TEST REPORT - JEREZ - DAY TWO
Drivers: Heikki Kovalainen and Pedro de la Rosa
Location: Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain
Track Length: 4.423km
Weather: Chilly in the morning, warming throughout the day:
Track temperature, 31.1°C / Ambient temperature, 16.8°C
Laps Run: Total – 242
Kilometres Covered: Heikki – 580km approx / Pedro –
490km approx
Best Lap Time: Heikki – 1m19.780 at 14:59 / Pedro –
1m19.650 at 12:57
Programme: With clearer weather in Jerez
today’s programme saw continuing development work of
the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2008 challenger the MP4-23 with
the team concentrating on systems durability, which incorporated
some set-up work on both cars. In addition longer runs were
focused on as part of the testing for the Bridgestone Potenza
tyres.
Drivers for Day Three: Lewis and Heikki
Duration of Test: Three days (Monday 14th – Wednesday
16th January)
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1m19.503 70
2 Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m19.650 111
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m19.708 90
4 Nico Rosberg Williams 1m19.755 81
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m19.772 86
6 Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m19.780 131
7 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1m20.305 86
8 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1m20.346 77
9 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m20.392 80
10 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m20.525 68
11 Timo Glock Toyota 1m20.598 109
12 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m20.764 76
13 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1m22.060 56
*no official times available
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