2010 Winter Testing

[WhiteBlue]

[img]Circuit status: Air temperature: 12 ° C
Track temperature: 15 ° C
Test times Updated: 11:51
driver team Drive time difference #
1. P. de la Rosa Sauber C29 1:28.751 35
2. S. Vettel Red Bull Racing RB6 1:29.053 +0,302 34
3. R. Barrichello Williams FW32 1:30.142 +1,391 62 pit
4. F. Bulk Ferrari F60 1:30.327 +1,576 27 pit
5. L. Hamilton McLaren MP4-25 1:30.453 +1,702 21
6. M. Schumacher Mercedes GP W01 1:30.549 +1,798 29
7. S. Buemi Toro Rosso STR5 1:31.555 +2,804 32
8. P. di Resta Force India VJM-03 1:33.459 +4,708 33
9. F. Fauzy Lotus F1 T127 1:35.777 +7,026 27 pi[/img]


circuit is now drying. Times are coming down.

[Richard]

What's up with the Boss, and McL' 1 lap?
have my reading glasses on now 7 laps!
Blimey!! that makes the bleeding time look even worse!

Hamilton Stopped on track early on and hasn't been seen since.

Meanwhile Massa and Barrichello seem to be piling on the laps. Barrichello is putting in full race simulation with 3 blocks of 15-20 laps separated by quick pit stops.

[Mr Alcatraz]

I read a comment that a former Italian Prime Minister (one of about 59 since 1946 ) Refer to Mike as a "Good Bavarian Soldier"

That is a strange reference. Schumacher hails from Kerpen which is roughly forming a triangle with Spa and Nürburgring. So obviously that is some 700 km from Bavarian heart land.

It was a very idiotic statement! This Bureaucrat was trying to make an issue about Mike clowning during "Fratelli di Italia" But stand like a "Good Bavarian Soldier" When "Deutschland über alles" played. I think he even threw in he "N' word for good measure!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEdoLKknCi0[/youtube]
Sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry

[Mr Alcatraz]

What's up with the Boss, and McL' 1 lap?
have my reading glasses on now 7 laps!
Blimey!! that makes the bleeding time look even worse!

Hamilton Stopped on track early on and hasn't been seen since.

Meanwhile Massa and Barrichello seem to be piling on the laps. Barrichello is putting in full race simulation with 3 blocks of 15-20 laps separated by quick pit stops.

He's up to speed now with over 20 laps!

[horse]

10 Fauzy Lotus 1m34.396s +6.571
11 Glock Virgin 1m34.453s +6.628

11:21 Fauzy improves to a 34.3 - the battle of the new teams is on

[raceman]

another red flag..... this time, it's Barichello [-X

ran out of fuel following race simulation??

[Mr Alcatraz]

11:22 The Incredable Bulk does the best time of the day, a 1m27.665, This is going to be a very interesting battle between him, and Fred. I think that knock on the head has really man'd him up!

1.F. F. Massa (Ferrari) 1:27.665-34v Massa (Ferrari) 1:27.665-34v
2.P. P. De la Rosa (BMW-Sauber) 1:27.825-44v De la Rosa (BMW Sauber) 1:27.825-44v
3.S. S. Vettel (Red Bull) 1:27.871-46v Vettel (Red Bull) 1:27.871-46v
4.R. R. Barrichello (Williams) 1:28.256-78v Barrichello (Williams) 1:28.256-78v
5.M. M. Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 1:30.273-50v Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 1:30.273-50v
6.L. Hamilton (McLaren) 1:30.453-24v L. Hamilton (McLaren) 1:30.453-24v
7.S. S. Buemi (Toro Rosso) 1.31.555-37v Buemi (Toro Rosso) 1.31.555-37v
8.P. P. di Resta (Force India) 1:31.894-48v di Resta (Force India) 1:31.894-48v
9.V. V. Petrov (Renault) 1:32.752-12v Petrov (Renault) 1:32.752-12v
10.F. F. Fauzy (Lotus) 1:34.395-38v Fauzy (Lotus) 1:34.395-38v
11.L. L. Di Grassi (Virgin) 1:34.453-04v Di Grassi (Virgin) 1:34.453-04V

[Richard]

Looks like Barrichello has set the bench mark for race distance. Three stints separated by short tyre change pit stops. Fastest lap was 1.28.734 in 67 laps.

