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Williams' new recruit, Brazilian Felipe Massa set the best time Friday, the last day of the first winter Formula 1 test session held at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sahara Force India's reserve driver Daniel Juncadella showed good speed until Massa beat them all with a time of 1m28.229.
The times came down during the afternoon after a damp start to the day, but still several seconds slower than Thursday's.
Alonso, driving the Ferrari F14 T, emerged second quickest behind his former teammate, 0.9 second slower than the Mercedes-powered Williams. The Spaniard completed 115 laps of the Jerez circuit.
Juncadella was a surprising third in the new VJM07.
Kevin Magnussen - fastest yesterday - was fourth quickest in the McLaren, despite spinning twice. The Dane completed 110 laps of the track.
Next was Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes AMG. The Brit took over the W05 after his teammate Nico Rosberg completed a full race distance in the morning.
Jules Bianchi surprised everyone by taking the sixth time in the Marussia-Ferrari, beating some big names such as Adrian Sutil in the Sauber, Nico Rosberg, Kamui Kobayashi in the Caterham, Daniil Kvyat in the Toro Rosso and Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull RB10-Renault.
Ricciardo did only 7 laps and was some 17 seconds slower than the Williams. Red Bull Racing called it a day when it faced a major mechanical failure that could not be fixed in Spain.
Best lap Day 1
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m27.104
Best lap Day 2
Jenson Button McLaren 1m24.165
Best lap Day 3
Kevin Magnussen 1m23.276
Jerez winter testing*, Day 4:
1. Massa, Williams, 1m28.229, 86 tours
2. Alonso, Ferrari, 1m29.145, 115
3. Juncadella, Force India, 1m29.457, 81
4. Magnussen, McLaren, 1m30.806, 110
5. Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m30.822, 41
6. Bianchi, Marussia, 1m32.222, 25
7. Sutil, Sauber, 1m36.571, 69
8. Rosberg, Mercedes, 1m36.951, 91
9. Kobayashi, Caterham, 1m43.193, 54
10. Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1m44.016, 9
11. Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1m45.374, 7
*Unofficial timing
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sahara Force India's reserve driver Daniel Juncadella showed good speed until Massa beat them all with a time of 1m28.229.
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| Daniel Juncadella, Sahara Force India (Photo: WRI2) |
The times came down during the afternoon after a damp start to the day, but still several seconds slower than Thursday's.
Alonso, driving the Ferrari F14 T, emerged second quickest behind his former teammate, 0.9 second slower than the Mercedes-powered Williams. The Spaniard completed 115 laps of the Jerez circuit.
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| Felipe Massa, Williams (Photo: WRI2) |
Juncadella was a surprising third in the new VJM07.
Kevin Magnussen - fastest yesterday - was fourth quickest in the McLaren, despite spinning twice. The Dane completed 110 laps of the track.
 |
| Kevin Magnussen, McLaren (Photo: WRI2) |
Next was Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes AMG. The Brit took over the W05 after his teammate Nico Rosberg completed a full race distance in the morning.
Jules Bianchi surprised everyone by taking the sixth time in the Marussia-Ferrari, beating some big names such as Adrian Sutil in the Sauber, Nico Rosberg, Kamui Kobayashi in the Caterham, Daniil Kvyat in the Toro Rosso and Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull RB10-Renault.
Ricciardo did only 7 laps and was some 17 seconds slower than the Williams. Red Bull Racing called it a day when it faced a major mechanical failure that could not be fixed in Spain.
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| Jules Bianchi, Marussia (Photo: WRI2) |
Best lap Day 1
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m27.104
Best lap Day 2
Jenson Button McLaren 1m24.165
Best lap Day 3
Kevin Magnussen 1m23.276
Jerez winter testing*, Day 4:
1. Massa, Williams, 1m28.229, 86 tours
2. Alonso, Ferrari, 1m29.145, 115
3. Juncadella, Force India, 1m29.457, 81
4. Magnussen, McLaren, 1m30.806, 110
5. Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m30.822, 41
6. Bianchi, Marussia, 1m32.222, 25
7. Sutil, Sauber, 1m36.571, 69
8. Rosberg, Mercedes, 1m36.951, 91
9. Kobayashi, Caterham, 1m43.193, 54
10. Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1m44.016, 9
11. Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1m45.374, 7
*Unofficial timing