F1 2016 pre-season testing

[GoranF1]

2016
25 Jan --- Paul Ricard*
26 Jan --- Paul Ricard*
22 Feb --- Circuit de Catalunya
23 Feb --- Circuit de Catalunya
24 Feb --- Circuit de Catalunya
25 Feb --- Circuit de Catalunya
1 Mar --- Circuit de Catalunya
2 Mar --- Circuit de Catalunya
3 Mar --- Circuit de Catalunya
4 Mar --- Circuit de Catalunya

* 2015 spec cars,Pirelli wet tyre test,Mclaren Honda,Red Bull Tag,Ferrari confirmed.

2015

1. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 759 laps 3463km
2. Felipe Nasr Brazil Sauber-Ferrari 649 laps 2976km
3. Max Verstappen Netherlands Toro Rosso-Renault 617 laps 2834km
4. Sebastian Vettel Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 602 laps 2768km
5. Marcus Ericsson Sweden Sauber-Ferrari 596 laps 2732km
6. Carlos Sainz Spain Toro Rosso-Renault 589 laps 2700km
7. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari 580 laps 2655km
8. Lewis Hamilton Britain Mercedes-Mercedes 533 laps 2434km
9. Felipe Massa Brazil Williams-Mercedes 492 laps 2258km
10. Valtteri Bottas Finland Williams-Mercedes 491 laps 2255km
11. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Red Bull-Renault 486 laps 2243km
12. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Lotus-Mercedes 486 laps 2231km
13. Daniil Kvyat Russia Red Bull-Renault 457 laps 2109km
14. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Mercedes 355 laps 1640km
15. Sergio Perez Mexico Force India-Mercedes 285 laps 1327km
16. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 271 laps 1262km
17. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Honda 224 laps 1033km
18. Pascal Wehrlein Germany Force India/Mercedes 161 laps 749km
19. Fernando Alonso Spain McLaren-Honda 117 laps 536km
20. Susie Wolff Britain Williams-Mercedes 86 laps 400km
21. Jolyon Palmer Britain Lotus-Mercedes 77 laps 358km
22. Kevin Magnussen Denmark McLaren-Honda 39 laps 182km

By team

1. Mercedes 1340 laps 6121km
2. Sauber 1245 laps 5709km
3. Toro Rosso 1206 laps 5534km
4. Ferrari 1182 laps 5423km
5. Williams 1069 laps 4913km
6. Red Bull 943 laps 4352km
7. Lotus 918 laps 4230km
8. Force India 669 laps 3114km *
9. McLaren 380 laps 1751km

*Including 2014 specification car

Engine constructor
1. Mercedes 3996 laps 18,378km
2. Ferrari 2427 laps 11,132km
3. Renault 2149 laps 9886km
4. Honda 380 laps 1751km

Mercedes; Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Nico Rosberg 1:22.792 (soft)
Williams; Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Valtteri Bottas 1:23.063 (super-soft)
Ferrari;Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Kimi Raikkonen 1:23.276 (super-soft)
RedBull; Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Daniel Ricciardo 1:24.574 (soft)
Lotus; Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Romain Grosjean 1:24.067 (super-soft)
TorroRosso; Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Carlos Sainz 1:24.191 (super-soft)
Sauber; Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Felipe Nasr 1:24.023 (super-soft)
Force India;Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Nico Hulkenberg 1:24.939 (soft)
Mclaren;Quickest lap at Circuit de Catalunya: Kevin Magnussen 1:25.225 (soft)


2015 Pre-season testing thread

[GoranF1]

Mclaren MP4-30 arrives at Paul Ricard for tommorow test.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZeIPOHWcAAVgzp.jpg

[GoranF1]

[mclaren111]

Any website following today live ??

[cliffgamerz]

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news ... 12501.html

[GoranF1]

Cars are old but there are new or lack of old sponsorship.

[lio007]

If anyone's interested in live coverage:

http://directo.laf1.es/

[GoranF1]

2015 Mclaren has broke.....

[bauc]

End of day two of the wet tyre testing:
Total of 374 laps done today by all drivers, hopefully the guys from Pirelli will have enough data to use from this 2 days of testing.

1º Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1'06"750 134 laps
2º Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1'06"833 +00"083 113 laps
3º Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1'07"758 +01"008 127 laps

[Bri1]

Hello,

Just found this forum

I have booked some cheap flights to Barcelona for the second part of the F1 test, never been before, do you really need to buy advanced circuit tickets or just turn up, any tips or info appreciated as there is little to be had that I can find?

Have taken a look at the circuit ticket page, are the €50 Guided visit ones worth it for maybe for the first day, no info on them apart from the price?

Where is best to find info on who's driving each day in Barcelona?

Thanks

[Vasconia]

I hope you´re right and Pirelly will be finally able to built some decent intermediate and full rain tyres!! let´s give no more excuses to Whiting to ruin the races!.

[Steven]

Do you really need to buy advanced circuit tickets or just turn up, any tips or info appreciated as there is little to be had that I can find?

Have taken a look at the circuit ticket page, are the €50 Guided visit ones worth it for maybe for the first day, no info on them apart from the price?

Where is best to find info on who's driving each day in Barcelona?

Thanks

As for tickets, not sure anymore. I know that at Jerez you could still buy them at the circuit. I guess that'll be the same for Barcelona, but not sure.

In recent years at Jerez, the guided tours passed through the media centre, the podium, and I think also the pitlane during lunch break.

Who drivers when? I will list that before each of the two tests. Right now, that's not completely known.

[NathanOlder]

Hello,

Just found this forum

I have booked some cheap flights to Barcelona for the second part of the F1 test, never been before, do you really need to buy advanced circuit tickets or just turn up, any tips or info appreciated as there is little to be had that I can find?

Have taken a look at the circuit ticket page, are the €50 Guided visit ones worth it for maybe for the first day, no info on them apart from the price?

Where is best to find info on who's driving each day in Barcelona?

Thanks

I went to the first Barcelona test last year, we just paid at the gate. As for guided visit tickets, we didnt bother, we just made our own way round and spent 30mins or so at certain points. And as for who's driving, i think you can only wait until nearer the time and let the teams announce what they are doing.

[Bri1]

Thanks for the feedback

[AliMadsen]

One of the most interesting test seasons in years is coming up.

Themes to watch:

Has McHonda managed to get their act together?
Where can we expect Haas to fit in to the grid?
How about Manor - will they still be the bottom of the field?
How about Renault - can they have a decent 2016 or is it a truck?
Toro Rosso - how do they perform with Ferrari PU?

And driver themes for the regular season:
K-Mag vs Palmer?
Can Grosjean shine @Haas?
MC Hamilton vs Britney - part IV
Will we miss Maldonado?

K-Mag is sparking a lot more generel interest in F1 in Denmark. Now even the accountant girls at my workplace are discussing F1 over the lunchtable. Maybe not tech stuff but anyway...

Answers will begin to emerge in a few weeks