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Day 3 – Valencia F1 Test

February 5th, 2010 No comments

The hotel provides free internet access which is all well and good however the wireless signal was very poor on Tuesday night hence the delay in this blog post.

The crowds were starting to build up at the track on Tuesday. Traffic started to build up from the junction on the motorway but it didn’t take to long to get in the track. Reason? Newspapers published that Alonso was due to test but unfortunately they did not update their info and I think there was going to be some rather frustrated fans. Only Hamilton was really worth seeing. No other big guns.

Speaking of Hamilton. Seemed a distinct lack of interest in the boy. Ok so we had all those problems a few years back but despite going onto be World Champion you would think that there would be abit more press attention. The run from the garage to the hospitality tent can be a daunting one but Hamilton only really had to fighting through about 10 photographers and maybe about 5 fans.

Weather was yet again very consistent with air temperature in the 15C mark. No wind which made waiting around on track for a car to come out of the pits, quite pleasant.

I had some very positive comments in regards to this photo of Robert Kubica in the Renault which I took towards the end of the test. Namely because of the speed that the photo was taken at aswell as including the foreground. Its actually ashame the Renault doesn’t have a few more sponsors to it and abit more black. The car is still abit to yellow for my liking. I would like to see a big backer for Renault and I suspect they are waiting for that, hence why there is no markings on the sidepod.

I have hit a new record of Red Bull drunk today with 4 cans. I really don’t think its to good drinking that much in a day and I don’t know why I was drinking it. I was not that tired, plenty of sleep so I didn’ t really need the pickup.

One final thing that although is not massive news or life changing but as much as people knock Michael Schumacher, you cannot fault his commitment. His motorhome at the track and he spends all three days in the garage/paddock. He doesn’ t disapear off to a hotel whilst he isn’t driving. He is always there when Rosberg is driving, getting to know the car. Very clever man.