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2013 Pre-season testing - Jerez

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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
Grosjean/Lotus01:19.080
Ricciardo/Toro Rosso01:19.134
Hamilton/McLaren01:19.519
Webber/Red Bull01:19.921
di Resta/Force India01:20.055
Perez/McLaren01:20.709
Hulkenberg/Sauber01:20.735
Razia/Marussia01:24.398
van der Garde/Caterham01:25.866
Maldonado/Williams01:27.124
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
Grosjean/Lotus01:19.080
Ricciardo/Toro Rosso01:19.134
Webber/Red Bull01:19.338
Hulkenberg/Sauber01:19.502
Hamilton/McLaren01:19.519
di Resta/Force India01:19.549
Perez/McLaren01:19.572
Massa/Ferrari01:19.914
van der Garde/Caterham01:21.916
Razia/Marussia01:23.537
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
Grosjean/Lotus01:18.810
di Resta/Force India01:19.003
Ricciardo/Toro Rosso01:19.134
Webber/Red Bull01:19.338
Hulkenberg/Sauber01:19.502
Hamilton/Mercedes01:19.519
Perez/McLaren01:19.572
Massa/Ferrari01:19.914
Maldonado/Williams01:21.076
van der Garde/Caterham01:21.916
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
Grosjean/Lotus01:18.218
di Resta/Force India01:19.003
Ricciardo/Toro Rosso01:19.134
Webber/Red Bull01:19.338
Hulkenberg/Sauber01:19.502
Hamilton/Mercedes01:19.519
Perez/McLaren01:19.572
Massa/Ferrari01:19.914
Maldonado/Williams01:20.693
van der Garde/Caterham01:21.311
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
Grosjean/Lotus01:18.218
di Resta/Force India01:19.003
Ricciardo/Toro Rosso01:19.134
Webber/Red Bull01:19.338
Hulkenberg/Sauber01:19.502
Hamilton/Mercedes01:19.519
Perez/McLaren01:19.572
Massa/Ferrari01:19.914
Maldonado/Williams01:20.693
Rossiter/Force India01:21.273
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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