Alonso fastest in second day of Valencia test

50 comments on “Alonso fastest in second day of Valencia test”

1. 

   bg
   2nd February 2011, 16:13

   Looks like there is something wrong with the lap time table.
   1. 

      Fixy (@)
      2nd February 2011, 16:18

      What a mess!
   2. 

      McLaren Fan 17
      2nd February 2011, 16:19

      I have a problem too – there’s no gaps between anything.
   3. 

      manB
      2nd February 2011, 16:22

      Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth F1101’14.472801.1657 ???

      Is that true??? :)
      1. 

         Todfod (@todfod)
         2nd February 2011, 16:38

         There has gotta be a mistake in that time recorded. Thats the only logical explanation I could think of.
         1. 

            P.C.
            2nd February 2011, 18:43

            Apparently Karthikeyan cut a chicane on his fast lap, and his time has been thrown out? This was posted in another forum, but with no confirming link.
         2. 

            Jarred Walmsley
            2nd February 2011, 18:57

            What about all the 2011 spec cars are slower than the 2010 cars which also explains why the Force India is so high?
            1. 

               Todfod (@todfod)
               2nd February 2011, 20:01

               Just check out the lap times from last year’s test on the exact same circuit.
   4. 

      MaroonJack (@maroonjack)
      2nd February 2011, 16:31

      Here is the time table (and live timing) that I was using the whole day:

      http://www.f1today.nl/live-update/2011/02/02/circuit-de-la-comunitat-valenciana.html

      I know it’s not english, but you really don’t need that in this case. Maybe someone will find it useful.
      1. 

         Pedal to the Vettel (@pedal-to-the-vettel)
         2nd February 2011, 17:10

         Yer used the last link you posted, was a damn sight better using that then reading the garbage pumped out on BBC. You would develop a blood clot in your head with the amount of rubbish they pump out.

         No real f1 fan can get a word on that site because it’s full of muppets talking about EJ’s shirts, Nico’s hair cut and hyping up Paul Di Resta, calling him “The new flying scotsman” I mean honestly……It’s testing lol.
2. 

   Nikhil
   2nd February 2011, 16:33

   wow.. narain back on track… we shld nvr under estimate ni one.. he is gud.. he is back… i guess he is burning that hrt to the limit… lap time of 1.14.472 is really appreciable with that hrt….he is in front of nico and ruben… in terms of lap time.. gud efforts..
   1. 

      Fixy (@)
      2nd February 2011, 16:40

      Wait wait wait. You’ll see during the season.
      1. 

         Pedal to the Vettel (@pedal-to-the-vettel)
         2nd February 2011, 17:19

         @Fixy, thats what i was thinking
         1. 

            Eric
            2nd February 2011, 21:13

            I agree. After Saubers sandbagging at the pre-season testing last year I don’t trust anyone.
            1. 

               Merk
               3rd February 2011, 3:45

               Wasn’t Sauber running fast at last seasons testing?
   2. 

      sato113
      2nd February 2011, 16:46

      he cld b runnin with like 3 lps of fuel tho… nico and ruben cld b runnin heavir…
      1. 

         electrolite (@electrolite)
         2nd February 2011, 16:47

         lol!!

         It was the same last year concerning Alonso being at the top though. Ferrari and Red Bull appeared at the top at the start of the tests and then it seemed the other teams began to try their faster setups in later ones. Wouldn’t read anything into this yet.
         1. 

            MaroonJack (@maroonjack)
            2nd February 2011, 16:53

            Wouldn’t read anything into this either, nothing at all… except Vettel ended up wining the championship, and Alonso came second. Other than that, sure, the tests didn’t give us any indication… Well, almost… because the top teams during 2010 winter tests (minus Sauber) were also the top teams during the season.
            1. 

               BBT
               2nd February 2011, 18:46

               To right, and don’t let anyone bamboozle you into the testing means nothing.
               It means little at this stage, but test 3 and 4 normally give a very good indication, just don’t look at the headline times. The 10+ lap stints last year predicted the exact order.
   3. 

      Todfod (@todfod)
      2nd February 2011, 16:48

      Nikhil, both you and I would love to have an Indian driver to support. But dont get your hopes high on Narain, I can guarantee you he will make a fool of himself right from Bahrain to Brazil.
      1. 

         PT
         2nd February 2011, 17:34

         Todfod,

         I can’t figure out what you and so many others have against Narain Karthikeyan in terms of past performance stats or evidence to suggest that he’ll “make a fool of himself.”

         I’m not making anything out of today’s times. They aren’t representative and are dependant on many variables. If Narain worn’t satisfy our expectations it will probably be because of the HRT and not because of and lack of capability. If you have any solid evidence then I’ll willingly change my mind.

         This isn’t the best Narain has done in a test session. In post-season testing in 2005, Narain topped the times in the Williams fitted with the then new 2.4 litre V8 powerplant against the 3.0 litre V10s many other teams were using.
         1. 

            Todfod (@todfod)
            2nd February 2011, 20:13

            Well I’ve actually followed Narain during the 2005 season pretty closely, and his career in A1 GP after that. Sure he gets the benefit of being the 1st Indian driver ever, and once in a while he puts in good times in test sessions. But come raceday, when the tough gets going, Narain just spins around in the dirt. I guess he wasn’t in a stellar car in 2005, and he is not in an even less impressive car in 2011. And honestly, the combination of HRT (the worse team I have ever come across) & Narain (amongst the worst drivers I have ever come across), does seem to be a bit of a joke.

