#SSF1 #AbsoluteF1 Pastor Maldonado set the fastest time on the second day of testing at Barcelona, using super-soft tyres to top the timesheets ahead of Mercedes Nico Rosberg. Maldonados time of 1:24.871, set in the final moments of the session, was the quickest time set at the track over the course of the grand prix weekend and testing. It was also 1.8s quicker than Max Chiltons super-soft time on Tuesday, putting the Marussias lap in context. Rosbergs time of 1:25.805 was set on medium tyres after testing a new megaphone exhaust on the car in the morning. He did just 13 laps with the new exhaust, although the difference in volume was hardly noticeable from trackside when the old and new exhausts were run back to back. Force India test driver Daniel Juncadella followed the Mercedes at one point, but said he did not notice a significant difference. I drove behind him once, but I didnt really hear much, he said. There is obviously not a lot of sound on the engines, but I heard someone say there is not a big difference. We will see if it changes, but for the moment it looks like it is not a big problem. It is just something very new for everyone. Juncadella was one of four drivers to cause a red flag in the morning when he went off the track and damaged the front wing of the Force India against the barrier at Turn 4. He was testing tyres for Pirelli along with McLarens test and GP2 driver Stoffel Vandoorne, who had a more successful day with a total of 136 laps. Williams test driver Susie Wolff also caused a red flag when she spun at Turn 11 an hour and 20 minutes into the session. It was Wolffs first taste of the Williams FW36 and here second test in a contemporary F1 car following her outing at Silverstone last year. She focused mainly on aerodynamic work and by the end of the session had the fifth fastest time with the help of a set of soft tyres. Kimi Raikkonen and Esteban Gutierrez also used soft tyres for their best laps and ended up third and fourth, roughly 1.6 and 2.1s off the pace of Maldonado respectively. Jules Bianchi brought Marussia back down to earth after Chiltons fastest lap on Tuesday, with the sixth fastest time, but he did not go out on super-softs. Sebastian Vettel was seventh fastest after his Red Bull spent most of the morning in the garage, allowing him to indulge in a spot of sunbathing on the pit wall. However, Daniil Kvyats day was much worse as he was limited to just 21 laps in the Toro Rosso due to mechanical issues throughout the day. Caterham decided to pack up early and head back to base after Kamui Kobayashis accident on Tuesday caused enough damage to rule out a test day for Robin Frijns on Wednesday. Read more at en.espnf1/f1/motorsport/story/158369.html#UlgCUHCdUx110STV.99
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 14:27:07 +0000
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