F1 Testing 2012 - Week 2, Barcelona

Duke · 20 Feb 2012 at 11:27

Second week of testing kicks off in Barcelona from Tuesday to Friday.

Running order:

Code:

[b]Team		Tuesday 	Wednesday  	Thursday  	Friday[/b] 
Red Bull 	Vettel 		Vettel 		Webber 		Webber
McLaren 	Hamilton 	Hamilton 	Button 		Button
Ferrari 	Alonso 		Alonso 		Massa 		Massa
Mercedes 	Schumacher 	Rosberg 	Schumacher 	Rosberg
Lotus 	 	Grosjean 	Grosjean 	Raikkonen 	Raikkonen
Force India 	Hulkenberg 	Hulkenberg 	di Resta 	di Resta
Sauber 		Perez 		Perez 		Kobayashi 	Kobayashi
Toro Rosso 	Ricciardo 	Ricciardo 	Vergne 	 	Vergne
Williams 	Senna 		Bottas 		Maldonado 	Maldonado
Caterham 	Kovalainen 	Petrov 		Petrov 		Kovalainen
Marussia 	Pic 		Pic 		Glock 		Pic

Timing links / commentary:

http://www.attwilliams.com/test-timings

http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/442

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/02/24/live-2012-f1-testing-day-circuit-de-catalunya/

http://f1tests.co.cc/2012.php?rev=on

Pics:

Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4

Times:

Day 1

Code:

[b]Pos  Driver         Team            Time                Laps[/b]
 1.  Vettel         Red Bull        1m23.265s           79
 2.  Hulkenberg     Force India     1m23.440s  +0.175   97
 3.  Hamilton       McLaren         1m23.590s  +0.325   114
 4.  Ricciardo      Toro Rosso      1m23.618s  +0.353   76
 5.  Alonso         Ferrari         1m24.100s  +0.835   75
 6.  Schumacher     Mercedes        1m24.150s  +0.885   51
 7.  Perez          Sauber          1m24.219s  +0.954   66
 8.  Senna          Williams        1m25.711s  +2.446   97
 9.  Kovalainen     Caterham        1m26.035s  +2.770   31
10.  Grosjean       Lotus           1m26.809s  +3.544   7
11.  Pic            Marussia        1m28.026s  +4.761   121

Day 2

Code:

[b]Pos  Driver         Team            Time                Laps[/b]
 1.  Hulkenberg     Force India	    1m22.608s	        112
 2.  Perez	    Sauber	    1m22.648s  +0.040	85
 3.  Vettel	    Red Bull	    1m22.891s  +0.283	104
 4.  Alonso	    Ferrari	    1m23.180s  +0.572	87
 5.  Ricciardo	    Toro Rosso	    1m23.639s  +1.031	48
 6.  Hamilton	    McLaren	    1m23.806s  +1.198	120
 7.  Rosberg	    Mercedes	    1m24.555s  +1.947	82
 8.  Bottas	    Williams	    1m25.738s  +3.130	117
 9.  Petrov	    Caterham	    1m26.605s  +3.997	69
10.  Pic	    Marussia	    1m27.343s  +4.735	108

Day 3

Code:

[b]Pos  Driver         Team            Time                Laps[/b]
1    Maldonado	    Williams	    1m22.391s	        106
2    Schumacher	    Mercedes	    1m23.384s  +0.993	127
3    Kobayashi	    Sauber	    1m23.582s  +1.191	99
4    Button	    McLaren	    1m23.918s  +1.527	114
5    Vergne	    Toro Rosso	    1m24.433s  +2.042	78
6    Webber	    Red Bull	    1m24.771s  +2.380	97
7    Massa	    Ferrari	    1m24.771s  +2.380	84
8    Di Resta	    Force India	    1m25.646s  +3.255	83
9    Glock	    Marussia	    1m26.173s  +3.782	108
10   Petrov	    Caterham	    1m26.448s  +4.057	70

Day 4

Code:

[b]Pos  Driver         Team            Time                Laps[/b]
1    Kobayashi	    Sauber	    1m22.312s	        145
2    Maldonado	    Williams	    1m22.561s  +0.249	134
3    Di Resta	    Force India	    1m23.119s  +0.807	101
4    Button	    McLaren	    1m23.200s  +0.888	115
5    Massa	    Ferrari	    1m23.563s  +1.251	103
6    Webber	    Red Bull	    1m23.774s  +1.462	85
7    Vergne	    Toro Rosso	    1m23.792s  +1.480	92
8    Rosberg	    Mercedes	    1m23.843s  +1.531	139
9    Kovalainen	    Caterham	    1m26.968s  +4.656	70

