Welcome to F1Minute for the 19th March 2009.

Both teams finishing up the F1 testing in Jerez started flying today, as Kovalainen set McLaren’s best time of the week, and then Nakajima beat it by half a second, which in turn was about four tenths faster than Button on Tuesday. Heikki didn’t end the day well, though, stopping out on track as the session drew to a close.

Meanwhile, Michael Schumacher has spoken out about the rule changes, saying that it’s shocking they can be changed so quickly, when in previous years teams have been told things can’t be altered so close to a season starting. He also admitted it makes little sense to have the driver with the most points not necessarily champion.

Finally, Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost believes it will be hard for the team to repeat last year’s performance saying: “…to be successful in F1 you need continuity – too many changes are toxic.” Of course, in light of the FIA saga, it’s unclear whether he means within the team or the sport itself.

That’s it for today, please join me again tomorrow for another F1Minute.