Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) set the fastest time today around the Jerez de la Frontera road circuit, southern Spain in the first day of Formula 1 testing.Today, Bridgestone slick tires were used for the first time in Formula 1 since a long time.Jenson Button (Honda) clocked the second fastest time - what a surprise - ahead of Pedro de la Rosa (McLaren), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (Renault).There were several surprises such as Sébastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) in 6th place, and Briton James Rossiter (Super Aguri) who was 12th fastest. Unofficial times*: Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps 1 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m19.042 782 Jenson Button Honda 1m19.155 703 Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m19.712 484 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m20.063 785 Nelson Piquet Renault 1m20.366 676 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1m20.615 1017 Gary Paffett Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m20.638 508 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m20.682 699 Marc Gene Ferrari 1m20.832 6710 Mike Conway Super Aguri 1m20.927 8811 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1m21.060 4612 James Rossiter Super Aguri 1m21.246 7513 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m21.424 5314 Nico Hulkenberg Williams 1m21.551 2815 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m21.566 3316 Timo Glock Toyota 1m21.601 6917 Franck Montagny Force India 1m21.697 6518 Marko Asmer BMW Sauber 1m21.962 5719 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1m22.196 11420 Javier Villa BMW Sauber 1m23.503 53 *no official times available
(lap times provided by Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes)
(lap times provided by Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes)