Finnish Formula 1 driver Heikki Kovalainen set today the fastest lap around the Jerez circuit in the fourth and final day of this extensive F1 test session.
Kovalainen, driving a McLaren, was continuing the evaluation of nose horn wings similar to those used by Honda. These winglets will probably be used in Hungary, a slow and twisty circuit that requires high levels of downforce.
Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais kept up the strong pace of Red Bull machinery with the second fastest time in his Scuderia Toro Rosso, with his fastest lap being set on slick tires.
David Coulthard was third fastest for Red Bull Racing, ahead of Renault test driver Romain Grosjean whose Renault was shod on grooved tires. Grosjean was quickest than Felipe Massa of the Scuderia Ferrari.
The Ferrari F2008 ran with a shark fin engine cover in the late afternoon.
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes 1m18.385 83
2 Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m18.746 78
3 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m19.494 59
4 Romain Grosjean Renault 1m19.561 82
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m19.611 62
6 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m19.724 66
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m19.915 71
8 Adrian Sutil Force India 1m19.965 43
9 Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m20.532 61
10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1m20.878 62
*no official times available
Kovalainen, driving a McLaren, was continuing the evaluation of nose horn wings similar to those used by Honda. These winglets will probably be used in Hungary, a slow and twisty circuit that requires high levels of downforce.
Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais kept up the strong pace of Red Bull machinery with the second fastest time in his Scuderia Toro Rosso, with his fastest lap being set on slick tires.
David Coulthard was third fastest for Red Bull Racing, ahead of Renault test driver Romain Grosjean whose Renault was shod on grooved tires. Grosjean was quickest than Felipe Massa of the Scuderia Ferrari.
The Ferrari F2008 ran with a shark fin engine cover in the late afternoon.
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes 1m18.385 83
2 Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m18.746 78
3 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m19.494 59
4 Romain Grosjean Renault 1m19.561 82
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m19.611 62
6 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m19.724 66
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m19.915 71
8 Adrian Sutil Force India 1m19.965 43
9 Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m20.532 61
10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1m20.878 62
*no official times available