Does this make sense.... (I think it might)

MAGNUSSEN RETURNS TO F1 AS HAAS’S MAZEPIN REPLACEMENT

https://the-race.com/formula-1/magnu...n-replacement/


https://the-race.com/formula-1/our-v...hjC9vauJg30%3D

Testing follow it here- https://www.autosport.com/f1/live-te...day-1/1113039/

and here live if you want to watch on web - https://cricfree.live/live/sky-sports-f1-backup-1

watching it on F1TV and the cars look great...
will be an interesting season
and RB is already complaining about MB

The Mercedes in Spain was the same. It just used different body work. Sorry Horner there is no conspiracy at all. Hard to say if that gives Mercedes an advantage yet.

No one is showing the speed at all. Over 3 seconds slower so far than the fastest lap in Bahrain last year. Much more pace is waiting for all of them it appears.

Day one times
1. Gasly (AlphaTauri) 1m33.902s, C4, 103 laps
2. Sainz (Ferrari) 1m34.359s, C3, 52 laps
3. Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m34.531s, C3, 64 laps
4. Stroll (Aston Martin) 1m34.736s, C4, 50 laps
5. Albon (Williams) 1m35.070s, C4, 104 laps
6. Norris (McLaren) 1m35.356s, C2, 50 laps
7. Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1m35.495s, C3, 66 laps
8. Vettel (Aston Martin), 1m35.706s, C3, 39 laps
9. Russell (Mercedes) 1m35.941s, C3, 60 laps
10. Perez (Red Bull) 1m35.977s, C3, 138 laps
11. Hamilton (Mercedes) 1m36.365s, C3, 62 laps
12. Alonso (Alpine) 1m36.745s, C3, 24 laps
13. Ocon (Alpine) 1m36.768s, C2, 42 laps
14. Zhou (Alfa Romeo) 1m37.164s, C3, 54 laps
15. Fittipaldi (Haas) 1m37.422s, C2, 47 laps

Day one summary
- Spree of late fast laps puts Gasly top
- AlphaTauri's 1m33.902s on C4 tyres beats Ferraris of Sainz and Leclerc
- Session ends early after Perez beaches rear of his car
- Red Bull driver nevertheless completes most laps of anyone (138)
- Much-needed mileage for Alfa Romeo, which clears 100 laps
- Fittipaldi also manages 47 laps after afternoon start for delayed Haas
- One other red flag; aero rakes fall off Stroll's Aston Martin

Haas Sunday test blocked; team must make up time each night

Three teams said no, they cannot catch a break,

There is a fkn crazy war ongoing and these folks act like the idiots and entitled punks that they are. F1 - Its not just racing.......................:shakes head::shakes head::shakes head:

Day 2 Morning times
Day two times

1. Ocon (Alpine) 1m34.276s, C4, 59 laps
2. Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m34.366s, C3, 54 laps
3. Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m35.874s, C2, 45 laps
4. Vettel (Aston Martin) 1m36.020s, C3, 46 laps
5. Norris (McLaren) 1m36.354s, C2, 29 laps
6. Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1m36.802s, C3, 44 laps
7. Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1m36.987s, C2, 25 laps
8. Schumacher (Haas) 1m37.846s, C2, 23 laps
9. Russell (Mercedes) 1m38.585s, C2, 67 laps
10. Latifi (Williams) 1m39.845s, C2, 12 laps

Session over
In bizarre circumstances, that's the end of the morning session for day two of the Bahrain test.

KEY MOMENTS

Ocon 0.090s quicker than Leclerc
Latifi's Williams catches fire
Bottas's Alfa Romeo stops in closing moments
That prevents FIA's standing start trial from taking place
Russell completes the most laps

laughing a bit in watching F1 testing, all the support vehicles for the track are Ford, saw a Mustang and a Lincoln SUV...

