Jerez test 1 statistics

50 comments on “Jerez test 1 statistics”

1. 

   Matty
   13th February 2010, 16:40

   Interesting statistics. It’s a shame the weather has been poor as it would have been good to see how the drivers compared in dry conditions.
   1. 

      TJ78
      13th February 2010, 19:54

      maybe next week my mate
2. 

   Nikes
   13th February 2010, 16:43

   These stats are amazing buddy……

   It really amazing how well u have summed it all up…..

   Cheers !!!
   1. 

      TJ78
      13th February 2010, 19:49

      Yes mate, what a service.. nice one!
3. 

   david
   13th February 2010, 16:45

   nice stats keith, keep up the good work,
4. 

   Chris
   13th February 2010, 17:01

   Fantastic stuff, this site is number 1.
   1. 

      F1Yankee
      13th February 2010, 23:35

      by a mile
5. 

   FLuidd
   13th February 2010, 17:07

   Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) MP4-25 79.583
   Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) STR5 79.919
   Kamui Kobayashi BMW (Sauber-Ferrari) C29 79.95
   Sebastien Buemi Toro (Rosso-Ferrari) STR5 80.026

   I guess you can say Ferrari is capable of beating those lap times and I think that they are planning to blow the competition away in Bahrain.

   This is not a coincidence.
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      FLuidd
      13th February 2010, 17:09

      I forgot to add a big MAYBE ! but I’m just glad Sauber made it under 80 seconds.
6. 

   James_mc
   13th February 2010, 17:21

   The teams have now covered the equivalent of over half-way round the world (54.1% of earth’s circumference)
   1. 

      Jhonnie Siggie
      13th February 2010, 17:44

      :) 4 sure u belong on F1Fanatic
   2. 

      TJ78
      13th February 2010, 19:50

      lol..clever sod! :)
      1. 

         Rits
         13th February 2010, 20:44

         Wow! That’s an interesting observation ;)
7. 

   Todfod
   13th February 2010, 17:56

   3,402 kms of testing done by Ferrari
   2,575 kms of testing done by Mclaren
   2,530 kms of testing done by Mercedes
   1,320 kms of testing done by Red Bull

   Ferrari has done nearly 900kms more of testing than the other BIG three teams. I dont think it makes sense reading into lap times, but Ferrari seemed to have built an incredibly reliable machine.
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      Ivan
      13th February 2010, 18:08

      ok, how many engines have they used and how restrictive have they set it up, surely not 18k revs
      1. 

         Todfod
         13th February 2010, 22:05

         If they did not set their engines to 18k revs they wouldnt be able to produce those kinds of laptimes.
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            James
            14th February 2010, 0:19

            It would make no sense at all for Ferrari not to run at 18,000 max revs. Why would they run higher? They wouldnt get any gain from it. I’m sure Ferrari have sorted out last year’s gremlins and have a beast this year
      2. 

         ElChiva
         14th February 2010, 8:53

         it is a valid point to question how many engines have every team used (not only ferrari). Another thing is suggesting they castrated their engine to make it last, and the word for it is nonsense.

         Why would any team gather useless data by going slower than they will during the season?

         In that scenario all data regarding fuel comsumption, tyre wear, performance, downforce are worthless. Next year better stay dry at home and eat pasta no?
8. 

   Ned Flanders
   13th February 2010, 18:07

   Did Gary Paffett take part in the test? The second chart says he’s done 86 laps, but I can’t see him on the best driver times list.
   1. 

      Ivan
      13th February 2010, 18:09

      He tested in Jerez? I thought only Button and Ham did.
      1. 

         three4three
         13th February 2010, 18:31

         No he didn’t, he drove on the first day of the first test in Valencia. The second table you refer to is titled: “Distance covered at all tests in 2010.”
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         three4three
         13th February 2010, 18:36

         It’s good to be able to compare the different drivers/cars and engines this way, even though we can’t draw too many conclusions from this other than an overall exceptional level of reliability. I’m really chuffed Virgin did so well this afternoon, I thought they’d be miles off the pace today.
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            three4three
            13th February 2010, 18:38

            Soz posted in wrong place.
   2. 

      Salty
      13th February 2010, 18:30

      GP only ran on the first day in Valencia.
   3. 

      Zahir
      13th February 2010, 18:34

      The second chart has the Valencia laps included. It says it above the chart.
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         Ned Flanders
         13th February 2010, 20:59

         So it does. My mistake.

         Interesting though that he is the only non race driver to test this winter… I suppose all the young drivers had their chance to shine in the Young Drivers Test last year
9. 

   Salty
   13th February 2010, 18:29

   Grand job Keith.

   As ever, we have no idea on comparitive fuel loads between drivers, but ‘assuming’ both drivers have done some light and some heavy fuel load work, the Ferrari boys seem well matched. Michael and Nico arn’t miles apart either, but is Lewis a whole second faster, or is that just a consequnence of Buttons lost late run on Thursday?

