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[racechick]

Alonso has just appeared amongst much activity around his pit and done an installation lap. Then straight back in.

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[Hammer278]

Mercedes lapping 2 seconds quicker than everyone else in their shakedown laps. And this is the slower driver.

the non-Merc fans can go home early.

[Jabberwocky]

By slowest driver you mean the fastest over a single lap?

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[Hammer278]

By slowest driver you mean the fastest over a single lap?

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No, the slower driver. As in, slower overall over a race weekend since he prefers the pole position trophy instead of a championship.

[Jabberwocky]

So you mean the fastest slower drivers, and not the slowest faster driver

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[Hammer278]

No that doesn't even make any sense. Best you ask Cookin to explain it, he's a lot more patient than I am.

[Jabberwocky]

Your the one that called the faster driver slower

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[What's Burning?]

By slowest driver you mean the fastest over a single lap?

I'm sure that qualifying trophy sure looks good on Nico's mantlepiece.

[Hammer278]

Your the one that called the faster driver slower

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Bullsh!t. If you think pole position trophy equates to faster driver, you go on telling yourself that.

[CookinFlat6]

Technically the concept of 'fastest driver over a single lap' is an oxymoron. Other wise we could also say the 'fastest driver over a single straight or a single corner or even a single sector. The race is traditionally the metric of meaningful speed or fastnest, because it tests the driver over a wide sample set of speed - which is ofcourse why we have races

So in this instance the fastest has to be the race completer to be meaningful. I think the 'sheer 1 lap pace' thing demonstrates raw ability and balls, but in Rosbergs case theres no proof he really is faster over any distance at all IF that distance became the meaningful metric

So jabs is half correct with slower fastest driver being correct, technically and meaning Rosberg

I almost sent myself to sleep whislt reasoning that

[LiamCatterson]

Ahhh Rosberg...Showing off already

[What's Burning?]

Rosberg just ticked over his 100th lap, and from onsite reporting there's been very little tire degradation and no impact on pace. Mercedes throwing down the gauntlet early.

[LiamCatterson]

Seems like they have good reliability.100 laps on day one...I can speak too soon however

[stonemonkey]

Seems like they have good reliability.100 laps on day one...I can speak too soon however

You can always hope :p

[racechick]

Some great pictures of the cars with closest ups of technical bits, from Sutton images compiled by Matthew Sommerfield. It's a link to keep an eye on because it's a live link that updates,
http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/ ... y-one.html