Formula 1 News

Heikki Kovalainen fastest on final day at Jerez 

On the final day of tests at Jerez Circuit, Heikki Kovalainen clocked the fastest time. Kovalainen’s lap was set in the morning and was more than half a second quicker than Mark Webber’s best on day 2. David Coulthard placed on 2nd and Kazuki Nakajima on 3rd. Nakajima was followed by Hamilton’s MP4-23, who featured today a new version of carbon fiber covers on the front wheels, and Robert Kubica’s F1.08. Sebastian Vettel, despite causing a red flag during the session, had the 6th best time.

(Pos – Driver – Team – Lap Time – Laps)

1. Kovalainen – McLaren-Mercedes – 1:17.974 – 96
2. Coulthard – Red Bull-Renault – 1:18.485 – 107
3. Nakajima  – Williams-Toyota – 1:19.117 – 90
4. Hamilton – McLaren-Mercedes – 1:19.429  – 83
5. Kubica  – BMW-Sauber – 1:19.535 – 129
6. Vettel – Toro Rosso-Ferrari – 1:19.688 – 53
7. Piquet – Renault – 1:19.817 – 134
8. Bourdais  – Toro Rosso-Ferrari – 1:19.848 – 101
9. Heidfeld – BMW-Sauber – 1:19.934 – 116
10. Webber – Red Bull-Renault – 1:19.980 – 107
11. Fisichella – Force India-Ferrari – 1:20.669 – 89
12. Button – Honda – 1:20.988 – 121
13. Davidson – Super Aguri-Honda – 1:21.010 – 103
14. Hulkenberg  – Williams-Toyota – 1:21.116 – 71
15. di Grassi – Renault – 1:21.286 – 73
16. Wurz – Honda – 1:21.605 – 103