2012 Formula 1 pre-season testing

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Post by Ed » Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:27 am

Best time at the end of day 2

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Hulkenberg Force India 1:22.608 112
2 Perez Sauber 1:22.648 85
3 Vettel Red Bull 1:22.891 104
5 Alonso Ferrari 1:23.180 87
4 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:23.639 50
6 Hamilton McLaren 1:23.806 120
7 Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.555 82
8 Bottas Williams 1:25.738 117
9 Petrov Caterham 1:26.605 69
10 Pic Marussia 1:27.343 108

Notes:
Marussia running 2011 car
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:42 pm

Day 3 at Barcelona see Webber in the Red Bull, Button in the McLaren, Massa in the Ferrari and Schumacher in the Mercedes.

Best times after 2.5 hours

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Schumacher Mercedes 1:24.176 35
2 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.433 32
3 Maldonado Williams 1:24.537 37
4 Button McLaren 1:24.756 22
5 Massa Ferrari 1:24.771 33
6 Webber Red Bull 1:24.835 26
7 Kobayashi Sauber 1:25.125 37
8 di Resta Force India 1:27.180 20
9 Glock Marussia 1:28.245 30
10 Petrov Caterham 1:29.242 8

Notes:
Marussia running 2011 car
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:17 pm

Maldonado goes fastest with a 1:22.612

Ferrari are reporting a mechanical problem with the car. They are hoping to go back out before lunch

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Post by Ed » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:53 pm

Maldonado goes fastest again with a 1:22.391

Ferrari manage to get Massa back out before lunch

Red Bull, Force India and Caterham are also having issues to sort out. They have covered less than 30 laps each so far

Lunch at Barcelona in 10 minutes

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Post by Ed » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:07 pm

Best times at lunch

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Maldonado Williams 1:22.391 52
2 Schumacher Mercedes 1:23.384 54
3 Kobayashi Sauber 1:23.582 59
4 Button McLaren 1:23.918 39
5 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.433 42
6 Massa Ferrari 1:24.771 48
7 Webber Red Bull 1:24.835 26
8 Glock Marussia 1:26.173 51
9 Petrov Caterham 1:26.929 23
10 di Resta Force India 1:27.180 20

Notes:
Marussia running 2011 car
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:15 am

Best times after 5 hours (day 3)

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Maldonado Williams 1:22.391 68
2 Schumacher Mercedes 1:23.384 84
3 Kobayashi Sauber 1:23.582 68
4 Button McLaren 1:23.918 67
5 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.433 47
6 Massa Ferrari 1:24.771 53
7 Webber Red Bull 1:24.835 60
8 di Resta Force India 1:25.646 39
9 Glock Marussia 1:26.173 75
10 Petrov Caterham 1:26.725 43



Notes:
Marussia running 2011 car
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:04 am

Best times after 6 hours (day 3)

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Maldonado Williams 1:22.391 83
2 Schumacher Mercedes 1:23.384 117
3 Kobayashi Sauber 1:23.582 82
4 Button McLaren 1:23.918 91
5 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.433 57
6 Massa Ferrari 1:24.771 67
7 Webber Red Bull 1:24.771 88
8 di Resta Force India 1:25.646 62
9 Glock Marussia 1:26.173 93
10 Petrov Caterham 1:26.725 53

Notes:
Marussia running 2011 car
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:07 am

Best times on day 3

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Maldonado Williams 1:22.391 106
2 Schumacher Mercedes 1:23.384 127
3 Kobayashi Sauber 1:23.582 99
4 Button McLaren 1:23.918 114
5 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.433 78
6 Massa Ferrari 1:24.771 84
7 Webber Red Bull 1:24.771 97
8 di Resta Force India 1:25.646 83
9 Glock Marussia 1:26.173 108
10 Petrov Caterham 1:26.448 70

Notes:
Marussia running 2011 car
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:12 pm

4th and final day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Barcelona gets underway.
The line-up for today includes: 1
Webber, Button, Massa, Rosberg, di Resta, Kobayashi, Kovalainen, Maldonado and Vergne

We will provided regular updated during the day

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:10 pm

An hour into the session (day 4) and the best times are:

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Massa Ferrari 1:25.176 13
2 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:26.551 11
3 Kobayashi Sauber 1:26.955 16
4 Webber Red Bull 1:27.001 8
5 Kovalainen Caterham 1:27.047 16
6 di Resta Force India 1:27.684 18
7 Maldonado Williams 1:30.407 18
8 Rosberg Mercedes No time
9 Button McLaren No time

Notes:
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:24 pm

Two hours into the session (day 4) and the best times so far are:

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Button McLaren 1:23.200 20
2 di Resta Force India 1:23.304 37
3 Kobayashi Sauber 1:23.914 35
4 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.998 26
5 Webber Red Bull 1:24.391 18
6 Maldonado Williams 1:24.667 65
7 Massa Ferrari 1:25.176 29
8 Kovalainen Caterham 1:27.047 16
9 Rosberg Mercedes 1:27.258 48

Notes:
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:09 pm

Three hours into the session (day 4) and the best times so far are:

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Kobayashi Sauber 1:22.520 47
2 Button McLaren 1:23.200 28
3 di Resta Force India 1:23.304 40
4 Massa Ferrari 1:23.563 41
5 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.998 34
6 Webber Red Bull 1:24.391 24
7 Maldonado Williams 1:24.667 71
8 Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.690 26
9 Kovalainen Caterham 1:27.047 16

Notes:
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:06 pm

At lunch on day 4 and the best times so far are:

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Kobayashi Sauber 1:22.312 63
2 Maldonado Williams 1:22.561 86
3 Button McLaren 1:23.200 50
4 di Resta Force India 1:23.304 45
5 Massa Ferrari 1:23.563 56
6 Webber Red Bull 1:23.774 40
7 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.792 45
8 Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.092 92
9 Kovalainen Caterham 1:27.047 16

Notes:
Lotus pulled out of the test due to a problem with their chassis

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Post by Ed » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:10 am

After 5 hours on day 4, the best times so far are:

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Kobayashi Sauber 1:22.312 94
2 Maldonado Williams 1:22.561 90
4 di Resta Force India 1:23.119 61
3 Button McLaren 1:23.200 80
5 Massa Ferrari 1:23.563 56
6 Webber Red Bull 1:23.774 42
7 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.792 59
8 Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.843 113
9 Kovalainen Caterham 1:27.047 33

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Post by Ed » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:05 am

After 6 hours on day 4, the best times so far are:

Rank Driver Team Best Time Laps
1 Kobayashi Sauber 1:22.312 121
2 Maldonado Williams 1:22.561 111
4 di Resta Force India 1:23.119 77
3 Button McLaren 1:23.200 95
5 Massa Ferrari 1:23.563 78
6 Webber Red Bull 1:23.774 58
7 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.792 81
8 Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.843 125
9 Kovalainen Caterham 1:27.047 53

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