Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen set today the fastest times of the first day of testing in Valencia, Spain. The Ferrari drivers were behind the wheel of the new F2008s.
Nico Rosberg made a solid impression, driving the new Toyota-powered FW30 to third place overall ahead of McLaren latest recruit, Finland's Heikki Kovalainen.
Rosberg set a time of 1'12.838, almost a full second quicker than the fastest Toyota (12th place), driven by Jarno Trulli. Both cars share the same engine and the same transmission.
Fernando Alonso was a lowly 6th in the new Renault R28.
The BMW Sauber F1.08s were fitted with an innovative nose that sported two winglets that should general additional downforce to the front axle.
Austrian veteran Alex Wurz had his first outing in the Honda.
Testing continues tomorrow.
Unofficial times:
PosDriverConstructorTimeLaps
1Felipe MassaFerrari*1m12.18297
2Kimi RaikkonenFerrari*1m12.721105
3Nico RosbergWilliams*1m12.83884
4Heikki KovalainenVodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m13.026104
5Pedro de la RosaVodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m13.163114
6Fernando AlonsoRenault*1m13.315 96
7Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1m13.47394
8Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso1m13.62786
9Marko AsmerBMW Sauber1m13.66944
10Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso1m13.67580
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber*1m13.77980
12Jarno TrulliToyota*1m13.82069
13David CoulthardRed Bull Racing*1m13.94482
14Timo GlockToyota*1m14.09680
15Tonio LuizziForce India1m15.09564
16Alex WurzHonda Racing1m15.44049
* 2008 car
photo:Ferrari
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Nico Rosberg made a solid impression, driving the new Toyota-powered FW30 to third place overall ahead of McLaren latest recruit, Finland's Heikki Kovalainen.
Rosberg set a time of 1'12.838, almost a full second quicker than the fastest Toyota (12th place), driven by Jarno Trulli. Both cars share the same engine and the same transmission.
Fernando Alonso was a lowly 6th in the new Renault R28.
The BMW Sauber F1.08s were fitted with an innovative nose that sported two winglets that should general additional downforce to the front axle.
Austrian veteran Alex Wurz had his first outing in the Honda.
Testing continues tomorrow.
Unofficial times:
PosDriverConstructorTimeLaps
1Felipe MassaFerrari*1m12.18297
2Kimi RaikkonenFerrari*1m12.721105
3Nico RosbergWilliams*1m12.83884
4Heikki KovalainenVodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m13.026104
5Pedro de la RosaVodafone McLaren Mercedes*1m13.163114
6Fernando AlonsoRenault*1m13.315 96
7Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1m13.47394
8Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso1m13.62786
9Marko AsmerBMW Sauber1m13.66944
10Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso1m13.67580
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber*1m13.77980
12Jarno TrulliToyota*1m13.82069
13David CoulthardRed Bull Racing*1m13.94482
14Timo GlockToyota*1m14.09680
15Tonio LuizziForce India1m15.09564
16Alex WurzHonda Racing1m15.44049
* 2008 car
photo:Ferrari