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| Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso (Photo: WRI2) |
Kamui Kobayashi was at the wheel of the Sauber C30-Ferrari, and he set the fourth fastest time. The Swiss team lost some track time due to a powertrain problem, which cost time. In the afternoon, the team did another fuel system check test by running out on the track, and then worked on three tire compounds, hard, the medium and the soft.
Jenson Button was fifth in the McLaren MP4-26. The British team wanted to do aero-mapping runs in the morning, but rain disrupted the programme. The team then started to do series of shorter runs. It also satisfactorily ran the drag reduction system for the first time in anger, and continued work with the KERS.
Testing resumes tomorrow.
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| Jenson Button, McLaren (Photo: WRI2) |
Day 1, Circuit de Montmelo, Barcelona, Spain – February 18
Position driver Team Time* Gap Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m24.374s 37
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m25.485s + 1.111s 101
3. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m25.638s + 1.264s 57
4. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m25.641s + 1.267s 78
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.365s + 1.991s 77
6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.575s + 2.201s 26
7. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m26.912s + 2.538s 52
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m27.512s + 3.138s 90
9. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m28.393s + 4.019s 116
10. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m30.065s + 5.691s 54
11. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m30.950s + 6.576s 116
12. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m35.174s + 10.800s 20
13. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m44.324s + 19.950s 27
*Unofficial timing
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| Lotus Renault GP, pit stop practice. (Photo: WRI2) |