*** Winter Testing #2 - Barcelona ***

[MartG]

Tyre Tread said:

I sincerely hopw it wasn't Mrs Woolf's fault or there will be some very stereotypical comments coming out V V soon?

[DanielSan]

London424 said:

From reading she was on a slow outlap and Nasr has tried to go round the outside and hit her...she says not her fault.

In other news Kimi goes faster than the last pole position time. 1.25.167

Well at least Ferrari can say they've improved in testing if nothing else. Whether they've made an improvement when it comes to race day is a different matter though.

[Sammo123]

Just read on Autosport that Rosberg has a trapped nerve in his neck so might not be able to drive tomorrow! Not going too well for Mercedes so far!

[London424]

Marussia are coming out of administration with the aim of competing in 2015 as Manor.

[London424]

Maldonado now goes fastest.

[BritishRacinGrin]

Sammo123 said:

Just read on Autosport that Rosberg has a trapped nerve in his neck so might not be able to drive tomorrow! Not going too well for Mercedes so far!

I was wondering if Rosberg's dodgy neck was a hangover from his marathon 160 odd laps of Jerez? Trust Mercedes to make a car so reliable that the driver breaks down first...

[suffolk009]

London424 said:

Maldonado now goes fastest.

I had to go and double check that. It is/was actually true.

[lbc]

Whenever Wolff drives the Williams, something bad always happens.

I think the motoring God's are trying to tell her something.

[DanielSan]

lbc said:

Whenever Wolff drives the Williams, something bad always happens.

I think the motoring God's are trying to tell her something.

Some would argue her DTM results say everything about whether she should be in an F1 car or not.

[suffolk009]

DanielSan said:

lbc said:

Whenever Wolff drives the Williams, something bad always happens.

I think the motoring God's are trying to tell her something.

Some would argue her DTM results say everything about whether she should be in an F1 car or not.

7 years in DTM, and managed to score a total 4 points, all in 2010 (Wikipedia tells me). I honestly had no idea her trophy cabinet was so bare.

[007 VXR]

ash73 said:

Ferrari 2 sec quicker than last year, penny for your thoughts Fernando.

wont mean alot if the merc is another 2 secs quicker

[DanielSan]

suffolk009 said:

7 years in DTM, and managed to score a total 4 points, all in 2010 (Wikipedia tells me). I honestly had no idea her trophy cabinet was so bare.

Shocking doesn't quite cover it... But if it means Williams get a hefty discount in return for letting Toto's Mrs have a go in the car, and get the extra publicity of 'woman in F1 blah blah' then it's worthwhile in that respect. It doesn't seem worth it from a development perspective anyway.

[anonymous-user]

suffolk009 said:

DanielSan said:

lbc said:

Whenever Wolff drives the Williams, something bad always happens.

I think the motoring God's are trying to tell her something.

Some would argue her DTM results say everything about whether she should be in an F1 car or not.

7 years in DTM, and managed to score a total 4 points, all in 2010 (Wikipedia tells me). I honestly had no idea her trophy cabinet was so bare.

The guys writing for the Autosport live feed definitely weren't that supportive - "still the slowest though" and "finally overtakes Hamilton" etc.

[FourWheelDrift]

MartG said:

Tyre Tread said:

I sincerely hopw it wasn't Mrs Woolf's fault or there will be some very stereotypical comments coming out V V soon?

It's testing not racing, he was passing and he cut back in too soon. The car making the pass is the one that needs to make sure it's clear before getting back on line. She was going slow (outlap) and kept to her line.

[Gandahar]

suffolk009 said:

London424 said:

Maldonado now goes fastest.

I had to go and double check that. It is/was actually true.

He was on the softer tyre.

Looks like Mercs having reliability troubles, but in this case just drivers.

[London424]

Anyone see the smoky McLaren this morning? Like an old banger being started up that's been sitting for a while!

I'll try and find the pic.

[Henry Fiddleton]

Wonder if Alonso is thinking if he jumped ship at exactly the wrong time...

[London424]

Here it is

https://twitter.com/mclarenf1/status/5687071233345...

[ewenm]

Henry Fiddleton said:

Wonder if Alonso is thinking if he jumped ship at exactly the wrong time...

Isn't that what many on here were saying about Hamilton a few seasons ago?

[dgmx5]

ewenm said:

Henry Fiddleton said:

Wonder if Alonso is thinking if he jumped ship at exactly the wrong time...

Isn't that what many on here were saying about Hamilton a few seasons ago?

The difference being that Alonso has form for doing so... if at the end of his career he only has 2 WDC in the cabinet, it will be principally down to his off track decisions rather than his car or his on track ability.