TEST REPORT - JEREZ - DAY ONE
Driver: Heikki Kovalainen and Pedro de la Rosa
Location: Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain
Track Length: 4.423km
Weather: Rain throughout the morning, drying in the afternoon:
Track temperature, 27.8°C / Ambient temperature, 16.3°C
Laps Run: Total – 102 / Heikki – 49 / Pedro –
53
Kilometres Covered: Heikki – 217km approx / Pedro –
234km approx
Best Lap Time: Heikki – 1m20.936 / Pedro – 1m20.883
Programme: With heavy rain leaving the track
very wet Vodafone McLaren Mercedes limited their testing programme
in the morning to carrying out sign off tests on some of the
new components on Heikki’s car with Pedro not leaving
the garage apart from his installation lap first thing. Once
the track dried out in the afternoon the focus moved to longer
runs, working on general set ups for the MP4-23.
Drivers for Day Two: Lewis and Heikki
Duration of Test: Three days (Monday 14th – Wednesday
16th January)
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m19.677 52
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m19.845 59
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m20.123 43
4 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1m20.732 41
5 Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m20.883 53
6 Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m20.936 49
7 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1m20.997 47
8 Nico Rosberg Williams 1m21.143 47
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m21.344 86
10 Nelson Piquet Jnr Renault 1m21.595 41
11 Tonio Luizzi Force India 1m23.035 44
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m23.134 42
13 Timo Glock Toyota 1m24.351 58
14 James Rossiter Super Aguri 1m34.852 10
*no official times available
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