JEREZ TEST - DAY ONE
JEREZ TEST - DAY ONE Date Wednesday 17 February Track Circuito de Jerez Driver Michael Schumacher No of Laps 111 laps Best Lap Time 1:23.803 Kilometres Covered 492km Track Length 4.428km Weather Intermittent rain showers Ambient Temperature Maximum 17°C Track Temperature Maximum 21°C The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team began the third pre-season test at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain today with Michael Schumacher at the wheel of the MGP W01. After last week's rain-affected test, further bad weather left the track very wet for the start of testing this morning and intermittent rain showers continued to disrupted the action throughout the day. With the team's programme constantly adapting to suit the conditions, Michael began the day on wet tyres before switching to intermediates as a dry line began to emerge by late morning. Michael successfully completed a planned long run on dry tyres in the early afternoon before a further downpour soaked the track. Despite the interruptions, Michael completed 111 laps today, covering 492kms. Nico Rosberg will take over the car tomorrow for the second day of the test. Michael Schumacher: "The weather was really changing all the time today which made it difficult to follow our planned programme and to have a clear picture of everyone's performance. From the laps that we achieved, we have again confirmed the reliability of the car, and from the impressions and data gathered, we can say that the pace and performance looks very good. We have a strong basis to keep up the development this week here in Jerez and next week at the final test in Barcelona." TIMES (All timings are unofficial) Pos Driver Car Time Laps 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:22.593 103 2. Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1:23.017 72 3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:23.204 72 4. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:23.322 79 5. Pedro De La Rosa BMW Sauber 1:23.367 77 6. Michael Schumacher MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 1:23.803 111 7. Adrian Sutil Force India 1:24.272 28 8. Paul Di Resta Force India 1:25.088 76 9. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:26.237 59 10. Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:27.320 109 11. Fairuz Fauzy Lotus 1:31.848 76 12. Timo Glock Virgin Racing 1:32.417 10 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.