F1 2019 car launches and testing

[Big Kev]

Carlos Sainz (McLaren, 1:17.144, 130 laps)
Sergio Perez (Racing Point, 1:17.848, 88 laps)
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari, 1:18.195, 40 laps)
Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo, 1:18.209, 113 laps)
Romain Grosjean (Haas, 1:18.330, 120 laps)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull, 1:18.395, 128 laps)
Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso, 1:18.682, 101 laps)
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes, 1:18.941, 74 laps)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes, 1:18.943, 102 laps)
Nico Hulkenberg (Renault, 1:19.056, 58 laps)
Robert Kubica (Williams, 1:19.367, 130 laps)
Daniel Ricciardo (Renault, 1:22.597, 72 laps)

No time - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, 1 lap)

Tyres

Sainz, Perez, Raikkonen and Kubica C4 (second softest)
Grosjean C5 (softest)
Ricciardo C2 (second hardest)
Everyone else C3 (medium)

[Duke]

Vettel had a big one by all accounts, cause being investigated...

[Big Kev]

Update: Ferrari say Sebastian Vettel's crash yesterday was caused by wheel rim issue after 'contact with foreign object'

[Big Kev]

Williams looking miles off the pace. Their best lap on compound 5 (bit like supersoft) is slower than Merc on the C2 (equivalent of hard - I think!).

[r8response]

Video shows Vettels front left tyre popping under load, causing the accident.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... lrEuv.html

[KNAPPO]

Audio was good in that clip, hope it wasnt canned. Seemed almost too good.

[w00dsy]

Gasly copied Hartleys stack from last year

[Big Kev]

mmm sandbagging?

Ferrari had finished all their testing with an hour to go, packed up and were leaving when Hamilton went out on the same tyre as Vettel's best time of the day

Vettel (Ferrari) 1:16.221 (110 laps) C5 tyre
Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:16.224 (45) C5 tyre

[Big Kev]

Final day times
Vettel (Ferrari) 1:16.221 (110 laps) C5 tyre
Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:16.224 (61) C5 tyre
Bottas (Mercedes) 1:16.561 (71)
Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:16.843 (51)
Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:16.898 (131)
Sainz (McLaren) 1:16.913 (134)
Grosjean (Haas) 1:17.076 (73)
Ricciardo (Renault) 1:17.114 (52)
Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:17.239 (132)
Magnussen (Haas) 1:17.565 (94)
Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:17.709 (29)
Perez (Racing Point) 1:17.791 (104)
Kubica (Williams) 1:18.993 (90)

[Big Kev]

[durbster]

Red Bulls to quietly swap cars with Toro Rosso before Melbourne?

Looks like a continuation from last year, basically; two teams in a league of their own then everyone else on top of Williams.

And because I can't see Vettel or Bottas challenging Hamilton with similar performing cars, I'm just hoping Leclerc turns out to be a sensation

[Duke]

I thought I'd put this one here since it is only an installation lap at pre-season testing

[Big Kev]

Seems Ted Kravitz has been given the shaft

No sign of Ted's qualifying notebook show in the TV schedule for next Saturday

Should be able to see far enough ahead in the EPG for the Sunday coverage at the end of tomorrow.

[r8response]

Last I heard, he was only doing select rounds this year (Possibly European only?).

[w00dsy]

14 rounds, including Australia, but no Notebook.

[Big Kev]

Looks like Ted Kravitz is doing a technical insight show on Wednesdays with Rob Smedley.

I guess Chandhok will be doing his own Notebook instead. It's not in the schedules as a separate show so I reckon they'll blend it in with the coverage.