F1 2023 - Pre Season Testing

uscool · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:44

Really hope mercedes are just holding back yeah I know it's only testing

Hawk Tuah · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:45

Mr Jack said:
Rumours are pointing to Stroll missing the first race. Wonder whether that influences Aston's decision on whether to give Alonso extra running or put Drugovich in?

If he's actually broken his wrists - he's going to be out for a while.

Hawk Tuah · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:47

Feek said:
Yesterday they initially said that it's saving $250k to ship the smaller pit wall around the world which would help against the cost cap, only to be reminded straight away that transport costs aren't part of the cost cap.

I don't think Haas worry about the cost cap. Its' just cost.

utajoker · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:50

Toto has said porpousing is not an issue. Hopefully they can work on extracting speed from their design rather than focusing on the bouncing.

Ferrari still doing it though?

MCFC_ANDY · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:51

Locky said:
Looks like merc have made another dog of a car.

looking more like a drift car at times, unstable rear end. toto did say they hiding a little.

alonso looks like a driver possessed, chucking around the track

SDK^ · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:53

So VER's time of 1:31.863 is about 1.3 seconds slower than last years Pole time

MCFC_ANDY · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:55

red bull looks just as nice underneath

Mr Jack · 24 Feb 2023 at 12:58

Bug One said:
If he's actually broken his wrists - he's going to be out for a while.

You'd think, but broken wrists don't seem to stop MotoGP riders so who knows?

SDK^ · 24 Feb 2023 at 13:30

McLaren are looking slow

Flibster · 24 Feb 2023 at 13:36

Ted's Testing Notebook - Day 1

Didn't take long for the cheese to come out...

F1's Technical review.

CaptainRAVE · 24 Feb 2023 at 13:36

MCFC_ANDY said:
red bull looks just as nice underneath

From only the parts that can be seen of the underfloor it looks in a different league to the others. This is Newey after all.

Hawk Tuah · 24 Feb 2023 at 13:37

Mr Jack said:
You'd think, but broken wrists don't seem to stop MotoGP riders so who knows?

I'd imagine 'broken wrist' covers quite a wide range of severity. I fell off an e-scooter a couple of years ago and broke my elbow and wrist. It wasn't like a clean break though, just hairline fractures. I was cycling again in 6 weeks.

utajoker · 24 Feb 2023 at 13:40

Alonso going for the headlines. Expect them to be fighting for 10th come race weekend

SDK^ · 24 Feb 2023 at 13:48

SDK^ said:
McLaren are looking slow

To follow up on this

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629114829599375375

Mr Jack · 24 Feb 2023 at 14:38

uscool said:
Really hope mercedes are just holding back yeah I know it's only testing

The Merc is looking pretty good, imo, much better than last season. Red Bull and Ferrari look the pick of the bunch though.

MCFC_ANDY · 24 Feb 2023 at 14:43

Mr Jack said:
The Merc is looking pretty good, imo, much better than last season.

well tbh its a low bar to beat. and it still looks a handful watching it round track.

uscool · 24 Feb 2023 at 14:45

Mr Jack said:
The Merc is looking pretty good, imo, much better than last season. Red Bull and Ferrari look the pick of the bunch though.

That's all good and well but we still don't know what the actual speed is when pushed . Really hope they are just holding back more than the others we won't know till qualifying gets underway

MCFC_ANDY · 24 Feb 2023 at 14:50

aero wise the merc got better and better, it just had no speed last season. mainly turned down because of the bouncing no doubt. so fingers crossed for 2023

Mr Jack · 24 Feb 2023 at 14:55

Red flag as Russell grinds to a halt. Looks like gearbox, stuck in 4th?

Ah, the steering wheel flashed up "hydraulic failure" immediately before it stopped working.

uscool · 24 Feb 2023 at 14:58

Hydraulic failure popped up on steering