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day three Times

01. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m17.879s 85 laps

02. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m18.766s +0.887 148 laps

03. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m19.052s +1.173 102 laps

04. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1m19.200s +1.321 40 laps

05. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m19.247s +1.368 85 laps

06. James Rossiter Force India 1m19.303s +1.424 42 laps

07. Jenson Button McLaren 1m19.603s +1.724 83 laps

08. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m19.934s +2.055 110 laps

09. Max Chilton Marussia 1m21.269s +3.390 78 laps

10. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m21.575s +3.696 86 laps

11. Charles Pic Caterham 1m22.352s +4.473 57 laps

12. Paul di Resta Force India 1m23.729s +5.850 7 laps

http://www.planetf1....es-On-Day-Three

Formula 1 teams may need to consider an alternative venue to Jerez for pre-season tyre testing next year unless the Spanish venue undergoes a track resurface, according to Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery.

Hembery claims that this week's firstaction at Jerez has been compromised by the surface being too rough to allow proper evaluation of tyres.

"The track is rather abrasive - and is substantially worse than last year," said Hembery, when asked by AUTOSPORT for his feelings on what had been learned this week.

"We have seen quite a lot of shredding of tyres, and there seems to be a lack of bitumen in the track, so we are looking at a very open surface.

"It has meant that what was historically an interesting track from our point of view for doing tyre compound work has proven to be probably dominated by that effect, so we have not seen the differences between the compounds that we would have liked.

"We have still seen peak performances of half a second between different levels, and the hard tyre has been working quite well considering those conditions to get through their work, but there has been this stripping action across the top of the tyres."

When asked if the track was now too rough for useful tyre work, he said: "Certainly for tyre evaluations, yes. It is a shame because the weather conditions are not too bad.

"You struggle to get anywhere above 20 degrees in Europe in February, so it is slightly disappointing from that point of view.

"But it is quite a big evolution from last year; it is so far away from anything else you are going to see in terms of macro."

Force India's Paul di Resta said earlier this week that his outfit has been taken aback by the track data report it had been given ahead of the test.

"Jerez is quite difficult, and demanding on tyres," he said. "When we saw the Pirelli report this morning we were quite surprised to see how much the track has roughed up over the last year."

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/105476

TLDR.

it's the tracks fault according to pirelli.

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http://www.planetf1....ctures#photo=13

Pedro de la Rosa admitted that his Ferrari debut was a day of mixed emotions after fearing that he would not be able to do more than a few laps.

The 41-year-old's Ferrari F138 suffered a gearbox failure in the morning, which caused a small fire, and there were initially concerns that the damage might have prevented the car running again today.

But after a gearbox change, de la Rosa took to the track in the afternoon for his first serious laps.

"When I stepped out of the car on the installation lap after the gearbox broke, I was not feeling very happy because you wait for an opportunity like this for all your life, then suddenly after a few corners you have to step out of the car," said de la Rosa.

"I was very, very excited but then I had a low, then the mechanics did a fantastic job to turn the car around and we had a sensible afternoon, which is critical because of how expensive one day of testing is nowadays.

De la Rosa added that he was happy with his own performance despite his programme including data gathering runs and aerodynamic tests that prevented him setting an eye-catching time.

"I was very happy at the end to do quite competitive laps, for the conditions we were running in," he said.

"There is a scientific approach behind the test - it's not just 'throw Pedro in the car'."

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/105509

day four Times

01. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1m18.148 82 laps

02. Jules Bianchi Force India 1m18.175 + 0.027 56 laps

03. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m18.565 + 0.417 96 laps

04. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m18.669 + 0.521 142 laps

05. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m18.760 + 0.612 92 laps

06. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m18.905 + 0.757 145 laps

07. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m18.944 + 0.796 97 laps

08. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m19.851 + 1.703 91 laps

09. Pedro de la Rosa Ferrari 1m20.316 + 2.168 50 laps

10. Charles Pic Caterham 1m21.105 + 2.957 109 laps

11. Luiz Razia Marussia 1m21.226 + 3.078 81 laps

12. Paul di Resta Force India 1m23.435 + 5.287 49 laps

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8482193/Raikkonen-leaves-Jerez-on-top

Only one race-seat remains available on the 2013 grid and according to reports in India it could be handed to Narain Karthikeyan.

The 26-year-old is without a drive after HRT folded at the end of last year and was mentioned as a possible candidate for a number of positions in the off-season. However, nothing has materialised - yet.

With Force India yet to name Paul di Resta's team-mate, there remains one possible destination for Karthikeyan. While Jules Bianchi has spoken of his belief that he has done enough to deserve the drive, reports in the Indian press suggest that a commercial deal between Force India and manufacturer Tata could see Karthikeyan get the nod.

"As soon as Tata increased the budget for 2013, talks with Force India began," an unnamed source told the Deccan Chronicle.

"Unlike the past, the negotiation has been a lot more positive. If talks fail, he will probably go to America for (the) Indycar series".

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8490718/Karthikeyan-to-Force-India-

just when you thought he was gone........................ bam!

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