P1 with Matt and Tommy - F1 Testing 2026 – Second Test, Day 1

Episode Date: February 18, 2026

We’ve reached the second F1 test, just weeks away from the start of the season - and some big questions still need answering. Will the teams sort these crazy start procedures? Will Mercedes end up u...sing cooking oil in their engine? And what does Tommy’s dad think of the day’s action? Sign up to our Patreon! You'll get access to every P1 episode ad-free, extended versions of every 2026 race review, early access to tickets & merch, and access to our Discord server where you can chat with us and other F1 fans! Click here to sign up now: http://patreon.com/mattp1tommyThis episode is sponsored by The AA, the UK’s No.1 breakdown provider. It’s OK with the AA, they’re the fastest major breakdown provider with more patrols up and down the country, 24/7, 365 days a year. So, if you want that peace of mind and be back on the road in no time - Join today at www.theaa.com/P1 T&Cs apply. Verify claims at theaa.com/bestFollow us on socials! You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and TikTok. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Starting point is 00:00:05 Hello everybody and welcome back to the P1 podcast with Matt and Tommy. We are a matter of weeks away from the start of the Formula One season. We are a matter of two more days after today and testing is done and dusted. Day one of the second Bahrain F1 test is in the bag and we're here to chat about it. Let's discuss what's been going down today, Tommy. I wouldn't say the most. chaotic of days, a lot of running for a lot of teams, but I think there also are a few outliers that we need to discuss, as well as other news as well, away from F1 testing, but to do with
Starting point is 00:00:46 the F1 season, to do with sprint races and stuff like that, to talk about as well. So lots to get through. Definitely, yeah, there's been loads of news and chatter today, of course, the fact that we're doing a lot more testing than normal. So we've already kind of seen a lot of what we believed to be the pecking order, although some people have gone a little bit faster, which is maybe making a few of us worried. We'll get onto them later. But yeah, there's also been a lot of news dropping and things like that as well and still trying to tweak these rules. You know, no other sport goes into a new season with like a few weeks to go and they're still kind of making it up and going, should we do this? Should we do that? Do we need to change this?
Starting point is 00:01:30 It is bizarre, but this is the sport we have. This is the sport we have. This is the sport we love most of the time. Sometimes we hate it. But lots to get into. So why don't we first and foremost go to a question from Fire Breath? Surely it's no coincidence that on the same day, the FIA released their decision on the compression saga, Mercedes and McLaren look like a rocket ship. now Tommy we've had some news about this haven't we
Starting point is 00:02:03 the first of August being a very key date in the grand scheme of the season and how it will go so my understanding is there's a vote next week there'll be a vote yeah but it's interesting that they can carry on to use it for that long you know that's that's a long time for an advantage if it is this golden bullet like people think it may be
Starting point is 00:02:27 and if you're Ferrari or Red Bull it's all right going, yes, we'll get to August 1st and maybe ban it, but if McLaren and Mercedes are 300 points down the road by August 1st, you're not going to be very happy about it. No, I definitely won't be. I can tell you that for free. So, yes, it feels like Mercedes and, of course, Mercedes fastest with George Russell. Today, Oscar Piastri, second fastest, a whopping 100th of a second slower,
Starting point is 00:02:57 and then three-tenths clear of Charle-le-Cleur in third. I don't think it's necessary. It's not like they've turned up the wick and put in a one-minute-thirty-one. It's not like they're light years ahead. But it's so easy to create a storyline out of these testing sessions when the reality is they would still be pretty silly to just turn up the wick. If they have been sandbagging heavily, just the minute after we get this decision,
Starting point is 00:03:26 which doesn't feel like necessarily a massive decision and something that's going to be groundbreaking from today because it's not. We have, this is the thing with testing and it always is we make the stories based on how we think the season is going to go because, you know, at the end of the day, Williams were fastest in the test last year and we weren't going, oh my God, Williams are so clear,
Starting point is 00:03:50 they're going to be the best team of the year or ever. And it is funny that now Mercedes have gone, quicker, we're all going, oh no, we're cooked like this season. They're going to run away with it. And they may well do. And they may be just, you know, teasing everyone. There's been a lot of talk from, you know, we still have this kind of who's the fastest hot potato thing going on where everyone doesn't want to say who's fastest. There was quite an interesting moment in the team principals press conference where James Vowse was sort of almost like downplaying the engine compression thing saying it doesn't really matter too much.
