Marathon mileage for Esteban Ocon on final day of running at Silverstone
Date: Wednesday 13 July 2016
Circuit: Silverstone Circuit
Driver: Esteban Ocon
Laps Completed: 139
Circuit Length: 5.891
Distance Covered: 819 km
Best Lap Time: 1:31.212
Conditions: Dry AM / Sunny with some rain showers PM
Mercedes AMG Petronas concluded this week’s in-season test at Silverstone today with Mercedes-Benz Junior driver Esteban Ocon at the wheel of the F1 W07 Hybrid
- Esteban emerged for his first run at 09:00 this morning, completing 59 laps before the hour-long lunch break at 13:30 and a further 80 laps in the afternoon – finishing for the day at 17:55
- Today’s morning programme focused on aerodynamic developments and data logging using various aero rakes – an educational exercise for future car development & wind tunnel correlation
- In the afternoon, the team focused on car setup work and race simulations
- Fellow Mercedes-Benz Junior driver Pascal Wehrlein was also in action today, completing 128 laps of tyre testing with Pirelli at the wheel of the F1 W05 Hybrid (2014)
- Mercedes-Benz Power Units (excluding that used by Pascal) today completed a total of 2,215 km
Esteban Ocon
I felt really comfortable in the car today. We were able to do 139 laps and finished all of our planned programmes. We started the day with some aerodynamic tests which went well. Then, in the afternoon, I was able to improve my driving with every lap – especially using the soft tyres. I am really thankful for the opportunity the team have given. It’s really allowed me to learn a lot.
Position |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Best Time |
01 |
Kimi Raikkonen |
Ferrari |
103 |
1:30.665 |
02 |
ESTEBAN OCON |
MERCEDES AMG F1 |
139 |
1:31.212 |
03 |
Pierre Gasly |
Red Bull |
103 |
1:31.429 |
04 |
Nikita Mazepin |
Force India |
69 |
1:31.561 |
05 |
Stoffel Vandoorne |
McLaren |
114 |
1:31.764 |
06 |
Valterri Bottas |
Williams |
98 |
1:32.423 |
07 |
Santino Ferrucci |
Haas |
107 |
1:33.141 |
08 |
Joylon Palmer |
Renault |
98 |
1:33.308 |
09 |
Sergio Sette Camara |
Toro Rosso |
82 |
1:34.040 |
10 |
Jordan King |
Manor |
70 |
1:35.060 |
11 |
Pascal Wehrlein |
Pirelli Tyre Test |
128 |
1:36.182 |