2010 F1 testing live: 27th February
Virgin need to do as much running as they can today and tomorrow
I’m at the Circuit de Catalunya for the penultimate day of testing ahead of the 2010 F1 season.
I’ll post as much as I can from the track below and on Twitter so join us to follow the test live here.
Times from today’s test
| Driver | Car | Best time | Laps | Difference |
| Nico Rosberg | Mercedes W01 | 80.686 | 128 | 0 |
| Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR5 | 81.413 | 106 | 0.727 |
| Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes MP4-25 | 81.45 | 105 | 0.764 |
| Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth FW32 | 81.975 | 101 | 1.289 |
| Felipe Massa | Ferrari F10 | 82.344 | 115 | 1.658 |
| Vitaly Petrov | Renault R30 | 82.523 | 68 | 1.837 |
| Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes VJM03 | 82.606 | 61 | 1.92 |
| Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault RB6 | 83.123 | 51 | 2.437 |
| Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth T127 | 85.059 | 102 | 4.373 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari C29 | 86.216 | 105 | 5.53 |
| Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth VR-01 | 86.305 | 31 | 5.619 |
Testing notes
If the first sets of times from Barcelona have shown us anything, it’s that the new teams have the most ground to make up on tracks like the Circuit de Catalunya which place a high emphasis on efficient aerodynamics.
I’m going to be at the track today. It’s my first ever visit to the venue so I don’t know exactly what to expect when I get there, so please bear with me if updates come through a little slowly to begin with.
I hope to get a close look at what stint times the drivers are doing so I can share the information with you and hopefully get a firm idea who is strongest heading into the first race. But it’s clear from what we’ve seen so far this is the hardest pre-season testing form to read in a long time.
Today’s testing line-up
McLaren MP4-25 – Jenson Button
Mercedes W01 – Nico Rosberg
Red Bull RB6 – Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari F10 – Felipe Massa
Williams FW32 – Rubens Barrichello
BMW Sauber C29 – Kamui Kobayashi
Renault R30 – Robert Kubica
Force India VJM03 – Adrian Sutil
Toro Rosso STR5 – Sebastien Buemi
Virgin VR-01 – Timo Glock
Lotus T127 – Jarno Trulli
The track: Circuit de Catalunya
The final test of 2010 is being held at the Circuit de Catalunya, where the teams will return later this year for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Rubens Barrichello set the fastest time during last year’s Spanish Grand Prix race weekend with a 1’19.954 in Q2. The fastest lap of the race itself was also set by Barrichello, a 1’22.762,
For further comparison, Valentino Rossi lapped the track in a 2008-specification Ferrari on GP2 slick tyres in a time of 1’21.900 earlier this year.
Live Tweets and times
Check out MSFree.gr for live times from the track during the test.
Here’s the latest Tweets from people at the track, including me:
If you would like to suggest a Twitter feed to add to the list, please name them in the comments. The list only updates when this page is refreshed.
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david said on 27th February 2010, 15:07
looking at the pic in the bottom right ,it does look like him :)
wasiF1 said on 27th February 2010, 15:22
Is the track dry now?
BBT said on 27th February 2010, 15:52
Buttons just gone the fastest McLaren have gone all week
rfs said on 27th February 2010, 16:06
Has anyone else here been reading the Autosport forums? The McLaren fans there are losing their minds!
Calum said on 27th February 2010, 19:22
I’m not, I have complete faith that they will have built apon a strong finish to last year, and if there are any problems with this years car, Mclaren will make sure it is sorted with THE best resources in F1!
Marc Connell said on 27th February 2010, 21:26
why should they? its only TESTING. They try different setups and dont care what position they are. They do what ever it takes to find the right setup for the car. Then when it comes to the race the time matters!
Calum said on 27th February 2010, 19:23
Disappointed to see Virgin racing (my new second team ;) ) languishing at the bottom of the time charts.
maciek said on 27th February 2010, 22:57
Fairly candid (as these things go) interview with Kubica in Polish here http://f1.pl/Artykul.82+M5f487691d73.0.html
…. he says there will be aero upgrades tomorrow (mentions front wing) and concedes that aero is what they need to do the most work on.
poppen said on 25th November 2011, 12:15
I don’t disagree with this blog..