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Cosworth concluded its pre-season testing programme at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on Sunday having accomplished all of its objectives ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.Cosworth-powered cars have totalled a cumulative 11,336km, or 2,547 laps, over the four official pre-season tests in Valencia, Jerez and Barcelona with AT&T Williams, Lotus Racing and Virgin Racing all taking to the track powered by Cosworth’s CA2010 V8 engines.Last week’s four-day Barcelona tes
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02.03.2010
Cosworth concluded its pre-season testing programme at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on Sunday having accomplished all of its objectives ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.Cosworth-powered cars have totalled a cumulative 11,336km, or 2,547 laps, over the four official pre-season tests in Valencia, Jerez and Barcelona with AT&T Williams, Lotus Rac
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28.02.2010
VITALY PETROV: „ES GIBT UNENDLICH VIEL ÜBER DIE FORMEL 1 ZU LERNEN“Der Neuzugang im Renault F1 Team blickt am Ende der Wintertests auf seine ersten Formel 1-Erfahrungen zurück. Vitaly, wie liefen Deine Testwochen mit dem Renault F1 Team?Vitaly Petrov: " Der Schritt in die
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28.02.2010
TEST REPORT – BARCELONA – DAY FOUR Date Sunday February 28 2010 Driver Lewis Hamilton Location Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona Track length 4.655km Weather Dry and windy – but not sufficient to disrupt proceedings Laps completed 134 Kilom
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28.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST - DAY FOURDate Sunday 28 February 2010 Track Circuit de Catalunya Driver Michael Schumacher &nb
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28.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – Day FourDrivers: Sebastian Vettel/Mark WebberCar: RB6-02Laps: 137 (Vettel – 76; Webber – 61)Best time: Vettel: 1:20.667; Webber: 1:20.496)Circuit length: 4.655 kmFastest lap: L Hamilton (1:20.472)Having had less time on track than expected yesterday, Sebastian started the test for us this m
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28.02.2010
Barcelona test report - day four of fourAdrian Sutil brought the Force India F1 Team's 2010 winter testing programme to a close at the Circuit de Catalunya today. The German ended the testing on a high with the fourth quickest time of the day, 0.139secs behind Lewis Hamilton.Adrian worked through a full race programme today in anticipation of the start o
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28.02.2010
Hot weather in Barcelona provided the backdrop for the final day of testing on track for the Lotus Racing team before the 2010 Formula 1™ season kicks off in earnest. Heikki Kovalainen took the Lotus Cosworth T127 for its final session as the test season drew to a close and completed a total of 65 laps in the five month old challenger. After some developmental mechanical and weight balanc
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28.02.2010
Test in Barcelona On the final day of pre-season testing Kamui Kobayashi was again on duty for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. A gear box problem cost about two hours of track time before lunch. In the afternoon the team tried to catch up with the programme, but had to contend with an early stop to its running. Nevertheless, Technical Director, Willy Rampf, has drawn a posi
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28.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – DAY 4 28 February 2010Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya – 4.655 kmsDriver: Sebastien BuemiChassis: STR5 - 02Best time: 1:22.135, 88 lapsALGUERSUARI 3305 kms + BUEMI 2441 kms= 5746 Total Kilometres completed in pre-season testing*Sebastien Buemi: “I am pleased with my two
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28.02.2010
TIMES (All timings are unofficial)1. Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1:20.472 134 2. Mark Webber Red Bull &n
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27.02.2010
Barcelona test report - day three of four Adrian Sutil replaced Tonio Liuzzi in testing at the Circuit de Catalunya today. After a switch to the second race chassis overnight last night, Adrian's morning programme was principally concentrated on baseline runs and set-up checks. Unfortunately when rain fell mid-morning the team was forced to change its aft
