Picture gallery: 2011 young drivers test day one

36 comments on “Picture gallery: 2011 young drivers test day one”

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   Nick
   16th November 2010, 13:30

   It would be great to see Jules given Massa’s car in a couple of years and give Alonso a run for his money, 07 style.
   1. 

      Jane
      16th November 2010, 16:15

      Bianchi is the most overrated GP2 driver…
      1. 

         Whitty 123
         16th November 2010, 17:23

         Totally agree Jane. Not seen him do anything that made me think, he’d be a good driver. Then again neither did Kobayashi…
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            Scribe (@scribe)
            16th November 2010, 18:15

            Err he’s a ridiculous 21, he’s already got the Formula Three Euroseries, the French Formula Renault 2.0 and has come third in his first year of GP2.

            Hows that for underacheivement.
            1. 

               spectator
               17th November 2010, 0:16

               Ferrari loves him i dont know if ferrari are already testing performance but the car looks up to date clearly visible on the front wing
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               spectator
               17th November 2010, 0:19

               he also runned multiple noses and no f-duct so clearly ferrari is spoiling his protege cause i doubt that bianchi is fast enough too be a good tester
2. 

   zecks
   16th November 2010, 13:32

   is there any offical timing for the test?
3. 

   Fixy (@)
   16th November 2010, 13:35

   Bianchi has changed helmet design. I prefer it now.
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      Fixy (@)
      16th November 2010, 14:21

      Last year he wasn’t using a helmet with Ferrari sponsors, but plain, and this year he’s using a Schuberth with complete sponsors.
4. 

   McLarenFanJamm
   16th November 2010, 13:50

   Keith, who do you use to get these pictures?
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      McLarenFanJamm
      16th November 2010, 13:51

      Also, is it just me, or do some of the pictures of Di Resta show him running worn intermediates?
      1. 

         Adam Smith
         16th November 2010, 15:44

         Don’t they use worn intermediates for practice starts?
5. 

   luigismen
   16th November 2010, 14:01

   No pictures from Maldonado or Gonzalez?
   1. 

      Fixy (@)
      16th November 2010, 14:23

      More pictures will be added shortly.
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   Fixy (@)
   16th November 2010, 14:29

   http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dire_forc_abud_2010-2.jpg
   What’s the thing on the mirror of the Force India?
   1. 

      Bernard
      16th November 2010, 17:18

      A tyre temperature sensor.
7. 

   JT
   16th November 2010, 16:04

   @Fixy im pretty sure thats like a 1080p High Defenition camera…also Bianchi’s helmet wow that thing is a beauty!!
   1. 

      Scribe (@scribe)
      16th November 2010, 16:20

      Gold? Ewww, tacky mess, like Ferrari’s F-Duct.
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         Fixy (@)
         16th November 2010, 16:46

         Last year’s was gold like Gutierrez, which I don’t like, but this year’s is incredible!
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            US_Peter (@us_peter)
            16th November 2010, 21:17

            I really like Gutierrez’ helmet. Bianchi’s not so much, it reminds me of the San Francisco ’49ers.
   2. 

      Electrolite
      16th November 2010, 23:11

      Is it just me or are all of the helmets here awesome?
      1. 

         Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
         16th November 2010, 23:13

         There’s some real crackers. Gutierrez’s is fantastic. Hope he keeps it the way it is.
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            spectator
            17th November 2010, 0:11

            Just a small detail Keith i´m portuguese and its António Felix da Costa you missed the “L”
            1. 

               spectator
               17th November 2010, 0:13

               on the picture section of course
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   Scribe (@scribe)
   16th November 2010, 16:14

   Esteban Gutierrez is even cuter than Vettle used to be. An talented enough to make up for the fact Sergio Perez is getting his seat.
9. 

   Fred Schechter
   16th November 2010, 16:18

   Whee!! New helmet designs!!
   #embarrassed@howBigAgeekIam
10. 

    JT
    16th November 2010, 16:25

    i jus noticed this big A** antenna on Bianchi’s Ferrari…I wonder whats the point of that there
    1. 

       McLarenFanJamm
       16th November 2010, 17:02

       it’s some form of aero device. monitors air flow around the top of the car
11. 

    George
    16th November 2010, 18:24

    Ok, all the red bull drivers having similar helmets is getting annoying now.
    1. 

       Fixy (@)
       16th November 2010, 20:39

       Well, all have the Red Bull chequers, and that’s the main part of the design. Plus red, blue, yellow and silver.
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    Fixy (@)
    16th November 2010, 20:39

    What was the purpose of the Williams’ test?
13. 

    Johan Theys
    16th November 2010, 21:32

    Are there some pictures from Belgium driver Jérôme D´Ambrosio ??
14. 

    corey
    17th November 2010, 0:34

    what this testing tells everyone about f1 is that success is not dependent on the driver as much as it is on the car. i have heard time and time again about how great certain drivers are(senna, prost, mansell, schumacher, alonso and now vettel) and who would be winning if…..bottom line, if you put anyone in a rb6, they would be winning races. do we all really believe that mark webber is better than lewis hamilton? do we really believe that jenson button is that good or is it just that the brawn gp car was? was schumacher great, or was the ferrari f200x just a great series of cars?
    1. 

       J-Roc
       17th November 2010, 4:39

       Agreed Button’s title was a fluke and almost lost it all at the end. In F1 the car is kinda important though. Good drivers develop good cars and make them better. Schumacher made the f200x series a world beater. Alonso developed a Renault that won him 2 titles. Plop Hamilton in a RB6 , and sure he’ll win.
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          Corey
          17th November 2010, 16:00

          great, glad you agree. I have been a big fan of the sport for a long time, but I have seen in the last several seasons that the car, developed by good drivers, can make even the average or also ran driver look really good. what always amazes me more, is when someone takes a car like a toro rosso and win with it.
15. 

    damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
    17th November 2010, 11:32

    I was a little disappointed when I heard Hulkenberg was leaving Williams, but I hope Ricciardo is his replacement. Then, when Webber retires, he can go to Red Bull! I like him already.

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