Barcelona, day 1: Wurz sets pace

Wurz clocked a best time of 1m19.204s in his MP4-16B, to end the day just over a tenth quicker than Barrichello's F2002. The constructors' champions also ran a second car for test driver Luca Badoer. Both drivers had a successful test with Barrichello completing 78 laps in his first run in the new car, and Badoer covering 87 laps, mostly in a F2001, while working on tyres.

Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest in a 2002-spec Renault, shaking down some new electronic components as the team prepares for a five-day test. Malaysian GP runner-up Juan Pablo Montoya conducted brake testing for Williams on the FW24, while tester Marc Gene also worked on brakes for the team in a modified 2001-spec chassis.


Alex Wurz McLaren-Mercedes* M 1m19.204s 89
Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 1m19.310s 78
Luca Badoer Ferrari* B 1m20.255s 87
Fernando Alonso Renault M 1m20.711s 32
Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 1m20.907s 57
Marc Gene Williams-BMW M 1m21.541s 71

M = Michelin
B = Bridgestone
* denotes 2001 car