Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was the fastest man on track in today's test session at Circuit de Catalunya. Mark Webber and Anthony Davidson covered their first miles for their new teams Red Bull and Super Aguri respectively.
On Tuesday testing got underway in Barcelona. All of the teams, except SpykerF1, are preparing themselves for next season. Most of the teams focussed on tyre testing with Bridgestone. Teams such as Renault and McLaren have been running for a few years with Michelin tyres and they will got to learn how their cars run with Japanese rubber.
McLaren's test driver Pedro de la Rosa, running on Michelin tyres for the first time with the Woking-based team, was the second fastest driver on track today. The Spaniard was just ahead of Luca Badoer. Lewis Hamilton finished sixth while being watched on track by his father.
Testing will continue on Wednesday and Thursday.
Results:
1. Massa               Ferrari                                 1:17.160                52
2. de la Rosa          McLaren-Mercedes           1:17.455                 68
3. Badoer             Ferrari                                1:17.555                77
4. Heidfeld             BMW-Sauber                      1:17.651                62
5. Barrichello         Honda                                 1:17.932                82
6. Hamilton          McLaren-Mercedes             1:18.239                63
7. Kubica             BMW-Sauber                     1:18.519                 46
8. Rossiter          Honda                                  1:18.678                85
9. Wurz              Williams-Toyota                   1:18.691                94
10. Piquet            Renault                                1:18.852                 93
11. Davidson          Super Aguri-Honda           1:19.112                 93
12. Kovalainen        Renault                            1:19.187                 93
13. Liuzzi          Toro Rosso-Cosworth              1:19.216              78
14. Speed           Toro Rosso-Cosworth           1:19.380             66
15. Webber       Red Bull-Ferrari                1:19.439                   45
16. Coulthard    Red Bull-Ferrari                 1:19.692                75
Source: f1racing.net
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