2010 Formula 1 Pre-season testing

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:20 pm

The session now resumes but no one is on the track

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:31 pm

The good run by Lotus is shortlived. Kovalainen has yet to set a time and the team is working hard on the car to get it out.

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:47 pm

The conditions have improved a bit as the rain has eased. Drivers are now lapping in the mid 1:30s

Kovalainen has made it back out onto the track

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:07 pm

The track conditions continue to improve as the rain has stopped for the time being.

Vettel now is fastest with a 1:28.746

Fastest laptimes after 3 hours:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:28.746
Massa - Ferrari - 1:28.879
de la Rosa - Sauber - 1:29.691
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:30.203
di Resta - Force India - 1:30.344
Barrichello - Williams - 1:31.489
Hamilton - McLaren - 1:32.934
Glock - Virgin - 1:33.234
Buemi - Toro Rosso - 1:33.752
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:34.932
Petrov - Renault - 1:42.590

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:53 pm

3rd red flag of the day. This time it is Kovalainen who went off the track.

Still Vettel fastest from Massa and Roserg. All in the 1:28s

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:58 pm

It appears that Kovalainen has damaged the Lotus. It has a front wing missing!

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:22 pm

Session restarts

Fastest laptimes after 4 hours:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:28.746
Massa - Ferrari - 1:28.879
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:28.964
de la Rosa - Sauber - 1:29.691
di Resta - Force India - 1:30.344
Barrichello - Williams - 1:31.489
Glock - Virgin - 1:31.557
Buemi - Toro Rosso - 1:32.678
Hamilton - McLaren - 1:32.934
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:33.554
Petrov - Renault - 1:35.297

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:50 pm

Kovalainen admits it was his mistake going off. They will not run any more today

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:09 pm

Fastest laptimes after 5 hours:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Barrichello - Williams - 1:27.577
Petrov - Renault - 1:27.828
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:28.746
Massa - Ferrari - 1:28.879
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:28.964
de la Rosa - Sauber - 1:29.691
di Resta - Force India - 1:30.344
Glock - Virgin - 1:31.557
Hamilton - McLaren - 1:31.633
Buemi - Toro Rosso - 1:32.678
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:33.554

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:11 am

Liuzzi has taken over from di Resta at Force India

Fastest laptimes after 6 hours:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Barrichello - Williams - 1:27.577
Petrov - Renault - 1:27.828
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:28.162
Massa - Ferrari - 1:28.879
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:28.964
de la Rosa - Sauber - 1:29.691
di Resta - Force India - 1:30.344
Liuzzi - Force India - 1:30.776
Glock - Virgin - 1:31.557
Hamilton - McLaren - 1:31.633
Buemi - Toro Rosso - 1:32.678
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:33.554

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:26 am

Rain has returned to Jerez!!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:47 am

Session has ended without much improvement in laptimes.

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Barrichello - Williams - 1:27.145 - 98
Petrov - Renault - 1:27.828 - 56
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:28.162 - 70
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:28.515 - 71
Massa - Ferrari - 1:28.879 - 92
de la Rosa - Sauber - 1:29.691 - 8
di Resta - Force India - 1:30.344 - 32
Glock - Virgin - 1:30.476 - 72
Liuzzi - Force India - 1:30.666 - 24
Hamilton - McLaren - 1:30.979 - 57
Buemi - Toro Rosso - 1:32.678 - 57
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:33.554 - 30

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:30 pm

Third day of testing is underway. The track is damp but it isn't raining. The track should dry out fairly quickly

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:47 pm

Just over half an hour into the session and we have the first red flag. Once again the Lotus has hit a problem and is stuck on the track.

Currently Button (1:27.461) is quickest ahead of Alonso and Schumacher

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:54 pm

The session resumes