Pre-Season The first Test of 2011 - Valencia

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Its the first test today and ill try and keep you updated on the hour every hour.
I cannot find anywhere who is driving to day and so ill find out when they go out.

Mercades and Renault have yet to go out

Today so far deubting race drivers are Narain Karthikeyan and Jerome D'Ambrosio and making his debut as a Force India test driver is Nico Hulkenberg

1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m18.436s
2. Gary paffet McLaren Mercades* 1m26.212s
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Mercades no time
4. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber no time
5. Rubens Barrichello Williams no time
6. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso no time
7. Narain Karthikeyan HRT Cosworth no time
8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercades* no time
9. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin Cosworth* no time
10. Unknown Mercades no time
11. Unknown Renault no time

* Donates 2010 car

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Just to add The skies are clear and temp 10c

 

[snowy]

1 N. Hulkenberg Force India 1:16.988 7
2 J. D΄ Ambrosio Virgin 1:17.991 1.003 8
3 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:18.436 1.448 4
4 R. Barrichello Williams 1:24.424 7.436 3
5 G. Paffett McLaren 1:26.212 9.224 4

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Heres the current times from now on its going to be on the hour for updates

1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m15.371s
2. Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercades* 1m15.948s
3. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1m16.354s
4. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin Cosworth* 1m17.991s
5. Gary paffet McLaren Mercades* 1m18.223s
6. Rubens Barrichello Williams 1m24.424s
7. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso no time
8. Narain Karthikeyan HRT Cosworth no time
9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Mercades no time
10. Unknown Mercades no time
11. Unknown Renault no time

* Denotes 2010 car

So Alonso fastest by 6 tenths and two drivers still to go out, other 'no times' drivers have only done intsallion laps

Scrap trying to use the list too blomming heck thats taking too long hehe.

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

is there anyway to try and make the lists more organised?? that isnt going to take me half n hour write??

 

[snowy]

1.        Alonso        Ferrari    F150        1:15.371        8    pit

2.        Hulkenberg    Force India    VJM-03    1:15.948    + 0.577    12    pit

3.        Paffett        McLaren    MP4-25        1:16.256    + 0.885    17    pit

4.        Kobayashi    Sauber    C30        1:16.354    + 0.983    6    pit

5.        D'Ambrosio    Virgin Racing    MVR-02    1:17.991    + 2.620    14    pit

6.        Alguersuari    Toro Rosso    STR6    1:18.260    + 2.889    6    pit

7.        Vettel        Red Bull Racing    RB7    1:18.507    + 3.136    6    pit

8.        Barrichello    Williams    FW33    1:24.424    + 9.053    4    pit

9.        Karthikeyan    HRT F1 Team    F111    0    pit

10.        Schumacher    Mercedes GP    W02    0    pit

11.        di Resta    Force India    VJM-03    0    pit

12.        Rosberg        Mercedes GP    W02    0    pit

13.        Petrov        Lotus Renault GPR31    0    pit

 

[snowy]

That didn't work!


A bit closer...

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Lol

Petrov and Rosberg to drive for Renault and Mercades today, according to autosport, although the Mercades has yet to go out.

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m15.371s
2 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1m15.615s +0.244
3 Gary Paffett McLaren 1m16.256s +0.885
4 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1m16.354s +0.983
5 Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin 1m17.991s +2.620
6 Jamie Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m18.260s +2.889
7 Sebastien Vettel Red Bull 1m18.507s +3.136
8 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1m18.714s +3.343
9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m36.506s +21.135

 

[sportsman]

http://twitpic.com/3vf0o2

Scarbs on Renault exhaust

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Im not sure what im seeing sportsman tbh, but as seeing were on the techincal subject Heres what a sauber movable rear-wing looks like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYnUZHjl2Xs

 

[FB]

Just been having a nose through the Scarbs pictures and found this one.

Remember how the Red Bull had a funny thing hanging under it's nose at the early tests last season well this explains it. It's a laser ride height sensor and you can see the red dot it emits next to the bottom grey arrow.

