Williams again on top at Valencia
The Williams team continued to shine in pre-season testing by topping the times for the second day running at the Valencia circuit
After Mark Webber set the fastest time yesterday, it was Nico Rosberg's turn to finish on top of the times with the new Cosworth-powered FW28 car.
Despite feeling unwell due to food poisoning, Rosberg posted a best time of 1:10.994 as he completed a race simulation, also testing the new seamless gearbox Williams are developing.
Rosberg worked alongside Webber, who today was sixth quickest after just 33 laps focusing on tyre selection.
Finland's Kimi Raikkonen covered only 16 laps before his Mercedes engine let go, but that was enough for the McLaren driver to post the second quickest time in the MP4-21.
Teammate Juan Pablo Montoya had a more productive day, covering 85 laps as he concentrated on doing long runs in the second McLaren.
The Renault team kicked off their test today after skipping yesterday's session, with both Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen doing the driving. Kovalainen was third fastest, while Fisichella, working on tyre testing and car set-up, finished in fourth.
Both men caused a red flag each.
Austrian Christian Klien was fifth quickest in the revised RB2 car from the Red Bull team. The car, fitted with a new aerodynamic package, showed promising pace again in the hands of Klien, who focused on aero work and tyre testing.
His teammate Robert Doornbos, driving the RB2 but with the old aerodynamic package, was 10th fastest. Scot David Coulthard was also in action for Red Bull, but he covered only 14 laps.
Christijan Albers replaced teammate Tiago Monteiro at the wheel of the new MF1 car, while one of the team's test drivers, Giorgio Mondini, worked with the EJ15B.
Albers, who went off track and touched the barriers in the afternoon, was eighth quickest after working on tyre testing and car set-up.
Today's times:
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:10.994 94 2. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:11.199 16 3. Kovalainen Renault (M) 1:11.362 115 4. Fisichella Renault (M) 1:11.443 83 5. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:11.544 63 6. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:11.584 33 7. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:12.462 85 8. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) 1:12.916 64 9. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:13.585 14 10. Doornbos Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:14.643 44 11. Mondini MF1-Toyota (B) 1:14.646 84 All Timing Unofficial
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