Kovalainen ends Jerez test on top
The Renault team completed their first test with the new R27 car on Friday, with Heikki Kovalainen finishing on top of the times at the Jerez circuit
Kovalainen, who yesterday endured a troubled day after being hit by electrical gremlins, had a fruitful final session, covering a total of 112 laps and posting the quickest time of the week by quite a margin.
The Finn's best time was half a second better than what Anthony Davidson managed yesterday, and over a whole second quicker than teammate Giancarlo Fisichella, who took to the track in the other R27 chassis.
The Italian driver covered around half the distance than his teammate after causing the only red flag of the day, when his car stopped at 9:30am.
Super Aguri's Takuma Sato was the only other driver on track, the Japanese taking over from teammate Davidson at the wheel of the interim SAF1. Sato was the busiest man at the circuit with 115 laps completed.
Today's times:
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:19.185 112 2. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:20.467 68 3. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:20.688 115 All Timing Unofficial
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