McLaren Test Report - Jerez Day Three

Driver:              Lewis Hamilton 
Location:            Circuito de Jerez 
Track length:        4.423km 
Weather:             Maximum track temp 36.7°C; maximum ambient temp 17.2°C 
Laps completed:      93 
Kilometres covered:  411 
Best laptime:        1m20.737 at 11:38 
Programme:           Lewis jumped into the car this morning, picking up where Heikki left off 
                     yesterday. He spent the morning concentrating on aero mapping and finding
                     a good balance ahead of the afternoon's long runs. The day was 
                     extremely productive and saw the team continue its work with its KERS 
                     programme.
Lewis said:          "Today's test gave me the first opportunity to drive MP4-24 in 
                     warm, dry conditions - and I'm very encouraged by what I felt. The car
                     feels strong, very similar to last year's car, in fact. It doesn't
                     take long to get used to the new buttons in the cockpit [KERS & front-wing
                     flaps] but the real test for everyone now is to understand the slick tyres
                     ahead of the first race in Melbourne next month." 
Driver for day four: Lewis  
Duration of test:    Four days (Feb 10-13) 

Unofficial times*:

Pos Driver              Constructor                Time      Laps

1   Sebastien Bourdais  Scuderia Toro Rosso        1m18.493  126 
2   Lewis Hamilton      Vodafone McLaren Mercedes  1m20.737   93 
3   Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull Racing            1m20.738   92 
4   Kazuki Nakajima     Williams                   1m20.898   92 
5   Fernando Alonso     Renault                    1m21.307  133 

*no official times available

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