F1 Testing 2012 - Week 1, Jerez

sunama said:
For me, at this point RBR have had the most smoothest testing schedule of any team, especially with what Webber did on Day1 and Day2 - he was fast, consistent and his machine was reliable. At present, no other team can boast this.
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Apart from Vettel only doing 2 laps so far today :p
 
Still no proper laps from Vettel. Senna is doing well with 96 laps completed this morning!
 
Day 4 times

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[b]Pos 	 Driver 	Team 		Time 			Laps[/b]
1 	 Alonso		Ferrari	 	1m18.877s		39
2 	 Vergne		Toro Rosso	1m19.597s  +0.720	80
3 	 Vettel		Red Bull	1m19.606s  +0.729	50
4 	 Hamilton	McLaren	 	1m19.640s  +0.763	86
5 	 Grosjean	Lotus	 	1m19.729s  +0.852	94
6 	 Kobayashi	Sauber	 	1m19.834s  +0.957	76
7 	 Hulkenberg	Force India	1m19.977s  +1.100	90
8 	 Senna		Williams	1m20.132s  +1.255	125
9 	 Trulli		Caterham	1m22.198s  +3.321	117

0.4 sec slower than yesterdays best 2012 car time.
 
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Just added up the total laps completed by each team this week


Lotus - 401
Williams - 372
Caterham - 358
Mercedes - 347 (3 days)
Toro Rosso - 316
Mclaren - 311
Force India - 306 (3 days)
Sauber - 298
Red Bull - 296
Ferrari - 270
HRT - 107 (2 days)
Marussia - Fail
 
Skeeter said:
Not even choosing to run an old car or an interim one, with as yet no news on when they will launch the new car...

Anyone know if they have put anything forward for FIA crash testing yet?
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Not read anything anywhere.

HRT still got to pass a few more crash tests, so they will have their 2012 car at the final test. I would guess they will do another few days at the second test.
 
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I think it will affect the team rather than individual drivers. The pack in general will be closer due to EBD going now imo.
 
Mike306 said:
From that angle it looks as though its blowing straight onto the rear wheel?
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Looks like it but don't think it would be. I would guess its aimed at the ducts/fins between the wheel and rear wing supports. Bit hard to work out from that angle.
 
HRT not taking part in the second test next week, as expected. They are hoping to run at the final test with the 2012 car.

Not heard anything from LOLMarussia yet.
 
Lotus were quick last year and fell back quicker after the fly away races than I've ever seen.
 
LOLrussia are bringing their 2011 car to the test next week going by their Twitter feed.
 
Would be interesting to see their budgets over the last few seasons as well, are they online somewhere?
 
With the variety of exhausts this year, it will be very important to find the best solution.
 
I really doubt any manufacturer didn't bring their new car to the first test 'as it wasn't ready', it would be planned months ago to do that. They are building the cars for what over six months? So not being ready for the first test but to suddenly have a car ready the following the week isn't what is happening.
 
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