Button impresses for Brawn in Spain

Eurosport - Tue, 10 Mar 11:10:00 2009

The new Brawn GP team enjoyed a solid first day of running after Jenson Button posted the fourth quickest time on the opening day of the four-day Formula One group test in Barcelona.

Brawn GP's driver Jenson Button takes a curve on his car during a testing session at Catalunya's racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona - 0

Following a brief shakedown of the new Mercedes-powered BGP001 at Silverstone last week, the test marked the first chance for the team to put any meaningful mileage on the car - with only seven days of testing available before the 2009 season kicks off in Melbourne at the end of the month.

With the team looking to strike a balance between improving the reliability and the performance of the car, Button worked through a programme that included set-up of the new machine while the Briton also carried out tyre evaluation work with the Bridgestone slick rubber.

Button will hand the BGP001 over to Rubens Barrichello on Tuesday to give the Brazilian his first taste of the car, with the pair set to share on-track running over the course of the week.

"It has been a good first day in the BGP001 with our new team, Brawn GP," Button said after completing more than 80 laps of the Spanish circuit. "I'd like to start by thanking everyone at the team for all the hard work that has contributed to getting us here today. We have enjoyed a positive opening day of running at our first test and achieved a total of 82 laps, which we are all very pleased with.

"We did experience a problem with the gearbox late in the day but we knew we might face some reliability issues in view of our lack of testing. Fortunately, it's a minor problem that is easily addressed. It's early days yet but generally it has been a positive start to our pre-season preparations."

Crash.net / Eurosport

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  1. totally free to join

    From IAN, on Wed 11 Mar 9:20AM

  2. please take a look at the link next to my picture, its­ a new forum

    From IAN, on Wed 11 Mar 1:11AM

  3. hats of to brawn gp

    From IAN, on Wed 11 Mar 1:10AM

  4. if the body roll is induced deliberately because the­ suspension is set to run softer and and alow the the­ car to pitch slightly fore and aft (back and forward to­ you ) this would in effect give them a movable­ aerodynamic wing that would bpress harder into the road­ and thus let the tyres grip more aswell as reducing­ drag in lower speed corners when the wing would­ "move" back to its original position but­ because it is solid and fixed to the car then it isnt­ illeagle and would be a cleaver way of getting around­ some fundamental problems
    or i could be talking a­ load of codswallop
    just my opinion whats yours?

    From piers, on Tue 10 Mar 8:16PM

  5. aormk18200
    Not just body roll.
    Let the good times roll,­ I say!

    From Count Louis Zborowski, on Tue 10 Mar 6:40PM

  6. looks like the Brawn team didnt fluke it yesturday ,­ although we dont know the fuel, but still, roll on the­ 29th and lets hope jenson has got the car he deserves­ !!!!

    From IAN, on Tue 10 Mar 6:09PM

  7. aormk18200 it's difficult to say without knowing­ how fast he is going, but I see what you mean it's­ quite a bit more down this side. I thought that most­ of the suspension movement was that in the tyres.

    From B Mackenzie, on Tue 10 Mar 5:35PM

  8. any one notice in the picture abouve how much body roll­ there is on the brawn gp car? this will be intresting­ to compare against the other teams have a look at the­ front wing and see the differance in height between the­ two ends

    just my opinion whats yours?

    From piers, on Tue 10 Mar 5:26PM

  9. Rubens 3rd today. That's more interesting than­ who's got the silliest tag.

    From chtech06, on Tue 10 Mar 5:20PM

  10. One thing I do know totalmente estupido is that I am­ much, much better than you!

    From B Mackenzie, on Tue 10 Mar 5:17PM

  11. Ha Ha he finally cloned Hot Rats.
    .
    COTTV

    From B Mackenzie, on Tue 10 Mar 5:14PM
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    Chitty he must have a pony tail,....

    From donkey, on Tue 10 Mar 5:06PM
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    Chitty,totally tv must be English,hence all the­ problems
    Us Spanish know how to behave on this site,if­ you go back,i whispered it in Spanish to the­ ^Giri^
    doesnt get it.

    From donkey, on Tue 10 Mar 5:04PM
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    I sort of enjoyed being battered senseless­ yesterday,
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    As the name bill­ mac is starting to STINK

    From donkey, on Tue 10 Mar 5:02PM
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    My name is Bill Mac and ithink i am better then­ everyone else that is why this site is ruined.
    You live­ here in England Chiitty frigging Dago rubbish bang bang­ and then still insult the English.
    You ignorant liitlle­ spanish,turd,go back to Madrid if you dont like the­ English.

    From bollox, on Tue 10 Mar 4:40PM
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    Instead of arrogantlly wittering on about where you­ think you come from, my lttle bandidos from the­ hills,
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    From bollox, on Tue 10 Mar 4:25PM
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    height?
    Hmmmm. 5' 9.5" (in his­ language).
    Weight?
    13 stones. Whatever that­ is!!!
    Image?
    Greebo type. Pony tail for sure.

    From Count Louis Zborowski, on Tue 10 Mar 4:14PM

  18. Chitty he is the bigest gilipollas I have ever seen but­ I'd rather not see what he looks like, it's­ gonna be pretty bad.
    .
    COTTV

    From B Mackenzie, on Tue 10 Mar 4:02PM

  19. lmao
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    COTTV

    From B Mackenzie, on Tue 10 Mar 4:00PM

  20. Bill,
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    Remember it's­ because you like Big Macs, and you eat them every day­ and you have spots and halitosis and you are bald.
    Lets­ play... Guess what the gilipollas looks like.

    From Count Louis Zborowski, on Tue 10 Mar 3:58PM
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