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

[Chasz]

Morning snowy and all.Should see some 1.19's today

Nice one Sportsman! Ruby has just proved you right!

 

[snowy]

Nico Rosberg brings out the second red flag!

 

[sportsman]

Morning Chasz.Yes the old boy is on fire today.Bit later today with higher temps we will see these times improved on.
My guess is low 1.19's or even a high 1.18.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

So does anyone think that Mclaren are sandbagging, a bit like they did in 2009?

 

[snowy]

 .	Driver		Team 		Best Lap 	Last lap 	Diff 	Laps 

1 	R. Barrichello	Williams 	1:19.832 	1:27.494 		40

2 	K. Kobayashi	Sauber 		1:20.601 	1:26.405 	+0.769 	34

3 	F. Alonso	Ferrari 	1:21.074 	1:23.708 	+1.242 	39

4 	S. Buemi	Toro Rosso 	1:21.682 	1:23.621 	+1.85 	22

5 	B. Senna	Renault 	1:21.990 	1:23.278 	+2.158 	40

6 	S. Vettel	Red Bull 	1:22.222 	1:23.009 	+2.39 	31

7 	N. Rosberg	Mercedes 	1:22.773 	1:24.391 	+2.941 	18

8 	J. D'Ambrosio	Virgin 		1:22.985 	1:29.995 	+3.153 	18

9 	P. di Resta	Force India 	1:23.444 	1:25.976 	+3.612 	33

10 	J. Button	McLaren 	1:23.602 	1:24.112 	+3.77 	20

11 	H. Kovalainen	Lotus 		1:24.023 	1:25.320 	+4.191 	20

 

[Monzaman]

I suspect that today may be Senna's last day in the car unless Renault and Heidfeld can't come to terms.

 

[snowy]

So does anyone think that Mclaren are sandbagging, a bit like they did in 2009?

Yes indeed, I can see the flood waters rising. And for once Lewis Hamilton is speechless, not a word for two days now.

 

[snowy]

Jenson Button on track...

Jenson... p... i...

 

[snowy]

...t

 

[snowy]

Completes another lap!

very slowly though...


... and another but a little quicker this time!

and another one a bit slower...

I'm on tenter hooks...

 

[Brogan]

It's not looking good for McLaren, is it?

If they get the flow-viz paint out then it's all over for them again...

 

[snowy]

This is gold dust:
Button:
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20 	---- 	

21 	1:24.112 	

22 	1:22.278 	-1.834

23 	1:27.012 	+4.734

24 	1:23.021 	-3.991

25 	1:24.701 	+1.68

26 	1:24.026 	-0.675

27 	1:24.023 	-0.003

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[/quote]

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Someone (admittedly a fervent anti-Whitmarsh Hamilton fan) has posted on 606 that the word at the track is that the Mclaren overheats and has exhaust, speed and tyre issues.
I know it's only testing, but it is still concerning [edit: at least for mclaren supporters] that they have had so few laps of running and that so far today only the Lotus is slower.

 

[snowy]

Button stopped in his tracks as Kobayashi brings out another red flag!

 

[snowy]

giggity giggity giggity go!

 

[snowy]

Buemi first back on track...

Followed by Rubens...

Everyone else taking their ...t i m e ...

Come on Jenson where are you?...

 

[snowy]

 .	Driver		Team 		Best Lap 	Last lap 	Diff 	Laps 

1 	R. Barrichello	Williams 	1:19.832 	1:26.822 		65

2 	K. Kobayashi	Sauber 		1:20.601 	1:24.554 	+0.769 	38

3 	F. Alonso	Ferrari 	1:21.074 	1:24.553 	+1.242 	58

4 	S. Buemi	Toro Rosso 	1:21.213 	1:23.373 	+1.381 	35

5 	B. Senna	Renault 	1:21.990 	1:24.158 	+2.158 	55

6 	S. Vettel	Red Bull 	1:22.222 	1:29.334 	+2.39 	46

7 	J. Button	McLaren 	1:22.278 	1:24.081 	+2.446 	32

8 	N. Rosberg	Mercedes 	1:22.773 	1:24.391 	+2.941 	18

9 	J. D'Ambrosio	Virgin 		1:22.985 	1:29.995 	+3.153 	18

10 	P. di Resta	Force India 	1:23.444 	1:26.373 	+3.612 	45

11 	H. Kovalainen	Lotus 		1:24.023 	1:26.104 	+4.191 	25

 

[snowy]

Button:
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29 	1:24.023 	

30 	1:23.926 	-0.097

31 	1:23.515 	-0.411

32 	1:24.081 	+0.566

33 	1:24.096 	+0.015

34 	1:24.091 	-0.005

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[/quote]

 

[tooncheese]

Someone (admittedly a fervent anti-Whitmarsh Hamilton fan) has posted on 606 that the word at the track is that the Mclaren overheats and has exhaust, speed and tyre issues.
I know it's only testing, but it is still concerning [edit: at least for mclaren supporters] that they have had so few laps of running and that so far today only the Lotus is slower.

If this is the case then McLaren's hit and miss with car designs continues. Personally I think they could have won in 2010 if they hadn't pointlessly kept developing in 2009. Still a few weeks left to move the exhaust about some more

. Anyone else done runs on the Supersoft, and what's the news on the weather?

 

[snowy]

Let's assume Jenson didn't have a red flag interruption and completed a 19 lap run

Alonso			Button

48	---- 		20	----

49	01:25.580	21	01:24.112

50	01:23.351	22	01:22.278

51	01:23.686	23	01:27.012

52	01:23.898	24	01:23.021

53	01:25.058	25	01:24.701

54	01:24.244	26	01:24.026

55	01:24.199	27	01:24.023

56	01:23.929	28	----

57	01:24.517	29	----

58	01:24.553	30	01:23.926

59	01:27.848	31	01:23.515

60	01:24.882	32	01:24.081

61	01:25.242	33	01:24.096

62	01:31.599	34	01:24.091

63	01:25.395	35	01:24.354

64	01:25.817	36	01:25.635

65	01:25.792	37	01:25.501

66	----		38	01:24.896

EDIT: This may have been a little more than presumptuous as Jenson's next outing was a scheduled 10 lap run.