Starting point is 00:04:28 And what engine is he? Yeah, exactly. Oh yeah, the Mercedes. And then Lauren Mekke was like, no, actually it does matter to us. So they obviously believe that they're getting a big advantage from this. And of course, you know, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be absolutely fine with it. But yes, they were very, very quick today and also very quick in their long run pace as well. they were so to be clear the fia has released an e-vote i don't know if that means they're going to be sending it via email or or what um but essentially yeah maybe we can all decide uh but yeah that vote will be happening next week on a mid-season introduction of essentially another test another test of that compression ratio stuff that we continuously talk about so maybe it will put it to bed ever so slightly uh but it will also i guess you know should
Starting point is 00:05:23 Mercedes, McLaren be clear, maybe by two or three tenths a lap. We get to August and we go, well, championship back on for Ferrari if they can make it to August. It literally feels like last year when Max was like, if we stay with the McLaren's within a race win or two, then we get to Spain. It feels like a very similar storyline may well unfold. Yeah, it'd be the third year in a row, really, that you'd had this, if it did happen, that a team's come out the blocks firing and then it's kind of flipped mid-season and someone else is quicker. it is going to be very controversial.
Starting point is 00:05:56 I know this is all if-butts and maybes, but say this Mercedes is a massive advantage and the teams vote against it and it's basically deemed like it's not a fair advantage. If you get to August 1st and they're already well clear and they end up winning the championship, you'd be a bit miffed, wouldn't you?
Starting point is 00:06:12 That it's kind of been allowed to last that long because how long they have it for could be really crucial for Ferrari and Red Bulls season and how competitive they are. Well, they needed to tighten up the rules a bit more then, didn't they? If they didn't want Mercedes to utilise this. Question from P1PIT. Remember, Edith is my middle name.
Starting point is 00:06:36 Are McLaren being under-hyped? I feel like they've been quietly trucking along. No one is talking about them. I completely agree with this. That McLaren do seem quite forgotten about the talk is because Mercedes have the same engine as them and yes Mercedes were fastest but McLaren have looked really strong
Starting point is 00:06:55 I think all tests and they're downplaying themselves quite a lot I think we we said that I think Lando mentioned that oh we're not on Ferrari's pace or something like that and the teams will always say that we've been saying this whole test that they're all saying no you're quicker no you're quicker
Starting point is 00:07:12 but I do think McLaren have been looking very good and you know coming into the season we said didn't we that Mercedes aren't going to have you know while they are favourites they're not going to have the same advantage they did in 2014 where they can just turn all their customer teams down or give them much less power.
Starting point is 00:07:30 They're not going to have that luxury. And McLaren have beaten Mercedes in the last few years and won the Constructors' Championship comfortably. So, yeah, they've got a great chance to win the championship again, I think. They certainly do. Not sure if I'd call them underhyped. I think if any of the four teams are not being spoken about, it's Ferrari.
Starting point is 00:07:49 I think McLaren are spoken about a little. bit more. They have to be. They were, they're literally one last year. Depends where you're measuring this from, right? Is it social media? Is it the, you know, the outlets, whatever, but they're certainly not being seen as the favourites to win this year, purely with everything we've spoken about before. But it would make perfect sense for them to be right in the mix. And everything we've seen so far from testing and shakedowning is that McLaren are right in there. So hopefully they are because, you know, if that Mercedes engine is absolutely overpowered, they've got it as well.
Starting point is 00:08:26 So they can maybe take it to Mercedes and have a fight there at the very least. And if that Mercedes is overpowered, thank goodness McCarran are there because more teams to fight. And then after Marston and be like, why did we have a Honda? But we will get on to them, I'm sure. P1, Patreon member J13. Can you explain the fuel drama? Is it a thing? or just being blown out of proportion.
