****Winter Testing #1 Jerez****

[snotrag]

Stood in the tribuna now. The McHonda sounds bizarre...

[London424]

Teppic said:

Kvyat damaged the wing in a minor off. He was then sent out for a series of installation laps which, due to the slow speed they are run at, did not really warrant putting a replacement wing on.

I've just read that they don't have a replacement wing to put on!

[Mini1275]

London424 said:

Teppic said:

Kvyat damaged the wing in a minor off. He was then sent out for a series of installation laps which, due to the slow speed they are run at, did not really warrant putting a replacement wing on.

I've just read that they don't have a replacement wing to put on!

That's what Autosport are reporting.

Just how did he manage to damage it on an installation lap?!.

[Smollet]

London424 said:

I've just read that they don't have a replacement wing to put on!

Shame Webber isn't still there. They could nick his.

[Megaflow]

Mini1275 said:

London424 said:

Teppic said:

Kvyat damaged the wing in a minor off. He was then sent out for a series of installation laps which, due to the slow speed they are run at, did not really warrant putting a replacement wing on.

I've just read that they don't have a replacement wing to put on!

That's what Autosport are reporting.

Just how did he manage to damage it on an installation lap?!.

Sky are also reporting the same. Seems like Christian Horner is already sulking about the Mercedes performance, by saying Mercedes were "just showing off yesterday".



He didn't seem to mind when it was his team doing the domination.

[FourWheelDrift]

[007 VXR]

LH banging in the laps 70 so far

[anonymous-user]

Jerez day 1 times 2014

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:27.104 - 31
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:27.820 - 18
Bottas - Williams - 1:30.082 - 7
Perez - Force India - 1:33.161 - 11
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:36.530 - 15
Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:42.257 - 7
Vettel - Red Bull - No time - 3
Ericsson - Caterham - No time - 1
(McLaren & Marussia didn't go out)

[noell35]

el stovey said:

Jerez day 1 times 2014

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:27.104 - 31
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:27.820 - 18
Bottas - Williams - 1:30.082 - 7
Perez - Force India - 1:33.161 - 11
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:36.530 - 15
Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:42.257 - 7
Vettel - Red Bull - No time - 3
Ericsson - Caterham - No time - 1
(McLaren & Marussia didn't go out)

Gone back has he?

[andburg]

noell35 said:

el stovey said:

Jerez day 1 times 2014

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:27.104 - 31
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:27.820 - 18
Bottas - Williams - 1:30.082 - 7
Perez - Force India - 1:33.161 - 11
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:36.530 - 15
Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:42.257 - 7
Vettel - Red Bull - No time - 3
Ericsson - Caterham - No time - 1
(McLaren & Marussia didn't go out)

Gone back has he?

Nope....but it does say 2014 times........

[pozi]

Oh goodie, Ted is doing a piece for his Notepad segment about nose cones using a plastic beaker, packet of jam and a cereal box.

Pat Symonds is looking confused!!

[007 VXR]

[Smollet]

andburg said:

Nope....but it does say 2014 times........

Amongst other anomalies

[Megaflow]

Hamilton up to 91 laps. I reckon CH has gone home to his Mum crying...

[suffolk009]

pozi said:

Oh goodie, Ted is doing a piece for his Notepad segment about nose cones using a plastic beaker, packet of jam and a cereal box.

Pat Symonds is looking confused!!

Who can forget his new engine parts demo in front of a rather baffled engineer from last year?

ETA: This from twitter:

Edited by suffolk009 on Monday 2nd February 14:28

[noell35]

andburg said:

noell35 said:

el stovey said:

Jerez day 1 times 2014

Driver - Team - Best Lap time - Laps
Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:27.104 - 31
Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:27.820 - 18
Bottas - Williams - 1:30.082 - 7
Perez - Force India - 1:33.161 - 11
Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:36.530 - 15
Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:42.257 - 7
Vettel - Red Bull - No time - 3
Ericsson - Caterham - No time - 1
(McLaren & Marussia didn't go out)

Gone back has he?

Nope....but it does say 2014 times........

Oh yeah, teach me to try and be a smartarse won't it!

[London424]

Still only 5 laps for McL...that's now almost 4 full days and a winter break and some fundamentals not working. Not great signs.

[FourWheelDrift]

Sandbagging.

[Some Gump]

Light at the end of the tunnel for Merc rivals - they do break after about 3 race distances...

[Munter]

Some Gump said:

Light at the end of the tunnel for Merc rivals - they do break after about 3 race distances...

How many races does an engine need to do again?...