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

[snowy]

We have green after 26 minutes.
Massa, Alguersuari, Petrov and Webber on track. No sign of movement from McLaren...

 

[snowy]

Sutil takes to the track for the first time today!

 

[FB]

The McLaren looks quite good "straight out of the box".

 

[snowy]

I'd be happier if it spent less time in the pits but the times it set seemed to be very respectable.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

At least they'll have ironed out the bugs from the Mercedes for when the number one driver takes over.

 

[FB]

Link to the Autosport gallery for Jerez if anyone fancies a gander.

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/2324

 

[snowy]

Petrov brings out the 3rd Red Flag of the day...

 

[sportsman]

Hard going today eh snowy.

 

[snowy]

Lewis is back on track.

 

[snowy]

And back in the pits again.

 

[snowy]

He's back out again!

 

[snowy]

I'm only mimicking Autosports twitter feed.

 

[snowy]

That didn't last long, he's back in.

 

[snowy]

Seven cars on track including Lewis and Maldonardo.

 

[snowy]

1 	F. Massa	1:20.709 	2

2 	S. Perez	1:21.483 	82

3 	D. Ricciardo	1:21.755 	36

4 	L. Hamilton	1:21.914	48

5 	M. Webber	1:22.257	84

6 	J. Alguersuari	1:22.689	38

7 	V. Petrov	1:23.537	50

8	N. Rosberg	1:23.963	67

9	J. Trulli	1:24.458	47

10	A. Sutil	1:25.055	15

11 	T. Glock	1:25.086	30

12 	P. Maldonado	1:35.174	9

 

[FB]

Was the Maldonado pushing it round? It's slower than the Merc

 

[snowy]

With five minutes to go all the cars are on the circuit apart from Nico and Vitaly.

 

[snowy]

Was the Maldonado pushing it round? It's slower than the Merc

Those are reprehensible lap times.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

It's just testing don't forget

 

[snowy]

At the end of the 1st day:

1 F. Massa	Ferrari 	1:20.709 	101

2 S. Perez	Sauber 		1:21.483 	94

3 M. Webber	Red Bull 	1:21.522	94

4 D. Ricciardo	Toro Rosso 	1:21.755	36

5 L. Hamilton	McLaren 	1:21.914	58

6 J. Alguersu'	Toro Rosso 	1:22.689	42

7 A. Sutil	Force India 	1:23.472	28

8 V. Petrov	Renault 	1:23.504	57

9 N. Rosberg	Mercedes 	1:23.963	67

10 J. Trulli	Team Lotus 	1:24.458	54

11 T. Glock	Virgin 		1:25.086	42

12 P. Maldonado	Williams 	1:34.968	14