2009 Winter & Mid-season testing (Results and Pictures)

[iceman1]

Mo a member from Bahrain sent me this ;

[swca92]

I'm surprised Kimi hasn't found a way out of this-I can't see him even remotely enjoying meeting fans.Maybe Ferrari gave him 7 vodka bottles to persuade him.

[Lars_Kimis_No_1_fan]

No. Barrels of the stuff I reckon...

[raikkonen4ever]

This is Kimi's new 2009 helmet (used in Bahrain test)

[shailf1]

Spoiler:

Its all clear now.. Kimi= no. 4 Massa= no. 3

Spoiler:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGpk7aDR4EY[/youtube]

[shailf1]

Alonso Hamillton duel

[shailf1]

Testing at Jerez - 13th February 2009

1. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:17.472 117
2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:19.632 94
3. Alonso Renault (B) 1:19.846 109
4. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.217 70
5. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:20.738 92
6. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) No time 34

Indicates using 2008 spec car

* Hamilton using 2008 rear wing..

[megasyxx]

nice time tables there....

[iceman1]

Thanks shail

2009 Top Testing Times Per Driver Per Circuit

Jerez
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1. S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 2008 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:17.472
2. S. Buemi Toro Rosso 2008 Spec Car 11/02/09 01:17.591
3. L. Hamilton McLaren 2009 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:19.632
4. F. Alonso Renault 2009 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:19.846
5. S. Vettel Red Bull 2009 Spec Car 12/02/09 01:20.738
6. H. Kovalainen McLaren 2009 Spec Car 11/02/09 01:20.799
7. K. Nakajima Williams 2009 Spec Car 12/02/09 01:20.898
8. N. Rosberg Williams 2009 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:21.217
9. M. Webber Red Bull 2009 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:21.313
10. N. Piquet Jr. Renault 2009 Spec Car 10/02/09 01:21.908
11. N. Hulkenberg Williams 2009 Spec Car 10/02/09 01:22.443


Bahrain
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1. K. Raikkonen Ferrari 2009 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:33.325
2. J. Trulli Toyota 2009 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:33.429
3. T. Glock Toyota 2009 Spec Car 10/02/09 01:33.501
4. F. Massa Ferrari 2009 Spec Car 10/02/09 01:33.615
5. C. Klien BMW 2009 Spec Car 13/02/09 01:33.666
6. R. Kubica BMW 2009 Spec Car 10/02/09 01:33.702

Algarve
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1. S. Buemi Toro Rosso 2008 Spec Car 21/01/09 01:27.987
2. P. de la Rosa McLaren 2009 Spec Car 17/01/09 01:28.719
3. N. Rosberg Williams 2009 Spec Car 21/01/09 01:29.729
4. L. Hamilton McLaren 2009 Spec Car 21/01/09 01:30.242
5. T. Glock Toyota 2009 Spec Car 21/01/09 01:30.878
6. F. Alonso Renault 2009 Spec Car 21/01/09 01:31.743
7. J. Trulli Toyota 2009 Spec Car 20/01/09 01:42.399
8. N. Piquet Jr. Renault 2009 Spec Car 19/01/09 01:45.860
9. N. Hulkenberg Williams 2009 Spec Car 19/01/09 01:46.335
10. K. Kobayashi Toyota 2009 Spec Car 19/01/09 01:50.989

Mugello
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1. F. Massa Ferrari 2009 Spec Car 22/01/09 01:23.981
2. K. Räikkönen Ferrari 2009 Spec Car 20/01/09 01:33.920

[swca92]

You say the test times are useless,but they provide good pointers for how quick the runners are.The teams in Bahrain all seem competitive,Renault look quick but I'm not sure if they're genuinely that quick or if they're simply getting a quick time to look good.McLaren seem to have built another solid car,the other teams we can't adjudge whether they're quick or not.We'll get a proper judgement when they do more testing.

[why so serious]

Ferrari, BMW and Toyota today started their 4-day test period in Bahrain. Kimi at Ferrari, Trulli at Toyota and Clien (!) at BMW will be in action today.

I really don't understand why BMW insist to use their test drivers instead of their full-time race drivers in such limited testing sessions. Kubica or Heidfeld should make as much as mile while their rivals are on their duties. It's just meaningless.

[iceman1]

Bahrain International Circuit

1. K. Räikkönen Ferrari F60 1:32.970 0
2. C. Klien BMW Sauber F1.09 1:33.328 +0.358 0
3. J. Trulli Toyota TF109 1:33.580 +0.610 0

[shailf1]

Bahrain testing 2009 16 feb 09

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Klien BMW-Sauber (B) 1:32.544 131
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:32.804 116
3. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:33.064 141

All Timing Unofficial

Bahrain GP(2008)
Pole - Kubica 2008 1:33.096
Fastest lap - Kovalainen 2008 1:33.193
Felipe did a low 31 in q2 with low fuel

The 2009 car doesnt seem too slow..

[oki30]

Yes, but Kimi did 1.30.015 in pre-season testing last year.

[iceman1]

source : AFCA

- Ferrari used a slightly different rearwing (the two planes having a greater distance between them) yesterday but it was only on the car for a few laps.

- Bridgestone is indeed experimenting with the tyre compounds in Bahrain. Especially the soft compound is being tested a lot as it will be one of the two compounds (the other being probably being the medium one) that will be used during the GP. The technicians from the tyre supplier also keep a close eye on the supersoft tyres. (When performing optimally) the difference in laptime between the compounds is around 1 second a lap.

- In the last hour the difference between Raikkonen and Klien was always 0,2 or 0,3 seconds a lap, depending on who used KERS and who didn't. In any case, Trulli, obviously not having the hybrid technology in the car, was clearly behind in this respect.

- The teams use the moveable flaps of the frontwing more and more. On the four straights at the circuit it obviously allowes for a greater topspeed having a lower angle of attack and it also makes for an extra 20 kg of downforce in corners when the flaps are being raised.

- As for Saturday and Sunday: Ferrari shot a commercial to promote their theme park in Abu Dhabi. Various camera cars, a helicopter and other techniques were used to carry out the work.