Jerez testing Dec 09 - Day two - Heavy rain is predicted as the second day of running begins in Spain
Published by Mr. C
Day one of F1 testing came and went and now the teams repeat and rinse all over again.
Yesterday we had chance to get familiar with new drivers in old cars. To figure who wore what helmet and to see where they fitted into the grand scheme of things. Today should be a little easier in that respect.
Circuit information
- Track length: 4.423km
- Longest straight: 0.600km
- Corners: 13
- Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)
The Jerez circuit is located in the South of Spain not far from the cost of Portugal.
Jerez is great place to hold this kind of test, a few red flags appeared during Tuesday but they were cleared without fuss and action soon got underway again. The circuit layout is as follows:
Weather information
Tuesday started out cold but soon warmed up nicely. Wednesday on the other hand, may be a different story as heavy rain is predicted.
Driver information
We are expecting to see the following drivers tackle Circuito de Jerez today:
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Mirko Bortolotti
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Lucas di Grassi
- Ho-Pin Tungi
- Jules Bianchi
- JR Hildebrand
- Paul di Resta
- Gary Paffett
- Oliver Turvey
- Esteban Gutiérrez
- Mike Conway
- Marcus Ericsson
