The day was dry allowing all teams to complete a good day of testing. The McLaren duo tested out some more developments on their MP4-23 and Hamilton ended the day nearly half a second faster than the quickest Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
David Coulthard chose to sit the session out the Scottish driver has a neck injury and he chose not to test to ensure that he did not aggravate his neck any further. Sebastien Vettel took his place in the RB4 and finished the day in seventh place.
Unofficial Testing Times (26/02/08)
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.234 81 2. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.434 68 3. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:21.722 72 4. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:22.309 75 5. Massa Ferrari 1:22.513 102 6. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:22.516 102 7. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:22.558 109 8. Kubica BMW-Sauber 1:22.625 94 9. Button Honda 1:22.659 67 10. Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari 1:22.942 89 11. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:22.977 100 12. Trulli Toyota 1:23.023 98 13. Alonso Renault 1:23.112 77 14. Barrichello Honda 1:23.169 74 15. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 1:23.284 77 16. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:23.323 98 17. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:23.458 58 18. Piquet Renault 1:23.467 45 19. Glock Toyota 1:23.561 80