Here are some statistics I have collected over the course of the second Jerez test. Combined time sheet Pos Driver Team Best Laps 17th 18th 19th 20th 1. Button McLaren 1:18.871 209 – - 1:20.394 1:18.871 2. Kubica Renault 1:19.114 217 – - 1:21.916 1:19.114 3. Kobayashi Sauber 1:19.188 145 – - 1:22.228 1:19.188 4. [...]

McLaren’s Jenson Button was the fastest driver on the final day of Jerez testing today, setting a fastest lap of a 1:18.871. Button completed 108 laps and finished 0.243s faster than second-place Robert Kubica, who declared it a ‘good day’ in the Renault R30: “It was a good day and we tried a lot of [...]

Rubens Barrichello has set the fastest lap on another frustratingly wet day in Jerez. Barrichello clocked a 1:27.145 from his 98 laps. Williams technical director Sam Michael said: “Rubens finished off another wet day in Jerez having covered a lot of mileage for reliability. He also completed some systems checks and carried out a programme [...]

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap on a day in Jerez where the weather couldn’t seem to make its mind up, as it raining on and off throughout the day. Vettel set a fastest lap of a 1:22.593 around the Circuito de Jerez after 99 laps, ahead of 2nd place McLaren driver Lewis [...]

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the week with a 1m 19.533s late in the day, which started wet but dried out pretty quickly. Hamilton was working on an aero mapping programme, with measuring rakes fitted to the car. He also evaluated brake and brake materials and worked on weight distribution. His best lap [...]

Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari has set the fastest lap on a rainy day three in Jerez. Algueruari’s best lap of 1m 19.919s was set early on, and conditions deteriorated as the day progressed. Sauber’s Pedro de la Rosa was 2nd fastest with a 1:20.736 from 58 laps, followed by Force India’s Adrian Sutil. Felipe Massa was [...]

Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi has set the fastest lap of the day today, on day two of testing at the Circuit de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The Sauber driver set a fastest lap of a 1:19.950 from 103 laps in the C29, on what was a much improved day weather-wise. Pedro de la [...]

On a rain-interrupted first day of pre-season testing in Jerez, it was Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg who set the quickest lap time; a 1m 20.927s, a lap time he set before the rain began to fall. The German Rosberg said: “The car felt very good today. Compared to Valencia where I was sitting too low [...]

A video of Schumi driving the GP2 car around Jerez yesterday. More info here.

Below are images of Michael Schumacher who has today tested a GP2 car at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Schumacher completed 52 laps as wind and rain battered the circuit. Schumacher said: “All my senses were on full alert – this alone was worth it. “I felt comfortable out on track from the very beginning. [...]