The Formula One Circus Rolls into Barcelona for F1 2011’s 3rd Preseason Test

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Published: February 21, 2011

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The order of venues selected for Formula 1’s preseason tests seem pretty odd to me. The first test took place in Valencia on Spain’s East coast, then the F1 circus packed its bags and travelled approximately 500 miles to Jerez in the country’s southwestern region. 

For the third preseason test, the teams have travelled over 600 miles back across Spain to Barcelona (about 200 miles from Valencia).  What a waste of money and time! Especially in these cash strapped times!

Anyway, that’s just a personal rant.  However they got there, F1’s third test was carried out at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.  After two interesting events, the test in Catalunya promised much...but did it deliver?  

After a relatively quiet test in Jerez, Red Bull Racing began Barcelona’s test with a bang. The day looked as though it would belong to local hero Fernando Alonso, but a late run from Sebastian Vettel spoilt the home fans day when he piped the Ferrari driver’s 1:25.485 by just under a second with a time of 1:24.374. 

The first day began with a wet track.  In these conditions Toro Rosso’s Jamie Alguersuai and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi held the top positions and put in decent times.  Torro Rosso continued to do well in the afternoon as they carried out brake evaluations.  The team finished the day in a very respectable third.

Meanwhile, Sauber’s afternoon took a bit of a negative hit when a mechanical problem cost them valuable track time.  Despite this, the team was happy with their tire evaluations and the fact that they managed to finish in P4.

Red Bull’s day could have turned out very differently as they took a small risk choosing to test the intermediate Pirelli tires a little earlier than perhaps they should have done.  The conditions weren’t quite right and Vettel had a few...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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