Test in Monza, second day: Heidfeld the fastest

Best time for Nick Heidfeld on the second day of testing in Monza where all the F1 teams are busy preparing for the Italian Grand Prix. The German, who was asked by the team to improve his performance to keep his place in 2009, lapped in 1.22.621 concentrating on the set-up. Heidfeld finished ahead of Nico Rosberg's Williams, who had completed 100 laps.

Heidfeld and Rosberg were the only ones to get below the 1'23" mark, ahead of Heikki Kovalainen's McLaren. Sebastian Vettel also showed a good pace today with the fourth fastest time, despite only having lapped in the morning. The German is was replaced by Sebastien Bourdais in the afternoon: the Frenchman finished tenth fastest.

Felipe Massa set the fifth fastest time for Ferrari, causing the only red flag of the day when he ended up in the gravel at Ascari.

The times of the second day of testing in Monza:

Pos Driver Team Lap Time
 1. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.621 89
 2. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:22.879 100
 3. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:23.341 92
 4. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:23.424 47
 5. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:23.445 86
 6. Alonso Renault (B) 1:23.606 95
 7. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:23.823 92
 8. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:23.936 101
 9. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:24.158 77
10. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:24.311 44
11. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:24.695 51
12. Button Honda (B) 1:25.058 42