Official Pre-season testing thread
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Why oh why do Red Bull insist on these bodge jobs every day!
All they need to do is have bigger outlets and get more laps in, they're running out of time, time they can never get back.
All they need to do is have bigger outlets and get more laps in, they're running out of time, time they can never get back.
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MERCEDES AMG F1 ‏@MercedesAMGF1 1m
Just a hunch, but we feel there may be another spell of @LewisHamilton action on the way very shortly... #F1 #W05sup
To late.... someones Red Flagged the session
Oh its a Renault
ESPN F1 ‏@ESPNF1 42s
Another red flag. This time the Lotus has stopped at Turn Seven #F1
Just a hunch, but we feel there may be another spell of @LewisHamilton action on the way very shortly... #F1 #W05sup
To late.... someones Red Flagged the session
Oh its a Renault
ESPN F1 ‏@ESPNF1 42s
Another red flag. This time the Lotus has stopped at Turn Seven #F1
I'm glad Hulk didn't go to Lotus now, Force India has turned out to be the best move he has made in his whole career.
Red Bull mocking Benson's BS
http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/update-spy-0
'We do, however, get the opportunity to make our own entertainment, one avenue to which is reading some of the more lurid speculation that's flying around. Our favourite today is the one about Seb apparently having a massive hissy fit in Jerez, refusing to drive the car because it wasn't very good, and storming off in a huff.~
A major news broadcaster posted the story this morning, along with the line "No-one outside the team knows whether it happened or not, and those on the inside wouldn't say.
Eh? Run that by me again?
I suppose it could be true. Maybe four World Championships really have turned him into a screaming primadonna. Perhaps what really happened is Seb leapt out of the car and started foaming at the mouth. He made a very rude gesture in the direction of Adrian, snarled at Rocky, kicked Ole in the spanners and then stormed out of the garage, saddled his unicorn and rode back to Switzerland.
Meanwhile Adrian's lost his copy of the Illustrated Junior Encyclopaedia of Motorsport and says he can't design without it. Daniel's sulking is really starting to get everyone down, Dr Marko has decided to return to his roots and become a dubstep producer under his street name DJ Graz and, after his New York residency last summer, Christian's far more interested in street art than F1 anyway.
Seb, meanwhile has sent us a postcard, and says he's really sorry for all the fuss. He'll be back soon but has decided to chill for a while by spending a couple of weeks watching daytime soaps and eating crisps 'round at Mark's house.
Maybe that's what happening. It's certainly a rumour. No one outside the team knows for sure and those inside won't say...'
http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/update-spy-0
'We do, however, get the opportunity to make our own entertainment, one avenue to which is reading some of the more lurid speculation that's flying around. Our favourite today is the one about Seb apparently having a massive hissy fit in Jerez, refusing to drive the car because it wasn't very good, and storming off in a huff.~
A major news broadcaster posted the story this morning, along with the line "No-one outside the team knows whether it happened or not, and those on the inside wouldn't say.
Eh? Run that by me again?
I suppose it could be true. Maybe four World Championships really have turned him into a screaming primadonna. Perhaps what really happened is Seb leapt out of the car and started foaming at the mouth. He made a very rude gesture in the direction of Adrian, snarled at Rocky, kicked Ole in the spanners and then stormed out of the garage, saddled his unicorn and rode back to Switzerland.
Meanwhile Adrian's lost his copy of the Illustrated Junior Encyclopaedia of Motorsport and says he can't design without it. Daniel's sulking is really starting to get everyone down, Dr Marko has decided to return to his roots and become a dubstep producer under his street name DJ Graz and, after his New York residency last summer, Christian's far more interested in street art than F1 anyway.
Seb, meanwhile has sent us a postcard, and says he's really sorry for all the fuss. He'll be back soon but has decided to chill for a while by spending a couple of weeks watching daytime soaps and eating crisps 'round at Mark's house.
Maybe that's what happening. It's certainly a rumour. No one outside the team knows for sure and those inside won't say...'
