The Formula One teams completed the second of 3 pre-season tests at Barcelona, with Friday the last of 4 day running on Circuit de Catalunya. Pirelli enjoyed seeing all compounds in action over the four days, but teams noticed high degradation on all tyres.
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I'll never understand why they hardly do any running when it rains at testing. Surely it's a great way to gather data for when it rains at other tracks? It rained a couple of times last year and having some decent data might make the difference between 1st and 15th.
Anyone got ted's notebook or some other round up with interviews ?
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Formula 1 2013 Testing (2nd session) - Barcelona Session 1 - Day 4 (22.02.2013)
Weather for today (can't guarantee full accuracy): The Day 4 testing line-up at Barcelona is as follows:
Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber
Scuderia Ferrari
Felipe Massa
McLaren
Jenson Button
Lotus F1 Team
Romain Grosjean
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
Lewis Hamilton
Sauber F1 Team
Esteban Gutiérrez
Force India F1 Team
Jules Bianchi
Williams F1 Team
Morning: Valtteri Bottas
Afternoon: Pastor Maldonado
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jean-Éric Vergne
Caterham F1 Team
Giedo van der Garde
Marussia F1 Team
Max Chilton
Running time:
9am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm
(Local time, GMT +1)
"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe."Murray Walker, San Marino 1985
Lotus F1 Team @Lotus_F1Team
Red at the moment. Will @RGrosjean get the green light to go out? Gentle drizzle wafting in the grey sky pic.twitter.com/coR1Owdlyw
It's been a long time since we drove last time, but it has also been a short time at the same time
Roam Grosjean ponders the passing of time on the first day of testing at Jerez February 5, 2013
Lotus F1 Team @Lotus_F1Team
How wet in Barcelona? This wet. #ImSexyAndIKnowIt pic.twitter.com/YnYFcUojBl
It's been a long time since we drove last time, but it has also been a short time at the same time
Roam Grosjean ponders the passing of time on the first day of testing at Jerez February 5, 2013
2nd red flag of the day. van der Garde went off at the final turn,
"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe."Murray Walker, San Marino 1985