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Sgt. Maj. Buzzkill
So they have more torque which means you can accelerate out of corners faster
How? Were last year's gearboxes including ratios carried over?
So they have more torque which means you can accelerate out of corners faster
Actually no, this year they have to declare their 8+reverse gear ratios at the start of the year and stick with them all year. They are allowed one mid-season gear ratio value change this year, but from next year onwards the gear ratios will be fixed all season, picked before the first race of each year.
[laymen's type discussion] I wonder if they average the optimal gear ratios from each track or if they average the optimal gear ratio for the tracks where the team's driver's perform best, of course this is all with respect to the torque and power curves of the engine. [/laymen's type discussion]
[laymen's type discussion] I wonder if they average the optimal gear ratios from each track or if they average the optimal gear ratio for the tracks where the team's driver's perform best, of course this is all with respect to the torque and power curves of the engine. [/laymen's type discussion]
Not really, I suspect they'll only use 8th at places like Monza, and go only up to 4th or 5th gear at Monaco.
I find this extremely pointless. What you're creating is another possibility for a team "hitting the jackpot". What's wrong with gearing however you like wherever you like? Don't tell me this is what's gonna bring more competition to F1.
Hi Team,
Here?s a statistical rundown after four days in Bahrain for the second of the three pre-season tests.
Fastest laps of Bahrain Test One
1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:33.283, New Soft tyres, Day Four.
2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:34.263, New soft tyres, Day Three.
3. Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1:34.910, New supersoft tyres, Day Two.
4. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:34.957, New soft tyres, Day Four.
5. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:36.445, New soft tyres, Day Two.
6. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:36.516, Used soft tyres, Day Two.
7. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:36.718, New soft tyres, Day Four.
8. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:37.066, New soft tyres, Day Three.
9. Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:37.180, Unknown tyre compound, Day Three
10. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:37.328, Unknown tyre compound, Day Two.
Most laps completed by a driver
1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 174 laps; 2. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 171.
Bahrain test, Day One timesheet:
1. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:36.880, 78 laps
2. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:37.879, 64 laps
3. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:37.908, 74 laps
4. Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1:38.295, 81 laps
5. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:40.224, 14 laps
6. Adrian Sutil, Sauber, 1:40.443, 82 laps
7. Robin Frijns, Caterham, 1:42.534, 68 laps
8. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:44.346, 5 laps
9. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, 1:44.832, 8 laps
10. Felipe Massa, Williams, No time, 5 laps
11. Jules Bianchi, Marussia, No time, 3 laps.
Bahrain Test, Day Two timesheet:
1. Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1:34.910, 46 laps
2. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:36.445, 59 laps
3. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:36.516, 97 laps
4. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:36.965, 85 laps
5. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:37.328, 116 laps
6. Kamui Kobayashi, Caterham, 1:39.855, 66 laps
7. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:40.340, 59 laps
8. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, 1:40.609, 58 laps
9. Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:40.717, 55 laps
10. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, 1:41.670, 18 laps
11. Max Chilton, Marussia, 1:42.511, 17 laps.
Bahrain Test, Day Three timesheet:
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:34.263, 67 laps
2. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:34.976, 103 laps
3. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:37.066, 60 laps
4. Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:37.180, 96 laps
5. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:37.367, 57 laps
6. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:37.467, 44 laps
7. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:38.974, 57 laps
8. Pastor Maldonado, Lotus, 1:39.642, 26 laps
9. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:40.781, 28 laps
10. Marcus Ericsson, Caterham, 1:42.130, 98 laps
11. Max Chilton, Marussia, 1:46.672, 4 laps
12. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, No time, 55 laps.
Bahrain Test, Day Four timesheet
1. Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:33.283, 89 laps.
2. Button, McLaren, 1:34.957, 66 laps.
3. Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:36.718, 81 laps.
4. Nasr, Williams, 1:37.569, 87 laps.
5. Maldonado, Lotus, 1:38.707, 59 laps.
6. Perez, Force India, 1:39.258, 19 laps.
7. Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:39.837, 15 laps.
8. Vergne, Toro Rosso, 1:40.472 19 laps.
9. Kobayashi, Caterham, 1:43.027, 17 laps.
10. Ericsson, Caterham, 1:45.094, 4 laps.
11. Sutil, Sauber, No time, 7 laps.
12. Bianchi, Marussia, No time, 5 laps.
Total number of tyre sets used:
199 (5 sets of the supersofts; 37 of the softs; 89 of the mediums; 51 of the hards; 17 of the winters).
Longest runs completed:
16 laps on the supersofts; 16 laps on the softs; 22 laps on the mediums; 22 laps on the hards; 9 laps on the winters).
Total laps in Bahrain Test One:
Williams - 323
Mercedes - 315
McLaren - 296
Ferrari - 286
Caterham - 249
Sauber - 240
Force India - 213
Toro Rosso - 139
Red Bull - 116
Lotus - 111
Marussia - 29.
Total laps by each team during pre-season
Mercedes - 624
McLaren - 541
Ferrari - 538
Williams - 498
Sauber - 403
Force India - 359
Caterham - 329
Toro Rosso - 193
Red Bull - 137
Lotus - 111
Marussia - 59
Total laps by each engine manufacturer during pre-season
Mercedes - 2002
Ferrari - 1000
Renault - 770
Approximate kilometres by each team during pre-season
Mercedes - 2935 km
McLaren - 2564 km
Ferrari - 2544 km
Williams - 2403 km
Sauber - 1926 km
Force India - 1715 km
Caterham - 1621 km
Toro Rosso - 943km
Red Bull - 684 km
Lotus - 568
Marussia - 277.
Approximate kilometres by each engine manufacturer during pre-season
Mercedes - 9618 km
Ferrari - 4747 km
Renault - 3816 km.