TEST REPORT - VALENCIA - DAY ONE
Drivers: Heikki Kovalainen and Pedro de la Rosa
Location: Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
Track Length: 4.005km
Weather: Warm sunshine throughout the day: Track temperature,
38.9°C / Ambient temperature, 22.2°C
Laps Run: Total - 218
Kilometres Covered: Heikki - 416km approx / Pedro - 456km
approx
Best Lap Time: Heikki - 1m13.026 at 14:06 / Pedro - 1m13.163
at 13:00
Programme: The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
team moved it’s winter testing programme up to Valencia
this week, where a productive day was spent accumulating more
miles on the MP4-23. Work continued on the ongoing development
of the 2008 challenger, with particular focus on bringing
the gearboxes up to mileage, to be in line with the new rules
that gearboxes are to last for four races in 2008.
Drivers for Day Two: Lewis and Heikki
Duration of Test: Three days (Tuesday 22nd - Thursday 24th
January)
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m12.182 97
2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m12.721 105
3 Nico Rosberg Williams 1m12.838 84
4 Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m13.026 104
5 Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m13.163 114
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 1m13.315 96
7 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m13.473 94
8 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1m13.627 86
9 Marko Asmer BMW Sauber 1m13.669 44
10 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1m13.675 80
11 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m13.779 80
12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m13.820 69
13 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m13.944 82
14 Timo Glock Toyota 1m14.096 80
15 Tonio Luizzi Force India 1m15.095 64
16 Alex Wurz Honda Racing 1m15.440 49
*no official times available
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