PHP: Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Jean-Eric Vergne Red Bull-Renault 1m40.188s 2. Jules Bianchi Ferrari 1m40.279s + 0.091 3. Gary Paffett McLaren-Mercedes 1m41.756s + 1.568 4. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Cosworth 1m42.367s + 2.179 5. Johnny Cecotto Jr Force India-Mercedes 1m42.873s + 2.685 6. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m43.637s + 3.449 7. Sam Bird Mercedes GP 1m43.734s + 3.546 8. Kevin Korjus Renault 1m43.776s + 3.588 9. Luiz Razia Lotus-Renault 1m43.944s + 3.756 10. Kevin Ceccon Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m44.808s + 4.620 11. Jan Charouz HRT-Cosworth 1m46.644s + 6.456 12. Charles Pic Virgin-Cosworth 1m46.698s + 6.510 13. Nathanael Berthon HRT-Cosworth 1m48.646s + 8.458 Mercedes were testing a new FW: please log in to view this image
Day 3 Part 1 01. Jean-Eric Vergne (Red Bull-Renault) 1:38.917 02. Jules Bianchi (Ferrari) 1:41.347 03. Olivier Turvey (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:42.346 04. Max Chilton (Force India-Mercedes) 1:42.618s 05. Alexander Rossi (Lotus-Renault) 1:44.381 06. Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber-Ferrari) 1:44.531 07. Stefano Coletti (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:44.545 08. Mirko Bortolotti (Williams-Cosworth) 1:46.076 09. Nathanael Berthon (HRT-Cosworth) 1:46.299 10. Charles Pic (Virgin-Cosworth) 1:46.348 11. Jan Charouz (Renault) 1:47.159 12. Sam Bird (Mercedes) 1:47.624
Mercedes have been testing their 2012 exhaust today please log in to view this image http://www.formula1.com/wi/sutton/2011/dcd1117no115.jpg
Final times: PHP: Pos Driver Team Time 1. Jean-Eric Vergne Red Bull-Renault 1m38.917s 2. Sam Bird Mercedes GP 1m40.897s 3. Jules Bianchi Ferrari 1m41.347s 4. Olivier Turvey McLaren-Mercedes 1m41.513s 5. Max Chilton Force India-Mercedes 1m41.575s 6. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m42.049s 7. Mirko Bortolotti Williams-Cosworth 1m43.277s 8. Kevin Ceccon Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m43.686s 9. Alexander Rossi Lotus-Renault 1m44.283s 10. Jan Charouz Renault 1m44.470s 11. Stefano Coletti Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m44.545s 12. Nathanael Berthon HRT-Cosworth 1m45.839s 13. Robert Wickens Virgin-Cosworth 1m45.934s 14. Charles Pic Virgin-Cosworth 1m46.348s Ferrari were testing a strange exhaust: please log in to view this image That would (obviously) be illegal for 2012 so I think they wanted to see how the car reacts without the EBD.
Vergne really has just vanished in that Red Bull. Are Ferrari doing a right vs left side comparison with that exhaust or something? One side still being blown?
Awful lot of effort for one race use, Thought it had two exits at first but its just a closed chamber which I assume builds up pressure to release off throttle?
I can't wait for pre season testing . Majority of teams are trying radical designs so could be interesting.