2018 Pre-Season Thread

[thegreenhell]

[Kraken]

Vaud said:

Friday and Saturday were not available as Williams and Ferrari have the circuit booked. Which leaves Sun or Mon going into the next test week - I guess it becomes a logistics challenge for people and new components?

Making next weeks test longer would have been the obvious solution but F1 teams never do anything as a group that makes sense. If one team thinks there is even the slightest advantage by opposing common sense that's what they do. One of the main reasons why involving teams in any decision is a waste of time. It's one sport that needs a dictator not a committee.

[CraigyMc]

NRS said:

What colour are winter tyre sidewalls?

Cream?

[CraigyMc]

Vaud said:

Vocal Minority said:

the teams need to agree unanimously to move the session, and so far they have not - so the circuit will go as planned.

I think a few are sensing a marketing opportunity for photos

Friday and Saturday were not available as Williams and Ferrari have the circuit booked. Which leaves Sun or Mon going into the next test week - I guess it becomes a logistics challenge for people and new components?

Williams will likely give up their Friday booking.

[Vaud]

CraigyMc said:

Cream?

Is that what RB used on the ski slope demo? (or a variant)

[CraigyMc]

Vaud said:

CraigyMc said:

Cream?

Is that what RB used on the ski slope demo? (or a variant)

Redbull ran with chains on their tyres for the snow demo.

[pits]

CraigyMc said:

Cream?

Maybe peach?

[pits]

thegreenhell said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

[groomi]

CraigyMc said:

Williams will likely give up their Friday booking.

Hopefully for a financial incentive...

[Vaud]

pits said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

That snowman isn't compliant with the regulations, so not much point. The logos aren't fully secured, no protection for the snowman's head. The carrot is ill secured. The list goes on.

[Europa1]

pits said:

thegreenhell said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

Disappointingly low-tech "engineering solution" for the arms.

[FourWheelDrift]

Vaud said:

pits said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

That snowman isn't compliant with the regulations, so not much point. The logos aren't fully secured, no protection for the snowman's head. The carrot is ill secured. The list goes on.

No pit pass, in Bernie's day it would be removed and would get it's knees smashed, if it had knees.

[ajprice]

Alonso P1 !!!

https://twitter.com/alo_oficial/status/96882887026...

[HustleRussell]

CraigyMc said:

NRS said:

What colour are winter tyre sidewalls?

Cream?

Ice cream

(awaits winter tyre expert to chastise me for suggesting that winter tyres are only for snowy / icy conditions)

[StevieBee]

FourWheelDrift said:

Vaud said:

pits said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

That snowman isn't compliant with the regulations, so not much point. The logos aren't fully secured, no protection for the snowman's head. The carrot is ill secured. The list goes on.

No pit pass, in Bernie's day it would be removed and would get it's knees smashed, if it had knees.

Liberty have just put out a statement to deny suggestion of sexism by pointing out that it's a snowperson of neutral gender.

Meanwhile, Journalists confirm that they've had more from it than they have over the past 10 years of interviewing Kimi.

[Vaud]

StevieBee said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Vaud said:

pits said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

That snowman isn't compliant with the regulations, so not much point. The logos aren't fully secured, no protection for the snowman's head. The carrot is ill secured. The list goes on.

No pit pass, in Bernie's day it would be removed and would get it's knees smashed, if it had knees.

Liberty have just put out a statement to deny suggestion of sexism by pointing out that it's a snowperson of neutral gender.

Meanwhile, Journalists confirm that they've had more from it than they have over the past 10 years of interviewing Kimi.

Journalists were later even less shocked when it turned out that the snowman WAS Kimi who had got so pissed last night in Barcelona that he fell asleep standing up and then his mates covered him in snow and bling.

[StevieBee]

Vaud said:

StevieBee said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Vaud said:

pits said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

That snowman isn't compliant with the regulations, so not much point. The logos aren't fully secured, no protection for the snowman's head. The carrot is ill secured. The list goes on.

No pit pass, in Bernie's day it would be removed and would get it's knees smashed, if it had knees.

Liberty have just put out a statement to deny suggestion of sexism by pointing out that it's a snowperson of neutral gender.

Meanwhile, Journalists confirm that they've had more from it than they have over the past 10 years of interviewing Kimi.

Journalists were later even less shocked when it turned out that the snowman WAS Kimi who had got so pissed last night in Barcelona that he fell asleep standing up and then his mates covered him in snow and bling.

In other news, Honda launch investigation into how two lumps of coal were stolen from its supplies used to power its engines.

[Vaud]

StevieBee said:

Vaud said:

StevieBee said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Vaud said:

pits said:

Ferrari will be out taking photos of it, send it back to their technical team

That snowman isn't compliant with the regulations, so not much point. The logos aren't fully secured, no protection for the snowman's head. The carrot is ill secured. The list goes on.

No pit pass, in Bernie's day it would be removed and would get it's knees smashed, if it had knees.

Liberty have just put out a statement to deny suggestion of sexism by pointing out that it's a snowperson of neutral gender.

Meanwhile, Journalists confirm that they've had more from it than they have over the past 10 years of interviewing Kimi.

Journalists were later even less shocked when it turned out that the snowman WAS Kimi who had got so pissed last night in Barcelona that he fell asleep standing up and then his mates covered him in snow and bling.

In other news, Honda launch investigation into how two lumps of coal were stolen from its supplies used to power its engines.

Lewis is said to be gutted at the loss of his missing jewellery.

[grumpy52]

groomi said:

CraigyMc said:

Williams will likely give up their Friday booking.

Hopefully for a financial incentive...

Williams should be doing their promotional filming and on track stuff .

[anonymous-user]

Why don’t they run in the wet? Surely they can learn how to improve their wet performance in the event that a qualifying session or race is run in the rain?