Massa testing F12009 slicks tire

[Flow]

In 2009, F1 will wear new Slicks tire, Massa tested them today. Unless they did like in days of thunder : Massa, you have special magic tire, they will glue to the track (in fact it was normal tire) all in his head

Monday testing :
1. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 1:18,339 (77 tours)) — With slick tire
2. Alex Wurz (AUT/Honda) 1:21,059 (75)
3. Pedro Mtez. de la Rosa (ESP/McLaren) 1:21,566 (113)
4. Nick Heidfeld (GER/BMW) 1:21,679 (105)
5. Nelson Piquet (BRA/Renault) 1:21,913 (90)
6. David Coulthard (ENG/Red Bull) 1:22,193 (59)
7. Kazuki Nakajima (JPN/Williams) 1:22,431 (72)
8. Timo Glock (GER/Toyota) 1:22,590 (93)
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA/Force India) 1:22,846 (91)

[Firefly]

wow, that's a pretty amazing difference in lap time.

I think Michael is testing a 2009 spec car later in the week (2009 downforce levels etc), so it'll be interesting to see what lap times he does.

[Steve]

Where was the test??? What track?

[Firefly]

Barcelona

[Steve]

ok, hehe, thanks !!