2010 Formula 1 Pre-season testing

[Ed]

The 2010 Formula 1 pre-season testing will start in Valencia on the 1st of February. Under the current regulations, F1 teams are allowed 15 days of pre-season testing.

The current F1 test schedule is as follows:

Valencia 1 to 3 February
Jerez 10 to 13 February
Jerez 17 to 20 February
Barcelona 25 to 28 February

There is also talk about a F1 test session in Bahrain as an alternative if the weather in Spain isn't suitable.

We will provide all the information on these test sessions on this thread.

[bobthefish]

Hi,

Do you know wether the testing at Barcelona is free to watch? I happen to be there at the time of the late Feb Testing and wanted to go along, but I can't find anyone to tell me if I need to buy tickets etc.

Ben

[Ed]

Hi,

There usually is a small fee for entry to watch the tests. Something like 5 or 10 Euros. When details for the Barcelona test become available, we will post them here.

For the first test in Valencia, tickets are sold as follows:

Tickets for one day in the Boxes grandstand are available for 10€ and 5€ for the General Grandstands. Fans are able to select a 3 day ticket Pack for a reduced price: 25€ Boxes Grandstand and 12€ General Grandstands

[SteveinSpain]

Hey, this is great. I live about 45 minutes from Jerez. How or where do I buy tickets? At the gate? Please advise.

All the best,

Steve

[tipster69]

Hi,

Do any of you know of a TV feed / stream for the 1st test at Valencia?

Cheers

[Ed]

Hey, this is great. I live about 45 minutes from Jerez. How or where do I buy tickets? At the gate? Please advise.

All the best,

Steve

Hello Steve,

You can attend the Jerez tests. You will need to purchase tickets from the ticket office. Entry is 5 Euros. You can find more information at http://www.circuitodejerez.com.

Hope this helps and enjoy the tests

[Ed]

Hi,

Do any of you know of a TV feed / stream for the 1st test at Valencia?

Cheers

Hello tipster69,

We don't know of any live feed for the tests. At Valencia the test sessions start from 10 am until 5 pm.

We will provide as much updates as possible here

[Ed]

The first testing session of 2010 is underway at Valencia. 7 Teams are present running their 2010 specification cars. Those teams are:
Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Williams, BMW Sauber, Renault and Toro Rosso.

After more than an hour into the first day of testing, not much laps have been completed. The current order is:

Paffet - McLaren: 1:14.359 - 6 laps
Massa - Ferrari: 1:14.496 - 6 laps
de la Rosa - BMW Sauber: 1:14.898 - 9 laps
Kubica - Renault: 1:16.602 - 6 laps
Barrichello - Williams: 1:17.004 - 10 laps
Buemi - Toro Rosso: 1:26.395 - 5 laps
Rosberg - Mercedes: No Time
Schumacher - Mercedes (scheduled in the afternoon)

Air temperature is at 11 degrees while track temperature is at 15 degrees.

[alilane4]

Thanks Ed, by the way where are you getting your information from? Are you there?

[tipster69]

Hi ED.

MANY THANKS for the updates.

[Ed]

Over two hours into the session and the order is:

Massa - Ferrari: 1:13.552 - 12 laps
Paffet - McLaren: 1:14.018 - 14 laps
de la Rosa - BMW Sauber: 1:14.898 - 9 laps
Kubica - Renault: 1:15.298 - 13 laps
Barrichello - Williams: 1:16.161 - 16 laps
Rosberg - Mercedes: 1:18.228 - 9 laps
Buemi - Toro Rosso: 1:26.395 - 5 laps
Schumacher - Mercedes (scheduled in the afternoon)

[Ed]

Thanks Ed, by the way where are you getting your information from? Are you there?

No! We are trying to provide updates on an hourly basis as we don't have direct access to a live feed from Valencia

[Ed]

Just after 2:00 PM in Valencia and the order is:

Massa - Ferrari: 1:13.088 - 32 laps
Paffet - McLaren: 1:13.247 - 34 laps
de la Rosa - BMW Sauber: 1:13.303 - 27 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 (scheduled in the afternoon)

[aisputih]

Looks very promising for ferrari despite fear their car are not so fast...

[Ed]

Looks very promising for ferrari despite fear their car are not so fast...

Welcome to our Forums!

That could be the case however testing times can be very misleading and particularly this season as the variation between a full fuel load and a light fuel load is much bigger than last season.

If a team does show consistency with topping the timesheets at the different testing venues then that could be positive sign for that team (just like we saw with Brawn last year).
In my view, I doubt that we'll see a huge gap between the top teams similar to last year.