Well, well, well... As expected, Lewis is six tenths clear of Alonso, but look at Fisi in the F-powered Force India in fourth, less than two tenths off of Alonso and a three-hundreths off Kubica in third! I know testing means nothing, but if true, why are both Honda's on the bottom, again! Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:22.263 82 2. Alonso Renault (B) 1:22.889 61 3. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.983 65 4. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:23.015 98 5. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:23.270 52 6. Paffett McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:23.349 45 7. Piquet Renault (B) 1:23.367 44 8. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:23.387 89 9. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:23.453 12 10. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:23.491 60 11. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:23.547 52 12. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:23.836 54 13. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:23.955 35 14. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:24.125 53 15. Wurz Honda (B) 1:26.975 26 All Timing Unofficial
... 2nd day 1. S. Vettel - STR-Ferrari - 1:21.679 - 89 laps 2. S. Bourdais - STR-Ferrari - 1:21.782 - 88 laps 3. L. Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:22.135 - 80 laps 4. H. Kovalainen - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:22.511 - 70 laps 5. R. Kubica - BMW Sauber - 1:22.833 - 90 laps 6. F. Alonso - Renault - 1:22.938 - 115 laps 7. N. Piquet - Renault - 1:23.002 - 115 laps 8. M. Webber - Red Bull-Renault - 1:23.020 - 75 laps 9. N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber - 1:23.070 - 94 laps 10. D. Coulthard - Red Bull-Renault - 1:23.322 - 85 laps 11. N. Rosberg - Williams-Toyota - 1:23.347 - 34 laps 12. K. Nakajima - Williams-Toyota - 1:23.948 - 40 laps 13. J. Button - Honda - 1:23.959 - 58 laps 14. V. Liuzzi - Force India-Ferrari - 1:24.263 - 61 laps
Yeah, testing doesn't mean much, since cars can be running 100kilos light just to get into the top times and "show" something. You really don't know. Also, some are just trying to break soemthing so it can be analyzed before it happens in the season. The manner in which the drivers are controlling the cars mean a lot more in testing than the top times (or bottom ones for that matter).
i was hoping they could pull off a BMW and challenge the front runners. but i guess Ross's influence will take some time to actually show. look at RedBull.
I may have to revisit my opinion on Mark Webber, I think he is looking more impressive than I expected. He could be the surprise of the season with the loss of electronic aids. Increasingly however, my thoughts on Piquet jr. and Bourdais are looking more accurate with each passing test session.
I think calling yourself a force is rather pompous, particularly when you come from the back of the grid. On top of that I read an interview with the team owner/manager who predicted they will beat two teams this year and another two teams next year. To that I say: In your dreams. This team will stay exactly where it is today and in a few years it will change hands again. It is a farce, not a force.
