Official F1 pre season testing thread

[ajprice]

thegreenhell said:

kambites said:

I doubt it. Mercedes rarely seem to make that sort of mistake.

It would be good for the sport and everyone else if they did occasionally.

If the shiny new floor doesn't work on the car like they thought it would, they probably have a second more conventional option in the truck ready to try. Because Mercedes F1. They went to the 2019 second test with completely different bodywork to the first test.

[Piginapoke]

The good news for the season is that RB has started like they finished 2020, new Honda engine looking strong.

[Bradgate]

Conditions were obviously unrepresentative, but Red Bull will be very happy after a strong display. Let’s hope for a clean track tomorrow.

[kimducati]

Deesee said:

Mercs take on a flat and level floor for 21!!

Are you sure it's not just a bit of curly tin off of the bike shed roof??

[Deesee]

kimducati said:

Deesee said:

Mercs take on a flat and level floor for 21!!

Are you sure it's not just a bit of curly tin off of the bike shed roof??

Haha, I know what it looks like..

[Deesee]

Here’s the Senna lap Karun referenced..

https://youtu.be/kf_YxtDhW60

[Deesee]

Day one

[Deesee]

Slim and not so slim wings

[TheDeuce]

Sandpit Steve said:

Deesee said:

Mercs take on a flat and level floor for 21!!

Well, now we know why they were hiding the floor from everyone at the launch! That looks like being the product of more than a few million in R&D spending, just before the wind tunnel limits and cost caps came into effect.

Clearly the form increases surface area beneath the now narrower floor.. But also it looks like a series of overlapping layers with space in between - I think it may be to create laminar flow. We use the same sort of technique with water to flow more water at higher velocity. Same works with air - could be used to both increase flow and aid venturi effect and also better control the air as it exits beneath the floor.

[JonChalk]

Deesee said:

Slim and not so slim wings

Bloody hell - the Team Russia car is dragging a vertical barn door around with it!

[confucuis]

Deesee said:

Day one

So adding it up:
116 Ferrari
91 McLaren
111 Alpha Tauri
139 Redbull
129 Alpine
97 Aston Martin
151 Alfa Romeo
83 Williams
85 Haas
48 Mercedes

352 Ferrari
319 Mercedes
250 Honda
129 Alpine

[TheDeuce]

JonChalk said:

Deesee said:

Slim and not so slim wings

Bloody hell - the Team Russia car is dragging a vertical barn door around with it!

Team Haas mid season update: Remove barn door.

Result: "Why we fock go slower? have you ever seen this fock like this before!?"

- Still beats Williams.

[kambites]

confucuis said:

352 Ferrari
319 Mercedes
250 Honda
129 Alpine

I believe the engine supplier is still "Renault"?

[suffolk009]

Deesee said:

Here’s the Senna lap Karun referenced..

https://youtu.be/kf_YxtDhW60

Beautiful car, fabuous circuit, what a driver.

Terrible on screen graphics.

[Piginapoke]

Alonso on track. No cheating scandal yet.

[JonChalk]

Much brighter, clearer and less dusty today - should start seeing some form shake out today, I would think.

[Gazzab]

Deesee said:

Here’s the Senna lap Karun referenced..

https://youtu.be/kf_YxtDhW60

I was there for that race. :-)

[TheDeuce]

The alpine looks so good doesn't it? Love the way the light plays on the blue - now the sand hue is cleared and we can see it

[ajprice]

Lots of details and photos on the ScarbsF1 twitter account https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech?s=09

[ajprice]

Alpine's full fat airbox https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/whats-behind-alp...