McLaren Mercedes 1-2 in Bahrain

Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton led the way for McLaren Mercedes as the first three day test at the Bahrain circuit came to an end. Alonso set a best lap of 1:30.994s a tenth faster than Rookie Hamilton.

Toro Rosso ran Scott Speed for the first time in the new Ferrari-powered STR2 indicating that perhaps the contractual problems have been resolved/ Speed was 16th fastest just behind Jarno Trulli’s Toyota and ahead of Tonio Liuzzi who ran only a handful of laps in the STR2.

1 . F. Alonso – McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 – 1:30.994 (+ 0.000 ) – 73 laps
2 . L. Hamilton – McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 – 1:31.094 (+ 0.100 ) – 53 laps
3 . F. Massa – Ferrari F2007 – 1:31.718 (+ 0.724 ) – 52 laps
4 . K. Raikkonen – Ferrari F2007 – 1:31.867 (+ 0.873 ) – 100 laps
5 . H. Kovalainen – Renault R27 – 1:32.032 (+ 1.038 ) – 86 laps
6 . R. Barrichello – Honda RA107 – 1:32.115 (+ 1.121 ) – 129 laps
7 . J. Button – Honda RA107 – 1:32.137 (+ 1.143 ) – 78 laps
8 . D. Coulthard – Red Bull Renault RB3 – 1:32.220 (+ 1.226 ) – 73 laps
9 . N. Piquet – Renault R27 – 1:32.334 (+ 1.340 ) – 102 laps
10 . N. Heidfeld – BMW Sauber F1.07 – 1:32.451 (+ 1.457 ) – 65 laps
11 . R. Kubica – BMW Sauber F1.07 – 1:32.475 (+ 1.481 ) – 95 laps
12 . A. Davidson – Super Aguri Honda RA106 – 1:32.553 (+ 1.559 ) – 126 laps
13 . F. Montagny – Toyota TF107 – 1:32.917 (+ 1.923 ) – 110 laps
14 . M. Webber – Red Bull Renault RB3 – 1:33.034 (+ 2.040 ) – 73 laps
15 . J. Trulli – Toyota TF107 – 1:33.062 (+ 2.068 ) – 104 laps
16 . S. Speed – Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 – 1:33.255 (+ 2.261 ) – 60 laps
17 . V. Liuzzi – Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 – 1:35.868 (+ 4.874 ) – 7 laps.

* Times courtesy of Renault.