Official: Testing Thread

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12:25 Suggestions are that it could be related to the exhaust design.

12:25 After some debate, we think the Ferrari sounds different to the others - a throatier noise.
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They haven't mentioned anything since testing began about Red Bull's off-throttle noise that other observers have noticed.
 
time for lunch time times...



Nico
Rosberg​

Mercedes
GP​

W02​

1:17.613​


Romain
Grosjean​

Lotus​

E20​

1:18.419​


Lewis
Hamilton​

McLaren​

MP4-27​

1:19.464​


Jean-Eric Vergne​

Toro Rosso​

TR7​

1:19.734​


Sergio
Perez​

Sauber​

C31​

1:19.770​

Sebastian
Vettel​

Red Bull
Racing​

RB8​

1:20.154​


Fernando
Alonso​

Ferrari​

F2012​

1:20.412​


Bruno
Senna​

Williams​

FW34​

1:21.293​

Giedo
van der Garde​

Caterham​

CT01​

1:23.505​

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<tr class="tableizer-firstrow"><th>P</th><th>Driver</th><th>Team</th><th>Time</th><th>Laps</th></tr> <tr><td>1</td><td>*Rosberg</td><td>Mercedes</td><td>*1m17.613s</td><td>78</td></tr> <tr><td>2</td><td>*Grosjean</td><td>Lotus</td><td>*1m18.419s**+0.806</td><td>53</td></tr> <tr><td>3</td><td>*Hamilton</td><td>McLaren</td><td>*1m19.464s**+1.851</td><td>45</td></tr> <tr><td>4</td><td>*Vergne</td><td>Toro Rosso</td><td>*1m19.734s**+2.121</td><td>41</td></tr> <tr><td>5</td><td>*Perez</td><td>Sauber</td><td>*1m19.770s**+2.157</td><td>31</td></tr> <tr><td>6</td><td>*Vettel</td><td>Red Bull</td><td>*1m19.785s**+2.172</td><td>39</td></tr> <tr><td>7</td><td>*Alonso</td><td>Ferrari</td><td>*1m20.412s**+2.799</td><td>38</td></tr> <tr><td>8</td><td>*Senna</td><td>Williams</td><td>*1m21.293s**+3.680</td><td>74</td></tr> <tr><td>9</td><td>*Van der Garde</td><td>Caterham</td><td>*1m23.324s**+5.711</td><td>54</td></tr></table>

Red bull seem to be lacking in laps, Ferrari too but they have a reason. Mercedes getting lots of laps in as usual
 
Mercedes are piling on the mileage. Will be interesting to see how much more grip the tyres give this year given the slightly larger contact patches.
 
@StrangAutosport has dug up some news from McLaren: "McLaren reports Lewis happy with the car. So far today the 2008 world champion has conducted an aero rake test, and plenty of set-up work in shorter runs. Then the team made a few changes over lunch and is now looking into doing some longer runs now that the track is past its best."

Wonder how many laps they'll be able to cram in in these last few hours.
 
Ferrari:

Laps completed by the Spaniard are just 46, most of them at constant speed and with the car full of sensors..
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The problem with radical new designs, takes a while to understand how they work. Should see some positives coming out of Ferrari soon unless they really are in trouble.
 
genjigonzales said:
After Schumacher's work yesterday I'm not sure what more Mercedes can learn about the tyres. Using the 2011 car is starting to look like a monumental waste of time to me.
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I've been wondering that too, what can they learn after so many laps? The only think I can think off is that they are testing something that they are not telling us about, otherwise it does look like a waste of time.
 
happyal said:
I've been wondering that too, what can they learn after so many laps? The only think I can think off is that they are testing something that they are not telling us about, otherwise it does look like a waste of time.
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They're probably testing new systems/devices that will be on the new car that they have put on to the one they are using now. But what do we know ?
 
Exciting tyre news!!!!!!!

14:49 EI from New Jersey, USA asks: Two days of testing, can you give an idea as to how the tyres feel compared to last year

Paul di Resta: I think they have improved. They are certainly a little bit different. It&#8217;s difficult to get a full gauge on that because obviously it&#8217;s a change of car as well and the suspension is a little bit different. That&#8217;s what we are here for, to get the data.
 
happyal said:
I've been wondering that too, what can they learn after so many laps? The only think I can think off is that they are testing something that they are not telling us about, otherwise it does look like a waste of time.
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Apparently they have got their f-duct front wing on today.
 
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