Oops-the implementation of this year’s new F1 rules, it was shot down from many edges. Too expensive and without effect, the criticism sounded.

Also from the Haas team boss Günther Steiner, who did not believe that the simpler forvinger would make the big difference.

Daniel Ricciardo hinted last week that perhaps it was still easier to follow a rival and thus put an overhaul.

After the fifth testdag gave Kevin Magnussen his assessment. Even volunteering for the Extra Magazine in question was actually on this year’s remarkably fast cars.

the Dane seemed surprised:

I followed another car today, and it really feels much better than last year. There are many people – also from there while the car was in vindtunnellen – who said that the rules would not make a difference. But for me, there was a big difference in the day. I could actually follow the other car, he says.

Haas-purebred lay behind half the lap time, which it rarely does during the test, because there are so few cars on the track, and all running different programs.

– It will be interesting to see in the future. I would think that I was about two seconds faster, so last year would also have overtaken. But the feeling in the car, when I lay behind it, was much better.

– I’m looking forward to see how it is at other tracks. There are always factors that you might have missed, and it may be different in other places. The first signs are good, notes Magnussen.

– Perhaps it is even too much now, where we’ve got the new big bagvinger, so it becomes too easy to get past without racing, he continues.

Which gets to the group of reporters to laugh, but also emphasizing this difficult discipline. It must be fought for overtaking. One should not just be able to sail past the …

the Problem with this generation of very fast racers is that they lose extremely a lot of downforce, when they are not situated in the open air. This year’s amendment aims to reduce the ‘dirty’ air behind the cars, so it will be easier to overtake.

at the same time the effect of kørerkontrollerede the DRS wing has been increased.

F1 test times – day five

Lando Norris (McLaren) 1.17,709 minutes (C4) 80 laps

Pierre Gasly (Red Bull) 1.17,715 minutes (C3) 136 laps

Lance Stroll (Racing Points) 1.17,824 minutes (C5) 82 laps

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1.17,925 minutes (C3) 81 laps

Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1.18,589 minutes (C4) 99 laps

Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) 1.18,649 minutes (C4) 103 laps

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1.18,561 minutes (C3) 29 laps

Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1.18,769 minutes (C4) 131 laps

George Russell (Williams) 1.19,662 minutes (C5) 119 laps

Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1.20,107 minutes (C3) 77 laps

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1.20,167 minutes (C2) 7 laps

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1.20,332 minutes (C2) 83 laps

Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) 1.20,348 minutes (C3) 80 laps

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