Jerez testing - Day one (February 2010) - Williams provide up to the minute information of pre-season F1 action
Published by Mr. C
The second round of 2010 F1 testing gets underway today, this time at the Circuito de Jerez located in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Red Bull will likely be the star attraction, unveiling their RB6 chassis to the media for the first time, before action gets underway.
Update: The Williams team today launched an official live timing page for up to the minute test information. This includes driver position, gap, best time, most recent time for both the Williams car and for the rest of the field. See the team's website for more detail.
Virgin Racing will be the first "new team" to turn a wheel at a test, when Timo Glock sizes the VR-01 up against the competition. Force India will also be on track, running the VJM03 that was revealed to the world, yesterday.
Tyres will be of specific interest to teams and drivers as the aggressive layout of this circuit will stress rear tyres to a greater extent than last week. Additionally the weather will like play a key part as rain is expected to fall in the region at some point before the end of the test.
On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).
Circuit information
- Track length: 4.428km
- Corners: 13
- Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)
Circuito de Jerez is located to the South of Spain, close to border of Portugal.
Drivers and teams attending
The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday
| Driver | Team | Chassis |
|---|---|---|
| Nico Rosberg | Mercedes Grand Prix | W01 |
| Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | RB6 |
| Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | MP4-25 |
| Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | F10 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber | C29 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | AT&T Williams | FW32 |
| Vitaly Petrov | Renault F1 Team | R30 |
| Tonio Liuzzi | Force India | VJM03 |
| Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | STR5 |
| Timo Glock | Virgin Racing | VR-01 |
Useful links
- Official circuit homepage
- Williams Live Timing (official timing updates)
- Autosport Live
- F1 Today
- Motor 21
- The F1.com
F1 people who are tweeting from Jerez
Twitter has become the medium for accessing up to the minute testing insight. We recommend keeping an eye on James Allen's Twitter service, as well as the following accounts.
- The Fifth Driver - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
- Red Bull F1 Spy - Red Bull Racing
- Toro Rosso Spy - Scuderia Toro Rosso
- Mercedes GP Petronas - Mercedes GP
- Inside Ferrari - Ferrari
- Racecar Engineering - Racecar Engineering
- Edd Straw - Autosport
- Jon Noble - Autosport
Don't forget you can also subscribe to Twitter lists containing tweets from F1 teams, F1 drivers and the F1 media.
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