Valencia, day 2: Heidfeld on top

Sauber and BAR completed Day Two of a four day testing programme in Spain today (Wednesday), with Nick Heidfeld posting the quickest time for the Swiss team at the tight Valencia track.

May 21, 2003, 5:02 PM

Sauber's race engineer, Remi Decorzent, said: "We dedicated the test day to the selection of the front wing for the next race and also did some set-up for Monaco. We also worked with Bridgestone on tyre choice for Montreal. Nick covered many laps and so we were able to gather a lot of data which we need to confirm tomorrow."

BAR's Jenson Button went second fastest, after a long day incorporating 130 laps, and finished 0.2s quicker than team-mate Jacques Villeneuve.

Austrian GP winner Michael Schumacher got back behind the wheel of his Ferrari F2003-GA at the Fiorano test track in Italy. He completed a total of 44 laps, setting a best time of 57.806s while working through set-ups for Monaco.

N Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas B 1m11.804s 104
J Button BAR-Honda B 1m12.422s 130
J Villeneuve BAR-Honda B 1m12.626s 52

B = Bridgestone
M = Michelin