Sergio Pérez Gets the best time on the third day of tests at Montmeló

Surprise on the third day of tests at Montmelo, with Sergio Perez getting the best time, just ahead of Felipe Massa and Mark Webber. In addition, the Sauber driver has improved while yesterday was Sebastian Vettel, and is, therefore, the pilot who has shot more quickly in Barcelona so far.

In the morning, to get the break, the surprise already has jumped in the form of a round very fast by Sergio Perez, which already highlighted the first day. The time of the Sauber driver was faster than the fastest time of Sebastian Vettel yesterday, which was very surprised in the paddock. T

Behind him, Felipe Massa has been the second time, to three points, just ahead of Mark Webber, with the Sauber. In the back, D'Ambrosio still find speed in the Virgin, while Jarno Trulli only had been able to give six laps due to several technical problems on the T128 Lotus.
In the afternoon there has been too many changes, and in fact, for the third consecutive day, the day's fastest lap has been checked in the morning. After the two favorite cars for 2011, Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher finish with the top five.
After the German pilot of Mercedes, his compatriot Nick Heidfeld and A surprising Heikki Kovalainen, "only" two seconds of the best time of the day, which is a major improvement on what we had seen so far in the team of Tony Fernandes.
As for Jaime alguersuari, has done many laps in the day, especially in the face of simulated racing, and has been followed in the line of Red Bull and Toro Rosso, testing many stops in boxes. Catalan has been tenth, in contrast to the good results of Buemi.
Behind him we find Jerome D'Ambrosio, with the Virgin, and Jarno Trulli, who finally not lapped by the afternoon, leaving the seat to his teammate. In the face of tomorrow, which most pilots consider the day more important of the preseason. In fact, it will be the last day on which all the teams are together.
6 Nick Heidfeld Renault R31 1'23. 541 32 1.780 7 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault T128 1'23. 990 40 2.229 8 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1'24. 233 24 2.472 9 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes VJM-04 1'24. 334 108 2.573 10 Jaime alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR6 1'24. 779 107 3.018 11 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth MVR-02 1'27. 336 96 5.575 12 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth T128 1'34. 485 6 12.724

Michael Schumacher Gets the best time of the fourth day of tests at Montmeló

Michael Schumacher has achieved the best time on the fourth day of testing at Montmelo, thereby proving that the improvements which brought Mercedes work very well. Behind him, Alonso, second, has completed more than two race distances.
We find Nico Rosberg in third position, with only 22 laps helps to see that the own Mercedes is not as bad as it could seem at first. Completing the top five Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello, to vote this post you have to identify yourself or register here.
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At the end of the morning session, the best time was for Michael Schumacher, who has been testing some new pieces in his Mercedes. That time has been the best of the week so far, and not improved in the afternoon.
Just behind Schumacher, among the Mercedes, are Fernando Alonso, to just three tenths, confirming the good performance of the Ferrari. After the two world champions, Nick Heidfeld continues to demonstrate the speed of the R31.
Jaime Alguersuari, for its part, was in sixth position, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who has been doing long runs with the more loaded than the other day deposit. No flag before noon, unlike the previous days.
In the afternoon, things have not changed too, although there have been some changes in pilot that jan varied the classification slightly. Nico Rosberg has replaced Schumacher in Mercedes, Pastor Maldonado to Barrichello at Williams and Paul di Resta to Sutil in Force India.
As for Jaime alguersuari, has given 72 laps in the Catalan route and has finished in seventh position, a second and a half of Schumacher and ahead of Sebastian Vettel with Red Bull, who has caused the last red flag of the day, two minutes from the end of the session.
1 Michael Schumacher - Mercedes own - 1: 21.268 - 67
2. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari 150 ? - 1: 21.614 - 141
3. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes own - 1: 21.788 - 22
4. Nick Heidfeld - Renault R31 - 1: 22.073 - 67
5. Rubens Barrichello - Williams-Cosworth FW33 - 1: 22.233 - 89
6.-Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber-Ferrari C30 - 1: 22.315 - 98
7. Jaime alguersuari - Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR6 - 1: 22.675 - 72
8. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull-Renault kb7 - 1: 22.933 - 64
9.-Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus-Renault T128 - 1: 23.437 - 138
10.-Paul di Resta - Force India-Mercedes VJM-04 - 1:23.653 - 42
11 Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes VJM-04 - 1: 23.921 - 26
12 Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Cosworth FW33 - 1: 24.108 - 11
13.-Jenson Button - McLaren-Mercedes MP4-26 - 1: 25.837 - 57
14.-Jerome D'Ambrosio - Virgin-Cosworth MVR-02 - 1: 27,375 - 46

Mark Webber, the fastest on the first day of tests at Montmeló

The last batch of tests starts at the Circuit de Catalunya and Mark Webber takes the top spot of the week. There has been some movement in the Circuit, but what has most drawn attention is a mysterious "lump" on the nose of the McLaren of Jenson Button, a sort of bump (in that link her can see in detail) that can serve to test new solutions for stability, but that at least aesthetically leaves a little to be desired. It is not that you import, I guess that best ugly, fast car, nice car and fierro.
The day has had more players, as Sergio Perez which marked a rapid Cronus 1 ' 21 "176 which was later deleted because it was found that he had cut too curved." A story sympathetic, though he has not then shot poorly with the fourth with his Sauber-Ferrari C30 and 1'24 "117 as best official time, ahead of Nick Heidfeld with Lotus Renault."

jenson button, the driver with the car of bulging nose, marked a time of 1'22 "910, few hundredths ahead of an excellent Vitaly Petrov, third finally." However, which ran harder was Mark Webber, marking final time quite soon, something more than two seconds faster than that at that time were on track. At the end of the day, the differences were minor, but scares (or at least that seems to me to my) know that the first Exchange are two seconds. It is usual lately watching the performance in ratings, however, for Red Bull.
They also shot Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg with different lots, Paul was sixth ranked as "hulk" stopped the Cronus in ninth place, while that among them are colaban a Lotus-Renault driven with Valsecchi and a Toro Rosso with Buemi driving. Closing the classification Luis Razia Lotus Renault and Jerome D'Ambrosio to the Virgin.

Karun Chandhok tested with Team Lotus in Jerez and in Montmeló

Karun Chandhok tested with Team Lotus in Jerez and Montmelo, while the team assesses whether it suits them to make it his third driver in the face of the 2011 season. We take a few days with rumors about their future with Team Lotus, but what is clear now is that, at least come to test the car.

It will be a day at the Andalusian circuit and one in Catalan, although still not been decided what day will be. Tony Fernandes, Mike Gascoyne and Riyadh Asmet, CEO of the team, they seem to agree that Chandhok would be a good option as third driver for the team, but they prefer to try before making a decision. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.

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This is because, according to the own Fernandes, to have to see if "everything is going as you have to go", assuming it refers its speed as well as its technical level.If times and former Hispania driver sensations are good, it will be. If they are not, probably not reach consummate nothing.

In any case, Chandhok has proven to be a driver of an acceptable category (still quite a few times ahead of Senna last year) and it also has a culture worker, educated and little problems, so that, in principle, suits Team Lotus.