F1 2020 Pre-Season / Testing Thread

[Everso Biggyballies]

Bottom post of the previous page:

I did not like (the look of)the era of high noses and low slung front wings. The front wings just look like a last minute add on, a bit of a 'whoops forgot about the front wing, just hang it here' sort of thing.

[DoubleFart]

1997 got it right as far as post-1994 goes.

[John]

Williams have a vastly improved paint job this season. As for the actual performance of the car, that remains to be seen.

[PTRACER]

I think George Russell said at the end of 2019, "Don't expect much from us next year". Don't worry, we won't.

[Antonov]

and I thought Frank Williams never wanted to see red again on his cars.

[John]

Also, thank you Renault for this utterly useless image.

[PTRACER]

Very aggressive looking design for this car (ignoring the pink). Is that Lake Montreux?

[akdestroyer]

Williams have a vastly improved paint job this season. As for the actual performance of the car, that remains to be seen.

Coolest paint of the offseason. Half grid didn't changed.

[John]

Very aggressive looking design for this car (ignoring the pink). Is that Lake Montreux?

It's Lake Mondsee, Austria. I still dig the RP livery, the way they combine the colors and comes up with a vibrant car with bold logos.

[sebbbl]

That Williams reminds me of the 1994 Minardi.

[erwin greven]

Its as fast as a Minardi.

[Antonov]

Kubica will be first to try out the 2020 Alfa car.

(I wonder how many € he paid for this 'privilege', as I'd consider his input nothing short of useless)

[Everso Biggyballies]

Kubica will be first to try out the 2020 Alfa car.

(I wonder how many € he paid for this 'privilege', as I'd consider his input nothing short of useless)

Well, money talks and the car is sporting Orlen Stickers which is 'his' sponsor. Agreed though his input is certainly not the best available to the team.

[Matt]

Williams are kinda in a slightly awkward position where they can't really do anything radical to the car because all of their resources are going to be on 2021 and the big rules shift. Fortunately Rokit seem like a pretty steady company that understands this and is going to be backing them through this, but yeah... I'd imagine 2020 is going to be another struggle for them.

Shame for Russell though as another year battling his team mate (if Latifi even presents a threat to him, which is debatable) isn't exactly hugely useful in terms of honing his race craft should he get a call from Toto Wolff to move up to Merc next year.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Who is driving what and when when testing starts on Wednesday.

Some teams are giving one driver the whole day, others are splitting the duty between the two race drivers, and one is wasting the morning keeping sponsors happy rather than developing the car.

Team Driver - am Driver - pm
Alfa Romeo Robert Kubica Antonio Giovinazzi
Red Bull Max Verstappen Max Verstappen
Racing Point Sergio Perez Lance Stroll
Haas Kevin Magnussen Kevin Magnussen
McLaren Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz
Mercedes Valtteri Bottas Lewis Hamilton
Renault Esteban Ocon Daniel Ricciardo
Williams George Russell Nicholas Latifi
AlphaTauri Daniil Kvyat Daniil Kvyat
Ferrari Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel

[John]