F1 2014: point after Jerez test - Formula 1
I test di Jerez – where for the first time the single-seat cars that will take part in the 1 F2014 World Championship took to the track – they just finished and brought many surprises. During these four days, the most convincing cars (the fastest and at the same time the most reliable) were motorized. Mercedes as well as Ferrari he did well.
On the other hand, the engines were the biggest disappointments. Renault and from Red Bull: The team of the reigning world champion did very little (21 laps in four days) due to numerous engine problems and, moreover, did not show any special speed skills. Let's take a closer look at how these tests went.
If we gave the award to the most suitable car we have seen in Spain, we would give it to McLaren.
She only had reliability problems (electrical and hydraulic system) on the first day, but in the next two sessions she paid off by polishing a lot and setting the best time first with Jenson Button and then with Kevin Magnussen.
The Danish newcomer found himself on par with a more experienced teammate, even if he went off the track too often.
La Williams is likely to be the opening of the season like Lotus was last year.
Not so much for the best time that Felipe Massa showed today, but for the excellent behavior of the British car on turns.
Reliability? Discrete. Bad the first day, pretty good the next.
Two good news for Ferrari: a good level of reliability - if we exclude the accident that happened on the first day - with a lot of laps (but less than cars with Mercedes engines) and Kimi Räikkönen's immediate feeling behind the car.
It feels like there is still work to be done, but so far it has been done well.
- La Mercedes this is the car that has driven the most laps. Lewis Hamilton showed the best time (although it is known that they are not taken into account) and on the first day he had an accident when the front wing flew in a straight line.
La Force India it is one of the most beautiful single-seater cars (thanks to the high nose and the "trunk" camouflaged in black paint), and thanks to the reliable Mercedes engine, it will be able, in our opinion, to get the corresponding results. in the first part of the season.
The third rider, the Spaniard, did a great job today. Daniel Juncadella - the author of 81 circles.
