Kovalainen fastest in Jerez

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RenaultF1 test driver Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest time in testing today. As temperatures increased to 35°C, Heikki was joined at Renault by J.P. Lopez. During the day, BMW Sauber was the most active team, completing 181 laps between Kubica and Villeneuve.

Several drivers during the day went off the track without any major damage. Although Jacques Villeneuve damaged his BMW in the morning, his team was able to repair the car so that he could continue testing in the afternoon.

Renault, Honda and McLaren hereby finished this week's testing program while the other teams will continue for another day tomorrow as they only began on Wednesday.

1 H. Kovalainen Renault Michelin 01:16.854 75
2 J. Button Honda Michelin 01:17.163 93
3 R. Kubica BMW Michelin 01:17.860 106
4 J. Villeneuve BMW Michelin 01:18.018 75
5 P. de la Rosa McLaren Michelin 01:18.084 73
6 J. Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 01:18.179 99
7 L. Badoer Ferrari Bridgestone 01:18.234 55
8 R. Barrichello Honda Michelin 01:18.322 93
9 G. Paffett McLaren Michelin 01:18.372 70
10 M. Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 01:18.682 42
11 C. Klien Red Bull Michelin 01:18.704 78
12 R. Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone 01:18.813 65
13 J.P. Lopez Renault Michelin 01:19.246 72
14 M. Webber Williams Bridgestone 01:19.252 65