F1 testing pictures: 18th February

A crash curtailed Kovalainen's running in the Lotus
More rain has fallen at Jerez but the test goes on. See below for pictures from the test:
- Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull RB6
- Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull RB6
- Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull RB6
- Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull RB6
- Paul di Resta in the Force India VJM03
- Paul di Resta in the Force India VJM03
- Paul di Resta in the Force India VJM03
- Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F10
- Felipe Massa
- Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F10
- Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F10
- Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F10
- Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F10
- Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F10
- Vitaly Petrov in the Renault R30
- Vitaly Petrov in the Renault R30
- Vitaly Petrov
- Vitaly Petrov in the Renault R30
- Tony Fernandes and Mike Gascoyne
- Tony Fernandes
- Heikki Kovalainen in the Lotus T127
- Heikki Kovalainen
- Heikki Kovalainen in the Lotus T127
- Heikki Kovalainen in the Lotus T127
- Heikki Kovalainen in the Lotus T127
- Heikki Kovalainen in the Lotus T127
- Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes W01
- Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes W01
- Timo Glock in the Virgin VR-01
- Timo Glock in the Virgin VR-01
- Timo Glock in the Virgin VR-01
- Timo Glock in the Virgin VR-01
Images (C) Red Bull/Getty images, Ferrari spa, Renault/LAT, Force India F1 Team, Mercedes GP, Lotus F1 Racing




































sato113 said on 18th February 2010, 15:17
looks like the red bull and torro rosso are gonna still be hard to identify at high (and low) speed.
fabio pellim said on 18th February 2010, 15:25
I think that’s what meant…in the end they need to sell RedBull cans
AP said on 18th February 2010, 16:02
or bottles :)
sato113 said on 18th February 2010, 16:25
the red bull sugarfree livery was a great idea tho…
Andrew White said on 18th February 2010, 16:30
The red nose on the Toro Rosso helps.
three4three said on 18th February 2010, 17:52
It does, but to my untrained eye the shape of the two cars look identical.
sato113 said on 18th February 2010, 20:33
but why does the torro rosso have to have that gold nose area? its not a red bull colour, and lets face it it does look similar to the yellow nose on the RBR car. the torro rosso should just have a dark blue tipped nose matching the rest of the car.
Monad said on 18th February 2010, 18:35
Great picture thought, seeing them side by side in the wet like that.
Marc Connell said on 18th February 2010, 18:41
just listen to the sound of the car :) torro rosso are cosworth and i thin redbull are… i forgot :P
Shadowfax said on 18th February 2010, 18:44
Torro Rosso are Ferrari powered and Red Bull are Renault powered!!
Marc Connell said on 18th February 2010, 18:46
sorry my bad :( i thought toro rosso where cosworth! still you can hear a difference between renault and ferrari :P
TommyB said on 18th February 2010, 20:12
I think the Red Nose and the gold will help.
I love that picture of the two cars side by side :D
Dan M said on 18th February 2010, 20:25
One will come in for gas all the time and the other won’t.
Marc Connell said on 18th February 2010, 20:26
dan, no refueling :P one will come in and stay in
BBQ2 said on 18th February 2010, 15:21
OMG! Kova!! First day and a total damage to this nice car :( Fauzy was so good yesterday. Hope he will not do a NPJr. mid-season.
SimonF1 said on 18th February 2010, 15:34
Some great pictures here, love the side view of the Renault!
Aleksandar Serbia said on 18th February 2010, 16:52
Go Petrov!
I hope the package is at least reliable if not quick :)
Pat said on 18th February 2010, 17:55
Keith – does the guy taking these photos for you have a phobia of the Mclaren – none yesterday and again non today :(
Monad said on 18th February 2010, 18:34
It’s the silver color and the shark fin. He thinks it a shark trying to eat him.
Harvs said on 18th February 2010, 20:19
i agree, there only seem to be photos of specific teams, he doesnt like williams either.
keith… can you get more variety please?
the photographer has a soft spot for felipe
Achilles said on 18th February 2010, 18:53
Is it me or is Jordan back in F1? All Renault need is the Hornet logo, and they’ve cracked it! What’s it like Keith doing the blog as a job?
BS said on 18th February 2010, 19:07
I know it is unwise to draw conclusions from testing but I think I’m right in saying the cars look quite a lot more badass than they did last season.
If only F1 was broadcast in this kind of resolution with this awesome deep contrast…
Force Maikel said on 18th February 2010, 20:43
the guy taking teh pictures loves ferrari theire are always more f10 pictures, insted of the rest
Wesley said on 18th February 2010, 21:33
The Renault with the yellow,gold colors and shark fin should be nick named “The Tiger shark”
Wesley said on 18th February 2010, 21:44
*should read YELLOW and BLACK colors
MarkG said on 18th February 2010, 22:06
FYI: There are always tons of pictures on the Getty site. All by professional photographers.
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=95655803&EditorialProduct=Sport
MEmo said on 19th February 2010, 0:52
How much does it cost?
Rob Wilson said on 18th February 2010, 23:18
haha thats a great ad
Diego Medeiros said on 18th February 2010, 23:55
Keith, I’m missing of the Williams’ pictures.
MEmo said on 19th February 2010, 0:56
Keith: I see you´re back to uploading team´s “official” pictures. Thanks! Not that yours where bad, but it shows the people who take these have the top-of-the-game equipment. One of the most attractive features of your site (beside all the knowledge of and commitment to F1) are the HD pictures! I love them, so thank you very much!
Northy said on 19th February 2010, 9:40
I thought torro-rosso had to design & build there own car this year or is it based on last years rb5 redbull
Chaz said on 2nd March 2010, 20:41
Oh no, I was hoping to see the vortices especially in the wet conditions…