Results of the testing (15/05/08 – Le Castellet) :

1. Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:05.381 - 102

2. Kovalainen - McLaren - 1:05.471 - 89

3. Kubica – BMW - 1:05.905 - 135

4. Coulthard - Red Bull - 1:06.001 - 82

5. Button - Honda - 1:06.091 - 155

6. Bourdais – STR - 1:06.125 - 110

7. Trulli - Toyota - 1:06.205 - 120

8. Piquet - Renault - 1:06.355 - 193

9. Nakajima - Williams - 1:07.080 - 129

10. Sutil – F. India - 1:07.104 - 56

11. Fisichella – F. India - 1:07.123 - 64

Weather report : cloudy, T. air : 19°C ; T. track : 36°C

Remarks :

1. "Iceman" outstrips Heikki Kovalainen and Robert Kubiça. At the break of lunch, Kimi Räikkönen was in head of the classification . He signed the best time in 1’05’’381.
2. David Coulthard confirms the progress of Red Bull with his fourth position.
3. Jenson Button is the fifth.
4. Sebastien Bourdais is classified sixth on the STR-03. He covered a distance of race without meeting the slightest problem.
5. Jarno Trulli occupies the seventh.
6. Nelsinho Piquet, who will finish the trial week for Renault, is eighth.
7. Kazuki Nakajima signs only the ninth time with its FW30.
8. Giancarlo Fisichella 11th and Adrian Sutil 10th were divided the day.

To note :

1. Renault begins to get impatient. Nelsinho Piquet has just exhausted all his jokers, he has no more the right for the error… The Brazilian driver has to regain self-control and show his qualities. Warning on the penalty if no reaction is felt !...
2. The circuit of Silverstone is threatened after 2009. The FOM would require 26 millions € a year to prolong the contract until 2014… Bernie Ecclestone admits to préferer a GP in London or an escapade in India. Bye bye Northampton ?...