Total laps completed:

TBA

englishpremier · 20 Feb 2012 at 16:55

Looking forward to seeing the new Mercedes. No doubt they'll be lapping 5 seconds off the pace though as they do their systems checks etc..

arknor · 20 Feb 2012 at 16:58

englishpremier said:
Looking forward to seeing the new Mercedes. No doubt they'll be lapping 5 seconds off the pace though as they do their systems checks etc..

they have done around 400km in the new car so they should be upto speed on their program by now but i doubt they will be going for all out laptimes, it would suprise me if anyone does out of the top teams.

w03 is their since 2 days already
private test on sunday and a filming day today

Skeeter · 20 Feb 2012 at 16:58

I'd hope they had already done that on their filming day and private test day.

Gaijin · 20 Feb 2012 at 17:15

Is there any difference between private and public testing days except them obviously being private?

I imagine they have to pay for the private hire of the track?

Otherwise I can't think why testing in public amongst the all the cameras pointing at the new cars and with competitors looking,not to mention a potentially cluttered track - why any team would prefer to attend a public day.

Skeeter · 20 Feb 2012 at 17:24

You can't snoop around your competition on private days

Kevin Clark · 20 Feb 2012 at 20:52

arknor said:
w03 is their since 2 days already
private test on sunday and a filming day today

tummelv · 20 Feb 2012 at 22:26

Really hope we get some info of their new f duct thing on the front wing (if all the speculation is true) over the next few days.

Reaper 392 · 20 Feb 2012 at 23:18

tummelv said:
Really hope we get some info of their new f duct thing on the front wing (if all the speculation is true) over the next few days.

have you seen this video thats buried somewhere in the testing threads?

tummelv · 20 Feb 2012 at 23:50

Yeah I've seen that video. From my limited understanding it's a fascinating concept and I hope it works well for them. The video someone linked where every time the car was in a corner the camera cut away from the front end would seem to suggest Mercedes definitely don't want to give away anything in the meantime.

I just assumed it was somebody's best guess? Do we even know if such a part would be legal? I'm assuming it is otherwise why would Mercedes waste time running a part they can't use?

arknor · 21 Feb 2012 at 08:48

best website for testing times
http://f1tests.co.cc/2012.php?rev=on

tummelv · 21 Feb 2012 at 08:57

http://twitter.com/#!/MyCaterhamF1/status/171866161519140864

The air temperature is currently 0.5°, the track temp is also 0.5°. Reports of polar bears setting up home on turn 4 are being investigated

englishpremier · 21 Feb 2012 at 09:35

That must be freezing at over 160mph. On my bike at 80mph in 3c my hands are usually blocks of ice.

~Mike~ · 21 Feb 2012 at 09:44

09:37 Speaking of chilly, it's now 7 degrees outside and 5 degrees for track temperature.

englishpremier · 21 Feb 2012 at 09:58

1:22.5 was Vettel's time last year, with Massa a tenth shy of that the day after.

TaKeN · 21 Feb 2012 at 10:02

Hamilton almost matching Vettel from the get go

EDIT - LOLWTF Time for the New Mercedes!

arknor · 21 Feb 2012 at 10:03

englishpremier said:
1:22.5 was Vettel's time last year, with Massa a tenth shy of that the day after.

he fastest time was something like 1:21.245 so i would expect some teams to be in or close to the high 1:21.XXX on qualifyin runs

Duke · 21 Feb 2012 at 10:09

First red flag of the day, Kovalainen losing it into the gravel.

~Mike~ · 21 Feb 2012 at 10:13

10:12 There is industrious looking at and poking about of the rear of the car.

10:11 Now there are about 10 marshals on the scene too.

10:11 A people carrier arrives and a swarm of Caterham personnel hop out.

10:11 Fair to say the AUTOSPORT Live team revel in unnecessarily detailed descriptions of red flag situation clean-ups.

10:10 The marshals admire the Caterham.

LOL

englishpremier · 21 Feb 2012 at 10:21

arknor said:
he fastest time was something like 1:21.245 so i would expect some teams to be in or close to the high 1:21.XXX on qualifyin runs

Really? I must have missed that. Massa's 1:22.6 was a qualifying run on Day 4 of the test before one that replaced the cancelled GP