GV27 February 20, 2011 | 18: 10 To vote this post connect with Facebook Connect
The Mercedes had been one of the disappointments of Montmelo, tests so far. Today, on the third day of testing of the Circuit de Catalunya Nico Rosberg has been the best time, remedying the problem. It seems that Mercedes are not as asleep as it seemed so far.
Moreover, after the German driver Vitaly Petrov has shown that when there are no problems, Lotus Renault GP is also front, some three tenths of Nico. Lewis Hamilton has achieved the third best time yet relatively near of the pilot from Mercedes, but from there, the stiempos have been more distant. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.
To vote this post connect with Facebook ConnectPerhaps one of the positive surprises of the day has been the sixth fastest time of Jarno Trulli, showing that Team Lotus could have reduced the distance between them the established teams last year, something that Virgin still does not seem to have achieved, at least so clearly.
During the day, have different situations of the asphalt, since that morning has been wet, and it has been drying as the day progressed. This has tapped it Rosberg to perform his fastest lap classification with little petrol and soft tyres style.
Another interesting thing was the day for Toro Rosso. Although time does not show, Daniel Ricciardo morning piloting has been remarkable, making a very good time in complicated conditions. In the afternoon, Sebastien Buemi has led Toro Rosso, even though his time was not spectacular.
For technical problems, has there been McLaren, Lotus and Williams, but in all three cases have compensated it for being quite fast in their respective fields. The truth is that, with regard to the final day of testing tomorrow, will be interesting to see how just everything.
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m23.168s 922. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m23.463s + 0. 295s 93
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m23.858s + 0. 690s 93
4 Pastor Maldonado Williams - Cosworth 1m24.815s + 1. 647s 60
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m24.995s + 1. 827s 139
6. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m25.454s + 2. 286s 48
7 Sergio Perez Sauber - Ferrari 1m25.557s + 2. 389s 115
8 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m25.720s + 2. 552s 102
9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.155s + 2. 987s 31
10 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m26.508s + 3. 340s 123
11 Timo Glock Virgin - Cosworth 1m26.598s + 3. 430s 97
12 Giorgio Mondini Hispania - Cosworth 1m28.178s + 5. 010s 39
13. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m28.329s + 5. 161s 42
14. Narain Karthikeyan Hispania-Cosworth 1m30.722s + 7. 554s 32
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Motorpasion F1 | Circuit de Catalunya test
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