Formula 1...

[Piston ZA]

Thought for a second Marlboro was no longer they major sponsor of Ferrari. Wrong, Mission is just a new Marlboro company with a cool logo

I'm sure I saw something that they are under investigation in Australia for circumventing the no tobacco advertising laws 

[Pure Savage]

I'm sure I saw something that they are under investigation in Australia for circumventing the no tobacco advertising laws 

The iconic blank red engine cover with white block has been a pretty strong part of Ferrari. 

 

I think advertising should be allowed, it makes the tobacco companies a little pourer. Could easily fund a few F1 teams. 

 

Now we just have dodgy UAE money on cars, showing how little F1 cars about human rights etc.

[Tromp]

The Ferrari SF90

Looks like some farming implement .

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Williams off to a flier...........

[Piston ZA]

Looks like some farming implement .

'k

[Piston ZA]

Williams off to a flier...........

All is not right with that team. 

[Baldrick]

Kimi off the track inside the first 5 minutes

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Kimi off the track inside the first 5 minutes

 

I saw that, Merc also struggling. I don't wish ill on any team but a tough year for Merc will really perk up my F1 excitement.......

[Baldrick]

Is it my imagination or does the Ferrari look more orange this year? Several pictures look like this.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Is it my imagination or does the Ferrari look more orange this year? Several pictures look like this.

 

They were touting a darker shade of red leading up to their unveiling but I must agree, it looks like a sun faded red now.

Very strange........ 

[Piston ZA]

They using a matte paint this year, as apparently it is slightly lighter than gloss. But still looks like a different shade of red

Is it my imagination or does the Ferrari look more orange this year? Several pictures look like this.

[Piston ZA]

Although early days, good start for Ferrari. Most laps completed so far, and nearly 2 sec faster than Merc. Ham will continue the testing for Merc this afternoon, so will see if that makes a difference.

 

And Williams look to miss tomorrow's testing as well.

Edited February 18, 2019 by Piston ZA

[Baldrick]

Spot the difference. Except for a few tweaks look like Haas is using a black Ferrari

Edited February 20, 2019 by Baldrick

[Piston ZA]

Spot the difference. Except for a few tweaks look like Haas is using a black Ferrari

 

 

Vettel missed the apex and still going 2 secs a lap faster?

[SeaBee]

Ja, they still need time to copy the front wing...   

 

Pretty darn sure that a) that was not Vettel's only lap and b) you can't read much into these times. 

[Piston ZA]

Ferrari, Torro Rosso and Alfa running similar wing designs. It won't be very easy for Haas to copy the wing design, as it will have a knock on affect to the rest of the aero down the body. 

 

Yes, early days in testing, and one shouldn't read to much into it (especially seeing Merc running down the bottom half of the times). But you also can't ignore how dominant Ferrari have been with the lap times, and the lap counts.