Kovalainen on top in multi-team test
On the first day of testing for the Renault F1 Team at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, young gun Heikki Kovalainen, has set the pace for the French F1 Team. Kovalainen had a very busy day as he covered 144 laps. Honda's Barrichello clocked the second fastest time, followed by Fernando Alonso.
Today, Renault, McLaren, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Honda and Super Aguri joined the other four teams who were on track since yesterday. 18 drivers were on track in the last multi-team test session before the first GP of the season in Europe.
Fernando Alonso his programme was interrupted by electronic problems. Pedro de la Rosa, the test driver of the McLaren Team, also had problems today as his MP4-21 suffered an engine problem. Team mate Kimi Raikkonen couldn't run any laps in the morning because he had to wait for his MP4-21 to arrive in Barcelona from the McLaren Technology Centre.
The teams will continue testing tomorrow.
1. H. Kovalainen Renault 01:14.9552. R. Barrichello Honda 01:15.135
3. F. Alonso Renault 01:15.251
4. A. Davidson Honda 01:15.354
5. R. Zonta Toyota 01:15.426
6. D. Coulthard Red Bull 01:15.671 7. M. Webber Williams 01:15.683
8. C. Klien Red Bull 01:15.747 9. P. de la Rosa McLaren 01:15.781 10. F. Massa Ferrari 01:15.860 11. N. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:15.917 12. N. Rosberg Williams 01:15.955 13. K. Raikkonen McLaren 01:15.957 14. R. Kubica BMW Sauber 01:15.974 15. V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:16.389 16. M. Gené Ferrari 01:16.446 17. O. Panis Toyota 01:16.812 18. T. Sato Super Aguri 01:19.328
