01-Feb-08: Hamilton Heads the Pack at Barcelona
This is F1 Minute for the 1st February 2008.
Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time at the first of a three day test in Barcelona, beating Alonso in the Renault by over half a second. BMW were third but the big surprise came in the form of Fisichella, putting his Force India car in fourth. There were plenty of red flags, Webber and Coulthard causing one each, and McLaren test driver Gary Paffett causing no less than three.
Red Bull also hit headlines today with a new development on their car, a strange and quite large engine cover fin. It’s designed to help add stability to the car, after the new ECU regulations mean less control under braking. Despite surprise from the rest of the grid, Red Bull have already noted some improvement thanks to the fin.
Also in Barcelona, Kazuki Nakajima was involved in a high speed crash, caused by a technical problem with the front wing. The Williams driver walked away unhurt after the accident, but the team decided to call off Rosberg’s run until they’d established the problem. They expect to resume testing tomorrow.
That’s all for this week, enjoy the testing over the weekend and I’ll be back on Monday for another F1 Minute.
Published by Christine on 01 Feb 2008 at 07:39 pm
Tags: Barcelona, BMW, David Coulthard, Fernando Alonso, Force India, Gary Paffett, Giancarlo Fisichella, Kazuki Nakajima, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull, Renault, Williams
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3 Comments
brendan stallard on 01 Feb 2008 at 9:53 pm #
Christine,
Was this sandbagging on the part of Alonso?
.5 of a second slower than Hamilton?
brendan
Christine on 01 Feb 2008 at 11:18 pm #
I expect it was a really light run from Hamilton. I bet he felt good stepping out of the car having beaten his enemy.
Vittorio84 on 02 Feb 2008 at 8:56 pm #
Yes but it’s only testing. If he feel good just with these…