2010 Formula 1 Pre-season testing

[aisputih]

yerp..i agree..but i pray for ferrari to have that consistency..:d..m.schumacher this afternoon..i hope he`s doing well..

im looking forward for your next update bro..

[Ed]

Just after 3:25 PM in Valencia and the order is:

Massa - Ferrari: 1:12.842 - 50 laps
Paffett - McLaren: 1:13.247 - 53 laps
de la Rosa - BMW Sauber: 1:13.303 - 39 laps
Rosberg - Mercedes: 1:13.543 - 39 laps
Barrichello - Williams: 1:14.449 - 42 laps
Kubica - Renault: 1:15.298 - 37 laps
Buemi - Toro Rosso: 1:19.279 - 10 laps
Schumacher - Mercedes: No Time

[Ed]

de la Rosa sets a 1:12.784 as Michael Schumacher returns to Formula 1 with Mercedes and does his first laps

[Ed]

Michael Schumacher's first competitve time at Valencia is a 1:15.907

[aisputih]

wow..interesting..

[Ed]

Just under 1 hour remaining in the session and the order is:

de la Rosa - BMW Sauber: 1:12.784 - 51 laps
Massa - Ferrari: 1:12.842 - 71 laps
Paffet - McLaren: 1:13.247 - 60 laps
Rosberg - Mercedes: 1:13.543 - 39 laps
Schumacher - Mercedes: 1:14.255 - 9 laps
Barrichello - Williams: 1:14.449 - 60 laps
Kubica - Renault: 1:15.298 - 50 laps
Buemi - Toro Rosso: 1:19.279 - 10 laps (Gearbox problem)

We will provide the final times later in the day as the teams release their official times and notes.

[aisputih]

ouchh..what happen there..??why ferrari no 2??

[richie507]

ouchh..what happen there..??why ferrari no 2??

i suspect de la Rosa was on a low fuel run

[Ed]

The session has been stopped with 20 minutes remaining. The Williams has stopped on the track with a suspected engine failure.

de la Rosa remains fastest ahead of Massa. Schumacher has improved to a 1:13.449

[Ed]

Massa goes fastest with a 1:12.650 with less than 10 minutes remaining (the session has been extended by 10 minutes following the Williams incident)

Buemi also improves his time with a 1:16.333 after a long delay in the pits due to a gearbox problem

[Ed]

Michael Schumacher sets a 1:12.947!

[Ed]

First Formula 1 Test day for 2010 is over.

Felipe Massa sets the fastest time of the day with a 1:12.574 ahead of Pedro de la Rosa (1:12.784) and Michael Schumacher (1:12.947)

[Ed]

Final times from the Valencia circuit:

Massa - Ferrari: 1:12.574 - 102 laps
de la Rosa - BMW Sauber: 1:12.784 - 74 laps
Schumacher - Mercedes: 1:12.947 - 40 laps
Rosberg - Mercedes: 1:13.543 - 39 laps
Paffett - McLaren: 1:13.846 - 86 laps
Barrichello - Williams: 1:14.449 - 75 laps (Throttle control problem)
Buemi - Toro Rosso: 1:14.762 - 18 laps (Gearbox control problem)
Kubica - Renault: 1:15.000 - 69 laps

Testing continues on Tuesday with Hamilton and Kobayashi taking over from Paffett and de la Rosa. Rosberg will test the full day for Mercedes.

