2010 Winter Testing

[WhiteBlue]

09:26 green flag

ClaireVWilliams
http://twitpic.com/157zji - After 9 years, I finally have a nickname (that I know of!). I blame twitter for this!
http://twitpic.com/157yrh - So you can see who's running...
http://twitpic.com/157ypn - The Hulk, who's doing lots of set-up work today, his penultimate test day b4 he goes racing!
http://twitpic.com/157ymx - The Hulk practiced a quick cockpit exit after his first run (not that you can tell from this!)
http://twitpic.com/157yjh - McLaren, their transponders not working apparently so no lap times for the minute from them http://twitpic.com/157yev - Alonso...he has a lot of fans in the stands today
http://twitpic.com/157y9c - Jamie Alguersuari
http://twitpic.com/157xth - Liuzzi about to jump into his Force India
http://twitpic.com/157xp9 - Fauzy (if you can see him!) preparing for his run in the Lotus
http://twitpic.com/157piw - Running through the day ahead...the engineers with the Hulk in de-brief
http://twitpic.com/157wr1 - Andy & Steve warming up the tyres pre-session
http://twitpic.com/157wvj - This is the coolest gadget. It's attached to the tyres & you just type in the pressure you want.
http://twitpic.com/157x0b - Pete & Mark fuelling the car, it takes about 5 minutes with this small rig. We use larger ones at the GPs.
http://twitpic.com/157x42 - Mattie & Patto in the makeshift bodywork area playing with some wing..
http://twitpic.com/157x8c - Mark preparing the timing screen on the pitwall to ensure we give Nico the correct data on his pitboard
http://twitpic.com/157xcn - Andy, Nico's data engineer. On the pitwall, where he'll be all day long (poor thing!)
http://twitpic.com/157xn3 - Mr Kovalainen this morning, I even got a smile!

[djones]

Where can live timing be found for this?

I was expecting it to be on autosport but they arnt covering today.

SOmebody mentioned the BBC but I cant find a single thing on there.

[toshinden]

they are mate, check here http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/182

1 Rosberg Mercedes 1m24.311s
2 de la Rosa Sauber 1m24.385s +0.074
3 Liuzzi Force India 1m26.021s +1.710
4 Alonso Ferrari 1m26.401s +2.090
5 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m26.454s +2.143
6 Fauzy Lotus 1m31.532s +7.221
7 Hulkenberg Williams 1m37.821s +13.510

[djones]

oops, I was looking at the wrong bit

Thanks

[WhiteBlue]

Where can live timing be found for this?

also here

Circuit status: Air temperature: 14 ° C
Track temperature: 18 ° C
Test times Updated: 09:58
driver team Drive time difference #
1. N. Rosberg Mercedes GP W01 1:24.311 7 pit
2. P. de la Rosa Sauber C29 1:24.395 +0,084 11 pit
3. J. Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5 1:24.968 +0,657 11 pit
4. J. Button McLaren MP4-25 1:25.536 +1,225 4 pit
5. V. Liuzzi Force India VJM-03 1:26.021 +1,710 8 pit
6. F. Alonso Ferrari F60 1:26.497 +2,186 5 pit
7. L. Di Grassi Virgin Racing VR-01 1:30.168 +5,857 3
8. F. Fauzy Lotus F1 T127 1:31.532 +7,221 7 pit
9. N. Hülkenberg Williams FW32 1:37.821 +13,510 3 pit

autosportlive The Mercedes GP driver has also set the second quickest time now, with a lap of 1:24.0
2 minutes ago by AUTOSPORT Live, Media Uk

[toshinden]

09:05 Rosberg becomes the first driver to lap in the 1:23s, extending his lead at the top of the times even more
09:07 The Mercedes GP driver has also set the second quickest time now, with a lap of 1:24.0

09:09 Rosberg is removed from the top spot by Webber, who has set a 1:23.512

[djos]

09:05 Rosberg becomes the first driver to lap in the 1:23s, extending his lead at the top of the times even more
09:07 The Mercedes GP driver has also set the second quickest time now, with a lap of 1:24.0

09:09 Rosberg is removed from the top spot by Webber, who has set a 1:23.512

Webber goes even quicker: 1:23.335

[WhiteBlue]

Circuit status: Air temperature: 14 ° C
Track temperature: 18 ° C
Test times Updated: 10:21
driver team Drive time difference #
1. M. Webber Red Bull Racing RB6 1:23.335 13 pit
2. N. Rosberg Mercedes GP W01 1:23.743 +0,408 9 pit
3. P. de la Rosa Sauber C29 1:24.395 +1,060 11 pit
4. J. Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5 1:24.968 +1,633 11 pit
5. J. Button McLaren MP4-25 1:25.536 +2,201 4 pit
6. V. Liuzzi Force India VJM-03 1:26.021 +2,686 8 pit
7. F. Alonso Ferrari F60 1:26.401 +3,066 7 pit
8. N. Hülkenberg Williams FW32 1:27.904 +4,569 23 pit
9. L. Di Grassi Virgin Racing VR-01 1:30.168 +6,833 3
10. F. Fauzy Lotus F1 T127 1:31.532 +8,197 7 pit

Webber was in fact driving more laps than Rosberg but his timing transponder was giving troubles.

[toshinden]

09:29 Laps update while there's no action: Hulkenberg 24, Rosberg 17, Webber 16, Alguersuari 16, Liuzzi 13, Alonso 11, Button 9, Fauzy 7, di Grassi 4

[djones]

Any good pics of the Mercedes anywhere?

It will be interesting to see if they have a new front wing/difuser like whats been talked about in the car thread.

[WhiteBlue]

Alonso caused the second red Flag

Green flag is out since 10:33 but no action of timed laps for some minutes

The track is not heating up so quickly as Jerez and Valencia. Strange! Is the asphalt whiter in Barcelona?

[djos]

From Twitter:

NobleF1 Webber's four lap run this morning was impressive. Ignoring one slow lap he did a 1m23.512, 1m23.548 and a 1m23.335.

[mistrx]

do you see that "steel cage" or something behind the rear wing??

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/photolarge.ph ... catID=4532

what is it for?measuring flow from the new DDD? If they bolted a new one. donť know

Edit: better seen here: http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/photolarge.ph ... catID=4532

[toshinden]

Any good pics of the Mercedes anywhere?

It will be interesting to see if they have a new front wing/difuser like whats been talked about in the car thread.

this is the front wing, nothings new in my eyes ...

[raceman]

do you see that "steel cage" or something behind the rear wing??

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/photolarge.ph ... catID=4532

what is it for?measuring flow from the new DDD? If they bolted a new one. donť know

Edit: better seen here: http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/photolarge.ph ... catID=4532

measuring for airflow; used by mclaren many a times in the previosu tests at Jerez.

check out bar555's explanation about those in this thread itself.