The 2012 Formula One pre-season testing thread

[Mini1275]

Here is the running order for the first test at Jerez next week:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97309

[Richard-G]

Mini1275 said:

Here is the running order for the first test at Jerez next week:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97309

i was looking forward to this thread! thanks mini.

do we think this will be on video or on the new sky f1 channel?

[Altrezia]

Cool thread - bookmarked, and I'll be back next week. We'll be running a 3rd PC in the office with the live autosport updates (and sky if they do it) to keep track.

[MikeWdriver]

I'll try and update the thread from the track as I'm heading there next week . Anyone else going from here?

Mike

[DanDC5]

Richard-G said:

i was looking forward to this thread! thanks mini.

do we think this will be on video or on the new sky f1 channel?

F1 channel doesn't launch until march, apparently Sky sports news are at all the tests providing some coverage. No idea as to what extent yet though.

[davepoth]

IIRC Bernard doesn't want the tests broadcast.

[_dobbo_]

I've read several times that Sky Sports News will be showing the testing - can't find it on the Sky website though.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/273798/sky-spor...

[rdjohn]

MikeWdriver said:

I'll try and update the thread from the track as I'm heading there next week . Anyone else going from here?

Mike

I am going to Jerez on Thursday, hopefully all the teams will run a full test programme having sorted the gremlins on Tuesday and Wednesday.

[kybo]

Will there be any feeds on the 'tinterweb where we can watch the testing?

Links appreciated.

Thanks,
Scott

[PeXy]

Was thinking of trying to get to mugello. Been told its quite cheap.

[westtra]

http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/435 testing live text

[Mini1275]

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/2709

Here's the gallery which is being updated throughout the day.

[Wanta996Gotta]

That Renault is quick out of the box when you consider the top time at the end of the 2011 Jerez week was a 1m19.832s

[sirtyro]

Good to see Kimi doing so well

[Mini1275]

The McLaren has an interesting exhaust exit:

[furtive]

Wanta996Gotta said:

That Renault is quick out of the box when you consider the top time at the end of the 2011 Jerez week was a 1m19.832s

And that was Barrichello in a Williams, which goes to show test times are mostly meaningless

[anonymous-user]

I might be being dopey, but I cant see the exhausts on the Macca :-)

[furtive]

The long slits at the end of the shiny bit (just after the "e" in vodafone) on each side

[anonymous-user]

rdjohn said:

MikeWdriver said:

I'll try and update the thread from the track as I'm heading there next week . Anyone else going from here?

Mike

I am going to Jerez on Thursday, hopefully all the teams will run a full test programme having sorted the gremlins on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Flying out tomorrow morning, will be there Thursday/Friday

[Wanta996Gotta]

Renault now does a 1.19..670 on mediums..............out of the box! This years cars are either going to be allot quicker than last years or Renault have the car to beat. 1.18.871 was quickest time in 2010 testing.