Thursday Testing

1 . K. Raikkonen - McLaren Mercedes MP4- 20 - 1:18.144 (+ 0.000 ) - 103 laps 2 . P. de la Rosa - McLaren Mercedes MP4- 20 - 1:19.212 (+ 1.068 ) - 72 laps 3 . G. Fisichella - Renault R25 - 1:19.286 (+ 1.142 ) - 101 laps 4 . J. Button - BAR Honda 007 - 1:19.601 (+ 1.457 ) - 99 laps 5 . F. Alonso - Renault R25 - 1:19.769 (+ 1.625 ) - 87 laps 6 . D. Coulthard - Red Bull Racing RB1 - 1:19.773 (+ 1.629 ) - 72 laps 7 . J. Trulli - Toyota TF105 - 1:19.983 (+ 1.839 ) - 108 laps 8 . T. Sato - BAR Honda 007 - 1:20.135 (+ 1.991 ) - 166 laps 9 . R. Barrichello - Ferrari F2005 - 1:20.276 (+ 2.132 ) - 79 laps 10 . C. Klien - Red Bull Racing RB1 - 1:20.542 (+ 2.398 ) - 96 laps 11 . R. Schumacher - Toyota TF105 - 1:20.654 (+ 2.510 ) - 68 laps 12 . N. Heidfeld - BMW Williams FW27 - 1:20.947 (+ 2.803 ) - 93 laps 13 . M. Webber - BMW Williams FW27 - 1:21.085 (+ 2.941 ) - 79 laps 14 . T. Monteiro - Jordan Toyota EJ15 - 1:23.263 (+ 5.119 ) - 105 laps

Team McLaren Mercedes continued day two of a three day test programme at the Silverstone circuit yesterday, with Kimi joining Pedro at the Northamptonshire track. The focus of this week’s testing programme is Michelin tyre development work for the forthcoming British and Canadian Grands Prix.

Pedro’s programme concentrated on tyre evaluation and set-up work for the forthcoming British Grand Prix, testing both the prime and option tyre. Pedro completed short runs during the morning and ran a back-to-back comparison in the afternoon. An engine failure mid morning cost him time, however the mechanics performed an engine change and he was able to get back out on track for the afternoon session.

Kimi was concentrating on set-up work for the Canadian Grand Prix and tyre evaluation and set-up work for the British Grand Prix. Similar to Pedro, Kimi completed short runs in the morning and back- to-back comparisons this afternoon.

Kimi was the fastest man on the track with a time of 1m18.144s, while Pedro was second with a best time of 1m19.212s.