Starting point is 00:08:53 This is a thing. Of course, you know, their rumours, their stories flying around. You do wonder how these stories get out. Someone has a little whisper in the paddock. And then it gets to a media outlet. And then, of course, you know, snowballs out of control. But I think with this one, for those you that haven't seen, Petronus, they are or they haven't had their fuel locked in confirmed.
Starting point is 00:09:18 Of course, sustainable fuels. this year and the process of getting, I think from last year and, you know, when the fuels weren't so complex, it would take a couple of weeks to be to be signed off and this, that and the other. But because there's so many more parameters with it being with this sustainability line and, you know, renewable resources, it's taken a lot, lot longer. And essentially, of course, the four teams that Petronus supply, which are, of course, Mercedes, McLaren, Williams,
Starting point is 00:09:52 and why have I gone blank? Alpine. Alpine, yeah. So, yeah, so those four teams may well,
Starting point is 00:10:00 if they don't get that, the fuel across the line and it's, it might well just become a non-story and it's fine. You know, they're a huge operation and I'm sure
Starting point is 00:10:08 because Red Bull have only just had theirs approved. Yeah. So they'll be working overtime to make it happen. If they don't, then they have to essentially run this like provisional fuel
Starting point is 00:10:18 and fuel is massive in Formula One just as much as everything else. Is that like as to cooking oil or something that they just have to use? It might well be. Yeah, yeah. Just pour it in. That'll peg Mercedes back a bit, wouldn't it? If they had to use that?
Starting point is 00:10:29 I mean, actually, it would. That fuel is massive in Formula One. And I think especially, you know, if they're not able to utilise the incredible engine that they've created, because they haven't got the fuel in there. But yeah, I think this is a story we just have to keep an eye on, rather than saying Mercedes are absolutely cooked
Starting point is 00:10:44 and not because they've got cooking oil in their car to run in Australia. But essentially it's like a default provisional. Yeah, that is a joke. Yeah, so there's provisional, there'll be provisional fuel to run, which would hamper them, I think, quite drastically. Yeah, it's an interesting one because, yeah, Mercedes have obviously been tagged the favourites.
Starting point is 00:11:05 They've got everything in place. And yet, you know, they're, in theory, they're not ready to go yet. And we're very close to the start of the season. I think you're right in saying that it could all be for absolutely nothing. thing, but, you know, if it gets later and later and it's still not been signed off and approved, then, yeah, could be a big disadvantage for them to have to use, you know, what's a kind of a default fuel and not something that their engine is designed around. So, yeah, definitely
Starting point is 00:11:35 one to keep an eye on, but I do wonder how much of it is, it's maybe being blown a little bit out of proportion in terms of, like, they've not done it yet, but I don't think it's a case of their, They're in absolute panic stations, I don't think. Yeah, I mean, if it does come into fruition and you live in Australia, keep an eye out for your local petrol station. You could well see one of the four Formula One teams out there just filling up the car. And speaking of Australia, go buy your P1 live show tickets, especially those people in Adelaide that told us to do a show there
Starting point is 00:12:07 because we missed you out where we're doing it. Go and get yourself a ticket. We'd love to see you there. Question. P1 member, Cheesehead Dave. That start was just everyone trying to stay out of each other's way and not representative of what a real one will look like, right? We don't know because they're trying to change the potentially
Starting point is 00:12:30 change the rules about the start. We did another practice start. Ferrari have said no. No, and therefore Ferrari get paid to be in Formula One. They have more of a vote than other teams. It's not happening. It was quite interesting though because McLaren have been the one that are really outspoken. about this saying it's dangerous we need to change they they set out basically a kind of plan of
Starting point is 00:12:53 what they wanted to change because they believe that what's going to happen with the fact that they have to rev these cars so much at the start is that people again there's going to be such a difference in speed between the cars that as people pull away everyone's going to be going at different speeds and it could be really dangerous now it's interesting to hear that botas hamilton and max all kind of were like, uh, kind of shook it off and said, it's not dangerous and Max made a joke of,
