Valencia testing day 1 in pictures
2011 F1 testing
The first test session of 2011 has begun in Valencia.
Here are the first pictures of the newly-launched 2011 F1 cars in action including the Ferrari F150, Red Bull RB7 and Mercedes W02.
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Jerome d’Ambrosio, Virgin, Valencia, 2011
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- Jerome d’Ambrosio, Virgin, Valencia, 2011
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- Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Christian Horner, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Valencia, 2011
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Valencia, 2011
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- Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Valencia, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Valencia, 2011
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- Renault, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Valencia, 2011
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Valencia, 2011
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- Jerome d’Ambrosio, Virgin, Valencia, 2011
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Valencia, 2011
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Valencia, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Valencia, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Valencia, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Valencia, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Valencia, 2011
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Valencia, 2011
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Valencia, 2011
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Valencia, 2011
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Valencia, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Valencia, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Valencia, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Valencia, 2011
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- Jerome d’Ambrosio, Virgin, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W02, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W02, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W02, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Hülkenberg, Force India VJM03, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Hülkenberg, Force India VJM03, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Hülkenberg, Force India VJM03, Valencia, 2011
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- Nico Hülkenberg, Force India VJM03, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW33, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW33, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW33, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW33, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW33, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams FW33, Valencia, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Valencia, 2011
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Gary Paffett, McLaren, Valencia, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2011
More pictures will be added here throughout the day.
See here for pictures of Renault’s radical front exit exhausts.
Find pictures from the new car launches here:
- HRT F111 seen for the first time in Barcelona
- Williams FW33 livery revealed
- Force India VJM04 – first pictures
- Virgin MVR-02 launch – first pictures
- McLaren MP4-26 launch – first pictures
- Toro Rosso STR6 launch – first pictures
- Mercedes W02 launch – first pictures
- Red Bull RB7 launch – first pictures
- Renault R31 launch – first pictures
- Sauber C30 launch – first pictures
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- Vergne stays quickest on second day of test
- Italian F3 pair complete Ferrari test
- Jean-Eric Vergne leads first day of young drivers test
- 2011 F1 testing diary part four: Barcelona
- McLaren cover least test distance with new car
- Rosberg: Mercedes are “on the up”
- Second Barcelona test day 5 in pictures
Images © Julien Leroy / firstlap.be, Force India F1 Team, Mercedes GP, Williams/LAT
electrolite (@electrolite) said on 1st February 2011, 12:12
That Merc sure looks agile.
I’m loving how good Petrov’s helmet looks with the R31. It makes the red endplates look better.
That reminds me, will Kubica’s helmet go back to red? If it does that’ll match ‘em too! Or will he go black and follow the car?
Glorstensen (@glorstensen) said on 1st February 2011, 12:27
According to some French site i visited yesterday, he will have a red coloured helmet with carbon fibre motive and Poland’s flags. I’ll try to find the link…
Glorstensen (@glorstensen) said on 1st February 2011, 12:27
http://www.renault-f1.fr/?Nouveaux-casques-pour-Robert&var_mode=calcul
here you are!
electrolite (@electrolite) said on 1st February 2011, 12:31
Brilliant, back to his old style pretty much then! Thank you for posting.
nemo said on 1st February 2011, 12:18
renault looks alot better out on track..
really excitied for mclaren lauch on friday :D
Maciek said on 1st February 2011, 12:24
funny – I was thinking the exact opposite – the shot from the front makes it look… fat. Kind of like the early raised noses
TomD11 (@tomd11) said on 1st February 2011, 14:06
I thought it looked godawful before and it looks even worse out on the track.
David McVey said on 1st February 2011, 12:18
No-one is setting representative times yet. End of!!!
They’ve got all sorts of tinkering to get done before they’ll let the drivers give it full beans.
Ferrari may be happier to go at a quicker pace as their manufacturing schedule was ahead of everyone elses so they probably have a few spare components they can use in case Alonslow wipes the nose off or something.
Everyone else will be very cautious until the spares start rolling off the production line.
