F1 Testing - Bahrain

[TeaLeaf]

These are the times form halfway through today in Bahrain.   Does a 3 second gap sound a little too large for comfort at this stage in F1 pre-season testing?   Mercedes have clearly moved onto defining their setup and extracting pace.   What's happened to the rest?

Name   Team   Laps   Time   Gap
Hamilton   Mercedes    25    1:34.263    128.434 mph
Gutierrez   Sauber    45    1:37.180    2.917
Button   McLaren    28    1:37.258    2.995
Maldonado   Lotus            19    1:39.642    5.379
Perez   Force India            17    1:40.339    6.076
Ricciardo   Red Bull    23    1:40.781    6.518
Kvyat   Toro Rosso            27    1:40.801    6.538
Raikkonen   Ferrari    12    1:41.336    7.073
Ericsson   Caterham    33    1:43.602    9.339
Chilton   Marussia    4    1:46.672    12.409
Bottas   Williams    55    No Time    -

[Jamin]

Lap record, 1:30.252 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004)

A 1:32 would be up to speed, so they're all a bit slow.

[TeaLeaf]

Final times.
Pos Driver                Team                     Time       Gap     Laps
 1. Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes                 1m34.263s           67
 2. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes         1m34.976s  +0.713s  103
 3. Felipe Massa          Williams-Mercedes        1m37.066s  +2.803s  60
 4. Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber-Ferrari           1m37.180s  +2.917s  96
 5. Sergio Perez          Force India-Mercedes     1m37.367s  +3.104s  57
 6. Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari                  1m37.476s  +3.213s  44
 7. Daniil Kvyat          Toro Rosso-Renault       1m38.974s  +4.711s  57
 8. Pastor Maldonado      Lotus-Renault            1m39.642s  +5.379s  26
 9. Daniel Ricciardo      Red Bull-Renault         1m40.781s  +6.518s  28
10. Marcus Ericsson       Caterham-Renault         1m42.130s  +7.867s  98
11. Max Chilton           Marussia-Ferrari         1m46.672s  +12.409s  4
12. Valtteri Bottas       Williams-Mercedes        no time             55