Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Barcelona day 4 03.03.2013: Barcelona Test - Day Four Date Sunday 3 March Track Circuit de Catalunya Driver Nico Rosberg

Barcelona Test - Day Four
 
Date    Sunday 3 March
Track    Circuit de Catalunya




Driver    Nico Rosberg
No of Laps    131 laps
Best Lap Time    1:20.130
Kilometres Covered    610 kms
Track Length    4.655 kms   
Weather     Dry and sunny


 
Nico Rosberg completed the final day of pre-season testing for MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS at the Circuit de Catalunya today.


With twelve days of track action completed over three tests, the team will return to base to make the final preparations for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in two weeks time.


•    Nico's programme today focused on set-up evaluations over short runs in the morning and longer runs this afternoon


•    His fastest time of the day was set during the morning session on the soft compound Pirelli tyres


•    Nico completed 131 laps, just under two race distances, which was the highest mileage recorded today


The F1 W04 has completed 5224 km over the three tests, with Nico and Lewis totalling 2640 km & 2584 km respectively.
 


Nico Rosberg

I'm pleased with our pre-season testing programme. We have achieved a lot of mileage and I can feel that the balance of the car is good. I have the general feeling that we are in a better position than in the second half of last year but this is testing not racing, of course.


The conditions in the first race will be completely different to here as it will be much hotter in Melbourne and Sepang so we need to wait and see. Thanks to the team here at the track and back home at the factory for all their hard work over the last month. I hope it pays off and we can look forward to a positive season ahead together.
 


Ross Brawn

With the conclusion of our testing programme, I am pleased with the progress that the team has made over the last month and the steps forward that have been made with the car. We have achieved our objectives for the test programme and the mileage that we have been able to complete has been very satisfying.


Lewis has settled into the team extremely well and everyone has enjoyed working with both him and Nico throughout the three tests. We now have one final week back at the factory to complete our preparations; both drivers will be at the factory this week and, as always, there is a lot of work to do in a short space of time. We're realistic about our performance here and our position once we get to Melbourne, and we look forward to the challenge of a new season ahead.
 

 
 
Pos.     Driver     Car     Time     Laps


1     Nico Rosberg     MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS     1:20.130     131

2     Fernando Alonso     Ferrari     1:20.494     120

3     Jenson Button     McLaren     1:21.444     122

4     Nico Hülkenberg     Sauber     1:21.541     118

5     Kimi Räikkönen     Lotus     1:21.658     50

6     Paul Di Resta     Sahara Force India     1:21.664     112

7     Pastor Maldonado     Williams     1:22.415     42

8     Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull     1:22.514     100

9     Valtteri Bottas     Williams     1:22.524     31

10     Charles Pic     Caterham     1:23.115     116

11     Jules Bianchi     Marussia     1:23.167     62

12     Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso     1:23.628     91

13     Max Chilton     Marussia     1:24.103     49


 

Wolfgang Schattling, Bradley Lord , Nicola Armstrong     - photo Mercedes