The top teams are expected to be in the low 22's, possibly dipping into the 21's, so it looks as if nobody is showing their hand yet.
Official 2011 Testing Thread
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1 Webber Red Bull 1m22.544s
2 Button McLaren 1m23.782s +1.238
3 Heidfeld Renault 1m24.735s +2.191
4 Valsecchi Lotus 1m25.406s +2.862
5 Perez Sauber 1m25.443s +2.899
6 Hulkenberg Force India 1m26.030s +3.486
7 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m26.087s +3.543
8 D'Ambrosio Virgin 1m32.060s +9.516
New fastest laps for Button, Buemi and D'Ambrosio
2 Button McLaren 1m23.782s +1.238
3 Heidfeld Renault 1m24.735s +2.191
4 Valsecchi Lotus 1m25.406s +2.862
5 Perez Sauber 1m25.443s +2.899
6 Hulkenberg Force India 1m26.030s +3.486
7 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m26.087s +3.543
8 D'Ambrosio Virgin 1m32.060s +9.516
New fastest laps for Button, Buemi and D'Ambrosio
The fastest lap of last year at Barcelona was 1.20.4 by L Hamilton so we are still 2 secs of the pace
I think Red Bull and Ferrari can go much faster. Possibly into the 1.21's - that said, they could have gone faster last year as well.
So yeah 2 secs off the pace sounds right
2:15pm (ish) Update:
1 Webber Red Bull 1m22.544s
2 Button McLaren 1m22.910s +0.366
3 Heidfeld Renault 1m24.735s +2.191
4 Valsecchi Lotus 1m25.406s +2.862
5 Perez Sauber 1m25.443s +2.899
6 Hulkenberg Force India 1m26.030s +3.486
7 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m26.087s +3.543
8 Di Resta Force India 1m27.196s +4.652
9 D'Ambrosio Virgin 1m32.060s +9.516
10 Razia Lotus 1m34.467s +11.923
1 Webber Red Bull 1m22.544s
2 Button McLaren 1m22.910s +0.366
3 Heidfeld Renault 1m24.735s +2.191
4 Valsecchi Lotus 1m25.406s +2.862
5 Perez Sauber 1m25.443s +2.899
6 Hulkenberg Force India 1m26.030s +3.486
7 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m26.087s +3.543
8 Di Resta Force India 1m27.196s +4.652
9 D'Ambrosio Virgin 1m32.060s +9.516
10 Razia Lotus 1m34.467s +11.923
1 Webber Red Bull 68laps
2 Button McLaren 57laps
3 Heidfeld Renault 20laps
4 Valsecchi Lotus 50laps
5 Perez Sauber 57laps
6 Hulkenberg Force India 31laps
7 Buemi Toro Rosso 18laps
8 Di Resta Force India 7laps
9 D'Ambrosio Virgin 48laps
10 Razia Lotus 8laps
2 Button McLaren 57laps
3 Heidfeld Renault 20laps
4 Valsecchi Lotus 50laps
5 Perez Sauber 57laps
6 Hulkenberg Force India 31laps
7 Buemi Toro Rosso 18laps
8 Di Resta Force India 7laps
9 D'Ambrosio Virgin 48laps
10 Razia Lotus 8laps
Worrying signs for McLaren. They started a race simulation this morning but their lap times were very slow. They had to abort it after the first stint. The first lap on heavy fuel was a 1:30.814 - and that was on soft tyres.
Webber's race simulation on the 20th Feb started with a 1.29.7
Webber's race simulation on the 20th Feb started with a 1.29.7
Button did 2 installation/out laps before they set that time as well, possibly to simulate 1 lap quali wear. They've also got that big bulge on the nose and the test struts going to the wings so who knows how that effects the car.
1 Webber Red Bull
2 Button McLaren
3 Heidfeld Renault
4 Perez Sauber
5 Valsecchi Lotus
6 Buemi Toro Rosso
7 Hulkenberg Force India
8 Di Resta Force India
9 Petrov Renault
10 D'Ambrosio Virgin
11 Razia Lotus
1m22.544s 72laps2 Button McLaren
1m22.910s +0.366 66laps3 Heidfeld Renault
1m24.735s +2.191 20laps4 Perez Sauber
1m25.269s +2.725 77laps5 Valsecchi Lotus
1m25.406s +2.862 50laps6 Buemi Toro Rosso
1m26.004s +3.460 29laps7 Hulkenberg Force India
1m26.030s +3.486 31laps8 Di Resta Force India
1m26.785s +4.241 18laps9 Petrov Renault
1m28.200s +5.656 8laps10 D'Ambrosio Virgin
1m32.060s +9.516 57laps11 Razia Lotus
1m34.467s +11.923 8laps
Im pretty impressed with Valsecchi, He has been getting F1 experiance with a few teams now and Im sure he will break into F1 very soon.
1 Perez Sauber 1m21.176s
2 Webber Red Bull 1m22.544s +1.368
3 Button McLaren 1m22.910s +1.734
4 Petrov Renault 1m22.937s +1.761
5 Heidfeld Renault 1m24.735s +3.559
6 Di Resta Force India 1m25.039s +3.863
7 Valsecchi Lotus 1m25.406s +4.230
8 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m26.004s +4.828
9 Hulkenberg Force India 1m26.030s +4.854
10 Razia Lotus 1m26.723s +5.547
11 D'Ambrosio Virgin 1m32.060s +10.884
2 Webber Red Bull 1m22.544s +1.368
3 Button McLaren 1m22.910s +1.734
4 Petrov Renault 1m22.937s +1.761
5 Heidfeld Renault 1m24.735s +3.559
6 Di Resta Force India 1m25.039s +3.863
7 Valsecchi Lotus 1m25.406s +4.230
8 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m26.004s +4.828
9 Hulkenberg Force India 1m26.030s +4.854
10 Razia Lotus 1m26.723s +5.547
11 D'Ambrosio Virgin 1m32.060s +10.884
From Autosport live feed:
16:03 Perez may have jumped the chicane to set his time
Hope he didn't and the time is real
16:03 Perez may have jumped the chicane to set his time
Hope he didn't and the time is real
Autosport say he was fastest by 2 seconds in the final sector, so he definitely jumped the chicane.
Sauber have looked strong throughout testing, up there with Torro Rosso and Williams IMO
Sauber have looked strong throughout testing, up there with Torro Rosso and Williams IMO
In that case his next fastest lap is a 1:24.1
obviously he has found a faster way around the track. DONT TELL BERNIE
Virgin 5 seconds off the pace of Lotus? If thats the margin on similar fuel and tyres, they've got a hell of a lot of work to do. Interesting that a GP2 driver could put that Lotus ahead of some other teams (albeit probably with less fuel) I think they're definitely improving. Can't wait to see how slow HRT are tomorrow - if they get out of the garage!
