Panis Sets the Pace in the Morning Session - Barcelona

Toyota's Olivier Panis edged out the McLaren duo this morning at Barcelona, setting the fastest lap time less than a tenth of a second ahead of Alexander Wurz.

Panis, who joined Toyota for the 2003 season, set a time of 1:17.190 and was joined by Wurz and David Coulthard as the only drivers today to go into the 1:17 bracket.

Six teams are currently testing at Barcelona, with Ralf Schumacher making a first appearance in the off-season for Williams, joining teammate Juan Pablo Montoya and test driver Marc Gene. Schumacher lead the Williams timetable - setting a time some two tenths faster than Montoya and almost a second faster than Gene.

Jaguar Racing's Mark Webber, who was fastest throughout yesterday's session, was fifth fastest in the morning today, while his teammate Antonio Pizzonia, who was sidelined yesterday after crashing his R3 on his first timed lap, was ninth fastest this morning, and only ahead of the two Renault drivers.

Today's morning times:

Pos Driver Team-Engine Tyres Time Laps 1. Panis Toyota (M) 1:17.190 50 2. Wurz McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:17.275 47 3. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:17.685 38 4. R.Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) 1:17.819 51 5. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 1:18.026 35 6. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:18.668 28 7. Gene Williams-BMW (M) 1:18.715 33 8. Davidson BAR-Honda (B) 1:19.422 41 9. Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:20.121 40 10. Alonso Renault (M) 1:20.811 45 11. Dumas Renault (M) 1:21.306 42 All Timing Unofficial

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