Maybe, but that is not what Vettel is implying in the quote I posted in post # 29Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
I do agree that the tires do seem to be responsible for slowing them down the most over several laps! :)
Maybe, but that is not what Vettel is implying in the quote I posted in post # 29Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
I do agree that the tires do seem to be responsible for slowing them down the most over several laps! :)
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Originally Posted by fandango
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Lunch break. Here are the times so far:
1 Vettel Red Bull 1m23.315s
2 Barrichello Williams 1m24.042s +0.727
3 Rosberg Mercedes 1m24.730s +1.415
4 Di Resta Force India 1m25.194s +1.879
5 Alonso Ferrari 1m25.247s +1.932
6 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m25.259s +1.944
7 Kovalainen Lotus 1m26.421s +3.106
8 Petrov Renault 1m26.884s +3.569
9 Button McLaren 1m27.027s +3.712
10 Liuzzi HRT 1m28.580s +5.265
11 Kobayashi Sauber 1m29.498s +6.183
12 Glock Virgin 1m41.670s +18.355
Lotus and Virgin both way off the pace but then again, this is a track that does favour the KERS cars.
That saying though, their average pace on long fuel runs is still good
All done for Saturday:
1 Vettel Red Bull 1m23.315s
2 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m23.519s +0.204
3 Alonso Ferrari 1m23.978s +0.663
4 Barrichello Williams 1m24.008s +0.693
5 Heidfeld Renault 1m24.242s +0.927
6 Kobayashi Sauber 1m24.243s +0.928
7 Rosberg Mercedes 1m24.730s +1.415
8 Button McLaren 1m24.923s +1.608
9 Di Resta Force India 1m25.194s +1.879
10 Kovalainen Lotus 1m26.421s +3.106
11 Petrov Renault 1m26.884s +3.569
12 Liuzzi HRT 1m27.044s +3.729
13 Glock Virgin 1m27.242s +3.927
14 Teixeira Lotus 1m31.584s +8.269
That Sauber is looking rather reliable (for a change!). Kobayashi has done nothing less than 256 laps so far, which is impressive.
There has to be some concern in the MacLaren garage by now.
Perhaps Lewis can put on a brave face with a blistering lap tomorrow?
Buttons comments on the teams testing pace..
"Do you really think the Ferrari is six tenths slower than the Red Bull?" Button said, in reference to the headline lap times on Saturday.
"And the Ferrari on the long runs seem to be two seconds quicker than everyone else.
"There are so many things going on and in testing it's so difficult to get an understanding anyway.
"The soft compared to the hard tyre is one and a half seconds quicker and if someone has the super-soft here it's another second.
"So it's very difficult to know the pace of people and what they're doing.
"What is interesting is people's consistency - that's when you can really see if they have a good car.
"Ferrari does look competitive in terms of consistency but so do a lot of others and the Red Bull looks pretty good but not as good as the Ferrari."
Meanwhile Alonso states that Red Bull are strongest.. :D
More of the interview here.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9402487.stm
That's pretty much hit the nail on the head Zico. McLaren are still running back to back tests on their fancy exhaust; Mercedes keep telling us they don't have their 2011 spec car; Red Bull and Ferarri have had some technical issues. In short no one is any the wiser now than we were two weeks ago. We probably won't know for sure until they line up in Bahrain or Oz (which ever comes first) who's got the package.
There is one thing we can be sure of though, judging by this, we can safely say that the return of the 107% qualifying rules announced last year will have been a bit of a waste of time, everyone whos'e set a reasonable race pace during the test so far in the dry are all well below the projected 107% time. For instance, taking Vettel's fastest time today of 1m 23.315 gives a 107% time of 1m 29.147 and the slowest 2011 dry runner so far (Timo Glock) is nearly 2 seconds quicker than that so far. hell even last year's Hispania cars are well under the 107% limitQuote:
Originally Posted by Sonic