Jerez day two - McLaren enjoy a flying start

McLaren were the team to beat on Tuesday, as seven other squads joined early birds Red Bull and Williams for a second day of testing at the Spanish circuit of Jerez. The British team’s Lewis Hamilton clocked a best lap of 1m 19.102 to finish almost two-tenths of a second ahead of Pedro de la Rosa in the second MP4-23.

Both McLaren drivers focused on aerodynamic work and covered over 170 laps during the day. Tester De la Rosa will hand over testing duties to race driver Heikki Kovalainen on Wednesday.

Full report to follow.

Unofficial Tuesday times from Jerez:
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:19.102
2. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:19.287
3. Robert Kubica.....BMW Sauber, 1:19.539
4. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:19.601
5. Nelson Piquet Jr, Renault, 1:19.660
6. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:19.958
7. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:20.013
8. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:20.029
9. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1:20.105
10. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:20.176
11. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1:20.418
12. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:21.133
13. Lucas di Grassi, Renault, 1:21.200
14. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri, 1:21.400
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 1:21.553
16. Alexander Wurz, Honda, 1:21.950