Magnussen: “I was flat through turn nine from lap two”

20 comments on “Magnussen: “I was flat through turn nine from lap two””

1. 

   Cristiano Ferreira
   20th February 2020, 1:42

   McLaren is right even if it seems a bit harsh, but its all about being cautious, after all its all the current situation requires us to do.
   1. 

      ColdFly (@)
      20th February 2020, 9:01

      Why (only) China?
      Yesterday there were more new cases in South Korea (per inhabitant) than in China.
      What seems to be common-sense precautionary measure could quickly become Sinophobia.
2. 

   Aussie Rod (@aussierod)
   20th February 2020, 3:23

   You can and you can’t read anything into winter testing.

   I don’t think teams sand-bag and play anything like the number of games many observers suggest they do. They have only 6 days to prepare their cars for the season ahead, and drivers are clearly pushing. So true pace is true pace… although somewhat hidden of course by fuel load, engine maps and tire selection.

   One obvious and immediate observation is that the field has closed considerably, both in terms of pace and reliability. Hopefully this is a trend that continues through the final 5 days of winter testing and into the season proper.
3. 

   kpcart
   20th February 2020, 3:48

   it seems a bit weird, aston martin releases a video showing off their new car with red bull f1 drivers trying it… then straight away they pull the car out of the WEC. With the intergration of America’s DPi cars into WEC, there is no more point for this hypercar concept in WEC, it seemed like a failed concept from the start, a knee jerk reaction to the failure of LMP1 hybrid.
4. 

   NS Biker (@rekibsn)
   20th February 2020, 3:53

   A probability and consequences analysis.
   The probability of a transmissible infection may be low, but the consequences for the team would be catastrophic.
   You may be able to make small changes to the consequences, but this sort of step makes a big difference on the probability side. Lots of reasons to not like it, but perfectly understandable.
5. 

   JohnH (@johnrkh)
   20th February 2020, 5:19

   Raikkonen is 100% correct you never know the true performance of the cars till the first couple of races.
6. 

   Phylyp (@phylyp)
   20th February 2020, 6:46

   So… does that mean the Miami GP is happening?

   The anti-F1 legislation failed, so the anti-anti-F1 side succeeded, double negatives cancel out, so the F1 side succeeded.

   Whew, math is hard.
7. 

   Phylyp (@phylyp)
   20th February 2020, 6:50

   At the moment on TV, the riveting spectacle of one Formula 1 presenter standing in the paddock and interviewing another Formula 1 presenter.

   Why Formula 1 has decided to turn testing into a show is beyond the ken of any of us who have to attend this terminally dull but essential part of the season. There’s been so much filling on TV I thought it was a dentist’s convention./blockquote>
   I can sympathize with them, since they have the unenviable task of keeping the programme going for the many hours of testing, and not make it appear like there’s been a technical failure in the commentary room.

   That said, I think it’s only the very keen fans who will follow F1 testing, and they understand that the teams, cars and drivers are not there to provide entertainment but to work on car development. Those fans would just enjoy a TV view of going ons in the pits/circuit. While they would appreciate any technical tidbits of the kind that Will or Ted can offer, I don’t think anyone would complain if such information wasn’t forthcoming.

   It is a behind the scenes peek, and we know what we’re in for. So the TV guys needn’t be too hard on themselves, and can maybe do something like review an F1-related book, movie, game, or TV series to fill the downtime.
   1. 

      BasCB (@bascb)
      20th February 2020, 9:21

      The funny thing is, with Liberty allowing far more in the way of pictures and short videos being broadcast by non tv media – i really fail to see any need for having a TV crew there, unless it is to film material that can later be used in something like the Netflix series (Sky should feel really upset about itself for missing out on that one – why doesn’t content like this fill their empty airtime on the F1 channel???) @phylyp
      1. 

         Phylyp (@phylyp)
         20th February 2020, 11:24

         @bascb – I think it’s the fear of missing out – failing to be there to catch or report on something significant that might occur – that drives them to cover such an eventuality by sending out a crew.
         1. 

            BasCB (@bascb)
            20th February 2020, 12:13

            Shame they don’t include any solid technical insights person in that team though – now we get better insight from the likes of Matthew Sommers and @scarbs online, as well as from other motorsport puplifications while Sky really don’t add much at all.
      2. 

         Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
         20th February 2020, 12:31

         In a day you get to see more of certain cars than for the rest of the season, FP jncluding. my only critique is that the journos are trying too hard. even the camera folk is trying to hard, some shots are all shaky zoomed-in disgraceful standard, insulting to the fans. Point the camera at the car and that is perfect. The team in the background have been superb, they don’t miss a wobbly DRS a spin a lock up or a weird steering input.
8. 

   John H (@john-h)
   20th February 2020, 7:34

   People moaning about testing now being covered is the internet in a nutshell.
   1. 

      ColdFly (@)
      20th February 2020, 9:12

      People love to moan.
      And they even get elevated to a spot in the social media section which triggers me to moan about the quality of the round-up versus the good old days.
9. 

   NewVerstappenFan (@jureo)
   20th February 2020, 9:30

   Turn 9 flat. That is amazing.

   I have never done that in any sim any car. 2004 Ferrari, 2013 RedBull, nothing.

   That is a mid speed corner, normally requires a decent lift on turn-in, now midfield teams go flat, in testing from lap 2. No buildup, just boom done.
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      frood19 (@frood19)
      20th February 2020, 10:52

      it’s pretty cool but unless you’re at the track, it’s not going to result in much of a spectacle. maybe i’m wrong, but i want to see cars on the ragged edge, not planted to the track at all times. apparently for turn 1 they are now braking unbelievably late – hardly conducive to overtaking moves.

      i hope fans can be impressed by the sheer technological achievements in aero development (which is where the speed is coming from) because i fear the wheel-to-wheel racing will not be up to much this year. or we just pray for rain!
10. 

    Peter
    20th February 2020, 9:32

    These cars will be faster than the 2004 cars on the shorter track configuration
    1. 

       Jere (@jerejj)
       20th February 2020, 14:30

       @Peter 2017, ’18, and ’19 cars are already faster than those (and every single F1 car before for that matter) on every single circuit, though.
11. 

    Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
    20th February 2020, 12:22

    the silly part of having 2 presenters interviewing each other so that the tv box team can have a break, is, …cringy as
    Nobody cares, you are repeating the same stuff all over again and just dumping whatever you want to offload, find another way of having a break, just be silent. the tv is on for background noise anyway.
12. 

    Jere (@jerejj)
    20th February 2020, 14:32

    We better enjoy it while we can as starting from next year, there’s probably going to be a break from achieving these extreme cornering-speeds, and making new outright track record nearly everywhere.

    I agree with both Kimi and the COTD.

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