Then followed in order Jamie Alguersuari (Toro Rosso-Ferrari), Adrian Sutil (who give the new Force India-Mercedes VJM04 its first-ever laps), Vitaly Petrov (Lotus Renault GP), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) and Jarno Trulli (Team Lotus-Renault).
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| Adrian Sutil, Force India (Photo: WRI2) |
Pastor Maldonado was 12th and slowest of all. After the installation lap, the team had a problem with a bleed screw for the rear wing hydraulic actuator. It was straightforward to correct, however during the day it caused a lot of downtime as the team shuffled parts around to get the car out on the track.
Day 1, winter testing, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain – Thursday Feb. 10
PosDriverConstructorTime*Laps
1Felipe MassaFerrari1m20.709101 laps
2Sergio PerezSauber1m21.48395
3Mark WebberRed Bull Racing1m21.52294
4Daniel RicciardoScuderia Toro Rosso1m21.75537
5Lewis HamiltonVodafone McLaren Mercedes1m21.91458
6Jaime AlguersuariScuderia Toro Rosso1m22.68942
7Adrian SutilForce India F11m23.47228
8Vitaly PetrovLotus-Renault1m23.50457
9Nico RosbergMercedes GP1m23.96368
10Jarno TrulliTeam Lotus1m24.45853
11Timo GlockVirgin Racing1m25.08642
12Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1m34.96814
*Unofficial timing
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| Lewis Hamilton, McLaren (Photo: WRI2) |
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| Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus (Photo: WRI2) |