Pre-Season JEREZ TEST 10th-14th Feb 2011

[snowy]

Lots of cars on track setting times!

1 K. Kobayashi	Sauber 		1:21.242 	1:21.242 		6

2 L. Hamilton	McLaren 	1:22.057 	1:23.122 	+0.815 	8

3 P. di Resta	Force India 	1:23.635 	1:23.844 	+2.393 	8

4 S. Buemi	Toro Rosso 	1:24.090 	1:24.390 	+2.848 	8

5 R. Barriche'	Williams 	1:24.436 	1:24.436 	+3.194 	7

6 F. Alonso	Ferrari 	1:24.538 	1:24.538 	+3.296 	6

7 H. Kovalainen	Lotus 		1:25.854 	1:25.897 	+4.612 	10

 

[sportsman]

That looks promising.The temperature will go up by about 4C later on.The forecast shows 16C at 1500.

 

[Monzaman]

My language is restricted to english (the best one

), so what does Darpeau noir/vert/rouge mean?

Drapeau = Flag, or 'Drape'
Black / green / red

 

[snowy]

Θ.Driver	Team 		Best Lap 	Last lap 	Diff	Laps

1 K. Kobayashi	Sauber		1:21.242 	1:24.008 		15

2 S. Buemi	Toro Rosso 	1:21.790 	1:21.790 	+0.548 	19

3 M. Schumacher	Mercedes 	1:21.844 	1:22.022 	+0.602 	18

4 S. Vettel	Red Bull 	1:21.844 	1:26.858 	+0.602 	6

5 L. Hamilton	McLaren 	1:22.057 	1:23.765 	+0.815 	12

6 H. Kovalainen	Lotus 		1:22.950 	1:54.482 	+1.708 	16

7 F. Alonso	Ferrari 	1:23.321 	1:23.480 	+2.079 	19

8 R. Barrich'	Williams 	1:23.537 	1:25.987 	+2.295 	21

9 P. di Resta	Force India 	1:23.635 	1:23.844 	+2.393 	9

10 N. Heidfeld	Renault 	1:24.591 	1:24.591 	+3.349 	10

 

[jonnybario]

Both Sauber and Toro Rosso seem to be appearing regularly at the sharp end of the timesheets this week. Glory runs? Are the others sandbagging to a degree? Theories please?!

 

[sportsman]

Good effort from Heidfield after just 10 laps in a strange car.Worth watching.

 

[snowy]

It really is impossible to tell right now where the teams are at, the various Pireli compounds have such a large gap in there performance and add to that an empty-full tank of fuel... it really is a mystery to me. But I love mysteries and attempting to unravel them.

The one thing we have in our favour is that the teams actually want to know where they stand aswell! So at some point they will give the game away.

 

[snowy]

McLaren have been doing short runs and spending long periods in the pits during this test. This is most probably because they have been exhausting themselves testing their different exhaust solutions.

http://cliptheapex.com/threads/the-2011-cars.2116/page-12#post-35157

 

[sportsman]

I think that until we see some cars doing long runs and seeing their times will be the best indications.
Simultated qualifying runs at the moment would shoot you to the top of times but would be meaningless.

 

[snowy]

Another very long stint in the garage for the McLaren...

 

[sportsman]

Thats a bit puzzling.Appears that they are looking for something but not sure what it is.

 

[teabagyokel]

Teabagyokel waved the black flag to signify the end of the session, he should of waved the red but someone had set fire to it and stuck it in the media centre. It was a revenge attack for all the misinformation they've been spouting on Twitter.

No, I waved it to dsq cider_and_toast from sitting on your lap!

 

[snowy]

Alonso's last stint:

28 ----
29 1:22.291
30 1:21.140 ___-1.151
31 1:21.419___+0.279
32 1:21.557___+0.138
33 ----

 

[snowy]

No, I waved it to dsq cider_and_toast from sitting on your lap!

My bad.

 

[Chasz]

I think that until we see some cars doing long runs and seeing their times will be the best indications.
Simultated qualifying runs at the moment would shoot you to the top of times but would be meaningless.

Yesterday we actually saw the red bulls and ferrari doing long runs and staying very consistent without much drop off, if my memory does not mistake me. Even if Schuey did top the time sheets, the times the bull and f150 were producing consistently on the long runs was draw dropping (at least at this stage). Unfortunately McLaren have not done anything similar yet so we can't compare!

 

[teabagyokel]

Yesterday we actually saw the red bulls and ferrari doing long runs and staying very consistent without much drop off, if my memory does not mistake me. Even if Schuey did top the time sheets, the times the bull and f150 were producing consistently on the long runs was draw dropping (at least at this stage). Unfortunately McLaren have not done anything similar yet so we can't compare!

Then again, McLaren are a week behind (through their own volition). I suppose it doesn't matter if you're running long at this stage, but that you do in mid-March in the desert.

 

[snowy]

Θ.Driver	Team 		Best Lap 	Last lap 	Diff	Laps

1 F. Alonso	Ferrari 	1:20.966 	1:22.342 		38

2 K. Kobayashi	Sauber 		1:21.242 	1:24.177 	+0.276 	37

3 M. Schumacher	Mercedes 	1:21.685 	1:22.080 	+0.719 	25

4 S. Buemi	Toro Rosso 	1:21.790 	1:27.311 	+0.824 	37

5 N. Heidfeld	Renault 	1:21.849 	1:24.668 	+0.883 	26

6 L. Hamilton	McLaren 	1:22.057 	1:23.765 	+1.091 	12

7 S. Vettel	Red Bull 	1:22.089 	1:24.374 	+1.123 	27

8 H. Kovalainen	Lotus 		1:22.793 	1:24.436 	+1.827 	34

9 R. Barrich'	Williams 	1:23.063 	1:23.190 	+2.097 	27

10 P. di Resta	Force India 	1:23.635 	1:23.958 	+2.669 	23

11 D'Ambrosio	Virgin	 	1:25.471 	1:28.450 	+4.505 	22

 

[Chasz]

Then again, McLaren are a week behind (through their own volition). I suppose it doesn't matter if you're running long at this stage, but that you do in mid-March in the desert.

True, maybe we will see McL do a bit more running, but last year they hardly did much testing in comparison to the other teams. Surely, though, they must get out and do a few long runs before Bahrain just to see how they perform...

 

[sportsman]

I agree Chasz.Schumacher did top times on a ten lapper if memory serves and he was on supersoft and his times dropped dramatically.
Ferrari and Red Bull have looked consistently fast on long runs which suggests they were on mediums at least.
Sauber are looking consistently fast.Lotus Renault are also looking very consistent.I expect Heidfield to get faster as he gets to grips with the car.

 

[Chasz]

Ye, I'm impressed with Heidfield's time. He's already half a second quicker than Petrov yesterday, although of course we have no idea what testing regimes they are on, but then again I suppose he has something to prove!