Finn back at McLaren, Toyotas get a clear crack at the track
For a day, a Finn was back in the McLaren seat. No, we’re not talking about Kimi (who despite still being under contract with McLaren for the remainder of the year won’t be taking part in testing). We’re talking about former two-time world champion Mika Häkkinen, back in action for the first time since 2001. Häkkinen completed 79 laps at the Catalunya circuit yesterday, running an evaluation program for the team. Despite being some 3 seconds off the pace, it was nice to see the former world champion back on track. You can read more on Mika’s drive at F1Racing.net, and view pictures at the official Formula One website’s gallery.
Meanwhile, Toyota wrapped up this week’s testing runs at Barcelona on Friday. Having started a day later than the other teams, Toyota race drivers Jarno Tulli and Ralf Schumacher were the only ones able to take to the track. Both drivers were able to lap considerably faster, setting the only sub-1:16.000 laps of the testing period. Must’ve been nice for the team to have the circuit all to themselves.
Anyway, testing moves on to Jerez for the next two weeks, where we can all expect more action as we count down to the start of the 2007 season.
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