Shoddy workmanship
Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 43s
.@McLarenF1's Y100 Winglet / Monkey Seat lost a support yesterday and flapped around for a little while #TechF1 pic.twitter.com/dTy3zO7ETe
Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 43s
.@McLarenF1's Y100 Winglet / Monkey Seat lost a support yesterday and flapped around for a little while #TechF1 pic.twitter.com/dTy3zO7ETe
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11:39 Lotus suggests that Maldonado's last run met a fiery end.@Lotus_F1Team: "A bit of a flame display on track means we've brought the E22 back to investigate what went wrong."
I'm going to go out on a limb and say engine?
I got Bensons goat 
Might want to read this A.Benson as it involves you
http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/update-spy-0 … #bbcf1 #CallingYouOutSon #F1 #YouInTrouble
Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 55s
Funny http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/update-spy-0 …
And as I speak SkySports get a whiff of it plus the rest of twitter, not606 the first for breaking F1 news!
Might want to read this A.Benson as it involves you
http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/update-spy-0 … #bbcf1 #CallingYouOutSon #F1 #YouInTroubleAndrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 55s
Funny http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/update-spy-0 …
And as I speak SkySports get a whiff of it plus the rest of twitter, not606 the first for breaking F1 news!
Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 2m
.@MercedesAMGF1 using the floor I mentioned last night https://twitter.com/SomersF1/status/439100192361418752 … Twin vertical floor strake config #WO5 pic.twitter.com/QhiEhhNGVT
Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 1m
Eye spy with my little eye, what appears to be another camera mounted in the @MercedesAMGF1 WO5's Sidepod #TechF1 pic.twitter.com/kCBXgWUftD
MOST RECENT UPDATE: 11:47:18
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[TD="class: driver"]Perez[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Force India[/TD]
[TD]VJM07[/TD]
[TD]1:35.570[/TD]
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[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD]2.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Alonso[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]F14 T[/TD]
[TD]1:35.634[/TD]
[TD]+0.064[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"][/TD]
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[TD]3.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Button[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD]MP4-29[/TD]
[TD]1:36.901[/TD]
[TD]+1.331[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]22[/TD]
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[TD]4.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Bianchi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Marussia F1 Team[/TD]
[TD]MR03[/TD]
[TD]1:38.198[/TD]
[TD]+2.628[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"][/TD]
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[TD]5.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: driver"]Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:39.041[/TD]
[TD]+3.471[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]64[/TD]
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[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Red Bull Racing[/TD]
[TD]RB10[/TD]
[TD]1:39.155[/TD]
[TD]+3.585[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD]7.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Massa[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Williams[/TD]
[TD]FW36[/TD]
[TD]1:39.323[/TD]
[TD]+3.753[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
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[TD]8.[/TD]
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[TD="class: driver"]Vergne[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD]STR9[/TD]
[TD]1:39.756[/TD]
[TD]+4.186[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD]9.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: driver"]Gutierrez[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD]C33[/TD]
[TD]1:39.976[/TD]
[TD]+4.406[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD]10.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: driver"]Maldonado[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Lotus[/TD]
[TD]E22[/TD]
[TD]1:41.762[/TD]
[TD]+6.192[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11.[/TD]
[TD]
[TD="class: driver"]Ericsson[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD]CT05[/TD]
[TD]1:42.516[/TD]
[TD]+6.946[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
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.@MercedesAMGF1 using the floor I mentioned last night https://twitter.com/SomersF1/status/439100192361418752 … Twin vertical floor strake config #WO5 pic.twitter.com/QhiEhhNGVT
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Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 1m
