2010 F1 testing: December 2nd (Update: pictures from today’s test added)
F2 driver Mirko Bortolotti tested for Toro Rosso
Nico Hülkenberg gets a head-start on his 2010 F1 rivals today as he makes his first testing appearance for Williams since being confirmed as a Grand Prix driver next year.
The F1 rookies will be back on track in Jerez today with several new faces joining them including Mirko Bortolotti and Lucas di Grassi.
Today’s testing line-up
BMW – Esteban Gutierrez (MEX)
Brawn GP (Mercedes) – Mike Conway (GBR) and Marcus Ericsson (SWE)
Ferrari – Jules Bianchi (FRA)
Force India – Paul di Resta (GBR) and JR Hildebrand (USA)
McLaren – Gary Paffett (GBR)
Red Bull – Daniel Ricciardo (AUS)
Renault – Ho-Pin Tung (CHN) and Lucas di Grassi (BRZ)
Toro Rosso – Mirko Bortolotti (ITA)
Williams – Nico Hülkenberg (GER)
For more information on these drivers and the others who will be testing this week see here: F1 rookies test: Guide to the drivers
How to follow testing live
Thanks to Katy who posted the following links to live coverage:
Motor 21 (Translated English version)
F1 Today (Translated English version)
Some of the drivers have Twitter accounts which you can find in the F1 Twitter directory.
As ever, please share updates on the action below.
Yesterday’s fastest times
1. Andy Soucek, Williams, 1:19.158, 87 laps
2. Paul Di Resta, Force India, 1:19.369, 46 laps
3. Gary Paffett, McLaren, 1:19.426, 54 laps
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:19.534, 113 laps
5. Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, 1:19.626 91, laps
6. Mike Conway, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:19.920, 58 laps
7. Alexander Rossi, BMW Sauber, 1:20.227, 82 laps
8. Marcus Ericsson, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.333, 50 laps
9. Bertrand Baguette, Renault, 1:20.511, 105 laps
10. JR Hildebrand, Force India, 1:20.537, 49 laps
11. Oliver Turvey, McLaren, 1:20.856 27, laps
12. Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso, 1:21.325, 69 laps
Times from today’s test
1. Gary Paffett, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:18.718, 80 laps
2. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Toyota, 1:19.184, 94 laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, 1:19.243, 92 laps
4. Paul Di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, 1:19.411, 58 laps
5. Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, 1:20.190, 68 laps
6. Mike Conway, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.222, 83 laps
7. Marcus Ericsson, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.440, 37 laps
8. JR Hildebrand, Force India-Mercedes, 1:20.517, 49 laps
9. Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, 1:20.586, 113 laps
10. Lucas Di Grassi, Renault, 1:20.898, 54 laps
11. Ho-Pin Tung, Renault, 1:21.492, 67 laps
12. Mirko Bortolotti, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:21.761, 79 laps
Pictures from today’s test
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Ho-Pin Tung, Jerez, 2009
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- Franz Tost, Toro Rosso, Jerez, 2009
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- Helmut Marko, Toro Rosso, Jerez, 2009
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- Lucas di Grassi, Renault, Jerez, 2009
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- Lucas di Grassi, Renault, Jerez, 2009
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- Lucas di Grassi, Renault, Jerez, 2009
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- Lucas di Grassi, Renault, Jerez, 2009
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- Lucas di Grassi, Renault, Jerez, 2009
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- Lucas di Grassi, Renault, Jerez, 2009
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- Lucas di Grassi, Renault, Jerez, 2009
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- Tony Burrows, Toro Rosso, Jerez, 2009
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- Mirko Bortolotti, Toro Rosso, Jerez, 2009
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- Mirko Bortolotti, Toro Rosso, Jerez, 2009
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- Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, Jerez, 2009
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- Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, Jerez, 2009
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- Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, Jerez, 2009
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- Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, Jerez, 2009
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- Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, Jerez, 2009
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- Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, Jerez, 2009
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- Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Jerez, 2009
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- Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Jerez, 2009
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- Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Jerez, 2009
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- Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Jerez, 2009
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- Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, Jerez, 2009
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Jerez, 2009
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Jerez, 2009
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Jerez, 2009
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Jerez, 2009
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Jerez, 2009
2010 F1 testing
If I’m not mistaking Ho Pin-Tung will be driving the morning session @ Renault
Indeed he is – have updated it.
Remco, did you hear the wind last night
A-blowing right at you?
It sounded just as though it said,
“Oooo-ooo-oooo!”
