Hamilton finishes 2006 in style

By Sam Cooper
December 19 2006

On the final day of testing, Britains Lewis Hamilton dominated the time sheets, but not all the attention was at Lewis. Spains Fernando Alonso was offered the chance to test the MP4-21 which he gladly accepted, that oppertunity came at a price of $2.6 Million. Is it money well spent or a waste?

While Lewis Hamilton finished 2006 over 1 tenth of a second faster that his closest more experienced competitors, Fernando Alonso was getting to grips with the MP4-21. Reported on the Mclaren site is that Fernando Alonso finished 3rd, which is brilliant for a first outing, but most other sources indicate that Alonso finished 5th or 9th. Despite the placing mishaps, Alonso was quick, beating former team mate Giancarlo Fisichella by a few hundreths of a second.

Image:Alonso at Mclaren

Pos Name Team Best Time

1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m19.493s

2. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m19.586s

3. ALONSO McLaren 1m19.747s

4. FISICHELLA Renault 1m19.798s

5. ROSSITER Honda 1m19.835s

6. KUBICA BMW 1m19.894s

7. BADOER Ferrari 1m19.899s

8. VETTEL BMW 1m20.069s

9. LIUZZI Red Bull 1m20.191s

10. KLIEN Honda 1m20.461s

11. SATO Super Aguri 1m20.854s

12. GENE Ferrari 1m21.015s

13. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m21.277s

14. WURZ Williams 1m21.368s

15. ANDRETTI Honda 1m21.888s

16. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m23.315s

Mclaren ended the year well, can they carry this into 2007, we will have to let time tell. For our Uk readers who are suffering the pain of the Off season. Espn classic are showing the following grand prix's on the 29th of December, these are. 1970-1980 British Grand prix. Make sure you catch the program... and enjoy! Merry Christmas. And stay with us next year for a fantastic year of Formula one! Regards Sam Cooper Image Source. www.f1racing.net