Mugello Private Testing Live – Day 1
All the teams, except HRT, have met at Mugello (Italy) for three days of private testing. The casinoenligne.uk.com editorial team invites you to follow, starting at 9 a.m. with live text, the unfolding of the first of these three test days.
After four Grand Prix held far from their homes, the teams return to Europe for a new private testing session organized over the next three days at the Italian Mugello circuit.
As during pre-season testing, the editorial team at casinoenligne.uk.com is mobilizing to bring you these tests, in live interactive text, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.. Feel free to ask us your questions or share your comments, even if we won’t be able to publish them all.
If the HRT team has chosen to skip these tests in order to settle into their new premises, all the other teams will be in action starting today with Mark Webber (Red Bull), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Jérôme d’Ambrosio (Lotus), Jules Bianchi (Force India), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso), Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Rodolfo Gonzales (Caterham), and Charles Pic (Marussia). Note that at Mercedes, Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher will share the task, just like Oliver Turvey and Gary Paffett at McLaren, with the Woking team having decided not to summon their main drivers.
To get more information on the schedule for this week, find the complete testing program of Mugello.
Highlights
09:00: The first day of testing at the Mugello circuit begins under a light mist and on a damp track.
09:37: Charles Pic (Marussia) is the first to record a timed lap.
09h48: Valtteri Bottas (Williams) improves the best time to 1:38.363
09:55: Red flag triggered after a minor off-track excursion with no consequences by Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso)
10:11: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) takes the best time with 1:37.670
10:21 Red flag caused by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
10:51 AM: Jérôme d’Ambrosio (Lotus) and then Valtteri Bottas (Williams) take the fastest lap.
10:10: Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) best time in 1:35.392.
10:15: Fernand Alonso (Ferrari) improves in 1:34.905
10:27: Jean-Eric Vergne returns to the track and takes the best time with 1:34.524
12:08: Kobayashi improves the best time to 1:32.081.
