2010 Formula 1 Pre-season testing

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

Alonso now fastest with a 1:21.969

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:20 pm

Button now fastest ahead of Webber and Alonso

Fastest times after 3 hours:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Button - McLaren - 1:21.435
Webber - Red Bull - 1:21.684
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:21.771
Kubica - Renault - 1:22.415
Alguersuari - Toro Rosso - 1:23.085
Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:23.320
Sutil - Force India - 1:24.407
Hulkenburg - Williams - 1:25.691
Kobayashi - Sauber - 1:25.818
di Grassi - Virgin - 1:31.670

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:25 pm

4th red flag of the day! This time it is Webber. Mechanical fault it seems

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:41 pm

Session resumes and Button goes faster still with a 1:20.394

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:18 pm

Fastest times after 4 hours:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Button - McLaren - 1:20.394
Webber - Red Bull - 1:21.684
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:21.771
Kubica - Renault - 1:21.916
Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:22.962
Alguersuari - Toro Rosso - 1:22.973
Hulkenburg - Williams - 1:23.364
Sutil - Force India - 1:24.407
Kobayashi - Sauber - 1:25.818
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:27.285
di Grassi - Virgin - 1:31.670

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:21 pm

Kovalainen improves in the Lotus to 1:26.561. Impressive from the new team

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:08 pm

Fastest times after 5 hours:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:21.771
Button - McLaren - 1:20.394
Hulkenburg - Williams - 1:21.432
Webber - Red Bull - 1:21.684
Kubica - Renault - 1:21.916
Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:21.919
Sutil - Force India - 1:22.485
Alguersuari - Toro Rosso - 1:22.973
Kobayashi - Sauber - 1:25.818
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:26.285
di Grassi - Virgin - 1:31.670

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:45 pm

di Grassi sets a 1:24.835. Good progress from Virgin Racing

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:10 am

Webber flying! A 1:19.334!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:15 am

6 hours into the session and the fastest times are:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Webber - Red Bull - 1:19.334
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:20.115
Button - McLaren - 1:20.394
Hulkenburg - Williams - 1:21.432
Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:21.705
Kubica - Renault - 1:21.916
Sutil - Force India - 1:22.485
Alguersuari - Toro Rosso - 1:22.954
di Grassi - Virgin - 1:24.573
Kobayashi - Sauber - 1:25.818
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:26.033

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:29 am

5th red flag of the session. This time it is Lucas di Grassi in the Virgin Racing. He has just set a 1:23.504!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:50 am

Session restarts and Webber immediately improves his time with a 1:19.299

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:05 am

Just 1 hour remaining in the session and the fastest times are:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time
Webber - Red Bull - 1:19.299
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:20.115
Button - McLaren - 1:20.394
Hulkenburg - Williams - 1:21.432
Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:21.437
Kubica - Renault - 1:21.916
Sutil - Force India - 1:22.485
Alguersuari - Toro Rosso - 1:22.719
di Grassi - Virgin - 1:23.504
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:24.024
Kobayashi - Sauber - 1:25.818

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:57 am

The 6th red flag of the day with just 5 minutes remaining in the session!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:00 am

It is Hulkenburg in the Williams.

This means the end of the session. The best times are:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Webber - Red Bull - 1:19.299 - 114
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:20.115 - 132
Button - McLaren - 1:20.394 - 101
Hulkenburg - Williams - 1:21.432 - 137
Schumacher - Mercedes - 1:21.437 - 79
Kubica - Renault - 1:21.916 - 100
Sutil - Force India - 1:21.939 - 69
Kobayashi - Sauber - 1:22.228 - 28
Alguersuari - Toro Rosso - 1:22.564 - 120
di Grassi - Virgin - 1:23.504 - 34
Kovalainen - Lotus - 1:23.521 - 68

Testing at Jerez concludes on Saturday