Not too bad?
Unofficial Thursday test times from Mugello:
1. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, 1:21.035, 66 Laps
2. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:21.267, 106 Laps
3. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:21.363, 98 Laps
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso, 1:21.604, 117 Laps
5. Sergio Perez, Sauber, 1:22.229, 118 Laps
6. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:22.325, 55 Laps
7. Pastor Maldonado, Williams, 1:22.497, 63 Laps
8. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:22.579, 129 Laps
9. Oliver Turvey, McLaren, 1:22.662, 99 Laps
10. Paul di Resta, Force India, 1:23.002, 34 Laps
11. Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, 1:23.169, 139 Laps
12. Timo Glock, Marussia, 1:23.466, 110 Laps
And here’s the full “best of” times:
Unofficial aggregate test times from Mugello:
1. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, 1:21.035, 163 Laps
2. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:21.267, 172 Laps
3. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:21.363, 144 Laps
4. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, 1:21.603, 135 Laps
5. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso, 1:21.604, 139 Laps
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:21.997, 78 Laps
7. Sergio Perez, Sauber, 1:22.229, 118 Laps
8. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:22.257, 106 Laps
9. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:22.325, 55 Laps
10. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, 1:22.422, 97 Laps
11. Pastor Maldonado, Williams, 1:22.497, 63 Laps
12. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:22.579, 178 Laps
13. Oliver Turvey, McLaren, 1:22.662, 129 Laps
14. Paul di Resta, Force India, 1:23.002, 48 Laps
15. Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, 1:23.169, 139 Laps
16. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, 1:23.404, 149 Laps
17. Timo Glock, Marussia, 1:23.466, 147 Laps
18. Charles Pic, Marussia, 1:23.982, 91 Laps
19. Jerome D’Ambrosio, Lotus, 1:24.048, 40 Laps
20. Vitaly Petrov, Caterham, 1:24.312, 112 Laps
21. Gary Paffett, McLaren, 1:24.480, 63 Laps
22. Bruno Senna, Williams, 1:24.842, 100 Laps
23. Jules Bianchi, Force India, 1:25.475, 19 Laps
24. Rodolfo Gonzalez, Caterham, 1:27.197, 35 Laps
25. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:29.179, 28 Laps
Anyone want to make outlandish claims based on test times at a non-race track that, in many ways, isn’t an awful lot like most Formula 1 tracks?
I’ll go: I don’t think we’ll see Valtteri Bottas making many F1 starts in the near future.
OK, OK. How about this: Maybe we’ll see Toro Rosso surprise in the next few races?
