2012 Testing - Barcelona 2: 1 - 4 March

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Mr.S wrote:Massa Wow. 1.24.4. 7 Lap & going.

If this is a Hard Tyre Run then Damn Good Job Ferrari.

And look at the degradation. So LESS. DAMN F2012 has potential. Mercedes' times are falling all over the place due to tyre wear.
Massa was on the hards, on the first of a 9 lap run.

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Webber just did 1m23.993s on mediums.

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Merc were not losing anywhere near that time at the last test, so I really wouldn't be worried.

They could have been on used hards with a full tank - we have no idea.

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What programme are Mercedes on? The times and wear rate between the W03 and the Ferrari are very different, perhaps Merc are on a heavier fuel load to assess wear rate?

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lotus only managed 8 laps. I hope nothing is broken

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gandharva wrote:Webber just did 1m23.993s on mediums.

Are you sure their eyes aren't glued?

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Photo they just had taken on that lap, correct me if i'm wrong...those are softs...
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They've clarified in the past that the photos are not always from the current stints. Webber did his installation lap on softs, I think, the photograph is probably from that lap.

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Button has done A 1m23.5s on Hards..
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CHT wrote:lotus only managed 8 laps. I hope nothing is broken
Lotus was an hour in the pits for having sensor equipment removed from the car.

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blokkie wrote:
CHT wrote:lotus only managed 8 laps. I hope nothing is broken
Lotus was an hour in the pits for having sensor equipment removed from the car.
glad things are working. hope they will put some decent mileage over the week.

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Grosjean jumps to third for Lotus on a 1m23.959s on mediums .
Looks fine so far :)

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11:43 The Caterham is a full 23 km/h quicker than Button's McLaren on that chart, yet 1.9s slower on the timesheets - shows you the value of downforce at this track.

11:41 Petrov holds the fastest straightline speed of the day, having been clocked at 298.3 km/h at the speedtrap on the start/finish line.

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A few pics of the cars from this morning. Nothing obvious yet in terms of new parts.

http://www.formula1.com/gallery/testing/2012/713.html
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Did Perez run out of fuel on track?
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Yes cconfirmed on SF1 twitter
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