Mugello Day 1: Mercedes report
May.1 (Mercedes Press Release) Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were both in action today as the Mercedes AMG Petronas team began this week’s test programme with the F1 W03 car at the Mugello circuit in Italy. With poor weather hitting the circuit, Nico completed 49 laps in the morning session in changeable conditions The team [...]
Mugello Day 1: Ferrari report
May.1 (Ferrari Press Release) After a break of over three years, Formula 1 returned to the Mugello Circuit, to be met by a large crowd – over fifteen thousand filled the paddock, the grandstands and the trackside areas, despite the less than favourable weather. Eleven teams were present for the start of the final available [...]
Mugello Day 1: McLaren report
May.1 (McLaren Press Release) Team report Drivers: Oliver Turvey (am)/Gary Paffett (pm) Location: L’Autodromo del Mugello, Scarperia, Italy Track length: 5.245km Weather: Overnight rain and morning fog caused a slow start to the day. The weather steadily cleared until lunchtime when heavy, driving rain returned for the remainder of the afternoon. Laps completed: 30 (Oliver)/4 [...]
Mugello Day 1: Force India report
May.1 (Force India Press Release) Sahara Force India kicked off its Mugello test today as Jules Bianchi got behind the wheel of the VJM05 to complete limited running in the wet conditions. Day One Stats Chassis: VJM05-04 Laps: 19 Mileage: 99.7 km Fastest lap: 1:25.475 Jules Bianchi: “This morning we had to wait a long [...]
Mugello Day 1: Red Bull report
May.1 (Red Bull Press Release) Formula One returned to in-season testing for the first time since 2008 today, but heavy rain at Mugello disrupted most teams’ planned programmes. Initial forecasts had suggested there would be a 30% chance of rain at the Tuscan track, but damp conditions in the early morning led the team to [...]
Mugello Day 1: Lotus report
May.1 (Lotus Press Release) Lotus F1 Team completed only morning session running due to inclement weather on the first of three days testing at the delightfully located Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Italy. Jérôme D’Ambrosio sampled the E20 for the first time, completing 40 trouble free laps. Because of today’s weather-induced reduced running, Romain Grosjean [...]
Mugello Day 1: Marussia report
May.1 (Marussia Press Release) The first in-season test since 2008 got underway in extremely wet conditions at Mugello today where Charles Pic was on track for the Marussia F1 Team. The objective for day one was an evaluation of the latest aerodynamic upgrades, set for introduction in Spain next weekend, as well as a tyre [...]
Mugello Day 1: Williams report
May.1 (Williams Press Release) Team report Driver: Valtteri Bottas Chassis / engine: FW34-01 / RS27-5259/2 Location: Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Italy 5.245km Objectives: Set-up work and aero evaluations Weather: Cloudy with drying track in morning, wet in afternoon Ambient & track temps: 23ºC / 26ºC Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Unfortunately our programme was compromised [...]
Mugello Day 1: Toro Rosso report
May.1 (Toro Rosso Press Release) Eleven of the twelve Formula 1 teams are taking part in this three day test session at Mugello, Italy, the first time in four years that there has been a test other than the Young Driver session in the middle of a season. If the majority of teams from the [...]