Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso set the early pace on day two of Formula One’s final test in Barcelona, Spain - but Williams's Nico Hulkenberg has just gone fastest than the the local hero/

Most of the teams taking part today are running on low fuel to prepare qualifying set-ups. Teams are also taking advantage of the dry weather, something which hasn’t been a regular feature of the year’s previous tests.
Hulkenburg currently leads from Alonso and Saubers’ Pedro de la Rosa. Other drivers taking part include Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel.

Virgin is back on track today with Timo Glock after his team mate Lucas di Grassi damaged the team’s car yesterday. Jarno Trulli is running for Lotus – the two aforementioned teams are the only ones of F1’s new quartet to take part in the pre season testing following the continued absence of both Campos Meta and US F1.


Unofficial testing times from 1440

1 Hulkenberg Williams 1m20.614s

2 Alonso Ferrari 1m20.637s +0.023

3 De la Rosa Sauber 1m20.973s +0.359

4 Liuzzi Force India 1m21.056s +0.442

5 Vettel Red Bull 1m21.455s +0.841

6 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m21.571s +0.957

7 Schumacher Mercedes 1m21.689s +1.075

8 Hamilton McLaren 1m22.152s +1.538

9 Kubica Renault 1m24.912s +4.298

10 Trulli Lotus 1m25.524s +4.910

11 Glock Virgin 1m25.942s +5.328

 

alonzo appears to have his new equip dialed already. i have a feeling, if ferrari is reliable this year, that he's gonna kill it! he's hungry and motivated.

 

Wrong. Just plain wrong.

 

It would be naive to think that anyone is showing their true speed yet.

 

Yes. But it is just wrong for Erich (Over_Under) to root for Alonso....

We have had a brotherhood of despise for Fern that has lasted years!

Now it is slowly crumbling . . . .

Just how you secretly rooted for Kimi all of those years!

Oh the betrayal . . . .

 

I get the feeling that Hulkenberg will be the Hamilton of 2010.

 

Put your money where your mouth is and add him to your lineup . . .

Double dog dare yah!

 

Don't worry, Dana. No matter what I've said in the past about Alonso looking fast, I've got you back with Hamilton! He's just been playing coy in testing so far.

 

He's been part of my lineup since day 2. Not even kidding.

 

When you say years, do you mean since all the crap that happened in 07 or before that?

If before 07, why?