2014 pre-season testing and analysis

[Vaud]

Thought I'd start this to cover all the testing news, rumours and analysis.

So we have:
28-31 January - Jerez
19-22 February - Bahrain
27 February-2 March - Bahrain

In a starter for 10, Lotus aren't attending the Jerez test...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112041

[Dinoboy]

Will the Jerez test be on SkyF1?

[MissChief]

Dinoboy said:

Will the Jerez test be on SkyF1?

There are currently NO plans for live coverage on the F1 channel. Current plans are:

Daily Live updates on Sky Sports News.
Ted will do a notebook every evening on First and Third test on the F1 Channel and no doubt this will be available online too.
It's expected there will be a daily 15 minute wrap every test on the F1 Channel but this is TBC
Live trackside commentary on Sky.com or skysports.com website plus picture galleries.

I'm a little sad about the lack of live coverage but I suspect Jerez is going to be cold and possibly even wet so they won't get much useful running done at all. The second and third tests will be where the meat of the testing is done as it'll be warmer and drier.

[rdjohn]

Why do you expect it to be cold and wet?

Having visited for one day for the last 8 years, I can state that I have not visited on a wet day and only 2 days have been cold and windy. Say 12 - 14 degreesC so not at all like the current conditions in the UK.

Could it rain, yes possibly, but this will be a reliability test for the new power trains. If the weather is bad, they will also test the Inters and wets but I very much doubt any team will just sit in the garage like they do at races when the number of tyres are limited.