TEST REPORT – BARCELONA – DAY ONE
Driver: Pedro de la Rosa
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
Track Length: 4.655km
Weather: Sunny and windy, with a small shower at the end of
the day:
Track temperature, 39°C / Ambient temperature, 16°C
Laps Run: Total – 103
Kilometres Covered: 479km
Best Lap Time: 1m21.566 at 12:09
Programme: Today’s action saw Vodafone
McLaren Mercedes return to the testing track for the first
time following the season opening flyaway races. With the
test due to last for four days the main focus of the programme
today concentrated on test driver Pedro de la Rosa evaluating
the 2009 Bridgestone Potenza tyres, and as result the car
was set up to be as aerodynamically close as possible to the
2009 regulations.
Driver for Day Two: Lewis Hamilton
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m18.613 67
2 Alex Wurz Honda Racing 1m21.059 70
3 Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m21.566 103
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m22.109 93
5 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m22.193 59
6 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m22.431 72
7 Timo Glock Toyota 1m22.590 85
8 Nelson Piquet Renault 1m22.629 78
9 Tonio Liuzzi Force India 1m22.846 79
*no official times available
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