In the third day of Formula 1 testing in Valencia, Spain McLaren new recruit Heikki Kovalainen set the best time of the day, beating his famous teammate Lewis Hamilton who ranked fourth.
Kovalainen was followed by the Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.
Rookie Kazuki Nakajima did a fine job at the wheel of the interim Williams, finishing the day ahead of two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso aboard the new Renault. His teammate Nico Rosberg was 7th at the wheel of the new, Toyota-powered FW30.
The new Red Bull was struck by several mechanical woes that shortcut its test mileage.
The Toyotas and the BMW Saubers were - again - surprisingly slow.
Rubens Barrichello gave the new Honda RA108 its first outing on a test track. The Brazilian completed 31 laps but was unable to challenge the new cars ahead of him.
Unofficial times (Timing done by the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team):
PosDriverConstructorTimeLaps
1Heikki KovalainenVodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m11.00092
2Felipe MassaFerrari*1m11.66281
3Kimi RaikkonenFerrari*1m11.850108
4Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m12.076115
5Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1m12.25593
6Fernando AlonsoRenault*1m12.360111
7Nico RosbergWilliams*1m12.493117
8Mark WebberRed Bull Racing*1m12.59487
9Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber*1m12.97651
10Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso1m13.01563
11Timo GlockToyota*1m13.12995
12Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1m13.230121
13Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso1m13.307118
14Adrian SutilForce India1m13.40998
15Jarno TrulliToyota*1m13.54796
16Rubens BarrichelloHonda Racing*1m14.58836
17Takashi KogureHonda Racing 1m16.76150
*2008 car
photo:Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
 |
Kovalainen was followed by the Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.
Rookie Kazuki Nakajima did a fine job at the wheel of the interim Williams, finishing the day ahead of two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso aboard the new Renault. His teammate Nico Rosberg was 7th at the wheel of the new, Toyota-powered FW30.
The new Red Bull was struck by several mechanical woes that shortcut its test mileage.
The Toyotas and the BMW Saubers were - again - surprisingly slow.
Rubens Barrichello gave the new Honda RA108 its first outing on a test track. The Brazilian completed 31 laps but was unable to challenge the new cars ahead of him.
Unofficial times (Timing done by the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team):
PosDriverConstructorTimeLaps
1Heikki KovalainenVodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m11.00092
2Felipe MassaFerrari*1m11.66281
3Kimi RaikkonenFerrari*1m11.850108
4Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m12.076115
5Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1m12.25593
6Fernando AlonsoRenault*1m12.360111
7Nico RosbergWilliams*1m12.493117
8Mark WebberRed Bull Racing*1m12.59487
9Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber*1m12.97651
10Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso1m13.01563
11Timo GlockToyota*1m13.12995
12Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1m13.230121
13Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso1m13.307118
14Adrian SutilForce India1m13.40998
15Jarno TrulliToyota*1m13.54796
16Rubens BarrichelloHonda Racing*1m14.58836
17Takashi KogureHonda Racing 1m16.76150
*2008 car
photo:Vodafone McLaren Mercedes