Williams forced to abandon test
2008-02-02 23:06:42Williams end testing in Barcelona early after a front wing problem causes Kazuki Nakajima to crash.
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Williams end testing in Barcelona early after a front wing problem causes Kazuki Nakajima to crash.
Toro Rossos lead the way in Barcelona
Renault remained in Barcelona today to continue with its winter testing programme. Both R28s were in action again with Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet on driving duty.
The Williams team abandoned its three-day test session at Barcelona on just the escond day after the team was unable to resolve the front wing problem that caused Kazuki Nakajima to suffer a major accident on Friday.
Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais upstaged the regular pacesetters to put Toro Rosso at the top of the timesheet on the second day of the Barcelona test.
Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais topped the times on the second day of testing at Barcelona.
Christian Klien has been handed a career lifeline by BMW Sauber after signing up as the team's test and reserve driver. He will be joined by Estonian Marko Asmer, who will be the junior test driver.
The Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers topped the time sheets on the second day of testing at Circuit de Catalunya. The team topped the times with Sebastian Vettel in the team's B-Spec car. The team was just ahead of McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen.
Test Times: Barcelona 02-02
Austrian Christian Klien lands the job of test and reserve driver for BMW Sauber for the 2008 F1 season.
Fisichella reckons his fourth-best time at Barca shows team is making progress.
Christian Klien lands third driver role at BMW, with Marko Asmer made junior test driver.
Midday Times: Barcelona 02-02
Klien and Asmer join BMW
The BMW Sauber F1 Team will be launching into the 2008 season with a quartet of drivers. Austrian Christian Klien has been signed up as a test and reserve driver while Marko Asmer of Estonia comes on board as a second junior test driver.
Force India F1 driver surprised a few as the Italian finished in fourth in Friday's time sheets. Fisichella recorded a best lap of 1.23.015, which was almost a second faster than Spyker F1's qualifying time at last year's Spanish Grand Prix.
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