Eleven Formula 1 teams are participating in the final winter test session held at Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain.
RED BULL RACING
“Today was always planned as a race weekend simulation day, so we did some testing along with P3 and qualifying in the morning and a race simulation in the afternoon. Everything went very well up until halfway through the race simulation, when something in the data made us decide to stop the car on track. It was nothing major though and we got the car repaired and back out until the end of the session,” Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering said.
MERCEDES GP
Nico Rosberg kicked off the programme with much of the day spent focusing on set-up work with the MGP W01 car over longer runs alongside working on the team's race weekend procedures including qualifying and pit stop simulations.
BMW-SAUBER
"Today we have been concentrating on different mechanical set-ups and different downforce levels in preparation for the Bahrain Grand Prix. We are not satisfied with the car's balance yet, but we have recorded a great deal of useful data which will help us further improve it,” said Willy Rampf, technical Director.
McLAREN
The team concentrated primarily on mechanical and aerodynamic set-up work. Despite not setting any headline lap times, the team declared itself pleased with progress, gaining a greater understanding of the behaviour of the Bridgestone tire over a long run.
FORCE INDIA
“The first day was concentrated on race team pit stop practice, with simulations of live race stops and various different race scenarios conducted through the day. The circuit conditions weren't particularly good today, and tomorrow will be used to continue our set-up and development programme,” Dominic Harlow, chief race engineer explained.
FERRARI
Alonso worked mainly on overall development of the car, beginning to use a few new aerodynamic components. An electrical problem led to a long stop in the garage in the morning, while the afternoon programme was worked through according to plan.
RENAULT
This was the first chance for the Renault pit crew to practice with a running car at the circuit without refuelling and there were no procedural problems. The car suffered from a hydraulic problem in the early afternoon, which meant we had to change part of the hydraulic system and that limited our running.
TORO ROSSO
The morning was dedicated to set-up work on the STR5, while in the afternoon; the team evaluated a new braking system. Throughout the day, the car ran on just one of the three Bridgestone compounds available here.
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| Lucas di Grassi hit the barriers at Turn 9 in the Virgin car. photo: WRI2 |
RED BULL RACING
“Today was always planned as a race weekend simulation day, so we did some testing along with P3 and qualifying in the morning and a race simulation in the afternoon. Everything went very well up until halfway through the race simulation, when something in the data made us decide to stop the car on track. It was nothing major though and we got the car repaired and back out until the end of the session,” Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering said.
MERCEDES GP
Nico Rosberg kicked off the programme with much of the day spent focusing on set-up work with the MGP W01 car over longer runs alongside working on the team's race weekend procedures including qualifying and pit stop simulations.
BMW-SAUBER
"Today we have been concentrating on different mechanical set-ups and different downforce levels in preparation for the Bahrain Grand Prix. We are not satisfied with the car's balance yet, but we have recorded a great deal of useful data which will help us further improve it,” said Willy Rampf, technical Director.
McLAREN
The team concentrated primarily on mechanical and aerodynamic set-up work. Despite not setting any headline lap times, the team declared itself pleased with progress, gaining a greater understanding of the behaviour of the Bridgestone tire over a long run.
FORCE INDIA
“The first day was concentrated on race team pit stop practice, with simulations of live race stops and various different race scenarios conducted through the day. The circuit conditions weren't particularly good today, and tomorrow will be used to continue our set-up and development programme,” Dominic Harlow, chief race engineer explained.
FERRARI
Alonso worked mainly on overall development of the car, beginning to use a few new aerodynamic components. An electrical problem led to a long stop in the garage in the morning, while the afternoon programme was worked through according to plan.
RENAULT
This was the first chance for the Renault pit crew to practice with a running car at the circuit without refuelling and there were no procedural problems. The car suffered from a hydraulic problem in the early afternoon, which meant we had to change part of the hydraulic system and that limited our running.
TORO ROSSO
The morning was dedicated to set-up work on the STR5, while in the afternoon; the team evaluated a new braking system. Throughout the day, the car ran on just one of the three Bridgestone compounds available here.
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| Mark Webber, Red-Bull. Photo: WRI2 |