2013 pre-season testing

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Long way to go before the season starts. Bit early to start over analyzing or coming to any conclusions yet.

This testing... no points given for being fastest and no need for anybody to try to BS to the top of the timesheet. :)

Lol, I don't even pay that much attention to the race weekend free practice sessions.
 
Massa back out on track!!!


Also why is Di Resta still in the Force India? Rossiter is supposed to drive in the afternoon.
 
Grosjean 1:18.218

Somebody is trying to impress Honeywell....

Thats a good time. It was on the soft as opposed to Jenson's time set on the hard, but I dont think the differences in compounds are as great as last season, are they?
 
Massa's stint, on medium tyres
1:20.203
1:20.834
1:21.373
1:21.324
1:23.431
1:22.169
1:22.201
1:22.506
1:22.779
1:23.369
1:23.755
1:24.557
1:40.953

Losing 0.3-0.4 with tyre deg
 
The Mercedes looks decent looking at the TV pictures. I'm not too concerned yet about the reliability issues considering how much changes they had to make to this years car. I do think it has good speed however, frustrating though to have 2 days wasted already.
 
Thats a good time. It was on the soft as opposed to Jenson's time set on the hard, but I dont think the differences in compounds are as great as last season, are they?

Pirelli are aiming to have at least .5 of second difference between each compound, so, in theory, softs are 1 sec quicker than the hards, if not a bit quicker..
 
Just in from my days work reading through the comments. Kinda funny seeing a certain someone leap on the Hamilton crash going on about driver error only to find out it was yet another mechanical fail.
 
Lewis and Kimi fan in equal meassure, I'm pinning my hopes on the Kimster stopping "Ze Finger" making it 4 in a row!
Jenson could/should be in with a shout and never say never when it comes to Alonso!
I've got a feeling 2013 will be better than 2012...
 
The number of people on the BBC live text who think Chilton might be good is worrying. I didn't realise there were so many stupid people in Britain?