Official 2011 Testing Thread

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!
Canary f1 said:
Hamilton a second of the pace in last years car, is that good or bad?
Click to expand...

It means absolutely nothing. Testing times need to be taken with a large pinch of salt at the best of times, but they're meaningless when they're set in last year's car. Interestingly, Hamilton is two seconds down on the time he set in Valencia last year using the same car. Depending on who you listen to downforce levels are expected to be similar or less than last season. I suspect the slower times are down to the weaker Pirellis and the increased weight.
 
Agree with you there glorious, times don`t mean alot. But in the light of day three Jenson went a second quicker than hammy so I don`t think it`s down to tyres but could be fuel loads etc.
 
It was pretty skillfull but like lewisWDC says, not altogether beyond the scope of any of the drivers really. Don`t quite see how the Baron is gonna win the WDC when he`s quated as saying that the Pirrelis are like driving on ice.
No doubt he is an all time F1 great but without a car he can drive what can he do?
 
That's the Michael I want to see starting March...
Maybe I'll be disappointed or maybe what I have been waiting for will become reality...
About a month left guys, we are all backing a different driver for different reasons...let the battle commence.
 
The Jerez testing line-up is as follows:

Red Bull
Thursday: Mark WEBBER
Friday: Mark WEBBER
Saturday: Sebastian VETTEL
Sunday: Sebastian VETTEL

McLaren-Mercedes
Thursday: Lewis HAMILTON
Friday: Jenson BUTTON
Saturday: Lewis HAMILTON
Sunday: Jenson BUTTON

Ferrari
Thursday: Felipe MASSA
Friday: Felipe MASSA
Saturday: Fernando ALONSO
Sunday: Fernando ALONSO

Mercedes GP
Thursday: Nico ROSBERG
Friday: Michael SCHUMACHER
Saturday: Michael SCHMACHER
Sunday: Nico ROSBERG

Lotus Renault GP
Thursday: Vitaly PETROV
Friday: Vitaly PETROV
Saturday: TBC (Kubica absent)
Sunday: TBC (Kubica absent)

Williams-Cosworth
Thursday: Pastor MALDONADO
Friday: Pastor MALDONADO
Saturday: Rubens BARRICHELLO
Sunday: Rubens BARRICHELLO

Force India-Mercedes
Thursday: Adrian SUTIL
Friday: Adrian SUTIL
Saturday: Paul DI RESTA
Sunday: Paul DI RESTA

Sauber-Ferrari
Thursday: Sergio PÉREZ
Friday: Sergio PÉREZ
Saturday: Kamui KOBAYASHI
Sunday: Kamui KOBAYASHI

Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Thursday morning: Daniel RICCIARDO
Thursday afternoon: Jaime ALGUERSUARI
Friday: Jaime ALGUERSUARI
Saturday: Sébastien BUEMI
Sunday: Sébastien BUEMI

Team Lotus-Renault
Thursday morning: Karun CHANDHOK
Thursday afternoon: Jarno TRULLI
Friday: Jarno TRULLI
Saturday: Heikki KOVALAINEN
Sunday: Heikki KOVALAINEN

EDIT: Virgin have not announced their drivers, though it will probably be Glock and D'Ambrosio getting 2 days each
 
I think it's fair to give Felipe the first two days - as he faced the reliability problems in his only day of testing, and deserves that time. I think giving a driver two consecutive days to test is better then missing a day in between testing - so im surprised that McLaren have adopted this approach.

I'm assuming that the final two days of testing for Lotus Renault GP will have either Liuzzi, Heidfeld, Senna in the car - although Renault might get Petrov in the car, for the sake of aero tests, etc.

Good to see Karun Chandhok and Daniel Ricciardo taking part. Certianly in Ricciardo's case, if he drives better then the 2 contracted drivers, he could get a full time race seat - and this wouldn't surprise me based on Helmut Marko's recent comments: "Algersuari is talented, Buemi must improve, Ricciardo will be in F1"
 
Times at Jerez so far...

1. Massa Ferrari F150 1:20.709 35 laps
2. Perez Sauber C30 1:21.483 + 0.774 41 laps
3. Ricciardo Toro Rosso STR6 1:21.755 + 1.046 31 laps
4. Webber Red Bull Racing RB7 1:22.257 + 1.548 30 laps
5. Hamilton McLaren MP4-26 1:22.283 + 1.574 26 laps
6. Petrov Lotus Renault GP R31 1:24.453 + 3.744 14 laps
7. Trulli Lotus F1 T128 1:24.792 + 4.083 28 laps
8. Rosberg Mercedes GP W02 1:24.805 + 4.096 16 laps
9. Sutil Force India VJM-04 no time 3 laps
10. Maldonado Williams FW33 no time 2 laps
11. Glock Virgin Racing MVR-02 no time 1 lap
12. Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6 no time 0 Laps
 
Jerez 2010
wed 17 Feb
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing RB6 1:22.593 99 Laps
Thur 18 Feb
1. Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32 1:27.145 98 Laps
Fri 19 Feb
1. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing RB6 1:19.299 115 Laps
Sat 20 Feb
1. Jenson Button McLaren MP4-25 1:18.871 108 Laps
 
Final times for today:

1. Massa Ferrari F150 1:20.709 99 Laps
2. Perez Sauber C30 1:21.483 + 0.774 88 Laps
3. Webber Red Bull Racing RB7 1:21.522 + 0.813 86 Laps
4. Ricciardo Toro Rosso STR6 1:21.755 + 1.046 31 Laps
5. Hamilton McLaren MP4-26 1:21.914 + 1.205 53 Laps
6. Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6 1:22.689 + 1.980 32 Laps
7. Sutil Force India VJM-04 1:23.472 + 2.763 21 Laps
8. Petrov Lotus Renault GP R31 1:23.504 + 2.795 54 Laps
9. Rosberg Mercedes GP W02 1:23.963 + 3.254 67 Laps
10. Trulli Lotus F1 T128 1:24.458 + 3.749 48 Laps
11. Glock Virgin Racing MVR-02 1:25.086 + 4.377 25 Laps
12. Maldonado Williams FW33 1:34.968 + 14.259 9 Laps

Just Like last week the times are around about 2 seconds off last years
 
Massa has set the fastest time today with a margin over his rivals yet the BBC have gone with the headline of 'Lewis Hamilton tries out new McLaren in Jerez F1 test'. Its a bit ignorent of the fact that not all its readers are fans of Lewis. bit of a biased point of view <doh><doh><doh>
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back