F1 Testing 2016: Week 2 Barcelona (1st - 4th)

[Shimmy]

Two interesting reads before the last week of testing:
Tech analysis: The big trends of F1 2016
Analysis: Does data deal give Mercedes tyre advantage in 2016?

Testing feeds:
http://beta.autosport.com/live/
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/live-text/barcelona-formula-1-testing/?r=88917&em=1
http://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog
http://www.f1today.net/en/

Running order:

[b]             MONDAY     TUESDAY     WEDNESDAY   THURSDAY[/b]
Mercedes     Ros/Ham    Ham/Ros     Ros/Ham     Ham/Ros
Ferrari      Raikkonen  Vettel      Raikkonen   Vettel
Williams     Bottas     Bottas      Massa       Massa
Red Bull     Kvyat      Ricciardo   Kvyat       Ricciardo
Force India  Hulkenberg Perez       Hulkenberg  Perez
Renault      Magnussen  Magnussen   Palmer      Palmer
Toro Rosso   Verstappen Sainz       Verstappen  Sainz
Sauber       Nasr       Ericsson    Nasr        Ericsson
McLaren      Alonso     Button      Alonso      Button
Manor        Haryanto   TBC         TBC         TBC
Haas         Gutierrez  Gutierrez   Grosjean    Grosjean

Weather Forecast:


Lap Records

Fastest lap time 2016 Test 1:          1:22:810, Vettel   (Ferrari)
Fastest lap time 2015 Test 1:          1:24.067, Grosjean (Lotus)
Fastest lap time 2015 Test 2:          1:22.792, Rosberg  (Mercedes)
Qualifying lap 2015:                   1:24.681, Rosberg  (Mercedes)
Fastest race lap 2015:                 1:28.270, Hamilton (Mercedes)

Day 1 Times:


Day 2 Times:


Day 3 Times:


Day 4 Times:

 

[Skeeter]

Thansk for the thread again, Shimmy

 

[Kris_90]

Thanks for the thread.

Are we likely to see all the new parts within this test? I hope Ferrari change the horrible nose

 

[smr]

Thanks Shimmy.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/honda-running-final-2016-specification-engine-in-barcelona-676497/

Honda is running a revised final 2016-specification Formula 1 engine at this week's second pre-season Barcelona test – with McLaren set to evaluate tweaked bodywork to help improve cooling too.

 

[FrankJH]

Thanks Shimmy.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/honda-running-final-2016-specification-engine-in-barcelona-676497/

Honda is running a revised final 2016-specification Formula 1 engine at this week's second pre-season Barcelona test – with McLaren set to evaluate tweaked bodywork to help improve cooling too.

In other words - expect the McLaren to get even slower and more un-reliable than the last test

 

[this_is_gav]

The new spec Honda engine sounds absolutely **** when idling out of the garage, but so awesome when it gets going.

F1 Writers: VIDEO: PU Honda 2016 is out #F1

Come on Bernie, give up on your crusade and just embrace the engines and actually let us listen to them rather than just crushing all of their character.

 

[smr]

If McLaren win nothing else this year... at least they have the best sounding engine on track. Lovely growl!

 

[Nismo]

If McLaren win nothing else this year... at least they have the best sounding engine on track. Lovely growl!

So you're saying JB has a nice growler?

 

[Dup]

That sounds like absolute filth! Love it.

 

[FrankJH]

How much are the softs worth over the mediums - 1s?

McLaren therefore running around the pace of the RBR, or something like that (before it broke down obviously )

 

[smr]

How much are the softs worth over the mediums - 1s?

McLaren therefore running around the pace of the RBR, or something like that (before it broke down obviously )

Might have been a dry run for Macca.

And am I seeing things? The Merc has actually had a reliability problem?!

 

[deuse]

Rosberg, 82
Bottas, 76
Verstappen, 70
Hulkenberg, 63
Magnussen, 58
Alonso, 50
Raikkonen, 47
Nasr, 42
Guttierez, 23
Kvyat, 22
Haryanto, 9
Hamilton, 3

 

[Outcast]

The new spec Honda engine sounds absolutely **** when idling out of the garage, but so awesome when it gets going.

F1 Writers: VIDEO: PU Honda 2016 is out #F1

Come on Bernie, give up on your crusade and just embrace the engines and actually let us listen to them rather than just crushing all of their character.

Sounds like a 2 stroke.

I approve !!

 

[Glaucus]

Wow that's an odd noise.

 

[Guerrilla]

Toro Rosso should have kept the plain livery, looked much better!

 

[smr]

Looks 100 percent like last year's car to me.

 

[Skeeter]

Everyone said last year that the Honda sounded nice and growly in testing, which later transpired to be because it was broke.

How do we not know that this engine isn't just screwed? It certainly doesn't sound like a V6 turbo "should", which given Hondas inability to make one that works so far, isn't nessasarily a good thing.

 

[Shimmy]

Day 1 times:

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Didn't realise we were testing again, set it up to record on sky.

 

[Glaucus]

Another mega mileage day from Mercedes.
Can see them being even further out of touch this year, roll on first race so we can see truly were everyone stacks.