Heidfeld Quickest at Jerez - Day One

Formula One testing was kicked off today at the Jerez circuit, with two teams opening proceedings at the Spanish circuit.

German Nick Heidfeld, who is aiming to impress the Williams team to beat Antonio Pizzonia to the second racing seat, boosted his chances by topping the times on the first day of work, in the meantime outpacing Australian Mark Webber.

Heidfeld, who like Webber focused on reliability work with the FW26B chassis, was over a tenth of a second faster than the Australian after 81 laps. Webber covered a total of 90.

BAR-Honda were the only other team in action at Jerez, with both Anthony Davidson and Enrique Bernoldi driving the 2005 concept car. The British test driver was the quickest of the two, outpacing his Brazilian teammate by over a second.

Testing resumes tomorrow, when Ferrari, Renault and Toyota and schedules to join.

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team-Engine Tyres Time Laps 1. Heidfeld Williams-BMW (M) 1:17.457 81 2. Webber Williams-BMW (M) 1:17.593 90 3. Davidson BAR-Honda (M) 1:18.202 75 4. Bernoldi BAR-Honda (M) 1:19.255 89 All Timing Unofficial

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