            But to answer your question of why I think he will make a fool of himself… let me show you something called the Narain highlight reel…

            http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/forum/topic.php?id=1038

            Check out the youtube video links posted
            1. 

               PT
               2nd February 2011, 21:05

               Do you think Narain Karthikeyan is the only driver who makes mistakes during practice sessions and sometimes in qualifying? Watch Suzuka qualifying in the rain, watch his first ever F1 qualifying at Albert Park.

               You’ve got to come up with something better than that to close the door on Narain.
            2. 

               Todfod (@todfod)
               3rd February 2011, 16:23

               Well I guess we will just have to wait and see..
3. 

   S.J.M
   2nd February 2011, 16:51

   Keith, It might just be my browser, but the drivers time chart is all broken.

   Nothing new today, the times are pretty much as we’d expect but obviously noones giving anything away yet. Shame for Lotus, wanted to see where it might be heading (if we can read anything in these times) but nvm
4. 

   SundarF1 (@sundarf1)
   2nd February 2011, 16:55

   Here come the endless and pointless predictions on who’s fast and who’s rubbish. Only the final testing session will show us what’s what.

   And Narain’s lap may not be a true indicator of HRT’s pace, but the guy is quick. Ragged and somewhat inconsistent, but quick. I think he can do a better job than Karun or Bruno did last year.
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      Todfod (@todfod)
      2nd February 2011, 17:13

      Did you ever watch the 2005 season??? He was consistently slower than a below average teammate. I think Karun and Bruno are not spectacular, but still a whole lot better than Narain.
      1. 

         PT
         2nd February 2011, 20:41

         “Consistently slower than” Monteiro? Now we know who hasn’t watched the 2005 season.
         1. 

            manB
            3rd February 2011, 6:00

            You actually feel, Narain is quick guy. Now I have feeling even I can be WC in 2012. lol :)

            Anyways i dont understand why he is in F1, Karun and Narain were spotted in FI at abu dhabi doing simulator and reports said one of them was full 1 sec faster. I dont think it was Narain
5. 

   dennis
   2nd February 2011, 17:00

   I wonder why Vettel only did 43 laps.
   1. 

      BBT
      2nd February 2011, 18:47

      Half day only
   2. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      2nd February 2011, 19:36

      He did the morning, Webber did the afternoon.
6. 

   Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
   2nd February 2011, 17:05

   I think the only thing we can read from Valencia test is some sort of picture of reliability of teams. Usually massive problems during tests equal problems during season.
   1. 

      MaroonJack (@maroonjack)
      2nd February 2011, 17:19

      Sure, we can’t read much more than that from any single test. But as the data will start to accumulate, we’ll be able to tell much more. I think that even before the first race we’ll be able to recognize this year’s frontrunners and backmarkers.
      1. 

         Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
         2nd February 2011, 17:25

         I think until Barcelona we should not even look at time sheets, for the sake of our sanity :)
         1. 

            BBT
            2nd February 2011, 18:48

            Agreed, it will become clear in test 3 and 4 like last year
         2. 

            Younger Hamilton
            2nd February 2011, 22:54

            Me too i’ve clearly learnt from last year’s Pre Season Testing The Times doesnt matters(To Sauber it probably did last year) but anyway you never know what each team is doing at this point,we’ll know something or in fact a lot about where every team in Barcelona or Bahrain.
7. 

   Mach1
   2nd February 2011, 17:10

   yep – looks like this test clearly showed who is the fastest and who is the slowest – in fact no need to watch the rest of the season now when the results from testing are so perfectly accurate –
   1. 

      Todfod (@todfod)
      2nd February 2011, 17:17

      Your statement would make HRT’s year
8. 

   Marco
   2nd February 2011, 17:22

   ? There were 4 interruptions today, but none of them were caused by Alguersuari, but Barrichello, Di Resta, Rosberg and Buemi…
9. 

   Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
   2nd February 2011, 17:25

   Sorry about the broken table guys, fixed now.
   1. 

      Mach1
      2nd February 2011, 17:44

      I got some chairs you can fix too
10. 

    Vin-F1
    2nd February 2011, 18:11

    but still there is no clear picture about which car is best in field . KEITH when will you publish the technical Analysis of each team?
11. 

    Vin-F1
    2nd February 2011, 18:13

    BRAWN says that Renault exhaust is not that vital can any one explain
    1. 

       BBT
       2nd February 2011, 18:49

       They have a better idea. More effective.
       1. 

          dennis
          2nd February 2011, 23:40

          Probably something like HRT. A device that removes 4 – 6 seconds from your recorded lap time.
    2. 

       Stefanauss
       2nd February 2011, 18:53

       “We’re already in trouble getting what we have right now to work, leave the FEE alone”
    3. 

       Tim
       2nd February 2011, 19:44

       He means that he doesn’t think it will produce a big enough gain in performance to make everyone else copy it.
       1. 

          Burnout
          2nd February 2011, 21:44

          Kinda like the Mercedes airbox last year? A very clever piece of equipment, but not worth the effort of copying?
12. 

    wasiF1 (@wasif1)
    3rd February 2011, 1:52

    It will be touch to say anything from this test as teams & drivers will try to get to know their cars & after a long summer break with no competitive racing this will be a shakedown. The real test will start in Barcelona & Bahrain.

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