 

[sportsman]

He is certainly giving it a good work out.Pity they can't do that during the race.

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Session stopped theres A Mercs stopped out on track, Doh! thats not a good start.

1) Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m15.371s
2) Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercades* 1m15.615s
3) Gary paffet McLaren Mercades* 1m16.256s
4) Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1m16.354s
5) Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin Cosworth* 1m17.991s
6) Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m18.260s
7) Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Mercades 1m18.507s
8) Rubens Barrichello Williams 1m18.714s
9) Narain Karthikeyan HRT Cosworth* 1m19.723s
10) Nico Rosberg Mercades 1m19.930s.
11) Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m20.633s

* denotes 2010 car

Oh and sod the hourly update, ive got sod all else todo

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Heres a pic of the Mercades, They were very quick to cover the car appently. Lets hope its just teething trouble.

http://yfrog.com/h82b1fj

session running again btw.

 

[Galahad]

Not much in the way of lap times yet, for what it's worth the fastest lap at Valencia last year was a 1:11.470 by Alonso.

They'll be running systems checks and that sort of thing this morning. At least the Renault hasn't set itself on fire yet...

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

yup Galahad is very right, only thing of note to happen since my last update is vettel is now wthin 0.2 seconds of Alsonso and is sitting 2nd

 

[snowy]

Alonso
26 1:15.371
27 1:21.650
28 1:22.726
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30 1:22.726
31 ----
32 1:22.726
33 ----
34 1:22.726
35 ----
36 1:22.726
37 ----
38 1:22.726
39 ----
40 1:22.726
41 ----
42 1:15.295
43 ----
44 1:15.295
45 1:14.718
46 1:15.295
47 ----
48 1:15.295
49 ----
50 1:15.295
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[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Alonso has opened up the gap up top, Paffet has done most laps so far 40 of them. and not only is the HRT not last its beating a couple of 2011 cars. HRT fans take a photo now And in the cock-arsed way ive done things, i forgot to mention Lotus isn't running untill to morrow.

Heres the latest times

1) Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m14.718s
2) Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Mercades 1m15.559s
3) Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercades* 1m15.615s
4) Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1m15.831
5) Gary paffet McLaren Mercades* 1m16.256s
6) Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin Cosworth* 1m17.991s
7) Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m18.260s
8) Narain Karthikeyan HRT Cosworth* 1m18.650s
9) Rubens Barrichello Williams 1m18.714s
10) Nico Rosberg Mercades 1m19.930s.
11) Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m20.633s

* denotes 2010 car

 

[snowy]

Paffet
21 1:16.319
22 1:16.439 +0.12
23 1:16.334 -0.105
24 1:16.604 +0.27
25 1:16.735 +0.131
26 1:17.227 +0.492
27 1:17.527 +0.3
28 1:17.369 -0.158
29 1:17.291 -0.078
30 ----
31 1:17.291
32 1:17.011 -0.28
33 1:17.141 +0.13
34 1:18.358 +1.217
35 1:18.017 -0.341
36 1:18.033 +0.016
37 1:18.075 +0.042
38 1:18.652 +0.577
39 1:18.710 +0.058
40 1:19.289 +0.579
41 ----
42 1:19.289
43 1:19.552
44 1:20.272
45 ----
46 1:20.272
47 1:15.350
48 1:16.028
49 1:15.932
50 1:16.149
51 1:16.772
52 1:17.033
53 1:17.581
54 1:17.260
55 1:17.256
56 ----
57 1:17.256
58 1:16.660
59 1:16.749
60 1:16.958
61 1:17.400
62 1:17.145
63 1:17.073
64 1:17.763
65 1:17.590
66 1:18.026
67 ----
68 1:18.026
69 1:18.283
70 1:20.076
71 ----
72 1:20.076
73 1:14.292
74 1:14.905
75 1:15.065
76 1:20.019
77 1:23.641
78 1:23.815
79 1:22.045
80 1:21.349
81 1:36.420
82 ----
83 1:36.420
84 1:16.782
85 1:16.642
86 1:17.484
87 ----
88 1:17.484
89 1:18.665
90 1:18.959
91 ----