F1 WINTER TESTING // CATALUNYA CIRCUIT [MARCH 12]

After two days of testing at Barcelona’s Catalunya Circuit, the big surprise was Brawn GP’s showing on Thursday. A full second and a half ahead of Nico Rosberg in the Williams FW31, veteran F1 driver Rubens Barrichello surprised everyone when he laid down a 1:18.926 lap time in the new Brawn GP, the best overall time of the week.

With rumor circulating that the un-liveried Brawn GP car was running light in order to attract sponsors, it will be interesting to see how they fare when the F1 season kicks off in a few weeks.

Overall Results - Thursday, March 12th

1. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP) 1:18.926
2. Nico Rosberg (Williams) 1:19.774
3. Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:20.091
4. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 1:20.576
5. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:20.664
6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:20.677
7. Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber) 1:20.740
8. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 1:20.869
9. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso) 1:21.013
10. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) 1:21.045
11. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:21.629

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