2011 F1 testing day 5: Jerez

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It’s the second day of testing at Jerez today. Here are the details of today’s test:

Drivers

The following drivers will be participating in today’s test:

TeamCarDriver
Red BullRB7Mark Webber
McLarenMP4-26Jenson Button
FerrariF150th ItaliaFelipe Massa
MercedesW02Michael Schumacher
RenaultR31Vitaly Petrov
WilliamsFW33Pastor Maldonado
Force IndiaVJM04Adrian Sutil
SauberC30Sergio Perez
Toro RossoSTR6Jaime Alguersuari
LotusT128Jarno Trulli
VirginMVR-02Timo Glock

HRT are not present at this test.

Circuit

Today’s test is at the Jerez circuit in Spain:

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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Direction: Clockwise
Length: 4.428km
Fastest lap (all-time): 1’15.629 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari)

2010 best times

The teams tested at Jerez for eight days last year, split into two sessions. These are the combined best times:

TeamCarDriverTime
McLarenMP4-25Jenson Button1’18.871
RenaultR30Robert Kubica1’19.114
SauberC29Kamui Kobayashi1’19.188
Red BullRB6Mark Webber1’19.299
Force IndiaVJM03Vitantonio Liuzzi1’19.650
Toro RossoSTR5Jaime Alguersuari1’19.919
MercedesW01Nico Rosberg1’20.061
FerrariF10Fernando Alonso1’20.115
WilliamsFW32Rubens Barrichello1’20.341
VirginVR-01Timo Glock1’22.433
LotusT127Jarno Trulli1’23.470

Following the test live

Williams are providing live times from the test on their website here:

If you find any other good sources for live times, please post them in the comments.

You can follow live updates from F1 Fanatic and other people at Jerez using the Live F1 Twitter app (no Twitter account needed):

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    34 comments on “2011 F1 testing day 5: Jerez”

    1. i’m hoping Lewis puts in some quick laps, it will be nice to confirm that the car is fast. Hopefully Mercedes GP can show some pace too.

      1. Except of course that its Jens in the McLaren seat today.

        1. hope he does some quick laps then, i jus want to see Renault, Red Bull, Ferrari, Mclaren & Mercedes fighting out at the front and make it an epic season!!

          1. and for good measure, add at least Williams as well…
            Here’s to 8 contenders untill the season finale!

            1. Williams are not looking so good today, maybe when Rubens is in the car we will get clearer picture. But looks like Mercedes is on pace.

      2. That would be really fast running/cycling there, with Jeson driving the car, he would have to do it on foot or on a bicycle :-p

        1. How funny would it be to see him on a bike as the cars fly by him, peddling like mad :)

      3. Michael Schumacher at 3pm is still the fastest,great news for all the devoted and patient MSC fans worldwide.
        SCHUMI IS BACK>>>>>>>>GO SCHUMI

        Looks like Alonso had his finger on the button of truth ;)

    2. Pole position on the post!

      Looking at last year’s test timings, they were not indicative of the pecking order at all. Guess I shouldn’t be looking at these test times that seriously.

      1. Damn Dev… you beat me to it.

        1. lol better luck next time…

    3. F150th Italia <<< sticks out doesn't it ? THey have to find something better.

      1. It does look out of place, doesn’t it?

      2. I think that in everyday speech it will be referred to as the “Italia”.

        Which is a lovely name for a Ferrari.

        1. Then again, the F Italia 150 would have been a nice name too.

          and then tell Ford to “Suck outta my airbox”

          1. What’s wrong with F2011?

            1. It does not mention Italy’s 150th Anniversary of Unification.

    4. does anyone know the link for the autosport timing website

      1. Thanks mate for the link.

    5. Yes, Autosport is free :D.

      1. Finally not sure why they charged money the last time?

    6. This is the first time I’ve seen a satellite image of the Jerez track. What is the circuit to the north-west of the main track, a karting track?

      1. Well said it seems to have very much the same configuration as the original track.

      2. My browser denied access to the image to prevent “cross-site scripting”. I had to open up the source code so that I could navigate directly to the satellite image. This is only the second time in a row that I have received this message on F1F articles with satellite images. I have Internet Explorer 9.0.7930.16406 IC.

        And yes, it is a terrific image of the track.

    7. What was the fastest time in Jeraz test last year?

      1. You see in the article where it says “2010 best times”? Those were the best times set in 2010.

        1. No really? I thought those were the best times set last year! ;o

    8. Schumacher’s flying.

      1. I’m sure that’s not allowed. He has to pilot a car and not a plane. Geez, the season hasn’t even started and Schumi is already causing controversy.

    9. Looks like Schumi is back on form. Very consistent runs, but it seems the Ferrari is kinder on its tyres, or just Massa not being as consistent.

      1. Not really. He’s done a few ten lap runs today and the first lap has generally been quick but his times tail off quite dramatically.

        Think on one run he went from a 1:21 to mid 1:25s

        1. Suppose that’s the tyres going off after about 10-12 laps in. Nothing Schumi can really help.

    10. Looking at petrov times and spins, I think he needs help from heidfield or from whoever. A leading role is too wide for him as of now.

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