Starting point is 00:13:20 well, actually they can start from the pit lane if they're really worried, uh, which is a classic Max line, really, isn't it? About the whole thing. I also do love that the three,
Starting point is 00:13:28 out of the three of those two of them have a Ferrari engine. It's surprising, yeah, uh, for them to not be complaining about the start procedure. Yeah. Considering what Ferrari, they might have this tech,
Starting point is 00:13:38 uh, to help them off the line. Although based on that video doing the rounds of, uh, Sam Collins where the, the funniest, clip I've seen all tests so far where Sam Collins is basically saying Ferrari don't have to rev their engine as long and then it cuts to Lewis Hamilton and he is revving
Starting point is 00:13:53 for about 15 seconds before going away. Great clip if you've not seen it. Go seek it out. And I did love that people as well, perhaps Ferrari fans, and even I didn't go this far. Delusion. And being like, well, he saw the reporter, did Hamilton and he decided to not show the true colours of the Ferrari and so it's red for longer than what he needed to. I've had sandbagging. We now have start bagging. Is that a thing? Start bagging. That's an interesting one. That phrase has never been said. No, it hasn't. But I was actually watching that start. And my two takeaways were one, wow, that looks slow. I don't know if it's just the camera or people hadn't really gone ham. I think it was slow.
Starting point is 00:14:36 Because they hadn't prepared the cars. And also the noise. Not a great noise, but you could hear them revving like crazy. It was. almost a little bit embarrassing how the noise is awful in my opinion. I really don't like it for all the talk of it's better. It just sounds like some bees in a can revving. I don't like it at all. Bees in a can revving. Yeah, there's well-known bees that rev. No, I know.
Starting point is 00:15:01 The revving, it sounds like bees in a can, is what I meant. And also the fact that they said about the fact that people are starting and going to have different starts and there's going to be a big difference. between the starts, I think could make race starts really, really exciting. I mean, we saw Bottas looking like he was going to overtake about six cars off the start. And if you nail the setup and the start, the most exciting thing about Formula One and where you can gain positions is the start. And I think that's going to be really, really interesting.
Starting point is 00:15:33 Yeah, it very much could be something that mixes up the race is quite a lot. You know, if you have, of course, in Formula One, in qualifying, the fastest driver is on pole. So therefore, we wonder why we get boring races when we qualify them all in the fastest order. It's not a great sport for that really, is it? It's like giving the better football team an extra goal at the start.
Starting point is 00:15:57 Exactly. But if the starts are a little bit up in the air and you've got George Russell on pole who just nabbed pole in Australia by one and a half seconds, but Valtry Bottas from 17th on the grid has just spool his turbo to another dimension and just taking the lead into tow. That's the kind of stuff we might well see.
Starting point is 00:16:16 And I do think in the first few races in particular when they're trying to figure all of this out, especially on different tracks, that we could get some very interesting starts and should Ferrari, again, Hopium, have come up with a way to, you know, have this start procedure be better than others, then who cares if we get knocked out in Q2?
Starting point is 00:16:40 It's all part of them. the plan. One thing they did mention commentary as well that they were kind of joking about but is actually very interesting with this whole boost thing is how do you play it? Because you say there's like a massive rundown to term one. Do you just absolutely go ham? Like use all of it and you're a sitting duck at turn four but it's a tight kind of tight bit of the track where it's hard to overtake. You know, it's going to be very interesting to see how you play it and maybe starts might be incredibly tact. where you're there's a lot of position swapping and you're maybe sacrificing a bit of speed
Starting point is 00:17:18 for boosting on the main straight or or kind of going all in on the start like maybe we saw with that practice start with Bottas and getting an amazing launch and thinking I'm going to make up loads of positions but then sacrifice a little bit later on yeah it's uh it's almost after all the ranting about it I'm like oh this could be quite exciting actually It's the unknown. It's the unknown. I like it. I like the unknown. Yeah. It's the unknown until Australia is a complete farce and then it will be, we'll have to reference what Tommy's just said there of I'm excited. It's going to be good. Really looking forward to the unpredictability. There's a chaos meter, isn't there, basically?
