http://www.yallaf1.com Daily Formula 1 News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/renault-reliability-of-the-e20-proved-to-be-faultless/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/renault-reliability-of-the-e20-proved-to-be-faultless/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:40:07 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94304
Feb.9 (Lotus) The French driver Romain Grosjean completed 117 laps without incident, and was delighted with his first outing in the new car:“I am one of the happiest guys in the world right now. It’s been a really good day for me. We were fastest in the morning, then we completed some longer runs in [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/renault-reliability-of-the-e20-proved-to-be-faultless/feed/ 1 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/ferrari-an-hydraulic-problem-cost-ninety-minutes/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/ferrari-an-hydraulic-problem-cost-ninety-minutes/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:33 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94291
Feb.9 (Ferrari) Third day of testing for Scuderia Ferrari at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain. Fernando Alonso made his debut at the wheel of the F2012 today. The Spanish driver continued with the task of gathering data on the behaviour of the new car, covering a total of 67 laps, the [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/ferrari-an-hydraulic-problem-cost-ninety-minutes/feed/ 0 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/mclaren-no-nasty-surprises-which-is-pleasing/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/mclaren-no-nasty-surprises-which-is-pleasing/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:54:49 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94287
Feb.9 (McLaren) Lewis Hamilton stepped into MP4-27 for the first time today, taking over from Jenson Button, who had conducted the previous two days’ testing.As with Jenson, the first day was about acclimatising Lewis to the new car, finding a workable set-up direction and ironing out a few minor issues following Lewis’s initial feedback.After completing [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/mclaren-no-nasty-surprises-which-is-pleasing/feed/ 0 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/williams-brunos-feedback-has-been-very-precise/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/williams-brunos-feedback-has-been-very-precise/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:50:43 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94284
Feb.9 (Williams) Team and drivers report on day three of the official Formula 1 pre-season test at Jerez de la Frontera in south western Spain.Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: I am very pleased with both Bruno's first day in the car and the team's performance today. We managed to finish the whole test programme without [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/williams-brunos-feedback-has-been-very-precise/feed/ 1 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/force-india-damage-to-the-car-was-not-that-significant/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/force-india-damage-to-the-car-was-not-that-significant/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:47:37 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94280
Feb.9 (Force India) It was a day of limited running for Sahara Force India in Jerez following a small off for Jules Bianchi early in the session. The mechanics worked hard to repair the right rear corner of the car, but ultimately the team was missing one small brake component, which prevented the car from [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/force-india-damage-to-the-car-was-not-that-significant/feed/ 0 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/red-bull-sebastians-first-day-went-almost-perfectly/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/red-bull-sebastians-first-day-went-almost-perfectly/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:44:32 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94277
Feb.9 (Red Bull) After two days with Mark Webber at the wheel of the RB8, today it was team-mate Sebastian Vettel’s turn to get a feel for the team’s new car. After 96 laps, the reigning Formula One World Champion admitted it was a pleasure to get behind the wheel of an F1 car again [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/red-bull-sebastians-first-day-went-almost-perfectly/feed/ 0 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/sauber-it-was-a-difficult-day-but-we-are-improving/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/sauber-it-was-a-difficult-day-but-we-are-improving/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:33 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94273
Feb.9 (Sauber) Sergio Pérez completed his second day of pre-season testing with the new Sauber C31-Ferrari in Jerez today. The day had a promising start with Sergio getting in good lap times immediately on a then cold track and with medium compound tyres fitted. However, shortly before lunchtime it became clear that the gearbox oil [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/sauber-it-was-a-difficult-day-but-we-are-improving/feed/ 0 http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/toro-rosso-priority-was-getting-jean-eric-settled/ http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/toro-rosso-priority-was-getting-jean-eric-settled/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:37:37 +0000 Editor http://www.yallaf1.com/?p=94269
Feb.9 (Toro Rosso) Three French drivers out on track today, including Jean-Eric Vergne, having his first run in the new STR7. The initial priority was getting Jean-Eric settled in the car for the first time, then the team worked through an extensive aero test programme, which is why the driver did a lot of short [...]]]> http://www.yallaf1.com/2012/02/09/toro-rosso-priority-was-getting-jean-eric-settled/feed/ 0