Takuma Sato kept the BAR-Honda team top today [Tuesday] at the Circuit de Catalunya, near Barcelona, Taku though did it in style, and like team-mate Jenson Button yesterday, he broke the unofficial lap record.
Following on from Button's time yesterday, Taku improved upon it today, to post a best of 1 minute 13.797 seconds.
The Japanese super star notched up 76 laps in total, his best coming this morning, as he continued running in the 'concept car'. Taku was the only driver to break the 1min 13sec barrier, Fernando Alonso next best on a 1m 14.687s.
1. Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1m 13.797s 76 laps M 2. Fernando Alonso Renault-Renault 1m 14.687s 71 laps M 3. Marc Gene Williams-BMW 1m 15.129s 52 laps M 4. Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1m 15.206s 77 laps M 5. Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1m 15.462s 26 laps M 6. Franck Montagny Renault-Renault 1m 15.610s 63 laps M# 7. Rubens Barrichello Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 15.779s 69 laps B# 8. Olivier Panis Toyota-Toyota 1m 15.992s 79 laps M 9. Alexander Wurz McLaren-Mercedes 1m 16.069s 83 laps M 10. Nelson Piquet Jr. Williams-BMW 1m 16.431s 67 laps M# 11. Cristiano da Matta Toyota-Toyota 1m 16.610s 72 laps M 12. Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1m 16.875s 12 laps M 13. Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1m 17.016s 31 laps B 14. Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes 1m 17.315s 23 laps M
1 Fernando Alonso Renault M 1m14.665s 104* 2 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 1m14.679s 51* 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda M 1m14.699 114* 4 Marc Gene Williams-BMW M 1m14.997s 64 5 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 1m15.058s 84 6 Frank Montagny Renault M 1m15.288s 81* 7 Olivier Panis Toyota M 1m15.444s 81* 8 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 1m15.550s 41* 9 Luca Badoer Ferrari B 1m15.646s 64 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda M 1m16.083s 91 11 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes M 1m16.083s 91* 12 Cristiano da Matta Toyota M 1m16.110 86* 13 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes M 1m16.440s 39* 14 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes M 1m16.573s 39* 15 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas B 1m17.777s 4*