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Written by Joe Holding
The first of two pre-season F1 tests has finished at the Circuit de Catalunya, with teams using the event in Spain to collect as much data as possible before the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne next month.With just 64 hours of running time available before the real racing begins, the drivers aren"t given long to get used to their new machines.Half of that time has now passed, with the second four-day shakedown due to take place next week, again in Barcelona.While the timesheets do little to reveal the current pecking order in terms of pace, the number of laps completed does give an indication of where teams stand in terms of reliability.And if this week has proven anything, it"s that the gulf between some of the teams on that front is rather big
Date written: 26 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2307
The first of two pre-season F1 tests has finished at the Circuit de Catalunya, with teams using the event in Spain to collect as much data as possible before the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne next month.With just 64 hours of running time available before the real racing begins, the drivers aren"t given long to get used to their new machines.Half of that time has now passed, with the second four-day shakedown due to take place next week, again in Barcelona.While the timesheets do little to reveal the current pecking order in terms of pace, the number of laps completed does give an indication of where teams stand in terms of reliability.And if this week has proven anything, it"s that the gulf between some of the teams on that front is rather big
Date written: 26 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2307
