Thursday, November 15, 2007

F1: Schumi fastest in testing

It goes without saying that I didn't mean Ralf.
TSN has the story about Michael Schumacher tearing up the track in Spain.
"For the second straight day, Michael Schumacher topped the time sheets at a Formula One test in Spain.
Schumacher turned approximately 90 laps and set a best time of 1:21.486, which was almost 4-10ths of a second quicker than Pedro de la Rosa in the McLaren.
"It took me a bit of time, maybe two laps, and then I was back into the groove," Schumacher told reporters on Wednesday. "And I have to say I surprised myself that I was so quickly on it again. Being out on the track is still a very good feeling."
The seven time world champion is testing for Ferrari after the team asked for his input following new regulations next season which will ban driver aids such as traction control...."
Continued at the link above.
More Schumi... I also saw a story the other day about him setting lap times on a bike that would have put him into the field for MotoGP races this past summer (another one here). Wow.