Force India: Good reliability and steady progress
Sahara Force India wrapped up its winter testing programme in Barcelona today with Paul Di Resta completing 112 laps in the VJM06. Day Four Numbers: Chassis: VJM06-03 Laps: 112 laps Mileage: 521 km Fastest lap: 1:21.664 Classification: P6 of 13 Paul Di Resta: “My last day in the car before Melbourne and we made the [...]
Mercedes: Pleased with the progress the team has made
Nico Rosberg completed the final day of pre-season testing for MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS at the Circuit de Catalunya today. With twelve days of track action completed over three tests, the team will return to base to make the final preparations for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in two weeks time. Nico’s programme today [...]
Caterham: There’s a good atmosphere inside the team
Caterham report on the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Charles Pic: “I’m pleased with how the last day of testing has gone. We’ve finished everything we planned for this test and completed 116 laps today, including a race simulation and full pitstops so we’ve done everything we [...]
Barcelona Day 4: Rosberg quickest as Mercedes blitz rivals again
Who is showboating? Who is sandbagging? Big questions at the end of the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing in Barcelona, but whatever the case there is no taking away the fact that Mercedes, for a second day running, showed hugely impressive pace with Nico Rosberg topping the timing sheets with the fastest time [...]
Mercedes W04 is definitely a winner predicts Hamilton
Having consistently played down his expectations for the 2013 Formula 1 world championship season, Lewis Hamilton is now predicting a win. Until this weekend, most pundits had been forecasting a Red Bull versus Lotus battle for the forthcoming season opener, with next-best McLaren and Ferrari perhaps slightly off the ultimate pace. But on Saturday, Lewis [...]
Red Bull: We’ve done well and we have made a step forward
Mark Webber’s final day of pre-season testing got off to a slow start this morning as the team was delayed in the garage with overnight changes to the car. Once on track, Mark concentrated on evaluating the changed items and ended the day with seventh-fastest time. “I would obviously have liked to get a few [...]
Sauber: We had a few reliability issues
Finally the conditions were good for testing on day three. Esteban did some aerodynamic tests and then made several runs in qualifying conditions. In the afternoon he did a race simulation which was interrupted by a suspected water leak. Esteban completed 99 laps. Tom McCullough, Head of Track Engineering : “Today was Esteban’s final day [...]
Marussia: A very good start to Jules’ career with our team
Day Three of the final pre-season test saw newly-signed Jules Bianchi embarking on his debut run in the Marussia F1 Team MR02 at the Circuit de Catalunya. Less than 24 hours after joining the Team, the 23 year old Frenchman had completed 74 laps in the car he will race for the first time in [...]
Force India: Busy day of race preparation which all went to plan
The weather improved today in Barcelona as Adrian Sutil completed his final day in the VJM06 before the season-opening race in Melbourne. Paul Di Resta will run for the final day tomorrow. Day Three Numbers: Chassis: VJM06-03 Laps: 109 laps Mileage: 507 km Fastest lap: 1:21.627 Classification: P3 of 13 Adrian Sutil: “A busy day [...]