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Originally Posted by solstice
I saw that they are reaching into the 1.36 at Bahrain which is promising but still ways to go to Rosberg's 1:32:3 lap last year ( recorded in Q3 ). At least it's in the right direction and they found some more downforce or just started to adapt to the new power delivery.
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I don't think anyone believe that they are doing qualification runs yet. They are most likely still doing set up and learning their new cars and engines.
The commentators I have seen have all compared the lap times with last years race lap times and been surprised/impressed that we allready are seeing lap times better than last years best race lap.
Only time will tell how close they do get to last years qualy times. With less aero and less mechanical grip they should not be as fast as last year though.