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
2011 F1 testing
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- Young Drivers Test Day 2 in pictures
- 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
Fixy (@fixy) said on 1st February 2011, 15:00
What’s happened to the rear wing?
Steinegal (@steinegal) said on 1st February 2011, 15:11
They spray a fluorescent dye on it to se how the airflow acts on the surface of the wing.
BadAss said on 1st February 2011, 15:08
Everyone is talking about the cars, but what about the tires? are there slower then the bridgestones?
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 15:19
probably a bit slower, but not by much. If you compare last years times they are about the same as now, but the cars themselves will have gone faster.
Pedal to the Vettel (@pedal-to-the-vettel) said on 1st February 2011, 16:21
Nico Rosberg said they were the same (almost) as the bridgestones, and that they still understeer. Ofc that could just be a chance to play mind games with schumi…
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 16:48
I would think he is having a go. Just to be on the safe side. Schumi did go a lot faster with the car in the afternoon to see what was in it, so he might be right about the tyres.
James Bolton said on 1st February 2011, 15:16
Some excellent pictures. The rear of the Williams is so tightly packaged. The gearbox must be tiny:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/barr_will_vale_2011-21.jpg
Nixon (@nixon) said on 1st February 2011, 15:38
What is the sword like thing on Alonso’s car?
James Bolton said on 1st February 2011, 16:21
It has a pitot on the top so it’s mesuring the air speed, probably comparing the speed with the readings from the pitot on the nose. I’m not sure if that’s the only job it’s doing though; it could have something to do with windtunnel or CFD caliberation.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 1st February 2011, 16:49
Its something for sensors, they have it in testing each year (we had a lot of discussions about this during testing last year, there is bound to be more detail in those articles)
Nixon (@nixon) said on 3rd February 2011, 14:44
Does anyone have the link?
Calum said on 1st February 2011, 18:06
All the teams seem to leave the rear of their cars unpainted carbon black – would it not be advantageous to paint them white since this is where the high temps are usually exiting – unless you are Renault!
James Bolton said on 1st February 2011, 19:56
That’s because the rear of the car gets so hot the paint would melt. The Honda Earth car of 2007 is a good illustration, the Earth graphic was cut off because it would melt if it was placed around the rear bodywork:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/05/27/monaco-grand-prix-2007-qualifying-%E2%80%93-mclaren-lock-out/jenson-button-honda-monte-carlo-2007/
BadAss said on 1st February 2011, 18:12
Fernandos Helmet with that new Ferrari/Marlboro sign looks hideous
mingmong said on 2nd February 2011, 3:58
G’day, just wondering why we are sening a trend with all teams opting for a higher nose cone? Id like your opinions. I am not expert. Could it be as they have a reduction in rear end downforce therefore they require less front end downforce to better balance there cars?
F1Fanatic96 said on 2nd February 2011, 7:49
i like the black and gold, I think it’s gorgeous but if you’re gonna have red on it then surely go for the red and gold colours?! And by the way, all team jackets MUST be made from swade! (I know that’s probably not how you spell it but it sounds like that and you know what I mean!)