Jerez Test - Day Two

3rd & 7 37yd

Will people keep saying different fuel loads and testing means nothing if Merc tops the time sheets today? If a car can record numerous laps and get competitive times it's probably a competitive car, not withstanding the name it bears.

by Mas Ignotum 2/2/2015 9:38:09 AM
@MasIgnotum: At this stage or pre-season mileage is a better indication of potential than outright pace, I would say.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:38:35 AM
@MichaelDuncan but I am guessing Ferrari could be on a different set up

by wolfieorama 2/2/2015 9:44:00 AM
It's really noticeable it's Button and not Alonso in the car today - the crowds are much thinner than they were yesterday.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:46:49 AM
Vettel continues to pound out the laps. He's lowered the benchmark to 1:20.984.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:47:45 AM
That time is set on the medium tyre. Vettel picking up where he left off yesterday so far this morning.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:48:29 AM
Nasr completes a lap and returns immediately to the pit lane.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:51:36 AM
Very busy track now - Hamilton, Verstappen, Bottas and Vettel all circling.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:52:12 AM
Strange. Kvyat has just come down the pit lane ....... without a front wing.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:56:14 AM
I know Adrian Newey thinks outside the box but this?

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 9:56:30 AM
As Nate reports, the Red Bull left the pits sans wing for a single lap. Very odd and caused a huge amount of scratched heads here in the media centre.

by Laurence Edmondson 2/2/2015 9:58:02 AM
I know it's not all about pace but that pace from Hamilton is terrible, he's in the 1.26's and 1.28's.

by MichaelDuncan 2/2/2015 10:07:43 AM
Not surprisingly, Kvyat came straight back into the pits without that front wing.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:07:58 AM
Kvyat goes out again in the front wing-less RB11. Interesting stuff from Red Bull.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:09:52 AM
I'll take this one please #LaFerrari http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B81NxRgIIAE6DiZ.jpg

by ESPNF1 via twitter 2/2/2015 10:10:04 AM
Some nice eye candy in the paddock.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:10:15 AM
#F1 First pic of the frontwing-less Red Bull. Find more pics later in our AMuS gallery: ams.to/jer2 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B81M59dCIAIWj1v.jpg

by tgruener via twitter 2/2/2015 10:10:44 AM
You can see the front-wing-less Red Bull there.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:11:36 AM
Another look.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:12:50 AM
Mercedes is playing a huge mind game with Vettel. They are giving him wings, then when Vettel hás his self steem there in space, Mercedes will show the true pace and bring Vettel back down like a meteor. Unfortunately, Vettel entered the game.

by Racing Fan 2/2/2015 10:12:59 AM
@RacingFan: I don't think Mercedes cares much about what Vettel or anyone else is doing. Its own run plan will be the main priority today.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:13:18 AM
Simulating completion of lap after first corner shunt...

by hacke 2/2/2015 10:13:44 AM
Are Team Willy just conservative or just slow? I`m worried!

by Brambilla 2/2/2015 10:13:49 AM
@Brambilla: Worth remembering its only the second day of testing. Williams was always pretty off the pace on Fridays last year in terms of headline times, but would always be doing a very different run plan to its rivals. Important not to read too much into times just yet.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:14:31 AM
RBR has deliberately remove the wing to assess the nose aero effect.

by ..... 2/2/2015 10:14:35 AM
Maybe Red Bull are practising for the first meeting with Maldonado?

by Stormy Perth 2/2/2015 10:14:50 AM
mclaren coming out or not

by manish 2/2/2015 10:14:51 AM
@manish: No sign of them yet.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:14:56 AM
Hamilton and Nasr are the men out on track, but both are lapping pretty slowly. Hamilton is currently lapping between the 1:26 and 1:28 mark at the moment.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:15:29 AM
Verstappen, by contrast, is lapping in the 1:26s. Once again Mercedes is leading the way in mileage.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:15:59 AM
Red Bull sci fi

by Racing Fan 2/2/2015 10:17:59 AM
Please let us know more about McLaren

by ansarmeeran1990 2/2/2015 10:22:28 AM
@ansarmeeran1990: At the moment there's very little to report on. Button has completed just two laps and we haven't seen any more of them yet. Teething problems were expected.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:22:52 AM
The track falls silent as Hamilton returns to the pits but that lull is broken by the return of Kvyat - and once again his RB11 has no front wing.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:24:13 AM
That one lap without a front wing would have shredded Kvyat's front tyres, no? How many sets do they get per test-day?

by FishFace0212 2/2/2015 10:24:27 AM
@FishFace0212: Tyres are of less importance on a track like this - the more important tyre runs will come at Barcelona. As for tyres allowed, I thought I had a tweet saved somewhere and I don't and now I'm doubting myself, let me confirm with a colleague and get back to you. It's Monday!

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:26:36 AM
Lets not read into these time, I agree on that fact however it is worth pointing that Vettel is proving the world that he can go fast even in an non-Newey car...Great start by Ferrari...Mercedes/Williams are still favorites (could be hiding some pace)..What about Red Bull? What are your views on their new car? Is the nose on the limit?

by Chalitha Trishan 2/2/2015 10:26:43 AM
How long do you think the teething problems are likely to take to be resolved? Is it possible that McLaren are unable to start in Australia? We don't want McLaren to be making that kind of history.

by Sid 2/2/2015 10:26:47 AM
@Sid: Well cast your mind back to 2014 and you'll remember Red Bull completing only 22 laps in four days of Jerez testing last year.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:27:14 AM
Given an F1 with lighter fuel handles easier than heavy loads, would it be likely that's what Ferrari have given Vettel to help him get up to speed with the car? It's a different beast than he's used to and easing him into it's quirks might help him settle. Expect Kimi to be dragging the fully loaded car around for the next 2 days.

by drynog 2/2/2015 10:27:49 AM
A Merc vs Ferrari battle is significant for F1.. Hope we can see that this year.. What can we expect from Ferrari this season?

by Ventana 2/2/2015 10:27:55 AM
Bottas is now out on track with a massive sensor on the side of his Williams.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:28:12 AM
Kvyat came back to the pits after its outlap, by the way - unsurprisingly Kvyat was way off the pace without a front wing. That'll be an interesting question for Christian Horner this evening.

by Nate Saunders 2/2/2015 10:28:59 AM
Come on people. We know lot of you aren't Ferrari fans but let us have our moments atleast in the testing #Tifosi #weWill-b-Back

by Rahulan 2/2/2015 10:29:13 AM
I think everyone, including MB, cares about what Vettel (4titles) And Ferrari can do together. If they get the right path, it will be hard to beat them.

by Racing Fan 2/2/2015 10:29:18 AM

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