First Barcelona Test 21st-24th Feb 2012 - news and pics

[OSS EL BOSS]

15 laps run on medium tyres by felipe:

72 outlap
73 1:30.531 +2.784
74 1:26.506 -4.025
75 1:26.441 -0.065
76 1:26.377 -0.064
77 1:26.616 +0.239
78 1:26.658 +0.042
79 1:26.739 +0.081
80 1:26.586 -0.153
81 1:27.093 +0.507
82 1:27.241 +0.148
83 1:27.254 +0.013
84 1:28.691 +1.437
85 1:28.003 -0.688
86 inlap

[Jose Lorca]

Current stint (hard tyres):

Very very nice

Was a mistake - I read elsewhere that Massa was on hards, but Autosport then confirmed Massa was in fact on mediums. Apologies for that.

[burak karakutuk]

Which one guys decide please medium or hard?I am confused

[OSS EL BOSS]

Great consistency by webber:


56 outlap
57 1:29.978 +5.919
58 1:29.982 +0.004
59 1:29.882 -0.1
60 1:29.700 -0.182
61 1:30.210 +0.51
62 1:30.318 +0.108
63 1:30.445 +0.127
64 1:31.969 +1.524
65 1:30.520 -1.449
66 1:30.401 -0.119
67 1:30.365 -0.036
68 1:30.991 +0.626
69 1:30.785 -0.206
70 ----

[anupa2k]

its Medium for Felipe and it looks consistent laps...awesome....

[anupa2k]

Felipe back on track...looks like its all set to complete 100 laps today...

[burak karakutuk]

14:43 Button, interestingly, is 13 laps into a run on soft rubber.
14:48 So that's Button, Rosberg and Kovalainen on soft tyres, Vergne on hards and Kobayashi on mediums.
15:11 Massa and Webber, by the way, are on mediums.

[F2002]

Felipe back on track...looks like its all set to complete 100 laps today...

Indeed!

See - all we're interested in is to see this car being tested (driven, I mean), not really the final lap time.

There's really no taste in seeing it sat in the garage.

[medeni73]

joseluisf1:

Latest combination of pieces and setup has given the F2012 more consistency [with the tires], even the hards

They've also markedly improved reliability, finally allowing the engine to stretch its legs.

Next round of pieces should bring the F2012 much closer to the RB

Newey will lose 0.2s [because of the throttle map-fixing ECU revision set for Australia FP1], F2012 is only 0.5s away (Ferrari pulled in 0.1s today), and in the next test we'll gain a further 0.3s.

[type056]

92 laps for Felipe.
Go Felipe...Go

[type056]

93

[type056]

94

[anupa2k]

McLaren's Jenson Button :: "I don't think Red Bull will have the same kind of head start they had at the beginning of last season.

[anupa2k]

Medium tyres for Maldonado and Massa, hards for Webber and supersofts for Kobayashi.

[type056]

95

[type056]

96

[anupa2k]

its 96 more 4 to go...

[burak karakutuk]

15:36 @InsideFerrari This afternoon's work is mainly focused on long runs

[medeni73]

@type056

are you trying to get more stars on your member profile????

[anupa2k]

@InsideFerrari This afternoon's work is mainly focused on long runs

[type056]

97
Just 3 laps to 100

[FerrariF60]

we're getting there fast to our 100 laps requirement....
Felipe's on fire...

[Schumyboy83]

98

[type056]

98

[dfunk257]

Great consistency by webber:


56 outlap
57 1:29.978 +5.919
58 1:29.982 +0.004
59 1:29.882 -0.1
60 1:29.700 -0.182
61 1:30.210 +0.51
62 1:30.318 +0.108
63 1:30.445 +0.127
64 1:31.969 +1.524
65 1:30.520 -1.449
66 1:30.401 -0.119
67 1:30.365 -0.036
68 1:30.991 +0.626
69 1:30.785 -0.206
70 ----

Do you know if this was when he had the medium or hard tyres?

[type056]

99

[anupa2k]

even @type056 is getting to 100 posts....

[medeni73]

I thought we should here share some information but today its all about school now: "Today we're learning how to count kids...."

[OSS EL BOSS]

run onmedium tyres by massa:

87 outlap
88 1:24.763 -3.24
89 1:34.553 +9.79
90 1:24.957 -9.596
91 1:25.075 +0.118
92 1:25.214 +0.139
93 1:25.732 +0.518
94 1:25.779 +0.047
95 1:26.238 +0.459
96 1:27.853 +1.615
97 1:26.343 -1.51
98 1:26.264 -0.079
99 ----

[type056]

No Felipe pit.
Just another 1 lap.