Not exact matches
But, while some teams
managed plenty of running and
drivers enjoyed untroubled
testing at the Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya in Spain, there were also some awkward and not so straight - forward moments.
The
test went well, too, with Kubica
managing 115 laps in total at the start of June and reportedly lapping faster than Renault
test driver Sergey Sirotkin.
Racing for three hours in the searing conditions was a brutal
test for the
drivers and come the end only two had
managed to complete the entire distance without sharing their drive (as was allowed at the time)- fifth - place finisher Roberto Mieres and winner, Juan Manual Fangio.
This time around, the Fusion Energi
managed a full five stars in front barrier crash
testing for both a male
driver and female passenger, thanks to front head and knee airbags for both seats.
As if we needed any more proof it's a serious performance machine, Alfa Romeo's
test drivers managed to hustle a Giulia QF around the Nürburgring in an impressive 7:39 minutes.
Question Management of Drug and Alcohol
Testing: Does an employer have to join a consortium / pool in order to have its
drivers be random drug
tested, or can this program be
managed by the employer?
The Ioniq has as standard: a seatbelt reminder system for front and rear passengers; a
driver - set speed limiter; a lane support system that warns the
driver when the car is drifting over a lane marking and gently steers the car away from the lane edge; and an autonomous emergency braking system which operates at highway speeds and which performed well in Euro NCAP's
tests,
managing to avoid collision in many of the
test scenarios.
We've
tested each of the aforementioned extensively this winter in concert with the 2002 MDX (which didn't have stability control, making it really fun) and there seems to be two schools of thought on how to
manage engine and braking to control yaw: Either kill almost all power when slip is encountered or let the
driver drive through the slip with moderate intervention.
Steering wasn't razor - sharp, which was true of all three Active Tourer variants
tested, but the 225i could still be placed accurately on the road, and it made a real effort to deliver whatever the
driver wanted — in a way few front - wheel drive family hatches
manage.
In the side impact crash
test, it
managed 14.82 out of 16 points —
driver chest protection was listed as acceptable.
According to Car &
Driver, the GS F
manages an impressive 0.93 g on their 300 - foot road - holding skidpad, while the GS 200t F Sport
manages a slightly milder 0.86 g in the same
test.
I don't know how this
test drivers are
manage to flee that fast.
The only shame is that Codemasters didn't use the Young
Driver's
test to delve even further into the game's mechanics, such as teaching the player the basics of setting up the car or how to
manage tyres, since this year tyre management is more important than ever for getting good results.
In 2017, being an F1
driver is about
managing your engine parts,
testing, signing contracts and doing PR activities — not to mention racing.
It takes a thorough look at modern F1 in 2017, and gives you access to all the new tasks a modern
driver has to do — from
managing engine parts to
testing cars.
I used a reference FiiO F9 triple
driver IEMs to
test the V9 and the phone
managed to drive them pretty easily.