quote 12:15 Another improvement at the top for Hulkenberg, and his 1m36.953s makes him the first driver to beat the 2013 Bahrain GP fastest lap in a 2014 car.
Sakhir 19 February -The first day of testing is underway at Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit for Scuderia Ferrari and the ten other Formula 1 teams. Before the team stopped for lunch, the F14 T with Fernando Alonso at the wheel, did 40 laps. The Spaniard’s best time so far is a 1.40.694, the fifth fastest, although performance was not a priority on the team’s agenda. The session got off to a delayed start, as not all the marshals were in position, so today’s running is being extended to 17h30 to make up for the 30 minutes lost. Air temperature is a constant 25 degrees, while there is still quite a strong wind blowing. This morning’s programme focused on system checks, aerodynamic measurements, car set-up and work on the brake by wire system, ending with a few practice starts from the pit lane.
In the afternoon, there will be more work linked to fine tuning the car, as well as the usual tyre evaluation tasks.
Times as at 13h50:
Pos. Team Best time laps 1. McLaren – Kevin Magnussen 1:38.295 23 2. Mercedes – Lewis Hamilton 1:39.153 50 3. Force India – Nico Hulkenberg 1:39.292 32 4. Sauber – Adrian Sutil 1:40.443 50 5. Ferrari – Fernando Alonso 1:40.694 40 6. Caterham – Robin Frijns 1:44.337 42 7. Lotus – Romain Grosjean 1:44.832 7 8. Marussia – Jules Bianchi - 2 9. Williams – Felipe Massa - 3 10. Red Bull – Sebastian Vettel - 1 11. Toro Rosso – Daniil Kvyat - -
Craig Scarborough reported Renault will not be able to use full ERS-K power for rest of the tests, and probably Melbourne, and perhaps a few other races after.
for all of the updates, Boudica. I was able to skim through them quickly.
What an interesting development. Williams seemed promising after the Jerez testing.. Not a good start for them!
I'm trying to withhold judgment about Renault, but they really look to be in trouble. Lotus & RB did very few laps.
The true pecking order is yet to emerge.. But it's wonderful to see Ferrari completing a nice amount of laps and having a competitive time. It looks like a proper fight is on between the Ferrari powered cars and the Mercedes powered cars!
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for all of the updates, Boudica. I was able to skim through them quickly.
