Jerez Testing: Day 2 – Alonso fastest

Kimi and Ferrari wallpapers from today’s testing at Jerez (1280 x 1024 resolution)


From Autosport.com

Former world champion Fernando Alonso made a perfect start to his return to Renault on Tuesday when he topped the times in testing at Jerez.

The Spaniard was having the first experience of last year’s R27 and, after spending the early part of the day finding the limits of the car, he set his best lap of 1:19.503 late in the afternoon as he did two quick runs.

Alonso’s best effort was just more than one tenth ahead of McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa in the new McLaren MP4-23, with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen just five hundredths further adrift in the F2008.

Williams’ Nico Rosberg continued to show some impressive speed in the interim FW29, setting the fourth fastest time, just ahead of Felipe Massa and Heikki Kovalainen.

Scuderia Toro Rosso duo Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais were seventh and eighth quickest, with Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber ninth fastest ahead of the launch of his new RB4 tomorrow.

Timo Glock got his first run in the new Toyota, finishing the day 11th overall, while Super Aguri’s James Rossiter had to sit out the day following delays in the arrival of new parts to overcome the overheating problems that marred their first day.

Today’s testing times:

Pos  Driver      Team                      Time      Laps
1. Alonso Renault (B) 1:19.503 70
2. De la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:19.650 111*
3. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:19.708 90*
4. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:19.756 81
5. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:19.772 85*
6. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:19.780 130*
7. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:20.305 86
8. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:20.346 76
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:20.392 80
10. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:20.526 66
11. Glock Toyota (B) 1:20.598 109*
12. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:20.764 76
13. Kobayashi Toyota (B) 1:22.060 55

* 2008 car

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