The wind now has a playmate,
Just as most children do,
He sits up in a tree, and hoots,
“To-whoo, to-whit, to-whoo,”
So when you hear the owl and the wind
Just at the close of day,
They’re calling to each other
To come out and play.
10:20 am Provisional time sheet:
1. E. E. Gutiérrez (MEX/BMW-Sauber) 1:21.816-08v Gutierrez (MEX / BMW-Sauber) 1:21.816-08V
2. P. P. Di Resta (GB/Force India) 1:22.038-14v Di Resta (GB / Force India) 1:22.038-14v
3. H. H. Tung (CHN/Renault) 1:23.021-26v Tung (CHN / Renault) 1:23.021-26v
4. M. M. Conway (GB/BrawnGP) 1:23.133-22v Conway (GB / BrawnGP) 1:23.133-22v
5. N. N. Hulkenberg (ALE/Williams) 1:23.350-15v Hulkenberg (GER / Williams) 1:23.350-15v
6. J. J. Bianchi (FRA/Ferrari) 1:24.126-16v Bianchi (FRA / Ferrari) 1:24.126-16v
7. M. M. Bortolotti (ITA/Toro Rosso) 1:31.432-08v Bortolotti (ITA / Toro Rosso) 1:31.432-08V
8. G. G. Paffet (GB/McLaren) 1:38.356-06v Paffett (GB / McLaren) 1:38.356-06V
9. D. D. Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) sin tiempo-09v Ricciardo (AUS / Red Bull) without time-09V
sushant008,
If I were as wise
as many have said,
I wouldn’t eat mice,
I’d be in my bed.
I’m not in my bed,
I’m prowling the skies,
so mice be aware…
I’m not all that wise.
Guys we have already entered 1.19s
Riccardo 1:19.485
Paffett entered the 1.18s a while ago too.
JV,
Two baby owls sat in a tree,
And blinked because they could not see.
“The sun is shining bright,” they said,
“So let’s go home and go to bed.”
A little squirrel, frisking near
The owls, were very quick to hear.
Said, he, “It’s fine for work or play;
I’m glad the sun shines bright today.”
I’m a little surprised at Hartley’s lack of pace especially considering some of the fuss around him…
Chaz,
an owl dies of electric shock.
power=voltage X current
Fun fact: Ho-Pin Tung is testing for Renault. He is managed by sports agency Gravity, who are closely associated – though I cannot say with any confidence as to how closely they are connected – to a group known as the Mangrove Investment Group.
This is important to note because a prominent figure in Mangrove is a German investor named Gerard Lopez, and I believe Lopez is actually the connecion between Gravity and Mangrove. The articles I’ve read on the subject certainly suggest as much.
Now, back when rumours of Renault’s imminent withdrawal were starting up, Bernie Ecclestone confirmed that he had spoken at the Brazilian Grand Prix with an organisation looking to purchase a team, but did not know of any that were for sale. At the same time, reports started to emerge that a group of Russians with connections to Renault’s sponsor MegaFon were looking to buy – at the very least – a controlling stake in the team. The Russians had the backing of a German investor, and if you’ve been reading this post in its entirety, it’s going to come as no surprise that the name of that investor was Gerard Lopez.
Here’s the short version: Ho-Pin Tung tests for Renault, a team that was connected to a buy-out funded by a man who is said to be tight with the sports agency Ho-Pin is managed by.
That (if true) is a very big coincidence. Almost too big …
Mangrove Investment Group wouldn’t be the Brawn sponsors MIG would it?
Nope, that’s MIGfx. They’re a Swiss bunch more involved in stock market trading.
PM your knowledge in this area never fails to astound. Thanks
This rumour was yesterday on the GMM feed. For instance here:
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/091201151531.shtml
Steph90,
I saw an owl up in a tree,
I looked at him, he looked at me;
I couldn’t tell you of his size,
For all I saw were two big eyes;
As soon as I could make a dash,
Straight home I ran, quick as a flash!
Dude how do you always figure all this stuff out??
Clever boy, that one.
Just for a point of reference, can anyone remember what the best lap(s) were from last January’s Jerez testing session?
GPupdate has some times from January-March 2009…no info on weather etc but it’s something.
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/test-sessions/
So the fastest of the newbies are about a second off the fastest lap times from Jerez in March.
ajokay,
I saw an owl
He sat in a tree.
He opened one eye
He winked at me.
