Massa top as Mercedes impresses again
Felipe Massa topped the times on the final day of testing at Jerez, setting a 1:28.229 on a drying but cold track in the afternoon after Mercedes led the way on lap count thanks to a race simulation in the morning.
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<font color='#008000'>Day 4</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#0000ff'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 1. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m28.229s 86</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m29.145s +0.916s 115</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 3. Daniel Juncadella Force India-Mercedes 1m29.457s +1.228s 81</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 4. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1m30.806s +2.577s 110</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m30.822s +2.593s 41</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 6. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m32.222s +3.993s 25</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 7. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.571s +8.342s 69</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m36.951s +8.722s 91</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'> 9. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m43.193s +14.964s 54</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'>10. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m44.016s +15.787s 9</font>
<font color='#a9a9a9'>11. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m45.374s +17.145s 7</font>
Total Mileage of Jerez PreSeason Testing by each Driver, Constructor and Engine Manufacturer is given below:
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<font color='#ffd700'>Total Mileage by Drivers</font>[/U]</font>
<font color='#00ffff'>Driver Laps Km</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Nico Rosberg 188 832</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Fernando Alonso 173 766</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Kevin Magnussen 162 717</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Felipe Massa 133 588</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Lewis Hamilton 121 535</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Adrian Sutil 103 456</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Jenson Button 83 367</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Daniel Juncadella 81 358</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Kimi Raikkonen 78 345</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Esteban Gutierrez 60 265</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Kamui Kobayashi 54 239</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Sergio Perez 48 212</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Jean-Eric Vergne 45 199</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Valtteri Bottas 42 185</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Jules Bianchi 25 110</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Nico Hulkenberg 17 75</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Marcus Ericsson 12 53</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Sebastian Vettel 11 48</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Robin Frijns 10 44</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Daniel Ricciardo 10 44</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Daniil Kvyat 9 39</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Max Chilton 5 22</font>
<font color='#ff0000'><font face='courier new'>[U]Jerez PreSeason Testing
[/U]</font></font><font color='#ffd700'><font face='courier new'>[U]Total Mileage by Constructors
[/U]</font></font><font color='#00ffff'>Team Laps Km</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Mercedes 309 1368</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Ferrari 251 1111</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>McLaren 245 1084</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Williams 175 774</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Sauber 163 721</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Force India 146 646</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Caterham 76 336</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Toro Rosso 54 239</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Marussia 30 132</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Red Bull 21 92</font>
<font color='#ff0000'><font face='courier new'>[U]Jerez PreSeason Testing
[/U]</font></font><font color='#ffd700'><font face='courier new'>[U]Total Mileage by Engine Manufacturer
[/U]</font></font><font color='#00ffff'>Engine Laps Km</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Mercedes 875 3874</font>
<font color='#ee82ee'>Ferrari 444 1966
Renault 151 668</font>
Mercedes ahead of the game on final morning
Mercedes used the final morning of the Jerez test to underline its impressive reliability this week, with a 91-lap marathon in the first three and half hours of the day despite damp conditions.
Red Bull puts an end to nightmare test
Red Bull has confirmed it is packing up ahead of the end of the final day of testing after a nightmare opening week in Jerez.
No need to panic - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo is confident Red Bull can fight back from its disastrous start to pre-season testing so that it is in the running at the first few races of the season.
Plenty of work to be done - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton admits there is still work to do despite leaving Jerez with their heads held high after accumulating more laps than any other team.
Big points available in Melbourne - Massa
Felipe Massa believes reliability issues could be so common come Melbourne that Williams can aim for a strong finish, or even a podium, if they can fix all their problems in the remaining two tests.
MP4-29 full of surprises - Magnussen
Kevin Magnussen admits he had a restless night ahead of his debut in the McLaren, and that the MP4-29's reliability has already surprised the team over the opening three days in Jerez.