Starting point is 00:17:55 Yeah. There's fun chaos and then there's farcical. This doesn't work. Yeah. How is the balancing act? It did look like, and I will agree with you that it looked slow for sure. I don't think they were. were pushing into term one, and then they need to, of course, it's the end of testing. But even off the line, it did look rather slow, apart from Valtry Bottas, and I think Hadjar as well had a pretty good launch. So if that's what starts are in 2026, then we could have some very interesting lap one orders. Question from Lewis underscore 56. Do you think we will end up having to have rolling
Starting point is 00:18:34 starts if they don't sort out the start? No. No, I, I, I, a grid start is one of the start. A grid start is one of the most important things in a Formula One race, if we, because the regs are horrendous, start having rolling starts, we will, no one will be happy. I genuinely believe they would rather turn off the battery for the first lap to make sure everybody gets off the line with a grid start than even remotely try and introduce rolling starts. Can you see the audience and F1 fan reaction when we do it for ridiculously wet Grand Prix? We're like, no! No, we wanted to start. Can you imagine if they did that for a dry one? No, absolutely not. So I don't see that happening. F1 would rather do anything else than introduce rolling starts. Yeah, that would be very, very extreme for them to do that. One thing we haven't mentioned is the Christmas lights, basically how the start procedure, they have the indicators now. Turn that. Turn that off right now. Which is ridiculous. I mean, it looks very silly. It's one of those things where maybe we look back in 10 years time and we're so used to it. We don't care.
Starting point is 00:19:43 or a bit like, you know, the F1 logo and the F1 theme tune and all that kind of stuff that when it's new, you're like, oh, what is this? But then you kind of get used to it and maybe it's fine. But the fact that if you've not seen any of testing, when the cars stop now, they have basically indicator lights to be able to warn people. They're on the mirrors and they flash orange looking like car indicators, basically, that you have on your road car. And when they're sat on the grid, they're all flashing.
Starting point is 00:20:11 So it just looks like a Christmas tree basically. And it's very, very odd and quite jarring to look at when it's new. Yeah, I don't like it. I think it takes away from the car's liveries and what they've done with their identities. That's what we should be focusing on, not the ridiculous flashing lights. Yeah, and the red lights as well. So I think for me, it's a great invention for the safety, for when you're in wet conditions, poor visibility and someone spun.
Starting point is 00:20:39 Great. But for the start, come on, let's put some software stuff in to stop it. Because I imagine it's just a default thing that when the car stopped, it comes on or something like that. Let's get rid of that. We don't need that. I've just, this is how in sync I am with my dad. I've just seen a message from my dad. He's messaged me because I think it's the first time he's watched testing today.
Starting point is 00:21:04 And he said, I hope things improve wasps in jam jars with flashing Disney lights. oh dear not a fan of what I've seen so far so look the Bellingham's not happy the boring Bellingham's are finding Formula One boring and that's that's saying something okay very interesting I haven't actually mentioned the laps completed which I will do now for day one of this second baron F1 test so I'll do it in order of let's go with smallest littlest tiniest lapse first from Astin Latin to someone else well done Tommy great great nice spoilers Now, well, it was only by five laps, but Aston Martin was indeed the lowest lap count with 54, then Cadillac with 59, Red Bull with 66, Hass with 107, Williams with 110, Ferrari with 114, Audi 120, Alpine 112, McLaren 124, V-V, V-Cab, and Mercedes, 1-4-5.
Starting point is 00:22:00 That is all with my own mental maths, so it could be completely wrong. Please don't fact check it, but that's what it came up with when I last looked. So a lot of laps for Mercedes, none for Aston Martin in comparison. Absolute disaster wants to get. Honda must be sat there going, how do you want us to improve your engine when we have about 200 laps in total to go off? Because again, they're the only team that are running Honda is Aster Martin. Although positives, they stroll was 2.5 seconds off, so they found two seconds within a test. So they're getting there. That's huge.
