2009 F1 testing: February 10th (Update: video and pictures added)
10th February 2009, 0:01 by Keith Collantine 42 Comments »
Felipe Massa testing the Ferrari F60 in Bahrain today
Now the run-up to the 2009 F1 season really gets under way, with major tests on three of the next four weeks. After the launch of Red Bull’s RB5 yesterday there are now seven new F1 cars in action.
The first of those starts today with F1 teams running in Jerez and Bahrain. Follow today’s F1 testing below.
Who’s testing where
Bahrain International Circuit
Ferrari and Toyota are continuing their practice from past years of heading out of Europe to do their F1 testing. BMW will be joining them too in reaping the benefits of what should be a warmer, drier climate. And with fewer cars on track, less chance of red flags interrupting the running.
Felipe Massa will begin testing for Ferrari and do the first two day’s running before Kimi Raikkonen takes over. According to the team the F60 will be running with revised front and rear wings.
Jerez, Spain
Most of the remaining teams are at the former F1 venue of Jerez. They include Red Bull, McLaren, Williams, Toro Rosso and Renault.
Mark Webber is supposed to be driving the RB5 for the first time tomorrow (Wednesday 11th), but still seemed to be limping at the new car’s launch yesterday.
Follow testing here as it happens
You can post updates on testing as it happens below and share files on the F1 Fanatic drop.io.
Video from today’s test
Pictures from today’s test
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2009
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2009
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2009
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2009
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2009
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Bahrain, 2009
Images (C) Ferrari spa
2009 F1 testing
- 2009 F1 testing notes: January 24th
- 2009 F1 testing notes: January 23rd (Update: Pictures added)
- 2009 F1 testing notes: January 22nd (Update: new video and pictures added)
- 2009 F1 testing notes: January 21st (Update: video and pictures added)
- 2009 F1 testing notes: January 20th (pictures and video)
- 2009 F1 testing notes: January 19th (pictures)
Used trucks said on 10th February 2009, 6:09
read this on some blog while surfing about F1 .. 2009 F1 Drivers Lineup is Updated Again
mani said on 10th February 2009, 8:41
Keith, any links to find live session updates???
Keith Collantine said on 10th February 2009, 9:50
http://f1today.nl/ is good but it’s not in English.
Scott Joslin said on 10th February 2009, 13:58
Same link as Keith provided but I think it is translated to English
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.f1today.nl/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Df1today.nl%26hl%3Den
Eddie Irvine said on 10th February 2009, 9:02
It seems that Williams has a new engine cover
gabal said on 10th February 2009, 10:19
Also this one has updates more frequently but it is in spanish…
http://www.sportlifepress.com/index.php?option=com_moderatedchat&chatid=8
Vikas said on 10th February 2009, 10:52
1. S. Buemi Toro Rosso STR3 1:20.920 20
2. H. Kovalainen McLaren MP4-24 1:24.275 +3.355 12
3. N. Hülkenberg Williams FW31 1:24.695 +3.775 17
4. S. Vettel Red Bull Racing RB5 1:26.066 +5.146 10
5. N. Piquet Jr. Renault R29 1:29.066 +8.146 5
Keith Collantine said on 10th February 2009, 10:54
BMW now have side pod fences with mirrors mounted on them: http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/122550
mani said on 10th February 2009, 11:09
They’re trying out things now! I suppose early development had put them ahead of the rest in the pack, but it would be interesting to see whether they can keep up this advantage till the end of pre-season testing…
Vikas said on 10th February 2009, 11:22
Well it’s showing, they are about 0.150 seconds ahead of ferrari at Bahrain
mani said on 10th February 2009, 11:29
For some reason, I feel the way BMW are shaping up, they’ll have extensive reliability (which is really important this season) but will be a little short of pace when compared to Ferrari, McLaren & RB5 (if what they’ve shown us today has anything to carry further) at Melbourne.
