the ‘Unreal’. ‘Haas is really quick’. ‘Magnussen wins the first race’.
Okay, the last one was meant as a joke, but none the less spontaneous comments heard in the press centre at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday and at the very end of the afternoon.
Last year, created the u.s. team headlines during the test with his surprising speed on a single lap.
What these comments relate to, was Haas’ first and only full løbssimulation.
Good atmosphere in Haas garage although Kevin Magnussen was at the wheel, when he returned to the pits. To the right, the dane’s new løbsingeniør Gary Gannon – left chefløbsingeniør Ayao Komatsu. Photo: Jan Sommer
On the hard tyres (C2) hammered Kevin Magnussen lap after lap of starting with 1.21 minutes. Which was not far from the times, as Mercedes and Ferrari gave Thursday during a similar simulation.
When the numbers have been crushed from the teams, and the journalists with the time to note these times with hand will draw a picture of a VF19’eren is really competitive in the løbstrim.
So as long as it does not break down.
childhood diseases has been a challenge for Haas in both weeks, and very symptomatic completed Kevin Magnussen vintertesten to go stand out on the pitch after the total of 92 laps.
During the test, usually the teams by letting the car run out of petrol one time. They usually just not do it at the end of a løbssimulation.
VF19’eren ended vintertesten on a pickup. Photo: Jan Sommer
Before the pension savings come into play with the bookies, to the usual reservations taken. It is the only test track in Spain is traditionally good for Haas, but nevertheless, it was long run one of the afternoon’s surprises.
Not at least past the team has been pretty self-confident along the way without making the large creature.
Fast qualifiers-laps is more sexy than effective laps over time, but it is a need for both, in what promises to be a crazy close to its center.
But Red Bull, who had another day of technical problems, the execution of all of the teams the fast C5-deck.
Kevin Magnussen and Haas showed strength on the team’s final løbssimulation. Photo: Jan Sommer
Immediately, most midterhold within a few tenths of each other. For the first time showed Haas also a little more strength here. Romain Grosjeans 1.17,076 minutes place them in the middle of midterfeltet without knowing the rivals benzinmængder and motorindstillinger.
Sebastian Vettel from Ferrari’s improved vintertestrekorden at the Circuit de Barcelona-Cataluyna to 1.16,221 minutes. The afternoon gave the defending world champion Lewis Hamilton also los. In his Mercedes he was a measly three thousandths slower than the German WORLD cup rival.
F1-vintertest day eight
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1.16,221 minutes ***** 110 laps
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1.16,224 minutes **** 61 laps
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1.16,561 minutes ***** 71 laps
Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) 1.16,843 minutes ***** 51 laps
Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1.16,898 minutes ***** 131 laps
Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1.16,913 minutes ***** 134 laps
Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1.17,076 minutes ***** 73 laps
Daniel Ricciardo (Renault 1.17,114 minutes ***** 52 laps
Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) 1.17,239 minutes ***** 132 laps
Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1.17,565 minutes ***** 94 laps
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1.17,709 minutes *** 29 laps
Sergio Perez (Racing Points) 1.17,791 minutes ***** 104 laps
Robert Kubica (Williams) 1.18,993 minutes ***** 90 laps
*** C3 (the old soft tyres)
***** C5 (the old hypersoft)
the Teams fastest testomgang
the Ferrari (Vettel) 1.16,221 minutes
the Mercedes (Hamilton) 1.16,224 minutes
Renault (Ricciardo) 1.16,843 minutes
Toro Rosso (Albon) 1.16,882 minutes
McLaren (Sainz) 1.16,913 minutes
Haas (Grosjean) 1.17,076 minutes
Red Bull (Gasly) 1.17,091 minutes
Alfa Romeo (Räikkönen) 1.17,239 minutes
Racing Points (the Stroll) 1.17,556 minutes
Williams (Russell) 1.18,130 minutes
All the times set at the C5-deck
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