Hint: update the F1 Today link to http://www.f1today.nl/live-update/2009/12/02/circuito-de-jerez/
Too bad the test sessions aren’t covered better, with so few of them they could be made real events.
(Go Marcus!)
Done, thanks!
Agree.
In Britain it’s a shame BBC don’t cover it here in Britain after the effort they went to with forums etc I thought they might.
large cost little reward.
They would need to set up their own cameras, outside broadcast equipment, on-screen and off-screen staffing, onscreen graphics etc. And get very little reward for it. Viewership would be rock bottom. Just becuase you want to watch it doesn’t mean everyone does. To most people this is absolutely meaningless and it would be dreadfully boring. That includes a lot of F1 fans, at most they might flick on for a few minutes at a time just to see the standings and then go back to something else.
And commentary of a testing session would be seriously hard on the presenters.
Yeah that is true suppose but could have done a little feature or something. Maybe not for rookie tests but for seeing the 2010 cars
they’re not 2010 cars tho.
aah yes sorry Sato one of my ‘dizzy’ moments
Lol… Formula 1 always puts me at a shortness of breath. I know the ‘dizzy’ feeling ;^P . I would love to see the 2010 chassis too. When they are ready for the public eye I’m sure this site will have it a.s.a.p : D .
I think only the 1% of the most fanatical F1 followers would want to sit down and watch a day of testing. I love F1, but even I have no real interest in actually watching this test
I would watch every second of the test. Even if they just decided to send Badoer out on his own
I would, it would keep me excited for the next season!
Steph & ciaran are trolls
There are more important things than F1.
Example: cooking tuna fish, washing wife’s lingerie, cleaning house,mowing the lawn & finally sleeping
Tengil,
Late at night when you’re in bed,
Mr. Owl perks up his head.
He looks left and he looks right,
In the dark all through the night.
Hear him hoot when you’re in bed,
When Mr. Owl perks up his head.
Oh and for Ned igf he’s on today as he said he liked funny translations
“The session has just stopped for the reason therefor and listens to the name Andy Soucek. ”
Marcus Ericsson is still boarded by Brawn / Mercedes GP. De Zweed moest lange tijd toekijken hoe Mike Conway de testwerkzaamheden uitvoerde, maar de laatste anderhalf uur zijn voor de Japans Formule 3-kampioen. The Swede had long been watching Mike Conway the test work performed, but the last half hour for the Japanese Formula 3 champion.
Peace and tranquility are temporarily returned to the Circuito de Jerez”
:pVery grateful google translate exists but half the time I need a translator to work it out! I’m beginning to regret not taking language studies further.
Dutch is actually supposed to be the most similar foreign language to English, so it shouldn’t take too much effort to learn it. I don’t see the similarities though- Dutch looks nearly as complicated as Russian to me…
Here’s a couple more I found:
lol!
The weather sounds scary…
Too bad we don’t have a video feed
Ned Flanders!!! What a name ! Are you a troll like me?
Ferrari signs Bianchi for long term deal in undefined role.
Just saw it too
Interesting is this speculation:
Ferrari really need to clear house!
It isn’t that bad in reality. Gene is more focused in Le Mans and something tells me Badoer isn’t getting re-signed when his contract runs up
come on esteban.. viva mexicooo!
Bianchi seems to be spending a lot of time at the bottom of the time sheets in the Ferrari.
Thing is I don’t know how much we can take from these tests. The Ferrari was a very hard car to drive and that was highlighted by Fisi.
I just saw the final times and he finished 9th. Which isn’t too bad compared to the other rookies.
Final Times from 2nd day of testing:
1. G.Paffett – McLaren – 1:18.718
2. N.Hulkenberg – Willams – 1:19.184
3. D.Ricciardo – RBR – 1:19.243
4. P.di Resta – Force India – 1:19.411
5. E.Gutierrez – BMW – 1:20.190
6. M.Conway – Brawn GP – 1:20.222
7. M.Ericsson – Brawn GP – 1:20.440
8. J.Hildebrand – Force India – 1:20.517
9. J.Bianchi – Ferrari – 1:20.585
10. L.Di Grassi – Renault – 1.20.898
11. H.Tung – Renault – 1:21.492
12. M.Bortolotti – Toro Rosso – 1:21.761
Interesting how the Williams are up the top of the time sheets on both days, maybe the car was better than it looked.
P.di Resta is very good.
I’d expect to see Parffett at the top of the sheets in a McLaren. Would like to see him and Di Resta (especially the latter) get a race seat next season
Go the Aussies!
Dan Ricciardo is doing a sensational job for a man driving his second day in an F1 car. The guys in front of him have spent a lot longer behind the wheel.
Wow
the guy is a real talent…expect him to do mighty things in F1 once he get there…
He kinda puts Hartley to shame…and Hartley is suppose to be next in line…well untill Ricko cam along…
Presumably these are the 2009 spec cars?
Yep they are, though where they’re testing new parts they’ll be with 2010 in mind.
If you look at the Red Bull pics they have no wheel covers on at some pics…also noted a new front wing…also they have flex testing? mechanism on…can see how much the car flexing on corner in one of the pics.
also a new shark fin on the RBR
It is a great oppourtinity for Nico to use this testing & get himself race prepared for 2010.
Can someone please tell me why Robert Wickens was not chosen to get a test?!
I need a Canadian driver to cheer for!
looks like williams and mclaren have the best cars here.
Today saw the start of the first and only F1 test of the winter – the three day young drivers’ test at Jerez. Under new rules, this is the only time F1 cars will run before February.
Rather patronisingly described by Toro Rosso as “Kindergarten week” in its press statement this evening the test is a chance for the next generation of F1 stars to showcase their talents.
And with nine empty spaces on the grid for next year, according to yesterday’s FIA entry list, there is a chance for someone to catch the eye, as Kamui Kobayashi did in the final two Grands Prix. Incidentally his name is now being linked to a possible move to Renault with Panasonic sponsorship.
There are some exciting drivers in action this week, for me the most exciting is Jules Bianchi, the 20 year old Frenchman who won this year’s F3 Euroseries. He is managed by Nicolas Todt, who looks after Felipe Massa and he will drive for two days in the Ferrari. He has a fantastic reputation according to insiders I have spoken to. With Ferrari getting itself in a pickle this summer after Massa got injured in Hungary, team boss Stefano Domenicali said that the team would now be putting a young driver programme in place and Bianchi is expected to get that opportunity.
“I am really proud to have made my Formula 1 debut at the wheel of a Ferrari, for the greatest team in the world, ” said Bianchi this evening. “At the start, I was being careful not to make any mistakes, then once I felt confident, I pushed harder. The team spirit here is incredible and I hope I have made a positive impression on them and I want to do even better tomorrow.”
Also testing for Ferrari, squeezed into the final day only are the top three finishers from the Italian F3 series, Daniel Zampieri, Marco Zipoli and the Mexican Pablo Sanchez.
There are some British hopefuls out this week too, Gary Paffett, who has been McLaren test driver and surely deserves a chance from one of the new teams, if they don’t require a sponsored driver. Mike Conway gets an outing with Brawn/Mercedes and Paul di Resta, who beat Sebastian Vettel in F3, was second fastest today for Force India. Oliver Turvey also got a run in the McLaren.
Topping the time sheets today was Andy Soucek, whose drive with Williams was a prize for winning the FIA Formula 2 series, for which Williams builds the chassis.
Marcus Ericsson is another driver many in F1 are keeping an eye on, he is running with Mercedes this week, while Alex Rossi and JR Hildebrand bring an American presence to F1. There is also the Chinese driver Ho Pin Tung in the Renault and a new Aussie, Daniele Ricciardo in the Red Bull.
One driver close to getting a race seat next year with Virgin is Lucas di Grassi. He is having a run with Renault. The only driver out this week whose race seat is confirmed is Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg.
Brendon Hartley and Mirko Bortolotti will be hopeful that their performance for Toro Rosso might open some doors, as Jaime Alguersuari has yet to be confirmed. Hartley went off this morning.
1. Soucek Williams 1m19.158s 87 Laps
2. Di Resta Force India 1m19.369s 46
3. Paffett McLaren 1m19.426s 54
4. Ricciardo Red Bull 1m19.534s 112
5. Bianchi Ferrari 1m19.626s 90
6. Conway Brawn 1m19.920s 58
7. Rossi Sauber 1m20.227s 82
8. Ericsson Brawn 1m20.333s 49
9. Baguette Renault 1m20.511s 105
10. Hildebrand Force India 1m20.537s 49
11. Turvey McLaren 1m20.856s 27
11. Hartley Toro Rosso 1m21.325s 69
are they using 2010 spec. tyres?
sjees i the linking here :@
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=nl&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsporza.be%2Fcm%2Fsporza%2Fauto_motor%2FF1%2F091202_baguette_leinders
maybe just copy and paste it
the link test