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27.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – Day ThreeDriver: Sebastian VettelCar: RB6 – 02Laps: 44Best time: 1:23.123Circuit length: 4.655 kmFastest lap: N. Rosberg (1:20.686)Sebastian Vettel completed his second day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona this afternoon in another day affected by rain.Despite few laps being
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27.02.2010
TEST REPORT – BARCELONA – DAY THREE Date Saturday February 27 2010 Driver Jenson Button Location Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona Track length 4.655km Weather Cold with patches of intermittent drizzle throughout the morning. Maximum ambient temperature 14.1°C, maximum t
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27.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST - DAY THREEDate Saturday 27 February 2010 Track Circuit de Catalunya Driver Nico Rosberg
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27.02.2010
The BMW Sauber F1 Team’s second race simulation was run under changing weather conditions with light rain on and off. After the lunch break Kamui Kobayashi continued to do some set-up work. Weather Overcast with some light rain showers, air 8 - 15 °C, track 10 – 16 °C Circuit length 4.655 km Driver Kamui Kobayashi (JP) Chassis / engine BMW Saube
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27.02.2010
The morning sunshine gave way to grey conditions and light rain in Barcelona as the Lotus Racing T127 completed a successful third day of testing. By lunchtime Jarno Trulli had already completed 60 laps, and went on consistently throughout the day to finish on a total of 102 laps. The team completed a full race distance and were satisfied with the timings and quality of the day’s activity
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27.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – DAY 3 27 February 2010Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya – 4.655 kmsDriver: Sebastien BuemiChassis: STR5 - 02Best time: 1:21.413, 106 laps“Today’s programme was supposed to be a repeat of yesterday’s – pit stop practice in the morning, followed by a race simulation in the afternoon - with Sebast
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27.02.2010
TIMES (All timings are unofficial)1. Nico Rosberg MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 1:20.686 128 2. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso &nb
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26.02.2010
TEST REPORT – BARCELONA – DAY TWO Date Friday February 26 2010 Driver Lewis Hamilton Location Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona Track length 4.655km Weather Warm and sunny throughout the whole day. Maximum ambient temperature 18.1°C, maximum track temperature 31.1°C&
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26.02.2010
A productive day for Lotus Racing as Jarno Trulli took the Lotus Cosworth T127 challenger onto the Barcelona track and completed another 70 laps. With strong sunshine and dry weather conditions, the Lotus Racing team were again first out on track and ready to begin testing, developing and improving the car. Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne gave his end of day round up;
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26.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – DAY 2 26 February 2010Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya – 4.655 kmsDriver: Jaime AlguersuariChassis: STR5 - 02Best time: 1:21.571, 104 lapsListening to the radio conversation between the pit wall and the car this afternoon, you could be forgiven for thinking this was a Grand Prix Sunday. A full race day simulati
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26.02.2010
The BMW Sauber F1 Team and Pedro de la Rosa enjoyed a very busy second day of testing. The team ran a simulation of free practice, qualifying and a race distance in one day with excellent track conditions and zero technical problems for the C29. Weather Sunny and dry all day, air 12 - 20 °C, track 13 – 28 °C Circuit length 4.655 km Driver Pedro de la R
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26.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST - DAY TWODate Friday 26 February 2010 Track Circuit de Catalunya Driver Michael Schumacher &nbs
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26.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – Day TwoDriver: Sebastian VettelCar: RB6 – 01Laps: 125Best time: 1:21.258Circuit length: 4.655 kmFastest lap: N. Hulkenburg (1:20.614)As the sun shone over a blustery Circuit de Catalunya today on day two of the current four-day test in Barcelona, Sebastian Vettel was aboard the RB6 for Red Bull Racing.