I P said on 1st February 2011, 12:21
last yrs times are here
http://www.manipef1.com/testing/sessions/2010/vlc01feb/
glue said on 1st February 2011, 12:52
that Williams is really tight and naked at the back, as opposed to the bulky FI
GeeMac (@geemac) said on 1st February 2011, 13:07
I was just thinking that too, there really isn’t much in that area at all! looks like thay have really had to search for places to mount the suspension.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 13:08
Exactly, a very nice comparison of how getting rid of the double diffusor changed cars between 2010 and 2011 (with FI using its 2010 contenter for the first test)
zecks said on 1st February 2011, 13:45
the williams looks so tight, i struggle to think where they put the gearbox/KERS
Cacarella said on 1st February 2011, 14:59
I wonder if the HRT will have similar packaging since they are using the Williams gearbox?
Henry said on 1st February 2011, 13:10
Keith, is there any chance of getting hold of a picture of the front of the Renault, so we can see their front-facing EBD please?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 1st February 2011, 13:25
Trying to get one but it hasn’t been out much yet. Julien is down in the pits at the moment hunting for it.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 13:46
great coverage of the launches etc. for now Keith. I must say i like the improved Mercedes livery most some of the pictures are great.
Adrian J (@adrian-j) said on 1st February 2011, 13:58
Point out to him that if he can get one then it will probably be all over the internet within minutes and could very well be in demand from other publications etc!!
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 1st February 2011, 14:03
Got it:
Renault’s radical front exit exhausts pictured
DavidS (@davids) said on 1st February 2011, 13:12
One thing I’ve noticed is a lot more cars running pull rod rear suspension packages this year.
Red Bull and Toro Rosso
Williams
Mercedes
Renault
OEL said on 1st February 2011, 13:43
And Lotus, right?
zecks said on 1st February 2011, 13:46
are lotus actually there?
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 13:47
They are, but they arrived only today and will start testing tomorrow (and continue one day after the rest have packed up)
spawinte said on 1st February 2011, 13:29
Wow the point where the rear wing is bolted on (to the diff I think?) is totally exposed on the Williams.
spawinte said on 1st February 2011, 13:31
Oh and do my eyes deceive me or are there suspension arms attached to the rear wing support?
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 13:48
I suppose they really did go agressive this year! Free flowing air in front of the rear wing and beam wing.
Gridlock said on 2nd February 2011, 1:53
Did someone buy Patrick Head an Ariel Atom for Christmas? :D
Stefanauss (@stefanauss) said on 1st February 2011, 13:39
Much, much differences in airscopes and rollbars this year…
Mike said on 1st February 2011, 13:45
The Merc is an astonishingly beautiful car. I really hope it performs as well as it looks.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 14:45
For now it does seem to me, they are experiencing some problems. They ran 9 laps in the morning until Rosberg stalled on the straight, haven’t been out after that.
Adrian J (@adrian-j) said on 1st February 2011, 13:56
We need some nice close up photos of the front of those Renault sidepods…to see if we can spot the exhausts!!
Liam said on 1st February 2011, 13:58
Good to see the season kick into life but is anyone else disappointed how alike all the cars look? Yes the Red Bull is a great car but where has the imagination gone? However loving the new Mercedes, looks the nuts!!
Ben Curly said on 1st February 2011, 14:13
This afternoon is pretty dry when it comes to news from the track. Maybe you guys have some recommendations, some websites with live commentary or some tweet channels to follow?
F1Fanatic is great when it comes to new pictures from the track and I’m here all the time. I absolutely love them, and I already have some candidates for my new wallpaper, but some commentary would be nice too.
I’m just wondering, is there anyone here who bought a PLUS subscription on autosport? If so, is the autosport live worth it? Thanks in advance.
Dougie (@f1droid) said on 1st February 2011, 14:16
They should have had that Ferrari clearing the roads this winter, looks perfect for the job.
That Williams rear end is phenomenal, I hope that proves seriously innovative and fast, would be great to see them back up at the sharp end.
Fixy (@fixy) said on 1st February 2011, 14:55
In this photo you can still see on the rear wing the traces of the “HISPANIA” logo.
Cacarella said on 1st February 2011, 15:04
Nothing a little polishing and buffing can’t remove… oh wait, that’s not in this years budget.