Ferrari and Haas F1 reveal their 2016 challengers

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Ferrari back to that 80's livery which I dig, Haas' car looks good too, hopefully they can break the curse of newcomer teams that have failed to make their mark. What makes me optimistic about their chances is that they went about this the right way in my opinion, beside the fact that they have a good racing background, they didn't rush things and put a lot of effort and time to prepare and enter the grid ready. They have kept a close relationship with Ferrari and have received crucial data in return for sponsorship, they also have been supplied with Ferrari car parts as much as the rules let them.
As for their chassis, they got Dallara to make them one, although Dallara never had a proper successful chassis last time they ventured into Formula One, they have a long history of car racing success.
All in all, I can see them picking up points from picking up points from the beginning, they have a very good #1 driver in Grosjean and Gutierez showed promise last time he was on the grid.
Considering Ferrari, I'm hoping for a double title season, it might sound very optimistic, but I have a good feeling about this year. Mercedes here we come :rockon:

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I don't get it.

Both cars look the same with different engines.

May as well just give everyone the same chassis and let them put their own engines in.

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Actually the cars have the same engine with different chassis :lol that's not counting different aerodynamics.

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So it's not a real Ferrari?

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So it's not a real Ferrari?
Ferrari is supplying Haas F1 with their engine and some car parts, Haas has different chassis and aerodynamics.

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After a combined 8 days of pre-season testing, that's where the teams ended up:

1. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari 363 laps 1m 22.765s (II)
2. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 493 laps 1m 22.852s (II)
3. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 656 laps 1m 23.022s (II)
4. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 357 laps 1m 23.110s (I)
5. Carlos Sainz ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari 514 laps 1m 23.134s (II)
6. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes 411 laps 1m 23.192s (II)
7. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 442 laps 1m 23.261s (II)
8. Max Verstappen NED Toro Rosso-Ferrari 577 laps 1m 23.382s (II)
9. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-TAG-Heuer 456 laps 1m 23.525s (I)
10. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 673 laps 1m 23.622s (II)
11. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 295 laps 1m 23.721s (II)
12. Kevin Magnussen DEN Renault-Renault 509 laps 1m 23.933s (II)
13. Daniil Kvyat RUS Red Bull-TAG-Heuer 358 laps 1m 24.293s (I)
14. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda 376 laps 1m 24.714s (II)
15. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda 331 laps 1m 24.735s (II)
16. Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari 452 laps 1m 24.760s (II)
17. Alfonso Celis MEX Force India-Mercedes 162 laps 1m 24.840s (I)
18. Jolyon Palmer GBR Renault-Renault 273 laps 1m 24.859s (II)
19. Pascal Wehrlein GER MRT-Mercedes 251 laps 1m 24.931s (II)
20. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 380 laps 1m 25.031s (II)
21. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas-Ferrari 256 laps 1m 25.255s (II)
22. Esteban Gutierrez MEX Haas-Ferrari 156 laps 1m 25.422s (II)
23. Rio Haryanto INA MRT-Mercedes 228 laps 1m 25.899s (II)

I = Fastest time recorded in first 4-day test
II = Fastest time recorded in second 4-day test

Lap counts:
1. Mercedes 1329 laps
2. STR 1091
3. Ferrari 856
4. Williams 853
5. Sauber 832
6. Red Bull 814
7. Force India 814
8. Renault 782
9. McLaren 707
10. Manor 479
11. Haas 412
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The times don't tell the whole story as Mercs focused on reliability and mileage, but I'd say Ferrari fortunately are in a much better place compared to last year and the year before. I can definitely see them taking it to Mercedes from early on in the season.
Haas on the other hand didn't do great, although for a total rookie team, they did well in my opinion. They had some technical issues with their car but managed to fix it on the fly which is crucial for a Formula One team, and the car looked pretty good during the race simulations.
All in all, the signs point to both teams doing well come Melbourne in two weeks.