Jerez Test - Day Four

3rd & 7 37yd

@tungath, he is not, he's just giving us the clear picture, not letting anyone get carried away

by joe 2/4/2015 10:31:37 AM
What happens with the RBR, 4th day and again problematic program.

by Giu26 2/4/2015 10:32:58 AM
@Giu26: The team has not confirmed what the issue is so far.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:33:06 AM
Kimi is setting the fast laps on what compound tyre.

by Mohan 2/4/2015 10:34:38 AM
@Mohan: Medium.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:34:42 AM
We have a Mclaren on track. Button heads out of the pits and continues through at the end of the out-lap to begin his first timed lap of the day.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:36:12 AM
on what compound tyre did vettel clock the best laptime??

by Nishanth Dara 2/4/2015 10:36:14 AM
@NishanthDara: Soft I believe.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:36:19 AM
Meanwhile Kimi has lowered the benchmark further to a 1:23,.812.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:36:43 AM
@ Tungath I think he's being quite pragmatic - this is day four of the first test of the season with new cars with differing fuel loads at a cold track that we won't see again this year. I don't know how anyone can read into these performances... We'll only know the pecking order after the race in Melbourne.

by Oliver 2/4/2015 10:36:45 AM
@Nishan Dara : it was in medium (info from SF website)

by Giu26 2/4/2015 10:38:13 AM
Button's first timed lap is a 1:30.706.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:38:43 AM
Come on Jenson! Have some fun!

by Alain Michel 2/4/2015 10:39:03 AM
Four laps will be enough for Button as he returns to the garage.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:39:43 AM
Nico claims they are eye opening, Lauda suggests they will be the main rivals in 2015, Ricciardo says they are fast. Maybe it is too early to think about championships, but they are certainly much better placed than this time last year.

by carriedawaybyferrariperform... 2/4/2015 10:40:29 AM
@Nate...what is wrong with Mercedes?? has the ferrari improved their engine so much in a year that they are continuously lapping faster and setting faster times.. has Ferrari gone forward or mercedes moving backwards??? and even rosberg said yesterday that ferrari has been an eye opener.. what do you think

by gaurav243 2/4/2015 10:41:07 AM
@gaurav243: What is 'wrong' with them? Well, they've accumulated more laps than anyone else, so that's not exactly a bad thing. Ferrari are setting faster times but this is the fourth day of testing.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:41:38 AM
That 1:30 of Jenson is by far the best laptime for Mclaren this week, right?

by ralva8 2/4/2015 10:42:06 AM
@ralva8: Yes, though slightly misleading as Alonso's 1:35.553 was while the track was still wet.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:42:26 AM
For all the worriers, 2014 1st test saw:
McLaren (Magnussen) fastest. Red Bull only did 21 laps (fastest was 17th with 1:38.320). Mercedes didn't top a single day but ran the most laps. We all saw how that season ended up! Plenty of time for your team to find pace or iron out problems!

by drynog 2/4/2015 10:42:33 AM
Is Marcus out there driving or ?

by ME9# fan 2/4/2015 10:43:32 AM
@ME9#fan: Nope, he's currently in the garage.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:43:38 AM
Tasty stuff, bet Alonso wishes he had not left now

by Dutch 2/4/2015 10:43:39 AM
@Dutch: I don't think he'll be regretting anything until we know the actual pecking order in the season.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:43:57 AM
Kimi came in to the pits briefly but is back out there, joining Grosjean.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:44:36 AM
Good news for Marussia fans. There's a chance the team could make the grid in Melbourne after exiting administration
Marussia takes step towards F1 return
ESPN F1Marussia's administrators have announced the team will come out of administration on February 19 with the aim of taking part in the 2015 season - news from Marussia F1

by Laurence Edmondson 2/4/2015 10:46:19 AM
Excellent news about Marussia! Was such a shame to see them fold at the end of last year, of all the "new" teams, they seemed to be best placed to keep moving up the field. I still think Ferrari should invest in them and turn it into their "Torro Rosso" feeder team.

by drynog 2/4/2015 10:49:08 AM
I think it's more likely they would be a McLaren feeder team...

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:49:57 AM
At this time, barring Mercedes' reliability, what team are you most impressed with?

by Prithvi 2/4/2015 10:50:06 AM
@Prithvi: Behind all the hype around Ferrari, Sauber and Toro Rosso have been accumulating a lot of laps without too many issues.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:50:26 AM
3... 2... 1... and he's back in business! @LewisHamilton #BackToWork @circuitodejerez #F1 #SechsyBeast

by Mercedes-AMG F1 via twitter 2/4/2015 10:51:06 AM
As you can guess, that means Hamilton is back on track.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:51:13 AM
Haas F1 in 2016 will basically be a Ferrari B team by the sounds of it

by Wayne Cammidge 2/4/2015 10:53:21 AM
will marussia get their prize money for finishing second from last despite missing the final three races if i am correct!!

by Mathew George 2/4/2015 10:53:26 AM
@MathewGeorge: That's still unclear, but I think the reason they've found new backers will be because of that prize money.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:53:55 AM
@Marussia -> McLaren feeder team... where did you get that info from, Nate?

by Dhruv 2/4/2015 10:53:56 AM
@Dhruv: The rumour doing the rounds is that McLaren have some part to play in Marussia's revival, ahead of making it a B Team next year for Magnussen and Vandoorne. It certainly makes sense for them to do that.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:54:32 AM
Hmmm. Turns out Hamilton isn't back out on track after all, he still hasn't re-emerged.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:54:57 AM
In fact the track is now empty.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:55:08 AM
@dhruv why do you think nate is working in espnf1

by Mathew George 2/4/2015 10:55:42 AM
Cool. It sure would make sense. I was wondering if you had heard it from the horse's mouth.

by Dhruv 2/4/2015 10:55:43 AM
@Dhruv: I'm not saying it is a fact by any means, but it is one of the theories doing the rounds.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:55:56 AM
@Nate: About Mercedes tweet... It's a trap!!!!

by ralva8 2/4/2015 10:55:59 AM
@Nate would that mean that Marussia would have to ditch Ferrari engines and switch to Honda? Cannot imaging Ferrari supplying PU, gearbox, DRS, etc to McLaren's B team

by Duncan Sant 2/4/2015 10:56:06 AM
@DuncanSant: I imagine everything would change for them next year. At the moment, it's in everyone's best interests to get Marussia back to the grid.

by Nate Saunders 2/4/2015 10:56:31 AM

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