Heikki Kovalainen

Reemz27

Heikki was testing here today alongside Pedro De la Rosa

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Reemz27 · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject: Jerez day two

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Toro Rosso hopeful Sebastien Buemi reinforced his claim to a 2009 race seat with the team on Wednesday, as the Swiss GP2 driver headed the testing times for a second day in succession at Jerez.

Buemi led a Toro Rosso 1-2-3 at the Spanish circuit, with fellow ’09 aspirant Takuma Sato second fastest and the team’s 2008 racer Sebastien Bourdais third, all covered by little over half a second.

Additional details to follow.

Unofficial Wednesday times from Jerez:
1. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:18.073
2. Takuma Sato, Toro Rosso, 1:18.601
3. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1:18.673
4. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:19.032
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:19.334
6. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 1:19.631
7. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:19.907
8. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:20.309
9. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:20.365
10. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:20.490
11. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:20.954

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/12/8766.html

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Reemz27 · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:43 am Post subject: Kovalainen connects with KERS

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Testing continued today for McLaren Mercedes and the five additional teams working at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Although the dampness of the morning lifted with the appearance of the sun, the ambient temperatures remained cold for the rest of the day.

Heikki Kovalainen got his first taste of slick tyres, low downforce and KERS when he began his 2009 testing programme in the MP4-23K car. He was on the pace immediately, adapted very well and was able to provide good feedback to the engineers. The Finn set the sixth-quickest lap at 1:19.631.

Pedro de la Rosa focused on the MP4-23A, concentrating on aerodynamic work with the team's first attempt at running a 2009-configuration nose; the evaluation proved to be extremely positive. The team's reserve driver recorded a best personal lap of 1:19.032, the fourth-best time of the day.

Tomorrow, the drivers switch cars and conclude this week's three-day programme at Jerez.

D.B. © CAPSIS International
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081210212852.shtml

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LogicPro · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject:

Buemi seems unstoppable! Laughing

Anyway McLaren is outperforming Ferrari,BMW and Renault, so it's ok ^^
Heikki was running KERS (on the first day it was Gary Paffett) and Pedro was running '09 front wing (which seems less radical than BMW). They had no mechanical issues, while Williams had a failure with KERS probably, while Nakajima was having a long run on the first day of testing.

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Reemz27 · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:41 am Post subject:

Yep! He even topped the times the 3rd day at Jerez! Very Happy

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Reemz27

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Red Bull test driver Sebastien Buemi made it three out of three on Thursday as he topped the times for the third day in succession at Jerez. At the wheel for Toro Rosso, Buemi outpaced his rival for a 2009 race seat with the team, former Honda and Super Aguri star Takuma Sato.

The final test of 2008 takes place next week, a three-day session at the new Algarve Motor Park in Portugal starting on Monday.

Further details to follow.

Unofficial Thursday times from Jerez:
1. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:17.258
2. Takuma Sato, Toro Rosso, 1:17.520
3. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 1:18.049
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:18.782
5. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:19.050
6. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:19.319
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:19.388
8. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:19.499
9. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:19.559
10. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:19.738
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/12/8770.html

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Reemz27 · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:45 am Post subject:

Nick seems to be very slow? Rolling Eyes

Isn't he supposed to have the most advantage as he's the lightest?? Rolling Eyes

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ellen777 · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:28 am Post subject:

maybe he was working on the setup and handling of the car coz he struggled a bit this year

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