Eye spy with my little eye, what appears to be another camera mounted in the @MercedesAMGF1 WO5's Sidepod #TechF1 pic.twitter.com/kCBXgWUftD
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MOST RECENT UPDATE: 11:47:18
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[TD]#[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]1.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Perez[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Force India[/TD]
[TD]VJM07[/TD]
[TD]1:35.570[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD]2.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Alonso[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Ferrari[/TD]
[TD]F14 T[/TD]
[TD]1:35.634[/TD]
[TD]+0.064[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"][/TD]
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[TD]3.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Button[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]McLaren[/TD]
[TD]MP4-29[/TD]
[TD]1:36.901[/TD]
[TD]+1.331[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD]4.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Bianchi[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Marussia F1 Team[/TD]
[TD]MR03[/TD]
[TD]1:38.198[/TD]
[TD]+2.628[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Mercedes GP[/TD]
[TD]W05[/TD]
[TD]1:39.041[/TD]
[TD]+3.471[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TR="class: zebra, bgcolor: #E5E2DF"]
[TD]6.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Ricciardo[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Red Bull Racing[/TD]
[TD]RB10[/TD]
[TD]1:39.155[/TD]
[TD]+3.585[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]7.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Massa[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Williams[/TD]
[TD]FW36[/TD]
[TD]1:39.323[/TD]
[TD]+3.753[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: zebra, bgcolor: #E5E2DF"]
[TD]8.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Vergne[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Toro Rosso[/TD]
[TD]STR9[/TD]
[TD]1:39.756[/TD]
[TD]+4.186[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]9.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Gutierrez[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Sauber[/TD]
[TD]C33[/TD]
[TD]1:39.976[/TD]
[TD]+4.406[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: zebra, bgcolor: #E5E2DF"]
[TD]10.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Maldonado[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Lotus[/TD]
[TD]E22[/TD]
[TD]1:41.762[/TD]
[TD]+6.192[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"]PIT[/TD]
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[TD]11.[/TD]
[TD]
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[/TD][TD="class: driver"]Ericsson[/TD]
[TD="class: team-name"]Caterham[/TD]
[TD]CT05[/TD]
[TD]1:42.516[/TD]
[TD]+6.946[/TD]
[TD="class: aantalronden, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="class: result-banden"][/TD]
[TD="class: pit"][/TD]
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I got Bensons goat
Might want to read this A.Benson as it involves you
Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 55s
Funny http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/update-spy-0 …
And as I speak SkySports get a whiff of it plus the rest of twitter, not606 the first for breaking F1 news!
Here comes a negative review of Red Bulls testing on the beeb.
Its War.....
....Bust first he needs to reply to my text.
Lotus F1 Team ‏@Lotus_F1Team 32s
Sufficient char-grilling to render us out for the rest of today. Causation investigations continue.
Sufficient char-grilling to render us out for the rest of today. Causation investigations continue.
Button driving for Red Bull according to Autosport. Maybe they saw he was languishing at the bottom of the laps completed table and just assumed?
"12:21 A little over two hours to run in Bahrain. Here's the lap count so far:
Hamilton (Mercedes) 80
Alonso (Ferrari) 75
Massa (Williams) 71
Gutierrez (Sauber) 59
Perez (Force India) 54
Bianchi (Marussia) 52
Vergne (Toro Rosso) 43
Ericsson (Caterham) 35
Maldonado (Lotus) 31
Ricciardo (Red Bull) 29
Button (Red Bull) 20"
"12:21 A little over two hours to run in Bahrain. Here's the lap count so far:
Hamilton (Mercedes) 80
Alonso (Ferrari) 75
Massa (Williams) 71
Gutierrez (Sauber) 59
Perez (Force India) 54
Bianchi (Marussia) 52
Vergne (Toro Rosso) 43
Ericsson (Caterham) 35
Maldonado (Lotus) 31
Ricciardo (Red Bull) 29
Button (Red Bull) 20"
Somebody at Autosport not doing their job properly it seems...
Hamilton (Mercedes) 80
Alonso (Ferrari) 75
Massa (Williams) 71
Gutierrez (Sauber) 59
Perez (Force India) 54
Bianchi (Marussia) 52
Vergne (Toro Rosso) 43
Ericsson (Caterham) 35
Maldonado (Lotus) 31
Ricciardo (Red Bull) 29
Button (Red Bull) 20
Hamilton (Mercedes) 80
Alonso (Ferrari) 75
Massa (Williams) 71
Gutierrez (Sauber) 59
Perez (Force India) 54
Bianchi (Marussia) 52
Vergne (Toro Rosso) 43
Ericsson (Caterham) 35
Maldonado (Lotus) 31
Ricciardo (Red Bull) 29
Button (Red Bull) 20