Official Pre-season testing thread

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30 minutes to go and Kevin is back out :D

MOST RECENT UPDATE: 15:30:11
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[TD="class: driver"]Massa[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Williams[/TD]
[TD]FW36[/TD]
[TD]1:29.023[/TD]
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[TD]78[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Alonso[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]F14 T[/TD]
[TD]1:29.290[/TD]
[TD]+0.267[/TD]
[TD]108[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Juncadella[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Force India[/TD]
[TD]VJM07[/TD]
[TD]1:30.176[/TD]
[TD]+1.153[/TD]
[TD]72[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:30.822[/TD]
[TD]+1.799[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Magnussen[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD]MP4-29[/TD]
[TD]1:31.804[/TD]
[TD]+2.781[/TD]
[TD]105[/TD]
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[TD]6.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Bianchi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Marussia F1 Team[/TD]
[TD]MR03[/TD]
[TD]1:35.589[/TD]
[TD]+6.566[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Rosberg[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:36.951[/TD]
[TD]+7.928[/TD]
[TD]91[/TD]
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[TD]8.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Sutil[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD]C33[/TD]
[TD]1:38.906[/TD]
[TD]+9.883[/TD]
[TD]65[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Kobayashi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD]CT05[/TD]
[TD]1:43.193[/TD]
[TD]+14.170[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Kvyat[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD]STR9[/TD]
[TD]1:44.016[/TD]
[TD]+14.993[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Red Bull Racing[/TD]
[TD]RB10[/TD]
[TD]1:45.374[/TD]
[TD]+16.351[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
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[video=youtube;WQfvj26DKR8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQfvj26DKR8[/video]

[video=youtube;PU9vtausdZo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU9vtausdZo[/video]
 
Final 15!


MOST RECENT UPDATE: 15:45:04
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[TD="class: driver"]Massa[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Williams[/TD]
[TD]FW36[/TD]
[TD]1:28.521[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]84[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Alonso[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]F14 T[/TD]
[TD]1:29.145[/TD]
[TD]+0.624[/TD]
[TD]115[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Juncadella[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Force India[/TD]
[TD]VJM07[/TD]
[TD]1:30.176[/TD]
[TD]+1.655[/TD]
[TD]78[/TD]
[TD="class: pit"][/TD]
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[TD]4.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Magnussen[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD]MP4-29[/TD]
[TD]1:30.806[/TD]
[TD]+2.285[/TD]
[TD]108[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:30.822[/TD]
[TD]+2.301[/TD]
[TD]40[/TD]
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[TD]6.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Bianchi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Marussia F1 Team[/TD]
[TD]MR03[/TD]
[TD]1:33.490[/TD]
[TD]+4.969[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Sutil[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD]C33[/TD]
[TD]1:36.571[/TD]
[TD]+8.050[/TD]
[TD]69[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Rosberg[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:36.951[/TD]
[TD]+8.430[/TD]
[TD]91[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Kobayashi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD]CT05[/TD]
[TD]1:43.193[/TD]
[TD]+14.672[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Kvyat[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD]STR9[/TD]
[TD]1:44.016[/TD]
[TD]+15.495[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Red Bull Racing[/TD]
[TD]RB10[/TD]
[TD]1:45.374[/TD]
[TD]+16.853[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
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Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 2m
Ferrari's extra duct on rear of Sidepod has internal pipework likely leading back toward an oil cooler #OnlyOn1Side pic.twitter.com/cPqpzazdbH
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Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 1m
This is likely a temporary fix for the Scuderia who've slightly misjudged the cooling required for a component
 
15:57 Hamilton takes the Merc out into the pitlane and stops after just a few metres. Odd as we've still got a red flag. People are suggesting it might be an aero test, but that seems weird. There was, however, some flo-vis on the sidepod.


testing in the pit lane ;)



Fin -

MOST RECENT UPDATE: 16:02:43
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[TD="class: driver"]Massa[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Williams[/TD]
[TD]FW36[/TD]
[TD]1:28.229[/TD]
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[TD]86[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Alonso[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]F14 T[/TD]
[TD]1:29.145[/TD]
[TD]+0.916[/TD]
[TD]115[/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Juncadella[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Force India[/TD]
[TD]VJM07[/TD]
[TD]1:29.457[/TD]
[TD]+1.228[/TD]
[TD]81[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Magnussen[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD]MP4-29[/TD]
[TD]1:30.806[/TD]
[TD]+2.577[/TD]
[TD]110[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:30.822[/TD]
[TD]+2.593[/TD]
[TD]41[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Bianchi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Marussia F1 Team[/TD]
[TD]MR03[/TD]
[TD]1:32.222[/TD]
[TD]+3.993[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
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[TD]7.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Sutil[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD]C33[/TD]
[TD]1:36.571[/TD]
[TD]+8.342[/TD]
[TD]69[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Rosberg[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:36.951[/TD]
[TD]+8.722[/TD]
[TD]91[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Kobayashi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD]CT05[/TD]
[TD]1:43.193[/TD]
[TD]+14.964[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
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[TD]10.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Kvyat[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD]STR9[/TD]
[TD]1:44.016[/TD]
[TD]+15.787[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Red Bull Racing[/TD]
[TD]RB10[/TD]
[TD]1:45.374[/TD]
[TD]+17.145[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
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Mercedes - 132 laps

Ferrari - 115
McLaren - 110

Williams - 86
Force India - 81

Sauber - 69
Caterham - 54

Marussia - 25

STR - 9
Red Bull - 7
 
Right here's a task for you children, find me some pictures of drivers in their garages that will show us some speed traps so we can see who is pushing their engines more.

Something like this

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