"Jonathon Klein" (jonathon-klein)
01/29/2014 at 08:47 • Filed to: None
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"Jonathon Klein" (jonathon-klein)
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Head over here to check out whats going on live on the second day of testing.
Update- Supposedly according to Auto Bild, Vettel is done for the day because his turbo caught fire! Is it bad that I hope that happens during a race, or through the entire season?
Update 2- Force India's car piloted Perez has also caught fire and had to be put out with many fire extinguishers
Update 3- Caterham posted the time sheets for today with a cheeky smile across their faces
Update 4- Here are the new lap times
1. Valtteri Bottas (Williams) 1:26.322, 23 laps.
2. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:26.585, 26 laps
3. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:27.073, 46 laps
4. Jenson Butto n (McLaren) 1:27.556, 32 laps.
5. Sergio Perez (Force India) 1:28.376, 37 laps
6. Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber) 1:33.363, 42 laps
7. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 1:38.320, eight laps
8. Marcus Ericsson (Caterham) 1:38.438, eight laps
Toro Rosso are still to complete a lap
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formul…
Update 5- Mr Jenson Button just shot to the leader board with a 1:24.165, this is going to be a good year!
Update 6 - And that's it for the second day of testing. No one was able to beat Mr Button with his fastest times. Scoring should be up soon.
Update 7- And here are the lap times
1. Jenson Button (McLaren) 1:24.165, 43 laps
2. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:24.812, 47 laps
3. Valtteri Bottas (Williams) 1:25.344, four laps
4. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:25.588, 97 laps
5. Sergio Perez (Force India) 1:28.376 , 37 laps
6. Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber) 1:33.270, 53 laps
7. Marcus Ericsson (Caterham) 1:37.975, 11 laps
8. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 1:38.320, 8 laps
Last years fastest lap was 1:18.218, set by Romain Grosjean for comparison's sake.
UserNotFound
> Jonathon Klein
01/29/2014 at 09:06 |
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I have been following this site today:
http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php…
Apparently all of the Renault cars are having major trouble. It seems like Ferrari has gotten the most of out these test sessions so far.
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Jonathon Klein
> UserNotFound
01/29/2014 at 09:12 |
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Ferrari and Kimi have done the most sessions for their team, but the Mercedes powered cars are well over the laps of the Ferrari powered cars. I think this year should make for some good racing, but also a lot of malfunctions and breakdowns, almost like Silverstone last season with all the tyre failures.
CKeffer
> Jonathon Klein
01/29/2014 at 09:28 |
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Well, it's certainly looking like it's not going to be a boring season!
Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents
> Jonathon Klein
01/29/2014 at 11:16 |
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Renault had a faulty electronics thingamajig that caused a problem with their energy store. So very little running for redbull, torro rosso and caterham.
amlb146
> Jonathon Klein
01/29/2014 at 14:38 |
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I'm not trying to be a downer, but if I remember correctly, McLaren were leading the testing times last year . We know how that went for them...
Don't get me wrong, I love McLaren! My first season following Formula 1 was in 2011, and the only person even close to Vettel was Hamilton in the very first race of the season. The first race I ever saw on TV was in Canada that year... When Button started climbed up to 2nd, was knocked down to 18th, then came back to 2nd only to pass Vettel on the last lap. Needless to say, I did (and still do) have a soft spot in my heart for McLaren. Wow, I'm rambling.
TL;DR: I love McLaren, but let's not get too excited just yet.