Day 2 times, HAAS is going to run another hour, with the session over
Day two times

1. Sainz (Ferrari) 1m33.532s, C4, 60 laps
2. Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m34.011s, C4, 86 laps
3. Stroll (Aston Martin) 1m34.064s, C4, 70 laps
4. Hamilton (Mercedes), 1m34.141s, C5, 47 laps
5. Ocon (Alpine) 1m34.276s, C4, 111 laps
6. Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m34.366s, C3, 54 laps
7. Norris (McLaren) 1m34.609s, C3, 60 laps
8. Vettel (Aston Martin) 1m36.020s, C3, 46 laps
9. Magnussen (Haas) 1m36.505s, C3, 39 laps
10. Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1m36.802s, C3, 120 laps
11. Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1m36.987s, C2, 25 laps
12. Schumacher (Haas) 1m37.846s, C2, 23 laps
13. Russell (Mercedes) 1m38.585s, C2, 67 laps
14. Latifi (Williams) 1m39.845s, C2, 12 laps
15. Zhou (Alfa Romeo) 1m39.984s, C2, 48 laps

I am excited to see what Charlie and Carlito can do this season. Ferrari times looking nice this time of year.

MAGNUSSEN SETS F1 TEST DAY’S BEST TIME DURING EXTRA RUNNING - this is interesting

https://the-race.com/formula-1/magnu...extra-running/

C-squared.
Referencing the constant in General Relativity?
Tifosi can only hope! :tiphat:

RICCIARDO TO MISS FINAL DAY IN BAHRAIN AFTER POSITIVE COVID TEST
By Scott Mitchell

Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19 and must isolate before being released in time to compete in the 2022 Formula 1 season opener next week.

It means Ricciardo misses the entire second pre-season test in Bahrain, with Lando Norris to complete a third consecutive day in the MCL36 on Saturday.

Hope he recovers for the start of the season, who is the reserve driver for McLaren

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ha...hrain/8903795/

Hamilton: Mercedes battling to tame W13 F1 car in Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is battling to tame its W13 Formula 1 car amid the heat and wind of Bahrain, as it endures wild oversteer moments and ongoing porpoising.
Jonathan Noble
By:
Jonathan Noble
Mar 11, 2022, 11:53 AM

Neither Hamilton nor team-mate George Russell have appeared completely comfortable with their car during this week’s Bahrain test, with the Mercedes not looking at ease in the rapidly changing conditions at Sakhir.

Hamilton set the fourth-fastest time at the end of regular running on Friday, although his effort was subsequently beaten by Kevin Magnussen's Haas - which completed an extra hour on-track solo to compensate for freight delays that caused it to miss Thursday morning's session.

Although Hamilton is not completely disheartened by the situation, he admits things have been far from ideal.

“Yeah, it's tough,” he said after the penultimate day of pre-season testing prior to next weekend's first grand prix in Bahrain.

“I mean, you can see on the on-board, tank-slappers left, right and centre.

“You're bouncing and bumping and it's not quite happy at the moment. But we're trying to tame her.”

Hamilton does not think that the upgrades Mercedes has brought to the Bahrain test are to blame for the struggles, as he instead suspects that the unique conditions of the Middle East are the trigger.


“It’s the wind, it is the bouncing that we have,” he said.

“We still have that this week, and if anything it's worse. So we're just working through lots of different scenarios, trying to figure out how to hold on to the downforce and not have it bouncing as it was in the last test.

“I think everyone's probably in a similar boat. Some have managed to utilise or get around it in a better way.

“But it's difficult out there. It's bumpy, it's slippery. It's sand in the morning. In the morning, it's way too hot. And in the afternoon, it's just dusty.”

Hamilton has faith, however, that Mercedes can work on the issues it is facing to be in good shape.

“It's just hurdles that we're coming across with this new kind of car that everyone's facing in 2022,” he said.

“I'm confident in the team here and back of the factory, that they will figure it out. But it's definitely not going to be a smooth run.”

Russell was only 13th fastest of the 15 drivers to run on Friday. But when asked about suggestions that Mercedes is sandbagging and disguising its true pace, Hamilton dismissed them.

“We would be really, really, really good if we were having all these oversteer moments and having this tacky driving, just to hide our cars [pace]," he replied.

“It's not the case. We definitely have things that we're trying to get through.

“I think, as I said, others are struggling less but who knows? Maybe when we get to next week, we'll have a better understanding.”