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		<title>Testing times in F1</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2011/02/testing-times-in-f1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Three tests down and the last about to start before the 2011 season kicks off two weeks late in Melbourne after the cancellation postponement of the Bahrain GP.
2011 looks to be a stellar season in F1 &#8211; did I just use the word &#8217;stellar&#8217;? &#8211; with Red Bull continuing their position as the team to beat and Ferrari showing good form. McLaren will have a fast car too, they always do and they have a well earned reputation for improving their car throughout the season.
The tyres are likely to play a key role this year too with the Pirellis not lasting as long during testing as last years Bridgestones. It will be an interesting year as during the tyre war a few years back it took teams nearly a whole season to effectively make the switch from one supplier, now all the teams are doing it together but will that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing continues in Spain</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2011/02/testing-continues-in-spain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Williams will have done their stock price no harm with this test showing as Rubens Barrichello pulled out the fastest time in Jerez. The testing regime doesn&#8217;t really allow for a comparison, we all saw what Sauber did last year in the pre-season &#8211; and look where they are again.
The headline times don&#8217;t tell the whole story as the big teams seemed to set the most consistent fast times with Red Bull and Ferrari looking the strongest of those. McLaren may have to play catch up yet again, if only they&#8217;d make it easy for themselves at the start of the year.
Mercedes seem in all sorts of trouble with issues with the car and not seeming like they have the pace, though again it is only pre-season and in F1 terms there&#8217;s still a long way to go until that first race.
Renault continue to evaluate drivers to replace Kubica who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing for the new season begins</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2011/02/testing-for-the-new-season-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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The 2011 began in Valencia as the teams set out to prove that their news cars are up to speed. Some teams opted to miss this first test entirely or run their old car, most notable of these was McLaren. While some may criticise that decision it didn&#8217;t seem to affect Red Bull last year who didn&#8217;t even attend the first test.
Robert Kubica ended the last day fastest, showing that the Renault may yet have some pace this year, though he may not get to drive it again due to his accident. The Red Bulls seems to be putting it some solid runs but the Mercedes car still doesn&#8217;t seem to have much pace compared. The picture is far from clear in testing though with different fuel loads run lengths and testing programmes at play. We&#8217;ve also yet to see some of the new cars for comparison.
Testing continues this week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What happened to BMW Sauber Ferrari in Bahrain?</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2010/03/what-happened-to-bmw-sauber-ferrari-in-bahrain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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In pre-season testing the Sauber cars were quick, they weren&#8217;t the fastest but they showed a turn of pace that was going to challenge for those last points positions and maybe the big four on occasion. However they turn up at Bahrain and were nowhere &#8211; were they running light in testing, and if they were why?
Some of the problem may come from the fact that the weather was so different at the two venues that tyre wear would have been very different and the cars would have required a completely different setup. Which leads into the first option &#8211; the car is very difficult to setup. This would explain some of the lack of pace as they have much less time at a GP than in testing to optimise the settings, and know the trade offs for the race.
Another option is that the team were simply running light in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLaren lead the teams across all four days of the last test with Lewis Hamilton</title>
		<link>http://www.breathef1.com/2010/03/mclaren-lead-the-teams-across-all-four-days-of-the-last-test-with-lewis-hamilton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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When we look at the full four days of the testing in Barcelona the picture is much the same as the last day of the test. Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and Felipe Massa take the top spots again showing the form of these teams. 
In this list Mercedes GP look of the ultimate pace taking 6th spot behind Force India and Williams but as the first seven places are separated by less than half a second perhaps the story that it tells is that this season will be very close. In this list the new teams seem to have a lot of work to do, they are five seconds adrift.
The odd teams are Toro Rosso and Renault, they seem to be off the pace of the others even if they have managed to impressive on particular days, the Toro Rosso was also fast at Jerez so perhaps it&#8217;s just the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLaren and Lewis Hamilton end the last test on a high</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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The McLaren is looking good for this year posting the fastest times of the last few tests. It looks quick in both the hands of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. The Red Bull and the Ferrari also ended the testing at the sharp end &#8211; it looks like the title contenders are starting to show themselves.
Force India take fourth spot in a reasonably impressive set of pre-season testing times, I wonder how they will perform at the first GP, the car was good at the end of last year so perhaps they can impress. Sauber have impressed at Jerez but they haven&#8217;t made a massive impact at Barcelona, does that point to a car that is hard to setup or one that prefers certain circuits? Whatever the reason they now have two weeks to understand it.
Lotus have made a good start to their F1 challenge too, they have completed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does all the bad weather during the tests mean for the season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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With three out of the four pre-season tests being affected by bad weather the teams will be well prepared for damp conditions but they won&#8217;t have done nearly as many miles in the dry as normal. How is a cold damp Spanish circuit going to compete with Bahrain?
I would imagine that the teams will have a very good understanding of how the new tyres perform in changeable conditions but they won&#8217;t have a very good understanding of the wear rates in hot conditions. Valencia &#8211; the only dry test is a street circuit and so will have different tyre wear rates to &#8216;real&#8217; racing circuits and so it may effect the setup that the teams can run in the race.
The rates at which the engines burn fuel will also have been affected by the weather as the cars won&#8217;t have been able to push as hard around the circuits, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosberg and Mercedes take the top spot on the third day in Barcelona</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Nico Rosberg took the top place in the times with Mercedes today at the penultimate day of pre-season testing. With most of the teams running race simulations to see how the cars perform over that distance Toro Rosso and McLaren with Jenson Button jumped back to the top.
Rain again frustrated the teams as they didn&#8217;t get a fully dry track for most of the day but it didn&#8217;t stop them racking up the miles. Virgin were the only team not to complete many, their luck really doesn&#8217;t seem to be with them as mechanical problems still seem to be holding them back.
It is surprising to see Sauber down in 10th place, this must be the first time that they&#8217;ve been that low down in all the tests this year. But then Red Bull are also down there and we know that the car is fast. Perhaps it&#8217;s the conditions that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nico Hulkenberg and Williams top the Friday times in Barcelona</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Williams ended the second day of the last pre-season test at the top of the times with the young Nico Hulkenberg, though he says that it doesn&#8217;t mean anything as it&#8217;s only testing it means a lot more if you can&#8217;t do it which Mercedes haven&#8217;t really done yet.
Red Bull suffered some problems with their car in the afternoon, stopping it as a precaution, Renault also ran into some problems with something not right on the suspension. Virgin seemed to manage to get some laps done so perhaps they have dealt with the hydraulic issue that has caused them so much bother.
Alonso in the Ferrari finally jumped to the top end of the times taking second place in the listing, it was Alonso&#8217;s last action before the first race and he&#8217;ll have been pleased to get in some good times without any issues even if the Williams did beat him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Webber and Red Bull top the first day at Barcelona</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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Red Bull finally jumped to the top of the times in good conditions with Mark Webber in Barcelona. It will be a great boost to them to see the car at the top of the times and give them the confidence that this years car might be able to compete right at the sharp end. With Ferrari and McLaren down in 5th and 7th some two seconds off the pace though I&#8217;m not sure that much confidence can be there yet.
Sauber are still appearing in the top four runners as they have almost everywhere on everyday. It shows that they are consistent and they seem to have reliability. With their technical director Willi Rampf saying that they aren&#8217;t happy with the balance of the car and that there&#8217;s still a lot of work to do it seems that the other mid field teams are going to have another battle.
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