2013 Formula 1 pre-season testing thread

Ed · Post by Ed » Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:24 pm

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Ed · Post by Ed » Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:25 pm

The drivers taking part in the test today:

Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
Sergio Perez - McLaren
Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus
Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber
Paul di Resta - Force India
Valterri Bottas - Williams
Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso
Charles Pic - Caterham
Max Chilton - Marussia

Ed · Post by Ed » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:22 pm

Fastest times from day 2 at midday

Vettel / Red Bull 1:22.259
Hamilton / Mercedes 1:22.882
Alonso / Ferrari 1:23.247
Bottas / Williams 1:24.458
di Resta / Force India 1:24.523
Perez / McLaren 1:24.755
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:25.354
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:26.146
Pic / Caterham 1:26.985
Chilton / Marussia 1:28.900
Raikkonen / Lotus No Time

Ed · Post by Ed » Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:02 pm

Fastest laptimes at lunchtime (day 2)

Vettel / Red Bull 1:22.197
Hamilton / Mercedes 1:22.726
Perez / McLaren 1:22.743
Alonso / Ferrari 1:23.247
Bottas / Williams 1:23.561
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso1:23.718
di Resta / Force India 1:23.971
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:24.638
Pic / Caterham 1:26.985
Chilton / Marussia 1:28.90
Raikkonen / Lotus No Time

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:14 am

Fastest laptimes on day 2

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Perez - McLaren - 1:21.848 - 97
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:22.197 - 84
Raikkonen - Lotus - 1:22.697 - 43
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:22.726 - 121
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:23.247 - 76
Bottas - Williams - 1:23.561 - 98
Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:23.718 - 70
di Resta - Force India - 1:23.971 - 62
Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:24.205 - 88
Chilton - Marussia - 1:25.115 - 67
Pic - Caterham - 1:26.24 - 102

It is worth noting that Perez' time was just a fraction slower than the Pole time set in Barcelona in 2012

Most laps by Hamilton with 121 followed by Pic with 102
Least laps by Raikkonen with 43 then di Resta with 62

There were 2 red flags today, the first by Vettel around 3:15 pm and the second by Pic just before the end of the session

Testing continues tomorrw

Ed · Post by Ed » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:49 pm

Day 3 from Barcelona (21 Feb 2013)

Fastest laptimes on day 3

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:21.875 - 97
Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:22.160 - 91
Grosjean - Lotus - 1:22.188 - 119
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:22.611 - 108
Maldonado - Williams - 1:22.675 - 79 (am)
Bottas - Williams - 1:22.826 - 68 (pm)
Button - McLaren - 1:22.840 - 71
Sutil - Force India - 1:22.877 - 78
Webber - Red Bull - 1:23.024 - 108
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:23.366 - 106
Chilton - Marussia - 1:25.690 - 58
van der Garde - Caterham - 1:26.177 - 93

Ed · Post by Ed » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:50 pm

Day 4 from Barcelona (22 Feb 2013)

Fastest laptimes:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:23.282 - 52
Button - McLaren - 1:23.633 - 70
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:24.071 - 80
Bianchi - Force India - 1:25.732 - 61
Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:26.239 - 96
van der Garde - Caterham - 1:27.429 - 50
Massa - Ferrari - 1:27.553 - 80
Webber - Red Bull - 1:27.616 - 64
Chilton - Marussia - 1:29.902 - 51
Grosjean - Lotus - 1:34.800 - 41
Bottas - Williams - No Time - 23 (am)
Maldonado - Williams - No Time - 13 (pm)

Ed · Post by Ed » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:51 pm

Day 1 from Barcelona (28 Feb 2013)

Fastest laptimes:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Webber - Red Bull - 1:22.693 - 90
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:24.348 - 113
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:25.017 - 59
Bottas - Williams - 1:26.458 - 85
Perez - McLaren - 1:26.538 - 100
Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:26.574 - 92
di Resta - Force India - 1:27.107 - 57
Massa - Ferrari - 1:27.541 - 112
Chilton - Marussia - 1:28.166 - 78
Pic - Caterham - 1:28.644 - 83
Grosjean - Lotus - 1:34.928 - 52

Ed · Post by Ed » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:52 pm

Day 2 from Barcelona (1 Mar 2013)

Fastest laptimes:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Grosjean - Lotus - 1:22.716 - 88
Button - McLaren - 1:23.181 - 72
Maldonado - Williams - 1:23.628 - 74
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:23.743 - 65
Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:23.744 - 79
Sutil - Force India - 1:24.215 - 62
Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:25.483 - 61
Chilton - Marussia - 1:25.598 - 75
van der Garde - Marussia - 1:26.316 - 48
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:26.655 - 120
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:27.878 - 102

Ed · Post by Ed » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:54 pm

Day 3 from Barcelona (2 Mar 2013)

Fastest laptimes:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:20.558 - 117
Massa - Ferrari - 1:21.266 - 94
Sutil - Force India - 1:21.627 - 109
Maldonado - Wiliams - 1:22.305 (am) - 34
Bottas - Williams - 1:22.468 (pm) - 31
Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:22.553 - 99
Webber - Red Bull - 1:22.658 - 59
Perez - McLaren - 1:22.694 - 101
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:23.223 - 114
Grosjean - Lotus - 1:23.380 (pm) - 46
Valsecchi - Lotus - 1:23.448 (am) - 16
Bianchi - Marussia - 1:23.380 - 74
van der Garde - Caterham - 1:24.235 - 126

Ed · Post by Ed » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:56 pm

Day 4 from Barcelona (3 Mar 2013)

Fastest laptimes:

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Rosberg - Mercedes - 1:20.130 - 131
Alonso - Ferrari - 1:20.494 - 120
Button - McLaren - 1:21.444 - 122
Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:21.541 - 118
Raikkonen - Lotus - 1:21.658 - 50
di Resta - Force India - 1:21.664 - 112
Maldonado - Williams - 1:22.415 - 42 (am)
Vettel - Red Bull - 1:22.514 - 100
Bottas - Williams - 1:22.524 - 31 (pm)
Pic - Caterham - 1:23.115 - 116
Bianchi - Marussia - 1:23.167 - 62 (am)
Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:23.628 - 91
Chilton - Marussia - 1:24.103 - 49 (pm)

mansoccer · Post by **mansoccer** » Sat May 18, 2013 5:01 pm

I think Perez can actually win this title. He proved himself to be fast last season and I don't think it will take him long to settle down in McLaren and get up to speed. I give him 5 races to accommodate and start winning

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