Bottas and Perez ahead as first morning of test ends

21 comments on “Bottas and Perez ahead as first morning of test ends”

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   Graham (@guitargraham)
   19th February 2020, 12:12

   I know its morning one and I’m shockingly biased but….way to go Williams!!!
   1. 

      Lee1
      19th February 2020, 12:59

      I have never willed a team to improve so much! I really want them to be competitive.
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         baasbas
         19th February 2020, 13:43

         For what it is worth;

         2019 Spanish Quali time Russel: 1’19.072
         Day 1 of 2020 testing: 1’18.168

         ;-)
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   Pironi the Provocateur (@pironitheprovocateur)
   19th February 2020, 12:13

   Data from the long runs are far more important than the lap times and therefore it woud be nice to get a comparison of Mercedes vs. Red Bull. Verstappen’s stints were very impressive. Otherwise there’s very little to talk about.
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   Srdjan Mandic (@srga91)
   19th February 2020, 12:26

   Well, they are running the same car, so it’s not surprising Perez is up their with Bottas ;D

   On a more serious note: Bottas’ long runs looked very strong, with Verstappen just slightly behind.
   Ferrari is very hard to judge right now. They are either quite a bit behind or just doing completely different things, because their long runs on the C3 didn’t look all to promising. They might also be running lower engine modes, because they have been the slowest through the first sector.

   Haas looked very good too. KMag’s long runs were very consistent, almost on the same level as Bottas.
   I’m also pleasantly surprised by Williams. They seem to have found some lap time over the winter and have at least closed the gap to the back of the midfield.

   Then again, it’s only the first half of the first day of testing. A lot can happen during the course of the test and come Australia.
4. 

   RB13
   19th February 2020, 12:27

   W11 P1, W10 P2
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      Only Facts!
      19th February 2020, 12:47

      Agreed. If RP-W10 can stay around 0.5s of W11 throughout the year, there’s is going to be some more diversity in the front rows. Albon and Vettel may have new neighbors.
5. 

   MrBoerns (@mrboerns)
   19th February 2020, 12:35

   Who would have thought two years ago that a Honda powered car would start into a test with the most mileage
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      eljueta (@eljueta)
      19th February 2020, 14:21

      @mrboerns not Alonso that’s for sure
      1. 

         Jere (@jerejj)
         19th February 2020, 14:27

         @eljueta Savage.
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   Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
   19th February 2020, 12:40

   Binotto has had the shock of his life. The ferrari looks pretty much the same, the suspension front and rear looks different but the problem is not Ferrari, the problem is everyone has moved on, massively. Haas, sauber, williams look slow.
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      Srdjan Mandic (@srga91)
      19th February 2020, 13:00

      @peartree
      I disagree about Haas. KMag had a very strong long run, lapping consistently around 1:19.0 (but with DRS open on the main straight), which was on the same level as Bottas and a little quicker than Verstappen.

      I would be more worried about Racing Point. Though they set a quick time, Perez’ long run was similar to that of Russell, which can’t be a good sign (consistently in the mid 1:20s).
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      bosyber (@bosyber)
      19th February 2020, 13:01

      Well I do not know about most of that, but, for Williams, looking slow on track on the first morning on testing is a big leap, not just bc. they are running, but also because they aren’t very clearly seconds behind. Not into the top of the midfield, clearly, but at least looking to not be alone on track behind the others at the least @peartree
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   pastaman (@)
   19th February 2020, 13:19

   PSA: Please stop drawing conclusions about lap times on the first morning of testing.
   1. 

      KaIIe (@kaiie)
      19th February 2020, 13:55

      Nah, didn’t you know that the championships are decided based on these times and the way the cars looked when they were launched?
      1. 

         Mouse_Nightshirt (@mouse_nightshirt)
         19th February 2020, 15:51

         @kaiie Very true, however I made a major wad of cash betting some money on Button and Brawn after day 1 testing in 2009!
8. 

   Ben (@scuderia29)
   19th February 2020, 13:37

   The way everyone thinks you can gain any knowledge from these lap times it’s hilarious. There are people convinced racing point are stronger than ferrari
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      eljueta (@eljueta)
      19th February 2020, 14:28

      It’s every year the same but here’s hoping that the field will be closer together and Williams has built an F1 car instead of last year’s F2.
   2. 

      erikje
      19th February 2020, 15:44

      Well, that car was superior to Ferrari last year.
      And I do not think a paint job will make them slower.
   3. 

      anon
      19th February 2020, 18:58

      @scuderia29, it depends on whether you are discussing the headline times or the longer stints that the teams also run.

      The headline times do not tend to be particularly useful, but if teams carry out race simulations and run extended stints on track, there can be useful trends within those longer stints that offer some insights into relative performance.
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   Andy
   19th February 2020, 19:26

   Completely meaningless. Reporting times on the first day of testing shows a lack of understanding of F1 engineering IMO.

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