SEVEN-TIMES Formula One world champ Michael Schumacher finished the second day of the four-day test at Jerez on top of the timesheets, writes Jim McGill. But anyone thinking this marks a significant turnaround in fortunes for Mercedes GP should analyse the day in more detail.
Sure, Schumacher’s best time of 1min 20.352secs was 0.061s faster than the Ferrari of second-placed Felipe Massa, but the main teams — Red Bull, McLaren, even Ferrari and Force India — concentrated heavily today on assessing performance differences with tyres and fuel loads over a variety of long and short runs.