McLaren edged out Ferrari on the first day of this week s final full pre-season test with Lewis Hamilton topping the timesheets.
The morning started off damp, but a dry line appeared on-track early in the afternoon allowing teams to get a good test session in. Second fastest man of the day was Kimi Raikkonen, just a couple of hundredths behind Hamilton s time, with Michael Schumacher managing third place.
Nick Heidfeld had a small mechanical problem in the morning which saw him stopped on track, stranded between Turns 4 and 5. The problem was soon resolved and he was able to carry on testing. Sebastien Vettel went off at Turn 3 early in the morning, bringing out a red flag, with Nelson Piquet bringing out the last red flag of the day when he tapped the pit wall entry early in the afternoon.
Unofficial Test Times (26/02/08)
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.276 78 2. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:22.319 82 3. M.Schumacher Ferrari 1:22.428 83 4. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:22.724 54 5. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.852 71 6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:22.974 108 7. Alonso Renault 1:23.021 79 8. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 1:23.075 75 9. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:23.091 62 10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:23.115 71 11. Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:23.188 95 12. Klien BMW-Sauber 1:23.239 43 13. Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari 1:23.270 70 14. Piquet Renault 1:23.442 42 15. Glock Toyota 1:23.609 86 16. Kobayashi Toyota 1:23.880 29 17. Barrichello Honda 1:24.460 115 18. Wurz Honda 1:24.667 109 19. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:24.826 25
