Japanese rookie Kamui Kobayashi put a lightweight Sauber in first place at the very end of the second day of official Formula 1 testing at circuit Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
According the Sauber track engineer Giampaolo Dall'Ara, the Sauber ran with a high fuel load during most of the day until Kabayashi was sent out "with a lighter car".
Sebastien Buemi was quickest in his Toro Rosso until Kobayashi demoted him from the top of the charts.
Jenson Button, who declared himself much happier with the seat and installation set the third fastest time ahead of "The Hulk", Nico Hulkenberg (Williams), Vitantinio Liuzzi (Force India, making steady progress) and Michael Schumacher (Mercedes).
Timo Glock only managed to complete a few laps before the Virgin team noticed there was an issue with the fixation points of the nose of the VR-01. The team stopped the car until tomorrow when new parts will be delivered.
Jerez, Day 2, Thursday:
Pos Driver Team Time* Gap
1 KobayashiSauber 1m19.950s
2 BuemiToro Rosso 1m20.026s +0.076
3 ButtonMcLaren 1m20.618s +0.668
4 HulkenbergWilliams 1m20.629s +0.679
5 LiuzziForce India 1m20.754s +0.804
6 SchumacherMercedes 1m21.083s +1.133
7 AlonsoFerrari 1m21.424s +1.474
8 KubicaRenault 1m22.003s +2.053
9 WebberRed Bull 1m22.043s +2.093
10 GlockVirgin 1m29.964s +10.014
*Unofficial timing
photo:WRI2
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According the Sauber track engineer Giampaolo Dall'Ara, the Sauber ran with a high fuel load during most of the day until Kabayashi was sent out "with a lighter car".
Sebastien Buemi was quickest in his Toro Rosso until Kobayashi demoted him from the top of the charts.
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| Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) |
Jenson Button, who declared himself much happier with the seat and installation set the third fastest time ahead of "The Hulk", Nico Hulkenberg (Williams), Vitantinio Liuzzi (Force India, making steady progress) and Michael Schumacher (Mercedes).
Timo Glock only managed to complete a few laps before the Virgin team noticed there was an issue with the fixation points of the nose of the VR-01. The team stopped the car until tomorrow when new parts will be delivered.
Jerez, Day 2, Thursday:
Pos Driver Team Time* Gap
1 KobayashiSauber 1m19.950s
2 BuemiToro Rosso 1m20.026s +0.076
3 ButtonMcLaren 1m20.618s +0.668
4 HulkenbergWilliams 1m20.629s +0.679
5 LiuzziForce India 1m20.754s +0.804
6 SchumacherMercedes 1m21.083s +1.133
7 AlonsoFerrari 1m21.424s +1.474
8 KubicaRenault 1m22.003s +2.053
9 WebberRed Bull 1m22.043s +2.093
10 GlockVirgin 1m29.964s +10.014
*Unofficial timing
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| Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso) |
photo:WRI2