and everyone turned up the wick.

AMuS reporting that Mercedes brought only medium component tyre for first four days of testing

Not sure why they did that. Hubris? Medium is probably the most important tyre race-wise, but considering Mercedes' only true weakness in 2014 and 2015 was turning on softer compounds, it's baffling that they haven't even tried the soft or supersoft.

 

[DrM]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35655208

I have a feeling Mercedes isn't as fast as they think they are. They are pounding round with remarkable consistency, but so was Ferrari in 2011 and they ended up firmly behind RBR and McLaren once the season started and everyone turned up the wick.

We will get clearer picture next week. But I think that they know precisely how fast they are, so it is all PR smokescreen.

[
Not sure why they did that. Hubris? Medium is probably the most important tyre race-wise, but considering Mercedes' only true weakness in 2014 and 2015 was turning on softer compounds, it's baffling that they haven't even tried the soft or supersoft.

They wont even test soft compound (from the same article), only supersofts and ultra softs next week. Looks like they have engine/car evaluation this week (long, heavy runs), next week they will test qualification stuff (short, light runs). Other teams are also running on mediums for most of the time...

 

[Ryne]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35655208

I have a feeling Mercedes isn't as fast as they think they are. They are pounding round with remarkable consistency, but so was Ferrari in 2011 and they ended up firmly behind RBR and McLaren once the season started and everyone turned up the wick.

Didn't Mercedes practically do the same thing last year, by putting in more laps than everyone? We all know how that turned out.

 

[jey_16]

If anything, I'm expecting Mercedes to be further in front this year. Wouldn't be surprised if we see a whitewash

 

[Shaneus]

Do we know what the differences are between the Renault PU and whatever RBR have concocted?

 

[nekkid]

New Mercedes nose mountings are ridiculous. If they actually hold it'll make Haas look a bit daft.

 

[sammex]

Hi res version

 

[brotkasten]

Wow.

 

[Aiii]

Even if that holds on track, how on Earth will they hold when you accidentally go a bit wide and hit a curb?

 

[Staab]

That's ridiculous, lol, how does it even hold ?

 

[nekkid]

Even if that holds on track, how on Earth will they hold when you accidentally go a bit wide and hit a curb?

It's probably incredibly reinforced in the composite core.

 

[brotkasten]

Few more pictures.

and it should be noted that the nose on the STR isn't that bad either.

 

[darkinstinct]

That's ridiculous, lol, how does it even hold ?

They weighed 4 kg in 2004, are now probably down to less than 2 kg with new composite materials. They could hold with much less, they can't because of crash test regulations.

 

[nekkid]

They weighed 4 kg in 2004, are now probably down to less than 2 kg with new composite materials. They could hold with much less, they can't because of crash test regulations.

That's static. Under aero load that will be significantly higher.

 

[ramparter]

Material weight doesn't matter that much. The force applied by the air when going full speed on straights is several times higher.

edit: beaten

 

[jdw_b]

That new nose is pretty impressive.

The mountings are tiny, and notice the little opening on the underside for the S-Duct

 

[jey_16]

the design on that Merc is absolutely gorgeous, makes everyone else look like toy cars

the Ferrari penis nose is making me angry, they could have at least done it like RBR/STR

 

[Juicy Bob]

A sadistic side of me kind of wants to see Merc win every single race this season...

 

[nekkid]

the design on that Merc is absolutely gorgeous, makes everyone else look like toy cars

the Ferrari penis nose is making me angry, they could have at least done it like RBR/STR

This statement, haha.

 

[Norwegian Rudo]

the design on that Merc is absolutely gorgeous, makes everyone else look like toy cars

the Ferrari penis nose is making me angry, they could have at least done it like RBR/STR

Aren't Ferrari one of the teams supposed to have new nose designs for Australia?

 

[mclem]

It won't change much. It's not true elimination where the last on the track is gone, just the slowest. Here's how it's going to work out: Everybody goes out at the beginning of a session, drive as fast as necessary to reach the next session. The best will be at the top. The rest can then decide when they do their second lap. The last racers will go to the pit and immediately do another run. During that run some racers will be eliminated as it takes about five minutes for a stint with one fast lap including changing the tires, but every 90 seconds somebody is eliminated.

Can they complete their current lap?

 

[nekkid]

Can they complete their current lap?

No, I think it's the slowest time on the board at that point.

 

[Lach]

It's basically, that instead a buch of drivers get eliminated at the end of Quali-Sub-Session, its always one single driver at shorter intervals.

 

[aspiegamer]

No, I think it's the slowest time on the board at that point.

Whaaa? That's even more stupid than it already sounded, which is saying a lot. This is going to make qualifying extremely hard to follow. My biggest issue is how boring it'll make Q3. Were this a video game it'd be awesome! Endless action! All cars on track! Lap after lap! But F1 doesn't work that way.

Someone mentioned yesterday that it might be a good format for Formula E with the short tracks. Or the NASCAR/Indy ovals.

"Race MVP" sounds so, ugh, no. This is F1. No trophies awarded on the basis of social media participation, please. Those kind of tech tie-ins can stick with the more appropriate atmosphere of Formula E.

It's basically, that instead a buch of drivers get eliminated at the end of Quali-Sub-Session, its always one single driver at shorter intervals.

Which is silly since everyone goes out twice per session anyway. This will prevent people from going out mid-session or gambling on tyre strategies. Q3 will be one hot lap per car other than the final 2, which is just boring.

 

[nekkid]

Whaaa? That's even more stupid than it already sounded, which is saying a lot. This is going to make qualifying extremely hard to follow. My biggest issue is how boring it'll make Q3. Were this a video game it'd be awesome! Endless action! All cars on track! Lap after lap! But F1 doesn't work that way.

Someone mentioned yesterday that it might be a good format for Formula E with the short tracks. Or the NASCAR/Indy ovals.

"Race MVP" sounds so, ugh, no. This is F1. No trophies awarded on the basis of social media participation, please. Those kind of tech tie-ins can stick with the more appropriate atmosphere of Formula E.

I dunno. It won't mean a lot to those at the front, but it sounds like a nice way of recognising the often exceptional performance of someone in the midfield.

 

[Lach]

Just watched yesterdays Ted's Notebook.

I love the discussion on the Red Bull paint, wether it's some nano level hydro (or aero-) phobic stuff that helps the car go faster.

I spent some time last year thinking about this, wether that might be a thing teams could do to get faster, maybe even with painting certain patterns on the car. Back then I thought there would at most be microscopical advantages to be gained, but if this is indeed what RB are going for (which is still speculation) there might be more possibilites.