2015 Pre-season Testing

[dren]

Consistent at least, a good 3 to 4 seconds down on Mercedes with the medium. I'm curious how much down on power they are.

[Vasconia]

So a 13 lap stint on mediums just ended for JB, his laptimes :

And Button's current stint times: 1:30.963, 1:30.870, 1:30.969, 1:31.111, 1:30.861, 1:31.057, 1:31.268, 1:31.135, 1:31.365, 1:31.355, 1:31.302, 1:31.502, and pits.

No particularly fast but very consistent, which is great. Specially because I am sure that they are driving with the engine in a "low profile" mode. 62 laps until now, good news.

[mikeerfol]

So a 13 lap stint on mediums just ended for JB, his laptimes :

And Button's current stint times: 1:30.963, 1:30.870, 1:30.969, 1:31.111, 1:30.861, 1:31.057, 1:31.268, 1:31.135, 1:31.365, 1:31.355, 1:31.302, 1:31.502, and pits.

No particularly fast but very consistent, which is great. Specially because I am sure that they are driving with the engine in a "low profile" mode. 62 laps until now, good news.

*64

Definitely a good day for McLaren so far, looking forward to how they will perform tomorrow with the "new" PU

EDIT btw red flag for Kvyat.

[Vasconia]

Hülkenberg in the VJM08 hast started testing and is on the Track.

To be the first day they are doing a good job.

[JimClarkFan]

Thanks for the info Kool and Mike

[PlatinumZealot]

any bets for how many laps mclaren gonna do today , i guess no more than 50 , will be happy to bite the dust , if they manage more

How do you like your dust? Thick and crunchy? or grainy and fuzzy?

[Redragon]

100 or 110 laps for Mclaren today if everything goes to plan? That would be a good lap number for the rest of the weekend with new engine fitted tomorrow

[f1316]

This site: http://www.f1today.net/en/live/2015/02/ ... -catalunya is showing Vettels fastest time as on hards, but seem to remember it was listed on Autosport as softs earlier on.

Anyone have on more info on that?

[mertol]

Isn't that the current tire he is running?

[mikeerfol]

Isn't that the current tire he is running?

Yes.

[Neno]

Lotus race simulation (Hard-Medium-Medium). 2nd stint was interrupted and it's counted as the one.

14:51 - Maldonado pits. His run on hard tyres: Out lap 2:19, 1:33.1, 1:32.8, 1:32.1, 1:32.5, 1:32.5, 1:32.4, 1:32.3, 1:35.8, 1:32.7, 1:32.3, 1:33.0, 1:33.3, 1:32.8, 1:33.4, 1:33.3, 1:33.7, 1:33.8, 1:34.1, 1:34.2, 1:34.2, 1:34.9, 1:34.5, 1:35.6, in lap 1:39.5

15:47 - Maldonado's second stint on mediums: Out lap 2:09.3, 1:30.8, 1:30.6, 1:30.6, 1:30.3, 1:30.5, 1:30.8, 1:31.3, 1:30.6, 1:30.7, 1:30.9, 1:31.4, 1:31.5, 1:30.8, 1:31.0, 1:31.4, 1:31.5, in lap 1:35.4 [red flag]

15:53 - Maldonado pits again. His third stint on mediums (excluding out lap after red flag): 1:31.3, 1:30.8, 1:30.9, 1:30.5, 1:30.2, 1:30.3, 1:30.5, 1:30.3, 1:31.2, 1:31.8, 1:31.6, in lap 1:34.7

16:15 - And we're back! Here are the final stint times for Maldonado on mediums: Out lap 2:05.2, 1:29.7, 1:30.0, 1:29.7, 1:29.7, 1:29.6, 1:30.1, 1:31.1, 1:30.9, 1:30.9, 1:30.7

[f1316]

Isn't that the current tire he is running?

Yes.

Ah OK, thanks.

Shame, would be nice to see at a glance what tyres times were set on.

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

This site: http://www.f1today.net/en/live/2015/02/ ... -catalunya is showing Vettels fastest time as on hards, but seem to remember it was listed on Autosport as softs earlier on.

Anyone have on more info on that?

It was on soft

[CevertF1]

Nice to see the McLaren get some laps in.

[mikeerfol]

Another long-ish stint for Button

Button's current lap times: 1:30.676, 1:30.903, 1:31.036, 1:31.041, 1:30.994, 1:31.086, 1:31.091, 1:31.427, 1:31.309, 1:31.433, 1:31.463, 1:31.892

btw I forgot to say, that's from Sky's live