Zuber dominates Paul Ricard testing

Andreas Zuber has set an incredible precedent at the 2007 mid-season test by setting the fastest lap in every session contested. the iSport International driver was the only man to dip into the 1:17s Wednesday afternoon, to sit pretty at the top of the time sheets with a 1:17.826.

He was followed in the final times by Javier Villa who continues to shine at Circuit Paul Ricard. The Spaniard outperformed Lucas di Grassi as ART Grand Prix finally seemed to find their feet at the test, with Nicolas Lapierre fourth and Bruno Senna an impressive fifth for Arden International at this, their usual bogey track.

Pastor Maldonado continued to show the potential of the Trident package with sixth, as Mike Conway put in a stellar effort for seventh after a huge shunt yesterday morning. Ernesto Viso almost completed the perfect return to the GP2 Series. As the session ended he pipped Andi's top time. On inspection by the Track Manager however, it was found that the Venezuelan had gained an unfair advantage by using the run-off area at Turn 1 and he subsequently lost his three best laps of the session, leaving him in eighth place.

Roldan Rodriguez was again in the top ten for Minardi Piquet Sports in ninth, while Michael Ammermuller set the tenth fastest lap on his return from injury. One of his race replacements, Sebastien Buemi, made a surprise showing in the #8 Arden International car. The Swiss could not keep up with Bruno Senna however, and finished with the slowest time of the afternoon.

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Andreas Zuber iSport International 1:17.385
2. Luca Filippi Super Nova International 1:17.962
3. Ernesto Viso FMS international 1:18.147
4. Javier Villa Racing engineering 1:18.225
5. Lucas Di Grassi ART Grand Prix 1:18.255
6. Pastor Maldonado Trident Racing 1:18.266
7. Michael Ammermueller ART Grand Prix 1:18.403
8. Karun Chandhok Durango 1:18.433
9. Bruno Senna Arden international 1:18.473
10. Sakon Yamamoto BCN Competicion 1:18.478
12. Roldan Rodriguez Minardi Piquet Sports 1:18.563
13. Andy Soucek DPR 1:18.581
14. Alexandre Negrao Minardi Piquet Sports 1:18.645
15. Mike Conway Super Nova International 1:18.673
16. Borja Garcia Durango 1:18.701
18. Adrian Zaugg Arden international 1:18.964
19. Ho Pin Tung BCN Competicion 1:18.998
20. Nicolas Lapierre DAMS 1:19.030
21. Sergio Hernandez Racing engineering 1:19.092
22. Jason Tahinci FMS international 1:19.167
23. Kohei Hirate Trident Racing 1:19.226
24. Christian Bakkerud DPR 1:19.403
25. Kazuki Nakajima DAMS 1:19.482

Afternoon times:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Andreas Zuber iSport International 1:17.826
2. Javier Villa Racing engineering 1:18.130
3. Lucas Di Grassi ART Grand Prix 1:18.151
4. Nicolas Lapierre DAMS 1:18.195
5. Bruno Senna Arden international 1:18.271
6. Pastor Maldonado Trident Racing 1:18.319
7. Mike Conway Super Nova International 1:18.360
8. Ernesto Viso FMS international 1:18.371
9. Roldan Rodriguez Minardi Piquet Sports 1:18.398
10. Michael Ammermueller ART Grand Prix 1:18.437
11. Giorgio Pantano Campos Grand Prix 1:18.576
12. Borja Garcia Durango 1:18.578
13. Sakon Yamamoto BCN Competicion 1:18.620
14. Luca Filippi Super Nova International 1:18.655
15. Kohei Hirate Trident Racing 1:18.684
16. Ho Pin Tung BCN Competicion 1:18.756
17. Vitaly Petrov Campos Grand Prix 1:18.893
18. Karun Chandhok Durango 1:18.913
19. Alexandre Negrao Minardi Piquet Sports 1:18.914
20. Sergio Hernandez Racing engineering 1:18.997
21. Jason Tahinci FMS international 1:19.271
22. Kazuki Nakajima DAMS 1:19.346
23. Christian Bakkerud DPR 1:19.408
24. Andy Soucek DPR 1:19.450
25. Sebastien Buemi Arden international 1:19.455