Hamilton tops final day of Jerez testing

After rain yesterday, Lewis Hamilton set fast time on Saturday in the dry

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton languished at the bottom of the time sheets for the majority of winter F1 testing at Jerez, but at the end of the final day the McLaren team drained the fuel tank and he went out and put in a series of fast laps to finish at 1m19.583s.

Up until that time Jamie Alguersuari's 1m19.919s Friday morning stood as the best time of the test.

Weather has played a part is this test, but in only 4 days testing resumes at Jerez on Wednesday.

Saturday times

Pos

Driver Team Time Behind 1st
1 Hamilton McLaren 1m19.583s +0.000
2 Sutil Force India 1m20.180s +0.597
3 Barrichello Williams 1m20.341s +0.758
4 Kubica Renault 1m20.358s +0.775
5 Schumacher Mercedes 1m20.613s +1.030
6 Vettel Red Bull 1m21.203s +1.620
7 Massa Ferrari 1m21.485s +1.902
8 De la Rosa Sauber 1m22.134s +2.551
9 Di Grassi Virgin 1m22.912s +3.329
10 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m24.072s +4.489