KompasOtomotif - Mulai Selasa (7/2/2012) depan, seluruh tim F1 sudah berada di sirkuit Jerez, Spanyol untuk menjalani program  "winter Testing" yang berlangsung selama empat hari. Kecuali Marussia (sebelumnya bernama Virgin) absen karena belum mengumumkan nama pebalapnya.

Sembilan tim sudah menyusun program tes, seperti McLaren, Ferrari dan Red Bull, pada dua hari pertama menampilkan pebalap kedua mereka. Sedang ujung tombak seperti juara dunia Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso dan Lewis Hamilto justru tampil dua hari terakhir.

Tim HRT belum memberi kepastian untuk berpartisipasi.  Sedang tim Mercedes menhyampaikan informasi akang menggunakan mobil lama dan tidak ikut pada hari terakhir.

Inilah jadwal penampilan para pebalap di Jerez

Red Bull
Mark Webber - February 7th-8th
Sebastian Vettel - February 9th-10th

McLaren
Jenson Button - February 7th-8th
Lewis Hamilton - February 9th-10th

Ferrari
Felipe Massa – February 7th-8th
Fernando Alonso – February 9th-10th

Mercedes
Nico Rosberg – February 7th (am), 9th
Michael Schumacher – February 7th (pm), 8th
Won't run on February 10th

Lotus
Kimi Raikkonen - February 7th-8th
Romain Grosjean - February 9th-10th

Force India
Paul di Resta - February 7th-8th
Nico Hulkenberg - February 9th-10th

Sauber
Kamui Kobayashi – February 7th and 10th
Sergio Perez - February 8th-9th

Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo - February 7th-8th
Jean-Eric Vergne - February 9th-10th

Williams
Pastor Maldonado - February 7th-8th
Bruno Senna - February 9th-10th

Caterham F1
TBA - February 7th-10th

HRT
Pedro de la Rosa - February 7th-8th
Won't run February 9th-10th

Marussia
Won't run at all