TEST REPORT – VALENCIA – DAY FOUR
Date: Friday 2nd February 2007
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Pedro de la Rosa
Location: Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
Track Length: 4.005km
Weather: Overcast and cold, but dry
Air Temperature: High of 12.3 degrees Celsius
Track Temperature: High of 14.3 degrees Celsius
Total Laps Run: 184
Kilometres Covered: Total – 745km approx.
Lewis – 481km approx.
Pedro – 264km approx.
Best Lap Time: Lewis – 1m11.120 at 16.43
Pedro – 1m12.401 at 11.29
Today’s Programme: With the dry weather conditions
remaining in Valencia today, Lewis joined Pedro on track as
the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team continued to put mileage
on the MP4-22. The focus remained on the aerodynamic testing
and set-up work with the 2007 challengers, as the team develops
a full understanding of the MP4-22. Lewis’s programme
also incorporated a full race distance, as the Vodafone McLaren
Mercedes driver completed a number of long runs. Pedro’s
day ended shortly before the end of the session with an engine
failure that happened a number of kilometres after the end
of the lifecycle of the Mercedes-Benz FO 108T engine. The
engine had been used by Fernando for over 1,100km, before
switching to Pedro’s car today and covering over 200km,
to allow the team to explore its limits.
Total Laps Run at the Test: Total – 591
Fernando – 291
Lewis – 120
Pedro – 180
Kilometres Covered at the Total – 2,367km approx.
Test: Fernando – 1,165km approx.
Lewis – 481km approx.
Pedro – 721km approx.
Next Test: Jerez - Tuesday 6th – Thursday 8th February
Unofficial times*:
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Laps
| | | |
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes| 1m11.120 |
120
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m11.853 | 118
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1m12.245 | 57
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
4 | Pedro de la Rosa | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes| 1m12.401
| 66
| | | |
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
5 | Giancarlo | Renault | 1m12.566 | 103
|Fisichella | | |
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
6 | Sebastien Vettell| BMW Sauber | 1m12.673 | 73
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
7 | Heikki Kovalainen| Renault | 1m12.678 | 99
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1m12.791 | 25
----+------------------+--------------------------+----------+------
9 | Jenson Button | Honda Racing | 1m12.992 | 93
*no official times available
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