Archive for 2013/02/20
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that his new Mercedes car is not as strong as the McLaren he drove last season.
Lewis Hamilton completed 121 laps today for Mercedes AMG, the equivalent of 563 kms, on the second day of the Barcelona test. The car ran reliably throughout the day, allowing to gather plenty of data about exhaust alternatives and tyre compounds.
Sergio Perez says his new McLaren team have made a “huge leap” forward with their performance from the first test in Jerez to the second in Barcelona. The Mexican, who is about to start his first season with the team after joining from Sauber, topped the timesheets on day two of running at the Circuit de Catalunya, finishing 0.349 seconds quicker than reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull. Though he refused to get excited about the headline time, Perez was pleased with the car’s progress and how he was getting used to the feel of his new ;More…
Mientras las demás escuderías aún sufren problemas de fiabilidad, la de Vettel se centra en simulaciones de carrera. Por O. PUIGDEMONT
Caterham's Charles Pic was again driving the CT03 at Barcelona today, completing a solid 102 laps. There were only minor isues with the car but Pic reckons there is still a lot of work to do to ensure the car performs as Caterham would want it to.
Kimi Räikkönen concluded his second day of running at Barcelona with a gearbox problem keeping him off the track for much of the morning and part of the afternoon session at the Circuit de Catalunya. Whilst the team ultimately diagnosed and rectified the issue, vital running time was lost.
Daniel Ricciardo had his second and final day at the wheel of the Toro Rosso STR8 for this particular test session, continuing the programme begun yesterday. Having in mind the new car was designed to give more set-up freedom, the team began experimenting with suspension options today.
Nico Hulkenberg was behind the wheel of the Sauber C32 today. He spent quite a bit of the morning session with aero evaluations. Later in the morning and in the afternoon the main focus was on set-up and tyre work
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel said he was pleased with Red Bull’s progress despite having his running halted twice because of reliability issues on day two of the Barcelona test. Vettel, 25, was forced to suspend his running during a race simulation run in the afternoon session to investigate a hydraulic pressure issue and then the German brought out the red flag after stopping on the exit of the pit lane with a loose wheel. Despite the problems, the German still clocked up 84 laps and finished the day second fastest, 0.349 seconds slower than pacesetter Sergio Perez in the ;More…
McLaren’s new driver, Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez, was quick to play down his fastest time around Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday. But given team mate Jenson Button’s similarly impressive performance at the first test in Jerez, even Perez was forced to admit the future is looking bright for the Mexican and his Woking colleagues
McLaren have signed 2012 EuroCup Formula Renault 2.0 champion Stoffel Vandoorne to their Young Driver Programme. The 20-year-old, who scored four race wins and 11 podiums last season, has graduated to the Formula Renault 3.5 series this year and will compete for Fortec Motorsports.
Ferrari’s head of engine and electronics Luca Marmorini says the team will have a new exhaust layout at the final pre-season test but admitted some concern over introducing it to the car so late
Sebastian Vettel insists his two stoppages during Wednesday’s testing at Barcelona are not cause for concern…
Sergio Perez is starting to settle nicely into his role at McLaren with the Mexican topping the timesheets on day two in Barcelona…
Lewis Hamilton is hoping to reward Mercedes for all the hard work behind the scenes in a bid to turn the team into winners.
Daniel Ricciardo described the marbles deposited following some cars as like drivers “shooting rubber pellets” after he completed his running for the second test at Barcelona
The second day of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya was a mixed bag for Infiniti Red Bull Racing as Sebastian Vettel claimed P2 on the timesheet, but the team was forced to end its programme early when Sebastian had to stop on track late in the afternoon.
Formula One female test driver Susie Wolff has announced that she will appear in a BBC documentary this spring about her life as the only woman in F1.
Nico Hulkenberg said the performance of the Pirelli tyres in Barcelona was making “proper testing” difficult for the teams
Nico Hulkenberg says his main priority remains familiarising himself with the new surroundings of his Sauber car.
