By Sam Cooper
March 28 2007

The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One Team finished the first day of testing at Malaysia 5th fastest out of 10, Pedro De La Rosa was the driver doing all McLarens testing duties.

Due to new testing rules, only one car is allowed to take part in a test session, a driver may change half way through the test day,

Bmw Sauber’s Robert Kubica, finished the day first, a fraction of a second faster than Australian grand prix winner, Kimi Räikkönen.

McLaren’s test driver Pedro De La Rosa finished the day 5th, after an exhausting first day testing at the Sepang circuit. He completed a time just under one second slower than fast man Robert Kubica. Pedro managed to complete 60 laps round the Kuala Lumpur circuit.

McLaren fans will be glad to know that McLaren have added some additional components on their 2007 challenger, the mp4-22. Other than tyre testing, the team have been tweaking these new systems and aerodynamic devices to get the most out of their car, for their two, very talented drivers.

Malaysia’s first day of testing times will be shown below.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	R. Kubica	BMW	01:36.187	92
2	K. Räikkönen	Ferrari	01:36.302	54
3	A. Wurz	Williams	01:36.334	89
4	R. Barrichello	Honda	01:36.826	82
5	P. de la Rosa	McLaren	01:37.106	60
6	F. Montangy	Toyota	01:37.267	73
7	T. Sato	Super Aguri	01:37.389	72
8	D. Coulthard	Red Bull	01:37.609	82
9	N. Piquet jr.	Renault	01:38.199	32
10	S. Speed	Scuderia Toro Rosso	01:38.503	69

 

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