F1Technical.net (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
The Honda Racing F1 Team continued the test programme in Barcelona today with Jenson Button and Lucas Di Grassi at the wheel of the Honda RA108 cars. Jenson joined the team at the Circuit de Catalunya this morning to take over from Alex Wurz for the final two days of the test.
BlogF1 (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... Klien 1m22.073s Adrian Sutil -1.011s 9. Honda RA107/RA108 1m23.118s Jenson Button 1m21.198s Alex Wurz -1.920s A few interesting points from the comparison… Renault were fastest last year with Heikki Kovalainen posting a great lap on the final day. They have lost 1.5s between cars, although they may have been running KERS and other equipment this year. Ferrari have also lost time (1.4s),...
F1Technical.net (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
The three-day test will see the team run two programmes. Alex Wurz and Jenson Button will focus on the development of the 2009 car whilst the team also evaluates young Brazilians Lucas Di Grassi and Bruno Senna.Alex kicked off the main test programme evaluating various aerodynamic components for next season and running the Bridgestone Potenza slick tyres. Jenson will take over...
Brits on Pole (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... be that this leaves Sebastien Bourdais with his work cut out to hang on to his drive for 2009. Alex Wurz was third for Honda while Pedro de la Rosa kicked things off for McLaren amid reports that he would be handing over to colleague Gary Paffett later in the week in order to go and lend a hand at Force India. Ferrari’s Luca Badoer was fifth on the unofficial timesheet while McLaren’s...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... incumbent Sébastien Bourdais.Buemi ended up just over a tenth of a second clear of third-placed Alex Wurz in the , with GP2 front-runners and aspirants Bruno Senna and Lucas di Grassi some way further down the order in 15th and 17th positions respectively as they duel it out for potentially the second berth at the Brackley-based concern next year. Senna completed fewer laps of the...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... , and Christian Klien for BMW-Sauber, Sébastien Bourdais, Sébastien Buemi and for and , Alex Wurz and GP2 Series front-runners Bruno Senna and Lucas di Grassi for .Of even more interest, finally, will be the appearance of five-time consecutive World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb alongside namesake at Racing, and World Series by Champion Giedo van der Garde at Renault with regular...
Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... far off the pace, finishing just 3/10ths down on Sato. Third place went to Honda test driver Alex Wurz, who spent the day running the new Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) that will be implimented next season. He finished ahead of McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa who was also working on his team's KERS system, which was fitted into the 2008 Championship-winning MP4-23. Fellow McLaren...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... 1min 20.763secs 121 laps2. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 21.071secs 117 laps3. Alex Wurz Honda-Honda 1min 21.198secs 77 laps4. Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1min 21.417secs 65 laps5. Gary Paffett McLaren-Mercedes 1min 21.956secs 78 laps6. Luca Badoer Ferrari- 1min 22.038secs 94 laps7. Sauber 1min 22.341secs 56 laps 8. Sebastien Loeb Red Bull-Renault 1min 22.503secs 82...
BlogF1 (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... slick tyres, and beating fellow hopeful Sebastien Buemi in the sister car. Experienced test driver Alex Wurz wound up third after a full days running, driving a modified Honda RA108. Pedro De La Rosa tested McLaren’s KERS system, while Gary Paffett had added ballast to simulate the weight of the system in his MP4-23. Luca Badoer also carried extra ballast to simulate running the KERS...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... the two compounds of slick tyre Bridgestone made available.Third place went to Honda test driver Alex Wurz, who spent the day running the new KERS system the team will implement next season.He finished ahead of McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa, who was also working on his team's KERS system, fitted to the 2008 Championship-winning MP4-23. Running without KERS, but with slicks and 2009 downforce...
autosport.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... to Red Bull's test driver Sebastien Buemi finished in second behind Sato in a similar car.Honda's Alex Wurz was third quickest in a revised RA108, as the team evaluated new aero components for next season as well as the new slicks.McLaren's testers Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett completed the top five as the British squad began testing with their KERS system onboard. Only de la...
Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Barely two weeks after the conclusion of the 2008 Formula One campaign, preparations for the 2009 season will get into full swing in Barcelona over the next few days. All nine teams will be taking part in testing at the Circuit de Catalunya from Monday to Wednesday. Honda have already revealed that regular driver Jenson Button, test driver Alex Wurz and F1 hopefuls Bruno Senna and Lucas...
F1Technical.net (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
With the test taking place from Monday 17 to Wednesday 19 November, Jenson Button and Alex Wurz will complete the main programme, focusing on the key areas of technical change which will be introduced for the new season. The pair will use a modified RA108 chassis to complete an initial evaluation of 2009 aerodynamic parts and run the Bridgestone slick tyres which replace the current grooved...
