F1 Testing 2014: Week 2 Bahrain

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Running order:
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Day 1 Times:
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Day 2 Times:
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Day 3 Times:
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Day 4 Times:
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Lap record: Pedro de la Rosa - 1:31.447 (McLaren; 2005)

2013 pole: Nico Rosberg - 1:32.330 (Mercedes)

Total laps completed by each team in Jerez

Mercedes - 309
Ferrari - 251
McLaren - 245
Williams - 175
Sauber - 163
Force India - 146
Caterham - 76
Toro Rosso - 54
Marussia - 30
Red Bull - 21

Laps completed by each engine manufacturer in Jerez

Mercedes - 875
Ferrari - 444
Renault - 151

Renault look to have sorted some of their reliability issues as Lotus' second filming day yielded the full 100km allowed track distance.
 
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Django x2 said:
He basically said "we could do without being here" and Renault got a smack talking to.

All credit to Renault, they build the worst cars / engines for Joe Public but can quite happily slot an F1 engine together. Yet when they have to build an F1 that reflects the average engine size of all the cars they sell to Joe Public, they struggle :D
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They struggled initially with the V8's also until they were allowed to make some changes under 'reliability' grounds iirc, suddenly they were a bit more powerful.
 
drunkenmaster said:
What they do on track, most likely, though we are still seeing people do purple sectors then coming in to the pits or backing off rather than doing a full lap which isn't new. But what they SAY off the track can absolutely be complete BS and trying to lower expectations and raise others.
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That's not what I consider sandbagging.
 
Kimi's spin at T4 brings an end to the 2nd test.
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sunama said:
Don't count RBR out.
Last year they started out weak and far from a race winning package.
They then persuaded Pirelli the tyres they wanted and after some improvement during the Summer break, they came back and won every race, putting up a new record.

The way I see it, to kill RBR this year, rival teams need about 100-150 pts advantage over Vettel, BEFORE the Summer break. After the break, RBR have a history of outscoring the opposition.

Also, Vettel is now almost on equal terms with Alonso. Some may say Vettel is now the most complete driver in F1 and on his way to becoming the most decorated driver in F1 history. Once Vettel gets the best car, expect him to heavily outscore the opposition.

My favourite for this year's title race is RBR...reliability permitting.
RBR and Vettel are just too good.
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You're basing this assumption on that everyone will be on a level playing field power unit wise. Currently, that's for from the case and the engine freeze is at the end of this week.

And RBR's initial stumbling last year could be considered a drop in the ocean compared to the apparent tsunami of issues currently facing the team.
 
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