I hope the folks at Renault Sport are paid hourly and not on a salary. There's going to be some long hours ahead.
F1 Fanatic ‏@f1fanatic_co_uk3m Got to love @kamui_kobayashi. He's only been in the @CaterhamF1 for one lap and he's already overtaking people: #F1 pic.twitter.com/CQ6EqpNoMN please log in to view this image Red Bull on fire today (and in a good way for a change). Ricciardo has already equalled yesterdays number of laps total
Red Bull Racing are actually racing! Maybe their new teamname for races this year could be Red Bull Retirement?
Wonder if they have fixed their car to some degree, or are limited to circling 20s off the pace like STR.
Rosberg has just gone 7s quicker on his first laps. I imagine it will be severely restricted running for the Renault teams with them hoping to gather any information they can to try and make the test useful.
08:56 Kvyat comes past the pits. The Toro Rosso still doesn't sound 100 per cent, but it is at least running. 08:54 Bianchi is in, Kvyat and Sutil head out, while Rosberg continues his run. We've got used to the Mercedes W05 lapping as others sit in the pits this week. Rosberg is currently doing 1m38s. I hope Mercedes don't get to smug and end up caught out between now and Bahrain Ben Edwards ‏@benedwardstv43s Rosberg's car has a very smooth delivery of power. It sounds like they are running it well below the 15,000 maximum revs.
1 hour in [TABLE="class: results, width: 590"] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mercedes[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]W05[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:38.157[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]15[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]2.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Daniil Kvyat[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Toro Rosso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]STR9[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:44.703[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]6.546[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]3.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Red Bull[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]RB10[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:45.374[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.217[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]4.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Adrian Sutil[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Sauber[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]C33[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:46.810[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]8.653[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]11[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Fernando Alonso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ferrari[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]F14 T[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]6.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Kamui Kobayashi[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Caterham[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]CT05[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Jules Bianchi[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Marussia[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]MR03[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]8.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Daniel Juncadella[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Force India[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]VJM07[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Williams[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]FW36[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]10.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Kevin Magnussen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]McLaren[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]MP4-29[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]0[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
Force India using GoPro's for something? please log in to view this image Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF11m Ferrari @InsideFerrari F14T Trying out different Diffuser/Gurney layouts (central section) via @SuttonImages #TechF1 pic.twitter.com/rvAJTPn6bP please log in to view this image Tobias Grüner F1 ‏@tgruener2m Either a bad paint job or some serious overheating under the RB cover. please log in to view this image A few cars getting a reasonable mileage in today's damp conditions: [TABLE="class: results, width: 590"] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mercedes[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]W05[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:38.157[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]31[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]2.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Kevin Magnussen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]McLaren[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]MP4-29[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:38.391[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]0.234[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]3.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Williams[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]FW36[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:39.313[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1.156[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]4.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Daniil Kvyat[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Toro Rosso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]STR9[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:44.015[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]5.858[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Kamui Kobayashi[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Caterham[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]CT05[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:44.859[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]6.702[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]6.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Adrian Sutil[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Sauber[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]C33[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:45.005[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]6.848[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]18[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Red Bull[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]RB10[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:45.374[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.217[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]8.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Jules Bianchi[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Marussia[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]MR03[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:48.192[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]10.035[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Fernando Alonso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ferrari[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]F14 T[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]10.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Daniel Juncadella[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Force India[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]VJM07[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]3[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
One for Silver........1,2,3,4 - Merc power [TABLE="width: 50%, align: center"] [TR="bgcolor: #ffffff"] [TD]P[/TD] [TD]Driver[/TD] [TD]Team[/TD] [TD]Time[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #eaeaea"] [TD]1[/TD] [TD] Rosberg[/TD] [TD]Mercedes[/TD] [TD] 1m38.157s[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #ffffff"] [TD]2[/TD] [TD] Magnussen[/TD] [TD]McLaren-Mercedes[/TD] [TD] 1m38.391s +0.234[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #eaeaea"] [TD]3[/TD] [TD] Massa[/TD] [TD]Williams-Mercedes[/TD] [TD] 1m39.313s +1.156[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #ffffff"] [TD]4[/TD] [TD] Juncadella[/TD] [TD]Force India-Mercedes[/TD] [TD] 1m42.797s +4.640[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
Tobias Grüner F1 ‏@tgruener54s Mercedes first team on a race sim? Pit board counting down. Pitstop gear out. AMuS-live: http://ams.to/f1live pic.twitter.com/9bzjDyQxLU please log in to view this image
2 hours in, Rosberg definitely on a race sim, and with more than double the laps of anyone else: [TABLE="class: results, width: 590"] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Nico Rosberg[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mercedes[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]W05[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:37.580[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]45[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]2.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Kevin Magnussen[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]McLaren[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]MP4-29[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:38.391[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]0.811[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]14[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]3.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Felipe Massa[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Williams[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]FW36[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:39.313[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1.733[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]4.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Fernando Alonso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Ferrari[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]F14 T[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:39.999[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]2.419[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]14[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Daniel Juncadella[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Force India[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Mer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]VJM07[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:41.925[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]4.345[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]6.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Daniil Kvyat[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Toro Rosso[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]STR9[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:44.015[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]6.435[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]8[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Adrian Sutil[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Sauber[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]C33[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:44.224[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]6.644[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]21[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]8.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Kamui Kobayashi[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Caterham[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]CT05[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:44.859[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]7.279[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]14[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]9.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Daniel Ricciardo[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Red Bull[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]Ren.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef"]RB10[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]1:45.374[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]7.794[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #efefef, align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]10.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"] please log in to view this image [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Jules Bianchi[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Marussia[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]Fer.[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede"]MR03[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]1:48.192[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]10.612[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #dedede, align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
Lol if you thought Red Bull dominance was bad, wait until you see what Mercedes dominance will look like. Driver's 1 and 2 in every race!
Chuffed to see Williams get "lucky" and opt for Merc power this year, hope they can be in the mix for race wins/podiums this year, after a decent 2012 they went back to recent form in 2013.. F1 will always be a better place with Williams back up towards the front of the grid. Also, whilst not a fan, be nice to see Massa given a decent (unrestricted) chance.
