Jerez Test - Day Four

3rd & 7 37yd

Massa the latest man to enter the fray. Lewis is back in the garage.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:52:58 PM
Off topic. Any news on the condition of MSC & Bianchi?

by SchumiTheGreatest edited by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:53:10 PM
@SchumiTheGreatest: Nothing new recently. Remember, take any news you hear from sources other than both families with a pinch of salt.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:53:34 PM
by Romain Grosjean via twitter 2/4/2015 2:54:03 PM
We didn't see a very optimistic Grosjean last year - his first impressions of the E23 seem to have left him in a good mood.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:54:30 PM
Just as I was about to write it looks like his day is over....

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:55:19 PM
An early bath for us after 53 laps today. The data suggested something was amiss with the Power Unit. Productive first test nevertheless.

by Renault F1 Team via twitter 2/4/2015 2:55:29 PM
Nate: Can you tell me whether Both Vettel & Kimi used two different cars or one car with different numbers on it??

by rockedin123 2/4/2015 2:56:55 PM
@rockedin123: At this stage of the season teams will only have one car. Tweaks can be made to either, obviously, but the stickers are pretty easy to change every day.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:57:34 PM
Was Kimi doing a long run when he set that time or was he on low fuel

by shushy 2/4/2015 2:58:39 PM
@shushy: He was on soft tyres so it's likely he was on low fuel.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:58:52 PM
@Laurence - Could you post track temp and tires used in the times shown in your recaps?

by Canuck 2/4/2015 2:59:23 PM
@Canuck: Track temperature is 21 degrees Celsius. I haven't been keeping track of every headline time but Kimi's most recent was on softs.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 2:59:51 PM
We're into the final hour of testing.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:03:05 PM
Hello, How are the long time runs of the Ferrari comparing to those around them? Or have they mostly been doing only these low fuel runs?

by Siddhesh 2/4/2015 3:03:07 PM
@Siddhesh: Ferrari really hasn't been doing long runs, it's been doing handfuls of small bursts.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:03:23 PM
Ericsson has improved on his personal best 1:23.257 - which leaves him fifth.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:04:04 PM
As good as the news that Marussia will return is, I do wonder just how far off the pace they might be on what will probably be a 2014 spec car, not to mention two hastily put drivers. I hope they don't become a candidate for the 107% rule, which would be a real shame.

by Siddhesh 2/4/2015 3:04:11 PM
Update from McLaren....

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:04:32 PM
We're not going to complete that fuel pump change before the chequer, so that's our running over for this test. #Jerez #F1

by McLaren via twitter 2/4/2015 3:04:39 PM
So another early finish for McLaren but at least it managed to get something under its belt.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:06:24 PM
Though 79 laps over four days is hardly ideal.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:06:37 PM
Nate: Can you tell me what are the tyre components that were available for testing these 4 days of testing??

by rockedin123 edited by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:08:11 PM
@rockedin123: They have all the tyres available.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:08:18 PM
Daniil Kvyat at speed in the RB11

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:39:39 PM
Verstappen has slowed and crawled back into the pit lane. Could be an issue for the wonder boy.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:41:13 PM
What is the lap record for the track? Just to compare with the times the teams are posting?

by Allons-y 2/4/2015 3:42:41 PM
@Allons-y: The official lap record is the one set by Frentzen in 1997.... a 1:23.135.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:42:56 PM
If Mercedes is testing with low engine power configuration, how low will it be? 80%.. 90%.. something like that?

by Samy 2/4/2015 3:45:04 PM
@Samy: Around there, yes. Massa said yesterday that Williams was running with its engine turned down too.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:45:20 PM
Red flag for an object on the track. Looks like a brake marker board... or a cardboard box.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:45:41 PM
Now why would they do that (engine turned down), nate?

by Syahir Alias 2/4/2015 3:50:10 PM
@SyahirAlias: Because they are not focused solely on pace at this test. Lots of other things they can be doing. Williams, for example, is doing purely aero work. It doesn't look spectacular on a timing screen but they'll be gaining valuable data about their car without putting too much stress on the engine.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:50:59 PM
Looks like the red flag was a polystyrene block of some sort. Marshals remove it speedily and we're back to a green track with ten minutes of the session remaining.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:51:47 PM
Another red flag....

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:52:25 PM
Looks like Ericsson has stopped out there on track.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 3:52:42 PM
Times at 15:15
1. Kimi Raikkonen – Ferrari – 1:20.841 – 91 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 1:22.172 - 104 laps
3. Marcus Ericsson – Sauber – 1:22.388 – 90 laps
4. Max Verstappen – Toro Rosso – 1:22.553 – 88 laps
5. Felipe Massa – Williams – 1:23.116 – 68 laps
6. Romain Grosjean – Lotus – 1:23.802 – 53 laps
7. Daniil Kvyat – Red Bull – 1:24.184 – 56 laps
8. Jenson Button – McLaren – 1:27.660 – 35 laps

by Laurence Edmondson edited by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 4:03:43 PM

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