F1 Testing 2017: Week 2 Barcelona (7th-10th)

Shimmy · 6 Mar 2017 at 08:37

Testing feeds:
http://www.autosport.com/live/comme...testing-2017-barcelona-second-f1-test-day-one
http://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/223028/follow-live-the-first-day-of-the-second-test-of-2017
http://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog

Running order:
[to be added]

Weather Forecast:

Lap Records
2016 Pole Position - 1:22.000
2016 Fastest Race Lap - 1:26.948
Overall Lap Record (2008) - 1:21.670
2017 Testing Week 1 - 1:19.705

Day 1 Times:

Day 2 Times:

Day 3 Times:

Day 4 Times:

Mark365 · 6 Mar 2017 at 09:53

Fingers crossed Ferrari continue to look a very competitive package. Also hoping that Red Bull can take the challenge to Mercedes because the silver arrow is looking frightening fast and bulletproof. Also will be interesting to see what team puts in 'the lap' so we can find out how fast the 2017 cars really are.

Duke · 6 Mar 2017 at 10:21

Heading off later today :cool:

The_Abyss · 6 Mar 2017 at 11:28

Duke said:
Heading off later today

This year they've opened up some of the space between the stands in between turn 15 and 16. The cars are moving pretty slowly there, so it is excellent if you want to get a close side photo. Please take your own food with you though - this was my fourth time at Barcelona and this year was by far and away the worst - truly terrible!

Shimmy · 6 Mar 2017 at 11:57

Duke said:
Heading off later today

Are you taking the train from Barcelona and walking the remainder?
I'm there on Thursday, trying to work out what's best.

MikeTheNative · 6 Mar 2017 at 11:58

How may times do we think the McClaren is going to break down this time?

Duke · 6 Mar 2017 at 12:07

Shimmy said:
Are you taking the train from Barcelona and walking the remainder?
I'm there on Thursday, trying to work out what's best.

We've hired a car (£10 lol), so will just drive from the apartment there.

The_Abyss said:
This year they've opened up some of the space between the stands in between turn 15 and 16. The cars are moving pretty slowly there, so it is excellent if you want to get a close side photo. Please take your own food with you though - this was my fourth time at Barcelona and this year was by far and away the worst - truly terrible!

Noted, cheers. Not been to the country before so a bit new to me but yeah will go via a supermarket and stock up.

drunkenmaster · 6 Mar 2017 at 12:08

MikeTheNative said:
How may times do we think the McClaren is going to break down this time?

Newer spec with more performance..... makes me think it will break quicker

Who knows, who cares. nothing about them makes me think they'll have made a step forward this year

The_Abyss · 6 Mar 2017 at 13:18

Duke said:
We've hired a car (£10 lol), so will just drive from the apartment there.

If you take the C-17 turn off at the C-35 exit (marked for the circuit). Follow the road around to the left (don't be distracted by suddenly being able to see the circuit on the right) and then take the next right up the hill. You'll then be at the rear circuit entrance. Park up on the right for free, alongside all the team trucks, and then just carry on up the hill (2 minute walk) to the pedestrian entrance. That's right behind the straight in between turns 12 and 13.

Shimmy · 6 Mar 2017 at 13:23

Duke said:
We've hired a car (£10 lol), so will just drive from the apartment there.

Noted, cheers. Not been to the country before so a bit new to me but yeah will go via a supermarket and stock up.

£10?! Where from?

I was thinking about hiring a couple bikes to ride between stands, but not sure if they're allowed on the train or in the circuit.

Flibster · 6 Mar 2017 at 17:04

drunkenmaster said:
Newer spec with more performance..... makes me think it will break quicker

Who knows, who cares. nothing about them makes me think they'll have made a step forward this year

Break quicker? Didn't manage a single lap before breaking down twice last week.

Only thing I can think of is bursting into flames in the pit lane. Car putting itself out of it's misery.

CaptainRAVE · 6 Mar 2017 at 21:50

MikeTheNative said:
How may times do we think the McClaren is going to break down this time?

It is just sad now. They took a gamble and it failed miserably. They couldn't have done anything else to be fair.

The_Abyss · 6 Mar 2017 at 22:15

There's no real indication that they've identified and fixed the problems from last week, so it will be another week of slow not many laps while Mercedes bang out set up testing and a full race simulation both morning and afternoon.

Duke · 7 Mar 2017 at 08:11

The_Abyss said:
If you take the C-17 turn off at the C-35 exit (marked for the circuit). Follow the road around to the left (don't be distracted by suddenly being able to see the circuit on the right) and then take the next right up the hill. You'll then be at the rear circuit entrance. Park up on the right for free, alongside all the team trucks, and then just carry on up the hill (2 minute walk) to the pedestrian entrance. That's right behind the straight in between turns 12 and 13.

Cheers will give it a try. Flight over was a mare due to French ATC strikes so sat on tarmac for 2 hrs, tailwind meant to only then took 1.5hrs to get there.

Car was booked from Firefly before we left, collected at airport.

The_Abyss · 7 Mar 2017 at 08:46

Breaking news - McLaren have completed a timed lap inside the first hour of testing

deuse · 7 Mar 2017 at 10:27

The_Abyss said:
Breaking news - McLaren have completed a timed lap inside the first hour of testing

They have now done 34 laps. Looking better.

deuse · 7 Mar 2017 at 11:39

"Jolyon Palmer won't be back out due to a need for an engine change. Nico Hulkenberg, who is due out in the afternoon, won't make an appearance before 2PM local time."

Vandoorne hasn't gone back out and still on 34 laps.

1.

Massa Williams FW40 1:19.726 57 Tires: SuperSoft">● PIT
2.

Ricciardo Red Bull Racing RB13 1:20.077 +0.351 43 Tires: UltraSoft">● PIT
3.

Hamilton Mercedes W08 1:20.456 +0.730 49 Tires: Soft">● PIT
4.

Vettel Ferrari SF70-H 1:21.136 +1.410 63 Tires: Medium">●
5.

Magnussen Haas F1 VF-17 1:21.676 +1.950 36 Tires: Soft">●
6.

Ocon Force India VJM10 1:21.802 +2.076 54 Tires: Soft">● PIT
7.

Kvyat Toro Rosso STR12 1:21.965 +2.239 39 Tires: SuperSoft">● PIT
8.

Vandoorne McLaren MCL32 1:22.698 +2.972 34 Tires: Soft">● PIT
9.

Palmer Renault RS17 1:24.790 +5.064 15 Tires: Medium">● PIT
10.

Wehrlein Sauber C36 1:25.417 +5.691 34 Tires: Medium">●
11.

Bottas Mercedes W08 no time 0 Tires: Medium">● PIT
12.

Hülkenberg Renault RS17 no time 0 Tires: Medium">● PIT

SoliD · 7 Mar 2017 at 11:48

Any radical changes to any cars seen yet, or will they be coming as the week progresses?

Matt-Page · 7 Mar 2017 at 12:12

McLaren suffer another Honda engine failure after just 30 odd laps

andicole0 · 7 Mar 2017 at 12:14

Matt-Page said:
McLaren suffer another Honda engine failure after just 30 odd laps

Oh! wasn't that supposed to be a Race ready engine?
Andi.