He then went out again and stopped after 3 laps - some teams are rumoured to be running the tank dry, so maybe he went out again to see how much further he could go? I find that an odd rumour because surely they are able to measure the fuel left in the tank?

Perhaps they are finding out how much of the fuel in the tank is usable. How low can they go before the dynamics of driving around the track interrupts the supply - ie the fuel sloshes around too much for the fuel pump to deliver a good supply?

[Mr Alcatraz]

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Perhaps they are finding out how much of the fuel in the tank is usable. How low can they go before the dynamics of driving around the track interrupts the supply - ie the fuel sloshes around too much for the fuel pump to deliver a good supply?

I think you're spot on! BTW It's 3:45 am here in San Diego
I've got a 30 mile bike ride in four hours!

[marcush.]

Looks like Barrichello has set the bench mark for race distance. Three stints separated by short tyre change pit stops. Fastest lap was 1.28.734 in 67 laps.

He then went out again and stopped after 3 laps - some teams are rumoured to be running the tank dry, so maybe he went out again to see how much further he could go? I find that an odd rumour because surely they are able to measure the fuel left in the tank?

Perhaps they are finding out how much of the fuel in the tank is usable. How low can they go before the dynamics of driving around the track interrupts the supply - ie the fuel sloshes around too much for the fuel pump to deliver a good supply?

that is how I would do it :pump out what you have left after your run ,measure up what you can retrieve ,put it back into the car and go out and find out how far it will take you.
But then you still have a lot of variables left.Temps ,Resistance (be it slipstreaming,Heavy headwindsetc ,is the guy pushing or not..so to really get on top of those last 3 litres is also flirting with desaster isn´t it?

[Mr Alcatraz]

12:04 The Boss is down to a 25.1, eight laps into his run

1 Hamilton McLaren 1m25.136s
2 Massa Ferrari 1m26.867s +1.731
3 De la Rosa Sauber 1m27.825s +2.689
4 Vettel Red Bull 1m27.871s +2.735
5 Barrichello Williams 1m28.256s +3.120
6 Di Resta Force India 1m30.080s +4.944
7 Schumacher Mercedes 1m30.273s +5.137
8 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m31.555s +6.419
9 Petrov Renault 1m32.752s +7.616
10 Fauzy Lotus 1m34.396s +9.260
11 Glock Virgin 1m34.453s +9.317


11:58 Laps completed after four hours: Barrichello, 78; di Resta, 60; Vettel, 51; Schumacher, 50; Fauzy, 46; de la Rosa, 44; Massa, 43; Buemi, 37; Hamilton, 28; Petrov, 12; Glock, 4

12:10 The Boss is into the 1m24s now. Di Resta is the only other car on track, everyone else must have gone to lunch

[Richard]

Tack is drying and Hamilton and Massa both setting 1:24ish laps. Will be interesting to see how long they run for. Massa has just started, while Hamilton has done 18 laps.

edit update ....

Massa only did a 6 or 7 lap run for 1m23.204s. Fastest time but he stopped on track so was that running on fumes?

Hamilton is second fastest with a 21 lap run for his 1m24.367s (+1.163). That's a big gap to Massa, so maybe he's still carrying fuel? Lets see if he goes straight back out after Massa's car is cleared from the track.

There aren't any others who have had a decent stint on the drying track, so the other times on the leaderboard are 1:27 and above, most set in wetter conditions.

[Poleman]

12:24 Massa pits as well now, the track falls quiet for the first time in a while

12:23 Hamilton pits after 21 laps, Massa still only five into this run

12:22 Hamilton improves his best to a 24.3, but Massa goes faster still - 23.2

[Mr Alcatraz]

12:24 Massa pits as well now, the track falls quiet for the first time in a while

12:23 Hamilton pits after 21 laps, Massa still only five into this run

12:22 Hamilton improves his best to a 24.3, but Massa goes faster still - 23.2

Holy ---!!!
The Boss, and The Bulk =D>

Bulk pits after 5 laps! quali sim?
Anyone know the track record at Jerez?

[Poleman]

Everyone else was eating lol...