Pre-Season The first Test of 2011 - Valencia

[teabagyokel]

McLaren - not bad for a 2010 car

 

[Speshal]

Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne on Twitter: "Still problems with the power steering, will probably be only able to fix overnight. Continuing with system checks etc."

 

[Andrea_Moda_Rules]

Think im losing my mind could of swarn i saw Kubica 2nd, but no still in 4th and still in the garage i think

however Pastor Maldonado turns his first wheel has an F1 driver replacing barrichello for the afternoon, to do an installation lap.

 

[snowy]

The Renault seems to have been running very consistently and reliably today. Kubica's last run was a 20 lapper.

 

[snowy]

Just a reminder.

Complete lists of driver's times for day 2 start on page 4 of this thread.

 

[snowy]

MALDONADO

2     ----

3     1:24.021

4     1:21.473     -2.548

5     1:21.160     -0.313

6     1:22.075     +0.915

7     ----

8     1:22.075

9     1:20.004     -2.071

10     1:19.400     -0.604

11     1:18.955     -0.445

12     1:20.766     +1.811

13     1:19.263     -1.503

14     1:20.018     +0.755

15     1:19.651     -0.367

16     1:19.088     -0.563

17     1:19.660     +0.572

18     1:19.190     -0.47

19     1:19.487     +0.297

20     1:20.093     +0.606

21     1:21.588     +1.495

22     ----

23     1:21.588

24     1:16.266     -5.322

25     1:16.569     +0.303

26     1:20.475     +3.906

27     1:16.320     -4.155

28     1:16.667     +0.347

29     ----      

 

[snowy]

BUEMI

23     1:17.571

24     1:17.784     +0.213

25     ----

26     1:17.784

27     1:22.674     +4.89

28     1:17.296     -5.378

29     1:17.848     +0.552

30     1:18.521     +0.673

31     1:17.936     -0.585

32     1:17.558     -0.378

33     1:18.001     +0.443

34     1:17.746     -0.255

35     1:18.007     +0.261

36     1:18.144     +0.137

37     1:19.455     +1.311

38     1:17.871     -1.584

39     1:18.228     +0.357

40     ----

41     1:18.228

42     1:16.359     -1.869

43     1:16.609     +0.25

44     1:17.246     +0.637

45     1:16.944     -0.302

46     ----        

 

[cider_and_toast]

Green Lotus call it a day thanks to power steering issues. According to Autosport, it's a quick flight home for the broken bits an all nighter for the mechanics in Norfolk and a flight back out again. Testing will resume tomorrow.

Not the best of starts then.

 

[snowy]

Still no sign of Mark Webber... Sebastian Vettel completed 43 laps but there definitely appears to have been a hitch with their plans. There is just one hour left!

 

[fat jez]

Still no sign of Mark Webber...

Bad for a number two driver!

 

[snowy]

It seems to me that the teams are trying to save fuel...

Paul di Resta, Fernando Alonso and Robert Kubica are the only guys who have run a decent number of laps so far today.

 

[snowy]

Webber is on track!

 

[snowy]

WEBBER

1     ----

2     1:22.559

3     1:21.125     -1.434

4     1:19.471     -1.654

5     1:19.776     +0.305

6     1:19.360     -0.416

7     ----

8     1:19.360

9     ----

10     1:19.360

11     1:17.573     -1.787

12     1:17.365     -0.208

13     1:19.066     +1.701

14     1:18.730     -0.336

15     1:20.377     +1.647

16     1:21.728     +1.351

17

 

[snowy]

The mix up with Nico Rosberg's times yesterday is being repeated with Mark Webber today. He is being credited with 90 laps and a best time of 1:15.698s.

 

[Galahad]

It seems to me that the teams are trying to save fuel...

Paul di Resta, Fernando Alonso and Robert Kubica are the only guys who have run a decent number of laps so far today.

How many sets of tyres do they have for this week?

 

[snowy]

Good question, though I have no idea where you could find out.

 

[fat jez]

sporting regs, probably, although I don't have time right now to dig through and find out.

 

[snowy]

1. Alonso	Ferrari	F150		1:13.307		108

2. Vettel	Red Bull Racing	RB7	1:13.614	+ 0.307	43

3. di Resta	Force India	VJM-03	1:13.844	+ 0.537	111

4. Hamilton	McLaren	MP4-25		1:14.353	+ 1.046	83

5. Kubica	Lotus Renault GP	1:14.412	+ 1.105	104

6. Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team	F110	1:14.472	+ 1.165	80

7. Rosberg	Mercedes GP	W02	1:14.645	+ 1.338	69

8. Glock	Virgin Racing	VR-01	1:15.408	+ 2.101	34

9. Barrichello	Williams	FW33	1:16.023	+ 2.716	50

10. Perez	Sauber	C30		1:16.198	+ 2.891	42

11. Maldonado	Williams	FW33	1:16.266	+ 2.959	29

12. Buemi	Toro Rosso	STR6	1:16.359	+ 3.052	46

13. Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	STR6	1:16.474	+ 3.167	64

14. Webber	Red Bull Racing	RB7	1:17.365	+ 4.058	17

15. Kovalainen	Lotus F1	T128	1:20.649	+ 7.342	15



  

 

[tooncheese]

Not bad for HRT.

 

[sobriety]

Are HRT running on fumes again?