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McLaren Test Report - Jerez Day Four
Driver: Lewis Hamilton
Location: Circuito de Jerez
Track Length: 4.423km
Weather: Beautifully hot and sunny all day.
Maximum track temp 38.3°C; maximum ambient temp 20.1°C
Laps completed: 94
Kilometres Covered: 416
Best Lap Time: 1m19.632 at 16:59
Programme: The conclusion of a highly productive second test for MP4-24 at the
Circuito de Jerez in Andalucia, southern Spain. Heikki Kovalainen and
Lewis Hamilton shared driving duties, with Heikki heading up the
test's first two days and Lewis concluding the work on Thursday
and Friday. While the opening day was briefly marred by a midday
rainshower, the remainder of the programme was carried out under
clear blue skies and warm sunshine, allowing the team to put some
serious mileage on the new car. The majority of the four days was
spent finessing the new car's balance and set-up on slick tyres
while also putting background miles on the KERS device - which proved
largely trouble-free during all four days. The team carried out the
majority of its running using a hybrid-spec 2008 rear wing in order
to more effectively simulate expected downforce loads and will bring
a raft of new components to next month's test, back in Jerez.
Total Laps Run at Test: 357 (60/110/93/94)
Total Km covered at Test: 1579 (265/487/411/416)
Next Test: Jerez March 1-4
Unofficial times*:
Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps
1 Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m17.472 117
2 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m19.632 94
3 Fernando Alonso Renault 1m19.846 109
4 Nico Rosberg Williams 1m21.217 71
5 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m21.313 62
6 Kazuki Nakajima Williams - 34
*no official times available
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