2010 F1 testing live: 10th February

10th February 2010, 0:05 by Keith Collantine 134 Comments »

Rain hit the first day's testing at Jerez

I’m at Jerez for the first day of this week’s four-day test session. Join us as we follow the test live which today will include the unveiling of the Red Bull RB6.

Testing times and total laps

Times from today’s test

Driver	Car	Best time	Laps	Difference
Nico Rosberg	Mercedes W01	80.927	57	0
Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR5	81.031	84	0.104
Nico Hülkenberg	Williams-Cosworth FW32	82.243	118	1.316
Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F10	82.895	88	1.968
Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari C29	83.287	55	2.36
Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes MP4-25	84.947	68	4.02
Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes VJM03	84.968	71	4.041
Vitaly Petrov	Renault R30	85.44	27	4.513
Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault RB6	86.502	50	5.575
Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth VR-01	98.734	5	17.807

Distance covered so far (all tests)

Driver	Total laps	Total distance (km)
Nico Hülkenberg	244	1027.134
Felipe Massa	226	905.13
Fernando Alonso	215	898.299
Nico Rosberg	215	885.186
Sebastien Buemi	209	872.577
Robert Kubica	188	752.94
Rubens Barrichello	177	708.885
Jenson Button	150	629.514
Kamui Kobayashi	151	628.02
Pedro de la Rosa	154	616.77
Michael Schumacher	122	488.61
Lewis Hamilton	108	432.54
Vitaly Petrov	102	419.931
Jaime Alguersuari	97	388.485
Gary Paffett	86	344.43
Vitantonio Liuzzi	71	314.388
Mark Webber	50	221.4
Timo Glock	5	22.14

Model	Total laps	Total distance (km)
F10	441	1803.429
FW32	421	1736.019
MP4-25	344	1406.484
W01	337	1373.796
STR5	306	1261.062
C29	305	1244.79
R30	290	1172.871
VJM03	71	314.388
RB6	50	221.4
VR-01	5	22.14

Engine	Total laps	Total distance (km)
Ferrari	1052	4309.281
Mercedes	752	3094.668
Cosworth	426	1758.159
Renault	340	1394.271

Testing notes

Pictures from today’s test

As well as the debut of the RB6 today we will see the Force India VJM03 and Virgin VR-01 in action for the first time.

Along with the seven teams from the first test that means ten cars will be on-track over the next four days. Unfortunately bad weather is expected to interfere with the running, with rain forecast for Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

For details on the amount of running done by each driver and car prior to this test, see the Valencia test round-up.

Today’s testing line-up

McLaren MP4-25 – Jenson Button
Mercedes W01 – Nico Rosberg
Red Bull RB6 – Mark Webber
Ferrari F10 – Fernando Alonso
Williams FW32 – Nico Hülkenberg
BMW Sauber C29 – Kamui Kobayashi
Renault R30 – Vitaly Petrov
Force India VJM03 Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toro Rosso STR5 – Sebastien Buemi
Virgin VR-01 – Timo Glock

The track: Circuito do Jerez

The teams are testing at the Circuito de Jerez, formerly the home of the Spanish (1986-1990) and European Grands Prix (1994 and 1997):

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Eight of this year’s pre-season test days will take place at this circuit. The teams last tested here during the young driver training days in December. On that occasion Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time for Red Bull with a 1’17.418.

Tweets from the test

Here’s the ten latest Tweets from people at the track, including me:

If you would like to suggest a Twitter feed to add to the list, please suggest one in the comments. The list only updates when this page is refreshed.

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134 comments on 2010 F1 testing live: 10th February

anon said on 10th February 2010, 7:35

let the games begin!!!

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- ap said on 10th February 2010, 7:57
  
  RB6
  
  http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/RedBull/RBImages/000/000/237/521/photo610x343a/Shot_3_LR_V1_FLAT_SHAD.jpg
  http://www.ausmotive.com/F1/2010/RBR-RB6-teaser-04.jpg
  
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  - ap said on 10th February 2010, 8:02
    
    looks like they have gone back to a more conventional rear suspension package…no more pull rod. But it’s hard to tell from the pics
    
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    - epi said on 10th February 2010, 12:42
      
      I think it is a pullrod still
      http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/opinion/442030/adrian-newey-q-a.html
      
      Newey quote;
      “As such, the car looks similar with elements such as the chassis and pull-rod rear suspension retained.”
      
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Nick Somebody said on 10th February 2010, 7:38

exciting. more testing and new cars.

still no live feed though.

Keith, If only you had access to

A) a wireless connection a laptop, a small camera, and had an account with Justin.tv / Livestream / Ustream you could be live streaming the Red Bull launch and the testing.

B) a smart 3G phone, an account with Justin.tv / Livestream / Ustream you could be live streaming the Red Bull launch and the testing.

…anyway have fun at the test.

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- Keith Collantine said on 10th February 2010, 9:19
  
  Even if I had all that (and there’s no wireless at the track) you can only film at tests if you have a broadcasting deal with FOM
  
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  - Nick Somebody said on 10th February 2010, 9:29
    
    damn. That’s a shame.
    
    They should relax a bit on some of these rules. They should at least allow fans to post a few clips on Youtube. FOM is very quick to remove stuff.
    
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    - RandomChimp said on 10th February 2010, 12:25
      
      …Which means less ad exposure for teams… How can FOM’s draconian attitudes be helping Formula One? Maybe I’m oversimplifying things.
      
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      - Scribe said on 10th February 2010, 12:52
        
        On the whole its not that complicated, sure keep your hold of racing but testing?
        
        that doesn’t make sense. especially as they’re not filming it.
      - K said on 10th February 2010, 13:54
        
        Surely you can film for private use?
        
        Did you read about that Australian dude who challenged FOM in court over his Youtube films of an F1 race? He won.
        
        http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/04/27/i-fought-formula-1-management-and-i-won/
      - Red Andy said on 10th February 2010, 14:41
        
        K, you can film for private use but putting your videos onto a website is no longer private use, it’s “broadcasting,” which is prohibited. It’s right there on every ticket.
        
        On the Australian guy, I think that his claim to have “won” that particular case is suspect. He simply submitted a counter-claim to YouTube, who reinstated his videos after FOM did not respond to their inquiries. Honestly, I’m not familiar enough with the relevant laws to know whether his case would stand up in a court of law. But surely FOM and the race promoters have the right to set whatever entry conditions they wish.
      - K said on 10th February 2010, 15:39
        
        surely FOM and the race promoters have the right to set whatever entry conditions they wish
        
        Within the relevant laws yes.
        
        This is his argument:
        
        1. It is not clear whether section 16 of the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994 (Vic) overrules the federal Copyright Act 1968 (where state and federal law is contradictory, federal law prevails), which would allow me make and post the videos under fair dealings provisions (non-commercial reporting of news or current events).
        
        2. I would argue that by allowing me to enter the grounds with a camera, the AGPC implicitly gave me permission to use it to photograph and video the event, and would know that this video may be published online as this is a common and widespread activity.
        
        3. Until I receive a request from the AGPC to assign to it copyright and intellectual property rights in the content, it provisionally still belongs to me.
        
        4. Therefore, AGPC or FOM cannot legitimately ask Youtube to remove the content it claims it owns when it has made no effort to verify its ownership of the content.
        
        5. The proper process would be for FOM to contact Youtube users who publish videos and ask them to include a �� FOM� notice on the video. FOM should develop guidelines and publish them on their website about how amateur content producers can create, share and publish �their� F1 content.
ivz said on 10th February 2010, 7:45

How long before the RB6 is unveiled?

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Catalina :) said on 10th February 2010, 7:47

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81366

Scarbs says that its an evolution of RB5, not more than that

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We@sel said on 10th February 2010, 7:48

http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Gallery/First-Shots-Of-The-2010-Red-Bull-Racing-Challenger/The-aggressive-front-three-quarter-shot-021242814476884?p=1242814559600&GImageId=1242814476462

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Catalina :) said on 10th February 2010, 7:48

http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bull-Racing-2010/001242814559600

double post, sorry

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anon said on 10th February 2010, 7:51

When does testing begin?? At what time??

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rabbit said on 10th February 2010, 7:55

@ Catalina -> That was expected as they had one of the best cars last season .
Gotta go , got an exam tomorrow

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anon said on 10th February 2010, 8:05

Does anybody have the autosport live commntary link??

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BBT said on 10th February 2010, 8:08

Not sure about the start time today but last week it was 10am European

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- mvi said on 10th February 2010, 8:20
  
  It has started, at 9 am
  
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fabzx said on 10th February 2010, 8:21

http://www.f1-direct.com/include/livegp/we/temp/essais.php

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GB2009 said on 10th February 2010, 8:24

Thanks for the link…anyone got an English one, or if not, can someone post translations of anything major?

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- Nick Somebody said on 10th February 2010, 8:28
  
  you can paste that link into Google translate. all you need to do is set it to translate French into English. It’s not a perfect translation but good enough to get the idea of what they are saying.
  
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fabzx said on 10th February 2010, 8:25

google translate

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Bertie said on 10th February 2010, 8:33

I am not familiar with Jerez at all. Is it a circuit with lots of high speed corners or is it more point and squirt? From the the map it looks like a point and squirt.

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- Keith Collantine said on 10th February 2010, 10:38
  
  It’s pretty slow with one or two quick corners. A bit like the Hungaroring.
  
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- Ned Flanders said on 10th February 2010, 11:30
  
  Has everybody noticed the little ‘baby Jerez’ kart track beside the main circuit? Nice idea! All circuits should have one
  
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  - Chalky said on 10th February 2010, 13:08
    
    “Has everybody noticed the little �baby Jerez� kart track beside the main circuit? Nice idea! All circuits should have one”
    
    Could you imagine a Suzuka version?
    
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  - Spud said on 10th February 2010, 13:51
    
    Yeah it’s preety cool isn’t it??
    
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  - ajokay said on 10th February 2010, 15:12
    
    Donington Park has one too, it’s outlined in the carpark just to the east of the first corner.
    
    http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=52.831291,-1.385447&spn=0.004751,0.008658&z=17
    
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  - Scribe said on 10th February 2010, 17:46
    
    Have you noticed the baby baby Jerez circuit?
    
    if you zoom in on the baby circuit theres another one next to it!
    
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bwells said on 10th February 2010, 8:34

autosport worked great for me in english last time but doesn’t seem to be working today…

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