F1 Mugello test (1-3 May)

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Mugello Circuit (Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello) is a race track in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence. Its length is 5.245 km (3.259 mi). It has 15 turns and a long straight.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing host an annual event here (MotoGP and smaller classes). Also, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters hold an annual event. The track is property of Scuderia Ferrari which uses it for Formula One testing. The first race of the A1GP 2008/09 season was originally planned to be held at the Mugello circuit on 21 September 2008. However, the race had to be cancelled due to the delay in building the new chassis for the new race cars.
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The only in-season test kicks off 1st May until 3rd May at Mugello. All the teams will be taking part, except for HRT.

I expect the teams are eager to test the parts that will be fitted to the upcoming European leg of the calendar.

Test times, photos, etc will be posted as it happens.

www.mugellocircuit.it/en.html

Timings - http://www.williamsf1.com/test-timings


Teams and Drivers

Redbull – Webber & Vettel
Toro Rosso - Vergne &Ricciardo
Mclaren - Paffett & Turvey
Lotus – D’Ambrosio, Raikkonen & Grosjean
Caterham - Gonzalez, Petrov and Kovalainen
Ferrari – Alonso & Massa
Sauber – Kobayashi & Perez
Williams – Bottas, Senna & Maldanado
Force India – Bianchi, Di Resta & Hulkenberg
Marussia – Pic & Glock
HRT - Epic & Fail


Looks like with it being a 3 day test, some of the teams will allow the reserve/test driver to do one day and the race drivers one day each.



Day 1 times

Code: 
[b]Pos  Driver                 Team                    Time     [/b]
 1.  Fernando Alonso        Ferrari                 1m22.444s
 2.  Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault        1m23.648s   + 1.204s
 3.  Jean-Eric Vergne       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m23.891s   + 1.447s
 4.  Jerome d'Ambrosio      Lotus-Renault           1m24.048s   + 1.604s
 5.  Nico Rosberg           Mercedes                1m24.100s   + 1.656s
 6.  Kamui Kobayashi        Sauber-Ferrari          1m24.736s   + 2.292s
 7.  Oliver Turvey          McLaren-Mercedes        1m25.303s   + 2.859s
 8.  Jules Bianchi          Force India-Mercedes    1m25.475s   + 3.031s
 9.  Rodolfo Gonzalez       Caterham-Renault        1m27.197s   + 4.753s
10.  Charles Pic            Marussia-Cosworth       1m27.359s   + 4.915s
11.  Valtteri Bottas        Williams-Renault        1m29.179s   + 6.735s
12.  Gary Paffett           McLaren-Mercedes        1m50.898s  + 28.454s
13.  Michael Schumacher     Mercedes                No time


Day 2 times

Code: 
[b]Pos  Driver                 Team                    Time     [/b]
 1.  Romain Grosjean        Lotus-Renault           1m21.603s
 2.  Kamui Kobayashi        Sauber-Ferrari          1m21.603s   + 0.000s
 3.  Sebastian Vettel       Red Bull-Renault        1m21.825s   + 0.222s
 4.  Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault        1m21.997s   + 0.394s
 5.  Felipe Massa           Ferrari                 1m22.257s   + 0.654s
 6.  Jean-Eric Vergne       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m22.422s   + 0.819s
 7.  Daniel Ricciardo       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m22.588s   + 0.985s
 8.  Michael Schumacher     Mercedes                1m23.404s   + 1.801s
 9.  Charles Pic            Marussia-Cosworth       1m23.982s   + 2.379s
10.  Vitaly Petrov          Caterham-Renault        1m24.312s   + 2.709s
11.  Gary Paffett           McLaren-Mercedes        1m24.480s   + 2.877s
12.  Timo Glock             Marussia-Cosworth       1m24.499s   + 2.896s
13.  Paul di Resta          Force India-Mercedes    1m24.749s   + 3.146s
14.  Bruno Senna            Williams-Renault        1m24.842s   + 3.239s


Day 3 times

Code: 
[b]Pos  Driver                 Team                    Time     [/b]
 1.  Romain Grosjean        Lotus-Renault           1m21.035s
 2.  Sebastian Vettel       Red Bull-Renault        1m21.267s   + 0.232s
 3.  Fernando Alonso        Ferrari                 1m21.363s   + 0.328s
 4.  Daniel Ricciardo       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m21.604s   + 0.569s
 5.  Sergio Perez           Sauber-Ferrari          1m22.229s   + 0.879s
 6.  Nico Hulkenberg        Force India-Mercedes    1m22.325s   + 0.975s
 7.  Pastor Maldonado       Williams-Renault        1m22.497s   + 1.147s
 8.  Nico Rosberg           Mercedes                1m22.579s   + 1.229s
 9.  Oliver Turvey          McLaren-Mercedes        1m22.662s   + 1.312s
10.  Paul di Resta          Force India-Mercedes    1m23.002s   + 1.652s
11.  Heikki Kovalainen      Caterham-Renault        1m23.169s   + 1.819s
12.  Timo Glock             Marussia-Cosworth       1m23.466s   + 2.116s
 
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Having a quick look around McLaren have but Ferrari & RedBull don't say if its carbon-fibre. I think Williams have? Lotus have titanium. Force India says Mclaren gearbox so guessing they have the carbon one.
 