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26.02.2010
TIMES (All timings are unofficial) 1. Nico Hulkenberg Williams 1:20.614 99 2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari &nb
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26.02.2010
76 more laps for Fairuz Fauzy on the first day of the Barcelona test marks another satisfactory day for Lotus Racing. In dry, sunny conditions the team completed all its objectives for the day and are now looking forward to seeing Jarno Trulli take over driving duties tomorrow and Saturday.Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne gave his thoughts on the day’s on trac
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25.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – Day OneDriver: Mark WebberCar: RB6 – 01Laps: 109Best time: M. Webber 1:21.487Circuit length: 4.655 kmFastest lap: M. WebberMark Webber was driving for the team in Barcelona today, as Red Bull Racing began its final 2010 pre-season test, ahead of the first race in Bahrain next month.After th
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25.02.2010
Pedro de la Rosa was at the wheel on the first day of the final 2010 pre-season test, held on the driver’s home ground in Barcelona. The BMW Sauber F1 Team carried out a lot of set-up work today. Weather Dry with some cloud, air 12 - 19 °C, track 10 – 23 °C Circuit length 4.655 km Driver Pedro de la Rosa (ES) Chassis
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25.02.2010
TEST– BARCELONA – DAY ONE Date Thursday February 25 2010 Driver Jenson Button Location Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona Track length 4.655km Weather Consistently warm all day, with increased windy spells in the afternoon. Maximum ambient temperature 18.8°C, maximum trac
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25.02.2010
Barcelona test report - day one of fourTonio Liuzzi was on driving duty for Force India on the opening day of the four day test at the Circuit de Catalunya, the final test ahead of the start of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.Weather conditions were significantly better than the previous two weeks' tests in Jerez and Tonio was able to complet
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25.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST – DAY 1 25 February 2010Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya – 4.655 kmsDriver: Jaime AlguersuariChassis: STR5 - 02Best time: 1:24.869, 111 lapsIn the words of Swedish rock group, “Europe,” it’s the final countdown.” Eleven teams began a four day test in B
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25.02.2010
BARCELONA TEST - DAY ONEDate Thursday 25 February 2010 Track Circuit de Catalunya Driver Nico Rosberg
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25.02.2010
TIMES (All timings are unofficial)1. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:21.487 109 2. Nico Hulkenberg Williams  
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24.02.2010
Tonio Liuzzi, we saw a great Force India in the last test in Jerez."Yes, I have to say we are very happy. The car seems to be born well and is improving more and more. We still have one test next week in Barcelona, where we'll have a lot of development towards the race in Bahrain. So I have to say we are confident for a good beginning of the season, but we
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23.02.2010
Cosworth was further buoyed by the performance of its CA2010 engine during last week’s four-day test session at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain, in spite of the intermittent and often heavy rain that blighted the opening days.This was the third of four official pre-season tests, and followed an encouraging track debut by the Cosworth engine in Valencia and the first Je
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21.02.2010
TEST REPORT – JEREZ – DAY FOUR Date Saturday February 20 2010 Drivers Jenson Button Location Circuito de Jerez Track length 4.423km Weather Dry, with the occasional drop of rain. Blustery spells in the afternoon. Maximum ambient temperature 16.4°C, maximum track temper
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20.02.2010
JEREZ TEST - DAY FOURDate Saturday 20 February 2010 Track Circuito de Jerez Driver Nico Rosberg
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20.02.2010
JEREZ TEST – DAY 4 20 February 2010Circuit: Circuito de Jerez – 4.428 kmsDriver: Jaime AlguersuariChassis: STR5 - 02Best time: 1:21.053, 139 lapsThis was the fourth and final day of the penultimate test of the winter. In the morning, Jaime did some aero evaluation runs and in the afternoon, the team tackled a race simulation. Over
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20.02.2010
JEREZ TEST – Day FourDriver: Mark WebberCar: RB6 – 01Laps: 88Best time: 1:21.194Circuit length: 4.423 kmFastest lap: J. Button – 1:18.871With more sunshine in Jerez today and a dry race circuit, Mark Webber began testing the RB6 this morning with a series of long runs to evaluate three different Bridgestone tyre
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20.02.2010
The final day of testing in Jerez took place in good weather conditions and was very productive for the BMW Sauber F1 Team.Kamui Kobayashi completed a total of 117 laps.Weather Overcast in the morning, sunny in the afternoon, air 8 - 16 °C, track 10 - 24 °CCircuit length 4.428 kmDriver Kamui Kobayashi (JP)Chassis / engine BMW Sa
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