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2013 Pre-season testing - Jerez

Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4

 

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Jerez pre-season test session - 2nd Test Day
(06/02/2013) 
09:56
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the second day of testing at Jerez
09:57
NewsOnF1: 
A few cars have gone out onto the track
10:00
NewsOnF1: 
Mark Webber has just improved his time with a 1:20.257 to be quickest
10:01
NewsOnF1: 
Only Webber and Ricciardo have set competitive laptimes
10:02
NewsOnF1: 
This morning Razia was confirmed as the second Marussia driver for 2013 to race alongside Max Chilton
10:04
NewsOnF1: 
The drivers testing today are:
Mark Webber - Red Bull
Felipe Massa - Ferrari
Sergio Perez - McLaren
Romain Grosjean - Lotus
Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber
Paul di Resta - Force India
Pastor Maldonado - Williams
Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso
Giedo van der Garde - Caterham
Luiz Razia - Marussia
10:08
NewsOnF1: 
With Razia now confirmed at Marussia, the only remaining open seat is the second seat at Force India
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta has completed the most laps so far with 18 although they are mainly in/out laps
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo improves his time with a 1:20.885, still second
10:15
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean is on the track for the first time today
10:15
NewsOnF1: 
Yesterday Button set a very quick time ahead of Webber and Grosjean. It will be interesting to see today how the times compare
10:17
NewsOnF1: 
Webber improves with a 1:19.921
10:17
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes 3rd with a 1:696
10:19
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo improves to a 1:20.024
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is now on the track in the Mercedes, this is his first proper day in the Mercedes
10:30
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton now moves into 3rd with a 1:22.062
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
Yesterday Rosberg only managed 11 laps before a wiring fault brought the Mercedes to a halt
11:16
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:19.080
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
A few minutes earlier, Ricciardo set a 1:19.487
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
Lewis Hamilton has gone off and hit the barrier. He is fine, the car has a damaged front wing
11:22
NewsOnF1: 
Before he crashed Hamilton was up into 3rd with a 1:19.519
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
So far di Resta has covered the most number of laps with 33 followed by Ricciardo with 29
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado has done the least laps so far with 7 despite the fact that he is the only driver running a 2012 spec car
11:30
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes - Day 2 @ 11:30 local time
01:19.080
01:19.134
01:19.519
01:19.921
01:20.055
01:20.709
01:20.735
01:24.398
01:25.866
01:27.124
Quickest time on day 1: 01:18.861
Quickest time on day 2 (2012): 01:19.184
11:36
NewsOnF1: 
The Ferrari of Felipe Massa is last on the timesheets with no competitive time. He has completed 14 laps, mainly out/in laps
11:38
NewsOnF1: 
It is being reported that the cause of Hamilton's crash was a brake failure and not a driver error
11:39
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes 5th with a 1:19.572
11:41
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg jumps into 3rd with a 1:19.502
11:59
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta improves slightly with a 1:19.549 taking 5th
12:01
NewsOnF1: 
Nearly 3 hours into the session and neither Maldonado nor Massa have set competitive times
12:08
NewsOnF1: 
Currently only Hulkenberg on the track
12:10
NewsOnF1: 
Massa now also on the track, is he on a timed run now ?
12:12
NewsOnF1: 
Massa finally sets a competitive time, a 1:19.914, moves him into 7th
12:13
NewsOnF1: 
Webber improves with a 1:19.533, moves into 5th
12:18
NewsOnF1: 
Webber's run was a 3 timed lap run
12:19
NewsOnF1: 
Massa is still on his timed run, 7 timed laps so far
12:22
NewsOnF1: 
Mercedes report a loss of brake pressure to the rear brakes. Hamilton couldn't stop the car before hitting the barrier
12:23
NewsOnF1: 
Massa pits, 9 timed laps in total, 7 of them competitive laps
13:04
Comment From Robin Barnes: 
Whats happening with Lewis please
Ed: He went off and hit the barriers, his car sustained damage to the front wing and nose. Mercedes later confirmed that the crash was due to brake pressure issue with the rears.
Hamilton has not returned back to the track since then
12:37
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes 3rd with a 1:19.338
12:40
NewsOnF1: 
van der Garde improves his time with a 1:21.916, remains in 9th
12:42
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes - Day 2 @ 12:40 local time
01:19.080
01:19.134
01:19.338
01:19.502
01:19.519
01:19.549
01:19.572
01:19.914
01:21.916
01:23.537
Quickest time on day 1: 01:18.861
Quickest time on day 2 (2012): 01:19.184
13:02
Comment From Mike Shevchenko: 
Hamilton/McLaren???
Hamilton/Mercedes!
Ed: You are right... Sorry!
12:47
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:18.828, that is the quickest time so far at Jerez
12:49
NewsOnF1: 
Red flag!
12:50
NewsOnF1: 
It is Razia, he is stopped on the track
12:51
NewsOnF1: 
He is near the pit wall, should only be a short interruption
13:02
Comment From Deano: 
Hamilton/Mercedes, not McLaren ;-)
Old habbits huh
Ed: Indeed!
13:01
NewsOnF1: 
Now di Resta moves into second with a 1:19.094
13:07
NewsOnF1: 
Lunchtime now at Jerez although not an official break (like in Barcelona)
13:08
NewsOnF1: 
Ferrari are reporting that their focus today is to analyse various exhaust systems
13:15
NewsOnF1: 
