Official: Testing Thread

While I can't see any advantage to deliberately running an illegal part, cars don't need to be legal in tests (right?).

 

While I can't see any advantage to deliberately running an illegal part, cars don't need to be legal in tests (right?).

I say that based on my memories of that Arrows front wing a few years ago.

 

Here we go Red flag. Ricciardo stopped on track. The old ran out of fuel chestnut?

 

Hence Mercedes and HRT running last year's cars. They do need to be crash tested before testing now, though, so what have Mercedes and HRT had crash-tested or are they exempt?

 

Cheers Forza! Well if Whiting doesn't pull Ferrari up on that being illegal, surely they can't query anyone?

Genji, has the crash test changed since last year? I'd assume otherwise last years crash test certificate is still valid. If the front wing is all that has changed, they might have gotten away with it.

 

​I thought the test had changed significantly since last year's test but all I can find is that it's "tougher" and "more stringent." You're probably right, though - if it's last year's car then the 2012 test might not be appropriate and it has passed a test.

 

STR isn't giving anyting as to why the car stopped

 

Perhaps Red Bull are terrified about Schumacher getting a decent run?

 

Not606F1 on Twitter: "Make or break year for Schumacher, has to equal his younger team-mate to prove a point."

is that you BLS?

 

Nice one with the tweet BLS!

 

Boo ya! my occasional Not606f1 campaign having some extremely mild effect

 

Kobayashi has quietly being be racking up the laps hasn't he.

 

Few, I thought it was Hijacked by Manny

 

Have you seen who one of the followers is

Oops! My bad
A second red flag of the day, this time for Kamui Kobayashi. The Sauber flyer comes to a halt on the back straight en route to the Dry Sac corner. Once his car is draped in a cloak of secrecy and removed from the track, we'll be able to savour the final 20 minutes or so of day one in sunny Jerez.

 

Another Red flag and car cutting out on purpose =/

Kobayashi in his sauber

20mins to go

 

Caterham have announced they can't do any more running today - they've broken the starter shaft. The car is fine though, and in an interview with Autosport, Kovalainen already reckons it is quicker than last years. Whether it is enough quicker or not is another question.

 

Thats it

Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:19.670 75 laps.
Paul Di Resta Force India 1:19.772101.
Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:20.219 56.
Mark Webber Red Bull 1:20.496 54.
Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:20.694 57.
Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:20.794 42.
Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:21.353 106.
Jenson Button McLaren 1:21.530 62.
Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.815 69.
Heikki Kovalainen Caterham, 1:23.178 28.
Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:23.371 25.
Pedro De la Rosa HRT 1:23.676 44.

 

Cheers El_B. I would be more than happy if that was absolute pace, I think it's somewhat unlikely though...

 

I think Lotus wants to show everyone that there are no doubts about Kimi's speed.

The two most important bits from today imo:

 

Kimi is back and the Iceman is still uber-fast!



Not bad for a 2 year absence (still impressive to top the timings even if it is pre-season testing)