Wednesday, January 5, 2011

F1 2011 Pre Season Test Schedule

The 2011 Formula 1 kicks off in March with the Bahrain Grand Prix on the 13th of March. But before that we have four test sessions scheduled in February and in March.

The first of the test session will be at Valencia between Feb 1 - 3, followed by at Jerez between Feb 10 - 13 and then at Barcelona between Feb 18 - 21.

Unlike last year the final test session will be at Bahrain this time between Mar 3 - 6. One of the issues teams faced last year were that the pre-season tests were under colder temperatures but the first few Grands Prix were hotter conditions, with the temperatures at Bahrain being extremely hot.

With a new tyre supplier in Pirelli this year, the final test session at Bahrain makes a whole lot of sense as the teams get to test the tyres under both hot and cold weather.

While most teams are yet to announce a launch date, McLaren, Force India and HRT would probably use their 2010 cars for the Valencia test. Red Bull Racing this year are likely to unveil their 2011 prior to the Valencia test