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Report: The Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing Paradox

A tenth of a second is an eternity in Formula 1. In qualifying runs, it can mean the difference between the pole position and third place or even worse at the starting grid. During a pit stop, it can make or break your entire race.

Moreover, if you multiply that tenth by 50 times or more, i.e. the number of laps in a Grand Prix, it is the difference between spraying the champagne on the podium and heading to the pits with your head down in disappointment.

That valuable split-second is what hundreds of people strive for months each year. Shortly after the new season starts, the designers back at the factory start working on next year’s car.

There is one period, however, when tenths of a second don’t matter – the first public tests before the beginning of each season. That's when the teams and their drivers see how the new cars are like in the real world and how all the hours spent in the wind tunnel and in front of computer screens translate on the track.

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