Barcelona: Hamilton fastest on Friday
Afternoon times:
|
Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.263 | 82 |
| 2. | Alonso | Renault | 1:22.889 | 61 |
| 3. | Kubica | BMW-Sauber | 1:22.983 | 65 |
| 4. | Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:23.015 | 98 |
| 5. | Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | 1:23.270 | 52 |
| 6. | Paffett | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.349 | 45 |
| 7. | Piquet | Renault | 1:23.367 | 44 |
| 8. | Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.387 | 89 |
| 9. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.453 | 12 |
| 10. | Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:23.491 | 60 |
| 11. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:23.547 | 52 |
| 12. | Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.836 | 54 |
| 13. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.955 | 35 |
| 14. | Barrichello | Honda | 1:24.125 | 53 |
| 15. | Wurz | Honda | 1:26.975 | 26 |
02/01/08 Testing got underway in Barcelona this morning, for another major test ahead of the start of the season in March. With Ferrari and Toyota heading to Bahrain for six days of testing over the next fortnight, and Super Aguri still in financial difficulty, only eight teams turned up this morning, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton topping the times in his MP4-23.
Unofficial morning times from Barcelona:
1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:22.433, 21 laps
2. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Ferrari) – 1:23.015, 39 laps
3. Fernando Alonso (Renault) – 1:23.125, 31 laps
4. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber-BMW) – 1:23.266, 22 laps
5. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) – 1:23.453, 12 laps
6. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) – 1:23.657, 20 laps
7. David Coulthard (Red Bull-Renault) – 1:23.668, 19 laps
8. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber-BMW) – 1:23.718, 11 laps
9. Gary Paffett (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:23.827, 16 laps
10. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) – 1:23.955, 35 laps
11. Nelson Piquet Jr. (Renault) – 1:24.046, 20 laps
12. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) – 1:24.227, 27 laps
13. Rubens Barrichello (Honda) – 1:24.794, 11 laps
14. Alexander Wurz (Honda) – No Time, 1 lap