I was just coming in to see if we can stream it, guess not 
Just curious..
Poll: F1 2022 - Pre-season testing and discussion
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Caporegime
I'm seeing quite a few people talking about the Haas have a lot of clever design features. Might they have made the big step forward they were promising?
Soldato
The new Ferrari engine should be a good push forward them from previous years. So far though they've done the second least laps of anyone.
Soldato
Because the Bahrain organisers paid a sackful of cash to host the sole televised testing days.
They basically gave up on last years car completely and it shows with how detailed their car is.
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Seems odd to me that Alfa are running Kubica instead of Zhou, giving Bottas the extra half day. I would think they'd want to give the new boy as much time as possible on track. Mind you, they probably get much better feedback from Bottas.
We shall whether it pays off, but I was expecting it to be a complete damp squib. If they have made the most of that shift, well, good for them.
We shall whether it pays off, but I was expecting it to be a complete damp squib. If they have made the most of that shift, well, good for them.
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Morning session times and laps:
1. Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m20.165s, C3, 80 laps
2. Norris (McLaren) 1m20.474s, C3, 50 laps
3. Russell (Mercedes) 1m20.784s, C3, 77 laps
4. Vettel (Aston Martin) 1m21.276s, C3, 52 laps
5. Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1m21.638s, C3, 43 laps
6. Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m22.246s, C2, 80 laps
7. Alonso (Alpine) 1m23.317s, C3, 54 laps
8. Latifi (Williams) 1m23.379s, C3, 66 laps
9. Mazepin (Haas) 1m26.455s, C2, 20 laps
10. Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1m25.909s, C3, 9 laps
Good numbers of laps for the top three,fuel pump problems a cooling leak for Haas, DRS opening problems for Alpine, Alfa had a "small part" break. Not much point trying to read anything into the first morning of testing, but notable their about 4s down on the lap times from the first day of testing in 2020.
1. Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m20.165s, C3, 80 laps
2. Norris (McLaren) 1m20.474s, C3, 50 laps
3. Russell (Mercedes) 1m20.784s, C3, 77 laps
4. Vettel (Aston Martin) 1m21.276s, C3, 52 laps
5. Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1m21.638s, C3, 43 laps
6. Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m22.246s, C2, 80 laps
7. Alonso (Alpine) 1m23.317s, C3, 54 laps
8. Latifi (Williams) 1m23.379s, C3, 66 laps
9. Mazepin (Haas) 1m26.455s, C2, 20 laps
10. Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1m25.909s, C3, 9 laps
Good numbers of laps for the top three,
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Soldato
Thanks for the number of laps summary was not obvious to see on bbc or sky feed.
Caporegime
It's on the live text from The Race if you want to keep up with it. To me, it's often the most important number in testing so I find it irritating that many big outfits don't track it.
Soldato
Completely agree, number of laps would suggest they are happy with the car and keep the data coming in.
When the new rules were first announced, FIA said they'd be a few seconds slower, but that number came down as teams started submitting designs to the FIA for approval. With the engine upgrades (assuming they work) and the crazy bits we're seeing in testing, I would be surprised if they equalled 2021.
Soldato
This was an interesting read, albeit with caveats regarding numbers as the author says.
Soldato
113 laps he's done so far... lol He's going to ache.
Also no one tracks long run lap times or average lap time metric. Much more important vs fastest lap.
Soldato
Hardest, I believe.
No idea, am confused why they thought this would be less confusing.
Even at races when they say soft med hard its confusing as dont know if the soft is actually medium out the entire range.
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