Official: Testing Thread

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Williams testing news,

Valtteri Bottas will have his first taste of the new Williams-Renault FW34 on the second day of next week's Barcelona test.
Bottas, who is scheduled to drive in 15 Friday practice sessions in his capacity as Williams reserve driver in 2012, has two days of testing under his belt with the team, both in last year's car during last November's Abu Dhabi young driver test.
Bruno Senna will drive on the first day of the test on February 21 with Pastor Maldonado taking over for the final two days after Bottas's run.

Bottas is BLS's one to watch for the future. This accolade has a 100% rate of not being wrong (due to never being used before ehem)
 
BrightLampShade said:
Williams testing news,

Valtteri Bottas will have his first taste of the new Williams-Renault FW34 on the second day of next week's Barcelona test.
Bottas, who is scheduled to drive in 15 Friday practice sessions in his capacity as Williams reserve driver in 2012, has two days of testing under his belt with the team, both in last year's car during last November's Abu Dhabi young driver test.
Bruno Senna will drive on the first day of the test on February 21 with Pastor Maldonado taking over for the final two days after Bottas's run.

Bottas is BLS's one to watch for the future. This accolade has a 100% rate of not being wrong (due to never being used before ehem)
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I think you need some sort of graphic to go with that. 5 bright light bulbs or something. I must admit, his record looks pretty impressive.
 
BrightLampShade said:
Williams testing news,

Valtteri Bottas will have his first taste of the new Williams-Renault FW34 on the second day of next week's Barcelona test.
Bottas, who is scheduled to drive in 15 Friday practice sessions in his capacity as Williams reserve driver in 2012, has two days of testing under his belt with the team, both in last year's car during last November's Abu Dhabi young driver test.
Bruno Senna will drive on the first day of the test on February 21 with Pastor Maldonado taking over for the final two days after Bottas's run.

Bottas is BLS's one to watch for the future. This accolade has a 100% rate of not being wrong (due to never being used before ehem)
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Poor Bruno. Not content with apparently all 15 of Bottas's practice sessions being in Senna's car, he has to get some of his testing as well. Even this isn't going to be a fair chance for him is it? It looks like the 2013 line up is already decided (if they even wait that long).
 
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[td]Wednesday 22nd[/td]
[td]Thursday 23rd[/td]
[td]Friday 24th[/td]
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[td]Red Bull[/td]
[td]Sebastian Vettel[/td]
[td]Sebastian Vettel[/td]
[td]Mark Webber[/td]
[td]Mark Webber[/td]
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[td]McLaren[/td]
[td]Lewis Hamilton[/td]
[td]Lewis Hamilton[/td]
[td]Jenson Button[/td]
[td]Jenson Button[/td]
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[td]Ferrari[/td]
[td]Fernando Alonso[/td]
[td]Fernando Alonso[/td]
[td]Felipe Massa[/td]
[td]Felipe Massa[/td]
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[td]Mercedes[/td]
[td]Michael Schumacher[/td]
[td]Nico Rosberg[/td]
[td]Michael Schumacher[/td]
[td]Nico Rosberg[/td]
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[td]Lotus[/td]
[td]Romain Grosjean[/td]
[td]Romain Grosjean[/td]
[td]Kimi Raikkonen[/td]
[td]Kimi Raikkonen[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]Force India[/td]
[td]Nico Hulkenburg[/td]
[td]Nico Hulkenburg[/td]
[td]Paul Di Resta[/td]
[td]Paul Di Resta[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]Sauber[/td]
[td]Sergio Perez[/td]
[td]Sergio Perez[/td]
[td]Kamui Kobayashi[/td]
[td]Kamui Kobayashi[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Toro Rosso[/td]
[td]Daniel Ricciardo[/td]
[td]Daniel Ricciardo[/td]
[td]Jean Eric Vergne[/td]
[td]Jean Eric Vergne[/td]
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[td]Williams[/td]
[td]Bruno Senna[/td]
[td]Valteri Bottas[/td]
[td]Pastor Maldonado[/td]
[td]Pastor Maldonado[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]Caterham[/td]
[td]Heikki Kovalainen[/td]
[td]Vitaly Petrov[/td]
[td]Vitaly Petrov[/td]
[td]Heikki Kovalainen[/td]
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[tr]
[td]HRT[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
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[td]Marussia[/td]
[td]Charles Pic[/td]
[td]Charles Pic[/td]
[td]Timo Glock[/td]
[td]Charles Pic[/td]
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This is the current line-up, it may change.
 
Anyone else find it odd that Pic gets more sessions that Glock? I'd have thought Glocks experience would have been more valuable when it comes to directing development, even if Pic does need time in the car.
 
So senna gets the one day. Bottas gets a day in. The williams reliability is worth taking a risk on <ok>
 
tomtom94 said:
So Trulli really is properly dropped, they don't even want him for testing. Wow.

Other than that, not really much to note... Alonso and Vettel get their hands on the car first this time... wonder if it's a coincidence that Lewis does too <whistle>
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To to help Benson fit Hamilton into his stories. Its been a while since we've been told how screwed his head is, come on Benson :p
 
Barcelona Line-up
Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel - February 21st-22nd
Mark Webber - February 23rd-24th

McLaren

Lewis Hamilton &#8211; February 21st-22nd
Jenson Button &#8211; February 23rd-24th

Ferrari

Fernando Alonso &#8211; February 21st-22nd
Felipe Massa &#8211; February 23rd-24th

Mercedes

Michael Schumacher &#8211; February 21st and 23rd
Nico Rosberg &#8211; February 22nd and 24th

Lotus

Romain Grosjean - February 21st-22nd
Kimi Raikkonen - February 23rd-24th

Force India

Nico Hulkenberg - February 21st-22nd
Paul di Resta - February 23rd-24th

Sauber

Sergio Perez - February 21st-22nd
Kamui Kobayashi &#8211; February 23rd-24th

Toro Rosso

Jean-Eric Vergne &#8211; February 21st-22nd
Daniel Ricciardo - February 23rd-24th

Williams

Bruno Senna - February 21st
Valtteri Bottas - February 22nd
Pastor Maldonado - February 23rd-24th

Caterham F1

TBC

HRT

Won't run

Marussia

Charles Pic - February 21st-22nd and 24th
Timo Glock - February 23rd


Test line-up subject to change
 
tomtom94 said:
So Trulli really is properly dropped, they don't even want him for testing. Wow.

Other than that, not really much to note... Alonso and Vettel get their hands on the car first this time... wonder if it's a coincidence that Lewis does too <whistle>
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Jenson had the first two days at Jerez so i guess they're just playing fair.

Nothing to see here, move along..........
 
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