Raikkonen Outpaces Montoya at Valencia - Final Day

McLaren driver Kimi Raikkonen finished at the top of the timesheets for the second consecutive day at the Valencia circuit, where eight Formula One teams concluded a three-day testing session in preparation for the upcoming San Marino Grand Prix.

Raikkonen continued working with the Mercedes-powered MP4-17 on a cold and cloudy day at the Spanish track, edging Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya with the first of the Williams. Montoya was the fastest driver in the morning session, but saw his time bettered by Raikkonen in the afternoon.

McLaren's Alexander Wurz was third quickest, the Austrian again driving the hybrid MP4-16B chassis from the British squad. Brazilian Felipe Massa took over from teammate Nick Heidfeld at the wheel of the Sauber C21, the 20-year old posting the fourth quickest time with the Ferrari-powered machine.

"As usual, it feels good to be back in the car," said Massa. "I quite like the Valencia track, and it was in much better condition today than yesterday, when Nick Heidfeld reported that it was quite dirty. I'm pleased that we were able to complete our programme."

Frenchman Olivier Panis, at the wheel of the British American Racing 004, was fifth, while Giancarlo Fisichella finished in sixth with the only Jordan on track today after teammate Takuma Sato completed his work on Wednesday.

After a difficult session yesterday, Scot Allan McNish enjoyed a much more positive day, posting the seventh quickest time with the Toyota TF102 after 57 laps.

"Today we did a lot of work including some aerodynamic and some tyre testing," said McNish. "In both areas we have made some improvements for the next Grand Prix and for the future.

"All together we experienced a range of conditions, which worked to our advantage as we had the opportunity to test the car with many different variables."

Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso were in action for the Renault team, the Italian driving in the morning while the Spaniard took over in the afternoon session.

Alonso caused one of the few incidents today, going off the track in the afternoon. BAR's Anthony Davidson also spun off today, the Briton hitting the tyre barriers before coming to a stop.

Pedro de la Rosa was the slowest man today with the Jaguar R3, the Spaniard replacing teammate Eddie Irvine at the wheel of the Michelin-shod car.

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team-Engine Tyres Time Laps 1. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:12.467 73 2. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 1:12.724 60 3. Wurz McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:13.090 86 4. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:13.181 68 5. Panis BAR-Honda (B) 1:13.470 68 6. Fisichella Jordan-Honda (B) 1:13.493 37 7. McNish Toyota (M) 1:13.631 57 8. Pizzonia Williams-BMW (M) 1:13.756 87 9. Trulli Renault (M) 1:13.833 25 10. Alonso Renault (M) 1:14.026 31 11. Davidson BAR-Honda (B) 1:14.157 41 12. De la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:14.478 84 All Timing Unofficial

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