McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen fastest in last Formula One test session in Jerez

Heikki Kovalainen had the fastest time Friday to cap a week of Formula One testing ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver clocked a fastest lap of 1 minute, 18.385 seconds around the 4.423-kilometer (2.75-mile) circuit. Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais was the only other driver to complete a lap under 1:19.00, trailing the Finn by more than three-tenths of a second. David Coulthard was third with a fastest lap of 1:19.494 in his Red Bull. Felipe Massa replaced Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen to finish in 1:19.611 — the day's fifth fastest lap. "We saw some things which should be interesting for the upcoming races and we carried out an intensive investigation on the set-up of the car," said Massa, who trails McLaren's Lewis Hamilton by four points in the overall standings. "There is so much data at our disposal... [read full story]