21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th February 2012
Discussion thread for the second weeks testing of the season.
6 laps for Mercedes in 2 hours.
Though it wasn´t their first test, they ran in Silverstone and they got a test day extra after the other teams said it was ok.Pretty standard for the first test, and apparently temps are just above freezing - far from ideal.
EDIT: And they have now done 43 in 4 hours.
Yes I know and that's why I think we might have a faster mid pack cause even in testing 2012 cars set similar times to last year's Q where they were pushing like hell. I still think all cars lap 3-4 seconds off their potential pace.
Di Resta's 1:23.332 and Sutil's 1:23.64811:33 Hulkenberg's time is over half a second quicker than what Vettel managed yesterday. But it's still far from last year's best during testing: 1 m21.268s, set by Michael Schumacher
So that I think is the real comparison.
Di Resta's 1:23.332 and Sutil's 1:23.648
This time is faster than last year Q1! You know mid teams push hard in Q1, they don't cruise. Cool it looks I'll be right about the pace of the mid pack Now we have to see the big teams