It was all change at the Paul Ricard circuit today on the third day of testing. The rain which had been predicted arrived, the circuit was reconfigured to simulate the Gilles Villenuve circuit in Montreal and Jarno Trulli was the suprise fastest during Friday's session.
The heavy rain arrived at 10am and it was Trulli who set the pace with a lap time of 1m31.360s, closely followed by an impressive Nelsinho Piquet who set a time of 1m31.634s. Inevitably the weather put a limit on the amount of laps the drivers could complete, most drivers being frustrated by the lack of testing they could complete. Of the three drivers leading the championship, only Felipe Massa completed any laps in the wet.
Top 5 times from day 3:
1. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1m31.360s
2. Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) 1m31.634
3. Pedro de La Rosa* (McLaren-Mercedes) 1m32.143s
4. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) 1m32.480s
5. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1m33.246s
*Denotes team test driver
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Friday, 16 May 2008
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Day Two At Paul Ricard
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was the star of the show during Thursday's testing for all ten teams at the Paul Ricard circuit.
Raikkonen, who was a distant second fastest to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, today finished well ahead of McLaren completing 102 laps with a best time of 1m05.381s. The Finnish driver was said to be very pleased with the results Ferrari's new downforce package was producing.
Lewis Hamilton was rested for Thursday's session and was replaced in the McLaren test car by team mate Heikki Kovalainen whose best time was a tenth of a second slower than that of his compatriot Raikkonen.
BMW's Robert Kubica came in with the third fastest time for the second consecutive day, with David Coulthard a strong fourth and Jenson Button fifth for Honda. Toro Rosso's new car, the STR3 impressd again, Sebastian Bourdais completing the sixth fastest time over the course of the day.
Friday will see the Paul Ricard circuit reconfigured to simulate conditions similar to those the drivers will face in Montreal in around a months time.
Raikkonen, who was a distant second fastest to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, today finished well ahead of McLaren completing 102 laps with a best time of 1m05.381s. The Finnish driver was said to be very pleased with the results Ferrari's new downforce package was producing.
Lewis Hamilton was rested for Thursday's session and was replaced in the McLaren test car by team mate Heikki Kovalainen whose best time was a tenth of a second slower than that of his compatriot Raikkonen.
BMW's Robert Kubica came in with the third fastest time for the second consecutive day, with David Coulthard a strong fourth and Jenson Button fifth for Honda. Toro Rosso's new car, the STR3 impressd again, Sebastian Bourdais completing the sixth fastest time over the course of the day.
Friday will see the Paul Ricard circuit reconfigured to simulate conditions similar to those the drivers will face in Montreal in around a months time.
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