Jerez saw Massa fastest on day one

Following the accident of Robert Kubica on the track, Felipe Massa was seen fastest on day one in testing as Formula one returned to the track.

As per report of the sources, the Brazilian who is the driving for Ferrari gave the ideal start as his team topped the timesheets on Thursday. He set a best time of 1 min and 20.709 seconds during the morning which remains unsurpassed by any of 11 rival drivers till the end of day one.

Mexican rookie Sergio Perez of Sauber was second in 1:21.483, ahead of Red Bull driver Mark Webber.
Jerez presented the first opportunity to put the new car, which the team launched in Berlin last week, through its paces.

Despite Massa’s top time, Ferrari were also sticking to aerodynamic testing and understanding the Pirelli tyres, which are also new for 2011.

While speaking to media, Massa also told that he was pleased by his performance as he was able to run continuously without losing any valuable time.

McLaren’s 2011 car got its first spin with Lewis Hamilton finishing behind Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo in fifth — just over 1 second off the pace.

Vitaly Petrov was eighth fastest for Lotus Renault, which is using the test to find a replacement for Kubica.
McLaren, Force India and Virgin all gave their 2011 cars their respective track bows after launches over the past week.
All of the Formula 1 teams are running the rule over their 2011 challengers in Jerez with the exception of Hispania Racing.

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