New regulations new season....
Can redbull keep up the pace
Some more pics
Red Bulls DRS mechanism looks a lot beefier than others after their troubles with it last year
I wouldn't take much from the times in terms of competitiveness aside from Merc, Ferrari, RB being top tier along with, probably, McLaren. Whether 1 or 2 are already clearly ahead or someone else will be getting into that tier remains to be seen.
Don't give me hope Ferrari...
Just 3.4 seconds off last years pole time. 😳
Only 4 laps so far for Kubica in the Alfa with Bottas taking the car this afternoon
1:20.1 for LeClerc. If these cars can race much closer while being the fastest cars ever we could see some feckin plane crashes. Getting into video game territory!
Russell did a 1.21 on hard tyres. Pole last year was 1.16. Colder conditions (I'm guessing, can't remember the weather for last year's qualifying) will help but looks like they're already as quick as last year.
Its like illusion effect had me thinking the had no floor in that area.
Good to see Mazepin improving :P
To me it just looks like patchy carbon fibre, likely still developing the area.
Hamilton standing outside Redbull garage. Taking in how stunning the car looks.
Time sheet so far;
1) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 1m21.718, C2 tyre
2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1m22.246, C2
3) Lando Norris, McLaren, 1m22.382, C2
4) George Russell, Mercedes, 1m22.655, C3
5) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, 1m22.692, C3
6) Fernando Alonso, Alpine, 1m23.317, C3
7) Nicholas Latifi, Williams, 1m23.379, C3
8) Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin, 1m24.076, C3
9) Nikita Mazepin, Haas, 1m28.255, C2
Or some shiny section that's reflecting the ground? Hard to tell. Interesting though.
Wow, the differences are amazing in the sides-pods - very excited to see how all the cars perform and how far apart they are from each other.
On the RB, is that camo paint underneath the pod?
This fella is worth a follow, trackside today and taking lots of photos:
Those sidepods on the Red Bull are cool.
For a change in regulations to bring cars more alike, there's no two teams that look the same. Looking forward to 20th March already
Brilliant to see all the variations in design. Delighted F1 is back. 😍
Some more;
Formula 1 Testing: Updates from Barcelona as 2022 season begins in all-new cars | F1 News | Sky Sports
LIVE COVERAGE - Formula 1 Pre-Season Track Session 2022 - Day 1 in Barcelona | Formula 1®
Some live updates here:
RB, Merc & Ferrari Sidepods;
Not sure if it's the angle of the picture but the Red Bull undercut on the sidepod is huge
EDIT:
Aston sidepod
Could be the angle again but Vettel looks to be sitting quite high in the car. Charles LeClerc looked like he was sitting quite high at time last season too
Wonder is that rear their attempt at a double diffuser.
Sidepods, whole back end, thumbs up from me.
Thanks for the pics chaps, keep em coming. 👍️
I wonder if the new Russian sanctions will affect Haas
Some more photos...
First look at the real Red Bull. Very striking sidepod design
First pictures of the Red Bull are starting to surface from Barcelona. The most radical looking car yet?
I really want to see lap times from Barcelona. I know they won't be representative, but still. It would give us a bit of an idea.
Haven't been this excited for a new season for a while!
No. It's officially called "pre season running".
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