Sunday, February 20, 2011

Barcelona : 2nd testing day classification + Alonso's thoughts

Here is the classification of the 2nd testing day in Barcelona :
Pos.
Driver
Team
Time
Laps
1
S. Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:23.315
104
2
J. Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:23.519
97
3
F. Alonso
Ferrari
1:23.978
90
4
R. Barrichello
Williams
1:24.008
118
5
N. Heidfeld
Lotus Renault GP
1:24.242
41
6
K. Kobayashi
Sauber
1:24.243
125
7
N. Rosberg
Mercedes GP
1:24.730
131
8
J. Button
McLaren Mercedes
1:24.923
54
9
P. di Resta
Force India
1:25.194
80
10
H. Kovalainen
Team Lotus
1:26.421
58
11
V. Petrov
Lotus Renault GP
1:26.884
61
12
V. Liuzzi
HRT
1:27.044
70
13
T. Glock
Marussia Virgin Racing
1:27.242
66
14
R. Teixeira
Team Lotus
1:31.584
26

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Following this test day, Fernando Alonso has expressed the view that it was better to have problems during private testing than during a race. The double world champion has made a day still quite complete with 90 laps counter is over 400 Km Following an electronic problem this morning at 12:30 and then technical , the double world champion said:
" a mechanic told me that when all is well in Barcelona, we do not win the championship, and if there are problems, everything is different, so I hope it will happen."
Then the Ferrari driver gave his opinion on existing strengths:
"The Red Bull are shown favored by many people, but there are four teams, we, McLaren, Mercedes and Renault are capable of fighting for victory. It's always very difficult to judge the results during testing, because a few kg of gasoline can be measured in seconds."
Alonso also confirmed his remarks of yesterday :
"Overlooked tires, we found a similar situation at Jerez or Valencia. If the race were held tomorrow in Valencia, it would take three or four pit stops to finish the race, we must change the approach to racing but also on the track throughout the weekend, tests at the race. This should create greater opportunities for overtaking, the differences in tire performance could play a huge role, combined with KERS and rear wing."

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