Hamilton leads the fields despite early entry to the gravel. The young McLaren driver out pace David Coulthard eventhough he was on grooved tyres, whereas Coulthard was on 2009 experimental non-groove slick tyres.
The recently-wed Felipe Massa led the way for Ferrari, as he outpaced newly-crowned world champion Kimi Raikkonen for third spot. Michael Schumacher is scheduled to take over from Raikkonen on Thursday.
Testing continues at Jerez until Friday.
Unofficial Wednesday times from Jerez:
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:19.371
2. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:19.421
3. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:19.761
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:19.779
5. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:19.887
6. Nelson Piquet Jr, Renault, 1:19.982
7. Christian Klien, Force India, 1:20.187
8. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1:20.398
9. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 1:20.470
10. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:20.487
11. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:20.523
12. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1:20.533
13. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:20.671
14. Andreas Zuber, Honda, 1:20.897
15. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:20.944
16. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, 1:21.068
17. Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri, 1:21.076
18. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:21.184
19. Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota, 1:21.699
20. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:22.875
Detail report: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/12/7154.html
Filed under: F1 | Tagged: David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, jerez, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Testing
