All starts again today

All starts again today

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tight fart

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3,053 posts

279 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Any surprises expected today or same old silver car, red car, can of drink car?

Vocal Minority

8,582 posts

158 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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First day of testing you may as well flip a coin.

Mileage will be the most significant figure today - probably this week

99dndd

2,127 posts

95 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Well, I'll be the 1st to jump in with it.

Whilst the halo doesn't look great, it doesn't look terrible either.

Having it painted the car colour has improved its look.

paulguitar

25,758 posts

119 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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99dndd said:
Well, I'll be the 1st to jump in with it.

Whilst the halo doesn't look great, it doesn't look terrible either.

Having it painted the car colour has improved its look.
I think it looks like they have strapped a toilet seat over the car and the onboards are very offputting...

Trevatanus

11,197 posts

156 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Just been watching the Autosport live feed.
The wheels have literally come off Alonso's McLaren.

You couldn't make this stuff up!

smile

Silverbullet767

10,871 posts

212 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Trevatanus said:
Just been watching the Autosport live feed.
The wheels have literally come off Alonso's McLaren.

You couldn't make this stuff up!

smile
Meanwhile the Toro Rosso is piling on the laps with the Honda unit hehe

sgtBerbatov

2,597 posts

87 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Silverbullet767 said:
Trevatanus said:
Just been watching the Autosport live feed.
The wheels have literally come off Alonso's McLaren.

You couldn't make this stuff up!

smile
Meanwhile the Toro Rosso is piling on the laps with the Honda unit hehe
Ended up with a quicker time too.

But then again I remember when Prost was setting the testing times ablaze, mixing in the top positions. Turned out they ran next to no fuel just to impress potential sponsors before they wound up.

I wouldn't say the Toro Rosso will finish more races than the McLaren this year, let alone make a habbit of out qualifying/performing them.

Derek Smith

46,331 posts

254 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Ferrari will post the fastest time they ever have on the circuit.

RB will say that they will be able to challenge for the lead all the time.

McL will explain things away.

Merc will wander around at mid pace.

-cut and pasted from the 2017, 2016, 2015 etc threads-


E36GUY

5,906 posts

224 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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Deffo running in low fuel trim. 2017 Spanish GP Pole time was 1.20 point something and the race fastest lap was 1.23 point something. Looks like both McLaren, Renault and Toro Rosso have pace in this guise but as previous poster says, might as well stick a finger in the air.

GCH

4,044 posts

208 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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99dndd said:
Whilst the halo doesn't look great, it doesn't look terrible either.
Correct....it looks f**king terrible

paulguitar

25,758 posts

119 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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GCH said:
99dndd said:
Whilst the halo doesn't look great, it doesn't look terrible either.
Correct....it looks f**king terrible
I must say I am horrified by how they look, and the onboards are awful too. Hopefully, they will get it a lot better integrated over the next couple of years, but at the moment it looks like it was £9.99 from Halfords.





tight fart

Original Poster:

3,053 posts

279 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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E36GUY said:
Deffo running in low fuel trim. 2017 Spanish GP Pole time was 1.20 point something and the race fastest lap was 1.23 point something. Looks like both McLaren, Renault and Toro Rosso have pace in this guise but as previous poster says, might as well stick a finger in the air.
I think they expected to be quicker as the track has been resurfaced.

American iv

463 posts

202 months

Tuesday 27th February 2018
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paulguitar said:
I think it looks like they have strapped a toilet seat over the car and the onboards are very offputting...
It's not a toilet seat... It's a thong


Evangelion

7,911 posts

184 months

Tuesday 27th February 2018
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I don't know why people are going on about the halo. Short of covering it in st, there's no way you could make a 2018 F1 car uglier anyway.

enjo

339 posts

144 months

Tuesday 27th February 2018
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Evangelion said:
I don't know why people are going on about the halo. Short of covering it in st, there's no way you could make a 2018 F1 car uglier anyway.
Only from the front...



Trevatanus

11,197 posts

156 months

Tuesday 27th February 2018
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Vandoorne currently quickest.
I know it means very little, but still great to see a McLaren at the top of the pack!

Evangelion

7,911 posts

184 months

Tuesday 27th February 2018
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enjo said:
Evangelion said:
I don't know why people are going on about the halo. Short of covering it in st, there's no way you could make a 2018 F1 car uglier anyway.
Only from the front...
You have a point there. Whenever I see a current F1 from the front, I can't wait to see the back of it.