Starting point is 00:22:34 Do that again. and they're up there with basically the pack, so the lead pack. So, you know, maybe turning the Honda engine up is doing something. I don't know. And crucially, Valtrey Bottas beating Sergio Perez in the first day of the second test. So Tommy, I believe it's 3-1 to Bottas now, my goat. So we'll keep an eye on that. No, no, no, doesn't matter.
Starting point is 00:23:00 I don't care. Yeah. Make the prototype apparently is reasonably soft. So, you know, you can jog on. Another topic to talk about today was sprints. I know that a lot of you will probably throw your headphones across the room if I say the word sprints. But there is a possibility. They are discussing sprint events moving to 12 for a season.
Starting point is 00:23:27 Based on the demand, may I add, for sprints from fans. What fans? what fans are asking for this I would like to know I reckon they might be doing like a little sort of was it a focus group and the way in which they get it is do you like Formula One? Do you like sprints?
Starting point is 00:23:47 If people say yes to both of them they're allowed an opinion and that's how Formula One judge it. Yeah they're not asking fans because the fans don't really like it. Most fans anyway for sure I do think the demand from fans is their way of saying more people tune in to a sprint race than free practice three. It's like, well, of course they do.
Starting point is 00:24:09 Of course they do. Like, it's not a fair comparison. It doesn't mean people want it or like it. You know, I've been someone that did like the sprints being introduced. I'm surprised that they haven't increased it to 12 sooner. I've got a lot of things to say about the sprints for, you know, I've said it so many times that they went all in on the fact that they've been all in on the fact that they've introduced these sprints and then they did three
Starting point is 00:24:34 and then they almost made it completely non-existent because it just disappears by the time you get into qualifying. They've made such a big thing of it and it's almost like this afterthought and that's what I don't like about it. You either do it properly or you don't do it at all. And I think the problem here is before we increase to sprints to 12 they need to sort the format out.
Starting point is 00:24:56 The format is not right. That is the biggest problem with the sprint is the format and how it works and how it actually adds to the race weekend and make people like it and not just watching it because they feel like they can't miss a competitive session. And that for me is the most crucial thing about sprints. And then if they sort it and they make it better, then I'm all for adding more of them. But the problem is it just doesn't work as a format in my opinion at the moment. We won't open up that debate of sprint formats.
Starting point is 00:25:28 There isn't a perfect solution when you have to factor in everything. Yes, the actual format itself there is a way it could work, but then you have to go, well, you can't have too many big sessions on a Friday because people are working. So lots of things. And I'm surprised they're not also opening up, or at least I haven't seen opening up the debate of the actual format itself, rather than just upping it to 12.
Starting point is 00:25:51 I think 12's too many. I don't mind the occasional sprint weekend. I like the chaos of it. I like the fact that there is only one practice session. however 12 is half the season yeah quick math so that is that's a lot and I don't think they're going to stop there this is like this is like a virus of this spreading well my GP do every single race for a sprint weekend and yeah that you kind of feel like the the stats won't lie unfortunately will they no so I don't know how I feel about that one actually I do I'm not
Starting point is 00:26:27 particularly positive about it let's see let's see uh what what I'm other tweaks they do, if any. And then finally, worth mentioning, Motorsport Turkey, have said that Turkey is returning. 2027, which is, if true, absolutely fantastic. I am a big fan. That is huge, a huge win, because of course, we all, we all love the Istanbul track. And I'm hoping that is the track that is coming back. All I read was Turkey's returning. Yeah, can you imagine that Broding a new purpose-built street circuit in the centre of the... Which case, no, please go to Istanbul.
Starting point is 00:27:05 But yeah, some good murmurs coming out. Don't know why they would have posted it if it wasn't some kind of source there to suggest that. So, yeah, Istanbul potentially back next year. Didn't see that one coming. It has to be said. We talk about the kind of
Starting point is 00:27:20 COVID calendar, as it's been dubbed, where we've had these races like Magello and Portemau and Turkey, and then they kind of got lost and disappeared. We've got Portamau back, and now it's looking like we might get turkey back as well, which was quite incredible. Who knows, based on pictures I've seen of the F1 track in Madrid and how that's looking at the moment, we might even be racing there this year.
