Jerez Day 1: Soucek on top

Formula 2 Champion Andy Soucek and the Williams team led on Tuesday at Jerez as the Spanish venue welcomed the first young driver test session. With only those drivers with less than three Grand Prix experiences taking part, the local favourite topped the timesheets as a total of eight drivers drove an F1 car for the first time.


With the 3-day session at the Andalusia venue marking the first Formula 1 action since the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix exactly a month ago, the field enjoyed bright conditions and a dry track surface for the entire 8-hour period.

Having won his Williams ride as a prize for claiming the F2 crown, Soucek lapped the circuit with a best effort of 1:19.158, much to the delight of Jonathan Palmer, whose MotorSport Vision company runs the F2 series. A spin in the afternoon looked to have threatened the remainder of Soucek's day although, following a red flag, his best time was actually posted in the final hour....

Sauber takes Toyota's place as 13th Team.

And it's confirmed that Kimi will be Rallying. It's sad not to see him in F! when he's still in the top ranking as a driver.

I see Bernie will decide on Silverstone's fate at the beginning of next week. Any bets?

Ivan , after reading this ..

'The British Grand Prix has been saved'