Day 1 times

Code: 
[b]Pos  Driver                 Team                    Time     [/b]
 1.  Fernando Alonso        Ferrari                 1m22.444s
 2.  Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault        1m23.648s   + 1.204s
 3.  Jean-Eric Vergne       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m23.891s   + 1.447s
 4.  Jerome d'Ambrosio      Lotus-Renault           1m24.048s   + 1.604s
 5.  Nico Rosberg           Mercedes                1m24.100s   + 1.656s
 6.  Kamui Kobayashi        Sauber-Ferrari          1m24.736s   + 2.292s
 7.  Oliver Turvey          McLaren-Mercedes        1m25.303s   + 2.859s
 8.  Jules Bianchi          Force India-Mercedes    1m25.475s   + 3.031s
 9.  Rodolfo Gonzalez       Caterham-Renault        1m27.197s   + 4.753s
10.  Charles Pic            Marussia-Cosworth       1m27.359s   + 4.915s
11.  Valtteri Bottas        Williams-Renault        1m29.179s   + 6.735s
12.  Gary Paffett           McLaren-Mercedes        1m50.898s  + 28.454s
13.  Michael Schumacher     Mercedes                No time
 
Day 2 times

Code: 
[b]Pos  Driver                 Team                    Time     [/b]
 1.  Romain Grosjean        Lotus-Renault           1m21.603s
 2.  Kamui Kobayashi        Sauber-Ferrari          1m21.603s   + 0.000s
 3.  Sebastian Vettel       Red Bull-Renault        1m21.825s   + 0.222s
 4.  Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault        1m21.997s   + 0.394s
 5.  Felipe Massa           Ferrari                 1m22.257s   + 0.654s
 6.  Jean-Eric Vergne       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m22.422s   + 0.819s
 7.  Daniel Ricciardo       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m22.588s   + 0.985s
 8.  Michael Schumacher     Mercedes                1m23.404s   + 1.801s
 9.  Charles Pic            Marussia-Cosworth       1m23.982s   + 2.379s
10.  Vitaly Petrov          Caterham-Renault        1m24.312s   + 2.709s
11.  Gary Paffett           McLaren-Mercedes        1m24.480s   + 2.877s
12.  Timo Glock             Marussia-Cosworth       1m24.499s   + 2.896s
13.  Paul di Resta          Force India-Mercedes    1m24.749s   + 3.146s
14.  Bruno Senna            Williams-Renault        1m24.842s   + 3.239s

Report - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99297 - lots of laps completed today... 144 for Schumacher!
 
Well thats one way to see whether its worth changing the body work for I guess :)
 
Looks like Sauber werent testing DDRS with those pipes, thought they were.

Autosport said:
Sauber ran with external piping on its C31 during testing at Mugello on Thursday, which prompted speculation that it could have been evaluating the double DRS further.

However, Morris clarified that it was simply measuring aerodynamic forces at the rear of the car.

"We have been running some pressure tappings around the rear, that's what all the pipes were," he said. "It's just pressure measurement, that's all.
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Day 3 times

Code: 
[b]Pos  Driver                 Team                    Time     [/b]
 1.  Romain Grosjean        Lotus-Renault           1m21.035s
 2.  Sebastian Vettel       Red Bull-Renault        1m21.267s   + 0.232s
 3.  Fernando Alonso        Ferrari                 1m21.363s   + 0.328s
 4.  Daniel Ricciardo       Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1m21.604s   + 0.569s
 5.  Sergio Perez           Sauber-Ferrari          1m22.229s   + 0.879s
 6.  Nico Hulkenberg        Force India-Mercedes    1m22.325s   + 0.975s
 7.  Pastor Maldonado       Williams-Renault        1m22.497s   + 1.147s
 8.  Nico Rosberg           Mercedes                1m22.579s   + 1.229s
 9.  Oliver Turvey          McLaren-Mercedes        1m22.662s   + 1.312s
10.  Paul di Resta          Force India-Mercedes    1m23.002s   + 1.652s
11.  Heikki Kovalainen      Caterham-Renault        1m23.169s   + 1.819s
12.  Timo Glock             Marussia-Cosworth       1m23.466s   + 2.116s


Report - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99317
 
sunama said:
I think people will always find something to argue/debate about on this forum.
Once thing I have noticed is just how serious the F1 board is. My God...some replies I read on here would have you believe that perhaps their new born baby has been beaten.

I can understand if people work in the industry and take great offence to a comment about their own team, but for the casual viewer...you gotta chill out and learn to take everything you read on a computer forum with a massive grain of salt.

We've all heard about road rage. I think we need to coin a phrase - "F1 Forum Rage!"
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See a few arguments but not quite that bad. Do you work for a tabloid?
 
arknor said:
what developments did the teams bring anyway?
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Going by the F1 show on Sky last Friday, Marussia had a new front wing and rear suspension. Force India had some parts they were hiding, think it was a new exhaust layout?
 
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