BMW’s design is very basic and stable, doesn’t seem to be fast
mani said on 10th February 2009, 11:17
RB5 is right on track
1. S. Buemi Toro Rosso STR3 1:20.920 20
2. S. Vettel Red Bull Racing RB5 1:22.397 +1.477 24
3. H. Kovalainen McLaren MP4-24 1:23.313 +2.393 26
4. N. Hülkenberg Williams FW31 1:24.695 +3.775 17
5. N. Piquet Jr. Renault R29 1:29.066 +8.146 5
Vikas said on 10th February 2009, 11:24
Wonder what renault are upto?? just 5 laps and with abysmal lap times
mani said on 10th February 2009, 11:36
may be to another troublesome season, who knows
I think, there’ll be nothing for Alonso to cheer up this season too!!! He is wasting his career there, with what we’ve seen today, he could well be considering a move to RBR!
Vikas said on 10th February 2009, 11:39
You never know, renault have one of the best aerodynamicists, they managed to keep up with mclaren and ferrari last year with their underperforming engine…..plus they now have formula 1′s most advanced supercomputer….to do their CFD
Eddie Irvine said on 10th February 2009, 11:46
http://www.msfree.gr/4675/2009-02-10/Live-dokimes-F1:-10-febrouariou another site for live times and some live pics
Eddie Irvine said on 10th February 2009, 11:50
Is Mclaren using another design for its exhaust pipes???
Keith Collantine said on 10th February 2009, 13:45
Jerez times so far
1 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR3 1:20.054, 42 laps
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB5 1:22.397, + 2.343, 40 laps
3 Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren MP4_24, 1:23.313, + 3.259, 34 laps
4 Nico Hulkenberg Williams FW31, 1:24.695, + 4.641, 38 laps
5 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R29, 1:29.066, + 9.012, 5 laps
Bahrain times so far
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari F60, 1:33.656, 38 laps
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:34.397, + 0.741, 49 laps
3 Timo Glock Toyota TF109, 1:35.324, + 1.668, 39 laps
Adrian said on 10th February 2009, 14:17
Anyone got any way of cross referencing the times set at the 2 tracks?
For example does anyone have a fastest lap time set by the same driver in the same car at both Jerez and Shakir? By compring those 2 we could guesstimate how the teams at the 2 tracks are doing compared to each other…
Vikas said on 10th February 2009, 14:24
We could compare the lap times of those cars at both circuits last year and proportionately reduce it to this year’s times
Bassfighter said on 10th February 2009, 14:49
is there a site where we can see live what the drivers do at the tests?
I want to see it
Vikas said on 10th February 2009, 14:54
Bernie is very paranoid of the web….or else we would have seen webcam views live
Keith Collantine said on 10th February 2009, 14:59
Toyota press release:
Bahrain Test – Day 1
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Location: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
Driver: Timo Glock
Track length: 5.412km
SUNNY DELIGHT
Panasonic Toyota Racing today kicked off two weeks of scheduled testing in Bahrain. After the first test of the year was disrupted by rain in Portugal, the team has decamped to the Middle East in order to escape the harsh European winter. After a brief morning delay when the circuit was shrouded in fog, the local climate came into its own with a day of warm sunny weather. Timo Glock took full advantage, putting the TF109 through its paces and clocking up 79 laps of set-up work on the new car. Timo will return to the cockpit tomorrow as Toyota continues its preparations for the 2009 season.
Timo Glock – Chassis TF109-01
Best lap time: 1min 33.501s
Position: 1st
Total laps: 82
“After the weather intervened during our Portugal test, this was our first real chance to give the TF109 a run in dry conditions. The fog held us up briefly at the start but it wasn’t a major problem. We did a lot of set-up work and in the end we found a good direction. The car felt quite consistent so this is already a positive sign. We got through a lot of laps so this was an encouraging start to the test.”
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test “This has already been a positive day and a good way to start our two weeks in Bahrain. It’s great to be here in nice weather and this circuit always has very good temperatures for a winter test. We were slightly delayed by fog early this morning but from then on we could run at significant temperatures. We did some aero work and evaluated different set-up options, learning what direction we have to take with the new car, new aero package and new tyres. We had no major problems and completed some useful work.”
Vikas said on 10th February 2009, 15:02
Looks like ferrari have a lot of competition this year…redbull, toyota, torro rosso, mclaren….and if things go my way…even Force India
mani said on 10th February 2009, 17:19
When was the fast lap set by Glock? was it on the dying moments of the day?
Keith, any specific details about the problem BMW were facing?
mani said on 10th February 2009, 17:21
Any specific problems with Renault? Why such a mean number of laps?