   Early days for the Red Bull boys, having missed Valencia, but nice to see the rookie Hulk keeping the superbly experienced Rubens honest.

   Hope you had a great time in Jerez sir, first of many insider views I suspect. Guessing you enjoying your new job, you earned it!
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      Salty
      13th February 2010, 18:34

      LOL – that is appalling copy – yes I know Red Bull are Seb and Mark. Pardon my rubbish use of a comma instead of a fullstop.
10. 

    Oliver
    13th February 2010, 19:15

    I can’t believe there are only 4 Engines on the grid this year!!!!
    1. 

       Calum
       13th February 2010, 20:15

       Is that not just one less than last year?

       In: Cosworth
       Out: BMW, Toyota
       1. 

          Oliver
          14th February 2010, 8:26

          The irony is that we’ve increased the number of cars on the grid by over 25%
    2. 

       Ned Flanders
       13th February 2010, 21:01

       I predict there will be 5… Stefan GP are planning to use Toyota engines, and I expect to see them replace one of either USF1 or Campos on the grid before long
11. 

    Stefan
    13th February 2010, 20:01

    De la Rosa has tested 317 laps

    74+80×4051=623,854 at Valencia
    58+105×4428=721,764 at Jerez

    Total: 317 laps / 1.345,618 km

    I think you’re having other track lengths for Valencia and Jerez, perhaps 4.005 and 4.423. Also Webber did 150 laps, according to the Red Bull website he did 50 the 1st day and 100 on the 2nd.
    1. 

       Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
       14th February 2010, 12:59

       Strangely, some teams have given out different lengths for the tracks. I’ve used those issued by the circuits themselves.
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       CC
       16th February 2010, 15:52

       I agree with Stefan, according to http://www.tsl-timing.com/?loc=major&season=2010&series=F1&event=testing&source=F1&eventid=100689&table=100689qu3f1t&tabletype=gif Pedro tested 58 laps on the third day and not the 48 you are quoting.

       Same site quote Webber as doing 99 laps on the 4th day.
12. 

    Stefan
    13th February 2010, 20:03

    @ Oliver

    You better believe it, and there is also one tyre ;-)
    1. 

       Oliver
       14th February 2010, 8:28

       I don’t bother with tyre news. :-)
13. 

    Calum
    13th February 2010, 20:13

    Total Distance covered by all teams – Roughly 20000km
    Total Pole2Pole Distance on Earth – Roughly 20000km
    1. 

       TrueF1Grit
       14th February 2010, 11:37

       This has already been said, read up to James_mc
       1. 

          Calum
          14th February 2010, 22:59

          Well if he means Pole 2 Pole, I will change to “roughly half the equator” then!
14. 

    m0tion
    13th February 2010, 22:14

    Look at RBR, same no. of laps both drivers despite issues, cocky I reckon.
15. 

    Choltz
    14th February 2010, 0:00

    If anything, the FW32 mileage is good!! Let’s hope it turns into a strong engine and car!
16. 

    wasiF1
    14th February 2010, 6:51

    Virgin racing is currently struggling as they had very few laps of testing.
    1. 

       ElChiva
       14th February 2010, 9:03

       VR are struggling cos they never tested one major factor: the effect of real WIND on a real front wing. It took just 17 laps to arrive to a conclusion – Facepalm.
17. 

    Calum
    14th February 2010, 10:43

    How can Der Schu and Seb Buemi have donr the same number of laps, and have differant kilometer totals?
    1. 

       Zahir
       14th February 2010, 11:26

       Because the kilometre total is the total from both Valencia and Jerez and seeing as they have different lengths the totals will be different.
18. 

    KP
    14th February 2010, 13:32

    keith

    Is it possible to get stats on the long runs (ie greater than 20 laps) for Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull. I am thinking of average, median ,fastest and slowest for each driver with length of stint. just to get somr idea on how the top teams compare within the long runs (of course we would still have the fuel complication but above would be a reasonable start).
    1. 

       Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
       14th February 2010, 21:00

       The teams aren’t publishing lists of lap times this year in testing, unlike last year. I’m trying to pull together what I have from the dry running at the moment, but as you can imagine it’s a fairly slow process.
19. 

    Del Boy
    14th February 2010, 20:49

    I’m loving this forum. Nobody seems to have noticed Jenson is too big for the McLaren. Other wewbsites are all talking about how Mclaren are using oil coooler air to enhance their rear wing or perhaps make dirty air and have put a blanking plate in the air intake and F1 fanatic is congratulating all the teams for a great test. Wake up.
    1. 

       Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
       14th February 2010, 20:59

       I saw Button on Thursday and he said he was happy with how he fits in the car now: Button glad to concentrate on setup

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