F1 Testing 2020: Week 1 Barcelona (19th - 21st)

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Testing feeds:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/live/2922231/---barcelona-f1-test-day-three-2020
https://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog

TV coverage:
Sky F1 8am - 12pm & 1pm - 5pm all 3 days

Weather Forecast:


Lap Records:
2019 Pole Position - 1:15.406
2018 Fastest Race Lap - 1:18.441


Day 1 Times:

Day 2 Times:

Day 3 Times:

 

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New Alpha Tauri livery is sublime.

 

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Wow, Mercedes have something seriously trick going on with their steering rack that looks to affect the front track moving between corners and straights.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1230424820141232130

Watch as Lewis straightens his steering, it moves towards him and at the same time the two front wheels appear toe-in on the straights perhaps for better tyre life?
Goes back to toe-out as he begins to steer with the steering wheel going back in.

 

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Interestingly no other team so far has shown signs of kicking off in protest, more so 'ah that's ruddy smart' and 'that's going to be difficult to copy'.

Similar in a way to the F-duct which was allowed for 2010 and then banned for the following season. I imagine the same will happen with this.