Serge944

Q: You did 117 laps on the second day. Did you start to feel it? Nothing compares to the G-forces when you drive a Formula One car…
KR: No, there were no problems whatsoever. That is why you exercise before.

agdamis

No he has not.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227...pressed-by-DRS

Love that guy!

TheOtherEric

I have a really hard time imaging he'll have a successful comeback. Just doesn't strike me as motivated enough.

IcemanG17

I did what???

the flyin' scotsman

I hope he comes back with avengance then when asked some of the rediculous interview questions he responds it his typical non-robotic non-corporate fashion.

Perhaps then Ferrari will recognise what a mistake they made.

Flying Finn

So far it seems so (although we're. nowhere at this point).
He seemed comfortable and quick enough and for example when they asked how did it felt that he beat the Ferrari in both tests his response was: I don't pay attention what they are doing, I'm just concentrating on my job.

By the way, he IS motivated and never was not motivated as so many seem to usually think. Don't judge book by its cover.

ltc

which mistake?
Ferrari has made so many lately it's hard to keep track.

Serge944

I don't think you can gauge performance from the practice sessions...teams aren't out there to set fast laps.

Regardless, I hope Kimi does well this season.

TheOtherEric

Yup, practice doesn't mean anything. Remember when Scott Speed used to be frequently near the top of the time sheets for practice sessions? We see how that turned out.

multi21

What, what what what????? Mistakes????? Faux 2 is coming along nicely.....




Alonso takes 'glory' on day four at Jerez


Fernando Alonso finally gives Ferrari something to smile about in testing at Jerez de la Frontera, but raises questions over the legitimacy of his fastest times.








Fernando Alonso claimed the fastest time of the day as the opening F1 group test of 2012 drew to a close at Jerez, but did so amid claims that the run was designed more to appease the tifosi than develop the car.

The Spaniard completed fewer laps than any of his rival as Ferrari waited for parts to be fitted to the F2012, but still managed a run where two of his timed passes proved to be better than anyone else would manage in eight hours of action on a sunny, but chilly, day in southern Spain.

With the Scuderia continuing to acquire data relating to the behaviour of its new machine, Alonso completed a lot of laps at either a constant speed or to a predefined procedure as he compared various set-up configurations.

At the end of just 39 laps, the double world champion's best effort stood at 1min 18.877secs, some way off the 1min 17.6secs benchmark established by Mercedes' Nico Rosberg on day three, and also behind Romain Grosjean's best for Lotus on the same day. Having admitted that there are still issues with the car that need to be ironed out, however, Alonso's performance hints at a low fuel run aimed at heading off early criticism - and pressure - in the Italian press.

More importantly, Ferrari was able to log nearly 1200km with the combination of Alonso and Felipe Massa behind the wheel, giving it valuable date with which to continue fine-tuning the car.

Toro Rosso continued its solid start to the 'winter' season, with rookie Jean-Eric Vergne claiming second spot on the timesheets. The Frenchman continue to acclimatise to his new surroundings, but posted a solid 1min 19.597secs to keep the Faenza team ahead of its rivals.

“A good second day for me as we worked through everything on our work plan and completed a lot of kilometres," Vergne reported, "After making some adjustments, I feel more comfortable in the car and I can also get an understanding of the effect of the set-up changes that we tried and they seem to have moved us forward."

Vergne's effort, STR's best of the week, was enough to keep it ahead of sister team Red Bull Racing, although the British-based outfit will be quick to point to the electrical issue that stranded world champion Sebastian Vettel in the pits for all but two installation laps in the morning.

The German returned to the track after the relevant part was replaced and the engine changed as a precautionary measure, and then completed another 48 laps as he worked both through RBR's planned programme and up the order.

chris walrod

On F1 preseason testing:
"The first rule of winter testing is you don't read anything into the times.
The second rule of winter testing is that there's only one rule"

DreamCarrera

+1


He is a former WDC, I'd love to see a list of the accomplishments of those questioning his motivation.

ProCoach

+1000

ltc

The 2012 Championship is in the bag. What a car, what a driver, what a team.


Haters ... Non believers

Veloce Raptor

Exactly.

Exactly.