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Barcelona day 1: Bottas not as close as it seems

  • Published on 01 Mar 2016 18:04
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  • By: Rob Veenstra

The first day of the second day of winter testing has given a Mercedes on top. Nico Rosberg did a 1:23.022. It looked like Valtteri Bottas was not much slower, but there was a big difference in used tyre compounds. Rosberg was on the soft, Bottas on the ultrasofts. Haas F1 Team had to end the day early after a fuel system issue. Manor Racing had a troubled morning due to an oil leak. Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Kevin Magnussen caused red flags today.

Circuit de Catalunya - 01 March 2016

F1 News Fernando Alonso Valtteri Bottas Nico Rosberg Kevin Magnussen Haas Mercedes Manor Motorsport

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  • khasmir

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    What's the delta between soft and ultrasoft? Around 1.5 secs?

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    • Mar 1 2016 - 19:20
    • calle.itw

      Posts: 8,527

      I think we can expect a lower value than that.

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      • Mar 1 2016 - 20:05
  • calle.itw

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    It was a good day for McLaren today. I severely doubt they'll be this strong in the actual season, but it'd be fantastic if they were.

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    • Mar 1 2016 - 20:05

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