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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:20 pm
by Ed
The session now resumes but no one is on the track
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:31 pm
by Ed
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:47 pm
by Ed
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
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:07 pm
by Ed
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
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:53 pm
by Ed
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
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:58 pm
by Ed
It appears that Kovalainen has damaged the Lotus. It has a front wing missing!
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:22 pm
by Ed
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
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:50 pm
by Ed
Kovalainen admits it was his mistake going off. They will not run any more today
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:09 pm
by Ed
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
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:11 am
by Ed
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
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:26 am
by Ed
Rain has returned to Jerez!!
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:47 am
by Ed
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
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:30 pm
by Ed
Third day of testing is underway. The track is damp but it isn't raining. The track should dry out fairly quickly
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:47 pm
by Ed
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
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:54 pm
by Ed
The session resumes