16/02/2010
NEWS STORY
As we await news of US F1 and Campos Meta, the eleven teams that will be on the grid in Bahrain next month will begin testing at Jerez de la Frontera tomorrow (Wednesday), the third of four pre-season tests.
Once again, Mercedes follows a different strategy to its rivals, with Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg driving the car on alternate days. At last week's test here, Schumacher happened to have the car for both of the (comparatively) dry days.
Ferrari: Massa (17 & 18) Alonso (19 & 20)
Force India: di Resta (17 am) Liuzzi (17 pm & 18) Sutil (19 & 20)
Lotus: Fauzy (17) Kovalainen (18 & 19) Trulli (20)
McLaren: Hamilton (17 & 18) Button (19 & 20)
Mercedes Schumacher (17 & 19) Rosberg (18 & 20)
Red Bull: Vettel (17 & 18) Webber (19 & 20)
Renault Petrov (17 & 18) Kubica (19 & 20)
Sauber: de la Rosa (17 & 18) Kobayashi (19 & 20)
Toro Rosso: Buemi (17 & 18) Alguersuari (19 & 20)
Virgin: di Grassi (17 & 18 am) Glock (18 pm & 19) TBC (20)
Williams: Barrichello (17 & 18) Hulkenberg (19 & 20)
Once again, it is anticipated that rain will hit the Spanish track on all four days of the test.