"On Thursday, both Mercedes and Ferrari did race-distance simulation runs with Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso. In theory, these should give a better comparison of relative performance than one-off lap times. There are still endless variables - the spec of the engine and chassis, different tyre compounds, whether they met fuel-usage requirements, etc, and the distances were not exactly the same - Alonso did 11 more laps. And there is of course room for user (me) error. But the average lap times are fascinating. Alonso's was 1:42.84; Rosberg's 1:42.65. Less than 0.2secs difference. Alonso said on Thursday that he expected the first race to be "a great competition". On that basis, he's not far wrong. There's a proviso, though. Rosberg's fastest time of the day - a 1:36.965 - came during this period. Alonso didn't get anywhere near that until later."
quote BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter Jennie Gow
"Kimi Raikkonen has only managed 12 laps so far in the Ferrari. He is out of the car at the moment. The team have had telemetry problems this morning. Raikkonen had a new seat fitting last week having been uncomfortable in the car at the first test in Jerez and apparently he seems happier now."
Quote: miezicat wrote in post #255Tobias Grüner F1 @tgruener #F1 Raikkonen hit by telemetry trouble. Ferrari engineers hope he will go out again in 1 hour.
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