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[Hammer278]

Ah shyyyyttee, Raikkonen just killed that time. Gonna stop celebrating now.

IMO times mean nothing ATM

True that, but it's still exciting. Bottas just went quickest with Williams, dang.

[CookinFlat6]

Ah shyyyyttee, Raikkonen just killed that time. Gonna stop celebrating now.

Its only testing

(but lets wait till the end of the day for bragging rights)

[spankyham]

14:39 Ericsson sets a PB of 1m37.975s, putting Caterham above Red Bull!

[spankyham]

14:41 Out the back the Caterham has ground to a halt. Another Renault engine problem?

[Hammer278]

Yeah holy sh*t they really don't look good. Both the Caterham and Redbull did about 10 laps before quitting.

[1Lemon]

Something I saw on Reddit

We need to know what sort of engine the recovery truck has, it seems to be very reliable.

[spankyham]

[Hammer278]

Laps thus far:

Merc: 151
Ferrari: 70
Renault: Wait for it..............19.

[operaman]

Hopefully Red Bull/Renault will get it all sorted out by Oz. I want to see Vettel beaten by the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers, no excuses. In my opinion Lewis, Fernando, Kimi and (maybe) Rosberg are every bit as good as Seb and only having them in relatively equal cars will prove it.

[cheekybru]

Hopefully Red Bull/Renault will get it all sorted out by Oz. I want to see Vettel beaten by the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers, no excuses. In my opinion Lewis, Fernando, Kimi and (maybe) Rosberg are every bit as good as Seb and only having them in relatively equal cars will prove it.

Agreed, Just praying reliability dosnt have too big a part to play in this years championshops

1 Bottas (Williams) 1m26.322s, 26 laps
2 Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1m26.421s, 26 laps
3 Rosberg (Mercedes) 1m27.073s, 60 laps
4 Button (McLaren) 1m27.566, 36 laps
5 Perez (Force India) 1m28.376s, 37 laps
6 Gutierrez (Sauber) 1m33.363s, 44 laps
7 Ericsson (Caterham) 1m37.975s, 11 laps
8 Vettel (Red Bull) 1m38.320s, 8 laps


Happy to see 60 laps from the merc and isnt it nice to see seb at the bottom for once

[Hammer278]

Rosberg's actually on Lap 84 now mate. Going by any seasons standards, this is mighty. If they continue this way for the next 2 days, Bahrain will be all about performance.

Day 2:

1. Button, McLaren, 1:24.165, 43 laps; 2. Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:24.812, 45 laps; 3. Bottas, Williams, 1:25.344; 35 laps; 4. Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:25.588, 97 laps; 5. Perez, Force India, 1:28.376, 37 laps; 6. Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:33.270, 53 laps; 7. Ericsson, Caterham, 1:37.975, 11 laps; 8. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:38.320, 8 laps; Toro Rosso haven't completed a lap.

[cheekybru]

Rosberg's actually on Lap 84 now mate. Going by any seasons standards, this is mighty. If they continue this way for the next 2 days, Bahrain will be all about performance.

Day 2:

1. Button, McLaren, 1:24.165, 43 laps; 2. Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:24.812, 45 laps; 3. Bottas, Williams, 1:25.344; 35 laps; 4. Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:25.588, 97 laps; 5. Perez, Force India, 1:28.376, 37 laps; 6. Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:33.270, 53 laps; 7. Ericsson, Caterham, 1:37.975, 11 laps; 8. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:38.320, 8 laps; Toro Rosso haven't completed a lap.

Well done Merc think its gotta be said, double of what nearly everyone else did, Heres to a trouble free day for Lewis tomorrow

[operaman]

Pretty impressive bounce-back performance from McLaren, but I still say Rosberg's 97 laps is more significant.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/3060 ... -at-jerez/

[CookinFlat6]

With Merc one just has to look back at last years practice sessions to see what importance they place on long runs vs sheer speed. Reliability is the holy grail here and the Merc is starting to look like 2014 is just another new season

[LRW]

......Reliability is the holy grail here .....

Lap times don't mean shizzle.