F1 Testing 2010

Duke · 27 Feb 2010 at 16:28

Today's times (added to OP)

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[b]Pos  Driver       Team         Time         Laps[/b]
 1.  Rosberg      Mercedes     1m20.686s    128
 2.  Buemi        Toro Rosso   1m21.413s    106
 3.  Button       McLaren      1m21.450s    105
 4.  Barrichello  Williams     1m21.975s    101
 5.  Massa        Ferrari      1m22.344s    115
 6.  Petrov       Renault      1m22.523s    68
 7.  Sutil        Force India  1m22.606s    61
 8.  Vettel       Red Bull     1m23.123s    51
 9.  Trulli       Lotus        1m25.059s    102
10.  Kobayashi    Sauber       1m26.216s    105
11.  Glock        Virgin       1m26.305s    31

Duke · 27 Feb 2010 at 18:29

Trulli - 'we're 4 seconds off the pace' - http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/02/27/trulli-lotus-four-seconds-off-the-pace/

sunama · 27 Feb 2010 at 18:56

So, was this Button's and Massa's last test before the opening race?

Alibaba99 · 27 Feb 2010 at 18:56

sunama said:
Well now that the concept has been thought of, surely some teams out there might investigate whether or not this would be feasible to develop.

Sauber and Williams have also used a blown rear wing but their intake has been a small slot in the leading edge of the upper wing section. McLaren have taken it atleast a stage further with an intake in the cars actual bodywork, and may be running a 'switch' to turn the flow on and off.

Sumanji · 27 Feb 2010 at 19:16

Duke said:
Trulli - 'we're 4 seconds off the pace' - http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/02/27/trulli-lotus-four-seconds-off-the-pace/

Maybe the car is 4 seconds off the pace, but that margin needs to be doubled with Mr. Trulli behind the wheel

sunama · 27 Feb 2010 at 20:01

Sumanji said:
Maybe the car is 4 seconds off the pace, but that margin needs to be doubled with Mr. Trulli behind the wheel

Hey, Trulli happens to be one of the fastest qualifiers in the business.

Type_R · 27 Feb 2010 at 20:29

sunama said:
Hey, Trulli happens to be one of the fastest qualifiers in the business.

Yeah he definitely knows how to get a car around the track in sensational time, but then he slows down to the actual pace that the car is capable of

Rosberg showing some pace from Merc which is a welcome relief for Schui fans

arknor · 27 Feb 2010 at 20:46

Type_R said:
Yeah he definitely knows how to get a car around the track in sensational time, but then he slows down to the actual pace that the car is capable of

Rosberg showing some pace from Merc which is a welcome relief for Schui fans

wont know real pace until the first qualifying session though.

even if a car can do a lightning fast lap with no fuel and super soft tyres it doesnt mean they will be fast over a race so im taking all testing times with a pinch of salt.

even the teams that will probably be nowhere come race day have managed fast times so far

dannyjo22 · 27 Feb 2010 at 21:10

Yeah can't wait, I'd love the sauber to actually have the form they are showing in testing continue over to racing. I've always like Peter Sauber and it would be great to see them win a race or two.

Almost as great as seeing williams win a race or two again

No one really stands out head and shoulders above everyone else, hopefully thats a good indicator for a good season. It would be nice to see three or four teams mixing it instead of one or two.

deuse · 28 Feb 2010 at 08:37

As normal http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/185

arknor · 28 Feb 2010 at 08:47

deuse said:
As normal http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/185

http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhglrpXqAZALI3fJ7RDXCpQlZNj8ww

NightSt@lk3r · 28 Feb 2010 at 09:05

Ruby seems to be going off a lot.

arknor · 28 Feb 2010 at 09:59

seems schumi is after fast laps this morning

deuse · 28 Feb 2010 at 10:21

Vettel is having an extra half days testing then the car goes to webber.
Read into that what you will..

arknor · 28 Feb 2010 at 10:36

deuse said:
Vettel is having an extra half days testing then the car goes to webber.
Read into that what you will..

RB doesnt have a #1 driver

schumi just did a 1:20.920

tracks not as fast as yesterday aparently aswell

now massa is fastest, theyve been trading 1-2 tenths for awhile now maybe the mercedes isnt as slow as people thought or the ferrari isnt as fast as it seemed

sunama · 28 Feb 2010 at 10:41

Lets hope all the teams get their glory runs in today, so that we get a good idea of the ultimate pace of the cars.

If Hamilton doesnt top today's time sheets (weather permitting), I will be very worried. F1 NEEDS to have its best drivers in cars capable of winning races/WDCs.

sunama · 28 Feb 2010 at 10:42

arknor said:
RB doesnt have a #1 driver

schumi just did a 1:20.920 tracks not as fast as yesterday aparently aswell

now massa is fastest, theyve been trading 1-2 tenths for awhile now maybe the mercedes isnt as slow as people thought or the ferrari isnt as fast as it seemed

Yep. And the Ferrari just went quicker

arknor · 28 Feb 2010 at 11:09

just found this site
http://f1tests.mine.nu/!/!/test4eng.php

much more indepth than those other 2 but seems to be getting hammered a bit

deuse · 28 Feb 2010 at 12:04

sunama said:
Yep. And the Ferrari just went quicker

1 Hamilton McLaren 1m20.472s he went even better

And LH times with heavey fuel loads is 1sec faster then the rest

sunama · 28 Feb 2010 at 12:26

The good thing is that the track is finally getting some Sun, so the times posted are decent, unlike the tests that have been conducted in variable weather conditions or in heavy rain.

There is still the rest of the afternoon. At this point I would definitely say that RedBull, Ferrari and McLaren are looking like the teams to beat. Lets just wait and see what happens this afternoon.