day two

Sebastien Buemi set the pace for the second successive day at Portimao as wet weather conditions continued to plague the opening Formula One test of the 2009 campaign.

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.

A wet track in the morning delayed the start of testing until midday, when Hayden ventured out to resume engine comparison work he began yesterday aboard the 2007 machine.

By Peter McLaren

McLaren-Mercedes 'new boy', Lewis Hamilton made his mark in more ways than one on day two of testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain on Thursday and despite an off near the end, he topped the times.

Juan Pablo Montoya got straight to grips with his McLaren-Mercedes today [Wednesday], during the second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain, the Colombian topping the times.

Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello was running at Autodromo del Mugello today [Sunday], as the team continued development work on the new F2004.

McLaren-Mercedes driver David Coulthard was quickest today [Wednesday], at the Circuit de Catalunya, near Barcelona.

BMW WilliamsF1 driver Ralf Schumacher set the pace again today [Wednesday], at Jerez. Ralf completed over 100 laps in total, his best a 1 minute 17.747 seconds, around three tenths off his best time from yesterday.

Frenchman Sebastien Loeb continues to lead the Rallye Sanremo, round eleven of this year's FIA World Rally Championship.

Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer was on top for the second day running today [Wednesday] at Mugello, the Italian's best four tenths up on his time from yesterday, while fellow Scuderia tester Felipe Massa was second best.

McLaren-Mercedes driver David Coulthard set the pace for second successive day today [Wednesday], at the Monza circuit in Italy.