F1 WINTER TESTING // CATALUNYA CIRCUIT [MARCH 9-10]

Formula One testing has begun at the Catalunya Circuit in Barcelona, Spain. Monday and Tuesday saw similar driver lineups, with Mondays fastest lap going to Nick Heidfeld and the BMW-Sauber team. Tuesday saw the Ferrari F60 of Kimi Raikkonen come to life, as he laid down a 1:20.314 lap, a solid half second ahead of Kazuki Nakajima in the Williams FW31. Results are as follows...

Overall Results - Monday, March 9th:
1. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:20.338 96
2. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:20.908
3. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:20.937
4. Jenson Button (Brawn GP) 1:21.140
5. Nelson Piquet (Renault) 1:21.662
6. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:22.158
7. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:22.246
8. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:22.452
9. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) 1:22.813
10. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:22.948

Overall Results - Tuesday, March 10th:
1. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:20.314
2. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) 1:20.907
3. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP) 1:20.966
4. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:21.182
5. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:21.347
6. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:21.615
7. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:21.834
8. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:21.937
9. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:21.991
10. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:23.039

Testing is scheduled to continue through the week, so be sure and stay with ColdTrackDays for additional coverage from Catalunya // 03.12.2009 [comments]