Nelson Piquet Jr. made his debut at Renault's official F1 test driver on Tuesday at Barcelona. He continued to learn about his new team and the car while running the first laps with the new 2007 gearbox in a 'hybrid' R26 chassis. 

The Honda Racing F1 Team returned to the test track today to begin its preparations for the 2007 F1 season as winter testing kicked off at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The main focus of this week´s test is an intensive evaluation of the new Bridgestone Potenza tyres.

Lewis Hamilton sets the sixth fastest time in testing, his first outing since being confirmed as a McLaren driver for next season.

Lewis Hamilton begins his quest to prove himself as a McLaren F1 driver.

Massa leads the way as F1 action resumes

While David Coulthard snuggled down into the familiar surroundings of his RB2 cockpit, it was a new experience for Mark Webber, as the Australian was having his first outing with Red Bull Racing. Two elements of the day would have been familiar to the Australian: he knows some of the team members from when he and they wore Jaguar kit and secondly, with just one tyre manufacturer next season, he has already run with the Bridgestone Potenza tyres throughout the year. 

Ferrari had a positive first day of testing this winter at the Catalunya circuit near Barcelona. Luca Badoer and Felipe Massa were the first Ferrari drivers to return to the race track after the break following the Brazilian Grand Prix, the final round of the 2006 Championship. 

Viso to test with Carlin DPR

Test Times: Barcelona 28-11

After years of testing at Honda and a few races for Minardi, Anthony Davidson finally got a race seat. The British driver will be part of Super Aguri in 2007 and tested for the first time with his new team.

Felipe Massa continued where he left off in the in Brazilian GP by setting the pace on the first day of winter testing in Barcelona.

The day also saw all teams run with Bridgestone tyres.

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was the fastest man on track in today's test session at Circuit de Catalunya. Mark Webber and Anthony Davidson covered their first miles for their new teams Red Bull and Super Aguri respectively.