F1 Testing 2017: Week 1 Barcelona (27th - 2nd)

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Testing feeds:
http://www.autosport.com/live/comme...ula-1-testing-2017-barcelona-f1-test-day-four

http://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/222828/follow-live-the-fourth-day-of-the-first-test-of-2017

http://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog


Running order:
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Weather Forecast:
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Lap Records
2016 Pole Position - 1:22.000
2016 Fastest Race Lap - 1:26.948
Overall Lap Record (2008) - 1:21.670

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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The_Abyss said:
I'll be reporting live (or rather drunk and in the evening) from the track on Monday and Tuesday. Nice to see that Mercedes are splitting their drivers each day.
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Any tips for someone that hasn't gone before? I'm going for a day during the 2nd week with a friend.
I'm assuming taking the train is way to go?
 
Thanks that's perfect, very handy to know :)

Are you taking your Mavic? Currently I'm planning on leaving mine at home, the only place I might be able to use it is near Tibidabo I reckon to get a view of the city.
 
dandan556 said:
Was looking forward to being able to watch it on TV today, didn't realise they wouldn't be showing it, is this always the case? Didn't have Sky F1 for any of the previous years testings.
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Nope, never has been afaik.
Just a round up by Ted in the evening on Sky.
 
SS-89 said:
Nice lap time by Vettel on the mediums, faster than last year.
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Only 7 tenths off Pole last year and 1 second off the out-right lap record! Probably has more than 10 laps of fuel onboard too.

Gonna see a lot of lap records tumble this year, perhaps all of them.
 
drunkenmaster said:
Considering the massive change in tires I'm surprised none of the live blogs of the event seem to mention the tires at all. Some have done longer runs, have the times been coming down fast, or have they set consistent times, have the long runs been way faster than long runs last year, do the tires look at all worn when they come in or look like they could last for 100 laps, etc. Seems to be little to no mention of them at all.
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That's because it's relatively well known that Pirelli have been told to make tyres that can be 'pushed'.

When Pirelli first entered, they were asked to make tyres that degrade quite quickly so that there could be more pit stops and variation in strategy. But this also meant that the tyres couldn't even last a single Quali lap, instead having to cherry pick your sectors.
So in response Pirelli has followed their instructions again and made some big grippy tyres that will last ages. They have already warned that races will most likely be boring as a result, there's been a few articles regarding this in the off season.
 
Both Vettel and Massa posted times quicker than all of last years testing and very close to Hamilton's pole time.

More impressive is Vettel's 1.22.4 was done with only one purple final sector, first two sectors he wasn't even pushing - not PB's.
 
this_is_gav said:
We say this every year, but don't look into times in testing, let alone this early.

They'll be in the 1:19s or 18s when qualifying comes in May.
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Oh I'm well aware, and I'm expecting even faster (1.17) by then tbh with in season development.
I just wasn't expecting lap record pace on day one from so many teams. I thought more setup would be required.
 
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