Jenson Button sets fastest time in opening F1 test
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Wednesday 6th February, 2013 - 10:00am
Jenson Button at Jerez
McLaren and Jenson Button have fired the first shot of 2013, topping the times in Formula 1’s official opening test at Jerez.
The 2009 world champion battled with fuel pump issues early in the day and remained on the sidelines for much of the day. After the team fixed the problem, the Brit set the fastest time in the final minutes of the session, clocking a 1m18.861s on Pirelli’s new hard compound tyres.
Button was more than 0.8s clear of Australian Mark Webber, after the Red Bull also put in a number of flying laps towards the end of the session. Webber ended the day with a 1m19.709s.
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean was the morning pacesetter but wouldd finish the day third ahead of Force India’s Paul di Resta and Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was eighth fastest but his day ended early with an electrical failure. The team pulled the pin on the day as it waited for new parts to arrive from its factory. New team recruit Lewis Hamilton will drive the car tomorrow.
Day 1, F1 pre-season test, Jerez
Pos
Driver
Team
Time
Laps
1
Jenson Button
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
1m 18.861s
37
2
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1m 19.709s
73
3
Romain Grosjean
Lotus-Renault
1m 19.796s
54
4
Paul di Resta
Force India
1m 20.343s
89
5
Daniel Ricciardo
Scuderia Toro Rossa
1m 20.401s
70
6
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1m 20.536s
64
7
Nico Hulkenberg
Sauber
1m 20.699s
79
8
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes AMG
1m 20.846s
11
9
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1m 20.864s
84
10
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham
1m 21.915s
64
11
Max Chilton
Marussia
1m 24.176s
29
Here is the Foxsports News report from the opening day of testing
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