2010 Winter Testing

[zgred]

It's the Stig! (The old, dead one)

Has to be! Bee? :]

[Mr Alcatraz]

it's pain to every time translate from Spanish into English

use google translator: http://translate.google.cz/translate?hl ... 3Fdt%3D315

and then click "follow live tests of Valencia"

That translater kicks @ss! From what I can tell the Ferrari and Mclaren are are on relatively even terms on long stints.
Tires may be another factor however!

[WhiteBlue]

Circuit status: Air temperature: 12 ° C
Track temperature: 23 ° C
Test times Updated: 16:03
driver team Drive time difference #
1. F. Massa Ferrari F10 1:11.722 102 pit
2. K. Kobayashi Sauber C29 1:12.056 +0,334 77 pit
3. L. Hamilton McLaren MP4-25 1:12.256 +0,534 95 pit
4. N. Rosberg Mercedes GP W01 1:12.899 +1,177 92 pit
5. R. Barrichello Williams FW32 1:13.377 +1,655 77 pit
6. R. Kubica Renault R30 1:13.659 +1,937 102 pit
7. S. Buemi Toro Rosso STR5 1:14.862 +3,140 81 pit

[horse]

In terms of speed of the McLaren MP4/25 is the fastest in all sectors. 201.5 km / h average of McLaren and 196.5 km / h for Ferrari.

That's quite telling, no?

[Mr Alcatraz]

In terms of speed of the McLaren MP4/25 is the fastest in all sectors. 201.5 km / h average of McLaren and 196.5 km / h for Ferrari.

That's quite telling, no?

Too many factors to give a definative answer!

[wesley123]

so that actually means alot of downforce for the corners, not quite unexpected if you see the car.

[BreezyRacer]

That is one clever helmet vent, and a great looking helmet too.

[tarzoon]

Is it just me or that Mercedes is not the full 2010 spec? Diffuser and wings seem somewhat outdated, compared to last other teams

[WhiteBlue]

How they finished

Circuit status: Air temperature: 12 ° C
Track temperature: 23 ° C
Test times Updated: 17:04
driver team Drive time difference #
1. F. Massa Ferrari F10 1:11.722 124 pit
2. K. Kobayashi Sauber C29 1:12.056 +0,334 96 pit
3. L. Hamilton McLaren MP4-25 1:12.256 +0,534 108 pit
4. R. Kubica Renault R30 1:12.426 +0,704 119 pit
5. N. Rosberg Mercedes GP W01 1:12.899 +1,177 119 pit
6. R. Barrichello Williams FW32 1:13.377 +1,655 102 pit
7. S. Buemi Toro Rosso STR5 1:13.849 +2,127 107 pit

Apparently Robert Kubica causeda red flag in the last hour of the session. Massa fastest with the most laps.

[ringo]

That is one clever helmet vent, and a great looking helmet too.

The livery makes the helmet look really cool. Otherwise it would look really out of place. This is petrov or Ho pin Tun?

[manchild]

Valencia, Tueseday.

"On your bike!"



Diffusers:

[Mr Alcatraz]

In terms of speed of the McLaren MP4/25 is the fastest in all sectors. 201.5 km / h average of McLaren and 196.5 km / h for Ferrari.

That's quite telling, no?

Too many factors to give a definative answer!

Plus we ended up with a different set of numders.
Don't read too much into it!

http://www.manipef1.com/testing/days/2010/vlc02feb

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 B 1:11.722 201.026 124
2 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari C29 B 1:12.056 0.334 200.094 96
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes MP4-25 B 1:12.256 0.534 199.541 108
4 Robert Kubica Renault R30 B 1:12.426 0.704 199.072 119
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes W01 B 1:12.899 1.177 197.780 119
6 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth FW32 B 1:13.377 1.655 196.492 102
7 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR5 B 1:13.823 2.101 195.305 107


2 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber Ferrari C29 B 1:12.056 0.334 200.094 96

No wonder they're so blinking fast!
They're running two bloody lumps in the same car

[Bob Brown]

That is one clever helmet vent, and a great looking helmet too.

The livery makes the helmet look really cool. Otherwise it would look really out of place. This is petrov or Ho pin Tun?

Neither. It was Kubica trying on a plain CF Bell helmet.

[Pup]

Is it just me or that Mercedes is not the full 2010 spec? Diffuser and wings seem somewhat outdated, compared to last other teams

Ross has said that he doesn't think this is a good track for testing. So I suspect they are using this for reliability testing etc., and won't show the new stuff until the later tests.

[xpensive]

Moreover, Mercedes was involved in the development of "the dead zone", why they play a wait and see game with McL.