BARCELONA TEST - DAY ONE
BARCELONA TEST - DAY ONE Date Thursday 25 February 2010 Track Circuit de Catalunya Driver Nico Rosberg No of Laps 107 laps Best Lap Time 1:22.514 Kilometres Covered 498 kms Track Length 4.655 kms Weather Fine Ambient Temperature Maximum 20°C Track Temperature Maximum 22°C The final test before the start of the 2010 Formula One season began at the Circuit de Catalunya today as the teams geared up to make the most of the four days of testing remaining before the Bahrain Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg kicked off the programme for the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team with much of the day spent focusing on set-up work with the MGP W01 car over longer runs alongside working on the team's race weekend procedures including qualifying and pit stop simulations. Nico completed 107 laps today with a quickest time of 1:22.514 to finish in third position on the timesheets. Michael Schumacher will be at the wheel of the MGP W01 tomorrow to continue the team's programme. Nico Rosberg: "We had a productive day today and we were able to learn a great deal from doing so many laps. We're making good use of the testing time that we have and I'm feeling quite confident and comfortable in the car. Aerodynamically the car will change quite significantly for the first race in Bahrain so we're not focusing on the details but on general set-up work and seeing how the car behaves over long runs. Working through the race weekend procedures and pit stops is also very useful in our preparations for Bahrain." TIMES (All timings are unofficial) Pos Driver Car Time Laps 1. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:21.487 109 2. Nico Hulkenberg Williams 1:22.407 82 3. Nico Rosberg MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 1:22.514 107 4. Pedro De La Rosa BMW Sauber 1:23.144 73 5. Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1:23.452 101 6. Tonio Liuzzi Force India 1:24.064 65 7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:24.170 74 8. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:24.173 74 9. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:24.869 111 10. Lucas Di Grassi Virgin Racing 1:27.057 31 11. Fairuz Fauzy Lotus 1:28.002 76 Wolfgang Schattling: Tel. +49 711 178 4008, E: wolfgang.schattling@daimler.com Nicola Armstrong: Tel. +44 1280 844096, E: narmstrong@mercedes-gp.com Lars Soutschka: Tel. +49 711 178 4019, E: lars.soutschka@daimler.com Sabine Kehm: Tel. +49 170 247 5300, E: sabinekehm@aol.com (Michael Schumacher) Further information about MERCEDES GP PETRONAS is available on our media website: www.mercedes-gp.com/media The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses. If you no longer wish to receive this information, please reply to this email typing UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject box.
