Tests Sepang Opciones

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Heikki Kovalainen finally had something to smile about this week after topping the times on the final day of pre-Malaysian Grand Prix testing in Sepang on Friday.

The Finn, who had a disappointing F1 debut in Australia and was bottom of the timesheets on Thursday, set a confidence-boosting time that was four hundredths of a second faster that Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

With drivers clearly trying out new tyre runs ahead of next weekend's race, Anthony Davidson was a surprise third fastest as Super Aguri's SA07 proved that the form it showed in Australia was not a flash in the pan.

Nico Rosberg was fourth fastest for Williams, with the team having stated this week that they wanted to work on their pace over a single lap following their disappointing qualifying performance in Australia.

Toyota's Franck Montagny was fifth quickest, ahead of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld and Honda Racing's Jenson Button, who only took part in the morning session.

Lewis Hamilton completed his pre-Malaysian GP preparation in the morning to set the eighth quickest time, before handing over his McLaren to Pedro de la Rosa in the afternoon.

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Kovalainen Renault ( 1:35.767 55
2. Massa Ferrari ( 1:35.808 72
3. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda ( 1:36.787 68
4. Rosberg Williams-Toyota ( 1:37.002 104
5. Montagny Toyota ( 1:37.206 78
6. Heidfeld BMW Sauber ( 1:37.318 70
7. Button Honda ( 1:37.326 37
8. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes ( 1:37.448 43
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault ( 1:37.338 42
10. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari ( 1:38.542 56
11. Klien Honda ( 1:39.176 25
12. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes ( 1:39.303 24

All Timing Unofficial

[ExxonValdez]

A ver qué hace Pedro hoy. Estoy loco porque se luzca.

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Si ya acabo salio por la tarde a pista cuando es imposible mejorar los tiempos de la mañana.

[ExxonValdez]

¿Hay ya resultados?

[Dvd360]

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Kovalainen Renault ( 1:35.767 55
2. Massa Ferrari ( 1:35.808 72
3. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda ( 1:36.787 68
4. Rosberg Williams-Toyota ( 1:37.002 104
5. Montagny Toyota ( 1:37.206 78
6. Heidfeld BMW Sauber ( 1:37.318 70
7. Button Honda ( 1:37.326 37
8. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes ( 1:37.448 43
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault ( 1:37.778 42
10. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari ( 1:38.542 56
11. Klien Honda ( 1:39.176 25
12. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes ( 1:39.303 24

De Autosport.

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Date: Friday 30th March 2007
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Pedro de la Rosa
Location: Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Track Length: 5.543km
Weather: Dry and sunny in the morning with heavy rain showers in the afternoon.
Track temperature: 61.1° C
Air temperature: 35.1° C
Laps run today: 69
Laps run in total at test: 256: Lewis - 170 / Pedro - 86
Kilometres covered today: Lewis - 238km approx / Pedro - 144km approx
Kilometres covered in total at test: Total - 1,419km approx: Lewis - 942km approx. / Pedro - 477km approx.

Best lap time today: Lewis - 1m37.448 at 9:52 / Pedro - 1m39.100 at 17:00
Programme: The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team took to the track on the final day of the extended test at the Sepang circuit with both Lewis and Pedro sharing the driving duties. Lewis continued his programme in the morning, with a concentration on longer runs. Unfortunately just as Lewis was finishing the car suffered an oil pipe failure, causing him to stop on track. The engine was not affected and the mechanics were able to solve the problem quickly. Pedro took over driving duties in the afternoon, but his running was limited due to a heavy rain downpour, meaning he was only able to go out on the dry Bridgestone Potenza tyres at the very end of the session. Lewis Hamilton Quote: "The test in Malaysia this week has been very productive, with us covering over 1,400km as we push forward with development of the MP4-22. A big focus for this week was evaluation of the Bridgestone Potenza compounds that we will have for the race next weekend. We have managed to get a good understanding of the various performances in the conditions at Sepang. We were also working on finding performance in the car to try and close the gap to Ferrari. It was my first experience of driving in Malaysia, and it was tougher than I expected! The heat in the cockpit is incredible, but I am making sure I keep hydrated when I am at the track and am continuing to train in the heat. These three days have been really useful as part of my acclimatisation process for the race. The circuit itself is great, it is very wide and flowing, and I am looking forward to racing on it."
Next Test: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - Three days (Monday 30th April - Wednesday 2nd May)



Driver Constructor Time Laps
Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m35.757 55
Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m35.808 73
Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1m36.787 68
Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1m37.002 106
Franck Montagny Toyota 1m37.206 79
Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m37.318 72
Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m37.326 37
Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m37.448 43
Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m37.778 43
Tonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1m38.542 57
Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m39.100 26
Christian Klien Honda Racing 1m39.175 24

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Siguen los problemas con el aceite, Hamilton se ha quedado tirado. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2007/03/30/motor/1175253394.html?a=1efe0fb12f3a48a938f40ef0397e8840&t=1175256850[URL-NOMBRE]Link

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[Tess]

YOSSSI y esa cara de Pedro?, que le habrá pasado? Gracias por las fotos.

[Guest_lemec_*]

por lo que cuentan los de McLaren (un par de posts mas arriba, en guiri) a Pedro le a tocado probar a con lluvia, y como ves no a dado mas que unas pocas vueltas.

El niño no es que se haya salido, es que estamos otra vez con las perdidas de aceite y ha "aparcado" en lo verde ...

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[Tess]

Me está comentando mi hijo que si el coche de kimi cambia de motor antes de llegar al viernes, no tiene que atrasar posiciones debido a la nueva reglamentación. ¿sabeis algo de esto?

[pca]

El motor que uso el GP pasado está identificado y con sus precintos. Si cambia éste el próximo GP desde el Sábado hasta antes de iniciar la carrera: Sanción.

[doctorzooropa]

Si cambia antes de la carrera en cualquier momento SANCIÓN

[ocko]

Y ese previo de Accitano??????

Hombre eso no se hace...............

Metal Up Your Ass!!!!!

[accitano]

antes de las 19:00...

Saludos.

"Cada tanto viene bien una derrota" Frank Williams.
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