It is a pity we did not have chance to compare the pace of Ferrari with McLaren last weekend in Barcelona. Ferrari chose to test in Bahrain this week and along with them came Toyota.
Without comparison with other teams it is difficult to judge where these 2 teams stand. But the gap between Ferrari and Toyota on day 1 and day 2 of the Bahrain test is scary …
Bahrain – Day 1, February 4, 2008
1) K. Raikkonen – Ferrari – 01:32.079
2) L. Badoer – Ferrari – 01:33.323
3) T. Glock – Toyota – 01:33.418
4) K. Kobayashi – Toyota – 01:33.656
Gap Raikkonen to Glock + 1:339s
Bahrain – Day 2, February 5, 2008
1) K. Raikkonen – Ferrari – 01:30.595
2) L. Badoer – Ferrari – 01:32.230
3) T. Glock – Toyota – 01:32.889
4) J. Trulli – Toyota – 01:33.379
Gap Raikkonen to Glock + 2:294s
Yes, I am comparing Ferrari and Toyota and F1 champion with GP2 champion. Also both teams may be on totally different test programs. But still, almost 2.3 second gap is either sign of seriously slow Toyota or very formidable F2008 …
For comparison, the gap between fastest Mark Webber and slowest Jenson Button on Sunday in Barcelona was 1:423 second (on about 10 sec a lap shorter track).
While Ferrari are clearly set for another year at the sharp end of the grid, Toyota seems to be heading in Honda’s direction …
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Go Kimi!! Nice lap 2 seconds faster than last years record!!
and then why so many think that Kimi will win the title
would really love to see how Ferrari compares to McLaren right now …
yea same here ahhah i hope kimi wins the championship again. he deserves it!
Looks good for Ferrari, but it’s always difficult to compare testing times against another team who may be on a completely different testing schedule.
Still, nice lap times
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Nicely done to Ferrari but like Shaun said it’s not really worth it to compare just timing because each team is working on different parameters and testing differents elements of their car. Timing alone won’t give you an acurate preview of what’s to come. The first 2 or 3 races will give us a more likely picture of what the rest of the season will unfold ! See you’all in Singapore,
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yes, difficult to compare unless we see the top cars side by side, but the reports coming out from different teams as well as from Ferrari suggest there is something seriously OK with the new Ferrari