Pre-season testing, Jerez, 10th - 13th Feb

[Dave B]

Another hour, another update:

Pos No. Name Status Best Gap Diff Last 
1 6 MASSA  1:20.709 - - 1:22.275 
2 17 PEREZ  1:21.483 0.774 0.774 1:27.971 
3 39 RICCIARDO P 1:21.755 1.046 0.272 1:23.125 
4 2 WEBBER P 1:22.257 1.548 0.502 1:23.257 
5 3 HAMILTON P 1:22.283 1.574 0.026 1:22.454 
6 10 PETROV P 1:24.453 3.744 2.170 1:37.282 
7 21 TRULLI P 1:24.792 4.083 0.339 1:25.528 
8 8 ROSBERG P 1:24.805 4.096 0.013 1:24.917

[Dave B]

So what's been going on?

Rosberg's Mercedes stopped out on track with what is assumed to have been a mechanical problem, and Petrov had a harmless spin and stopped at turn one. Both incidents triggered red flags, but the session's running again now.

Times so far (with the standard issue caveat):

1 Massa Ferrari 1m20.709s
2 Perez Sauber 1m21.483s +0.774
3 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m21.755s +1.046
4 Hamilton McLaren 1m21.914s +1.205
5 Webber Red Bull 1m22.257s +1.548
6 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m22.689s +1.980
7 Sutil Force India 1m23.472s +2.763
8 Petrov Renault 1m23.537s +2.828
9 Rosberg Mercedes 1m23.963s +3.254
10 Trulli Lotus 1m24.458s +3.749
11 Glock Virgin 1m25.086s +4.377
12 Maldonado Williams 1m35.174s +14.465

[Dave B]

Day one: DONE.

Pos  Driver             Car                   Time       Gap
 1.  Felipe Massa       Ferrari               1m20.709s
 2.  Sergio Perez       Sauber-Ferrari        1m21.483s  + 0.774s
 3.  Mark Webber        Red Bull-Renault      1m21.522s  + 0.813s
 4.  Daniel Ricciardo   Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m21.755s  + 1.046s
 5.  Lewis Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes      1m21.914s  + 1.205s
 6.  Jaime Alguersuari  Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m22.689s  + 1.980s
 7.  Adrian Sutil       Force India-Mercedes  1m23.472s  + 2.763s
 8.  Vitaly Petrov      Renault               1m23.504s  + 2.795s
 9.  Nico Rosberg       Mercedes              1m23.963s  + 3.254s
10.  Jarno Trulli       Lotus-Renault         1m24.458s  + 3.749s
11.  Timo Glock         Virgin-Cosworth       1m25.086s  + 4.377s
12.  Pastor Maldonado   Williams-Cosworth     1m34.968s  + 14.259s

Massa did the most laps, 101, Perez and Webber did 94 each, while Maldonado could only manage 13 and was (according to Williams) working on aero settings.

[ioan]

McLaren looks fast from the go.

[Mia 01]

They really do, don´t they.

[Ranger]

This thing looks hungry.

[ioan]

Looks like Newey find a way to use all that hot gas leaving the engine compartment by blowing it under the rear wing.

[Sonic]

Looks like Newey find a way to use all that hot gas leaving the engine compartment by blowing it under the rear wing.

He was doing it last year too, just to a smaller extent. Welcome back btw.

[DazzlaF1]

Here's the day 2 times, Schumi posts the quickest time ahead of Massa and Button. Plus Virgin shwoing great pace with Timo Glock getting under 2 seconds off the quickest time, not bad for their first proper fast run with their new car

Massa did the most laps with 116

1. Michael Schumacher - Mercedes ................1m 20.352 (112 laps)
2. Felipe Massa - Ferrari ................ + 0.061 (116 laps)
3. Jenson Buton - McLaren ................ + 0.657 (69 laps)
4. Jaime Alguersuari - Toro Rosso ................ + 0.862 (72 laps)
5. Mark Webber - Red Bull ................ + 1.261 (113 laps)
6. Adrian Sutil - Force India ................ + 1.428 (73 laps)
7. Sergio Perez - Sauber ................ + 1.505 (56 laps)
8. Timo Glock - Virgin ................ + 1.856 (57 laps)
9. Vitaly Petrov - Renault ................ + 2.141 (65 laps)
10. Pastor Maldonado - Williams ................ + 2.239 (37 laps)
11. Jarno Trulli - Team Lotus ................ + 2.864 (40 laps)

[Sonic]

There's still little we can say for certain but one thing that does seem clear is the whole grid is going to be closer than 2010.