Badoer Outpaces Sauber Duo at Barcelona - Day One

The Ferrari and Sauber teams kicked off today their final test of the year at the Barcelona circuit, where both outfits will work until next Friday before the test ban that will last until January 7.

Italian driver Luca Badoer was the quickest of the three men on track, who were welcomed by a light rain in the morning. The Ferrari tester lapped more than a whole second faster than German Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the first of the Saubers.

Badoer, who tomorrow will be joined by Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, was also the busiest man on track, completing 96 laps around the Spanish circuit at the wheel of the F2002.

German Frentzen and teammate Nick Heidfeld worked for the Sauber team as the Swiss squad continued their preparations ahead of the 2003 season with their Petronas-powered C21. Frentzen was the fastest of the two, lapping more than half a second faster than his compatriot.

Heidfeld, however, was hampered by a slight fever that made him uncomfortable in the car.

"The weather was not good and the track was wet until lunch time," said Sauber's head of engineering Jacky Eeckelaert. "We have therefore adapted our program to cater for this. This morning, Heinz-Harald Frentzen ran a wet tyre program for Bridgestone and concentrated on aerodynamic in the afternoon.

"Nick felt better in the afternoon and conducted a program of damper development."

Testing at Barcelona continues tomorrow.

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team-Engine Tyres Time Laps 1. Badoer Ferrari (B) 1:19.162 96 2. Frentzen Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:20.350 83 3. Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:20.944 28 All Timing Unofficial

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Today's Full Laptimes:

Luca Badoer Ferrari 1->20:02.628 21-> 1:30.656 41-> 1:33.345 61-> 7:01.835 81-> 1:20.717 2->14:21.729 22-> 1:32.213 42-> 1:52.732 62-> 1:19.342 82-> 1:20.542 3-> 1:30.624 23-> 1:33.427 43->36:41.709 63-> 1:20.453 83-> 1:20.695 4-> 1:39.836 24-> 1:44.223 44-> 1:30.994 64-> 1:20.704 84-> 1:42.573 5->11:52.209 25-> 6:04.899 45-> 1:30.295 65-> 1:21.323 85-> 7:50.794 6-> 1:29.506 26-> 1:27.241 46-> 1:49.184 66-> 1:20.809 86-> 1:19.162* 7-> 1:28.892 27-> 1:28.004 47->44:10.843 67-> 1:21.091 87-> 1:19.851 8-> 1:28.989 28-> 1:28.570 48-> 7:59.401 68-> 1:20.877 88-> 1:20.519 9-> 1:42.607 29-> 1:41.414 49-> 1:22.314 69-> 1:21.352 89-> 1:20.384 10-> 6:26.536 30->12:12.418 50-> 1:22.963 70-> 1:20.935 90-> 1:21.224 11-> 1:28.733 31-> 9:00.777 51-> 1:31.111 71-> 1:20.922 91-> 1:20.561 12-> 1:29.523 32-> 1:28.300 52->12:49.640 72-> 1:36.807 92-> 1:20.666 13-> 1:30.435 33-> 1:28.346 53-> 1:21.176 73->13:11.692 93-> 1:20.844 14-> 1:46.893 34-> 1:33.997 54-> 1:20.980 74-> 1:19.403 94-> 1:20.897 15-> 7:06.494 35->12:46.793 55-> 1:31.730 75-> 1:20.022 95-> 1:20.694 16-> 1:28.455 36-> 1:28.233 56->13:33.602 76-> 1:20.699 96-> 1:44.653 17-> 1:30.581 37-> 1:28.466 57-> 1:20.146 77-> 1:20.717 18-> 1:30.965 38-> 1:41.569 58-> 1:20.326 78-> 1:21.055 19-> 1:46.307 39-> 6:42.586 59-> 1:20.976 79-> 1:21.012 20-> 5:48.528 40-> 1:31.247 60-> 1:31.744 80-> 1:20.557 Heinz Harald Frentzen Sauber 1-> 9:44.294 18-> 1:33.068 35-> 1:30.002 52-> 1:22.232 69-> 1:21.788 2->13:11.978 19-> 1:33.688 36-> 1:43.016 53-> 1:22.652 70-> 1:22.889 3-> 1:36.809 20-> 1:33.976 37->14:03.934 54-> 1:22.887 71-> 1:42.226 4-> 1:34.418 21-> 1:33.798 38-> 1:30.932 55-> 1:23.162 72->10:43.901 5-> 1:32.996 22-> 1:41.439 39-> 1:31.202 56-> 1:49.936 73-> 1:20.687 6-> 1:32.070 23-> 7:43.705 40-> 1:42.638 57-> 2:06.290 74-> 1:21.977 7-> 1:31.555 24-> 1:32.771 41->14:08.024 58-> 6:27.305 75-> 1:21.885 8-> 1:42.418 25-> 1:30.904 42-> 1:41.610 59-> 1:21.799 76-> 1:22.216 9-> 9:28.738 26-> 1:35.013 43-> 5:34.040 60-> 1:21.659 77-> 1:42.173 10-> 1:31.739 27-> 1:30.763 44-> 1:33.470 61-> 1:21.544 78-> 7:46.951 11-> 1:31.199 28-> 1:31.474 45-> 1:48.543 62-> 1:21.926 79-> 1:20.350* 12-> 1:31.806 29-> 1:43.531 46->13:05.829 63-> 1:21.983 80-> 1:21.116 13-> 1:32.409 30->47:50.155 47-> 1:23.191 64-> 1:21.524 81-> 1:22.046 14-> 1:32.467 31-> 1:40.418 48-> 1:22.464 65-> 1:32.592 82-> 1:22.683 15-> 1:41.823 32-> 1:33.723 49-> 1:22.331 66->34:35.930 83-> 1:42.531 16-> 8:51.489 33-> 1:31.185 50-> 1:22.821 67-> 1:20.977 17-> 1:31.372 34-> 1:30.230 51-> 1:22.630 68-> 1:21.244 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1->25:40.517 7-> 1:22.126 13-> 1:22.734 19-> 1:22.456 25->10:53.906 2->10:02.720 8-> 1:34.167 14-> 1:30.473 20-> 1:33.573 26-> 1:21.719 3->57:39.986 9->13:52.664 15->15:57.229 21->10:15.344 27-> 1:22.481 4-> 1:24.001 10-> 1:22.316 16-> 1:29.249 22-> 1:21.387 28-> 1:32.754 5-> 1:22.662 11-> 1:28.878 17-> 6:10.268 23-> 1:21.824 6-> 1:28.881 12->17:56.874 18-> 1:20.944* 24-> 1:32.031