F1 Testing 2014: Week 2 Bahrain

deuse · 19 Feb 2014 at 17:38

al4x said:
I would laugh if it's a massive Troll by RBR/Renault

I don't think anyone would have their car on fire for the lol

We should know by the end of the week. And Renault have already said "it's not the power train"

Type_R · 19 Feb 2014 at 17:38

Duke said:
These comments are worth saving for if/when Redbull get sorted

Maybe Red Bull are just sand bagging. All these issues are literally smoke and mirrors.

leaskovski · 19 Feb 2014 at 18:21

I bet the teams aren't too chuffed with testing in the middle east. Ok, so yeah, they get good high temp testing, but it must be a nightmare for them to ship parts out their quickly. When its in Europe, they can express the parts out there in less than half a day... Middle East... thats a day at least.

FrankJH · 19 Feb 2014 at 18:24

deuse said:
I don't think anyone would have their car on fire for the lol

We should know by the end of the week. And Renault have already said "it's not the power train"

Could have sworn the BBC was reporting today that Renault still had issues with the batteries (which is surely part of the power train?)

Renault engineering chief Remi Taffin said he believed Renault had made "quite a step", adding: We could run the power-unit as we wanted. It's still not the level we want but at least we gave a baseline."
And he seemed to imply Red Bull's problems were car-related rather than anything to do with the engine, saying: "Basically we were waiting for them. We went out when they decided to go out and we finished when they decided to finish."

It wasnt what I was thinking of, and even that quote can be read different ways.

To early to tell, but it will be nice to see other teams at the front for a change

CaptainRAVE · 19 Feb 2014 at 18:41

Canary Wundaboy said:
I can't be the only person hoping Red Bull finally have a bad season?

You are not alone

MissChief · 19 Feb 2014 at 19:53

If Red Bull do less than 100 laps this whole test they will be so far behind (IMO) they they will struggle to catch up before the European season starts. But that's ok because if Bernie gets his way it won't matter as long as they are in it come seasons end because of the stupid points double thing. There should be double points for the first race too, then watch Red Bull go mental at the very idea.

this_is_gav · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:03

Vettel said in an interview (on Formula1.com) that it was the brakes which caused the spin and it was the sitting still which caused the fire.

There's been lots of complaints from many teams about issues with the new braking systems to be fair.

mattx2 · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:26

Looks like Redbull spent the summer hanging their balls in the pool

Matt-Page · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:26

So what took them so long to get out of the pits?

Mr Jack · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:47

The invincible Red Bull isn't looking so invincible this year, is it?

I think we're going to see a lot more technical retirements than in recent years; which is nice.

Glaucus · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:08

why no Ted

, what is he doing instead.

Pants · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:13

Am I on the wrong channel?

It#s some sort of re-run for me?

Glaucus · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:15

Yep, rerun rubbish, what are sky doing. No Ted, Now no bloody testing.

Pants · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:23

Most of the #AskCrofty questions are about the missing show...

The_Abyss · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:31

leaskovski said:
I bet the teams aren't too chuffed with testing in the middle east. Ok, so yeah, they get good high temp testing, but it must be a nightmare for them to ship parts out their quickly. When its in Europe, they can express the parts out there in less than half a day... Middle East... thats a day at least.

Serious reply - I think they value the more representative temperature conditions - better than a cool Jerez or Barcelona.

Semi-serious reply - Marussia at Jerez didn't have a clue where their car was at the start of the test. We had breakfast with the team and it was 'somewhere in France, 6 1/2 hours away". Then it was "late tonight", then "it'll be at the track tomorrow morning".

Maybe airfreight is more reliable than a truck

~Mike~ · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:32

Duke said:
These comments are worth saving for if/when Redbull get sorted

englishpremier · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:41

leaskovski said:
I bet the teams aren't too chuffed with testing in the middle east. Ok, so yeah, they get good high temp testing, but it must be a nightmare for them to ship parts out their quickly. When its in Europe, they can express the parts out there in less than half a day... Middle East... thats a day at least.

How longs the flight to Bahrain? 5 hours? The only hold up is customs.

Skeeter · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:47

The benefits of Bahrain being dry and warm outweigh any issues with it being further away than Spain.

Mr Jack · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:54

englishpremier said:
The only hold up is customs.

In a nation as corrupt as Bahrain, companies with the wealth of most F1 outfits don't wait in customs.

drunkenmaster · 20 Feb 2014 at 00:02

this_is_gav said:
Vettel said in an interview (on Formula1.com) that it was the brakes which caused the spin and it was the sitting still which caused the fire.

There's been lots of complaints from many teams about issues with the new braking systems to be fair.

I can't wait for the first start of the season. Vettel coming to a stop on the grid..... then Charlie doing the longest red 5 lights yet, and the RBR catching fire before the race starts