A futher update from Mercedes states that the problem on Hamilton's car was the hydraulic brake line connected to the right-rear caliper. They also stated that the left front suspension was also damaged. They didn't provide an estimate when Hamilton will return to the track
13:17
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta improves slightly with a 1:19.003
13:28
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean returns to the track and sets another sub 1:19 time
13:28
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean's quickest time was on a single timed lap run
13:29
NewsOnF1: 
van de Grade is also on the track
13:30
NewsOnF1: 
In terms of completed laps, di Resta has completed the most with 59 followed by Grosjean with 49 while Maldonado has only managed 7 laps and Hamilton only 15
13:34
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean completed a 5 timed lap run, 4 laps with competitive times
13:36
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13:53
NewsOnF1: 
A second timed run by Grosjean this hour and he improves his quickest time to 1:18.810
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
That was a 5 timed lap run from Grosjean. The Lotus is looking strong
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado is on the track .... finally it looks like he is on a timed run!
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
The Mercedes team just confirmed that they will not be going back out today due to the crash earlier.
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado sets a 1:21.787, 9th
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Joining Maldonado are Webber and di Resta
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
One has to wonder about Ferrari, Massa has only completed one decent run and hasn't been out since 12:30!
14:19
NewsOnF1: 
So far no team has carried out a race simulation, we may see some teams doing that on day 4 of this test but expect more of that at Barcelona during the second test
14:19
NewsOnF1: 
Perez on a timed run now as well
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta has just completed a 10 timed lap run, the longest run so far! It was on a heavy fuel load, best time was a 1:25.059
14:44
NewsOnF1: 
Some more activity at the track now, Webber, Perez, Hulkenberg, di Resta, Maldonado and Ricciardo are all on the track
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Another long run by di Resta, 10 timed laps so far
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
And he pits! Best time was a 1:24.893
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado improves with a 1:21.076, remains in 9th
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Williams have reported a clutch problem caused the loss of time this morning
15:01
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes - Day 2 @ 15:00 local time
01:18.810
01:19.003
01:19.134
01:19.338
01:19.502
01:19.519
01:19.572
01:19.914
01:21.076
01:21.916
Quickest time on day 1: 01:18.861
Quickest time on day 2 (2012): 01:19.184
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
And Grosjean just sets a 1:18.218! That is very fast!
15:06
NewsOnF1: 
Massa on the track!
15:08
NewsOnF1: 
Grosejan pits after a 4 timed lap run, 3 of which were competitive times
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps so far by di Resta with 83 followed by van der Garde with 67
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo completes a 14 timed lap run, the longest so far! Best time was a 1:24.635 on his 2nd timed lap
15:15
NewsOnF1: 
Both Perez and Massa are on decent runs now
15:43
NewsOnF1: 
van der Garde improves with a 1:21.622, remains in 10th
15:44
NewsOnF1: 
It seems most are running with heavy fuel loads although Grosjean just set a sub 1:19 lap time again!
15:55
NewsOnF1: 
Perez now on a long run
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean once again sets a lap time sub 1:19
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado improves with a 1:20.693, still 9th
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
And van der Garde improves with a 1:21.311
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes - Day 2 @16:00 local time
01:18.218
01:19.003
01:19.134
01:19.338
01:19.502
01:19.519
01:19.572
01:19.914
01:20.693
01:21.311
Quickest time on day 1: 01:18.861
Quickest time on day 2 (2012): 01:19.184
16:25
NewsOnF1: 
James Rossiter has taken over from Paul di Resta at Force India
16:50
NewsOnF1: 
Rossiter sets a 1:21.273
16:51
NewsOnF1: 
10 minutes remain in this session
16:53
NewsOnF1: 
Weeber has now completed the most number of laps with 97 followed by di Resta with 95 (although di Resta has handed over to Rossiter)
16:54
NewsOnF1: 
6 cars on the track for the final few minutes
17:00
NewsOnF1: 
Just minutes before the end of the session both Grosjean and Hulkenberg have stopped on the track (at different places!)
17:01
NewsOnF1: 
The session has ended anyway!
17:01
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes - Day 2
01:18.218
01:19.003
01:19.134
01:19.338
01:19.502
01:19.519
01:19.572
01:19.914
01:20.693
01:21.273
Quickest time on day 1: 01:18.861
Quickest time on day 2 (2012): 01:19.184
17:04
NewsOnF1: 
Webber has completed the most number of laps with 101 followed by Hulkenberg with 99 and Grosjean and di Resta with 95 laps each
Hamilton did the least number of laps with 15 (due to a crash early in the session), Rossiter completed 19 laps (he took over from di Resta late in the afternoon) and Razia with 31 laps
17:04
NewsOnF1: 
The Jerez test continues tomorrow, our coverage will start at 9 am local time
17:04
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2013

Jerez (5 - 8 February)

Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4

Barcelona (19 - 22 February)

Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4

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