Nick Heidfeld set the pace for
BMW Sauber on the second day of
Formula One testing at Monza, posting the quickest time of the week in the process.
The German set a fastest lap of 1min 22.621secs from his 89 laps on day two of the three day test as he concentrated on set-up work for the upcoming Italian Grand Prix, trying out a series of different aerodynamic solutions on the car in a low downforce configuration. Heidfeld will hand the car over to team-mate
Robert Kubica for the final day of running.
Heidfeld was followed on the timesheets by
Williams'
Nico Rosberg, who was one of the busiest drivers on track as he completed 100 laps on his second day of running. Continuing to work on set-up for the Italian race, he completed his two days of testing without any mechanical issues and ended the day just over two-tenths of a second behind Heidfeld's benchmark time.
Heikki Kovalainen ran through a similar programme focusing on the Monza race and was third quickest for
McLaren.
Toro Rosso were one of two teams to give both drivers time on track, with
Sebastian Vettel running during the morning and setting the fourth quickest time. The young German focused on car set-up for Monza and did comparison runs on the two compounds of
Bridgestone tyres that will be available for the weekend and his best lap was only a fraction of a second better than day one pace-setter
Felipe Massa who slotted into fifth for
Ferrari.
He continued to work on the Monza aerodynamic package on the F2008 and on set-up and was able to get another 86 laps under his belt.
"We are putting a lot of effort into finding the right settings on the car for this track," he said. "On top of that, we are obviously paying careful attention to reliability and the way the car behaves over the Monza kerbs, an aspect of the package that saw us in difficulty last year. I think we are working well, even if we will only have the first real confirmation of this after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix."
