Update From First Days Testing At Paul Ricard Citcuit

Lewis Hamilton went fastest on the first day of testing at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France with a time of 1m05.600s.

With the track configured to represent the tight, narrow style of Monte Carlo, Hamilton impressed with a time half a second faster than Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, the Finn trialling a new aerodynamics package for the Italian outfit.

Other drivers that impressed during Wednesdays session included Robert Kubica, third fastest after completing an incredible 124 laps. Nico Rosberg completed more laps than anybody else with 154, the Williams man also testing new aero components. Toro Rosso will be pleased with their new STR3 car's first public test session, Vettel setting the fifth fastest time overall. The car is due to make its race debut in Monaco next Sunday.

Top 5 times from Wednesday testing at Paul Ricard:

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1m05.600s

2. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1m06.098s

3. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1m06.177s

4. Mark Webber (Williams) 1m06.348s

5. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) 1m06.372s