TEST REPORT - BARCELONA - DAY ONE
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Gary Paffett
Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
Track Length: 4.655km
Weather: Dry and generally overcast with some sunny spells:
Track temperature, 20.6°C / Ambient temperature, 13.2°C
Laps Run: Total - 131
Kilometres Covered: Lewis - 391km approx / Gary - 219km approx
Best Lap Time: Lewis - 1m22.263 at 15:10 / Gary - 1m23.349
at 16:30
Programme: Gary joined Lewis at the Circuit
de Catalunya today, as the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes test
team kicked off this week’s test at the challenging
Barcelona track. The main programme for the day saw the pair
focus on tyre evaluation with Bridgestone, with the Circuit
de Catalunya providing a more high speed and abrasive surface
compared to the previous test sessions. Today was Gary’s
first run in the MP4-23, and it was also his first test without
driver aids. As a result Gary spent some time during the day
familiarising himself with the 2008 package and during this
process had a couple of minor spins.
Earlier in the week the MP4-23 successfully passed all its
FIA homologation tests required for the car to compete in
the 2008 season.
Drivers for Day Two: Lewis and Heikki
Duration of Test: Three days (Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd February)
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m22.263 84
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 1m22.889 61
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m22.983 66
4 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m23.015 100
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m23.270 53
6 Gary Paffett Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m23.349 47
7 Nelson Piquet Renault 1m23.367 46
8 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1m23.387 90
9 Nico Rosberg Williams 1m23.453 12
10 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m23.491 60
11 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m23.547 63
12 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1m23.836 65
13 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m23.955 35
14 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing 1m24.125 55
15 Alex Wurz Honda Racing 1m26.975 26
*no official times available
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