All Posts Tagged With: "Testing"
Barcelona Test: Day Three
Yesterday saw the third day of the final group test complete, with many of the teams running different drivers to before. The weather continued to remain calm and pleasant (aside from a short shower), allowing the squads to complete a lot of mileage before all the equipment and machinery is packed up and sent to [...]
Barcelona Test: Day Two
Day two of the final group test before the season begins next month completed earlier, and surprisingly it was Nico Hulkenberg who managed to edge out Fernando Alonso for the top spot on the timing sheets. Hulkenberg, driving the Williams FW32, was simulating qualifying runs and squeezed ahead of the Ferrari pilot early in the [...]
Barcelona Test: Day One
The final group test before the teams head out to Bahrain got underway today at Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya on the outskirts of Barcelona. With poor weather being a feature of the recent sessions at sister-circuit Jerez, the sky was thankfully clear today and the teams were able to complete some decent mileage in the [...]
Jerez Test: Week Two Day Four
The fourth and final day of testing at Spain’s Jerez circuit finished earlier, and it was McLaren’s Jenson Button who ended the afternoon at the very top of the timing sheets, completing his fastest lap of the track in 1m18.871s, beating the previous benchmark time set by Mark Webber yesterday. Like yesterday, the weather was [...]
Jerez Test: Week Two Day Three
The third day of testing completed yesterday and finally the weather played nice and the teams were able to run in the dry and get to know their chassis more intimately. The third day of four also saw many teams changing their drivers to allow each the opportunity to drive, and as the session closed [...]
Jerez Test: Week Two Day Two
Testing continued at Spain’s Jerez circuit today, although the weather only got worse overnight and the teams have been running in the wet. The climate is not ideal for the drivers and most have been frustrated at the rain that seems to be continually falling at the moment. However, despite the inclement conditions, all drivers [...]
Jerez Test: Week Two Day One
Testing resumed today at Jerez for the second week of running around the Spanish circuit, and it was Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel who posted the fastest lap of the day. The weather played its part again, with rain showers interrupting the afternoon and limiting the running made by the teams that did not time [...]
Daily Debate: Should Testing Be Restricted?
For a few years now, testing in Formula One has seen a mileage restriction enforced, designed to limit the amount of running the teams and drivers can do away from the actual grands prix. Since then, a full in-season testing ban has also been implemented to curb running even further. Although all these changes were [...]
