VALENCIA - 2nd February 2007

Date: Friday 2nd February 2007

Drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Pedro de la Rosa

Location: Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain


Track Length: 4.005km


Weather: Overcast and cold, but dry

Track temperature: High of 14.3 degrees Celsius

Air temperature: High of 12.3 degrees Celsius

Laps run today: 184

Laps run in total at test: Total – 591

Fernando – 291

Lewis – 120

Pedro – 180

Kilometres covered today: 745km approx.

Lewis – 481km approx.

Pedro – 264km approx.

Kilometres covered in total at test: Total – 2,367km approx.

Fernando – 1,165km approx.

Lewis – 481km approx.

Pedro – 721km approx.

Best lap time today: Lewis – 1m11.120 at 16.43 Pedro – 1m12.401 at 11.29

Programme: With the dry weather conditions remaining in Valencia today, Lewis joined Pedro on track as the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team continued to put mileage on the MP4-22. The focus remained on the aerodynamic testing and set-up work with the 2007 challengers, as the team develops a full understanding of the MP4-22. Lewis’s programme also incorporated a full race distance, as the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver completed a number of long runs. Pedro’s day ended shortly before the end of the session with an engine failure that happened a number of kilometres after the end of the lifecycle of the Mercedes-Benz FO 108T engine. The engine had been used by Fernando for over 1,100km, before switching to Pedro’s car today and covering over 200km, to allow the team to explore its limits.

Next Test: Jerez - Tuesday 6th – Thursday 8th February



Driver: Constructor: Time : Laps
Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m11.120 120
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m11.853 118
Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m12.245 57
Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m12.401 66
Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1m12.566 103
Sebastien Vettell BMW Sauber 1m12.673 73
Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m12.678 99
Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m12.791 25
Jenson Button Honda Racing 1m12.992 93

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man on track today at the circuit of Valencia. Due to the bad weather, a lot of teams decided to extend the test with one day. Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica completed the top 3. Next week, the teams will start testing at Jerez.

Check Out final day testing video: