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rookie Robin Frijns shows the other men the way to go in testing today!
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Anyone know why theres no free tickets at Silverstone any more? Im a few years out of date possibly.
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https://twitter.com/#!/WSR_Live/stat...050432/photo/1 (steady, don't all rush to comment at once ) |
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and tenths is one of your first destinations? we're honoured... i think
as they proudly point out, frijns is now 4 seconds ahead of the lap record in the old car. obviously test times mean naff all, but that's a pretty serious increase on what's now a 1m45s lap. |
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this should be a good season as they are lots of talented drivers
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i'll say
bianchi nearly but not quite matched frijns' time this afternoon: times and press release here: http://tentenths.com/news/showentry.php?e=2860 eversoslightly biased in the other direction report from the ever-present italiaracing here: http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=34954&cat=5 |
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I have to admit I didn't actually realise this, but today was the first day of testing in Barcelona!
The morning session was a bit of a washout, but the afternoon was dry and the new car has shattered whatever the previous FR3.5 lap record was - Kevin Magnussen was fastest with a 1:29.952, which is only about two seconds shy of a front-running GP2 lap time at the same venue. Quote:
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Some surprises today, some people higher, and others lower, than expected. But as it's only Day 1 I guess it shouldn't be that surprising after all.
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Got to be said that Magnussen is impressive though. He was quick in his first tests in the old car at the end of last year and quickest by far today in the new one.
Will be interesting to see how they all fare in dry conditions though. |
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the lap time set by magnussen today was actually 4 tenths faster than pole time for the 2011 gp2 race which is a bit of an interesting stat.
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Wow, faster than GP2 is impressive...
I can't wait for the season to start to get a proper 'feel' for these new cars. Also interesting to note that Marco Sorensen was also very quick, and as with Kevin, also did a good job at the end of last seasons tests. Both seem to be pretty adaptable drivers? |
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So cool seeing Frijns dominate winter testing, the kid is rookie in a field filled with big reputations and yet... ;-)
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yeah, this is testing... let's not count any chickens yet
it's going to be really interesting because they've had relatively little clear dry running in the cars. i think we'll see the guys who can just get in a car and go quickly immediately up front and then by the middle of the season the battle will have changed completely. i honestly don't think anyone's going to run away with anything this year. two weeks to go? very exciting |
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Yeah can't wait to hear and see the new cars running, albeit on the box!
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Right now, I would love if Robin Frijns and Richie Stanaway fight for the title. These guys made an incredible job since the first post-season testing.
But, actually, I think it's a battle between Jules Bianchi, Sam Bird, Kevin Magnussen and, maybe, Kevin Korjus. With Frinjs/Stanaway, Pic, Müller, Sorensen and even Negrao with a little chance. Btw, is it just me or someone else is (bad) impressed with Caterham Arden pace? I thought Alex Rossi and Lewis Williamson would be a pair to make a run for the title, but they struggled so hard on tests. |
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Rossi will surely be a contender, much depends if he can become more consistent because the basic speed is there?
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Time to unstick now as the first rounds are coming up next weekend. YAY!!!!
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