Barcelona test day 1: Lewis Hamilton sets the pace
Written by David on February 01st, 2008 at 8:01 pmLast Update: February 01st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
On Day 1 of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, McLaren-Mercedes Briton driver Lewis Hamilton placed the fastest lap time. Fernando Alonso had the chance to show how fast the Renault R28 already is, by taking the 2nd place with a personal best of 1’11”889. Alonso was followed by Robert Kubica’s BMW-Sauber F1.08 on 3rd and by an excellent Giancarlo Fisichella with his Force India single-seater on 4th.
(Pos – Driver – Team – Lap Time – Laps)
- Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:22.263 - 82
- Alonso - Renault - 1:22.889 - 61
- Kubica -Â BMW-Sauber -Â 1:22.983 -Â 65
- Fisichella - Force India-Ferrari - 1:23.015 - 98
- Heidfeld - BMW-Sauber - 1:23.270 - 52
- Paffett -Â McLaren-Mercedes -Â 1:23.349 -Â 45
- Piquet -Â Renault -Â 1:23.367 -Â 44
- Vettel -Â Toro Rosso-Ferrari -Â 1:23.387Â - 89
- Rosberg -Â Williams-Toyota -Â 1:23.453 -Â 12
- Coulthard -Â Red Bull-Renault -Â 1:23.491Â - 60
- Webber -Â Red Bull-Renault -Â 1:23.547 -Â 52
- Bourdais -Â Toro Rosso-Ferrari -Â 1:23.836 -Â 54
- Nakajima - Williams-Toyota - 1:23.955 – 35
- Barrichello - Honda - 1:24.125 - 53
- Wurz - Honda - 1:26.975 - 26