F1 Testing 2018: Week 2 Barcelona (6th - 9th)

Shimmy · 5 Mar 2018 at 14:21

Testing feeds:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/live/2750959/barcelona-f1-test-two-day-four-2018
https://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/236677/follow-live-the-fourth-day-of-the-second-test-in-2018
http://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog

Running order:
[to be added]

Weather Forecast:

Lap Records
2017 Pole Position - 1:19.149
2017 Fastest Race Lap - 1:23.593
Race Lap Record - 1:21.670 ( Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, 2008)

2018 Testing Week 1 - 1.19.333 - Lewis Hamilton (Mediums)

Day 1 Times:

Day 2 Times:

Day 3 Times:

Day 4 Times:

Shimmy · 5 Mar 2018 at 14:22

Warmer temps so should be able to learn a bit more this week.

Shimmy · 7 Mar 2018 at 09:24

It's testing, they are seeing what they can get away with on a new engine.

I don't expect them to be unreliable come the start of the season.

Shimmy · 7 Mar 2018 at 14:43

Checking threads from last year, max was 170 laps from Merc in one day.

Shimmy · 8 Mar 2018 at 15:40

CaptainRAVE said:
I haven't seen any long run comparisons yet. Those are the times that really matter of course. It would seem that Mercedes are only doing race simulations at the moment.

Bottas' race sim was 1 sec per lap quicker than Vettel and Verstappen this afternoon. Don't know fuel loads of course.

But imo pecking order seems like Merc > RBR > Ferrari.

Shimmy · 9 Mar 2018 at 14:46

englishpremier said:
Kubica gave up the opportunity to test today so that the other drivers can get more testing in. Is his time still quicker than both Williams race drivers?

Sirotkin's only just gone faster now.