F1 Testing 2019: Week 1 Barcelona (18th - 21st)

Shimmy · 17 Feb 2019 at 23:18

Testing feeds:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/live/2853867/barcelona-f1-test-day-four-2019
https://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog

TV coverage:
Sky F1 1pm - 6pm

Weather Forecast:

Lap Records:
2018 Pole Position - 1:16.173
2018 Fastest Race Lap - 1:18.441

Driver Lineups:

Day 1 Times:

Day 2 Times:

Day 3 Times:

Day 4 Times:

Yaayuh! · 18 Feb 2019 at 09:26

I will tune in at 1pm using Sky Go.

Lol @ Williams sad face for today.

gord · 18 Feb 2019 at 09:35

Rossi~ said:
I will tune in at 1pm using Sky Go.

Is that a testing roundup feature? Or are they televising it?

Shimmy · 18 Feb 2019 at 09:38

gord said:
Is that a testing roundup feature? Or are they televising it?

Televising it, I have no Sky this year so I won't be able to tune in

F1 TV I believe is doing live all day, but it's not available in the UK.

4K8KW10 · 18 Feb 2019 at 09:38

Let's hope we will see qualifying simulations. For now, Vettel pretends...

https://www.autosport.com/f1/live/2853769/barcelona-f1-test-day-one-2019

gord · 18 Feb 2019 at 09:58

Shimmy said:
Televising it, I have no Sky this year so I won't be able to tune in

F1 TV I believe is doing live all day, but it's not available in the UK.

Ah I see, but only from 1. That's why their timetable confused me a bit. Will tune in then, cheers for the heads-up both.

4K8KW10 · 18 Feb 2019 at 10:17

Vettel - 1:19.137 Compound 2 which should equal Medium.

Kanpai · 18 Feb 2019 at 10:39

I'm really excited to see what Charles Leclerc will be able to deliver this season, there is nothing to suggest against him possibly outperforming his teammate if Seb has a repeat of the last two seasons.

4K8KW10 · 18 Feb 2019 at 10:44

^^^Yeah, Vettel - 1:18.425 Compound 3 which should be Soft.

gord · 18 Feb 2019 at 10:52

I like to compare times to last year, so I'll drop this here for people to reference.

A 1:18.4 is pretty quick for a first-test first-day lap, I think we only had a 1:19 last year.

Combined Pre-Season 2018 Test Times
1. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 1:17.182 (H) T2D3
2. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari + 0.039s (H) T2D4
3. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren F1 Team + 0.602s (H) T2D4
4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Aston Martin Red Bull Racing + 0.865s (H) T2D2
5. Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Renault Sport Formula One Team + 0.910s (H) T2D4
6. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas F1 Team + 1.178s (SS) T2D3
7. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 1.181s (H) T2D3
8. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 1.218s (US) T2D2
9. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas F1 Team + 1.230s (US) T2D4
10. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 1.378s (US) T2D2
11. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport Formula One Team + 1.493s (H) T2D3
12. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team + 1.673s (H) T2D3
13. Brendon Hartley NZL Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 1.767s (H) T2D4
14. Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India F1 Team + 1.785s (H) T2D4
15. Charles Leclerc MON Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team + 1.936s (H) T2D4
16. Sergey Sirotkin RUS Williams Martini Racing + 2.007s (S) T2D4
17. Marcus Ericsson SWE Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team + 2.062s (H) T2D3
18. Robert Kubica POL Williams Martini Racing + 2.447s (SS) T2D3
19. Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India F1 Team + 2.452s (H) T2D3
20. Max Verstappen NED Aston Martin Red Bull Racing + 2.660s (S) T2D3
21. Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing + 2.782s (S) T2D4
22. Nikita Mazepin RUS Sahara Force India F1 Team + 8.446s (M) T1D1

Kanpai · 18 Feb 2019 at 10:58

4K8KW10 said:
^^^Yeah, Vettel - 1:18.425 Compound 3 which should be Soft.

New lap record I think? +0.016 faster than Riciardo last year

gord · 18 Feb 2019 at 11:20

SpartaK said:
New lap record I think? +0.016 faster than Riciardo last year

That's the race lap record, comparing those doesn't really give us much. Seb's fastest test time (although from T2 and on Hypers) was 1:17.182. Lewis' pole lap time from last year was 1:16.173. Fernando holds the track's fastest lap time at 1:14.6 back in 2006.

Kanpai · 18 Feb 2019 at 11:21

gord said:
That's the race lap record, comparing those doesn't really give us much. Seb's fastest test time (although from T2 and on Hypers) was 1:17.182. Lewis' pole lap time from last year was 1:16.173. Fernando holds the track's fastest lap time at 1:14.6 back in 2006.

Ah got it, thanks

Shimmy · 18 Feb 2019 at 11:31

gord said:
That's the race lap record, comparing those doesn't really give us much. Seb's fastest test time (although from T2 and on Hypers) was 1:17.182. Lewis' pole lap time from last year was 1:16.173. Fernando holds the track's fastest lap time at 1:14.6 back in 2006.

Yup, although Alonso's 2006 time isn't relevant anymore really as track layout changed and they introduced a chicane for safety.

Shimmy · 18 Feb 2019 at 12:39

Williams going to miss tomorrow's testing too.. :|

Shimmy · 18 Feb 2019 at 12:47

More sensors than bodywork.

Ferrari's new paint job looks a lot better on track than it did on launch.

Earlier 1.19 lap from Seb https://streamable.com/9r6ys

Alibaba99 · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:04

gord said:
Is that a testing roundup feature? Or are they televising it?

Sky are showing the testing live followed by a round up show afterwards.

Kanpai · 18 Feb 2019 at 15:46

Seb getting in a lot of laps o.O

MrKnifey · 18 Feb 2019 at 16:18

The beginning of the end for Williams?

pacegod · 18 Feb 2019 at 16:40

I think the ferrari paint looks average, it actually looks almost orange on tv. Not a fan at all.