2017 F1 Pre SeasonFormula 1
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Crazy that someone has managed to get an onboard lap of hamilton on day 3 of testing
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- catamount39
Can I please make this my signature, quoting you of course?
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Knock yourself out.Can I please make this my signature, quoting you of course?
Not literally, of course. If you do that, there's a whole lot of paperwork that the mods need to fill out.
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- hoydeskrekk
And carbon fiber manufacturers...
Edit:
A summary of McLarens day three of testing:
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/201...er&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Testing2017
Apparently the cause of the oil leak on day one has already been located and solved, and they are expecting a clarification on Stoffels power issues very soon from HQ in Sakura.
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As much as it doesn't look good or bode well to crash twice in the first two day's of testing, I'm willing to cut Stroll some slack given it's his first time and the big changes that have drastically changed the way the F1 car's drive. Plus he's come straight from F3 which is a completely different kettle of fish (yes Verstappen did the same, but he's an anomaly in that regard ).
However, if the crashtor Maldonado-esque antics continue come Melbourne, then the questions should be asked. Either way I'm still skeptical, given that Daddy paid for his drive and all, but if he turns out to be genuinely good then fair play, until then, we'll see.
).However, if the crashtor Maldonado-esque antics continue come Melbourne, then the questions should be asked. Either way I'm still skeptical, given that Daddy paid for his drive and all, but if he turns out to be genuinely good then fair play, until then, we'll see.
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Not quite. Stroll Snr. did a deal where Lance regularly tested an old model Formula One car at a variety of circuits that he had never raced on. Granted, it's still a step up to the current specification of car, but Stroll had a bespoke testing programme unlike anything any other rookie driver has had.
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I thought it was three?
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Williams will not be running today due to damage to the car caused by yesterdays accident.
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- DG Silva
No, he had a harmless spin yesterday morning, Tuesday and yesterday afternoon were shunts.
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The curse of St. Roll.
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I read on the Autosport live feed that a reporter for them (possibly Ben Anderson) was watching the cars out around the circuit, and that he felt the Ferrari had a far better front end than the Mercedes. Watching that lap, it does look like it suffers from a lot of understeer. Obviously early days, but something to watch progress over the next test and in Australia.
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True he has to make multiple corrections in slower corners to get the car pointed towards the apex.
Poor kid... Figuratively speaking then
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Seems like it's opposite day in Barcelona. McLaren with most laps so far and Mercedes not driving due to an electronics problem.
Pirelli will not re-wet the track during the day.
Pirelli will not re-wet the track during the day.
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With those huge rear tyres I should think that understeer is the "natural" balance once the tyres are warm. Getting the tyres into the zone that you've set the aero balance for will be more difficult this year... and that must be true because I read it on the internet.
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True he has to make multiple corrections in slower corners to get the car pointed towards the apex.
Poor kid... Figuratively speaking then
He may be a kid but he definitly isnt poor... if you know what I mean...
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He usually said that during a Bottas run, and there were times later in the test where he'd say the car actually does look well sorted and balanced later through the runs.
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I think this applies to the rest of the field as well.
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I certainly hope it for the Mclaren lol.
