There is nothing to take from this test. Or are we seriously thinking RBR, Ferrari, Mclaren are one second off-pace..
Don´t focus on the laptimes, they mean nothing.
Don´t focus on the laptimes, they mean nothing.
Test 1 @ Jerez 7th - 10th February 2012
- Thread starter James Chant
- Start date
No alerts on McAfee websafe.. Probably a false positive but there were a lot of .RU scripts.. Using NoScript is always good choice, i never visit a new site without it..
Unofficial Tuesday test times from Jerez:
1. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, 1:19.670, 73 Laps
2. Paul di Resta, Force India, 1:19.772, 101 Laps
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes*, 1:20.219, 56 Laps
4. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:20.496, 53 Laps
5. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso, 1:20.694, 57 Laps
6. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes*, 1:20.794, 41 Laps
7. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, 1:21.353, 106 Laps
8. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:21.530, 60 Laps
9. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:22.815, 69 Laps
10. Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, 1:23.178, 28 Laps
11. Pastor Maldonado, Williams, 1:23.371, 25 Laps
12. Pedro de la Rosa, HRT*, 1:23.676, 44 Laps
* 2011 car
1. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, 1:19.670, 73 Laps
2. Paul di Resta, Force India, 1:19.772, 101 Laps
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes*, 1:20.219, 56 Laps
4. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:20.496, 53 Laps
5. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso, 1:20.694, 57 Laps
6. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes*, 1:20.794, 41 Laps
7. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, 1:21.353, 106 Laps
8. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:21.530, 60 Laps
9. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:22.815, 69 Laps
10. Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, 1:23.178, 28 Laps
11. Pastor Maldonado, Williams, 1:23.371, 25 Laps
12. Pedro de la Rosa, HRT*, 1:23.676, 44 Laps
* 2011 car
here it is 
I can do a short translation for this one, i'll bet none of you understood anything
Kimi was pleased and said that apart for few small issues they managed to complete the planned program almost all the way thru. It certainly wasn't the worst first day but the result is not important at all.
Salo walked along different parts of the track during the day and said that Kimi was driving at the limits all the time in every corner that he saw. Other teams were doing all kinds of checks and referred to them doing "sunday driving", which almost certainly was the case. He also said that yesterday Lotus did those 22 laps and they could see from there that the car worked and they could skip those early checks that most teams were still doing today.
Keke saw Kimi in hotel yesterday and said that he was as happy as we are for his comeback and seemed to be relaxed.
Kovalainen explained the issue with the starter shaft. It was the fitting in the end of the shaft where the starter usually links to. It started to slip and finally the starter motor cleaned the fitting completely flat. He said that it ain't that big a deal to fix but it delayed the rest of the program until tomorrow. He didn't said anything about how the car felt as there really wasn't good opportunity to evalued it yet.
Kimi was pleased and said that apart for few small issues they managed to complete the planned program almost all the way thru. It certainly wasn't the worst first day but the result is not important at all.
Salo walked along different parts of the track during the day and said that Kimi was driving at the limits all the time in every corner that he saw. Other teams were doing all kinds of checks and referred to them doing "sunday driving", which almost certainly was the case. He also said that yesterday Lotus did those 22 laps and they could see from there that the car worked and they could skip those early checks that most teams were still doing today.
Keke saw Kimi in hotel yesterday and said that he was as happy as we are for his comeback and seemed to be relaxed.
Kovalainen explained the issue with the starter shaft. It was the fitting in the end of the shaft where the starter usually links to. It started to slip and finally the starter motor cleaned the fitting completely flat. He said that it ain't that big a deal to fix but it delayed the rest of the program until tomorrow. He didn't said anything about how the car felt as there really wasn't good opportunity to evalued it yet.
My mom has a friend that is a BOSS at talking fake finnish
He made two finns doubt one time and they first wondered if he was from some remote part of Finland haha
It sounds exactly like finnish but really is mumbo jumbo.
Wish my mom taught me Finnish, think it would have done good to know another language.
He made two finns doubt one time and they first wondered if he was from some remote part of Finland haha
It sounds exactly like finnish but really is mumbo jumbo.
Wish my mom taught me Finnish, think it would have done good to know another language.
And Autosport's coverage of day two is live now.
http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/436
http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/436
Good to see atleast one other car having a normal nose.
But apparently their 2012 car might also be a platypus.
Its nice to hear that the toilet problems the F1 cars had last year are FINALLY over
Just to give an idea of how much teams are from the actual potential of the car,
Barrichello did a 1.19.8 last year as the fastest time at Jerez.
2nd was Kamui +0.769, 3rd was Alonso +1.242.
These were the absolute fastest times in Jerez so it should give an idea of how little the testing means
Its just a test. The teams don't want to give anything away at this stage so nobody is using their full potential. Still very nice that the season has now finally started Bring on 2012 F1
Bring on 2012 F1
Ivo McLaren has normal nose.
I know thats why i said atleast one other car.
So is the Merc running EBD or is it 2012specs and 2011 chassi/nose etc?...a bit unclear to me atm
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
Standard 2011 car with EBD