[Ed]

Selected quotes from the first day of testing:

Pedro de la Rosa:

For me it was a very positive day. The car was reliable right from the beginning, which meant we could follow our programme perfectly without wasting any time. Also the car reacted to our changes very well. For me it was a day to get used to not only the new car but also to the team with all the people. And, of course, driving-wise there’s more to come from me as this was only my first day after a long break

Willy Rampf (BMW Sauber):

Overall, we are quite happy with what we achieved today. We started with an installation lap in the morning, checking the mechanical systems, followed by a baseline run in order to stabilise temperatures and pressures. We checked the hydraulic system, the fuel system and the gearshift, and everything worked well. In the afternoon we started with some basic set-up work, also to collect various data. It was a positive day without any noteworthy problems

Michael Schumacher:

It was a perfect rollout for the new car today. I felt totally comfortable and really had a feeling that everything was very natural. It felt just like at the very beginning of my career in 1991 when on the first lap, I thought 'wow that was really fast' and then on the second lap, I was just extremely excited. I feel like a young boy again and really enjoyed myself out there. We did a good job today, just making a few control checks, and the most important thing was that the car ran reliably. With Nico and I covering 79 laps between us, it was a superb job by the team

Nico Rosberg:

It was a good first day of testing for us and my initial impressions of the new car are very positive. It felt great to be in the car for the first time and to get our pre-season testing programme underway. Generally everything felt good although I was sitting too low in the car and couldn't see the track very well which we will improve for tomorrow. It's too early to get an initial impression of the competitiveness but it was very special to drive the new Silver Arrow out of the garage. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when we have a full day of testing to make further progress

Ross Brawn (Mercedes):

We have had a very useful first day of testing here in Valencia. Our priority was to ensure that the new car was functioning properly and allow both drivers to use their short window of track time to get acclimatised to the car and its operations. Today's work has provided a good basis for the next couple of days and it was rewarding to see that the car ran reliably. I would like to say thank you to everyone at the factories in Brackley and Brixworth for all their hard work in preparing the car to test here this week. And finally, it's been a very special day to work with Nico for the first time, to work with Michael once again and to complete our first active day as the Mercedes-Benz works team

Rubens Barrichello:

I enjoyed today, it was like a first day at school! You can’t predict anything from the times today; and probably won’t be able to for the remainder of the tests because of the fuel loads people will run with such big tanks. It probably won’t be until Bahrain qualifying that we will see where everyone is. We are working on improving the balance of the car, but it’s running reliably, despite the small issue with the throttle. As everything is new, it was a good day

Sam Michael (Williams):

It was a productive first day testing, with the car completing 75 laps in total. Considering everything is new, in particular the Cosworth engine installation, it was good to get through the day without any major problems. We did have a minor software issue with the throttle control towards the end of the session, but that is easily sorted out for tomorrow. We are well underway with set-up work now and tuning the FW32 around the new Bridgestone tyres

Sebastien Buemi:

It’s good to start testing at last. This morning, we had a problem, which took a long time to analyse. We managed to get out again towards the end of the day, even though the fault was not completely fixed. At least we managed some running, which allowed us to work through the usual new car procedures, such as checking seat position, visibility from the cockpit, the systems and so on. But it is a bit too early to get an impression of what the car is like, especially those elements affected by the rule changes.

Giorgio Ascanelli (Toro Rosso):

This morning we had a problem with one of the gearbox actuators, which we managed to improve, but not fix completely. It is too early to make any comment on the actual performance characteristics of the new car. In the short term, we will be trying to fix the actuator problem overnight, in the hope of having a better day tomorrow.

Robert Kubica:

My first day of testing the R30 went well. We had a lot of things to check on the car to make sure they were reliable and all that went smoothly with no big problems to report. Tomorrow we will start working on the balance and trying to understand the car a bit more. The narrower front tyres certainly had an impact on the car, but it’s difficult for me to judge as this is the first time I’ve driven the R30. Generally I think they will make the car understeer more in the quick corners

Alan Permane (Renault):

A fairly positive first day of running with the R30 with Robert in the car. We concentrated on putting mileage on the car and spent time getting Robert comfortable in the car. We also started learning about the behaviour of the R30 – what it likes, and how it responds to the narrower front Bridgestone tyres. Then we looked at the brake wear, which will be a key performance factor this year with the cars running heavy fuel at the start of the race. Overall it has been a productive day

[aisputih]

hello brother ed..second day test right..

i hope news form you bro..