TEST REPORT - MALAYSIA - DAY FOUR
Date: Friday 30th March 2007
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Pedro de la Rosa
Location: Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Track Length: 5.543km
Weather: Dry and sunny in the morning with heavy rain showers
in the afternoon. Track temperature,
61.1° C / Ambient temperature, 35.1° C
Total Laps Run: 69
Kilometres Covered: Lewis - 238km approx / Pedro - 144km approx
Best Lap Time: Lewis - 1m37.448 at 9:52 / Pedro - 1m39.100
at 17:00
Total Laps Run at Test: Total - 256: Lewis - 170 / Pedro -
86
Kilometres Covered at Test: Total - 1,419km approx: Lewis
- 942km approx. / Pedro - 477km approx.
Programme: The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
team took to the track on the final day of the extended test
at the Sepang circuit with both Lewis and Pedro sharing the
driving duties. Lewis continued his programme in the morning,
with a concentration on longer runs. Unfortunately just as
Lewis was finishing the car suffered an oil pipe failure,
causing him to stop on track. The engine was not affected
and the mechanics were able to solve the problem quickly.
Pedro took over driving duties in the afternoon, but his running
was limited due to a heavy rain downpour, meaning he was only
able to go out on the dry Bridgestone Potenza tyres at the
very end of the session. Lewis Hamilton Quote: "The test
in Malaysia this week has been very productive, with us covering
over 1,400km as we push forward with development of the MP4-22.
A big focus for this week was evaluation of the Bridgestone
Potenza compounds that we will have for the race next weekend.
We have managed to get a good understanding of the various
performances in the conditions at Sepang. We were also working
on finding performance in the car to try and close the gap
to Ferrari. It was my first experience of driving in Malaysia,
and it was tougher than I expected! The heat in the cockpit
is incredible, but I am making sure I keep hydrated when I
am at the track and am continuing to train in the heat. These
three days have been really useful as part of my acclimatisation
process for the race. The circuit itself is great, it is very
wide and flowing, and I am looking forward to racing on it."
Next Test: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - Three days (Monday
30th April - Wednesday 2nd May)
Unofficial times*:
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Laps
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
1 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 1m35.757 | 55
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m35.808 | 73
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
3 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1m36.787 | 68
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
4 | Nico Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1m37.002 | 106
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
5 | Franck Montagny | Toyota | 1m37.206 | 79
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1m37.318 | 72
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
7 | Jenson Button | Honda Racing | 1m37.326 | 37
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1m37.448
| 43
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1m37.778 | 43
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
10 | Tonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1m38.542 | 57
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
11 | Pedro de la Rosa | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1m39.100
| 26
----+----------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------
12 | Christian Klien | Honda Racing | 1m39.175 | 24
*no official times available
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