Starting point is 00:27:43 Who knows if they need a replacement? Because my word, if you've seen those pictures of the Madrid circuit at the moment, there's still six months, seven months or something to go till the first race. And the Formula One do always seem to get away with these things. But it is not looking very finished or even. barely started. Well, it's just not a track. It's just a construction site.
Starting point is 00:28:05 So it could make for an interesting off-road Formula One event, which I would tune into. I mean, that's one way to spice up the new regs, wouldn't it? Get them off-road. That might make it. Sprint's good.
Starting point is 00:28:17 The sprint has to be done on dirt on an alternative layout. But Turkey, you know, speaking of low grip, Turkey, my God, yeah, bring it back and bring back the ice. track as well. Yes. Please resurface it. Winter Olympic. Every year. Resurface it and a little sprinkle of water as well. That was quite something. Okay, that is it. Lots of news, lots of things.
Starting point is 00:28:42 Hopefully you've enjoyed it. We haven't really spoken about any particular crazy on-track action, bar the fact that there was not even kidding, a thousand lockups, especially into term one, and the double left-hander in the middle sector. That's basically the entire eight hours of testing, was that oh and Lance Stroll he had that big spin didn't he which not sure has been confirmed as of recording right now some was speaking about the active aero yeah it wasn't it definitely wasn't a driver it was either that his gearbox went into like a box of neutrals or something to do with the active arrow didn't close in time but
Starting point is 00:29:17 apart from that I don't think we missed all too much else no there wasn't a huge amount of crazy things going on which again they're kind of showing all of this testing now that they were really kind of secretive about it, but most of it all seems to be working. I guess the one thing I am slightly concerned about the moment still is the field spread if this is indeed the pace. I do hope that they'll catch up, but I'm hoping by the first race of the season, we're not seeing three and a half seconds, four seconds covering the entire field. I don't have the greatest of hopes for that. No, I don't.
Starting point is 00:29:55 As long as the top four teams are close, I don't mind it. True. Yeah, yeah. That's what Formula One has been. I think that is the big positive from what we've seen, isn't it, so far? Is those top four teams are keeping us guessing? I think that's the most exciting takeaway from the running so far. Absolutely.
Starting point is 00:30:12 Right. Thank you, everybody. We'll see you tomorrow live for the final hour once again. And yes, looking forward to the season starting. But, you know, we'll keep digesting this testing. Wow. I didn't know it. Tommy, final thoughts?
Starting point is 00:30:26 Final thoughts? Oh, I've caught you. By surprise, you thought I was outtrowing. I have not seen you melt for a final thoughts in a while. Goodness, gracious me. Yeah, I've had very little sleep. Practicing for Australia. Yes, final thoughts are that I can't wait for the next practice start.
Starting point is 00:30:48 Bring it on. I really enjoyed that at the end of the session. Well, I'm glad we waited that long for you to say you can't wait for a practice start. Your thought should be, Australia, buy tickets. to the show. That should be like your immediate like backup thing if you can't think of something. Oh and another another thing. We were we were in the Max Verstappen documentary. It's quite cool. We we are. Thanks for everyone that sent us that. Had no idea we were in it but great. Yeah. Really glad. Really glad. Really glad it was us saying Max, what are you doing? So I'm really glad.
Starting point is 00:31:22 really glad Max Verstappen would have seen us basically criticising his Spain move but then even he has apologised for it now exactly yeah we were allowed to I think you were in another clip as well weren't you yeah you know I'm just just here there and everywhere these days
Starting point is 00:31:37 just chatting absolute breeze okay thank you everybody and thanks for sending the clips if you have done it's pretty surreal it's being released in different parts so maybe at the end we'll have me and the but daddy I love him T-shirt and then he'll know
Starting point is 00:31:52 Oh God, that would be something. That t-shirt needs to be signed. If that ends up in that documentary, that is absolute cinema. That would be amazing. Okay, we're waffling now. See you later. Bye. Goodbye.
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