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Official 2011 Testing Thread

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  1. Forza Bianchi

    Forza Bianchi Well-Known Member

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    Line up for the final test:

    8th March:
    -Mark Webber (Red Bull)
    -Jenson Button (McLaren)
    -Nico Hülkenberg, Paul di Resta (Force India)
    -Sergio Pérez (Sauber)
    -Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso)
    -Jerome D'Ambrosio (Virgin)

    9th March:
    -Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
    -Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
    -Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
    -Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
    -Pastor Maldonado (Williams)
    -Paul di Resta (Force India)
    -Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber)
    -Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso)
    -Jerome D'Ambrosio (Virgin)

    10th March:
    -Mark Webber (Red Bull)
    -Jenson Button (McLaren)
    -Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
    -Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)
    -Pastor Maldonado (Williams)
    -Adrian Sutil (Force India)
    -Sergio Pérez (Sauber)
    -Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso)
    -Jerome D'Ambrosio (Virgin)

    11th March:
    -Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
    -Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
    -Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
    -Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)
    -Rubens Barrichello (Williams)
    -Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta (Force India)
    -Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber)
    -Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso)
    -Jerome D'Ambrosio (Virgin)

    12th March:
    -Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
    -Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
    -Rubens Barrichello (Williams)

    By the way can we make this thread a sticky? (El_Bando did ask for it when he started the thread)
     
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  2. BrightLampShade

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    Done, Will obviously swap it for a race thread when racing appears :)
     
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    and cheers for the info on the line-up
     
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  4. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    lol good old faithful thread, how I missed you!
     
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  5. Hyperupdate

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    Thanks for putting this as a sticky. After the testing we will have the TV races :)
     
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    Saturday looks set to be a riot. ;)

    This extra two weeks is killing me, it should be day two of the final test today. Curse Bahrain and their quest for human rights. :emoticon-0121-angry
     
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  7. EternalMSC

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    Can you put up the weekend event schedules..

    How shall I put it... from when they are aired on the BBC, for example if the race started at 6, the BBC would be broadcasting earlier with interviews and news.
    So can you list in terms of the earliest broadcasting start rather than Race or Quali start.

    Thanks.
     
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  8. BrightLampShade

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    Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v from autosport:

    "All four Pirelli compounds have been available in the winter tests held so far, but for this week's Catalunya session only the hard and soft tyres will be in use, as these compounds have been chosen as the selection for the first three grands prix of the season, making this the most representative test so far according to Pirelli's motorsport boss Paul Hembery."
     
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  9. DHCanary

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    Oh thats a good point, with the Bahrain GP gone, are the BBC showing the test instead? I might actually get to see some F1 on iplayer then!
     
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    Urgh, why do the BBC always pass up the opportunity to do a really geeky, tech-minded F1 show for all the fans out there who enjoy more than just the racing? Most of the time they try to go into any details they barely skim the surface, it annoys me sometimes - I've known the broad concepts of aerodynamics they explain since I was 6.
     
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  12. Forza Bianchi

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    Been a damp start to the testing so far, and all the teams scheduled to come out today have completed an installation lap.
     
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    Buemi in the Toro Rosso is the first person to bring out the Red Flags at this test :)
     
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    10:15am Laps so far:

    Webber: 13
    Button: 25
    Heifeld: 8
    Hulkenberg: 16
    Perez: 27
    Buemi: 3
    Valsecchi: 26 (Lotus)
    d'Ambrosio: 7
     
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    11:15 Update (no idea why I'm choosing quarter past the hour for updates)
    Laps so far:

    Webber: 26
    Button: 33
    Heifeld: 16
    Hulkenberg: 31
    Perez: 40
    Buemi: 3
    Valsecchi: 36
    d'Ambrosio: 20

    Fastest: Webber with a 1:23:085
     
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  17. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Red Flag Valsecchi has spun off
     
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    Lunch Break.

    Laps so far:

    Webber: 38
    Button: 44
    Heifeld: 20
    Hulkenberg: 31
    Perez: 54
    Buemi: 3
    Valsecchi: 50
    d'Ambrosio: 20

    Fastest: Webber with a 1:22:544
     
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    Heifeld has pulled a sickie (has a cold) and so won't be out this afternoon. Vitaly will replace him to avoid losing testing time
     
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  20. El_Bando

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    1. Webber Red Bull Racing RB7 1:22.544 35 laps
    2. Heidfeld Lotus Renault GP R31 1:24.735 + 2.191 20 laps
    3. Valsecchi Lotus F1 T128 1:25.406 + 2.862 49 laps
    4. Perez Sauber C30 1:25.443 + 2.899 52 laps
    5. Hulkenberg Force India VJM-04 1:26.030 + 3.486 31 laps
    6. Button McLaren MP4-26 1:28.971 + 6.427 41 laps
    7. D'Ambrosio Virgin Racing MVR-02 1:33.502 + 10.958 20 laps
    8. Buemi Toro Rosso STR6 3 laps
    9. di Resta Force India VJM-04 0 laps
     
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