2017 F1 Random Discussion Thread

Mika Kimi · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:06 pm

So Alonso did a 1:22.598 on the ultra-softs, 2.893 seconds from the lead which was on the normal softs.

#notblessed

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:11 pm

Not sure if Gary Anderson is a massive Ferrari fanboy - I don't think he is - but he has been at turn 3 all day and is still reporting that the Ferrari is on rails around it every single time, and that Lewis has been having to take increasingly bigger lifts during his race simulation.

Vettel did some kind of long run this morning and was a good couple of seconds a lap faster when reported on, so no idea what Lewis is testing right now - he does seem to be much further off the pace than would be expected.

Mika Kimi · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:17 pm

Stroll crashed, again.

Neil · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:22 pm

Another Stroll back to the garage after binning it again. This time he found a wall.

VirtuaIceMan · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:37 pm

RtN · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:37 pm

Could be why JCB were so keen to sign on.

Plenty of product exposure.

RtN · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:43 pm

Anyway, returning to the other punching bag;

Gary Anderson wrote:

Alonso is nowhere near being able to apply the throttle through Turn 3. He has to have a big and long lift, but it's not just to get the front end to bite, it looks like a lack of overall grip.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:50 pm

Stroll is starting to become expensive as Williams is losing important track time

does he look too much at the steering instead of the track?

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:55 pm

Ferrari's rapid prototyping team works faster than its sticker printing team (rear wing)

iks · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:58 pm

gkmotorsport wrote:

Nah it'll be fine, they can just stick a DFR or a Hart in the back and it'll be no problem.

Judd imo.

iks · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:05 pm

RtN wrote:

Anyway, returning to the other punching bag;

Gary Anderson wrote:

Alonso is nowhere near being able to apply the throttle through Turn 3. He has to have a big and long lift, but it's not just to get the front end to bite, it looks like a lack of overall grip.

Aha I knew it wasn't just down to the engine. They're making each other look quite bad...

kals · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:12 pm

LucasWheldon wrote:

Stroll is starting to become expensive as Williams is losing important track time

does he look too much at the steering instead of the track?

Really? The lap charts disagree with you, today he completed 98 laps.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:13 pm

didn't saw that

good for him

Omega · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:27 pm

It's better that he makes his learning mistakes now, in testing, than in race weekends.

Artur Craft · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:31 pm

sure it is but he's certainly living up to the expectations people had on him(all I knew from him was his dominant F3 tittle, last year, so I didn't think of him as a bad paydriver, until now).

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:59 pm

I think it's fair to say he is competent but erratic. And rich.

Mika Kimi · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:01 pm

iks wrote:

RtN wrote:

Anyway, returning to the other punching bag;

Gary Anderson wrote:

Alonso is nowhere near being able to apply the throttle through Turn 3. He has to have a big and long lift, but it's not just to get the front end to bite, it looks like a lack of overall grip.

Aha I knew it wasn't just down to the engine. They're making each other look quite bad...

That seems to be the case. All the signs are indicating that both Honda and McLaren have failed. Obviously it's just testing but Gary Anderson's comments tell a lot. Here's another:

Gary Anderson wrote:

McLaren can't complain about a lack of Honda power. Alonso just can't get on the throttle properly between Turn 2 and Turn 3 because of a lack of overall grip. There's plenty more of the old gee-gees available if the chassis was stronger.

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:01 pm

Times for the day:

F1 is being quite good at the graphics this week:

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:03 pm

Bottas' time was set on ultra soft, and Vettel's on soft. I'm starting to feel mildly optimistic that this season might not be a Hamiltonfest.

bosanac1 · PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:15 pm

Rare sight!

Lewis onboard full lap from today.

This must be a first!

Someone got hold of FOM channel testing and recorded this!

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