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37 comments on 2009 F1 testing: March 2nd (update: pictures added)

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   Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 8:37

   Glock out on track first for Toyota this morning. But there’s rain at Jerez today and more is expected during the course of the test. This satellite picture is quite zoomed out but there’s no missing the sizeable rain cloud heading for southern Spain:

   http://weather.weatherbug.co.uk/Spain/Jerez-weather/satellite/infrared-satellite.html?zcode=z6286&lang_id=en-gb

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   Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 9:15

   Kubica first to do a time, but his 1’43.073 shows how wet the track is.

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   Eddie Irvine said on 2nd March 2009, 9:21

   http://www.msfree.gr/4926/2009-03-02/Live-dokimes-F1:-2-martiou another link for live times and some pictures

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   Tirante said on 2nd March 2009, 9:34

   Another link…

   http://directo.thef1.es/tests/

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   Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 9:56

   …and we’ve got the first of the day’s red flags at just before 11am in Spain.

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   ajokay said on 2nd March 2009, 10:01

   The rain
   In Spain
   Falls mainly on
   F1 test days.

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     Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 10:43

     I’m scribbling down ‘F1 poetry’ as an idea for a future article…

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   luky said on 2nd March 2009, 10:47

   radar for jerez. pretty bad luck as the entire peninsula is dry except for andalusia.

   http://www.meteo.pt/pt/otempo/radar/

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     Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 11:13

     Thanks for that link – will be very useful over the next few days.

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   Ali said on 2nd March 2009, 10:48

   I really find quite interesting that there has been quiet a lot rain in almost every test session in a season we have a huge test restriction. I wonder how small teams can cope with this. To me it seems in-season test ban could be lifted during the season.

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   Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 11:13

   Midday at Jerez and Massa, Piquet and Vettel haven’t set a time yet.

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    Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 12:14

    According to the link Tirante posted a lot of the teams are testing 2010 tyres today.

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    Tirante said on 2nd March 2009, 12:24

    Keith, they remark that those tyre-testings are a rumour at the press-room, maybe taking place because of the weather

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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd March 2009, 12:32

      Thanks Tirante, my Spanish isn’t great (read: non-existent).

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      Adrian said on 2nd March 2009, 12:34

      I can see how they would want to test the wet tyres to see how they cope without warming blankets…

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      Michel S. said on 2nd March 2009, 18:43

      @Adrian

      Would be interesting to see the pictures — 2010 tyre regulation + 2009/10 rear wings in the wet would be *tres* interessant.

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    Tirante said on 2nd March 2009, 12:45

    :-) … good enough! Anyway, …. ‘if you need further assistance, do not hesitate to contact me’ :-)

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    Chris said on 2nd March 2009, 15:14

    With more testing going out of the window i think friday pratce could be more intresting!!!

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    Striay said on 2nd March 2009, 16:10

    timo Glock 1.30:979 89 laps // Robert Kubica 1.31:327 70 laps // Nico Rosberg 1.31:451 113 laps // Giancarlo Fisichella 1.31:547 53 laps // Sebastian Vettel 1.32:220 102 laps // Heikki Kovalainen 1.33:371 91 laps // Nelson Piquet 1.33:476 66 laps

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    Striay said on 2nd March 2009, 16:11

    These are the definite times for todays tests!

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